, 1898-02-26

any emergency, all vessels comprising the
South Atlantic Squadron are now on their
wav to the Caribbean Sea.
President Mckinley is visiting Phllade'-
phia, where lie delivered M address before
the University Of Pennsylvania.
A Madrid despatch states thai the Spanish
Government has ordered the construction OF
q cruiser of moderate size to be begun at
once in the dockyard at Cadiz.
Antigua, 24th.-Ofcial info matioi re
ceived from Mon scrrat reports the occur.
renee of several earthquakes Of great severity
in that island. The principal shocks occur
red on Tuesday 18th, sunday goth inst.
minor shocks being Of CONSTANT occurrence
during the intervals. WindmillS and chin
neys on various e~tatPs have sustained in
jury. Cne house on Cages" estate has
been ma 10 uninhabitable. and several houses
in various localities have been injured.
st. Georges Church and St. Anthony's
Church and rectory have sustained damage.
The public roads have also suffered, and
several breaks in the wa'er pipes supplying
town occurred through landslips IN the ra-
vines.
New York. Fsbry. 25th.- London news
states that Lord Salisbury on Wednesday re-
ceived y large delegation Of merchants re-
garding Affairs IN Africa. lie assured them
that lie saw no reason why IN nmicsble set.
Element with France should not he reached.
Regarding the Chinese loan it is believed
TINT English fnancie's will furnish ten mil
lions, leaving Germany to subscribe six
millions and that it will be issued At
ninety upon The security Of lnpledged Gus
toms and the Likin or internal tax.
A telegram received in Norwich from
Wells, Norfolk, reports that q ooastguard
boat has carsiEed n that port, five Of The
occupants being drown d; also that another
coastgsrd boat was cnpsized about The same
Time eleven Of the number being dlowned.
Both boats we're engaged in conveying stores
from n Government cutter.
Paris news reports that tie jury engaged
in the Zola case, after an absence of thirty
two miuntea, returned a verdict to the effect
that NJ. Peneux, the manager Of the Aurora
newspaper. was found guilty of libel upon
Major Ester hazy's courtmaltial 10y publish
ihg the article which nj. Zola wrote, and
added that there waN no V1tenuation for
so doing. Upon this statement by the
Jury being made there WAS comRidern-
hle uproar with shouts If give l'armee"
"Down with the Jews" The Court retired
for fifteen minutes and upon returning sell
fenced NJ. ZOIa to The maximum Of ! years
imprisonment and NJ. Perrsux to 4 months
each ols1 to pay q fine Of three thousand
francs.
Nj. ZoIa heard the sentence unmoved and,
turning towards his r%evilors, said loudly
They are cannibals."
M. ZOla is free until after mn appeal fol-
lowing the elections on or about the 9Th
Of Mny next.
A Brussels telegram reports that the
"Soir", in an article, states that Germany is
seeking means for revealing the criminal for
whom Captain Dreyfus was made the scape.
goat without compromising its relations
with France by publishing one of ten Bor-
deaux in the same handwriting as the one
upon which Captain Dreyfus WINS convicted.
Throughout the United States Tie mere
lapse Of time without proof Of accident
strengthens the inference that the "Maino'
disaster was caused by foul play. The feel
Ing generally is much strained. but there is
no authority for the rumohrs of war.
Washington news reports that in the
Senate q very heated debate took place upon
Mr.. Aliens proposal 10 attach to the appro-
priation bill a clause recognizing Cuba's
behigerency, thus compelling the President
to act. The Senate, however, sustained the
ruling that the motion was out of order.
Havana news announces the arrival Mt
Santiago Of 500 Spanish regulars on Satur-
day last.
Aspecial despatch from Havana to New
York states that Americans have been quietly