Pike County Democrat, Volume 29, Number 28, Petersburg, Pike County, 18 November 1898 — Page 2

noon. ' PETERSBURG. INDIA**, The statement of the condition of the treasury, issued on the Oth, showed: Available cash balance, $300,791,176; fold reserve, $248,180,300. The United States repair ship Vulcan went to sea, on the 9th, in search of the lost Spanish cruiser Maria Teresa, which was believed to be ashore somewhere in the vicinity of Cat island, Bahamas. Max Alvary, the popular German operatic tenor, who sang during many seasons in the United States, died, on the 7th, at Tabarx, Thuringia, from •sneer of the stomach. His long illness had swept away his entire fortune. The Madrid correspondent of the London Daily Mail says: “A Belgian syndicate, under the presidency of King Leopold of Belgium, has offered to lease the Philippines under Spanish sovereignty, paying Spain a large rent.”' The Borne correspondent of the London Daily Mail says: “It is asserted positively that Maj. Marchand has established communication with Emperor Menelik of Abyssinia, and that Prance is now intriguing with that monarch,” $ i The condition of affairs in the American consulate general in the City of Mexico attracts much attention, Vice-Consul Bennett having been suspended and forbidden entrance to the consulate by Consul-General Barlow, who has not made known the grounds for his actipu.

Judge Theo. C. Sears, prominent in Kansas and Washington, died at Lake View, near Tacoma, Wash., on the 8th. Mr. Sears was one of the “306" who stood solid for Grant'* third nomination. He was prominently mentioned at one time for United States senator from t^ashingtoa. The steamer ashore off Cat island, Bahamas, supposed to be the abandoned cruiser Infanta Maria Teresa, Is described as being a disarmed war ship flying the American flag, showing signs of having been-on fire and having leaked slightly. She lies stranded in an exposed portion. The coroner’s jury in London which investigated the death, on October 19 last, of Harold Frederic, the correspondent of the New York Times, rendered a verdict, on the 7th, of manslaughter against Kate Lyons, a member of the late Mr. Frederic’s household, and Mrs. Mills, a Christian scientist. Madrid newspapers assert that the government of Spain is sending instructions to its commissioners at Paris not to yield on the question of Spanish sovereignty over the Philippine islands, which is asserted to be entirely outside the protocol, wherefore the commissioners are not authorised to discuss it. The Italian anarchist, Luigi Lucchenni, who stabbed and killed Empress Elisabeth of Austria on September 10 last, was placed on trial at Geneva, Switzerland, on the 10th. The court was crowded, and the prisoner was strongly guarded, but then; was no excitement. Luccjheni was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for life. Consul Britton, at Nantes, France, has made a report to the state department in regard to the beet sugar cultivation of Europe, from which it appears that the total estimate of the crop of the present season will fall 873,000 tons short of the production of raw sugar for last season. Holland is the only country in which an increase Is show n.

Private Robert Thombui n, of Co. F, I Thirty-first Michigan volunteers, went home to Lansing, Mich., on a furlough •MBDounced, thinking to give his ! mother a happy surprise. When hr | rang the doorbell it was answered by ! her in person. She was so overcome I at seeing him that she sank to the j floor, Mid in a moment was dead. j She was afflicted with a weak heart. J Six section men employed on the Rio Grande railroad near Carbondale, Col., have been poisoned by drinking water j from the Roaring Fork river, and two ] are in a critical condition An anal- j ysis of the water showed that it j contained much arsenic and other poisonous minerals from the new concentrators at Aspen, in which zinc ores are treated, the tailings being dumped Into the river. Miss Kate Lyon, a member of the household of Harold Frederic, of Lon- j don. Into correspondent of the New j fork Times, who died on October 19 at Henley, England, and Mrs. Athalie Mills, the Christian scientist, who attended Hr. Frederic, and against whom a verdict of manslaughter was tendered by a coroner's jury, were ar- I raigned in the peace court at Henley, on the 9th, and were remanded for a week. They were admitted to baiL The lord mayor's show in London, oa the 9th, was favored with fine areather, and was witnessed by the ] penal crowds of people. The enthn- | gleam was divided between the car! ^representing the Soudan, with sol- j 4ters of the regiments which took part In the battle of Omdurman, and the < gar representing the English-speaking yaoes. The latter displayed, among other things, Britannia and Columbia otQtrrt beneath a canopy, while the | ‘American flag was borne by * British sailor, and the British flag was carried rf \

