, 1888-02-23

north which the storm reached.
TIE CROWN PRINCE.
New YORK. Feb 20.-The German
bankers have received private cables
this morning informing them that
there is no hope for the recovery of
the Grown Prince.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-The presi-
dent sent TO the senate the nomina-
tons OF L. p. Briscoe, of Mississippi,
to be Indian agent Of the Crow
agency IN Montana: and Leon B.
Cornell # New York. to be receiver
of public moneys at Spokane Falls,
Wash. Terr
FROM AUSTRALIA.
SAN FRANcIsCo, Feb. 20.-Steamer
Alameda arrived yesterday, bringing
Sydney advices to January 10Th, and
Auckland news to January 30th.
Bush fires have caused great dam
age along the southeastern coast Of
Australia
The silver mining fever has broken
out in Adelaide, and there is wild
speculation in mines.
The postal conference at Sydney
decided adversely to the proposed |
Pacific cable
Mayor Rutter, of North Rock
hampton, Queensland, has been SEN
fenced to seven years penal servi-
tUde for forging promissory notes. |
Mining and land speculation ruined |
him.
The German bark Saturn, loading
with whe at at Adelaide, was burned
-. A big harvest is expected in New
Zealand. Much damage was done at |
Aparima 10y heavy floods.
BOUNDARY LINE.
New YORK, Feb. 1S.-An Ottawa |
special says: It has been arranged |
that the international Will be in the |
direction of the location of the bound
ary line between British Columbia
and Alaska, in the event of a salts
factoIy settlemant of the fishery |
question. The matter is beng sub
mitted to the Grown, on which Eng
land will be represented The Cana
dian government has been pressing
for the appointment of a commission
for over a year past. A settlement
of the fishery question has already
created an angry controversy between
the government and opposition or
gans. Several official newspapers.
guided by the tone of the American
dispatches, have little praise for Tup-
per. The Montreal and Halifax
newspapers are accusing Upper and
Chamberlain of wlllfully sacrificing
the Canadian interests.
THE FISHERIES TREATY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-The new
treaty between the United States
and Great Britain relative TO the set
tlement of the Canadian fish,
cries dispute will be sent to the SEN
ate Monday, it is probable it will then
be given to the public. The president
is now engaged in writing Il message
to accompany it, AMI it is understood
that before the treaty goes to the sem
ate the presidents message will be
read to the eatinet. This message
will refer to the friction that formerly
existed between this government and
Canada and state that the treaty as
ratified will practically relieve all ex-
listing controversies.
STARVING REDS.
EDMONTON, n. W. L. Eeb. 1S.-Cun-
ningham, member of the Northwest
Council, who has Just returned from
a trip to Lac Ia BicEe, reports the
condition of the Indians there as de-
plorable These Indians have been
cut off from government assistance
since the Riel rebellion. They are
now raiding settlers or eating them
out of provisions by begging. The
state of affairs in the Edmonton dis
trict is no better. The Indians are
actually dying of starvation.
ALIENS AND CORPORATIONS.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 1.-THE bill to
amend the law prohibiting alien per-
sons and corporations from acquir--
ing lands in the United States, re-
ceived the approval of the house
committee on mines and mining
The amendment provides that the
restriction law shall not apply to
mines of gold, silver, tin, lead. Gin
nabar or copper or any interest
therein.
THE CROWN PRINCE.
SAN RENO, Feb 1S.-Fresh and
puzzling symptoms have manifested
themselves in the case of the crown
prince. The uneasiness concerning
his condition has increased.
HISTORY OF THE BATTLE FLAGS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The seere>
tary of war today returned to the
house his answer to the Boutelle res
olution calling for information as to
whether the flags captured by the
United States have been removed
from the place where they were dis
pIayed. and concealed, and if so, by
what authority, and for what purpose,
and further as to what propositions .
have been made by the government
officials for the surrender of these {
flags, and whether it is true that
some of them were autually sur
to persons having no right
to their possession. ,
As a preliminary, the secretary !
gives a brief history of the flags. 1t ,
IS stated that while some of the con-
flags have since been given
o the companies or regiments cap
uring them, no flags have passed ,
,ut of the custody of the department :
hat were in such custody when t
Secretary Endicott assumed charge &
If the department. The order to re- g
urn the flags and the order revoking s
t are given, and the statement is
made that no flags were actually re-