, 1894-08-29

resolution to vote only for commoners pledg-
ed TO abolish the House of Lords.
Advices from China report that General
ii Hung chang has expressed, on behalf o.
his Government, regret to Great Britain Tor
the murder Of Mr.. James Wylie, the Scotch
missiona V. and also that an imperial edict
has been issued for the murd"rers to be be-
headed, and all damages TO property maze
good
Other dispatches state tina nineteen
japanese warships recently conveyed 'h'II
teen transports, anG landed SIX lhouo"h"
troops. who marched upon Ping Yang.
An eugagrment took place, the Chinese
troops being victorious. 1t Is further state9
that the Chinese cavalry killed 1900 OF the
Japanese, and compelled the rest OF me latter
to re-embark.
A despatch from the Berlin correspondent
of the STANDARD reports that It is the lnten,
ton of China to protest to the Powers tha'
Japan compelled the King of Corea to declare
his independence of that country, and at same
time anti-d&ting the documents to simulate MS
free will.
A telegram from Mentoue states that yes
terJay an Anarchist, out If revenge Tor the
recent police raids upon his comrades, shot IN
the back and killed M. Huissct, Secretary t"
the Army Commissarist Department, /" mat
city.
The New York Tribune reports that Eng
land and the United States have agreed to re
cnonise Nicaragua as sole and responsible
so9preipn Of the Mosquito territory hereafter,
iono,;nT tho chief of the latter country,
Robert Henry Clarence.
mis- action on the part Of England ard the
limited States makes the Nlca ag"an Govern
mpnt responsible for the rr"ioctiOh Il all
foreigners residing at Bluefelds.
The New York Herald also, in an article on
the subject. considers that Nicaragua is Justi-
fed regarding the recent arrests OF English
and American subjects, alleging that they should
be regarded as conspirators.
In response to q protest from Mr.. Gosltng, :
the British Minister and Consul Gonerd to
the several Republics of Central America
arainst the arrest Of Mr.. Hatch, the English
Consular Agent. the N%icaraguan Government
have replied that they had never granted Mr..
Hatch his exequatur, but had, in fact, refused
to officially recognize him and that consequent
w he will be punished to the full extent OF
che law.
New York, August 28th.-Yachting news
from Weymouth reports that the dinghy, pc
longing to the Britannia, has been swamped,
drowning three II the crew of. that yacht,
including Mr.. Simons, the chief mate. I'M
mediately on the disaster being reported 10
the Prince of Wales, he gave instruction to
Captain Carter to stop further racing, unless
Mr.. George Gould insisted upon continuing,
especially with regard to The race for the
Cape May Cup. Mr.. Gould, replying, says
that he prefers to race, but that he will claim
the cup unless it is defended.
London news states that the japanese lega-
ton asserts tina China has reported the Ping
Yang battle to assist her in obtaining a war
loan.
The price of tea, especially from Formosa'
has considerably increased.
A despatch from the Rome Correspondent
Of the Times denies the report, circulated by
the Paris Journal des Debats, that 1t is the
intention of King Humbert to create a
viceroyalty for Sicily, as reported in Bulletin
of August Oath.
Other advices from Rome report that yes
terday, during a visit Of Queen Margaret to
the Baron and Baroness Pecoz, in The
Gressoney Valley, an Alpine excursion was
taken, during which Baron Pec"z drop
ped dead before the eyes of Queen Margaret,
completely prostrating her, and nGcesNltaflng
an immediate summons for the King. The
cause Of the sudden death of the Baron is 'a'd
to be q diseased heart from viii h he has been
suffering.
despatch from the St. Petersburg CORES