It is a regrettable circumstance that much of the federal campaign has been coloured by a great deal of misrepresentation no doubt in many instances the result of an imperfect acquaintance with the ...
Article : 1,818 wordsReports have been received in Madrid stating that the United States cruiser Baltimore, one of the vessels of Commodore Sampson's squadron, has been ...
Article : 48 wordsThe Agents-General of the Australasian colonies will attend the funeral of the late Mr. Gladstone on Saturday next. May 26. ...
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Article : 176 wordsThe Chaplain to the United States Senate offered a prayer for Queen Victoria and for a closer Anglo-American union. ...
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Article : 7,833 wordsThere are great rejoicings among the populace of Santiago de Cuba in consequence of the arrival of the Spanish squadron at that port. ...
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Article : 63 wordsThe "New York Tribune" states that the Cuban insurgents have disappeared as a military factor, and that it will be useless to expect material aid from them. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe wool sales were resumed to-day, when four firms of selling brokers submitted catalogues aggregating 943 bales. There was a full attendance of buyers for this time of year, several ...
Article : 87 wordsIn explanation of the assembling of Spanish troops near Gibraltar reports from Madrid state that the Spanish Government will not take any hostile step ...
Article : 62 wordsThe Anglo-American Conference which has been convened for the settlement of international disputes between Canada and the United States has been opened. ...
Article : 47 wordsFifty thousand persons have already viewed the body of the late Mr. Gladstone, which is lying in state at Westminster Hall. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe Mining Commission appointed nine months ago has presented its report. The following are some of the principal recommendations.—That the labour conditions on prospecting areas after ...
Article : 817 wordsThe annual meeting of the Grand Hotel Company, Limited, was held to-day. The report stated that business was steadily improving. A dividend at the rate of 3 per cent, per annum was ...
Article : 49 wordsThe "Standard" states that the majority of the American troops ordered south are intended for the Philippines, and to strengthen the coast garrison. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe Japanese Premier, the Marquis Ito, proposes to increase the franchise fivefold. ...
Article : 21 wordsThe South Australian Government intends to convert over £1,000,000 of 4 per cent, debentures due in 1899 to 3 per cent, debentures at par. If the market ...
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Article : 304 wordsA deputation representing the Victorian Women's Franchise League waited on the Premier to-day and asked that a bill for the enfranchisement of women should be introduced into ...
Article : 79 wordsIntelligence received by Lloyd's states that the American ship Saranac, which left Newcastle, New South Wales, on February 26, with a cargo of 1640 tons ...
Article : 59 wordsThe Castle line of steamers has been withdrawn from Madagascar owing to the prohibitive character of the French tariff. ...
Article : 28 wordsWith reference to the party of 79 Hindoos who arrived here by the Bucephalus a few days ago, and who it was reported had been refused admission at Sydney, the Secretary for Trade and ...
Article : 62 wordsEighteen horses started for the Derby at the Epsom Summer Meeting yesterday. Disraeli, the favourite, held a leading position but he collapsed at the hill and ...
Article : 151 wordsM. Lebon, the French Minister for the Colonies, who was defeated at the general elections, will remain in the Ministry until the Niger Convention has been signed. ...
Article : 60 wordsThe Captain of the Spanish gunboat Callao has been court-martialled and ordered to be shot for surrendering his ship without fighting. ...
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Article : 387 wordsThe Ameer of Afghanistan has ordered the Governor of Jelalabad to stop the deputation of Afridis which it was recently announced was on its way to Cabul. ...
Article : 36 wordsVessels of large capacity continue to arrive daily to load coal cargoes for foreign ports. Yesterday we chronicled four arrivals—three to load for the West Coast, and one for San Francisco. To-day three ...
Article : 188 wordsPresident M'Kinley has called out 75,000 additional volunteers to serve for two years. ...
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Article : 47 wordsKey West reports the arrest of Lieutenant Sobral, formerly Spanish attache at Washington, for being in possession of plans of the mines laid in New York ...
Article : 611 wordsThe Cable Committee has presented its report recommending the construction of a cable from England to Capetown only, excluding a branch cable to Australia, via ...