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CURRENT TOPICS. THE HEWS IH BEIEF. PERSONAL AND GENERAL. Francisco Baca, chiet justice of Mexico, died, on the 9th, after a long illness. He was one of the chief members of the liberal party. The Spanish government has been notified that two Ger tan warships? one of them having the German emperor and empress on board, will arrive at Cadis, November 20. But it is claimed that it is not yet known whether the visit of their majesties is of private or of an official character. Great Britain, France and Italy have accepted Russia’s proposal to appoint Prince George of Greece high commissioner of the powers in the island of Crete. The Turkish government has appealed to Germany and Austria against the proposal, but ineffectually. The Eighth cavalry was ordered to proceed from Savannah, Gan on the 10th, as the consequence of a rush order issued on the 9th. The action of the war department in sending this order is the result of the president’s suggestion at the special cabinet meet

ing, held on that day. It is understood at Washington that Gen. Lawton has been selected to go to Cuba to investigate the feasibility of utilizing the Havana guarda civille as a police force during and after the evacuation by the Spaniards. The Great Northern through train, which passes through Fergus Falls, Minn., at 7:30 p. m., was held up and robbed about five miles west of that citv on the night of the 10th. There were eight robbers in the gang, all well armed. The amount secured by them is not stated. A Chicago capitalist, interested in the enterprise, states that a new bank will open for business in Honolulu about January 1, with a capital stock of $800,000, with power to increase it to $3,000,000. Gen. Miles and staff left Washington city over the Baltimore & Ohio road, onthe 9th, for New York, to attend a dinner given in the general’s horor by the Union League club. The agricultural department November crop report estimates the total cotton crop “not far short of 10,000,000 bales.” M. Zainis, whose cabinet recently resigned, and who was intrusted by King George of Greece with its reconstruction, completed his task on the 10th. The Great Northern Express Co., whose local safe was blown open in the train held up on the night of the 10th by masked robbers, near Fergus Falls, Miryp., has offered a reward of $5,000 for the arrest and conviction of the robbers. The express officials say the loss was very small, the safe not containing money. The Eighth Ohio volunteers, “The President’s Own,” assembled at Wooster, O., on the 11th, for muster out. The Spanish vessel Mortera, which was seized as a prize during the war, has been returned to the Spaniards and the Spanish flag a£ain floats above her. Fire which started in the town hall at Covington, La., on the 11th, destroyed three blocks of buildings; loss estimated at $100,000.

Col. Charles W. Williams, chief quartermaster with the Amerieair evacuation commission at Havana, and F. T. Stewart, a clerk attached to his department, died of yellow fever on the 11th. Another clerk, J. B. Caldwell, is still Buffering from the malady. Senor Queseda, of the Cuban legation in Washington, had a conference with Secretary Alger and Gen. Miles relative to the necessity of getting supplies to the Cuban soldiers. He was promised that a ship laden with supplies for Gomez's army would leave a southern port in a few days. The United States cruiser Newark, In command of Commander Casper F. Woo«lrich, and flying the flag of RearAdmiral W. S. Schley, arrived at New York, on the 11th. from San Juan, Porto Rico, from which port she sailed on November 6. The queen regent of Spain, it is asserted. thinks the wisest course to be for the cabinet to instruct the Spanish peace commissioners frankly to concede the American demand of the Philippines and to work honestly and expeditiously to frame a treaty. Maj.-Gen. Fitzhugh Lee is in command of the Seventh army corps, now encamped at Savannah. Ga. He was warmly welcomed by the troops and citizens on his arival on the evening of the 11th. He has named his camp "Onward.” The whole Spanish press cherishes the hope that Germany will initiate some sort of European intervention. Official circles at Madrid pretend to be amazed that such an idea should take hold of the public, and they declare that the kaiser's visit will have no official character. The cabinet meeting, on the 11th. lasted over two hours. While a large amount of routine business was transacted, considerable attention wan devoted to the race troubles in the Carolines. The president express much

