, 1893-08-19

All small craft been destroyed. Barometer
rising.
ground Wells. Wind S.. ". Barometer
1884. Weather clearing.
St. Thomas, lGti-Very sQually during
night with low Barometer Nov lisHng. Gaie
evidently passed to the North.
London, August l6th.-Tne appointment
is gaz, tied Of Sir Charles Bruce. Lieutenant
Governor Of British Guiana, to the govern
ment Of the Windward Islands.
New York, August 16th-Telegrams from
London report that Her Majesty The Queen
went ont yachting on Tuesday.
NJ. Radcliffe Cookies Conservative has been
elected Mp. for Hereford by a majority Of Al
over the labour candidate. Mr.. Gre1fell the
previous member, a Liberal, resigned his scat
in consequence Of being unable to support the
Government in the retention of the Irish at.
Westminster.
A despatch from Berlin reports that three
deaths from cholera have occurred there
Paris news announces that the decision of
the majority Of the Behring Sea Commission
is adverse to each and every American claim
to exclusive jurisdiction in the Behring Sea.
The majority also decide (the American Com
lnissionors only dissenting) that the United
States have no right to the protection Of or
property in the seals outside of a marine league
AIOm Adlu. 1H6 majority Oh iA6 GI4UuudI (IuS
American and Canadian members dissenting)
further decides al orders England and the
United States to cooperate in forbidding
sealing within sixty miles Of land or during
the months of May, June and July in the
ocean north of 80 latitude or eastward of $50
longitude. The use Of steamships, firearms or
nets is forbidden, and in future license will be
required from any one desiring to seal.
The London Times in an editorial express
es the opinion that ON the broad question of
international law the decision Of the tribunal
is wholly in favour Of Great Britain, but in
the framing of the regulations England has
been somewhat less successful.
The New York Times in an editorial ex.
presses the opinion that the United States
should be entirely satisfied with the decision.
The New York Herald is also of the same
opinion.
st. Thomas Aug. 17tb.-Yesterday at about
10 am. the Barometer again commenced to
fall with indications of bad weather. Wind
no.th east which gradually increased to a
heavy gale accompanied by heavy rain and
continued all afternoon and until about 7 p. n
whom wind shifted to Sc; some considerable
dam tgo has been done to VIII ryes and piers
by the heavy sea.
Now York, Aug l7th Intelligence from
BDmby rep orts thu the serious disturbances
which commenced there on tho 18th instant
now threaten to reach serious proportions, the
entire province being disturb ID; up to the
present fifty persons have been killed, over
300 If tbs rioters arrested and nearly all the
Mosques burned, the troops being quite %ineffec-
tual in their endeavors to maintain order
beyond projecting public buildings, in which
mary European refugees are sheltered. 1t is
also stated That gunboats have taken up posi-
tions comman ling the native quarters and
are ready to lombard, if necessity arises and
upon receipt Of instructions asked for from
the Homo Government.
The serious nature of the disturbance can
be understood when it is stated that it
involves no less than 100000 Hindoos,
16O,00 Mohammedans and $4,000 Christians.
kilograms from Dublin r eport a serious dis
aster to a boating party, while crossing the
Shannon the boat capsized off JOrrigaholt bay
and seventeen of the occupants were drowned
Advices from Vienna state that a case of
cholera is reported near that city.
Paris news announces the death of the
celebrated physician DR.. CharoOt.
San Juan, Porto Rico, Aug. 17th-Heavy
gale here yesterday, which increased in VIC
lence during the evening; at 9 p. M. the
storm moderated. Three schooners sank ia
harbour. Considerable damage to buildings
is reported outside of city. Owing to inter
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