The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-21
CABLE FLASHES.

The farewell reception given to
General Lloyd Wheaton at the Amer
lean Club at Manila, was attended
by over 200 Americans.
The Pope, at Rome, Italy, has con-
trlbuted 10000 lire to the fund being
raised for the relief of the sufferers
from the Martinique disaster.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg says
that Balschaneff, who assassinated M.
Slpiguine. the Russian Minister OF the
Interior, April 10, was executed May
10.
The United States special envoy to
the coronation of King Alfonso, OF
Spain, DR.. Curry, presented Thurs.
day President Roosevelt's letter to his
majesty.
King Alexander, of Servia, has ac.
cepted the resignation of the cabinet.
NJ. Pasics, formerly radical, has
been entrusted with the formation of
new ministry.
II Is reported at Panama, Colombia
that General Alfaro, former President
of Ecuador, Is preparing a revolution
airy movement against President Pla.
IA of that republic.
Earthquakes are reported from the
southern part of Portugal. but no IA
talities occurred. The disturbances
are supposed to be connected with
the upheavals in the West Indies.
1t is announced In France that
Theobald Chartran. the artist. whose
portraits of Mrs. and Miss Roosevelt
were exhibited at the Old Salon this
- 1A nHl Af hA
Legion of Honor.
The fetes which mark the inaugura-
| tion of the new Cuban Republic opened
at Havana Friday with a banquet in
| the Tacon Theater to Governor Wood
and his staff was rendered by the vet
| erans of the two wars for Cuban in.
dependence.
| The Social Democratic party has de-
creed a general strike in support Of
the suffrage movement. All its ad.
herents throughout Sweden stopped
work when the debate on the suffrage
was commenced in the Riksdag
Lord Kitchener has notified War
Office. England, Wednesday, that rep
resentatives of all the bodies of Beers
throughout the Transvaal and Orange
River colonies were gathering at
Vereening for the conference on
terms of peace.
Emperor William, of Germany, has
authorized Colonel Won Witzleben and
Major Willmann, of the Grosslichter-
feldt cadet institute. to accept the In.
vitation to visit the military academy
at West Point. These officers will
leave for the United States May "a.
A dispatch from Vienna. Austria
says 1t is reported from Cracow. Cali.
cia, that a million roubles have been
stolen from the headquarters of the
general staff there. Two generals
and several staff officers have been
arrested in connection with the rob.
berry.
For some days past the atmosphere
at st. Thomas. d. w. l.. has been
heavy and misty. Thursday these
conditions were greatly increased
and the hills of the island had a whit
ish appearance. 1t IL supposed thai
volcanic dust is falling upon them
Some apprehension has been fell
since a slight earthquake was exper
fenced Tuesday. May 1S.
II Is understood in England tina
sufficient indications OF the attitud,
} of the Boer leaders at Vereenigen ha!
transpired to justify the assertion tina
peace In South Africa Is absolutel!
assured. A powerful factor in at
tanning this result has been the Brit
: ish generosity in the matter of farm
rebuilding, for which, 1t believes. abou
S25.000.00J will be granted.