The latest report from Paris is to the effect that the United States had demanded the Philippine archipelago without the payment of one cent, or spuming any debt whatsoever. Wreckers who have arrived at Nassau, X. P., have carried with them stores from the stranded vessel off Cat island, Bahamas, which establishes beyond a doubt that she is the Infanta Maria Teresa. As the vessel is looked upon as being a derelict, the wreckers claim the right to seize the stores which can be saved. Col. Wallace A. Downs, of the Seven* ty-flrst New York volunteers, who was three miles in the rear and safely out of Tange of the Spanish guns, when his men were scrambling up San Juan Hill on July 1, resigned his commie* i sion. Andrew Carnegie, the iron and steel magnate, having failed to respond tc a special summons from Special Jury Commissioner Gray, of New York city, Judge Lawrence, on the 11th, issued an order for the arrest of Mr. Carnegie for contempt. LATE NEWS ITEMS. Mr. Chong Ki Ye, connected with the household of the Crown Prince of Corea and eldest son of Mr. Chin Pom Ye, the minister from Corea to this' country, has been appointed an attache of the Corcan legation in Washington, and is now en route to take his post. He is 24 years old, and his main mission to this country is to be educated in the English language and customs. It is understood in Washington that assurances have been given by the German government that the visit of Emperor WHliam to Spain is entirely devoid of official character or significance; that the official trip of the imperial party ended when they left Palestine, and that the proposed stops at Cadiz and Cartagena is largely a health precaution in behalf of the em

press. Daniel Ar es, the noted handwriting expert of New York, has arrived in San Francisco, and carefully examined the documents in the Botkin case. He is said to have declared that Mrs. Botkin wrote the note accompanying the drugged candy, and that she was also the author1 of the anonymous letters to Mrs. J. P. Dunning. Maj. M&rchand, commander of the French expedition at Fashoda, started from Cairo, Egypt, on the 13th, for that point with ('apt. Baratier, who1 carried Marchand's report to Paris and took back the reply of the French government. On their arrival at Fashoda, the French expedition will immediately retire. At a general meeting of the French holders of Cuban bonds held in Paris, on the 12th, a resolution was adopted to appeal to the “good faith of Spain” and the spirit of equity of the United States to settle the question of their rights as creditors “in conformity with the rules of justice and law.” Li Hung Chang has been ordered to proceed to Tsi Nan, capital of the province of Shan Tung, to concert measures with the viceroy of Shan Tung to prevent inundations of the Yellow river (Hoang-Ho). This appointment is regarded as vitually shelving Prince Li. Capt. Warren, an American who has been with Gen. Maximo Gomez, will no longer have Americans about him, and is getting rid of them as fast as possible. He takes the same course in the case of Cubans suspected of favor* ing annexation to the United States. CURRENT NEWS NOTES. Admiral Dewey has cabled congratulations to Col. Roosevelt. An enraged lion dangerously mangled its trainer at Kansas City, Mo^ Preparatory steps are being taken to muster out Battery A at St. St. Louis. The trial of Jesse James at Kansas City, Mo., has been postponed until January 2. Twenty-five thousand pounds of stolen pig lead have been recovered in Fast St. Louis. Rev. F. A. Gould and brother, of Alexandria. Mo., have fallen heirs to a fortune in England. Bloodshed is imminent at Pana, Hl„ where the imported negroes have been supplied with rifles. Fully 1,000 delegates are expeeted to attend the Good Roads convention to be held at St. Louis.

At Alto Pass. 111., fire destroyed Willis Kendleman's general store. Loss, $12,500; insurance, $8,500. lloliner Yolner. of Eureka Springs, I Ark., died in the city hall at Texar- , kana from exposure and neglect. Gen. Wade has cabled from Havana ! that the Spanish are carrying out the j terms of evacuation tn good faith. It is rumored that the sultan has of- j fered Crete to Russia as a set-off to the j balance of the Russo-Turkish war in- j demnity. John Smith and his sons, Mosee and James, have ben captured and their “moon shining” outfit seized near Columbus, Miss. Charles A. Charleston, for 18 year* a wanderer from home, committed suicide in Paducah, Ky. Despondency was the cause. V “Unde Tommy” T. G. McDowell, aged 96, died at Gibson City, HL, Friday. He was among the first settlers in that vicinity. It is reported from London that the American commissioners at Paris have demanded the entire Philippines and refused to assume any portion of the debt. The likelihood that Interference in Spanish-American -affairs would precipitate an Anglo-American alliance is fttcing European nations to hold aloof. . Don Carlos has no money for war. He or his agents applied to certain rich Americans for a loan, offering to titles an an inducement, but

