, 1894-03-10

Colonel Ellis, who commanded the West
India troops when attacked by the Senegalese
under command of F ench officers, as reported
in news Of 9Th and 9Th January last, has died
from al attack of fever.
The schooner-rigged steamer "~Olympia,"
which was believed to have foundered during
the gale off Cape Hatteras on the 18th Febry,
has been posted at Lloyd's as missing.
Advices from Washington report that the
Senate have passed the vote of $45, 600 to
save the hull Of the Kearsage.
It is also reported that the Senate have
asked he State Department for information
regarding the landing Of a British force at
Bluefelds. The New York Tribune. in an
editorial, expresses the opinion that any pre-
tension Of a British protectorate at Blue
fields violates the Clayton Bulwer treaty of
1850, aud that any protest under the treaty
involves American rccogniti on of the British
claim to jointly protect the Nicaragua Canal.
The article considers thot the treaty should
be abrogated.
1t is reported that Messrs. Russell Hoag-
ley Of New York. are promoting a combina-
ton Of the tropical fruit trade, the
de, ign being. to fix stable, uniform
prices for buying and selling bnna-
mas, cocoanuts, ranges etc. both at the
points of shipments and receipt, aud also to
regulate freishts etc. in the Interest Of both
shippers'and dealers.
London. March 8th-sugar in stock on the
3rd inst, was $4,000 tons. Last year $1,000
tons.
New York. March 9th-Advices from
London report that Mr.. Gladstone j. improy
ing. but stin confined to his bed.
The Cabinet have drafted the forthcoming
Queens speech, and it is believed it will in
clude, amongst other measures, the Bills for
Registration. ReforAl, and Welsh diSestab-
lishment, more or less confirming the news
published on 26th ultimA.
A Parnellite manifesto has been issued
expressing distl0s. Of Lord Kosebery IT
also summons The Irish party to resist
amy postponemeut OF Irish legislation unless
Lord Rosebery giv's assurances that the
Home Rule measure will not be shelVed.
Advices from Rome crate chat yesterday q
bomb. enclosed in al old silk hat, ex EXPLODED at
a street corner adjacent TO the Parliament
building, woun1ing eight persons. 1t is
thought that by the merest accident the own
or of the bombs purpose was frustrated, it
being his intention to cause it's explosion
Immediately ait er the adjournment of the
session of Deputies AID amid Gro wds VIII
were certain to be present. The outrage 10
considered to be either a protest against the
Sioilian taxes or the adverse vote of the De-
puties on the proposed holding of an exposi'
ton in Rome.
Washington news states that the f.
nance Committee, appointed by the Senate
on the Tariff question, have announced
their decision, which is almost identical
with the ann0un cement made in the CONNER
oial Bulletin Of New York and published in
news of LIST March. The tariff on molasses
to be 2 cents per gallon under Sc test and 4
cents per gallon over Sc test. On sugar.
however, the tariff is to be one dollar per
owt. under so test. Between 80 and 80 test
it increases at the rate of one cent per cwt
per degree and between 80 ard SO increases
2 cents per cwt. per deg rec. Thus sugar SO
test will be liable to a tariff Of one dollar
and 20 cents per cwt. and above SO test one
dollar and forty cents per cwt.
New York, March 9th
Flour 81 Lawrence pr. hrl $3.50 $3.50
Med, best brandy ",ne pof. brl 27G
Heavy Mess Pork, pei bri l6-l53
New Seasons Pork, per brl 1913
Crystals per 10. 1916
'us" Il. % q. X Muscovado 80 test
l~I lls 3-l3,l6
4n9lish Islands Mo'ssses PEI gu toc.
t1chunge ,ew York and London 467
London, March 9th
(Demerarn Crysta,sp rwi l5i9-16l9
sugar Nuscovado ll.6l-l2S 81
Germnn Beet 90 49, Cd