, 1896-03-28

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mitnlsnt to protection would be perpetual,
a. the House of Lords will nsypr permit
its repeal.
The Bill was subsequently, read a End
time.
This Paris correspondent of the Standard
reports that even the Egyptian question has
been obScured by President Faure receiving
Prince Henry of Orleans to express his
thanks for the decoration of the Legion Of
Honour.
The action Of Prince Henry is being con
strued as "a breach among the R%oyalist party
and as a recognition If the Republic.
A Washington correspondent of a New
York paper telegraphs that the Senate has
rafnsed to accept the substitute of the House
Of Representatives for their Cuban resolu-
ton.
Strong efforts continue to be made to bring
the House of Representatives and the Senate
to an agreement, Several very violent midi
vidual resolutions have been offered.
The Madrid press generally protesl against
the action of the senate and the House, pre-
ferring, they say. war to this suspense
A despatch from Caracas reports that the
Cuban belliserency act has, pending further
advices from Washington, passed the House
of Deputies by a vote Of 90 to I6.
The Times, in an editorial OH the D0ngola
expedition, thinks that it should reach there
in from three to four weeks. but military
authorities at Cairo are of opinion that it will
not DO SO before June.
At a political meeting held at bennington
on Monday, Earl Russell, referring to the
DOngola expedition, stated that he had per-
sonal knowledge that the expedition had
long been decided upon, but postponed
because il was thought to be inexpedient, and
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of the Italians at AdOwah which has aft ,rIed
IN opportune excuse for the despatch Of the
expedition.
A Paris despatch reports that it is thought
there that if the British troops should ropuIss
the Dervishes in the Soudan the French.
German, and Belgian positions in mid Africa
will be endangered.
Colon, 24th-As evidence Of this great hsat
from the burning buildings all four tracks
running parallel with Front street from the
Casino Suisse to Christoph Colon and on
Bolivar Street we're incurvated, preventing
all traffic from passing. The tracks are now
being relaid, transit traffic also resumed.
The Government and railroad authorities
are distributing fool received from Panama.
The ruins arc still smoullrring. occasion.
al outburSts OF flames take place, but are
being carefully guarded by the poles and
tirsmsn.
Barbados. 25th-The appointments are
Gazettod of the Hon w. II. Grsavss, Attorney
General, and Mr.. G. A. Goodman, Solicitor
zen eral Of this Colony.
SPECIAL.
London. 25th March. This West India
Committee are making arrangements to hold a
great Parliamentary Conference on the It'll
May; Lord Salisbury having consented to
JOIN the number of Speakers.
The negotiations respecting the bounties
has made an excellent impression on the
Continent. The German bill has been fixed
for the 18th of April, when increases in the
bounties competing with France and forcing
countries to abolish the bounties on financial
grounds may be passed, but the passing is still
considered doubtful.
The race for the Lincolnshire handicap run
yesterday resulted as follows Clorane, LIST;
Quarrel, End; Ell Diablo, 3rd.
London, March 25th.-Sugar in stock on
the 2lst inst, was 13l 900 tons, Last year
A, 900 tons.
Antigua, 25th Mareh.-Solent gone st.Kitts
2.15.
New York, March 26th.-LOndon news
states that at a dinner given by the London
General Pension Society, Mr.. Bayard, the
United States Ambassador, responded to the
toast Our kin beyond the seas, and which
was received with much cheering, During