.- ALL OVER THE STATE, Events in Various Portions of In* diana Told by Wire. ▲ Dmmtto Tr*»*edjr. Anderson. Ind., Not. 12.—Three years ago Mrs. J. B. Barrett, wife of a building contractor, disappeared with James McFail, a workman. They took with them about everything in sight. Including the woman’s daughter, her three sons and some furniture. Friday McFail was called to the door of the house in which he was living in Alexandria and five shots were fired at him. Three of the bullets pierced McFall's heart and he died on the door sill, in the presence of the woman he had stolen from the man who killed ---- i Not Esoash Libraries. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 12.—The report of State Librarian William E. Henry has been filed with the governor. In it he holds that only a small proportion of the people of the state have any access to libraries and that not enough attention is paid to books written by Indianians about their own state. There are 26,000 books now in the state library, but he knows of 500 books written by Indianians which are not among them. k *

Bud of the World. Laporte, Ind., Nov. 12.—A small col' cny of Moravians near the Stark county line has taken heed of the prophetic words of Dr. J. T. Boyd, the Indianapolis Moravian divine who is predicting the end of the world, and meetings are being held nightly in preparation for the coming dissolution. Boyd's conclusions are drawn from Biblical sources. November 11, 1S99, the Moravians believe, will witness the end of the world. Lived la Two Centuries. Marion. Ind., Nov. 12. — William Green, the oldest man in Indiana and perhaps In the United States, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Hurley, in Jonesboro, a suburb of Marion. He was 111 years old and fought in the war of 1S12 and with Harrison at Tippecanoe. He was hale and hearty until a few days ago and walked to the polls Tuesday and voted. Disappointed la Love. Princeton, Ind., Nov. 12.—Asbury Johnson, a young man living southwest of this city, attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat. He lives by himself, and was found in the attic nearly dead. A physician was sent for, but could do little for him. He will not recover. The cause of the deed is attributed to loneliness and disappointment in lore. At Camp Mount. Indianapolis. Ind.. Nov. 12.—The companies of the One Hundred and Fiftyninth regiment have returned from their 33 days* furlough and took up their quarters at Camp Mount. The dine for the muster out is still somewhat uncertain. Col. Barnett stated that he thought about two weeks would be required to finish up the work of the regiment. Bsek from the Klondike. Hartford City, Ind., Nov. 12. — ExChief of Police John Shambarger, who resigned his position in order to go to Klondike about a year ago in search of gold, has returned to the city. Shambarger was “staked” by local businese men, but his trip proved a failure and he is thoroughly disgusted with the Alaskan country. Sent n tfckeck. Kokomo, Ind., Nov. 12.—Mrs. James ! Jones received a letter from President McKinley. Jones wi* the artilleryman killed by the premature discharge of a cannon in salutic g the presidential train when it passed through here three weeks ago. The president expressed deep sympathy for the bereft family and sent a check for $23.

Rn Dona ■ ad Killed. Hammond, Ind.. Not. 12,— S. M. Douglas. of Chicago, was run down on the Little Calumet river bridge by a special Erie train bearing a battalion cf the Third Illinois volunteers and nstantly killed. He was 60 years of age. He apparently did rot notice the approach of the train. Bara Boi avd. Wabash. Ind.. Nov. 12.—The large barn of George Crist, Walts township, this county, was destroyed hy an incendiary fire, togetl er with its contents, including eight horses and TOO bushels of corn, imp ements, vehicles, etc. The loss is over $4,000, with little 'nsurance. Sew QIsm l actory. Hartford City, Ind. Nov. 12.—The Hartford City Flint Glass company was organized here with I'!. K. Wilhnan as president. The erect on of the plant is now under way. It will be a continuous tank, and the man ufacture of prescription ware will bit the principal product. Will Cwiteat th« Elactloa. Indianapolis. Ind.. Nov. 12.—William lay Gardiner, who wits the republican candidate for eong ress in the Second district, has filed with the secretary of state his notice of contest against Robert W. Mierim, who upon the face of the returns has been elected. A Fatal Full. Indianapolis, Ind., Noe. It.—George Kerbox. a lineman for the Postal Telegraph company, fell iirom the third story of Griffiths Bros.* store on Sooth Meridian street and strnek the sidewalk below and was killed. Bade Gat la Tea Vincennes. Ind., Noe.' It.—James Hitt, a farm band at Fritclton, was run over by a Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern trnln at the Vint street crewing and instantly killed. Hit body was cut la two.