Article : 32 wordsC. Baynes, the booking-clerk on the railway station, who was the victim of an extraordinary accident on the 19th instant, died last night. He came hurriedly out of his office to take a tablet from the ...
Article : 187 wordsThe miners' strike in South Wales has been settled. The wages of the men have been increased by ½d instead of 1d. ...
Article : 30 wordsA dinner was given at the Gresham Club last night to Mr. Thomas Playford, the retiring Agent-General for South Australia. Mr. Lund, of Lund's shipping ...
Article : 52 wordsThe Pacific Cable Committee have agreed upon the outlines of their report. ...
Article : 18 wordsThe Central Australian Pastoral and Agricultural Association's show was continued to-day in perfect weather. The attendance was again large. The jumping competitions were continued. Robertson's Cigar won the prize for ...
Article : 427 wordsSir Horace Tozer, the Agent-General for Queensland, attended the levee in honour of her Majesty's birthday. ...
Article : 22 wordsIt will be remembered that early last year a number of American adventurers chartered the vessel Sophy Sutherland to proceed from San Francisco to the Solomon Islands, which one ...
Article : 439 wordsIt is reported that Mr. Cecil Rhodes has acquired M'Murdo's interest in the Delagoa Bay railway, South-east Africa. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe Volksraad of the Orange Free State has ratified the convention for a Customs union entered into by Cape Colony, Natal, and the Orange Free State. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe Bank of England rate of discount is quoted at 3½ per cent. ...
Article : 19 wordsA permit has been granted to Mr. Rocks, mining engineer, to bore for coal at Luggage Point, at the mouth of the Brisbane River. Arrangements have been made by the ...
Article : 265 wordsThe bulk of the rabbits which were brought from New Zealand by the steamer Porthshire were condomned. Apparently the carcases had been too tightly packed ...
Article : 40 wordsAt a meeting held to-day under the auspices of the Western Australian Chamber of Mines it was resolved that dual mining titles were most undesirable, and ...
Article : 50 wordsThe wheat market is dull, and the price has fallon 1s per quarter. ...
Article : 20 wordsBar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 2[?]d per ounce standard. ...
Article : 16 wordsNew South Wales Federal Association Meetings: Balmain Exchange Hotel, Beattie-street, Messrs. A. J. Reynolds and T. Bronowski; Hamilton, Mr. F. A. Winter; Wingham, Messrs. J. Se[?] and R. A. Price; ...
Article : 377 wordsTwo hundred tons of New Zealand hemp have been sold at £28 per ton. ...
Article : 18 wordsYesterday afternoon some children were playing in a paddock where some timber was being burnt off, when one of them, a daughter of a Chinese gardener, aged 7 years, received severe burns through her ...
Article : 54 wordsAbout half-past 1 this morning a fire was discovered in the Central Horse Bazsar, Wellingtonstreet, opposite the railway station. The stabbles were composed of galvanished iron on ...
Article : 140 wordsAt to-day's auction sales of Australasian tallow 2450 casks were offered, of which 1625 casks were sold. Mutton, fine, realised 24s 6d; mutton, medium, 22s 9d; ...
Article : 54 wordsAfter being detained at Torrens Island for 10 weeks the smallpox patient and his attendant were released early this morning, and at once joined the Himalaya, which left for London ...
Article : 122 wordsThe Court of Review continued to-day. Appeals in the cases of Thomas O'Donohoe, Thomas Patterson, Jolm Porter, and Mrs. Seccombe were heard, Judge Murray reserved his decision until to-morrow ...
Article : 54 wordsWe have received from the Government statistician's Office a copy of Mr. Coghlun's acknowledgment to the Treasurer of the receipt of a copy of the report of the Finance Committee. It is very ...
Article : 191 wordsThe work attached to the making up of the entries for the Northern Rifle Association meeting is nearly completed, the total being as follows:—Queen's, 120; Members' 80; Nursery, 55; Rapid, 180; ...
Article : 112 wordsStock Movements.—1500 fat wethers, Bannockburn to Riverstone, B. Richards and Sons owners; 300 fat wethers, Byron and Dunstaffanage to Glen innes, Cruickshank and M'Gregor owners; 2030 fat ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 27 May 1898, Page 5
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