, 1896-02-22

agreement respecting the settled districts.
At a meeting Of many Influential citizens
in this city yesterday resolutions were passed
favouring the holding Of a national confer
ence in Washington in supper. of a court of
arbitration.
A johannesburg paper says that the con
~ciliatory speech, made by Mr.. Chamberlain
last Thursday. has been we'll received, and
that in consequence it is thought probable
the Volksraade will now sanction President
Kruger going to London.
The Times reports that every officer hold
ing a commission, and who participated in the
Jameson raid, will be court m4rtialled.
The Constantinople correspondent Of the
Central News states that the Armenians, after
holding Zeitoun for months, have surrendered
to the Turkish troops.
This Berlin Correspondent Of the Central
News declares that Russia's conduct in Corea
is connected with a scheme for the purpose Of
securing Mohpo. IN icelesS harbour in Corea,
where, 1t is said, thirty warshlpS can easily
anchor.
The Paris correspondent of the Pail Mall
Gazette represents the political situation in
France to be Increasingly grave, and thai a
coup detat is even limited at.
A Washington d spatch reports that a Nj
caraguan Canal Bill has been outlined, which,
among other conditions, gives the Govern
ment engineers control of the work, and pro-
videS for its speedy completion. The fate of
the bill is considered to be extremely un-
certain.
Another Washington despatch states that
President Diaz of Mexico has rendered the
offices Of his Government to bring about a
renewal Of diplomatic relations betweeuGreat
Britain and Venezuela, and particularly to
settle the Uruan incident. Mr.OIney, however,
whilst approaching the friendly disposition
of President Diaz, fears the intervention Of a
third party would possibly complicate the
situation.
Advices from Caracas state that the people
Of Venezuela do not look favoarably on the
proposition to submit he Uluan case to ar
b%itrotion, neither do they desire direct ne
gotiations with great Britain, but prefer to
await the report Of the American commits
SION.
The Cologne Gazette reports that relations
between Germany and France are not i'm
proved by the presence Of NJ. Herbette in
Berlin as the chief representative Of France,
Saint kits, 2oth-LaSt night disturbances
took place in some of the out parishes; q force
from the 'CordeIia" was sent cut and ar
rests made. The town is quiet.
New York, Febry. 2lst-A despatch from
the London correspondent Of lac New York
Times contains a statement to the effect that
the Cabinet have agreed upon the ACCESSIBILITY
of adopting permanent arbitration arrange
ments with the United States, with one ex.
ception, that exception being Lord Salisbury,
who is said to be annoyed ut the untsnable
nature Of his original position. The CORE
spondent declares, however, that Lord Sails
bury, under arguments, will probably be re
Conciled, and that the whole dispute will DO
satisfactorily Sc; tied.
The d ny Chronicle, in an editorial com.
menting on the Venezuelan question, declares
that England has resolved to arbitrate, and
that the only cause for delay is the question
of methods to be adj opted.
1t is announced thai Mr.. Guschen will an
nounce his naval programme in tie House of
Commons on Monday next as outlined by the
correspondent Of Glasgow Herald wide Bull
letin 18th inst)
1t is also announced that France and Eng
land have agreed to adopt notifications of tho
present extradition treaty which will tacili-
tate the eAtradition Of Dr.. Herr now under
sentence of imprisonment in connection with
the Panama Canal frauds
The Madrid correspondent of u London
paper reports the explosion of a bomb in the
garden of the Royal Palace in that city and
that during the investigation which followed
three other bombs exploded.
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