, 1894-10-03
TE Z E G A M S.
ST. CRO1X STATION.

to the Irish Parliamentary fund have been re-
turned to the donors including those from Mr..
Gladstone and Lord Tweedmouth.
From Birmingham it is reported that the
authorities Of the libraries in that city have
ordered all racing and betting news to be re-
moved from their files of journals.
Sir William Harcourt is shortly proceeding
to Wiesbaden TO consult in ocullst.
Mr.. j. Chamberlain, ina speech at Leeds
yesterday, favoUred the reforming Of the House
Of Lords by making it representative and
analogous to that of the United States Senate.
He further stated that recent events have so
far justified the opponents Of Home Rule, that
an appeal to the country would low result III
a Triumphant minority.
From Paris it is reported that the L1qulda-
ton of the Panama Canal Go. confirms the
tumour that the new issue of shares is a
failure, under ono-tenth only having been
taken up.
The death is announced of NJ. Humbert, a
Senator.
Continental news states that the continued
illness of the Gar disturbs the Bourses, 1t BE-
ing f AIRED that ia event Of his death his sue
cessor will pursue a less peaceful action to-
wards securing q port on the Pacific, and the
Pamirs boundaries question, which will easily
result in a war. 1t is denie that Russian troops
are pursuing a number of escaped Siberian
f~ugitives across the boundaries.
The London Truth reports that the forth
coming marriage Of Princess Alix to the
Czarewitch is unpopular, and that it is being
inauentially opposed. The paper further
states that if the betrothal is broken "ft
Princess Alix is to receive an annuity OF ten
thousand pounds sterling.
The Daily Telegraph reports that there IS
no foundation for the report of an alliance
having been arranged between Russia,
France and Japan.
A despuch from the Rome correspondent
OF the Times stat $ hat Sisnor Crlsp' VIII
coucede heVatican's demands except the ooV-
eleignty of any portion Of Italy, also hat he
considers the temporal power VI the Pope was
beyond consideration.
A telegram from Blaszki, Poland reports a
serious conHagration in that town, over sixty
houses being destroyed by the flames, IN
Guiding a number of cholera lnvalld8 VINO
were unable to escape. The cause OF
the fire is said to be an incendlary plot.
Sugar prices in the United States markets
are nominal. the sales of raw qualities being
impeded by the large stocks Of refined and the
belief hat the beet crop will result in an
excessive supply.
The trust refneries have stopped work 1t
is reported for various reasons, one beng for
ordinary repairs to the buildings and works,
another that it is TO permit the consumption
to reduce the stock, another that they have
ceased working to create q sentiment OF the
hostile effect Of the new tariff.
London, Sept. 26th-Sugar in stock on the
22nd inst was 81 900 tons. Last year $4,000
tons.
New York. Sept. 27th-The London Times,
in an editorial, discussing the offer Of one
thousand guineas for the best proposed
scheme for an Imperial Customs Union, de-
clares it to be impossible that any such pro-
posaI should exclude tie United States. The
present conditions of trade necessitate that
England and the United States should be
competitors or joint owners of the worlds
commerce.. The article further states that
the colonies are insuperably OPP se'l to JOIN
ING any union excluding the United States,
and would prefer to make concessions for
mutual adv antage to losing buyers of half
their produce.
The admiralty have referred to the Board
Of Trade and other similar bodies a propo-
sal to equip 26 subsidized merchant cruisers
with officers and seamen belonging to the
Royal Navy Reserve.
MIR. William O'Brien in q speech deliver
ed at Dublin yesterday, stated that the Irish
were beyond being purchased by the British
t, easury. also that unless Lord Rosebsry short
~ assumed a definite attitude with regard to