, 1896-10-07

active Interference q England, on beard the
war ship See Adler, and that Consul Cave,
who ia acting for Mr.. Hardinge, the British
Diplomatic Agent, during his absence. was
not previously informed that such u step was
TO be taken. and has protested.
The Berlin correspondent Of the Stand
ard states that Germany recently notified
England Of her intention to remove khalld
to German East Africa.
London Journals generally. discussing the
above, regard the plocedurc OF Germany as
unfriendly. but that England viii be glnd to
be rid of khalid.
A Vienna correspondent of q LopIon paper
denies the eport published in the London
Mail that the Powers had agreed upon a
settlement of the Eastern Question.
The Constantinople correspondent of q
London paper reports, that a. a result Of the
inspection Of the Dardanelles by o Russian
Ge teral, ten torpedo boats have been ordered
for the defenoe # the Straits.
The London speaker announces that the
Venezuela boundary dispute will be settled
before the approaching return Of Sir Julian
Paunoefote to the United States, and that
England will then face the Eastern CUES
tjon more confidently.
London news states that after Lord Sails
bury returned from Balmornl, his Lordship
CtI1l6LlcQ Win bUiOIA tNtljA 'HNC ~ SCI
the French A AMBASSADOR. VI. do StAnI, the
Russian Ambassador, AMI the First Lord Of
the Admiralty.
A telegram from Cairo reports that tho
Khslive has decorated General Sir II.
Kitchener.
Another despatch from the Berlin CORE
spondent Of the ''Stanlard' reports that tho
Greeks will appeal to European and Ameri-
can Christians to subscribe the sum Of ten
million pounds storling 10 buy out all the
Cretan MohammedHn land owners.
Advices from Madrid report that with the
view of stamping out quickly the reyolha
tious, the Government are modifying 10000
troops to reinforce those already despatched
to Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Philippines,
1t is reported in Lon lon that the Minis
terial Committed OF national defence has
been summoned to consider aft airs in the
Soudan.
NV York. Oct. 6th.-London news states
that the Car left BaImoral Oh Sunday, and it
was arranged for the ChanncI Fleet to escort
the Royal Party yesterday until meeting
with the French Northern Squadron OF
Cherbourg, when salutes would be cxchang.
ed,
From Paris it is reported that the CITY is
d%slirious with excitement and fee making,
and il is believed there are at least forty
thousand visitors who cannot aud lodgings,
The sum of eight million francs has been
spent in decorations alone. aud the gaiety and
publicity are in striking contrast to the quiet
family & thering iii England, where, it is
believed, Queen Victoria and the Prince of
Wales have exercised potentsinfuence over
the Gear, the result OF which may soon be
expected.
The London "Mail' repeats the an
nouncsment made by its Vienna CORE
spondsnt that tho Powers hive agreed
upon q settlement Of the Eastern Question
wide bulletin 3rd inst,) adding shat n Chris
tisn zone will be created analogous TO tbs
Jewish pale in Russia; also that within the
zone the Powers will guarantee and enforce
the security of the population. /, further
asserts that England, France, Russia, and per-
haps Italy will cooperate in this action.
Tie Berlin correspondent of a London pa
per announces that Roumanis an Greece
have Joined the Triple Alliance.
4 despatch from Buluwayo reports a most
disastrous explosion in that town. So far
i appears that Il sportsman's stray shot on
tered the magazine and exploded 725 cases
of dynamite, four thousand boxes Of dstena-
tors, and lightweight casos of g~elatine, caus-
ing terrible w~reckage, Every house in the
place was severely shaken, and nearly every
window broken. Ten persons are reported
killed, and thirty two wounded.
The reported release of lyman, it appears,
muat he accented with reserVe. It now being