The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-23
FOREIGN INTI'ELLI[GENCE.

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At banquet in London in honor Of
Amba ssador Choate by the chamber Of
commerce Mr.. Choate in his speech en-
Outraged friendship between Great
Britain and the United States.
With the usual ceremonies the Cana
dian arliament was opened at Ottawa.
The treaty Of peace between Spain
and the United States has been signed
by the queen regent ..a:5 #s}... 4
At the age Of "a years Princess Kaiu-
lani died in Honolulu. *N q
At Port Arthur, Ont, Oliver Provost
was hanged for the murder Of two
swine herders named. Carrie and Del
vim, on February 10, 1897. &
Advices say that the queen regent Of
Spain has decided. to. renounce the au-
thority she exercisesin behalf of her
son, the minor King Alfonso, and the
feeling prevails in Madrid that the days
of the Bourbon dynasty are numbered
and a republic may be the outcome.
The duke of ARGOS, the former Span
ish minister to Mexico, will be appoint
ed minister of Spain at Washington. s
The battleship Oregon arrived at
Manila with her condition unimpaired
by her long sea voyage. ~.
On the Pasig river line near Manila
Gen. Wheaton's forces drove the enemy
northeast into the province of MQrong
and burned ten villages. The insur-
gents left 200 dead and the American
loss was two killed and 20 wounded.
LATER NEWS. =
The United States supply ship Re-
lief arrived at Port Said on her way to
Manila.
The state bank of Gait, Iowa, was
robbed of 81, 600 in currency and 500
in stamps. The robbers escaped on q
handcar.
Mrs. Martha Place was electrocuted
atfSing Sing, N. Y, the 2Oth, for the
murder of her step-daughter, Miss Ida
Place, Feb. z, 1898. 80 .r
The transport Cleveland sailed for
Manila from San Francisco with 1900
tons of army supplies. The City of
Pueblo will leave in a few days and
will be followed at short intervals by
the transports Charleston and Zealan-:
dia.
The New York courts decide that di-
vorces granted in Minnesota are not
legal in New York. =;
Boston telegraphs a story that the
long-talked-of combination of copper
mining companies to control the
worlds output of the metal has been
arranged, and that the prospectus
would be issued soon of the American
Copper company, with a capital Of ST.
600, 600, 600, which would acquire seven
prominent copper companies, two of
them foreign companies.
The revolution in Bolivia is gaining
ground and President Alonzo dare not
stir. In the department of o roro ne
EQUATIONS for peace have been sus-
pended.
The Second Illinois volunteer in
fantry and the One Hundred and Sixty
first Indiana volunteers have been or
dered from Havana to be mustered out.
General Lagarda visited Malolos for
hespurpose of advising Aguinaldo to
quit. He argued with the insurgent
leader and attempted to convince him
of the fully of his persistence in the
face of overwhelming odds. :Aguinal-
do was furious at the advice and
ordered General Lagrada to be execut-
ed Immediately. The unfortunate
general was promptly decapitated.
The mountain banditti of Panay
island recently threatened serious
attack upon Iloilo, but they were re-
pulsed with loss of 200 men by Gen.
Miller.
So pronounced has become the short
age of steel bars tn at a temporary but
costly suspension of every tin, plate
mill in the United States is threatened.
The Star plant of Pittsburg closed four
mills.
Winfield S. Schley, successfully
passed. the physical examination for
promotion to the rank of rear admiral
IF tho navu