| Show THEY ARE NOT AFRAID TIE A1E I Vo Danger of a Battle Between the IVictheroy and Aquidiban I Washington Dec 7The opinion prevails I pre-vails in the Brazilian legation that Mellos ship the Aquidiban is in amore a-more or less disabled condition owing to the terrific fire she was subjected to when she escaped from the inner harbor har-bor The fact is pointed out that her machinery or turret equipment could hardly escape injury from the fire of the many h av guns on the two forts There is no expectation among the Brazilian officials that a great naval engagement such as has been pre dfcted will occur when the America and Nictheroy reach the locality of Admiral Mellos ship I is said that the Brazilian government would not be likely to order two light cruisers to attempt at-tempt an engagement with an ironclad iron-clad S The Situation Unchanged Washington Dec 7The secretary of the navy received the following dispatch dis-patch Rio De Janeiro Dec 7 1893 The situation is unchanged since the departure of the Aquidiban The firing between the forts and between the Insurgents vessels and guns on the Nictheroy side continues daily The Insurgents were forced to anchor further fur-ther from the shore Pickings Nic theroy referred to is the town on the other side of the bay from Rio and not the vessel fitted out in New York A Merry War in the Chamber Paris Dec 7The chamber this evening engaged in the verification of the election of members When the name of De Vogue was called the Radicals Rad-icals set up shouts of dissent De Vogue indignantly declared that no act of bribery could be laid to his charge Beressy De Anglas in violent terms denounced De Vogues election as secured se-cured by clerical pressure and bribery and demanded an inquiry which was agreed to after a turbulent scene Grand Master of the Free Masons London Dec 7The Prince of Wales has been nominated as grand master of the English Free Masons by the te grand lodge today Campos Wants the Ear Mehilla Dec 7Campos discussed the fcifjuation today wiith the sultan 1 < < I f U brother and submitted conditions callIng call-ing for the Arab evacuation of the neural I neu-ral zone the surrender of the chiefs and 12000 rifles and the punishment of the leaders of the rebellion It is I believed the proposals will be rejected Has a Chip On His Shoulder i Paris Dec 7Drumont editor of the I ewbating paper Libre Parole has I been challenged to a duel by the I nephew of Premier Casimir Parier on I account of an article in the paper suggesting I esting that If the premier was aggrieved grieved that he had a remedy in a challenge to the editor I The Rebels in Mexico I El Paso Dec 7Deming special to I the Times Last Sunday between Chihuahua uahua and Ascension a small body of regular troops was attacked by the rebels One officer was killed and wentyflve soldiers joined the Insurgents insur-gents Compulsory Confinement London Dec 7Home Secretary Asquith has promised a deputation that the government would introduce a bill for the compulsory confinement of asylum confirmed inebriates in a curative Marriott Resigns London Dec 7Right Hon Sir William Thackeray Marriott unionist Member of Parliament for Brighton has resigned his seat in the house of commons commonsKiell Through An Error London Dec 7The Inquest on the remains of Professor Tyndall resulted in a verdict of death from an overdose of chloral administered by his wife in mistake for sulphate of magnesia Doubled the Guards Dublin Dec 7The authorities of Maryborougs in anticipation of an attempt tempt to release the Invincibles conned con-ned in the convict prison there have redoubled the guard To Dissolve the Cortes Lisbon Dee 7The council of state has decided to dissolve the Cortes and the king has signed the decree ordering f order-ing the dissolution |
