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Fleet OF For the Strait.

will and in the presence Of a throng
Of spectators on shore and on pleasure
craft estimated to be near a half mill
lion the American battleship fleet in
command Of Admiral Evans sailed out
from the harbor of Rio de Janeiro Jan.
% and started on its cruise for the
strait Of Magellan. The torpedo boat
fotilla had sailed the evening before
for Buenos Aires. President Penna
went on his yacht to call upon the
American commander before the de-
parture, and three divisions of the
Brazilian navy escorted the feet out
to sea. On the preceding day the OFF,
GERS Of the feet had given a reception
on the Minnesota to the Brazilian off,
GERS. The next stopping place of the
feet will be Punta Arenas, at the en-
trance to the strait, where 1t will be
met by the Chilean war vessel Chaca-
buco, which viii accompany the fleet
beyond the Chilean boundary line on
Its way to Callao, Peru, no other stop
being made in Chilean territory.
Japan Will Satisfy America.
Viscount Hayashi, japanese minister
Of foreign affairs, In an Interview at
Tokyo repealed the various lingo state
ments appearing in certain American
and Japanese papers by announcing
that the government of Japan would
forbid emigration to Hawaii and Mex
leo IL necessary to satisfy the Amer
lean government Of Its determination
to control the character Of Japanese
going to America, in accordance with
agreements to be entered upon He
said the negotiations had not yet been
concluded, but that the rumors of a
crisis between the two countries on
any serious question were fabrications.
The Canadian authorities have re-
ceived similar assurances from Tokyo
| Suffrage Disturbs Reichstas.
The question Of universal suffrage In
Prussia was projected into the discus
sions Of the relchstag by skillful I'm
terpellation made by Socialist leaders,
asking on what ground the chancellor
considered manhood suffrage as al
ready granted for the parliament cleo
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one of the federal states. Chancellor
Won Bulow showed great anger in his
reply, which was virtually threat
that the men responsible for the re-
cent Socialist demonstrations in the
streets of Berlin would be severely
dealt with by the government. He
was interrupted, however. by shouts
Of derision from the Socialist benches,
and Herr Fischer said the Socialists
were prepared to accept all RESPONSE
bility for the demonstrations. When
a Conservative charged that the So
cfalist leaders took, pains to absent
themselves from the demonstrations
after advising the mobs to net, great
tumult Of disapproval broke out, dur
ing which Herr Bebel called the speak
er a miserable rascal
Socialism Aim Of Laborites.
The conference Of the British Labor
party at Hull voted down the resolu-
ton binding the party to any particular
Socialist programme, but passed an
other declaring socialism to be the
definite and ultimate aim of the Labor
party.
pnionists Defeat Government.
The most decisive defeat at the polls
which the Liberal ministry of England
has experienced since the general cleo
tons in 1906 occurred in Mid Devon
shire Jan. 10, when the Unionist can
didate for parliament turned majority
of 1883 for the Liberals into minority
of $50.
Latest Suffrasette Device.
During the public demonstration OF
the woman suffragists upon the arrival
of the British ministers at the house
Of Premiey Campbell Zimmerman some
of the women forced their way into the
house and baked the effprts Of the pc
lice to eject them by Swapping chains
which they had attached to their waists
around the iron ratings. The chains
had to be broken before the women
could be removed. When arraignet
the women refused to give sureties ant
were sent to prison for three weeks.
Haitian Revolt Spreads.
Yhe report of last week from Port a,
Prince. Haiti, that body of revo!A
tionistswas approaching that city undse
the leadership of Jean Juneau and 9th
en- exiles has been confirmed by late
advices. The landing had been mad,
at Gonaives, and the capture Of tina
city and of st. Marc had followed Will
listle resistance. 1t was expected tina
General Firmin would arrive from st
Thomas to lead the revolution, which
is spreading from the western to til,
northern part Of the island The Amer
lean gunboat Paducah has been sen
from New Orleans to the scene Of til
disturbance.
The New York source Of this upris
ing came to light Jan. Cd Wtien Chile
Wilkie If the secret Service caused tn
seizure of 1900 rifles, $4,000 round
of ammunition and 100000 worth O
money ready for shipment from tina
port to Haiti. The boxes had been ID
beled Structural Iron" and Cement.
Prior to this Joseph Giordani, head c
the Haitian revolutionary paGtE
America, had esaa aerssIsa By federt
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