GEN. FLAGLERS’S REPORT* btoratiat Fa«U Concerning Ik* Frovtd las •* Arm* mad Aaaanttloa aad tk* Coast Iila* Defense. Washington, Nov. 14.—Gen. Flag, ler, chief of the bureau of ordnance, has made his annual report to the secretary of war. It shows that there were expended during the fiscal year ending Jun$ 30, 1898, $7,348,795, and that there still remains of the appropriation made for the ordnance bureau $19,793,359. This large sum is derived from the appropriations for the fiscal year which were made for war j purposes amounting to $21,504,592. The Equipment of Volunteer*. Regarding the equipment of volunteers, the general thinks it would be as well to have the government equip them instead of bringing their state arms into service, saying that it could be done as quickly, owing to the condition of the arms of the state troops. . He speaks in terms of praise of the manner in which work has been per- ) formed in arsenals and ordnance fac- j tones in the rush that was made in 1 ! putting the country on a footing for war with Spain. As to the equipment ! | of the army, he says: Impracticable to Keep Supplies on Hand, j j “So long as the principal dependence ; ! in this country in a time of war is a ; large volunteer force, newly levied, it

is impracticable to keep on hand large j ; supplies of cavalry, artillery and horse j equipments, as these in the course of , a few years will not only deteriorate,! but will have to be materially modi- ! Bed to keep pace with improvements. The major part of such material ean, by taking advantage of the resources of Kock Island and the other arsenals and the numerous private establishments capable of producing it, be supplied as rapidly as troops can be raised, [ mustered into service and prepared for campaign. There should, however, be on hand field and seige artillery with carriages and a ; portion of the harness required for 500,000 men. Such guns and carriages can not be turned out in large numbers until about six months after initiating the work.” Must l>« I’rrpsrwl for Emergencies. For equipping an army with a supply of small arms, he thinks there should be a supply of 100,000 on hand of any new arm, and the arsenals kept in condition so as to produce 3,500 per day. An interesting feature of the report is that which treats of coast defense. The general says: The Coast Defense. ‘‘Attention is especially invited to the experience of the last few months In attempting to provide quickly a coast defense. It is believed to be impracticable, and we will always be forced in any emergency to rely upon what has been provided in the time of peace. I think it fair to state, though not in the way of complaint, that this has been urged upon congress each year for the past ten years. “The situation is very simple. A plan has been adopted for providing a complete coast defense. With the present facilities of the department this work can be carried on economically and in the most efficient manner in such a way as to complete the present plan in r.bout seven years. Estimates ought to be submitted each year for so much of the work as the facilities for its production will permit. It rests with congress how much of the work can be provided for each year consistently writh the resources of the country. But the work cannot progress faster than the appropriations provide for. “It is probable that there must be added to the plans and estimates for the coast defense some provisions for the defense of added possessions.” Tke Springfield Rifle nnd the Macula* Rifle.

uen. Flagler does not claim for the 45-caliber Springfield rifle an equality with the new 30-caliber magazine rifle if the army, but says that it is a very good arm aud possesses many merits. This feature has heretofore been commented upon in discussion of small arms used during the war. 'The machinery for the manufacture | of small arm ammunition was none * of the best, yet the department turned out 90,000,000 rounds for the war. THE CUBAN COMMISSION. /- WUl Lwn Umu Wednesday to Present the tVtehee of the Caban Aasembljr to President McKinley. Havana. Nov. 1C—The five members »f the special commission appointed by the Cuban assembly at Santa Cruz del Sur last Thursday night to go to Washington to present to President McKinley the wishes of the assembly, arrived yesterday. They left Santa bants Cruz del Sur on Friday morning. A large number of Cubans were at the railroad station to receive them. The commission, which consists of Gen. Calixto Garcia, Antonio Gonzales Lamia and Jose Ramon Villa Ion, its secretary, will leave for the United States on Wednesday by the Plant line steamer. There was no exchange of notes between the evacuation commission yesterday. The order of the Oily is maintained, and the patrol by th^Spaniah regulars ‘xratinues. Killed by a ZytUrlou SbotPendleton, Ore., Nov. 13.—Miss May Wallace, a teacher in the Pendleton school, was fatally shot through the body while standing by a window at the home of her parents in this city. The shot was fired through the window glass by some person unknown. tefawM-ta a Flea. Wallace, Idaho, Nov. 13.—Gus Enz, uight clerk, and John Moor, waiter in tho New York Kitchen, were suffocated in a fire tn the Idaho hotel, with ndjoining building* w

