, 1889-01-23

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connected with the Board Of Works were
rejected.
Paris dispatches state that NJ. de LeSseps
has been appointed President, and his son,
Charles, Vice. President of the new Panama
CANA Company.
The Credit Foncier has announced that
The interest on stocks and ObIlga-
tions deposited, will after the payment
of prizes i'll the Lotteries, leave an
annual surplus of FcS 100000 towards the
redemption of the Bonds.
The Committee of NJ. Jacques publish
daily the lists of the subscription to help
his c~andidature against General BOHlan-
ger, which already reaches FcS.50,O00. NJ.
Cernuschi subscribed 10000.
The United States Senate, OH the Tariff
Bill, by 81 against %, has voted the grant
of one cent per pound Bounty on all sugars
produced in the United States from Cane,
Sorghum and Beet.
New York, Jany. 21st.-The German
aggresSiOns in Samoa are causing great
annoyance to the United States, whose
Government, with the general approval of
the Country, has sent u wal vessel to pro
tect American interests.
1t is stated that MIR. Gladstone has so
much improved by his s%ojOurn at Naples,
that he will remain there until the end
of his trip, and will not visit Rome.
A Paris Telegram states that the Free
masonS and the Radical Federation
have issued addresses against General
BOulanger.
1t is reported that the Czlrina il
insane.
st. Vincent, Jan. 22nd.-ThG Repairing
Steamer Duchess arrived here on evening
g tl,1 OtI md ,un,,f 10 yvNpiy ~. tlntf.llAy-
ing morning at daylight; picked up the
S.. Vincent end of cable and buOycd it;
pndpavourpd to secure the Barbados end,
hut the weather was too rough 10 continue
operations; and to-day it is blowing too
hard to grapp!e. The majority of the
breaks in this cable having taken place in
this vicinity, the Company have decided
to duplicate this part Of the section by
erecting an overland line of about 5 miles
to The south east point Of this island, aud
there joining on to the cable, cutting out Il
very rocky an dlngeruS part OF The pre-
sent routes
jamaica 22ud.-rhe American man.of
war 'OSSipe" arrived here ON Goth, having
the "Haitian Republic III tow, Il crew hay
ing arrived from New York to take her
home.
1t is reported that PresidentILegitime's
mind is giving way unrer the great mental
strain caused by The difficulties he has to
contend with.
New York. Jany. 22nd.-Au English ship
has been ordered to Samoa to supper the
United States Government views Of the
Treaty by which European Powers ara
precluded from obtaining dominance in
Samoa.
In the French Chamber of Deputies
Bishop Freppel attacked Admiral Krantz,
Minister OF Marine, for abandoning the
French Interest in the Pacific especially
Easter Island aud the Cook Group, tue
Government having coded Easter Island
to Chill, although it was necessary as a
port of call for ships for P nam and
Australia, and had further allowed Eng.
land to annex the Cook Group.
Admiral Krantz, replying, stated that
all the AdmiralS regarded Easter Island
as useless, and Cook Island had never
belonged to France. England, he said,
had 10 right to annex TOngwayS, but the
island was unimportant.
Further discussion ensned. during which
Bishop Freppel declared that the Ministry
of Marine was only half informed on the
subject.
On the discussion of the recruiting Bill,
the Right opposed, protesting that the
Law of 1872 was sufficient. NJ. de Freycinet
replied that it was necessary to put three
millions in the line Of defence on the from
tier. The whole Bill then passed by a vote
of 800 to 1863.