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Behrine Sea Dispute.

modus vivendi, and makes pro-
posals for accommodation of the
difficulty. The reading of his note
was received in the Senate with
marks Of irritation.
The Presidents rejoinder caused
a profound sensation. He insists
on the unconditional renewal of the
modus vivendi, and asserts he will
exclude poachers from Behring
Sea, even if a naval and military
force is required to enforce it.
Both notes were referred to the
Foreign Committee. The Senate is
disposed to endorse the Presidents
action.
LONDON, March % Owing to
the Behring Sea difficulty, the
British squadron on the Pacific
will shortly assemble at Esquimalt,
a seaport of British Columbia, on
Vancouver Island.
The Political Crisis in Germany.
BERLIN, March 24.-The German
press opposes the separation of the
CHARACTERISTIC and the Premier
ship. 1t is stated that Herr Studt,
Governor of Westwhalia, succeeds
Count Zedlitz as Minister of In
struction.
BERLIN, March 25.-Dr. Miguel,
Minister of Finance in the Prussian
Cabinet declines TO succeed Count
Caprivi as President of the Prus-
sian Council of Ministers. 1t is
now reported that Count Gutenberg
has been appointed Caprivi's sue
cessor to that position.
LONDON, March 23.-The Berlin
correspondent of the Standard says
that Count Won Caprivi will retain
his seat in the Prussian Cabinet,
but resign the Premiership.
The Emperor.
BERLIN, March 22.-Dr. Berge-
mann desires the Emperor to under
go slight operation, in order to
arrest his aural affection. Other
medical men oppose the step on the
ground that it would simply trans
fer the locality of the malady.
Later: The Emperor of Germany
is entering the yacht Meteor for the
Queens Cup at Cowes, and will
sail her i'm nergon.
BERLIN, March 23.-The En-
peror is suffering from great hoarse-
ness and general languor.
The RainhiI Tragedy.
SYDNEY, March 18.-Particulars
have just been received here
of horrible crime which has been
brought to light in England which
the man Williams, accused of the
Windsor murder, is believed to
have perpetrated In a villa which
he occupied shortly before his mar
riage, in Lancashire, with the I'M
fortunate woman whose body was
found at Windsor, the police, on
raising the flooring and digging for
some time, came upon the bodies
of a woman and four children, who
had evidently been murdered and
made away with by being buried in
cement. The discovery has natur-
ally caused great excitement in the
locality, and it is supposed by
many that Williams is identical
with Jack the Ripper.
Detective Cawsey, of Melbourne,
has been informed through pri-
vate channel that Williams admits
having committed the Rainhill
murders, and was perpetrator Of
the last slack the Ripper" murder
in England.
Cruelty in Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, March "a
Many of the Russian Governors Of
provinces ignore the existence Of
the famine, and are exacting the
entire taxes by means of the mer
CHESS fogging of peasants.
End of the Railway Strike.
OTTAWA, March 24.-The Cana
dian railway strike has come to al
end. The locomotive engineers, who
remained neutral, offered to arbi
trate, and their mediation was ac
cepted.
WouId Rather Be An Editor.
PARIS, March %. = Whitelav
Reid, United States Minister al
Paris, has resigned, and will re
sumo the editorship of the New
York Tribune.
The Italian Army.
ROME, March 23.-It is stated
that the Italian Government vii
dispense with 1900 soldiers.
The Famine in Russia,
ST. PETERSBURG, March 24.-Th
Official Messenger states that tn
peasantry are provided with fooc
until May, and seed for spring SOW