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Show NIGHT REPORT. FORElttlV. San Salvador Be-rolt, Havana, 31. Honduras news to the 23d states iht the Min Salvador troops, under the lead of Altdira Alias Alen-dita, Alen-dita, captured Omoa, Hondums, on the Iolq, and seized women, children, and the principa citizens, holding them as hostages and threatening to snoot them urrei the fort surrendersd, which was done on the 16 h. Medira inaugurated bimself president on the 17th. His j troops were badly demoralized and commenced com-menced to pillage. Jose Maria Alen-daca. Alen-daca. the real president of Honduras, is near ti&n Pdra and likely to attack Oruoa. The British and Spanish consuls a-k for war vessels, to protect the interest inter-est of the British and opanich residents. SpanUh Defeat. Havana, 30. Tho Cubans defeated the Spanish column conveying provisions provi-sions between Uibara and Halguin, killing kill-ing Alfan, the Spanish commander. American Artlit, Geneva, Switzerland, 1. William Bradford, an American artist, received commirsions from Queen Victoria and (l,o M.rmn of T.nrnn tn nuinl fnr than. several pictures representing scenes in tha Arctic ocean. Span! ill en-o. Madrid, 1. When the cortes reassemble re-assemble in September, the government will submit a project for $60,000,000 to be devoted to the improvement finances of Ouba. Tha bonds to carry interest, also representing a sinking fund for the cancelation ol the bonds at tho rate of 8 per cent. This interest and the sinking fund it is propnsoJ to draw from tho Cuban war subsidy, and from the surplus Cuban revenues. Stanley- Bauquct. Par's, 1 The American residents gave a banqu-t to Stanley last nigbL Washburne presided There were a hundred hun-dred guests, in,;ludinK most of the American residents and correspondents of American journals. Washburue, prop-'sing thi toait of the evening, traced btunley's journeyings to the discovery dis-covery of Livingstone, and Eaid the achievement added new honor to tho American name already renowned for such enterprises. Stanley responded and said all tha honor attaching to the expedition belonged to Bennett. He entertained en-tertained the company with accounts of his travels. Hu gam to London to-day. |