5 MAY 1900, page 2

The Americans Are Said To Be Greatly Depressed By The

news from Cuba and the Philippines. The Cubans are said to be so discontented that they threaten insurrec- tion, and the President has found it necessary to remove one of the......

The Agents Sent By President Kruger To Europe To See

if any Power would intervene on behalf of the Boer Republics have been most " sympathetically" received in Holland, but have evidently satisfied themselves that no European......

The By-election At Portsmouth Took Place On Thursday,...

result that the Home-rule candidate, Mr. Bramsdon, was returned by a majority of 579,—the figures being T. A. Bramsdon, 10,287; and J. H. A. Majendie, 9,708. In 1895 the......

The Vienna Correspondent Of The Times, Who Has Seldom Proved

wrong, is gloomy in his anticipations of the next meeting of the Austrian Parliament, which begins on May 8th. A language Bill is to be introduced, and it is believed that the......

The Reform Club Gave A Dinner To Two Of Its

members, Sir William MacCormac and Mr. Treves, on Saturday last, in recognition of their distinguished services in South Africa. Lord Rosebery presided with his usual urbanity,......

We Venture To Forecast A Fortune For Mr. Ewart S.

Grogan. He is the latest African explorer, and he read on Wednesday to the Royal Geographical Society an account of his journey from the Cape to Cairo which, if his book is one......

There Is Little Of Importance To Record As To The

proceedings in Parliament this week, for the debate on the Spion Kop despatches will not be reported in time for comment from us. Mr. Brodrick explained, however, in Committee......

The Great Fire At Ottawa Proved Even Worse Than We

recorded last week. The "lumber city" of Hull was almost swept away, sttid the total damage is estimated at £3,000,000, very little of which is "covered," the insurance offices......