Mesa free press., 1899-01-27
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.

FROM FOREIGN LANDS.
The admiralty has placed orders for
two battleships of the class Of $4,000
tons each, at, a cost of 91,O00,O00,
with the Thames Iron Works and
Shipbuilding Company, limited.
The Turks are trying to capture
Sasbeh, the headquarters of an I'm
portant insurgent leader. The rebell-
ion against the Turkish rule is
spreading in Yamen, and troops are
deserting.
Manila refugees to Hong Kong say
that If the American troops are
landed at Iloilo it will be a signal for
war, Aguinaldos troops, eager to at
tack Manila, surround the city, pla-
carding it's suburbs Independence or
Death"
M. Emil Zola, the author, has been
sentenced to pay fine of 100 francs,
and 500 francs damages for accusing
M. Judet, writer of the Petit Jour-
nal, of using forged documents in
attacking M. Zola's father. M. Judet
claimed 10000 francs damages.
A dispatch to the World from Rome
says: The report that Monsignor
Ireland, the archbishop of ST.. Paul, is
to be nominated papal nuncio in the
Philippines is absolutely contradicted
at the Vatican. There is no intention
of instituting nuncio there in the
Philippines.
The Liberte quotes "a person close
ly connected with the Court of Cassa-
tion," as saying that the inquiry into
the Dreyfus case is about finished,
that decision may be expected early
in February, and that it will be al
most unanimously favorable to a re-
vision of the trial.
The Admiralty Court found that La
Bourgogne of the French line, was
alone to blame for the collision with
the British ship Crommartyshire on
July 4th, last, near Sable Island, off
the coast of Nova Scotia, resulting in
the sinking of the steamer and the
loss of over 500 lives.
Cable advices from Lima, Peru, re-
ceived from Gen. Rivadenera, in COM
mand of the insurgent forces in Ecua-
dor, say: 81 am with victorious
army at Ibarra fifty miles northeast
Of Quito.) The forces of Alfaro (Pres-
ident of Ecuador) tried to retake the
town, but were defeated, and am
now about to pursue him."
The Viceroy of Nankin, Liou Koun
vi, has memorialized the throne, says
Peking dispatch, recommending the
training of proper military officials,
and the discarding of ancient weapons
and drills in favor of modern methods.
AS a result an edict has been issued
severely criticising the memorial and
censuring the presumption OF the
Viceroy.
The second reading Of the placer
amendment act providing that only
British subjects shall be allowed to
take out free miners certificates In
this province, passed the legislature,
only one antagonistic speech being
made. The opposition speakers urged
the desirability of extending the Dill
to apply to quartz as well as placer
mines. The bill will be committed
tomorrow and rushed through all
stages Immediately.
Japanese papers to hand by the En-
press of Japan are full of interviews
with Hon. John Barrett, recently
United States Minister to Siam, on
the Chinese question. Barrett thinks
that the time is ripe for the adoption
of an active Far Eastern policy by
England, Japan and the United States,
with, if possible, the cooperation OF
Germany. Russia and France, whose
policy appears to be to gain gradual
lv the exclusive control of vast areas
of Chinese territory, and to close
these areas to unrestricted trade,
would thus be confronted by pres.
sure impossible to resist, and would
find themselves compelled to guaran-
tee within their Sphere OF influence"
the maintenance of equal trade rights
conferred by existing treaties between
China and foreign powers.