Morning journal and courier., 1892-11-30
TELEGRAPHIC JOTTINGs.

The latest advices from Samoa state that
sided.
1t is announced that DIR. Vaughan, archbishop
OF Westminster, will be raised to the cardinaIate
on the occasion Of the popes episcopal jubilee.
Washington special to the New York Herald
says: The subject Of national system of quar-
antiue will be one Of the leading features CT the
presidents message and Secretary Fosters an
nual report.
The Russian council of state has decided to
raise the duty on cotton to 40 kopecks per
pood (about Los per sc pounds) when brought
by sea and to l55 kopecks about SLID per
pound when brought by land.
The New York Herald will say there is no room
at present for doubt that Charles 8. Fairchild
will accept the treasury portfolio. which is I'M
derstood to have been rendered to him by Mr.
Cleveland within a day or two after the election
In the Austrian reichsrath yesterday a mem
Der In a speech spoke of France as a republic of
thieves and swindlers. The remark caused an
order. II is expected that the French govern
ment will call the government to account
cable dispatch says that the ship Alert, of
the Colombia Commercial Steamship company
has been wrecked at the mouth of the Magdalena
river, near Boca, in the United States of Colon
ola; me vessel is in q bad condition, but the
escaped to shore in small boats.
The trustees of st. John the Divine met in New
York yesterday. After the meeting Bishop Pot
ter refused to state whether any person had
given S5OoOO to the building fund. He said how
ever, that the cash contributions aggregated
nearly 100000. The cornerstone will be laid De-
cember q, the anniversary OF St. John, the evan
gelist.
A petition against the election of Nathaniel
George Clayton (conservative), who at the last
general election was returned for the Hexham
division of Northumberland by a majority OF
ipht re. tpyn 10 odcfn pIa
opponent, has been sustained, and his seat in the
house of commons has been declared vacant.
The petition alleged that Mr. Clayton had been
guilty of bribery and corrupt practices.
The importers of mother OF pearl have begun
proceedings to test the section of the Mckinley
bill which imposes a duty Of 20 per cent ad valo-
rem on ARTICLES cut, ground, sawed or manu-
featured" The article in question is sawed from
not come within the clause as cut, sawed or man
ufactured and that the duty should be but 10
per cent. ad valorem. The matter is now before
the board OF general appraisers. A large uount
of money is involved in the case.
The trial by court martial of Captain A. P.
Hastings and Commander David L. Dickson of
her majesty's ship Howe of the Channel squad
ron, which grounded on Pereiro reef near FerroI,
Spain, was begun yesterday on board the flagship
Victory at Portsmouth Eng. Rt. Hon. the Earl
OF Clanwilliam, admiral OF the squadron, pre-
sided, the other members of the court being
Rear Admiral @. g. Fame and six captains. The
defense rely mainly upon defects in the chart of
the locality supplied by the Spanish authorities
The trial. it is expected, will last several days.
Suits have been begun in the New York su-
preme court by the Travellers Insurance com
pany OF Hartford, Conn, to compel the Fourth
National bank and the Importers and Traders
| bank of New York city, to make good the losses
the company suffered through the alleged for
geries Of Clark w. Hatch. Hatch was the Boston
| agent of the Travellers and, through a long
series of forgeres it is alleged, managed to draw
$4,000 from the company's accounts in the
Fourth National bank and the importers and
Traders National bank. After this fraud
had been in operation for a time the COM
pany became suspicious and began an investi-
cation. Hatch then disappeared and is said to
have gone abroad. The compapy's counsel,
Charles A. Deshon, obtained from Judge Truax
yester day an order for five commissioners 10 ex-
anime fifty witnesses in Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island and Connecticut about
| the alleged policy holders and deficiencies.