... 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 ...

... I THE NORTIU-WZST LANARK ISSUE. The North-West Lanark bye-election continues to progress without very much notice being taken of it. It has not proved an interesting election. There has been a deadly dulness about it from the beginning, and there is little indication that the lethargy is Iikelv to lift before the polling is reached on Tuesday next. In spite of the fact that we hear it often ...

... BOY?'C?MIANIE? IN NEW¶QW?iARJ? INSPECTION BY LORD LONDQNDE~tY. On Saturday last the Marquis of London dextt inspected and addressed the recently-formned Boys! Companies in Newiowna~rds. A s his Lordship elight'd from his carriage at the Londonderr Schools, the military salute wias played by tin o inte f the companies. Subsequently to the ravice.i of the two companies, the boys were dravwn up ...

... THE HEALIR CONDITIONS O? OOAL MINiNG. A\s to whether there are ?any diseases peculiat to tne miners calling,, there is evidevnce that, wvith one, or prerhaps two. Cxccpt-itfs. there are none such. Th'ese excep~tions arc ae affection of the eyes, termed Ny~sreagnes ?? and, in a lesser de- gree, that dlisan se of the reapcr;atniy orgen~s w~hichs enniell~y goes hb- the naanes of eoincr& asthma I ...

... Thle following appeared in )ur , SiaturdLy: - ?kIHRHTS INGE DEFICIT, WASIINYVON 1.! A distinct sensation. r sau i .. of Representativeasi to-ty Nvh ?? .ir. anai. of the Committee on A1.I i the startling announcemett iit 'L-L tlis year will soo$0 fice ;a IlI. ; c:..i 15%GOO.OOO dollars, withtoitt>'w -. dollars to be paid to SLJ- 'S *r j11; : I the cession of the PhLillPini- 1! ?? C's the 'Daily ...

... AFFAIRS IN CHINA, DIRECTORATE OF THE NORTHERN RAILWAY. . BRITISH PRESTIGE THREATENED. PRESS ASSOCIATION FOREIGN SPECIAL. PEniN, FEBBUARY 20. - The difficulties arising out of the question of the directorate of the Northern Railway, of which the abrupt dismissal of Hu Qu Fen, chief director, was the immediate cause, ha-ve gradually increased, and now the situation has become so acute that it ...

... j iVXTk. ictttY. Ni ac.LLTEB OFFICt, W I' ?. it' xv tQiiS Ifl t2'atiitttflcflt. P ' . ?? lii ? a foectacie -itit' briton: Jute 1241 :it' It-it, lie- I -t.n.t up have, by tit?tt2 Ito the? * it pt!.1 of view, ii ?? - ?? .h t.ttt.thtt' one * ix tech ant- iita:y * ?? 2- ?? (losiliztiadJ * 11 hi to toll far ititit 2 hi %ffitt-C iii 1>> ito ct-ib -Ia * . it-ill . lilt) (tin- B t2k:tt 2112(1 Mr. H ...

... BANGOR. A meeting of tis body was held yesterday evening in the Boardroom, Bangor. There were prosent-Messrs. B. L. Moore (in the chair), James Thomson, John M'Afeekau, James Bownman, James Neill, Archibald Thomson, James Savage, and James Crosbie. 'Mr. A. Thomson inquired was the resolution directing that separate accounts should be opened in the name of the Board in the books of the Belfast ...

... INSURGENT TROOPS AND THEIR DEMANDS. THE CASE FOR GENERAL GOMEZ. PRESS ASSOCiATION EoRlUGN SECIAL. Reuters Agency has received the following com- munication from Captain Juan Fernandez, official representative of General Meximo Comez in Lon- don.:- As representative of General Manimo Gomez and the Cuban army, it becomesi my duty to dispel the false position in which public opinion in Europe ...

... _ ,,I IPPN n IP1ILIPPINES, THlE THlE FIGHTING AT CALOOCAN. MOVEMENTS OF THE INSURGENTS. A Press Association special telegram, dated Manila, Relruary 8th, ?? evening, as l the Filipinos at Caloocan, were evidently massing for ,enigbt attack, the American left wing, consist- ing of Companies B, C, and I f the Kansas iloeg- 1 ment, were ordered to attack the enemy and drive back the ...

... LItFE IN ANERICA. THE WASHINGTON CELEBBATIONS SURGEON DALY AND THE COMMISSARIAT. DEPARTURE OF MR. CHOATE. Is BY CABLE. FROM1 OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. NEW YoJac, WsmNExsDAY.-To-day being the an-C niversary of Washington's birthday weas, in accord- ...

... CoRRESPOND ENCE. THE UNIVEESITU QUESTION. To THE EDITOR OF THE BELFAST NEVsS-Li.trER. Si-More than a week has elapsed since the appearance of my letter on this thorny subject in your columns. The river of controversy which it called forth, and which, for a time, surged along in full and angry flood, seems to be running dry, only a few tiny runnels being now heard trickling through the Press. I ...