Show SHORT STORIES Gen Touhcrt has returned from L Kronslaadt He is full of hope and may return to Natal shortly The Senate Cuban commission consisting con-sisting of Messrs Platt of Connecticut Aldrich and Teller arrived at Clen fuegos Saturday Loads Harris colored who was arrested ar-rested at Hellair Mr Sunday night for committing a felonious assault von Miss Anne Mollvalnc 1Ill1vaine a recluse was lynched I last night Many Avhlte Cubans announce their intention of organizing an annexation party They saythey would prefer the Cuban lag but they arc not Avllllng to submit to negro control I In Santiago do Cuba a meeting con vetted by the various political factions Avith a view of effecting an agreement on candidates for the approaching elec louts broke up In a riot A report that Senator Thomas G I Platt Is seriously 111 nnd in danger of collapse and lhat his friends arc try ing to prevail upon him to drop out of political work for a time Is emphat ically denied State Mine Inspector Owens In his annual report places the coal output oC Washington during 1S1D at more than I 2000000 tons 250000 tons In excess of 1893 He estimates the output for 1900 at 2500000 tons Col Jack Chinn the deoted friend of Gov Goebel l who was with him when he was shot announces hat he will shortly take to the lecture platform His subject will he the political situa lion In Kentucky Advices from a high authorlly In Home stale that Cardinal Sntolll form erly delegate to this country Avlll short ly succeed the famous Cardinal Led ochoAVHkl aa piofect of the congrega ion for the propagation of the faith A IcrrHlc ujloson occurrecl at tho factory of Hand Co Ire works man ufacturers Hamilton Ontario Walter I Tonlo a soninlaAV of Prof Hand one of the partners In the odncern was 1 blown to atoms and one of the large buildings was destroyed I In tin French Chnmber of Di > pulles yesterday morning Duquesney and Gulberl Deputies for Martinique In I troduced an Interpellation on the sub ject of the troubluiiliithat IslnndThlw gave iise to exciting scenes Both Dep I utips condemned at length the action of the Governor of the colon and of the t home government which they said I was entirely rcsponlsible |