, 1896-10-17

& Company, West Indian traders, are liqui-
dat ing through q receiyership.
a despatch from the Rome correspondent
Of the London "ClIonicle'' reports the terms
Of the settlement of the Ture ish question, "a
agreed between the Czar and Lord Salisbury,
which embrace the opening Of the Bosphorus
to the world, all warships, and traders, but
preser wing the sovereignty Of the Sultan with
power to CONTROL the collection of taxes, and
the nomination of ministers.
The Work Times, Commenting onLorl
Kosebery's action, expresses the opinion TINT
he should lave retired before his succession
to Mr.. Gladstone. which had never bern
satisfactorily explained. The New York
"World" says that he has retired for "a saf-
ticient reason, and that is that he does not find
himself in accord with the strong sentiment
of his party. as expressed by Mr.. Gladstone.
The Tribune considers that he has done
we'll in re'igning, being entirely out Of har-
mony with the mass of his party.
Dem erara. 14th-A serious Coolie riot at
Ncnpareil, Yesterday about eight hundred
Coolies struck work, the ring leaders arrested
by police, but were rescued 10y the mob who
attacked the police with sticks, stones, bricks,
forks, and shovtls; orders we're then given to
fire upon the rowd, with the result that
three were killed on the spot and sevoraI
wounded.
AOluOIlt OCJOE. ltLl.- continental news
reports that in consequence Of the extreme.
~ vet weather, the production Of Beet will
probably be much reduced for 1896 and 1897.
Sugar mNrket indications shew thai prices
are ruling stronger.
Sugar in stock on the 10th inst. was
1877, 900 toms. Last year 120, 900 tons.
New York, October l5th.--London news
states the st. james Gazette report, that
Sir William HarcouIt has written to Mr.,
Gladstone aud The Liberal Whips announcing
his resignation of the leadership, at same
ime expressing his wish to withdraw from
Parliament altogether, in order to disprove
the ,ignoble reports Of personal ambition,
This Jews must, however, DO accepted with
reserve.
AS repoI ted in Tuesday bulletin, the body
Of he late MI. Du Maurier has been clo-
mated and the ashes buried in q golden casket
in Hampstead Churchyard.
Paris news reports that the Minister of
Justice has announced that lyman will be
released in consequence Of there being ~
proof Of his identity with Number one, or of his
connection with the Phoenix Park murders.
aid which also was outside Of the ten years
limit.
The Berlin correspondent of the oTimes'
is the authority for stating that Khalid will
be expelled from East Africa if he attempts
any plot to return to Zanzibar.
a despatch from Cairo announces the ar
lival here If General Kitchener and staff.
Mr.. Walter Castle and wife, the former a
large merchant of Sanfrancisco, have been
arrested in London and bNiled in the large
sum of forty thousand pounds sterling, charg-
cd with extensive shop lifting operations;
tbeiT undOubted position and the magnitude
Of the bail cause considerable remark III the
United States.
The race FOR the Cesarewitch stakes run
at New Market yesterday lesulted as follows;
st. Bris, 1st; Chitchat, 2nd; Laodamia, 3rd.
New York, Octoie 16lh.-London news
announces that Sir William Harcourt denies
the report published by the St. James
Gazette, to the effect, that he had written Mr..
Gladstone and the Liberal Whips announc-
ing his resignation wide yesterdays bull
letin.)
1t ia reported that the National Federation's
Executive Committee has thanked Lord
Ros ebery for his past %aervices, at the same
time recognizing that he had resigned the
leadership to promote unity. 1t IL understood
that no meeting of the General Council Will
now be held.
South African news reports that at a hll"l
council with the Chiefs of the MataOeles,
Mr.. Ceci! Rhodes informed them that they
must locate them selves within the specified
districts, and that the principal Chiefs VIII
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