A smart engagement has taken place off Manzanillo, a Cuban seaport about 85 miles west-north-west of Santiago de Cuba. ...
Article : 70 wordsAdmiral Cervera has sent to Madrid a telegram giving an account of the recent disaster to the Spaniards.He declares that the men of his fleet who ...
Article : 42 wordsCaptain Nastiwa, of the Japanese warship Kong, accompanied by several of his officers, visited Parliament House this afternoon and was entertained by ...
Article : 32 wordsRecently Mr.Vosper carried a motion in the Legislative Assembly calling for the production of all papers relating to the trial, conviction, and sentence of two ...
Article : 501 wordsWhile a number of boys were playing in a pond in "Moore Park a retriever dog dived into the water and brought out the body of a baby, which appeared ...
Article : 46 wordsMr. John Duthie, who has returned from America, states that he was struck everywhere with the enthusiasm and cordiality with, which the proposal ...
Article : 35 wordsIt is stated on good authority that the Kirkham stud will be offered for sale in September. ...
Article : 19 wordsMost of the Spanish prisoners of war captured in Cuba have been sent to the United States, but Admiral Cervera and his officers have been retained ...
Article : 68 wordsA bottle has been found on the beach at Curdie's Inlet containing a message from the barque Edinburgh, bound from New York to Sydney. It simply ...
Article : 46 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Lewis succeeded in carrying by a majority of one vote his resolution exempting members on accepting office from ...
Article : 107 wordsAt the Theatre Royal to-night a "super" was stabbed just before going on to take his part as a guest in the ball scene in the drama ...
Article : 102 wordsMr. Benjamin Kirwan, who resides at 472 Little Lonsdale-street, Melbourne, and is a native of that city, was born in '47, and has seen a good bit of the ...
Article : 525 wordsThe following cable message has been forwarded to President M'Kinley by the American residents of Sydney:- "Humanity triumphs. Sydney rejoices. ...
Article : 33 wordsTo-day the cyclist Samuel Newton, who ran down and injured Miss White on the St. Kilda Road in April last, was found guilty of having inflicted ...
Article : 35 wordsThe residents of Forbes have invited Colonel Bell, the American Consul in Sydney, to visit that town. They propose to give him a banquet, as a mark ...
Article : 41 wordsDon Praredes Sagasta, the Spanish Premier, has declared to an interviewer that Spain will never surrender while there are a hundred thousand volunteers ...
Article : 37 wordsIn connection with the representation of the Australian colonies at the Paris Exhibition the Premier has received a telegram from Sir John ...
Article : 63 wordsPresident M'Kinley has ordered the postponement of the bombardment of Santiago de Cuba, and has desired Admiral W.T.Sampson and Major-General ...
Article : 47 wordsAt Wallsend this evening a shooting affray occurred, whereby a young girl named Nellie Wells, the daughter of a musician received a bullet in the neck, ...
Article : 143 wordsIn the House of Assembly to-day Mr. Joyce urged upon the Premier the necessity for suggesting to Mr. Reid that another effort should be made to bring ...
Article : 258 wordsGeorge Dewey, who fought in the first big battle of the war in Manila Bay, was a lieutenant on board the steam frigate Mississippi, under Captain Melancton Smith, when ...
Article : 151 wordsWhen the American cruiser Charleston, belonging to Admiral Dewey's squadron, attacked San Ignacio de Agana, the capital of Guam, the ...
Article : 71 words"Professor" Hautman appeared at the City Court to-day on a charge of having supplied a poisonous drug with intent to procure abortion. The ...
Article : 132 wordsAdmiral Cervera has explained to an interviewer that he selected daybreak for his attempted escape from Santiago, because he believed that at that time ...
Article : 76 wordsMr. and Mrs. Robert Brough will shortly return to Australia with a dramatic company. They will open at the Bijou Theatre, Melbourne, on October ...
Article : 93 wordsSeveral caucus meetings were held today. It was reported that some of Sir John Downer's supporters were dissatisfied with the action of Mr.Glynn, and ...
