, 1899-09-07
TELEGRAPH ITEMS.

Failures of Russian financiers are re-
ported that viii IA far-reachiug eff
fects.
1t Is again asserted that japan and
China have entered into a defensive al
lance.
The French authorities have decld-
ed to prosecute all the newspapers
which have recently melted their read
ers to gioting.
J. f.. German has been appointed
general freight agent of the Atchison.
Topeka * Santa Fe, TO succeed f. q.
Gay. who recently resigned.
General Davis reports that n thous'
and ton of food weekly Will be need
ed to feed the destitute people Of
Porto Rico who suffered from the re
cent hurricane.
Charles Southland. the son of Samuel
Southard. has carried OF the Wander
bilt scholarship of the law depart
ment of Columbia university. South
ard IS the second Greeley man to re
ceivc recognition from that institu-
ton.
General Otis has frustrated the at
tempt to establish n branch Filipino
junta in Manila. Senior Lichauco. who
ven to Manila from Hong Kong for
that purpose. was promptly arrested
On orders of General Otis and placed in
prison.
The newest Peruvian revolution Mt
Huanuco. lndcr the leadership Of
Senior Durnnd, has assumed II more
serious phase and is giving the govern
ment even more concern than did the
Iquitos rebellion, which subsidized three
weeks ago.
A financial crisis is imminent in Con
stantinople. The Ottoman eNchequer
is empty. The finance minister has
fled from those seeking payments II
taken refuge In IL private residence
which is now under the protection of
the police.
Matthew Stanley Quay OF Pennsyl-
vania dominated the state convention.
named his slate, forced an Endorsement
of his appointment ms United States
senator and adjourned the gathering,
all in four hours. There was only one
attempt to question Quay's supremacy,
and il failed miscrnbly.
American butter is getting n new
place in the German market. Large
shipments from the United States ar
rived last week. The butter, being of
excellent uality. readily sold in tile
Bremen market at 20 pfcnnigs %
cents above the price of the domestic
article. Already middlemcn are look
ing eagerly for the mex arrivals of
butter. ana Il further advance in price
is expected.
The reply of the Transvaal. while
practically granting Sir Alfred Mil
ner's demands, includes the a%brogation
of the British lain of ~suZerainty, the
outcome of the present stage of ncGo-
tiatiOns must he II deadlock, increns-
ing the seriousness of the outlook.
Lord Salisbury and Mr.. Chamberlain
are pledged to maintain the suzerainty,
which the Eocrs insist Lord Granville
abandoned.
Orders have been issued directing the
Thirtieth volunteers, commanded by
Colonel Gardiner. To move from Fort
Sheridan to San Francisco September
10th. ORDER Were also issued moving
the Thirty-secOnd infantry. command
ed by Colonel Craig, from Fort Ienv-
enwOrth to San Francisco. September
10th. The -four regiments which We're
previously ordered to move are max
ing active preparations to leave.
Captain David l.. Brninard. chief
cOmmiSsary ut Manila, has asked to be
relieved on of i'll health. His
application has been approved by Gen
eral Otis. who requests that Major q.
NJ. Smith be sent to relieve him. The
request has been granted and Major
Smith, who is now on duty In the office
of the commissary general, will sail
from san Francisco on the steamer
Sherman on the 10th of September.
So far as the corn crop is concerned.
there does not appear to bc anything
the matter with Kansas this year. 1t
Is estimated by railroad men that in
the SuntlOwcr state alone IGO,O 900, 900
bushels of the cereal will he harvested
this fall. OF this output there is no
telling how much will he move on
the steam lines. The railroads travcrS-
ing the state, however. calculate upon
transporting at least four-iifths of it.
General rnchecO. ut the head of 100
men OF the revolutionary troops, has
fought the San Domingo government
troops for three days, intlicting heavy
losses. 1t is reported that the govern.
ment force lost 100 men killed and
wounded. and that the rcvOlutionists
captured two Held pieces. In addition
General Cnldcron. one Of the govern
mcnt commanders. Mas killed. The
revolutionists lost only thirteen men
killed.
The French government has decided
to prosecute the Eclair for the publica-
ton of the "Canaille tie D. dOCu-
ment. one Of the documents secretly
communicated 10 the Drcyfus court
martial of 1884. and which has been
shown not Ia refer to Captain Drcyfus
NJ all. But the object of the govern
ment Is TO discover who communicated
Il to the Eclnir. The assumption Is
that The communication was made by
Colonel Du Patty de Clam, or possibly
by General GOnsc.
The roundup of riotous negroes in
Mcintosh county. ticorgin. by the mil
itary resulted in the surrender of Hen
~ Delegall, the murderer Of Deputy
sheriff Townsend. and the location for
future arrest of Delcgnlls brother and
three womcn directly implicated in the
killing. Delegnll stated he surrendered
to the troops for protection, rs he saw
the Sherin's posse was closing in on
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