The broad ax., 1899-04-08
NEWS SUMMARY.

Agoncillo declares that the war WIN
not end while . single Filipino remains-
II IL now believed that eighty hives
were lost when the steamer Stella went
down.
Major-GenerN Otis thinks the insur-
gents can be subdued within three
months.
During the month of March 1900
troops were landed in the United States
from Cuba
Germany Is said to be concentrating
9 feet at Annoy, with the intention OF
seizing Futsien, China
News Of the massacre of twenty-nine
farmers by aborigines at Byorsetsu,
Japan, has been received.
AtSparta, Mich, Leon Cram, aged 10,
during quarrel, killed Palma Nelson.
. comrade, by blow with his est
The war department is perfecting a
plan to use native troops IL possible in
lighting Aguinaldo during the rainy
season.
Foreign business houses lost over
81, 900, 900 by the destruction of Iloilo by
the Filipinos before General Miller cap
tured the city.
Mr.. Robert P. Porter, before leaving
Berlin, discovered that German beet
sugar cannot be manufactured under
cents g pound.
Dispatches from Toxic to japanese
coast papers charge Americans with
shooting down men, women and child
rem in the Philippines.
The congress of Ecuador has Just
enacted q law which within two years
will place the monetary system Of that
country on q gold basis.
The monthly statement Of the treas
ury shows exceptionally heavy receipts
and q material decrease in the expen-
ditures for the month of March
The Norwegian government has Is
sued an order prohibiting Swedish
officers from inspecting forts or wit
Messing the drilliof troops in Norway.
Judges of the supreme court of Ha-
wall in q decision declare that private
corporations have not the authority to
condemn government land fer their
own use.
ostriches may yet be raised in Brit
ish Columbia. ]. NJ. Robinson, who has
founded little colony of Msnitobians
( at Peachland. in the Olssnagan valley,
will attempt it
Oscar Straus, the United States min
lister to Turkey, had an audience with
the Sultan Saturday. The interview
which was protracted, was of the most
cordial character
II IL announced that the Paris Fig
arc, which Is Publishing daily the evil
dence before the criminal chamber Of
the court Of cessation insthe Dreyfu,
affair, viii be prosecuted.
The fearful ravages of the yellow
river food have caused terrible MISERY
and great discomfort in the province o.
Shantung, and the native officials have
been unable to maintain order.
The April report of the 0range-Judt
Farmer makes the general winter
wheat average SCI compared with 81
last year. It is the lowest average
since the beginning of service in 1894
The Argentine government has re
solved 10 send q note to w. T. Buchan
an, the American Minister, thanking
him for his cooperation in the settle
ment of the Puma de Atacama question
The Hongkong authorities are press
ing for an extension of territory eedeC
10 Great Britain by the treaties of Can
ton and Marking, on the ground tina
more land is needed for government
buildings
Official circles in Rome say that Italy
and Great Britain have q rived at Al
agreement, which will result in a
italian occupation of San Nun bay
province of Chikiang, China, befor
April IS.
The marriage law of Porto Rico hav
been modified 50 that authority Is give
to ministers Of all faiths to perforr
marriages, and the fees have bee
abolished where the ceremony II b
fore civil magistrate.
Dispatches from Rasjiboulit, on tn
Red Sea, say the Marchand expedition
from Fashoda, arrived all we'll ut Al
disabeba, the capital OF Abyssinia. o.
March 81, andmet with q warm reeeI
ton from Abyssinians.
The London Daily Graphic announces
that the Marquis Of Salisbury approve
the draftof the convention dealing wit
the British and Russian spheres Of II
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