, 1890-04-30
TELEGRKMS.
ST. CROIX STATION.

RO3cOmmOn Herald, has been sentenced to
9 months Imprisonment with hard labOur
Tor offences committed in violation Of the
Coercion act.
In the Committee stage of the land pur-
chase bill the Government will submit two
clauses embodying Mr.. Parmells motion,
but Mr.. Parnell regards Mr.. GOScheu's Ofer
as q. trap, holding that his SCHEME can
only be effective if worked by itself.
The quarrymen at HolywelI, Wales,
have struck work.
The Emperor William has arrived at
DarmStadt, for which place the Empress
Augusta has also started.
1t is stated that the Portuguese authO.
rites at the Island of st. Vincent, Cape lie
Verde, have refused to succour British
sailors wrecked there.
Paris dispatches state that President
Garnet was warmly greeted at Draguignan
while en- route to Nice.
1t is reported that the Dahomaqs have
advanced nearer to the French position
aud another battle is imminent.
A Berlin telegram states that Germany
has ~ahrogated the Law OF IA, owing TO
Priests having failed to comply with the
May Laws. thus rendering them liable TO
prison and exile.
Herr Fortwalzen, in an interview with
Prince Bismarck, said he was not afraid
of the Msy.day demonstrations.
ACoptic clerk has accused Emin Pasha
of trying to surrender his Province to the
MaKdi.
The Egyptian cotton crop is estimated
at 0 10000 cantars over that of '89.
New York, April 2Sth.-The Chancellor
OF the Exc4eQuer admitted in the House
of Commons that Colonial distillers are
subject to the excise restrictions, and said
be must decline to reduce to four pence
the surtax on Colonial rum.
The death is announced of Sir Thomas
Edwards Moss.
Mr.. Henry NJ. Stanley received a warm
welcome in London.
Mr.iDavitt yesterday addressed a meet
ing of Railway Strikers at Ph0nix Park,
Dublin, in which he expressed himself in
favour Of submitting the question to arbi-
tration. He condemned the s%ignalmen' for
not giving notice of their intention to quit
work.
Queen Victoria and the Emperor and
Empress of Germany have reviewed the
troops at Darmstadt.
GiovanniSucci, who began, his 40 DAYS
fast on, March 18th at the Royal Aquarium,
London, has successfully completed his
task
Paris news states that NJ. Delabache, a
hepupIlcans mas Oeen elected Member OF
the Chamber of Deputies for Correze.
The returqa of the Municipal elections
show twelve Republicans, eight COnserva-
tives and one Boulangist successful, and
atty nine supplementary ballots are ne
ceSsary.
President Carnot has returned to Paris.
A R0yalist deputy, NJ. Belleville, has been
fued for l~itelling NJ. Goblet.
The King of Dahomey, in a letter to
President CarnOt, complains that the
French attacked him without warning or
declaring war.
General SausSier has advised the priests
of the MadelaiIo to postpone the usual
May day children's communion.
A Vienna despatch states that the StTik.
erS demand 80 to IOU per cent advance in
their wages,
1t Is stated that the Dutch Government
proposeg to increase the duty on Ameri-
can petroleum imported into the Dutch
Indies, as a reprisal for the increase in
duty imposed by the United States On raw
tobacco. .
New York. April 29tb.-Mr. Henry b..
Stanley, who has been visiting the PRINCE
of Wales at SAndringham, has returned to
LondOn. Mr.. Balfour and MIR. Goschen
held q conference yesterday to discuss
the expediency of adopting part of Mr..
Parnell's proposals for the Land Purchase
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