The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-10-28
TELEORAPHIC BITS.


The Havana Reporter is the first
American newspaper printed in the
Cuban capital.
Oscar Strauss. new U. s. minister TO
Turkey, was given cordial reception
by the sultan.
Anarchy rules in southern Philip
pines, where the Spanish are cooped
up in the towns.
1t is reported that the Chinese en-
press dowager and Ii Hung Chang
have been married secretly.
Two cases of wife murder and sui
eide occurred at Jersey City within
one hour. Jealousy in both cases.
1t is reported that Henri Rochefort,
the famous Partisan editor, has been
made insane by the Dreyfus agitation.
Naval Constructor Hobson is still
confident that the Cristobol Colon may
be saved, and will conduct another at
| tempt.
Two roofers fought on roof at Bos-
ton. They got too near the edge and
fell four stories, both dying from their
injuries.
The Americans continue capturing
the insurgent rebel vessels as they ar
rive at Cavite. Two were captured
last week.
Queen Wilhelmina, of Holland, and
Prince William of Weld are to marry.
They are second cousins, and it is a
love match.
The Central Pacific railroad is TO is
sue blanket mortgage for $11s, 200, 900
to cover the bonded indebtedness of
the system.
Advices from Porto Rico say that
many of the high officials there have
taken steps to become naturalized
Americans.
A French missionary and several
Chinese Catholics have been massacred
and burned in a chapel at Paklung by
a riotous Chinese mob.
The party sent into Alaska to search
for Andree, the balloon Arctic explorer,
have given up the search and stalIed 25
claims in the gold country.
Capt. Lake made a successful test
trip with the submarine boat Argonaut
along the ocean bottom distance of
six miles in New York bay.
Spanish authorities at Havana are
selling and removing war trophies,
supplies, etc, in spite of protests Of
the American commissioners.
1t is stated on good authority that
Russia has hastily concentrated 10000
troops at Port Arthur to be in readi-
ness for any emergency in China.
Spanish reports of naval battle be-
tween Admiral Dewey's fleet and Phil
ippine insurgent vessels are denied at
Washington as absolutely absurd.
Gen. Horace Porter, U. S. ambas-
sador at Paris, gave banquet at the
American embassy to the United States
and Spanish peace commissioners.
Gen. Blanco has acceded to the re-
quest of the American commission and
will allow free entry TO Red Cross sup
plies at Havana and nearby ports.
Col Waring, of the L. S. sanitary
commission at Havana, reports that the
filthy condition of the city is the real
cause of all the infectious diseases.
The total internal revenue receipts
from June 30 TO Oct. 10 were Ss3,651
55769, an increase of $50, 929, Coz. o.
over the same period of 1897, due to
new stamp tax
China's deposed emperor still lives.
A physician from the French embassy
at PelIin was called to examine him
and found him very weak, but in no
immediate danger.
The premature explosion of a cannon
being fired in honor of the visit of
President Mckinley at Kokomo, Ind,
killed James Jones and perhaps fatally
injured another man.
At Trinidad, province of Santa Clara,
Cuba, great damage was caused by a
recent storm. Many houses were swept
away, eight people were killed and
many cattle drowned.
The U. S. cruiser Boston and the
collier Nero, ordered to Hong Kong
because of the disturbances at Pekiu,
have arrived at Annoy, the former short
of coal and the latter with her cargo
afire.
The meeting of the Cuban assembly
| set for Oct. 20 at Santa Cruz, cannot
occur until later because of delay in
the arrival of delegates occasioned by
bad roads 1t is believed Gen. Gomez
will be elected president of the Cuban
republic.
The municipal council of Paris has
adopted resolutions urging the French
government, without sacrificing the
material interests of the country, TO
use its utmost efforts to avert n con-
flict with Great Britain over the Fa-
shoda dispute.
The U. S. peace commissioners at
Paris have declined TO accept a cession
of Cuban sovereignty to the United
States, for in that case Spain would
claim that such a cession by its own
force would impose the obligation for
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