, 1896-10-14

lDl 14th'1 At'N
Jamaica. accompanied by Lord George Fritz
gerald and party, will sail from this port
today.
The New York "Tribune' has a iocose
leader in its yesterdays issue, belittling the
Venezuela railway incident, assuming that
tile Home Government will rectify any real
wrong that has been done by the Colony.
The death is announced Of NJ Victor De
Lesseps, son of the lat, Ferdinand lie
Lesseps. Suicide is reported to be the cause
of bis death.
A despatch from GuayaquiI reports an eX-
tensive fire in that city, over 1000 non,-s
being destroyed, and many lives lost. The
damage is estimated at eighty million dollars
silver. Over 5000 people are homeless.
The origin Of the fire is believed TO be incen-
diarism, and the populace are extremely excit-
ed aud indignant. One suspected individual
has already been executed.
New York. Oct. l2th.-PoliticaI news from
Edinburgh reports tia; at a meeting held ut
the Empire Theatre, there were present over
four thousand persons. The meeting was
presided over by Sir 7. Carmichael, NJ. p. for
Edinburghshire, who, inopening the meeting,
declared that the Liberia! party were not
eager to desert Lord Rosebery.
Lord Rosebery them addressed the meeting,
during which he stated that he had resigned
the leadership in consequence of being un-
able to sacrifice national interests to ambi-
ton. His difference with Mr.. Gladstone was
friendly; at same time he did not think the
Cyprus convention bound England to inter
fero in Turkish affairs, neither did he think
that a breach in Turkish diplomatic relations
was useful, nor the danger of war a mere
phantom. Should, he said, such q war tak9
place it would transcend twenty fodder
fields, and any Minister would be crimi-
nal i'm AuyADInW IN suph aycnnt II was
found to be a direct necessity. He further
stated tllt although Il peace policy was I'M
popular, he would never cease to advocate it;
that he had resigned not from any external
criticisms, out be use internal differences
prevented his Receiving full support for which
lie thanked Messrs. Fowler, Asquith, Bryce,
Arnold, and Morley.
Upon u resolution being put to the meet
ing regrotting the resignation of LoTd Rose
berry, and hoping that he would reconsider
same, it WIS carried unanimously.
1t is reported that the Midland Federation
League proposes 10 offer the leadership frat
to Mr.. Gladstone, and if declined, then to
Lord kosebery.
Father Strickland publishes a book Of
Capuohin maps and documents showing that
Englaud'S Venezuelan claims are irtefragibIo
within the Sch mbnrg lne, and If authority
equnl with Venozuela's claims beyond it.
Pars ad vic 9 report That 1T the Camp ds
Chatons on Friday, the Car reviewed seventy
thousand picked troops, and that during the
manmuvres twenty thousand cavalry charged
within five yards Of the reviewing stand.
hating almost at tile feet Of the Car and
CZarina.
The marching and the uniforms Of the mon
were splendid, and elected spontaneous cheers
from the enormous throngs present.
At a bang Jet given in honor of the Car,
IN tho evening, President Faure toasted to
His Imperial Majesty, and in response the
Gar SAID that Russia and France we're unit
ed by an unalterable friendship, and that be.
tween their armies there was n leep
feeling Of confraternity; he therefore
toasted the French armies on land and sea.
and drank to The Presidents health.
The Gar and Royal party have left for
Darmstadt.
The Berlin "Vossache Zeitung'' declares
that the draft of the treaty between England.
Russia, and France had not been signed up to
Tuesday last.
The Times, in nm editorial on the above
subject, expresses the opinion that the sig
nature to such a treaty is unimportant. the
union of France and Russia being az close
as seals can make it. aud that France has
thrown off the German chains and resumed
her place in the European community.
a despatch from Madrid to the sHCenttal
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