, 1889-05-15

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Beach stated further that the representa-
tive of the United States was present at
the conference, and had offered no
opposition to such Interpretation.
Public interest has waned i'll the pro.
ceedings of the Parnell Commission since
the examination of Mr.. Parnell was con.
cluded.
A deputation of Paris students waited
on General Boulanger yesterday.
An encounter has occurred between the
troops and the Strikers n'Westphalia, by
which three persons were killed and
several wounded. The military made a
fatal blunder i'll firing on some railway
passengers who were mistaken for
rioters.
The Samoan Conference it is said will
be prolonged, as no definite scheme for the
settlement OF the question has yet been
presented.
A st. Petersburg telegram states that
the Gear was present at the funeral of the
late privy Councillor Count TOlstOi. A
pension has been granted to his widow.
Barbados, 11th.-BishOp Rawle died
here yesterday.
New York, May 13th.-A despatch from
the Berlin correspondent of the Daily NeWs
states that the Samoan Conference has
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Apia, and that all Powers shall have equal
rights with regard to Customs. Germany
has not yet claimed an indemnity for the
Germans killed by the natives.
The Times states that the Conference
has also agreed to the appointment of q
Land Commission, which shall also control
the sale of firearms and spirits to the
natives. The election of a king is left to
the Samoans.
London news states that the Royal yacht
squadron has appointed a committee, IN
which are included the Prince of Wales
and the Marquis of Ormonde, to whom
may be referred any possible difficulties
with regard to the competition for the
Americas Cup.
General BOulanger, in the ~conrse!Of an
interview OH Saturday, declared that if HE
French Government should prOlOng the
sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, until
next year it would be equivalent to a coup
d6tat against universal suffrage, and it
would then be the duty of every city to rise
ia opposition, addiag that he himself
would not be the last to rise.
The steamer Rugia with cotton, bound
tor Hamburg, has arrived at Plymouth.
She reports that her cargo spontaneously
lgnited and burned for 5 hours. and that
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when it occurred to the captain to try
steam instead of water to e%xtinguish the
hre, resulting successfully.
The strike among the employees Of the
Allan and the Anchor Lines has ended,
the masters having yielded to the demands
of the strikers.
Paris dispatches state that Mr.. Reid, the
new United States Minister, has arrived.
The Government has agreed that visitors
to the Exhibition shall be charged only
half rates Oh dutiable goods.
A strike occurred among the cotton
weaverS at Thizy in the Department Of the
RhOne, which has been ended by mutual
concession between masters and men.
The Berlin Government has advised the
employers to consider the complaint of the
strikers and at the same time has issued a
warning to the latter. The mine owners
at Essen have resolved to raise the wages,
but decline to concede the demand for s
hours. The miners lave decided to cease
work in ~ Galleries.
London, May 14th.-The First Lord of
the Treasury stated in the House of Com.
mons that the second reading of the Sugar
Convention Bill had been postponed until
the Goth of June. Much interest has been
excited IN the question, and discussions
have occurred in both Houses of Parlia.
ment.
New York, May 14th.-Paris news states
that M. POirer, an OpportuniSt, has been
elected Senator for the Department of the