, 1896-12-26

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Ii is announced that the National Bank
of Illinois has suspended payment with liabili-
ties amounting TO eleven million dollars. The
stockholders Of The Bank are reported TO BIZ
alone losers, several smaller banks and firms
are however involved. The suspension has
caused No general slarm either III Ne% York
OF Chicago, he caHse of the failure being
known t.. be through long and gross mis-
management.
rhs New York "Hsrald' publishes a des-
patch from. R~lo.oJAneiro. reporting that
ths Government of Brazil asserts that
it has a documentary claim to the territory to
be arbitrated upon by the Anglo-Venszuelan
treaty. and THAT the Government will claim it
from the victor.
Barcelona. advices announce that four of
the Anarchists arrested iQ that city will be
sfo4, foug Imprisoned for life, and seyenty-six
to receive seYte9AGs of from eight to ~ninstsSA
years impriSanmant,
Londo" nav reports hat Armstrong; ship
h'''' y works have never bSsn busis- than
at present, tWsnty' thouSa4d men being now
employed. ="
London. Dec 23'C-At 8 Joint meeting Of
tho MauritFls q West 1ndiAA. Committees
~tsrdsy, u ,or tho Presidency Of Lord
ST. 10 sugar question Was fully dis.
oussed, and united action agreed upon.
Sugar in stock on the 10Th INST. was 1885, 900
tons. Last Year III 900 IONS.
New York. December 24th-London news
announces that tue appointment Of the Right
Hon and Rt. Rev. Frederick Temple AZ
Archbishop Of Canterbury was on tuesday
confirmed in he Church of Saint Mary le
Bow. The Right Hon and most Revd Wn.
Dalrymyle Maclagaa, the rchbi.hop of York.
Oticlated. During the ceremony the Rove
'rend Edward Drownjoh rose and lrcteSte! i.
against the appointment, thrice alleging. tlat.
DR.! Temple believed in evolution (sens4tieu),
Archbishop Michigan however rejected the
protest, upon Which the Revd Browniohn hett
the Church, the service being subsequently
concluded. Outside the ohurcl the police
directed those who we're reading le Brown
john leaflets to "moye on.
: Madrid. kilograms report that. 4 9 Cabinet
will pake, no ulrect diplo, Y TO Pre-.
sident Cte"ei9nI's message, which will DE
read in the Cortes. .'
The Pans correspondent Of the STANDARD"
states that che Cabinet has resolved to add "a
battalion to each infantry Regiment. thVs in
~or6asin~ the armysl60,0 900 men,
The Constuntinople correspondence of a
LONDON paper announces that the Sultan has
granted an amnesty to two thousand oonvicts
cd Armenians, and committed ninety death
: sentences to imprisonment for life. -.
1t is announced that the Bank Of Minnsso-
ia. at Saint PAM has suspended payment
withellabilities of over three million dollars.
The assbts are said 10 be largef.
The "Daily Mail" reports. that, as the
outcome of the political agitaaon at Moscow,
commemorative sof che KhoG> lSky disaster,
one s,udent' has been sentenced to death
md some. othe!rs.lo twelve years innprison-
m6nt.
London; Dec. 24th.-The .cricket team
under the oaptaincy of Mr.. Priestley sails
per Royal Mail steamer on the Goth. inst.
: The team includes Messrs Stoddard, Beldam,
Williams Stanley. Lewis, Stone, Bush. Elliott,
Berratt, Leigh, Woods and Palairet.
-. Now York December oath.
i. Flour, Git. Mills for the West Indies per
barrel. $500
: Meal, best br~onlywins, per. trI' not quoted
NJ y York SS4-&
Heavy Meas Pork
Sna.r Crystals per 81
MLscovado 80 lest per III Ok
i sh Tsltnds MoIasso. nominal pel
23c-27c
/. EAcA"nss,Ne" York and I""d"" ASIA
%Londun, December Oath.
( Denferarn CRYSTALS ,eI cwt 11I-12