... l INSURGENTS DRIVEN OU OF AEGROS. TEE NAVY ESTIMATES. b BY CABLE. luOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDMS NR v YasRK, T-uESDAY.-I a despatchL cabled D fromn Manila to the War Department to-day, I General Otis sayts the insurgents have been driven out of Negros. 31 A despatch from Washington states that the il State Department has received information indi-- eating that Russia has agreedl at length to refer ...

... 1sRF2NmnTAoN rTO MiR. JOHN JOHIKSTON, B AN WidDGE. I in the Towl. HEall Banbridge. on the 27th inst-, there weva a very large ?? of Mr. JohlsttOn'S fr-inds, who h1ad inet to present uirm with a beanti- fuflv-illumiuaed address and a well fihled purse of gold Mr. George trawvfrrd pe-idede. and spoke in wvarmn terms o ~r. .Johnston's public services a-s it Poor-law (uardian. countv conucii or. ...

... ARMAGIH CHURCH SCHOOLS. ADDKESS BY TEE LORD PRIMATE. The annual distribution of prizes provided by the governors of the Armagh Church Schools took place yesterday in the Church Walk, Schoolroom, Armagh. The cliafr was occupied by his Grace the Lord Primate, and the prizes were distributed by Miss Alexander. There was a large attendance of 1 parishioners and friends of the children, amongst ...

... 1THE LATE MR. THO%.IAS VALE-\TiNE, IJ. P. { INTERESTING MAu&SONIC PRESENTATIONT. An interesting ceremony took place in the baln- queting chamber of thle 3Masonic Hall, Arthur Snuare, on the evening of the 9th inst.. when a numerous company assemrbled to Wiloess the un- veiling and presentation of a life-sized portrait in oils of the late Mr. Thomas Valent:ile, J.P., R.W. Provincial Deputy ...

... The ?? ppredin oup latest Edition of TI o followi Saturday:- - PARIS, Friday. ?? confessed twice over. Such is the sen- s ational story started this morning by a deter- mined opponent of the cause of revision. Dreyfw had already been represented as having admitted his guilt to the officers who had charge of him -before the degradation ceremony, and now a sort of dens ex machinea, in the ...

... AXERICA AND THE PHILIPPINES. BOMBARDMENT OF ILOILO. THE TOWN CAPTURED. c HEAVY REBEL LOSSES. Telegraphing from Manila under yesterday's date, a Press Association special correspondent ?? American gunboat Petrel arrived here last niglt with despatehes from General Miller to General Otis, announcing that Iloilo wvas taken by t the combined -wilivaty and naval forces on Saturday morning. General ...

... THE NORTH BRITISH RAMWAY DISPUTE. .d CIRCITTLAR BY LORD TEPE.DDAL.E s The Press Association sas the following cir- ; cular was posted last night, to the shareholders of w the North British Railway Company :- Dear Sir In or Madam-I understand a circular has been ad- lS .,dressed to a. number of shareholders of the corn- pony bvr Mr. Henry CGrierson. a, member of the Le Board of Directors, ...

... d OREWE DIVISION. Ara a meeting of the Conservative party of Crewe division last nighn a communication wt;v received from the Honourable R. Ward, stating he should n not offer himself for re-election at the close of the present Parlianent. The resignation was accepted. a T~lHE ELLAND DIVISION. .1 Meetings on both sides are increasing, a special feature being the meetings at industrial ...

... THEM ROYAL LIDENSING COMMISSION. TO TEE EDITOR OF THE BELFST NEWS-LfEMR. Six-At the official nmeeting of ?? Street Methodist Church, held on Monday evening, 13th inst., the ifollow resolntion was unanimumsly passed: -lat we, the circuit quarterly meeting -of the Agnes Street MNethodist Chinch, have read with pleasure the admirable Aeticle which ap- .peandt recent issue of the ' Belfast NewsI ...

... THIE PROPOSED I RISI CHANNEL T L,\N IN'L LETTER TO IMB. BALFOUR. The following is a copy of the letter tq Mr. Balfour asking him to receive the deputation, which is to wait upon him to-day (Friday) with regard to the proposed Irish Channel Tunnel:- TO TIlE RIOTIT HUuSOURArxs AlHTMUR J. BALFOUR, FIRST LORD OF THIE TRRASUtXY. SIR-The provisional committee of the Irish Channel Tunnel, and with ...

... COUN [UY POROVI(TI OF BELF'AST. The police committee of the Council of this r borough met at the Town Hall ?? cillor Curley presiding. The street inspector sub- I mitted a report on the work of his department for I the week, which was considered satisfactory. A deputation from the public health committee at- t tended, and stated that they had been requested to draw the committee's attention to ...

... RR. T. W. RUSSELL AND HIS CONSTITUENTS. A COMPLETE CLEAVAG4L. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BELFAST NEWS-LETTEL SIR-I enclose you for insertion my answor to Mr. Russell's ?? truly, THOMAS ADDERLEY. Killeshil Rectory, Ballygawley, 5th June, Killeshil Rectory, Ballygawley, -5th June, 1899. DnaxR _MR. RUSSELL-In reply to yours of 1st June, I beg to say that I cannot see my way to summoning a special ...