, 1896-08-05

has ordered that first class treatment be
granted to D.. J tmeSon and the others of
his party convicted.
1t is reported that Mr.. George Wyndham.
NJ. P. for Dover, having leaned That some
member Of the House II Commons We're pro-
moting a suggestion that President Kruger
should intimate his desire that further elem.
ency be extended to the convicted, states that
Or. JAMESON disappr,ves Of such action.
At St. Martins Hall tn Intrrnatlon Il S..
ciaIiSt Labour aud Trades Union congress
had again to adjourn in conse4 acuce Of dis
order er anating from the Anarchists.
A ConStantiuople correspondent of Il Lon
don pap + rep rtx thai after a Cabinet Cnun-
Gil Tlrkey formally informed the Greek Go
vernmemt that they would b. held RESPONSE
BILE for endangering the peace of Europe by
promoting disorder in Crete and Macedonia.
Other advices state that it is reported the
Powers htye collectively informed Greece
that she must remedy the complaints made by
Turkey otherwise the latte Government will
be sustained reg riding Crete.
A London paper publishes a telegram from
Chefoo reporting the loss of the German gun
boat Tits, which foundered in a typuoon
off Shantung; ten lives only were saved AND
seventy five lost.
4 Madrid telegram states that as q result
of the behaviour of the troops that were last
despatched to Cuba the additional forty thou
sand that are to be sent will g uuarmed as
aprecaution against mutiny.
A despatch from Havana reports that Gene
ral Lares has sent details of a desperate and
decisive battle near Santa Ana, where he en-
countered a body Of $500 insurgents. Gene.
lal LaIes states he made a persistent attack
un the insuu gents and succeeded III hreaEnG
,I.,. ,nl- n"1 4NnE IhNconScjnu nf THAR
camp. Next morning the insurgents present
I'd a new front, but i'll spite of a very fierce
10 sistance the Spanish troops were again
successful Both sides sustained heavy loss.
London, July Slst.- 1t is officially AN
nounced that the British Government decline
to negotiate regarding the sugar bounties
question, without a prospect Of any practical
result.
The race for the Goodwood Cup was a walk
over for "Count Schomberg.'
Sugar in stock on the 25th inst, was l68, 300
tons, Last year l26, $50 tons
New York, August lSt.-LOndou news re-
ports that DR.. jameson and his associates
have been removed to WormW0od Scrubs
as second class misdemeanants.
In the House Of Commons the Home Sec
rotary stated in reply to u question by Mr..
O'Brien, Mp. for Tipperary, that he was I'M
dDIC 10 SHN Nu'ttltI HiSb GLOSS
would be accorded to DR.. jameson and the
others Of his party.
A resolution proposed by the Secretary OF
State for the Colonies for the appointment
of "a committee Of fifteen to investigate the
South Africa Company's administration was
adopted. An amendment proposed by Sir
William Hart curt that the SAID Committee
should investigate Dir. Jameson's raid into The
Transvaal WAS also carried.
A despatch from Rome reports that during
a severe thunderstorm the lightning struck
the warsLip Roma, from the effect of which
she took fire and had to be abandoned, aud
WAS subsequently sunk by a torpedo to save
the magazine from exploding.
A Washington correspondent of a New
York paper telegrophs that President
Cleveland has issued a proclamation in
which he %enjoins neutrality towards Cuba.
No specific reason is known WAY such n
proclamation sh ,uId have been issued
but it is believed t. be due to the opmplalnt
by the Spanish g vernment regarding the
decision in re the Horsa case wide bulletin
9th May las) having been neglected.
A serious railway accident has taken place
at a crossing near Atlantic city. 1t appears
the Reading railway express came into cD'li-
sion with a West Jersey excursion train, the
minimum estimated number killed being
forty, and twice as many injured.