, 1896-09-02
TELEGR
ST. O STATION.

Nav York. August 29th.-The latest des-
matches from Zanzibar report thai AFTER q
cc%onfere zee be- ween Admiral lawson ana
Mr.. Arthur iIenry Hardlnge, the brush
Diplomatic Agent and Consul General, H.M.N'
st George' sigualled the warshlps lac,
ooon {" "Thrush.' and sparrow TO bohloald
according to the ultimatuln sent hh"'ld' VIDE
Yesterdays bulletin and Wlthm one houE
the palace was reduced to u mass OF SmoK'hs
rn1;ns not withstending a very gallant defence.
The ..ThruSh'' was hit slxty-tWo times ana
tha "Raccoon" sixteen times. Only ono
nattv officer was wounded. The enemy's
casualties are unknown, but believed 10
ba heavy The Sultau's armed steamer
"Glatcow" was sunk Turing the lombard
mont 1t is stated Klalid has sought an
ssvlum at he German Consulate.
IT ia announced that the deceased Sultan 8
cousin Hamoud has been proclaimed Sultan
and saluted by Her Majesty's squadron: de
was escorted to his residence by Admiral
Rawson, General SirLloyd William Matthews,
President of Ministry, and Mr.. Basil ;, Cave,
British Consul. Later the British forces
raStor4d order on shore, and 1T is now hoped
that England will annex the country, and
abolish slavery and Arab rule.
The "Timesj. in an editorial on the above,
expresses tho opinion that Lord Salisbury
will maintain the status quo ante, not beng
certain whether France and Germany Will
consent to alb ,udon their rights and consular
Jurisdiction.
Omo;,I information received from Con
stantinople states that the Armenlans
who seized the Ottoman Bank, threw
a number Of bombs from the windows
If that building, killing many pass
Il. e,roA IaiIad tDItT has
now been restored. The Bank WAS not oted.
A large number Of The rioters have been
arrested.
Tbe Constnntinople correspondent of the
Chimes. "however, reports HUNDREDS Of persons
having been killed.
The Berlin "Vossache Zeitung' publishes
a telegram from Constantinople reP'tting a
general massacre and panic.
Mr.. Alexander Terrell, the United States
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PIanIp0-
tertiary. telegraphs that thllty gendaImes
and several hundred Armenians have been
killed. aud HAT the rioters imprisoned ninety
Of the bank employees, declaring they would
kill them unless reforms were granted within
shree DAYS; however, after some negotiations,
the rioters we're placed on board a steamer
for exile, and the Bank employees released.
serious forest FIRE has completely swept
the town of Ontonagan, Michigan, reducing
the place to ashes; three thousand of the
inhabitants are homeless. TIL damage Is
estimated at one million five hundred thou
sand dollars.
A London telegram states that it is reported
Whitehead, one of the recently liberated
dvnamiterx. has committed suicide.
Dispatches from Rome report that in view
of the existing trouble between IlaIy and
Brazil. the Government has ordered the
suspension of all emigration to the latter
country; and it is rumoured that Italy is
about to withdraw her legation,
Intelligence from Havana ann, unces the
closing Of the University Of that city, in con-
sequence of the Government requiring the
building as a hospital.
Demerara, 29th-At a meeting of the Court
of Policy yesterday. a bill was passed provid-
ing that fun re elections for financial repre-
sentati yes and members of the Court of
Policy be by secret ballot.
St. Kits, 29th-No Improvement III Bishop
B,anch $ condition.