, 1894-07-28

At the Wesleyan Conference yesterday
Miss Dawson, the elected delegate of the
Birmingham Synod, was rejected as being q
member of that meeting.
The Secretary Of State for Foreign Affairs
has interviewed and demonstrated with the
Chinese and Japanese Ministers regarding
the action Of their Governments respecting
the Corcan dispute. The replies Of both
M inistels were courteous, but evaSive and
non co nmittal. 1t is reported in London
that the Corean ports are being bombarded,
but it is believed that actual hostilities are
being delayed.
A despatch from the Rome correspondent
of a London paper reports that Kassala is
practically indefensible until Khartoum has
been captured, and considers that an Anglo
italian campaign is necessary for this pur-
pose.
Paris adyices state that NJ. Dupuy yester-
day asked the Chamber of Deputies to reject
all amendments to the Anarchist and press
repression Bills as a mark Of confidence.
The amendments were consequently negatived
by majorities ranging from 81 to III.
Advices from Washington report that
Senator German strongly denounced Presi-
dent Cleveland's letter as an act of cowardly
perfdy, alleging that the President after
approving the tariff accepted a compromise
which he now publicly repudiates, laying the
responsibility of an unpopular Bill upon the
Senate. Other advices state that there is no
precedent for such a bitter and public personal
attack upon the President. The vote ON tho
tariff is still beng delayed, making the out
look some what obscure.
The imports of sugar into New York are
100000 tons over the imports of 1893. At
Philadelphia and Boston the imports are
respectively Ga, 900 tons and 10000 in excess
~e tkoca Cor Tho nOrrocOOnAinu pariod last
year. The price of Sugars reflects a trihe
less confidence in the early adoption of the
duty date, but it is observed that the sugar
trust shares are active and prices higher,
which indicates a contrary opinion.
Plymouth, July 25th-The r. NJ S. Para
from the West Indies arrived here at 2 p, m.
London, July 25lh-In the House of Com
mons yesterday the Under Secretary of State
For the Colonies announced that Lord Ripon
was satisfied that the loss in the Tobago
revenue in consequence Of the abolition ofthe
import duties with Trinidad is small aud that
it is compensated by freedom of trade between
the two islands.
New York. July 25th-At the Royal Cork
Queenstown Regatta meeting yesterday
the Vigilant beat the Britannia by four min
utes 35 seconds without deducting the lat
ter's time allowance. This makes the third
victory by the former vessel, and the Times,
in all editorial expresses the opinion that 1t IS
we'll deserved, having averaged nearly nine
and three quarters knots, which neither yacht
has in any race ever equalled under similar
sailing conditions.
The Standard publishes a letter reporting
the loss of the Wellman Arctic Expedition.
The Pail Mall G azette also publishes a SINH
lar despatch,
Advices from the East report that the
japanese garrison at Seoul (Corea) have re-
pulsed the Chinese and Corean allies. 1t is,
however, alleged that the fighting now going
on is unauthorized by the respective Gov
ernments,
Other advices state that the King Of Corea
is missing, and various reports are being cir
culated that he has been kidnapped by the
Chinese or japanese.
Paris dispatches announce that in the
Chamber of Deputies the Radicals severely
criticised the 9th clause of the Anarchist Bill,
which forbids the publication Of the reports
of Anarchist trials, asserting that such u
clause means terrorizing the press. NJ.
Denoix, speaking on the subject, stigmatized
journalism as a mere trade. Upon this state
mtnt being made loud protests were e%jaculat-
ed from the Press gallery, and such disorder
followed that the gallery had to be cleared
The reporters subsequently, refused all in