, 1890-02-19

NCW ~ NJ #cCOIy fAOtu.~ OnM AWW"
announces the death OF Earl Sydney.
In the House of Commons Mr.. Parnell
asked what action the Government prOpos-s
eel t" take with regard to the report Of the
Special Commission. Mr.. Smith replied
that the Ministers had not yet had time to
come to n decision on the question: ~
Mr.. PArnell also asked for the repeal of
the coercion act declaring that almost
every act, Of Mr.. Balfour appeared to be
direcied with the object old irving the Irish
people to crime. Sir Richa rd Webster re-
piled in defence of Mr.. BAltOur. Ia
A Melbourne despatch states that the
Federation Conference voted that the
Premier of Victoria shall convene a con-
ference for 1891, and the present conference
then adjourned. u.
The French, Con neil Of Agriculture has
voted in favour Ut imposing IL du5y of 8
francs on Indian corn, 5 an corn meal 3 on
rise in the husk, aud 8 on cleaned rice and
-four.
The Emperor William of G.r+mn any, in an
address to the Council of State Yesterday,
proposed that u conferences b. b cid TO con-
slider th" question Of labonr reform
ST. Thomas l4th-ShArp shock eNrth-
quake 9.12. and st. Kits I4th, ditto $50
p. m.
New York, Fnb-v. I7th.--The deaths
nix at HVllNGUN VI 0iI ROUClt AdAO oA0
Baron Huntington. .#'ff.a 4ei'4
A Madrid despatch states that General
Rndriguez AriaS has heen appointed,
governor general of Cuba. s..f ~
london news states that the gallery OF
the independents Church at Bromley fell
Yesterday and several Individuals. were
injured. Z saTr na.tt.f .tfp
A Berlin telegram states that the EN-
peror William, in y recent . ddress, con-
demned tho ilisAg" Of 40 Idiers by the
officers.
Paris dispatches report that Messrs.
Naquet and Merry, BoulangliSts, whose cleo
lions were nu,litied in December, again head
the poll in two divisions of the. Seine.
Second ballots are necessary Messrs..
GouSSot, ReveSt. and Laur have been re.
elected for three Divisions in st. Denis, NJ.
LIur having doubled his previous majority
NJ. BeIlevAl has been reelected for
Sceaux. Later advires state that the cor.
rectpd returns show that NJ. Merry has been
elected for the S"ine. ."a1i li1qA
# is believed likely that the Due
d'Orleans will be sent to Sainte Pelagie.
New York, F. bry. lSth,-Thes death is
announced of the Rt. Hon. Sir Louis Mall
let OF the Foreign Office, London 2 gaf1a
London news states that 100000 miners,
of England have >ignitied their adherence
w CiO uCHldIu IbI ar IuCtVdSC - ~ ItCE-
cent in wages, and ii is probable they will
strike work alma 4. 's.rIuF u.tc
Replying to Mr.. Parnell in the House
of Commons, MIR. Smith. SAID that the Go.
verhinent in tended to ask the House to
adopt the re port of the Parnell Commits
sion and to. thank the Commissioners for
their just and impartial conduct, and also
to ask the House 10 enter the report, in the
journals. - ~ ~ - ~ % on
On resumption Of the debate 3on the
address from the throne, Mr.. OBrien de-
Clared that, the, NationaliStS had grown
stronger under the Coercion Act. "
Mr.. 7. D. Russell said that the Parnel-
lites now praise The Gladstonians, whom
formerly they covered. with the worst
epithets, I. ,...L.-,g ...l.t no
Mr.. Shaw Lpfp,vrre complained that he
had been subjected to surveillance during
his recent visit to ireland! He admitted
that the country had improved, but it was
not due to coercion butt to the good har-
vest. Sc e. :.
The judge of the British columbian
Court declares that the Unitad States
Government has 20 inrisdictiQni in Behring's
Sea. noot
The Jour nal des Dehats, commenting on
Sundays elections, biames Che Inactivity N
the Gov ernment for the defBat Of the Repuo.
lican candidate; gThe,Bpulangists are jubt-
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