, 1888-09-05
KILOGRAMS.
ST. GROIN STATION.

10 use clrcumSpectlOn with regard to
MassOwah in order to avoid a conflict with
France.
London news announces that the Rt.
Hon. Sir John Saville Lumley, the late
Ambassador at Rome, has been raised to
the Peerage.
Berlin news states that the Kaiser's son
has been baptized.
1t is stated that China has refused to
ratity the treaty with the United States
restricting emigration.
Canadian dispatches Indicate the prOba-
hllIty that the Government will make large
concessions to the demands of the United
States.
Paris dispatches state that the Chemist
Chevleul yesterday celebrated his 1O2nd
birthday.
The naval evolutions at Toulon have
proved an undoubted success.
Admiral Krantz in the course ola luncheon
at IIyereS, declared that the mobilization
was now perfect. France did not desire
war, but If 1t should be declared she had
no cause to shrink. Ne. Floquet spoke in
the same strain, adding that there was no
reason to fear internal foes.
Plymouth, Septbr. 1St.-The Royal Mail
Steamer "MoSelle' from the West Indies
arrived here at nine a. m. to-day
st. Thomas, 3rd.-The Liverpool steamer
"Jamaican', Capt. Edwards, which arrived
here yesterday morning, reports encoun-
tellng Il hurricane on 3lSt about $50 miles
\. II. OF S0mbrerO. At . D. m. on that
date wind n. blowing terrific and gradual.
~ shifting to n. N. w. and N. w. indicat.
ln9 that the hurricane was coming to the
westward. Between 4 and ) D. m. the
wind was blowing full hurricane force from
y. W., w. n. W., and w. successfully,
the ship being kept away as the wind
shifted. When wind west, and the storm
at It's height, the Captain states the glare
OF the vortex was quite distinct. The ship
continuing an E. and +. S. e. course, in-
c~rcaSing the distance from the centre till
at $50 p. NJ, the wind had decreased to Il
hard steady gale when ship hove to-.
From observations made during the storm
Capt. Edward thinks 1t embraced an
area of about 500 miles in diameter,
proceeding in a N. w. then w. N. w. di-
rectlon until abreast of the Virgin Islands,
thence taking a w. by N. to w. direction,
the centre sEirting the Virgin Islands at
a distance of l2O miles to the North OF
them.
New York, September 3rd.-The London
"Standard", in fierce lingo article against
the United States, reminds that country
that Canada is a British Colony, backed
10y British guns, and recalls the Trent
affair.
London and Canadian dispatches concur
IN declaring that the Home Government
should urge the Colonial Government to
make ample concessions to America.
London new states that Cardinal Man
ming is seriously i'll.
1t is reported that five sharp shocks of
Earthquake have occurred in New Zealand
causing injury to the Cathedral at Christ
church.
NJ. Floquet, speaking at the municipal
banquet at Toulon, urged the audience not
to allow the peace of the Republic to be
attacked by open attempts at monarchical
restoration, OR by tortuous adventures t0
secure a dictatorship.
a collision has occurred near Gibraltar,
which resulted in the drowning of eleven
British sailors.
st. Croix, Sept. 4th.-Some delay is
occurring to kilograms beyond Santiago de-
Cuba A storm is raging at Cienfuegos,
and land lines are interrupted.
San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept. 4th-News
has been received here of very serious
foundations at Ponce, Santa Isabel, Patti.
las, Salinas, and other places. Sixty
houses and the new iron bridge between
Ponce and the Playa destroyed, and eighty
other houses are reported to be in ruins.
Up to the present time twenty nine dead