, 1898-12-14
KILOGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATION.

New York, Dec. lOth.-London news re-
Dorts that Mr.. Chamberlain in q speech at
Wakefield stated that Egypt's future entirely
depended upon an An ,lO-French entente,
but that friendship was impossible while
France pursued a policy of evaporation.
An agreement with Russia was also necessary
and he was ~sanguine Of this because
President McKinIey's message shows that
England is supported III her opposition OF
the policy of exclusion in the East. The
United States he said was now the greatest
of civilized states aud no combination can
alright A~nglo-Saxous united under the Stars
and Stripes or the Uuion Jack. In conclu.
sion he hoped soon to ste the federation Of
the English Empire with colonial representa-
ton. in the Imperial Parliament.
The above speech is considered TO heighten
the Significance of Sir Edmund MOnson's
speech in Paris, which the French press con
tirue to discuss with increasing excitement.
Other London news states that there is "a
panic in the Scotch Whisky market. Since
last Saturday the price Of PAttison's shares
has fallen from ten pounds to three pounds.
Paris news announces that the Court of
Cessation has decided TINT its revision Of
the Dreyfus case has precedence md there
fore Lms ordered the court martial OF Colonel
PiCquart to be suspended. Upon the Courts
demand the Dreyfus DOssier was submit
ted.
Other Paris news reports that The Pence
treaty is ready for engr0SsmeIt prior to the
signature Of the fourteen articles confined to
the protocol and necessary coloIlaries. SAll
the additional proposals of The United States
are reserved for future diplomatic discus
siOnt
A telegram from Baltimore reports the
arrival of the steamer "VednmOre" considera-
bly, over due. 1t appears che was delayed by
making gallant efforts to succOnr the crew of
the "Londonian" at great hazard during
three days amid II frightful gale.
She succeeded in taking off forty five but
the rest uf the crew including oOpt"in Lee
were lost.
Washington news states that The Senate
has confirmed the appointment Of Golonel
Hay as Secretary of State.
The Washington correspondent OF the
London "Chronicle' says that President
Mckinley has no intention to violate Drilsh
rights under the Clayton Bulwer treaty
and that when the proper time. e"lnes Tag
land will be invited to cooperate re tile
Nicaragua Canal.
The "Ohroniclp," in on editorial on the
subject, says that this information is salts
factory and that England's interests are that
the Cnnal be free, neutral and open to nil the
world ON equal terms.
New York, Decbr. ~G2th.-AdviceS from
Liverpool announce that Lieutenant Wa,k.
of The Royal Artillery, has been sentenced
TO death for completely in al operation which
resulted in The death Of Miss Yates.
Before the sentence was delivered men and
W, men scrambled over the coW troOm seals
50 shake hands with the prisoner sympathe-
tically in honour of the courage shown by
him in hie manly speech COVERING previous
reports of immortality. The 1telSst tnken
i'll the case and the scenes at tie + luIiare
COM idered as parallel with the we'll known
Maybrick case.
A despatch FROM the Capetown oorrespon- .
e"' Q the London DAILY Mail" reports