, 1898-03-16

"A MadTiQ telegram ltpOllS tbat 4uIIu9t
reinfOl Gem nts have sailed for Cuba.
London, March l4th.-Iho sugar merchants
and olhers interested in this city are urging
Mr.. Chamberlain 10 adopt reciprocity Will
The United States. or an early conclusion OK
the present negotiations for the benefit Of the
island crops.
New York, March 15th.-London news
announces that the Chinese loan hns been
postponed, partially, it is said, on account
Of the sensational success Of Sir Thomas
Upton in cnpiralizing his business into a
corporation wide bulletin March 4th) One
million pounds was offered and was subscribed
for fifty times. Ger five millions sterling
being locked up in deposits.
The fist mail after the sch,me had been
Advertised brought II vanlond Of eighteen
thousand letters of application, the follow
ing mails being even larger; the National
Bank of Scotland have engaged AN extra
staff and another building for this business
entirely.
The British Admiralty has ordered that
all wnrshirs in India. China. South America
and Africa be painted white, all others to be
black, grey will be entirely abandoned.
Queen Victoria has arrived at Cimiez.
A Dublin despatch reports that IN the
Phoenix Park on Sunday thirty thousand
persons assembled at the first series Of the
Irish rebellion ceMtenaries.
Other London news states that some atten
ton is now being directed to Mr.. Goschen's
declaration that the Channel Squadron
tx not now to be limited to the defense Of the
Channel and that the les' rye ships are beng
assigned to the protection OF the British
shores.
England's military prepare lions are less
conspicuous than those Of the United States,
but are larger and more thorough.
Washington ne VS. reports that it is posi-
lively denied that Spain has found amy ally
or placed a loan or even bought waIships.
Some of the latter are now under the
control Of the United State.
Other Washington news states that the
treasury has assessed countervailing duties
on french sugar exports at nine decimal
seventeen. ton decimal forty eight and eleven
decinnI seventy nine francs per hundred
kiIogrammrs respectively according to grades.
A Madrid Telegram reports the departure
on Saturday Of n torpedo squadron for
Cuba.
Another Madrid despatch gives the sub
stance of a speech delivered by Senior Morot
Mt a banquet. in which lie said that autonomy
in Cuba had produced grand results. aud
thnt the Government were confident of the
suppression of the rebellion.
--latest news from Manila states that the
rebels continue hOstilities, The Northern
provinces being now affected. The natives
refuse to pay their taxes. and mnny If mo
rich residents are leaving the Islands.
Paris news announces TINT Major Ester
luzy, acting upon the a advice of his Counsel.
has abandoned his libel action against
Matthew Dreyfus for accusing him Of being
The author Of the famous boIderenu, and the
fact that Major Esterhnzy asked and receiv-
ed the authorization Of the Minister of War,
General Billot, and CONGRATULATIONS to bring
the action, adds much Significance to the
withdrawal.
:The London DAILY Chronicle" referring to
the above, says, there is Il mysterious aspect
to the matter which in IL few days may be
cleared up in rather u startling fashion.
Bombay news reports that the total ca
~sualties resulting from the plague riots arc
two soldiers Of the Shropshire Regiment
killed, a municipal inspector who accidental
~ shot himself, 4 Europeans, and 4 native
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