The War in Hayti. Shocking Slaughter. LONDON, August 7
News from Hay ti states that the followers of General Legitime are literally butchering the adherents of General Hippolyte…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1889
448 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 23
The French War Ship, Amiral Baudin
We have already published two or three illustrations of the French navy, and now we give an engraving of the Amiral Baudin, an iron and steel barbette ship with two screws. This vessel is the mate of the…
Continued on Trove, page 305 →The Steel Point Battery. (By a Citizen Soldier.) the "Staff" Versus "The Regiment." No. 2
Having in a former article disposed of the eccentricities in the correspondence connected with this all-important matter, I will now take in hand the evidence given for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Soldier's Cap
ACCORDING to Gunner R. V. Brown, of the Permanent Artillery, he was passing the Alhambra on Saturday night, when Polly Nelson accosted him and requested him…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Distress in Samoa. No Food Supply for Months. A Brave People in Sore Straits -- War's Devastations -- Waiting for the Harvest
THE people of Samoa are in want. From reliable information to hand it is evident that unless outside aid come to their relief the brave Samoans will be reduced to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Glenmore-road Affray. the Wounded Constable
Constable Slater, the victim of the Glenmore-road shooting affray, left the hospital yesterday, but it is not certain when, if ever, he will be able to return to active duty. His wounds are serious,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Cretan War. Despatch of Turkish Forces. LONDON, August 17
A force of 30,000 Turkish troops and eight Turkish warships have been despatched to Crete to suppress the insurrection and restore order in the island…
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The colonels and majors had all told their recollections of the war, and even the privates had been hoard. It was the turn of the home guard…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Soldier's Mother Wit
A long list might be made of men who have owed their advancement in life to a smart answer given at the right moment. One of Napoleon's veterans, who sarvivd his master…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Behring Strait Seal Fisheries. the Seizures of Canadian Vessels by America. British Men-of-war Demanded. Reported Arbitration Proceedings. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Aug. 23
The persistent interference of the United States authorities with Canadian vessels engaged in the seal fisheries in Behring Strait has aroused much popular…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War in Hayti. President Legitime Ousted. General Hippolyte Assumes the Presidency. LONDON, August 26
Latest reports from Hayti state General Legitime has been ousted from the Presidency of the Republic by General Hippolyte, the insurgent chief. The latter has now…
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LONDON, Tuesday.--The civil war in Hayti has practically terminated, General Hippolyta having succeeded to the Presidency. HIs rival General Legitime…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A War minister III
MELBOURNE, Monday.--The Hon James Lorimer, Minister for Defence, is seriously ill of inflammation of the lungs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Will There be War? Bulgaria and Servia
LONDON, September 2.—A telegram from Bucharest states that it is reported there that Bulgaria and Servia are massing troops on their frontiers, and the situation is regarded as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Will There Be War? German Army Increased. the Situation in the Balkans
LONDON, September 2.—The Berlin Post states that it is intended by the Government to ask the Reichstag to create two now army corps in increase of the German army. Consequent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Cruisers. Great Speed, Size, and Length Necessary
A full-power trial of the Mediterranean Squadron took place off the coast of Sardinia recently. At 11 a.m. the squadron started at two-thirds power, about 11 knots, the time fixed for the commencement of the full-power trial…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mutiny and Desertion. a British Man of War
LONDON, September 5.—It is reported here that a mutiny broke out among seamen on H.M.S. warship Acorn, now lying at San Francisco. The mutiny was followed by a large number of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wagga Soldiers
WAGGA WAGGA, Friday. -- Lieut.-Colonel Farrell, commanding 1st Regiment, will inspect the local Volunteers who are part of the regiment on Saturday next…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →" War Inevitable."
From the Sentinel (Toronto, Canada) :-- Writing on the subject of war between Great Britain, Canada and the United States, the following and considerable more staff of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Painful and Affecting Scene. an Incident of the Land War
A frightful scene was witnessed (says UNITED IRELAND, August 3) in the course of an eviction at a place called Cullens, in the county Mayo, last week. A poor widow named…
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