, 1898-09-03

4OuA At0'hS0S CNU OHAJ 49,
million five hundred thousand francs. Spain
is especially delinquent in her offerings, but
is incapacitated. An urgent appeal was
made to the German Catholics, and q great
effort will be mad.
The same paper publishes a telegram from
Madrid announcing hat the peace commits
sioners are Senores Castillo, Urutia, Duke
Naiera and Sen tots Marcoartu and Abarguza.
The U.lite,l states Porto Rico Commission
sails from New York today per SIS. Seneca"
The Cuban Commission will sNil per S. 8.
"ResOlute" on Saturday.
Washington news report that naval Off
ciAls are anxious to got rid of Admiral
Cervera and the prisoners now at Annapolis.
The Government has offered t. release them
on parole, but Spain objects, demanding
their unconditional release, which President
Mckinley is unwilling to giant until peace
has been formally declared.
A Madrid telegram states that Havan"
harbour is now perfectly safe, all mines
having been removed.
1t is announced that the death rate among
tile citizens and troops is increasing ut
Santiago, averaging eighty daily.
A telegram from Pekin reports that France,
Italy, and Holland have asked for their re-
s%pective Governments a part in the probes
s0rships of the new university, Of which an
American is President.
Plymouth. August 3lst.-The RMS. Don
arrived here from The West Indies at 3 u. m.
New York, lst Sept.-The Cars proposal
continue TO be the foremost topic throughout
Europe, but without any further novelty OF
comment. Frances angry surprise IS de-
veloping into opposition.
In England it is recalled that Lord
Salisbury made % similar proposal to Ger
many in 1891, which was then also abandoned
upon the refusal of France to accept the
status quo.
1t is now expected that there will be "a
conference of Premiers, if not Of S0vereigns.
WHO will meet at Copenhagen, and will pro-
badly report favourably On the proposal and
will then adjourn and nothing further be-
done.
The Times, in an editorial, expresses the
opinion that amy meeting without agreement
will result in war, hence the meeting will be
unlikely without amy preliminary adoption
for II basis.
Tho "Times'' publishes q letter from Mr..
Andrew Carnegie, in which he advocates
the exchange of the Philippines for the
British West Indies, each nation retaining
u naval base and conceding commercial pri-
vileges after plobeScites had been taken.
He AZ gnes That not only will such be mutn-
aIly advantageous, and the sol" hope of the
West Indies, but lndisputably a proof that
an Anglo American entente is stronger than
a written alliance.
Advices from Cairo announce that the
entire Egyptian army has reached UmteIif,
thirty miles from Omdurman, which Major
Wortl, " with Arabs is pushing around 10
prevent The Khalifa's retreat, Daily skir-
mishes take place with the enemy.
Naval news reports that Inns. "Cleo.
potra' oollided with the Norwegian schooner
'Liveleg' in Ketegat, the la ter laundering;
6 blue Jackets from the former ship We're
drowned.
A despatch from the Hague correspondent
of a London paper reports that the Queen
Regent has proclaimed the termination of
Queen W~ilhelmina's minority, this is prep0r0-
tory to the coronation OF the latter on Tues.
day.
A st. Petersburg telegram reports the fail.
ure of the harvest crops iii seven distlcts and
that the distress is increasing daily; live
stock are dying in great numbers.
London news states that thou ands of col
Tiers at Merthyr Tydvill, have accepted the
terms of the associated employers, making all
advance ON their wages of five per cent.
1t is officially announced from Simla that
1900 deaths from plague took place last
we. k in the Bombay presidency
Advjcns from Auckland r6DOEt the death