Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-05
THE NEWS CONDENSED

Gen. Shafter is to take command of
the department of California about
January Is.
Fourteen men of the French warship
Eure were killed by natives of the
New Hebrides
The ear of Russia, early in 1899,
will visit Franz Josef of Austria and
King Humbert of Italy.
The Bolivian rebels have captured
the town of Tulcan, capital of Carchi
province. 1t is strong position.
Former Gov. Merriam, of Minnesota,
is said to be slated TO succeed Secretary
Hitchcock as ambassador to Russia.
Several hundred marines have been
sent from their barracks at Norfolk,
Va, to Havana to assist in preserving
order.
The cruiser Yosemite is being fitted
out at Norfolk navy yard for her trip
to Manila with supplies and 400 men
for Admiral Deweys fleet.
Secretary Alger will ask an appro-
priation of 1900 for the relief OF Gu
bans who left their homes TO take mp
arms and are now destitute.
The Island of Gaum, being solely q
naval station will be given naval in
stead of n military government, with
Capt. Louis Kemp1f in command.
The highest price ever paid in many
years for a seat in the New York stock
exchange, $50, 200, was paid by Frank
jay Gould, youngest son of the late
Jay Gould.
German newspapers don't like the
news of the arrival of an American
warship at Apia, Samoa, as it is sure
to cause loss of German influence in
the island.
1t is said that Commodore j. w.
Philip win succeed Rear Admiral
Bunce, recently retired, as command
ant of the Brooklyn navy yard, on
January 10.
The cabinet instructed Secretary of
State Hay to disapprove of the monop-
oily of the cable business in Hawaii,
granted Promoter Schrymser by the
Hawaiian republic.
Ambassador Romero, of Mexico, died
at Washington, at the age of GO years
Death followed an operation for APP
pendicitis. The remains will be taken
to Mexico for interment.
Admiral Dewey desires to have the
stars and stripes known as well as pos
sible in Chinese waters and has there
fore dispatched the cutter McCulloch
to visit various Chinese ports.
Emile lola, the eminent French
author now in exile in London, claims
to possess startling documents connect
ing Gen. Zurlinden, military governor
of Paris, with the Bonapartists.
The preliminary report of the Mica
raguan canal commission finds that
either one of the three routes sug-
gested would be feasible. The esti-
mates for the Maritime Canal Co. IS
route is about 1924, 00), 900.
President Dole, OF Hawaii, is ex-
pected to arrive at Washington in
about three weeks for the purpose of
working for the appointment to the
governorship Of the islands. He has
strong rival for the Office in U. 5. Min
lister Sewell
The Spanish brig Gabriel, from Car
denas, has arrived at Corunna, Spain,
having on board 10 of the crew of the
American bark Evie Reed, from New
York for Bahia, which is lost. The
Americans were rescued by the Span
iards near the island or Bermuda.
In consequence of official representa-
tions from England to the Spanish
cabinet, that the extension OF fortifca-
tions opposite the new English works
at Gibraltar would be considered an
unfricndly act, the Madrid cabinet has
decided to stop them as they were
solely designed to oppose British az.
erosion.
Col. Kimball Of the quartermasters
department, has received orders from
the war department TO secure at once
an iron ship Of from 1000 to / 200 tons
for use to lay cables TO connect the
islands of the Philippines. The de-
partment, has already ordered for this
purpose 166 miles of marine cable,
weighing 525 tons.
Work has begun on the big battle
ship Ohio at the Union iron works,
San Francisco. The Ohio will be one
of the largest ever built in America
She will be 90 feet longer than the
Wisconsin and 40 feet longer than the
Oregon. She will have greater dis
placement than the Wisconsin by 1000
tons and 1000 tons more than the
Oregon. The Ohio's speed is two knots
faster than the Wisconsin and three
knots faster than the Oregon. She
will have a displacement of IL, 500 tons,
and her dimensions will be as follows:
Length, 3ss feet; breadth, 79 feet
inches; draught, % feet inches