, 1898-03-12

ence doubtless TO exercise heI influence for
peace. She will start for Cimiez imme-
diately.
The preparations for eventualities now
being made ny England are as remarkable as
those by the Unted States The naval
estimates include an increase Of one million
aud a hall sterling and $500 men. and there
are no minety-,ix vessels under coustruC-
ton.
Sir George dies Yeux publicly advocates
utilizing the present rare situation to promote
Anglo.SaxoA unity and support regarding
China, being exchanged prsnpport regarding
Cuba.
Washington news states that Sir Julian
Pauneefote and Mr.. Sherman together visit
ed President Mckinley, and il is ~ulmised
gave him friendly assurances resembling the
abundant expressions If I'll London Journals.
1t is ais believed that u feleudA conference
took place regarding thA lrpplt That Cana
diam Custom House officers are exercising
Jurisdiction Within the disputed boundary com
|nauding the routes to Is, ,,dlEe.
Other Washington news reports that
the House Of Representatives IIaS poSseI
the National DeloI ~e Bill by ayes 81.
NAYS none. nae debate on the bin WAS brief
ana enthusiast ic, and characterized by a total
absence Of personal, partisan or sectional
division Of any sort.
The T.. S. $. 'BrookIyu" has been
ordered home direct froIa Iaguayra and
the "Montgomery" has started for Havana.
The departure Of the 5 $. "AlIianGa' for
Colon |iuitiatrs a weekly schedule. the day Of
sailing being Tuesdays.
The West Indies Fruit Company of PhjIa.
delphi u has been incorporated, making the
sec md line Of steamers for weekly trips
thence to Jamaic,. Tie president Of tho
company is Mir. Edwin Roberts aud tho
1....4-.t, ;,,1, l,. 4 ..e,, IItblas IN,ElOr
aud Campbell. The Vest India agent is
MIR. Smith of McSsrs. Hart and Company.
A despatch from Key West reports the
arrival there of the $. $. "Alamo' Of the
Mallory lin from New York with a cargo Of
ammunition for the United States fleet, the
greater part being for Tie "Cincinnatti'.
From Hong Kong it is reported THAT "a
fresh rebellion has broken GU IT, tile Philip
pines, fifty Spanish soldiers having Been
killed.
1t is reported that the well known ship
owners. MeSsrS. Elder DrmpIcr and Go. of
Liverpool, p.lIosc building twenty-five new
steamers to develop the new service to Mont
real and Nova Scotia.
Adyices from West Africa received in
Paris state that the French mission headed
by NJ. Bonchanp has been maSaac:od IN the
Niger territory.
A Nagasaki despatch to the "DaiIy Mail
reports that the Corean Cabinet. with the
exception Of the Foreign Minister. have re-
signed, in consequence Of the latter having
granted the Deer Island concession to Russia
without the consent Of the Cabinet.
From Odessa il is reported that the Russian
Government has ordered thirty new torpedo
boats to augment lhe Russian Pacific squad
ION at Vladlvostock and Port Arthur.
New York. March llth.-I0udon news an.
nouuces that Mr.. S%tedman, a Liberal, has
been elected NIP for Stepney, vice the late
MIR T. w. Isaacson. The result If the poll
was as follows MI. Stedman, Liberal,
2.192; Mr.. Gordon, Conservative, 2,l72.
Dispatches from Bombay announce serious
plague riots in that city. The police were
compelled TO fire into II mob that were le-
sistlng a searching party, killing s and
wounding many. The tronpS had 20 be call
ed out and a number of bIuejacke's landed. \
number OF Moslems and Ilinioos. who had join
ed together, severely beat and stabbed Euro
peans who came in their way. The hospitals
were protected with some difficulty. Quiet
has now been restored, but after the worst
disorder known for years.
Advices from Pckin state that tie Tsung
Ii Yamen has sent the former Minister to
Germany to st. Peter sburg, to personally
petition the Gar to withdraw the demands