, 1896-01-01

those who knew the valuable and rare
furniture. and the family, and other
relies that the house contained. many o (which
cannot be replaced.
Besides Mrs, Rise and children there were
in the house some Of their r4la lives, Mis-
Hademann and daughters, who are spending
some time with them out here, and they too
have suffered great personal loss. Their
visit to St. Thomas has indeed ended sadly.
The books Of the Apothecary are among
the few things saved, otherwise the destruc-
ton is complete with exception OF a portion
of the northern wing Of the house, which was
flooded. A stock Of medicines, however, that
was kept in another place, will be used to
supply the public.
The place, we understand. was insured,
but it VIII take a considerable amount of
money to cover the loss, property, stock and
personal effects caused by this unfortunate
accident.
Much sympathy is generally expressed
with the victims IF this mex expected calamity.
From Iidsnde.
New York, December 3Oth-A despatch
from Shanghai reports that before Mr..
O'Conor, the British Minister at Pckin, left
that city he procured the assent Of China to
the cession to England of territory on the Bur
mess frontier eight Id larger than the recent
csssion to France. The territory coded gives
British trade direct access to South West
China.
A London paper publishes a despatch from
Pretoria, South Africa, stating that the sltu-
alton there is extremely threatening; the
E. glish miners are said to be arming in supports
Of their demand TO. political previlo5cs
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and Berlin press comments on the abays are
hostile toNa"2s England.
A London piper publishes a letter from
Lord Rosebory in which he asserts that the
present Government is responsible for the
Armenian situation, that they have gravely
misled the country by their statements regard
ing the European concert, also that the coun-
try had entrusted that Government with Die
tatorship and consequently the only result is
sounding threats and a disregard OF English
menaces.
The Washington correspondent Of q New
York paper states that the House Of Repre-
nentattyes have passed, by q vote Of 10 to
l5j, i bin .un,nding the tleasury's borrowing
powers.
Colon, Doebr. 30th.-A despatch via Gal
weston reports a severe and desperate battle
having been fought at Colon, a village near
AlathllHdS, ana III MllCu -O,UUu troops uHQeF
General Campus were defeated by the In
>urgent Generals Maeeo and Gomez. The
city Of Havana is panic stricken.
Barbados. Decbr. 3lst-Psssengers for St.
Thomas PEI II. NJ. S.. Orinoco, Messrs. Pom
toppidan, Kerr and man-servant.
Barbados, Decbr. 31st.-Following tourists
pcr Orinoco en- route for St. Thomas: Mr..
Mrs. and Miss Rigby, Miss Page. Miss
Aewett, Col. Allen. Mestrs. Drew, Hewett,
&. and G.. Smith, DelecIuse, Campbell, Pin,
Dealtry, Brown.
New York, Dccbr. 31st.-London news an
nounces the death If Lady Gregory. also of
MS. Sterling, the we'll known actress.
A New York paper publishes a telegram
from Havana reporting that the rebels are
returning to the Santa Clara Province, Ieav-
the nsighbourhood of Matanzas.
The New York Herald publishes a des-
patch from Caracas in which it states that
the Spanish Minister has been escorted from
Bogota in consequence of q protest from him
at the action of the Columbian Government
in expelhng the British Minister to Columbia
from that city.
The same paper also publishes a telegram
from Rio Janeiro reporting that it is the IN
tention of Brazil to call a South American
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