, 1898-09-28

ing the voyage.
Panama, Septbr. 23rd.-A fire occurred in
the lower quarters Of THIS Town last night
from 10 y. IN. to ? II. III. 10 day when it ex-
pended itself. Very small business interest
involved, loss about twenty thousand pounds.
No CASUALTIES lePor'rd. Many poor people
houseless.
SPECIAL.
London, Sep'b'. -Glh.-The Mansion
House fund up to ~atnntuy evening amount
Ell to fourteen thousand pounds.
New York, sept z7th.-AdvIces from the
East Iep ,rt that IL. "a SIS "Cenlu'iOn." Mar
cissus," "H"rmiome." ''Fam";' 'Hnrl y and
"Alncrity" have Ief' Wei llal Wei under seal
ed orders presumably 10 m Ike demonstration
at Tientsing the port Of Prkin.
1t is also reported that Kangyumni who is
on board the British ste amer Ballarat' for
Hong Kong has st ted that England will earn
the gratitude Of China by restonng the En-
PeroI TO power otherwise no native official can
hereafter support British interests.
Kangyunais baggage. documents, and es.
tate secrets nIe ut the British Consulate in
Shanghai and he himself is under Sir g. Mac.
Donald's promise 81 protrcIiOn. This it is
said Nnn"ys Russia which Government has
offered 10 send troops to Port Arthur and Pc
kin tosus'aiE the Empress Dowager. 1t is be.
liUvsd that the British w~arShips have been
ordered TO intercept any such Transports.
Other advices report that Kangyumai says
that the Manchu party %sustains The Empires
and has Russian support in m .intaining NAH
oIuria as the seat Of the Dynasty.
TeIeg rams from Cairo announce that Sir
IT. Fl. Kitchener found a French force at
FaslodA aud that he at once notified Captain
Marchand that the territory was British
aud that he must retire Offering him Il
passage to Cairo. Captain Marcland re.
fused to retire without orders, Thereupon Sir
IL. Kitchener hoisted the Union Jack aud
left a garrison consisting Of the Cameron
Llighlanders and the Eleventh and Thirteenth
SoudaAese battalions. There was no fighting.
The result is left to diplomacy.
Other advices state that the KhalifA's last
stronghold las been captured and that
another British garrison is stationed at the
mouth of the Subet River.
Paris news reports that the Official Civil
Commission entrusted with reporting ON the
Dleytus revision aie equally divided. The
three uovel umont noml'Ice' favoured and
the three Count of Appeal nominees opposed
the revision.
The Loudon Observer" prints Count
EsterLazy's confession in Which he states
that liz forged the Hordereau at Colonel
Sandherr's orders 10 supply material proof
Of the guilt OF Capt. Dreyiu. which had pre-
viousIy Rested upon moral and circumsIar.
tinl proof. lie also say, that The yelled lady
was The M"rqui>e Du Patty lie Clam.
The DAILY News publishes a letter from
Count Esterhazy in which he adnits having
lad an interview with the editor Of the
observer" bat repudiates The confession
protesting against its publication. No ex-
plicit denial, however, is given Co the aIlr-
cations.
a Constantinople despatch says that tho
Porte has addressed another note to ttt'
Powers protesting against the Mu>suIman
Disarmament in Crete unless The Christians
be also disarmed.
A Bogota telegram states that the Column
biAn Government hns e.cOnsidele ed the TO-
ceut decree severing diplomatic relations
with Italy III connection with the Crrrutl
affair. Consular officers Of friendly nations
in the absence of the Italian Ministers arc
NOW permitted to represent italian interests
throughout the republic.
SPECIAL.
London 27th.-The Mansion Houss relief
tund up to last night amounted to fifteen
thousand pounds.