, 1894-03-10
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81 CROLX STATION
To DO continued.

ST. CROIX STATION
New York. March 7th.-London news an
nounces that Mr.. Shaw Lefevre, First Com
missioner Of Works and Public Buildings ,
succeeds Mr.. H. Fl. Fowler as President Of
the Local Government Board. Also that Mr..
CauSton NJ. P. will be assistant whip to Mr..
Thomas Edward Ellis M. P. who succeeds Mr..
Marioribanks, as reported yesterday.
1t is reported that Mr.. George Armistead
has declined a peerace.
1t a Unionist meeting held yesterday at
Yeovil, the Duke Of DevonShirs, in g speech,
stated that the Unionists will oppose Lord
that if the Homo Rule measure was
shelved for more meritoriouS bills, for
example naval expenditures etc, then the
Unionists would be slow to displace
the Government but at the. same time he
stated that the House Of Lords will never
gerrymander constituencies under the gus
of registration reform.
1t is reported that IN response to the
Queens speech, Mr.. John Redmond will move
the amnesty of the dynamlters, and that Mr..
Labouchere will also move that the Royal
assent be given to bills after they have pass
ed the House Of Commons twice.
\ de spatch from Vienna announces that
Don Carlos, the pretender to the throne Of
Spain, will shortly be married to Princess
Marie Rohan.
Replying to a telegram from Lord Rose
berry, Mr.. George Wyndham, British Minister
at Rio, states that arrangements have been
made for the temporary cessation Of hoetilities
between the Government and the insurgents
in order to permit British vessels leaving
that port to escape the yellow fever epidemic.
On the New York Exchange to dag the
shares Of the Sugar Trust were speculated on
to al unprecedented extent, over 1870, 900 be-
ing sold, the price ranging from 50 to 100 and
again falling to 80 within two hours.
1t is reported that the tariff on raw sugars
will be forty per cent al valorem plus ten
per cent above so test. This news, SD ,uld,
h however, be accepted with reserve.
Many libellous rumours are current re-
garding the motives actuating ONE Legisla-
tors in producing such utter confusion and
obscurity regarding the tariff.
Trinidad. March Sth.-Mr. Alexander Gray,
the suspended Manager Of the Government
railway, was arrested yesterday on a charge
Of embezzlemsnt. 6 arrests Of railway Off
cials have now been made as a result of the
Investigations of the commission Of enquiry.
New York, March .8th.-London news re-
ports that Mr. Gladstone, while walking home
from the. Brooks Club last evening after
dinner, caught q chill and is now confined to
his bed with q severe cold.
1t is announced that Mr.. Bryce, chancellor
of the Duchy of Lancaster, VIII succeed Mr..
G.. Shaw Lefevre as First Commissioner Of
Works and Public Buildings.
Mr.. Herbert Gladstone will probably be
appointed President of the Board Of Agricul-
ture vice Mr.. HerbertC Gardner, who has
resigned.
Advices have been received in London of
an armed collision having taken place be-
tween the British and Portuguese regarding
the RI hit Of way of the Telegraph Inns to
Tete on the Zambesi River.
A despatch from Bathurst, West Africa,
states that several villages have been burn
cd by the West India troops, who are re
ported to be fighting gallantly aud without
loss. A great many natives have been killed.