Article : 391 wordsThe "National Zeitung," a leading Berlin newspaper, declares that,although Spain may lose her colonies,the United States will not be the only gainer, ...
Article : 50 wordsThe report of the inspector of charitable institutions for 1897 shows that the number of persons receiving charitable relief during the year was ...
Article : 31 wordsMajor-General Shafter has discovered in Cuba traces of a federalist association -with its headquarters in London and ramifications throughout, Spain and ...
Article : 57 wordsAccording to the report of the chief inspector of factories, 3,739 factories were registered last year, employing 45,178 hands, against 3,370 factories ...
Article : 32 wordsDuring the fighting near Santiago, Spanish sharpshooters were concealed behind trees, and, with the assistance of smokeless powder, killed many ...
Article : 41 wordsMr. Lempriere Pringle, a Tasmanian singer, is appearing in grand opera at Covent Garden Theatre. He will join Grau's Opera Company for a tour in ...
Article : 32 wordsLast week an ingenious form of the confidence trick was perpetrated in Perth and Fremantle. On Thursday a miner named Raynor arrived in ...
Article : 542 wordsIt was rumored to-day that the Crotty will case had been settled by the widow being given the £600 per year which was to be given to her conditionally on ...
Article : 79 wordsThe Yale, Harvard, and Columbia, three of the fastest ships in the American navy, have sailed with a brigade of troops to reinforce Major-General ...
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Advertising : 100 wordsIn the House of Commons yesterday the demand of Mr. John Redmond, the Parnellite member for Waterford, that the attention of the Government should ...
Article : 64 wordsThe Spanish General Pando, after desperate fighting and forced marches, entered Santiago, and thereby increased the defenders of the beleaguered city to ...
Article : 52 wordsMrs. Mary O'Brien, a sexagenarian, narrowly escaped being burned to death at her residence at Kensington. Her clothes ignited at the kitchen fire,and ...
Article : 49 wordsIt is reported that the Pope has urged the Queen Regent Maria Christina not to compromise the future of the monarchy by a continuation of the war, ...
Article : 46 wordsYesterday Lady Brassey privately presented Mrs. Alison to Her Majesty the Queen at Windsor Castle. ...
Article : 19 wordsMr. David Bower, a well-known resident of Port Adelaide, died this morning from a general break op of the system. He was 89 years old. He came to ...
Article : 66 wordsThe London "Daily Telegraph" of this morning reports that there is great excitement in Madrid, and that disorder is spreading. ...
Article : 28 wordsA man named Elleslie reported to the police on July 6, that an infant, which he was keeping, had died yesterday. The child had been treated by ...
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There was spirited competition at the London, wool sales to-day for all descriptions. The market is very firm. July 6. The following prices were realised for special clips at yesterday's sales: -By,; 7§d.; Durham Downs, 16&d.; Ruthren, 15fd.; Logan Downs, 9d.: Terricks, 8§d.; Caoowie, 8J
The newspapers on the continent of Europe are recommending Spain to sue for peace. ...
Article : 25 wordsTroops are about to be sent from Spain to reinforce Santiago de Cuba. They will sail forthwith. ...
Article : 30 wordsAt an inquest on William Evans, who was mutilated by a train near Dry Creek on Monday night, the evidence showed that he attempted to leap ...
Article : 92 wordsThe American ambassador at Berlin, Mr. Andrew D.White, delivered a speech on Monday night at a dinner in honor of the fourth of July celebrations. He ...
Article : 88 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly to-day the motion of Mr. Copeland to bring in a bill providing for the opening of hotels on Sunday wad negatived by 26 ...
Article : 53 wordsForeign stearine candles are quoted at 4d per lb. ...
Article : 13 wordsThe squadron commanded by Commodore Watson, who has been ordered to proceed to Europe to cut off the Spanish fleet which is en route to the ...
Article : 47 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly to-day Sir Bryan O'Lochlen gave notice that he would move an amendment on the motion for the abolition of the stock tax ...
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Advertising : 83 wordsAn inquest is being held at Nelson into the death of Miss Atorey,owing to arsenic having been found in her stomach. ...
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The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901), Fri 8 Jul 1898, Page 1
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