The Grenada sentinel., 1893-11-18

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sian court, in special article upon the
European situation, says that general
disarmament is impossible and that y
European war is inevitable.
THE Paris Eclaire publishes rumor
which says a quantity of arms and
warships are being secretly bought for
Siam in order that that country may
wage war against France. The rumor
is not believed to be founded on facts.
IT is reported that q very important
combination in copper circles has been
or will be formed, including Baron
Hirsch, the Rothschilds aud Lewisohn
Bros
ArRoJEcr is said to be on foot by the
Urania Steamship Co, of Copenhagen,
to esta blish new line of steamers be-
tween that port and New Orleans.
Mr. MAY, chief cashier of the Bank
of England, has resigned. He will be
succeeded by Mr.. Bowen, the chief &C.
countant. ~.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended November showed an average
decrease of POS compared with the cor
responding week of last year. In New
York the decrease was 21.9; outside,
20l.
II is announced in Paris that the
Archduchess Stephanie, widow OF the
late Archduke Rudolph, will shortly
be married to an archduke of Austria.
IT is rumored that Satolli will soon
1,o ,noda a IN rdina1
r. G. Dun states that the number Of
failures In the United States for the
past week was 36l against 1853 the pre-.
ceding week and 210 for the CORE.
spending period last year.
CLAIMS aggregating 100000 have
been forwarded to Ottawa by Collector
of Customs Miner on behalf of the
British Columbia sealers and will be
presented against the United States
government under the arbitration ar.
rangement
MARTIAL law has been proclaimed in
the province of Barcelona, Spain. The
police have been reinforced by detect.
ives from Madrid, and are hunting the
anarchists night and day.
IT is now thought the explosion of
Mello's powder magazine at Rio de
Janeiro was not due to accident but to
the gunners mistaking the British sail
ors who landed for Peixoto's men and
blowing it up with she'll.
A STEAMER belonging to the same
line as the dynamite.laden craft which
H. 90 nt In nd nal.
lided with and sank barge crowded
with workmen, at Bi: bao, Spain. It
is said that the steamer did not carry
any lights and that she did not stop
after the collision. .r
GEN. JUAN CoRrINA has been i'm
prisoned in Mexico by order of Presi->
dent Diaz. He was charged with in
citing revolution.
The speech of the Italian ambassa-
dor, at the lord may or's banquet in
London, caused angry comments from
the French press. lie said: I'VE Ital-
ians have no need to go into raptures
or to turn our houses inside out when
receiving foreign guests"
BARON ALEXANDER VON BACH, the
Austrian statesman, is dead. He was
in his roth year.
The sheilS in command of the be-
sieging forces at Melilla was killed by
a shell from the Spanish cruiser Conde
de Venadito on November g.. , The Riff
ans were reported to be discouraged.
EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH has pre-
sented Count Won Taffe portrait Of
himself, accompanied by fiattering
letter of dedication.
THERE was meeting of anarchists
at st. Ouen, France, at which the
speakers vehemently defended the
Barcelona bomb throwing, declaring it
was only by fear and blood that
anarchism could be inculcated upon
the peOple.