The first nomination of " candidate for the coming Presidential election will take place at s grand meeting of Republican Party of Ohio, which will be held in afew days. Both Mr. Taft and Mr. Foraker are working actively, as the one who fails to secure the nomination is likely to hare to abandon his candidature altogether. President Roosevelt and polities! circles at Washington are paying great attention to the course of events in Ohio, December 24.
The New York Republican Club has a resolution by which, with the exception of nine, the three hundred members who were present agreed to support the nomination of Mr. Hughes, Governor of the State, as the Republican candidate in the coming Presidential election, The Club intends to circulate the resolution all over the country for approval.
December 25, Ata banquet given by the members of the Democratic Party at Fort Worth, Texas, Mr. Bryan delivered speech, in which he hinted that he would be nominated as the. Presidential candidate, and declared thet, if e0, he would undoubtedly be successful in the coming election, every indication being very favourable to him. He attributed. this to the retirement of Br. Roosevelt, the unsettled condition of the Republican Party, and the financial depreesion.—* Osaka Asahi."
"Tu Sourg Caixa Monxixo Post."
London, December 20.
General Damade, who assumes the command of the French expedition in Morocco, was formerly French attache with the British forces throughout the Boer campaign.
A serious outbreak of cholera has occurred among the pilgritns to Mecca and Medina. The deaths number about hundred daily.
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Britain's sixth Dreadnought has been begun. The original Dreadnought has returned to Portsmouth from trinle lasting for six weeks, during which she gave fall satisfaction.
January 3.
The date of the reopening of the British Parliament has been fixed for the 23th instant, King Leopoll's private omocwion at The Belgian papers protest against.
Tientsin and the employment there of Belgian soldiers paid by the State, Another severe earthquake occurred at Kingston, the capital town of Jamaica, beginning at eight o'clock yesterday morning. Several buildings were overthrown, but no loss of life ig
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