that China was indifferent to her wishes, she determined to seize upon a
portion of Chinese soil, and put herself in a position to force the
Asiatic kingdom to listen to her demands and obey them.

A later telegram from China says that Germany has agreed to give up
Kiao-Chou Bay for a coaling-station at Sam-Sah, which is on the coast of
China, facing Formosa, the island Japan secured from China in the late
war.

This report is also as yet unconfirmed, and so we must wait until next
week to know which is the correct one.

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From the latest Cuban news, it would seem that the insurgents are
gaining a good many victories.

The leader of the Spanish forces, General Pando, was met by the Cubans
in a heavy engagement in Santa Clara province. The first reports that
reached us were that the Cubans had won the victory, and General Pando
had been killed.

This report was denied by the Spaniards, but nevertheless no news has
been received from this leader since the engagement.

The Spanish authorities are awaiting information with the deepest
anxiety. The idea is growing daily stronger that some disaster must have
overtaken him, and that he has been cut off from communication with
Havana; otherwise no one can account for the fact that no news of any
kind has been received from him.