, 1898-12-28

France disapproves tie acti"n # her Consul
Mt Nlangh'H3 also Mt the INSTRUCTIONS to
Iva Conger, the URGED States Ambassador,
are y make a prott't similar 'eEngland's. :
'0 A ae' sy" from;;h .Jons;s. Newfoundland,
reports that Captain Barry has been assign
ed to tAe command VI The Newfoundland
iaep,4 ar appoir mcnt rs, II is u ught, midi
ca1ve Of. MI. CLEmberlain's .ention to set
1lA the French S"re question.
Tel48rams from Hairi0 state that Senior
Sagasta is sufferlAg from bronchial pneumo-
MIA aOd that his cQudi:ion causes grave
"" Froy 4.ris it is announced tina, the
Chamber OF Deputies has adopted the bill
= impos ny aslamp duty of one per cent on
all foreign securities.
The Vienna correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph states that several hundred
Montenegrin soldiers, who were recently
overtaken by a snow st"rm in the Lara
Pass. have been discovered frozen to death
hv an expedition sent to rescue them.
Ba. bados, 26th-His ExceIlency Sir James
Hav arrived here this morning from Eng
land.
New York, Deobr. 27th.-A Dublin tele-
gram announces the death of DR.. Thomas
Nulty. Bishop Of Meath.
London news reports that Major General
Sir Francis GrenfeIl has been entertained at
Il farewell banquet given in his honour upon
his appointment as Governor and commander
of the troops at Malta, which POSITION he will
shortly assume.
The Sheffield 'lndependent' states upon
the highest authority, that the Duke Of York
will not go to the United States next year.
A despatch from Plymouth reports the
arrival of the steamer 'GolcOnda" from Cal
cutta with a case of bubonic plague on board.
The victim is a cabin passenger of the East
India Company'S service. The case has been
isolated at the Hospital.
Other London news reports hat two thou
sand two hundred sacks of Christmas mail
arrived flOm the United States. THIS is
said to be an unusually large quantity.
The weather throughout England is bright
and mild.
The Queen aud other Members of the
Royal family, excepting the Prince and PIN
cess Of Wales, spent Christmas at Osborne.
The Prince and Princess Of Wales enter
tanned a quiet house party at Sandringham .
Continental news reports that the King
of Italy was expected to receive four hundred
thousand Christmas cards petitloning him
10 grant a political amnesty.
In New York tn weather was clear, cool,
and reasonable, and mt - sons cheerfulnets
was heightened bS an unprecedented
ty in trade and orthe Stock Exchange.
Washington news reports that The Paris
Commissioners have placed the treaty in
President McKinley's hand, and that the
latter, on thanking and complimenting them,'
said he felt sure the Senate will ratify the
same at an eally date.
Other Washington news states that Secre-
tary Alger has issued an Older that no
concession or franchise Shall be granted i'll
the new dependencies without his approve
A despatch from San Juan, Porto .,
states that General Henry haSfxed , Bud-'
get for next year Mt one milliop s n hun.
dred thousand pesos, or less t6a.-yne half of
the last Spanish Budget. 1Ris illustrates f,
the present methods of governing the colo
MES under a military adm nistlation, or by
executive orders, analogous to The British
ders IN Council.
Congress up to the present is &oing hing
i'll connection with he matter.
New York. 9th December.
Flour City Mills for the West Indies, per
barrel, $500 to 1925
Meal, best kiludried. pr. barrel. S2.I5 to 1925
New Seasons Polk, $94 to $93
Heavy Mess Pork, S94 TO J
(CfystnIS per Ib. 48
ou9"l FAN tot. II. Mscdo. test 81