THE PARIS CONFERENCE* Th« F«m« CommlMloa Rapidly Approue*ta« the Critical Point hi the Settle* meet—Me? Kad te Rupture. Paris, Not. 14.—Among on-lookert here the impression exists—though it. is not the result of any official statement—that the Spanish peace commit* sioners will not consent to a treaty which the American commistionera could sign. The Spaniards May Abandon Their 8trucffla $ It seems almost possible, also that in the pitiable pressure to which the Spanish commissioners are subjected between their large creditors, who areon the spot watching them, and the stern attitude ol the United States, the Spaniards may abandon their struggles and leave the two forces to confront each other. It has not yet been decided whether the next joint session is to occur today of to-morrow. The Spaniards, it has been arranged, will inform the Americans this morning whether they need the day to prepare their next memorandum. If they do the meet* , ing will take place to-morrow. Under the rules of procedural adopted by the conference, it is understood that the deliberations may not be unexpectedly concluded by either side. » _

The Last American Memorandum KeIMded as an Ultimatum. The statement is printed here that the last memorandum from the Americans is regarded by the Spaniards as a virtual ultimatum. But, as a matter of fact, the Americans have not presented an ultimatum. It is only since Wednesday last that the Spaniards have begun to feel that the Americans purpose taking over the Philippines, and that too without any assumption of Spanish indebtedness. As they are now convinced oi this it may be that Spain's next presentment in conference will be the supreme rally of. her diplomats, argumentative and tactical forces. It may even mark the conclusion of all she has to say. but if the rules of procedure are followed the Americans would still have another presentation to submit. An Open Rupture Liable te Occur. Ever since October 1 it has been within the range of possibility that at any meeting an open rupture might occur, and on one or two occasions, it 4 might have been easily a fact even before the taking up of the Philippine question. The boundaries of the held in which that question is being worked out are becoming more apparent, and the angel of final settlement can not be far off. If a treaty is to result here* - it may fairly be expected within three weeks, although it is not true—as reported from the United States yesterday—that the Americans hayodhstruo tions embodying a time limit for thf conclusion of the conference. MAY BE THE LAST. Peace Commtmioacrs Hay Acre* to Dl». •*rec—The Expected VUlt of Emperor William to Mod rid. Madrid, Nov. 14.—El Iikparcial sayv. the government has forwarded- instructions to Senor Montero Rios, president of the Spanish peace commission at Paris, and that to-day’s conference may be the last, or the last but one, “unless the American commissioners modify their claim.” According to El Imparcial, a mem ber of the cabinet, has virtually declared as much. The government has received a die patch from Gen. Rios, governor of the Visayas islands, reporting the rebellion in the islands of negroes, and announcing the departure from Iloilo oi the mail steamer Munoz, with a number of invalided men, whose repatriation has been authorized by the Amer

leans. The Madrid papers declare that the expected visit of Emperor William is a matter of no political importance, and that the German ambassador's visit tc Berlin is no way connected with it. The Spanluh Uomnor Declares as Arm letter la Order to Tran*for Control to the Americans. Manila, Nov. 14. —The following ad5 vices have been received from Iloilo* capital of Panay, one of the principal islands of the Visayas group: “The insurgents have occupied Lin* ganis, Qton and Pavia, suburbs o* Iloilo, and are daily expected to at* tack the town. “The Spanirds have abandoned the mole and destroyed the connecting bridges. “Business is paralysed, and the in* habitants are in a state of terror. Th« mercantile houses of all nationalities have signed a circular asking the commander of the United States cruise* Charleston to remain, as the Spanisl; authorities are incapable of affording them protection. “It is reported also that the insurgents have taken the whole of the islands of Negros and Zebu of the Visayas group. “On November 6 Gen. Rios, Spanish governor of the VisayaaJto said tc have declared a seven days’ armistice in order to communicate with Madrid with a view of transferring control tc the Americans. Arrival of a Cocoon Notable. Washington, Nov. 14.—Mr. Chong R fe, connected with the household ol the Crows Prince of Corea and eldest son of Mr. Chin Pom Ye, the minister from Corea to this country, has been appointed an attache of the Corean legation here, and is now en route to take his post. He is 24 years old, and his main mission to this country is tobe educated in the English language and customs. He left Corea unaccompanied, September 15, arrived in San Francisco Saturday night, and to ex* pected to reach Washington the Milan amvt of not week. ILOILO BESIEGED.