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want of jurisdiction. The effect of
the decision is to affirm the sentence
of death pronounced by the Mis-
souri, State Court.
New York, Jan. 23.-The Posts
Washington special says that the
new Postal Convention with Canada
simply adds to the provisions of the
other conventions the right to send
mail matter of the fourth class.
Anything which can be sent through
the domestic mails, liquids excepted,
may now be sent to Canada by mail.
Duties will be collected on dutiable
articles at the post office Of the adj
dress. The amount will be stated
upon a slip attached to the package |
by the assessing customs officers at
the exchange office from. which the
package will be forwarded to its
destination.
New York, Jan. 23.-TheE Essex
Market Police Court was crowded
this morning, the occasion being the
appearance of the officers of Peter
Cooper Post of the Grand Army Of
the Republic, which was arrested
yesterday while taking part in the
funeral procession of dead men,
Der, the charge being. that the
parade was without permit. In
addition to Peter Cooper Post many
other Grand Army men were pre-
sent. Justice Patterson says that
the Flaw was originally passed to
prevent riotous anarchist parades.
He wished to read up, and post
poned further examination for few
days.
New York, Jan. 24.-An Ottawa
special says: 1t is mi-officially
stated that the Home Government
has urged the Dominion Cabinet to
make such concession on the fisher
les question as will bring about q
settlement. 1t plainly intimated that
while the demands of Canada are
admitted to be of Importance, they
must not be allowed to prejudice the
larger international interests invol
we'd. There are indications of q
yielding disposition on the part of
the Canadian Government under the
unusual pressure from Downing
street, and the absolute certainty
that the Canadian terms would in
any case be refused by the Ameri-
can Congress. In official quarters
the reports from Washington that
the negotiations have broken down
are denied.
New York, Jan. 24.-An Ottawa
. special says: The semi-official an
t nouncement comes from England
n that Hon. Joseph Chamberlain is
likely to succeed Lord Lansdowne a:
s Governor General of Canada. 1t is
represented that in view of import
ant questions which are likely tC
i arise, the British Government desires
e to have its Canadian Executive one
+. who cannot entirely keep the over
: ambitious Canadians in check, bu
who is conversant with every phas'
t of the social and political condition
a of the country. 1t is known tina
1t Lord Lansdowne is anxious to return
st to his Irish estates.
Washington, Jan. 30.-The Sigma
q Corps Station at Nantucket reports
upwards of fifty vessels in the ic'
d near Nantucket and from Great Poin
:. to Tuckernut Shoals. Many of then
are adrift, having lost anchors ant
chains. The ice is ten inches o
I. more thick, and the most powerful
1t vessels can render them no assistance
II. Most of them will be wrecked unles
:. prompt assistance is rendered whe
the ice breaks up.
5. Washington, Jan. S0.-The Hous
Y. Committee on the Election of Presi
Or dent and Vice. President will to-da,
report favorably on Representativ
f. Crain's Constitutional amendment
changing the time of the meeting c
Congress. 1t provides that Congress
shall meet on the first Monday !
January of each year instead of tn
first Monday in December, as
present, and that the sessions sha
u not extend longer than the 3lst {
December following. This is il
IL tended to do away with the shol
:. sessions of Congress.
"0 New York, Jan. 30.-Various est
mates, ranging from S2,00O,oO0
$1,000, 900, are made of the losst
. by the great fire on Broadway t.
ka day. 1t is claimed as aggrevatin
W. circumstances that there was an il
an sufficient force of water. Fiyelarg
". buildings are total wrecks, and Il
.tv firemen are still pouring water c
% the smoking ruins. 1t is said tn
he several hydrants were found froz'
he when the flames had gained headwt
ar. and they had to be thawsd on
ar causing some delay. The stock
nd completely ruined in eight building
les Two buildings, those at $40 and 81
oss Broadway, were old buildings. Tia
ed were in such bad condition that
to insurance company would take ris
in on them except at exorbitant rate
3D. They are reported to be total lo'
in During the progress of the fire ma
ole persons who had business on
ties premises, proprictors, reporters a
the others, had narrow escapes from
ory falling bricks and debris. The
,es is said to have been caused by