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by Mr. W. Cooper's Newhaven II., 6 yrs., 9 st. (M. Cannon), defeating the favourite, Mr. Theobald's Survivor, 6 yrs., 7 st. 9 lb. (F. Allsopp), both Australian bred horses. Seventeen started.

19. Mr. Reed, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, gave notice of his resignation, and of his withdrawal from political life.

— The third reading of the Federation Bill passed by the Legis- lative Council of New South Wales by 30 to 23 votes.

20. The wedding of the Earl of Crewe and Lady Betty Primrose, younger daughter of the Earl of Rosebery, celebrated in Westminster Abbey.

— A general strike of colliers through the Charleroi, Seraing and Liege districts took place in consequence of the masters' refusal to advance wages.

21. At Philadelphia, in the case of ex-Senator Quay, charged with the misuse of the funds of the People's Bank, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. The Governor of Pennsylvania thereupon appointed Mr. Quay United States Senator until the next session of the Legislature.

— In the House of Lords the Earl of Wemyss appealed to the Government to put a stop to the decorations of St. Paul's Cathedral going on under the orders of the Dean, but Lord Salisbury declined to take any steps.

— At a banquet at New York, Captain Coghlan of the United States Navy made a speech, in which he spoke of the unfriendliness of the German ships during the blockade of Manilla, and of the strong attitude taken up by the American Admiral Dewey.

— At Johannesburg, Mr. Theron, a solicitor, fined 20L for an assault upon the editor of the Johannesburg Star, in which an article had appeared insulting the Boers.

22. The King and Queen of Italy reviewed the British and Italian squadrons in Aranci Bay, Sardinia, and were subsequently entertained on board H.M.S. Majestic by Admiral Rawson.

— The French Academy of Moral and Political Sciences awarded to Major Marchand the Audiffret prize of 15,000 frs. for " the greatest act of devotion of any kind."

— The chess tournament by cable between English and American universities ended in a victory of the former by 3J to 24 games.

24. After many hours' severe fighting the American troops under General M'Arthur drove the Philippine insurgents out of their strongly- fortified positions before Calumpit, and two days later captured the town and scattered Aquinaldo's forces with severe loss.

25. The Duke and Duchess of York on returning from Ireland paid a visit in semi-state to Carnarvon Castle and other places in Wales, and were received with hearty enthusiasm by the Welsh.

— Lord Kitchener arrived at Berber from Khartoum after a camel ride of 800 miles through the Eastern Soudan.

— Dawson City, Klondike, almost totally destroyed by a fire caused by the upsetting of a lamp. Upwards of a hundred large buildings in