, 1898-12-17

OdiIS DIaiI STATES LDub CD6 DTls.tE OCc pa
ton of Crete will become permanent.
Advices from Pekin report TINT the Empress
DOwager has received the wives of the 1ofeign
diplomats, and that as the dopenne of the
party Lady Mcdonald, wife Of the British
Ambassador read in English a speech con.
graduating the Empress upon her birthday,
and expressing the hope that tins innovations
would be followed by he reception of Chinese
Indies. The Emp'ess Dowager ther placed a
ring with a pearl set ia gold upon the finger
OF each lady present. After luncheon tho
p"lace ennuchS aud acrobats entertained the
visitors. The Empress during The ceremonies.
sat upon q dais behind IL table.
Manila kilograms state that The Filipinos
dem"nd a ransom for the Spanish prisoners
from the money Spain will receive from the
United States.
Paris news reports that President Faure
and NJ. Delcasse received the American Com
miSsisners to express their thanks for fay6urs
received and to bid FAREWELL =.
A despatch from the Vienna correspondent
of the STANDARD" states hat aIyices from
81. Petersburg and Lon lon agree that Russia
is convinced how futile lit viii be to
oppose England, the United States. Ger
many and Japan and is now seriously nego-
ti"ting with Englan representing others
for a solution of the China aud Eastern pro-
bIems which upon conclusion are expected to
disappear for years.
The New York Herald" publishes q te!e-
gram from Mexico city announcing that MIR.
Lionel Garden. British Consul in that city
has been appointed Cousul to Havana.
A telegram from Baltimore states .that.the
steamer " Maria Il ckmIrs" has brougbt.eight
mole survivors from the lll-iated B.. s.
"L0ndonlnn.N
Washington news report that a proclara-
ton promising The FiIipinos s4lf govern
ment under the supreme jurisdiction Of the
United States was read aud approved At u
Cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
Other Wnshington.npws states that in the.
House of Representatives Mr.. L|lepbgFn in
troduced q hill authorizing The Presidents to
acquire by purchase frSni Costa Rica and
Nicaragua with full ownership jurisdiction
and sovereignty such land as is desirable
and necessary to Construct and defend The
shin canal. The bill also directs the Plesi-
dent to appropriate 40 million dollars to COM
Plete it.
In the Senate Mr.. Barry gave notice of
an aplendment 10 the Nicaragua Canal bill
providing for the construction Of the Canal
by the Maritime Canal C( mpany and Civ
ing the Government "A ijeI IN the property
to be forecIosed. The amendment also
limits the cost to 115 mill II dollars. The
object of the amendment is to eliminate the
bond features of tile bill, leaving the United
States, Nicaragua aud Costa Rica the only
stock holders.
. Other Paris news reports that v%ial>..
scenes occurred in the Chamber of Deputies
when M. Grousset % Radical Socialist inter-
pellated the Government on the indisorU-
lions of the general staff in the Dreyfus
affair during which insults az even blows
we're freely exchanged.
Madrid Journals stme that the evacuation
of Cuba 10y Spanish troops will be COmp-,te
by the 6ftl of January.
New York. 10th December.
Flour City Mills for the West Indies. per
barrel, $500 to S4.25
Meal, best kilndried spr. barrel, S2OO to $50
New Seasons rQrk, SOL to ]
IIe'vy @Ie<r Pork, $50 to 50
C,u,r Cryst"ls per ID. e ZIG
0"H" FairtoG r.. hEscdo. test 81 1915
Moi"sset, Eng Iolds. per Eal. no quotation
Exchange New York g. london t4.Si4 TO
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