, 1889-02-13

ance, communication by cable is thus
opened to Hayti, Puerto Plata, st. Domingo
city, CuraGOa, and Laguayra, Venezuela.
Rates St. CrOix to following Stations:
Mole, st. Nicolas, Hayti.. .9l.71.
Puerto Plata and ST. domingo. 2.21.
Curacao, ."."."....... ...... ...... Z.46.
Laguayrd,... ...n. ............. Z.Ils
Inland stations, Venezuela. 2.77.
London, Feby. 9th. via Panama.-The
returns Of the Board of Trade shows that
&3, 220, 900, and the exports FL, 300, 900, az
compared with Jany '88.
New York, Feby. 9th.-The Conference
report on the Nicaragua Canal has been
presented and agreed to. The bill now
goes to the President for his approval.
Advices from Hanoi state that the
French troops have attacked the villages
there and routed the rebels, several Euro
peans were wounded.
The Secretary Of the navy is negotiating
for the shipment, of 5000 tons of coal for
the United States cOaling station at
Samoa.
Gable between Key West and Florida
repaired, restoring direct route to United
States and Europe.
London, Febry. 9th via Panama.-The
Baron de Worms, in the course of II speech
at Liverpool, promised that the necessary
Legislation for Carrying out the penal
clauses of the Sugar Convention should
be introduced in Parliament early in the.
session.
New York, Feby. 9th.-LondOn news
reports thai the Theatre Royal at Alder.
shot was yesterday destroyed by fire.
DN1 l> ~ ok,GN IL, GN.~.nL d.
while cenSuring the cruelty OF Germany in
refusing to grant a passport to the Surgeon
of the goth Regiment to see his sick mother.
still approves the action of the Government
i'll reprimanding Colonel Senart.
General ~BOulanger, during an interview,
explained his programme, which includes
the adoption of the Anne lean constitution,
with a 10 years Presidency, and the
formation of a Council of State to prepare
and submit the Laws TO u nOn-deliberative
National Council of 500 Half of whom he
proposes shall be elected by universal suf.
fIage, the other half to be chosen by the
PrOvincrS.
The Bank of Paris laS failed to found u
new Panama Canal Company.
AdviceS received in London state that
labour riots are occurring in Rome, and
AN = CIV u y . VIVA
had to charge the unemployed working
men in order to dispense them.
London, February l1th.-Mr. Quintln
Hogg has been elected Alderman for the
London Comfy Council.
New York, Feby. 11th.-It il announced
that the Marquis de Salamanca has been
appointed Captain General of the island
of Cuba.
Paris dispatches state that in the cleo.
ton for the Cote d'Or, NJ. Barry, OppOrtu-
nists, defeated NJ. TOussaint, the Conserva.
tive Candidate.
The Socialist Delegates yesterday pre-.
NJ. FlOquet and other officials with
of resolutions adopted by the Work.
ingmen's Congress at Bordeaux. demand.
a reduction in the number Of working
hours and higher wages.
In the Chamber OF Deputies NJ. FiOQuet
insisted that the discussion of the Scrutin
de Liste Bill should precpde the Bill for
revision. The discussion of the former was
then voted.
N. Freycinet, Minister of war, has issued
q circular reminding the French officers j
and soldiers that political demonstrations
by troops are forbidden. Officers, it says,
must refrain from taking any part in poll
tics, and | rely on the goodwill of all to.
Obviate the severe measures which | would
adopt without hesitation.
London news states that despite the
snow storm, IA great meeting was held in
Hyde Park on Sunday, at which speeches
we've delivered denouncing the treatment