The Yale expositor., 1898-12-02
THE NEWS CONDENSED.

Marchand permission to traverse
Abyssinia.
A powder mill at Lamotte, Mo-, blew
up, killing six men and wounding sew
eral others.
Thirty Spanish transports are now
on the way to Cuba to take Spanish
troops home.
The resignation of Marshal Blanco
as captain-general of Cuba has been
accepted by Spain.
Rear Admiral Winfield S. Schley was
rendered complimentary dinner by
the Brooklyn club.
Since the u. S. bankruptcy law went
into effect July 1, over 100 petitions in
voluntary bankruptcy have been filed.
The Knights of Labor, at their Chi
cago convention, elected John W. Par
sons, of New York, general master
workman.
Jotura Komura, envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary of Japan
to the United States, has arrived at
Washington.
Col. Hood, of the evacuation COM
mission has taken possession of Hol-
gum and appointed Col. Rodriguez,
a well-known Cuban, as alcade.
Rafael Iglesias, president of Costa
Rica, and a number of his retainers,
arrived in the country to visit President
Mckinley and see American cities.
Rev. DIR. Lyman Abbott has an
nounced his intention to resign the
pastorate of Plymouth church, Brook
Ign, which he has filed for 10 years.
Gen. Don Carlos Buell. distin-
guished veteran of both the Mexican
and civil wars, died at his home near
Rocl1port, KY, at the age of so years.
C. w. Couldoclz, the veteran actor
died at New York. He had been seri-
ously i'll for some time with indiges-
ton, and dropsy of the heart. He was
born in 1915.
The Dreyfus case has caused quarrel
between NJ. de Freycinet, French min
lister of war, and Gen. Zurlinden, the
military governor of Paris, and the
latter will be asked TO resign.
A personal letter from Admiral
Dewey says: II trust the entire Philip
pine archipelago will be retained by
the United States. Any other arrange
ment will lead TO no end of trouble"
The news that a detachment of the
25th U. S. infantry (colored) was to be
stationed at Fort Logan II. Root, at
Little Rock, Ark, has created a sensa-
tion there and trouble is sure to follow
the advent of the Negro troops as oc-
cupants of that post.
The sultan has ordered the closing
of an orphanage at Boitung which
shelters 60 homeless victims of the
Armenian troubles. The institution is
admirably managed by American mis-
sionaries, and being chiefly supported
by British charity.
For the first time within the recol-
lection of lumber dealers the govern
ment has appeared in the market as
buyer. The quartermaster's depart
ment has been at work getting bids
for 40, 600, 600 feet of corse lumber for
use in Cuba, Porto Rico and the Phil
ippines.
The first American soldiers to camp
at Havana were four companies of the
Second volunteer engineers under Cen
Greene, which sailed from Tampa on
the transport Florida and landed at
Marianao wharf With colors flying
the companies marched two miles to
their camping grounds.
1t is reported that Emperor Menelil<
of Abyssinia is advancing on the rebels
of Boru-Mieda with 100000 men and
numerous train of artillery. 1t is be-
lieved that the objective of the Negus
is the Bahr- FL Gazal basin and he will
attempt to force a definite boundary
settlement from Great Britain.
Secretary Long will recommend to
congress a large increase of men and
ships for the navy, as follows: Three
battleships of 1880 tons, displacement;
three armored cruisers, of $1,000 tons
displacement; three second-class cruis-
ers of 5000 tons; six third-class cruis-
ers, of 3, 900 tons; also, to enlist 10000
men and $500 boys.
The Corbett Sharkey fight at the
Lenox Athletic club, New York City,
ended in a fiasco. Corbett was very
evidently getting the worst of it when,
in the ninth round, one of his seconds
jumped into the ring. This was rank
violation of the rules, therefore Referee
Kelley awarded the contest to Sharkey
and declared all bets off.
The President is devoting all Of his
spare time TO the preparation of his
message to congress. Minor matters
will be considered only briefly, and by
far the larger share of the message
will be devoted to the great questions
which have been raised by the war.
The indications now are that the mes
sage will exceed in length any sent to
congress during the last several years.
A dispatch from Washington says:
There is reason 10 believe that the adj
ministration would be willing TO pur-
chase from Spain not only the Philip
pine and ITALIAN islands, but all of the
Carolines and the Pelew group. The
belief prevails that the Germans will
bring pressure to bear upon Spain TO