Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-15
TeIegrnpIic Tersities.

The Spanish Senate yesterday adopted
the bin ceding the Caroline. the Ladrone,
and the Pelew Islands TO Germany.
Since last Sunday l50O Cuban soldiers
In Santiago Province. cuba, have signed
"a request 10 be paid $1j each on cOndi-
ti0n of surrendering their arms.
4 preliminary and informal meeting or
the counsel engaged in the Venezuelan
arbitration took place at the Ministry
Of Foreign Affairs. Paris. yesterday.
The government of the Congo indie
pendent state denies having offered Spain
100000 pesetas CS975 .000) for the Canary
Islands. as announced in dispatch from
Brussels 10 the Daily Mail Of London
Major-General Leonard Wood, Military
Governor Of the province Of Santiago,
Cuba. accompanied by his family, left
Santiago for the United States yester-
day afternoon, on board the Boston Fruit
Company's steamer, Admiral Dewey.
During the big rush to the Yukon gold
fields Wild animals That were not Killed
by the prOspectors fed to higher ground.
and i'm consequence the Indians. deprived
of their natural food. are starving, and
I'm many instances are ready TO massacre
the whites.
President Loubet. when Informed of
the sentence passed upon Baron de
Christian for attempting 10 assault him
in the presidential stand on the Auteuil
race course. exclaimed The four years
will quickly pass" This IS held 10 indi-
cate his intention to exercise clemency.
The trial of the alleged former Bril-
fish officers who were arrested at Jo-
hannesburg ON May 18th last, on the
charge of high treason. in having at
tempted to enroll men with a view TO
rebelliOus outbreak, which began at Pre-
toria on June 9th. terminated yesterday.
The prisoners were remdnded.
Advices from ST. Mary's Jamaica. re-
pet serious agrarian riotinS last Satur-
day. and again Tuesday. on the plantd-
lions In the banana district. near Rich
mond on the north coast Of the islands.
The disturbances are said 10 have ORR
ginated in ejectment proceedings brought
against tenants.
In answer to cablegram addressed to
the Secretary Of state for Foreign Rela-
tions, at San Jose, In regard TO the press
reports that trouble is impending be-
tween Costa Rica and Nicaragua, the
legation of Costa Rica, at Washington
yesterday received cablegram which
reads as follows; News Is incorrect and
without any foundation whatever"
The correspondent of the LOQdon
Chronicle at the Hague reports an inter
view he has had with Or. ZOrn. OF the
German delegation, regarding arbitration
DR.. Zorn said: Nothing IS lost We shall
continue the negotiations in the most
friendly spirit My personal opinion in
no way commits Germany. and ] share
the general hope of finding u favorable
solution
As a result of the understanding re-
Gently arrived at between the Spanish
Minister, Duke Of ARGOS. and the authOri-
ties, it is said that the Madrid officials
will, at an early date. select a commits
sloner TO reopen negotiations with Agui-
naldO for the release Of the Spanish pri-
soners held by the insurgents. The eff
forts of the United States authorities
have been futile, not only as 10 releasing
the Spaniards, but also as to Lieutenant
Gilmore and the other American prison
erS.