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DUM V03IS GRATOLAMDR, ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMOS OT IN INCCEPTIS V3STRIS CONSTANTER MANHATIS.
From the B r ie f oj H is Holiness P iu s IX . to T h e T a b l e t , June 4., 1870.
V o l . 88. No. 2954. L ondon, D ecember ig, 1896.
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[R e g i s t e r e d a t t h e G e n e r a l P o st O f f i c e a s a N ew s pa p e r
C hronicle o f t h e W e e k !
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The Death of Maceo— Excitement in the United States— Sir Henry Fowler at Wolverhampton — A Six Days’ Bicycle Race_—The Railway Settlement—The Liberals and the Coming Session— Telegraphy Without W i r e s — The French and Italian Navies— Mr. Dillon’s Plea for Unity—A New Bullet— A Liner Capsized at T ilbury—A Year’s Judicial Work in Ireland— The Panama Canal— A Dissident Federation—Dingaan’s Day—The Queen’s Commemoration Fund . . . . . . . . 961 ¿Le a d e r s :
England and the Foreign Missions 965 The Sword of Damocles in the
M ile -End....................... % ..9 6 6 Canon Mason on Ecclesiastical
Unity .................................... 966 The Origin of Man......................... 967 N o t e s . . . . — ~ •• 969
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R ev iew s :
Russia and the English Church
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During the Last Fifty Years . . 970 Christmas Books . . . . . . 971 “ The Month ” . . . . . . 973 The Primer of English H istory.. 974 Books of the W eek.. . . . . 974 Anglican Orders at Cardiff . . 974 An Anglican Clergyman on Angli
can Orders . . . . . . . . 97=5 C orrespondence :
Rome :— (From Our Own Correspondent) . News from Ireland . News From France
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Mr. Puller on Attrition . . ..-981 Evolution and Dogma .. . . 981 Drink and Drunkenness . . . . 981 Dr. Creighton and the Nuncio . . 981 Diana Vaughan . . . . . . 982 The Register of Parker’s Con
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Gilbert . . . . . . . . 983 The Danger of Secularism in
Education . . . . .. . . 983 The Holy Office and the Abyssi-
nians . . . . . . . . 983 Freemasonry . . . . . . 983 Catholics and Temperance .. 983 St. Thomas of Canterbury and
Henry V III. .. . . . . 984 The Continuity Theory at Sheffield 984 The Late Mgr. Talbot, D .D . . . 985 Society of St. Vincent de Paul . . 986 A French Bishop on England’s Devo
tion to Our Blessed L a d y . . . . 986 The Exposure of a Lie . . . . 986 The Converts’ Aid Society . . . . 986 C h r is tm a s A p pe a l s . . . . 986 Social a n d P o l it ic a l . . . . 988
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Ushaw and the London University 99 Nonconformists and Education . . 994 Rate-Aid in Manchester . . . . 994 The Chambers of Agriculture and
Education.. Celebration at Ratcliffe College 995 995 N ews from t h e D ioceses : Westminster
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Question The New Rector of Washington
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CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK.
THE DEATH
OF MACEO F
HERE is now no doubt that Maceo was really killed in the skirmish reported last week, and the event has been received wiih the greatest satisfaction in Spain. Despatches received in Madrid give citcumstantial accounts of the engagement, on the authority of the prisoner, Dr. Zertucha. According to this witness, the blow which has so spoiled the hopes of the insurgents was something of an accident, and Maceo was killed just at the moment when he was preparing to destroy a Spanish detachment. Maceo, with 2,000 men, had crossed over into the province of Havana, when they saw Major Cirujeda’s column advancing. The official account is that, on becoming aware of the actual situation, Maceo divided his forces into two wings under the command of Delgado and Diaz respectively, and took up his own position in the centre. The rebel chiefs tried to envelop the Spanish troops, and the latter, as a matter of fact, began to march into the semicircle formed by the two wings of the insurgents. Just as Maceo, seeing this movement of the Spaniards, had cried out, “ This is going on very well! ” he fell mortally wounded. At the sight of this calamity the whole insurgent staff took to flight with the exception of Francisco Gomez and Dr. Zertucha, who picked up the body and carried it to a coppice hard by. But, Francisco Gomez having fallen too, the doctor abandoned Maceo and took to flight, and subsequently surrendered to the Spaniards.
Unfortunately another version of the
— e x c i t e m e n t w a y j n which Maceo met his death has u n i t e d ' T t a t e s b e e n m a d e Public> and has found ready credence in America, where no story of
Spanish cruelty and treachery is thought incredible. It is well to bear in mind, however, that so far the following story is unsupported by any sort of proof. The story is that Maceo was lured into a conference with the Spanish officer, that he came attended only by his personal staff, and then was treacherously shot down in cold blood. No evidence in favour of this horrible accusation has yet been published on this side of the world, but it has served to inflame American opinion, and the Government is being
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pressed to demand an inquiry. “ It would do us good,” exclaimed Senator Chandler of New Hampshire, “ to fight such a nation of cut-throats as is governing Cuba.” The following is one of the resolutions which has been brought forward in the Senate. “ That the killing of General Antonio Maceo, the renowned General in the service of the Republic of Cuba, if it is true that it occurred under a flag of truce with an assurance of safety from the Spanish Captain-General, was a violation of the rules of civilized war, an outrage, and an act of base treachery and murder, both cowardly and disgraceful, which demands the execration of every Government and all the peoples of the world, whether civilized or savage. That the Government which authorizes or permits or fails to punish with the extreme penalty of the law the assassins who are connected in arty way with the guilt of this crime is an outcast from the family of nations and from the pale of civilization and public law ; and that the Committee on Foreign Relations be directed to make inquiry as to the facts and report to the Senate at an early day.” Such language would be justifiable enough if the charge against the Spanish troops could be made good, but the common sense of the American people may be trusted to treat it as ridiculously uncalled for, as long as proof continues to be wanting. President Cleveland has hitherto acted with perfect loyalty and fairness, and may be trusted to respect all international engagements.
In his annual address to his consti s ir h e n r y f o w l e r t u e n t s at Wolverhampton, Sir Henry Wo l v e r h a m p t o n . Fowler, after briefly reviewing the past parliamentary session, referred to the
Armenian Question and the differences in the Liberal Party which had resulted in Lord Rosebery’s resignation. He made it plain that in regard to Armenia he was in the most cordial agreement with his former leader. There were two policies open— joint action with the Powers or separate action by ourselves. The former had not so far proved very effectual, but the latter, owing to the multiplicity of interests involved in an attack on Turkey, would mean a European war. It was easy, said Sir Henry, to deride the Concert of Europe ; but a conflict of Europe would be the most awful calamity ever recorded in history. The controversy upon which the Liberal Party had differed might be stated in two sentences. The opponents of Lord Rosebery maintained that, failing decisive action by the Powers of Europe united, England should force upon Lord Salisbury the duty of intervention by force. On the other hand, Lord Rosebery said that the cardinal point of his policy was that single-
