, 1898-09-24

in many respects.
A Posta! service has been ordered through.
out the Empire, and the right granted to
everybody to petition direct 10 the Throne.
a New York paper publishes q despatch
from london asserting that Count Esterhazy
is vaciIlating between committing suicide
and making a full confesSion. He has, it
states, aIrendy confessed orally to three per-
sons, but delays a written confession until
the Chamber meets.
The Due d'Orleans has .ssued a manifesto
deuouncing The Dreyfus revision plans. The
manifesto has made % very feeble impress.
sion.
A Berlin telegram announces that the per-
sonal estate of the late Prince Bi1marok has
been sworn under five hundred thousand
pounds.
The 9 men, Jago and Kymaston. convicted
of Iobbiug the mails on board the IS.
"Brittanic'', have been sentenced to 3 and |
years imprisonment respectively.
A Madrid telegram reports that the Supe-
rior Council of War has decided to suspend
from duty Admiral Montojo and Major SoEoa,
the director of the Cadiz Arsenal.
A Paris despatch states that the Govern
ment Officials appear convinced that u" agree
ment with England ~ territories on the
Upper Nile will be less difficult to conclude
than in the Case Of the Niger region.
The Madrid correspondent OF the London
"Dnily Mail'says that at % conference between
Senores Sagasta and Rios it was decided that
the Peace Commission shall defend Spaiu's
retention of tho Philippines.
A Vienna telegram reports that the Elm.
peror's rescript expresses thanks for the
National sympathy i'll his bereavement. An
other rescript POUNDS q low Order and Medals
of st. Elizabeth III honour OF the deceased to
he conferred upon women and girls merlting
distinction III various 3vOcatl0ns or special
religious or philantlropic work.
Trinidad, Sept. 2lst.-HiS Excellency Sir
II. birmingham KONG, arrived this morn
ing from England,
New York, Sept. 22nd.-Advices from
Cairo state TINT it is unofficially reported that
the Egyptian flag is flying over Fashoda.
a telegram from the Paris correspondent OF
the Graphic" reports that NJ. Delcasse has
informed Sir Edward MOnson. the British Am.
bnssador, that France is Ignorant Of the where
abouts Of Marchond's Expedition, and that if
thew are near the Nile his mission would be
geographical rather than political, but these
views were personal and Informal.
The French press generally favors diploma
tic rather than forcible settlement Of the
question.
Advices from Gambia report that the Cretan
Mussulmans have surrendered to the British
Admiral sixteen hundred firearms out of an
estimated twenty five thousand.
The British Consul has warned the Chris
tianS against attacking The disaImed MOslems,
who are under British protection.
A Pekin despatch states that the Russian,
French, Belgian, Spanish, and DuiOh diplo.
mats have condoled with Prince Ii Hung
Chang upon his Dismissal from tie Tsuug Ii
Yamen.
The 'Tagehlatt'. Berlin. rep rts that the
Gear will meet the Kaiser at Dantzig on the
9th September Oh the occasion Of the un-
yelling of the monument to the Russian
soldiers who were killed during the Polish
war.
From Brussels it is reported that King
Leopold has urged he Car TO call tie meet.
irg Of the Peace Congress i'll that city.
A despatch from the Hague states that
Queen Wilhelmina personally opened the
States General and expressed her especial
sympathy with the Cars peace plan.
Advices from Santiago report that General
Lawton will receive General Garcia as all
esteemed civilian guest. A guard of honour
will escort General Garcia TO the palace.
The Cubans are much elated at the above.
General Lawton is hopeful that the Cubaut
army will disband.
Havana news states that General Blanco