, 1898-07-09

confined 10 barracks.
The United States Government have re-
moved restrictions as to code messages to aud
from all points in the West Indies, except
Cuba, Hnyti, and San Domingo.
The following news items have been delay.
eel in Transmission on account OF the war.
New York, July '2nd.-The Princess of
Wales Stakes, run at Newmarket on Thus
day, resulted as follows G~0lletta, Isl;
Dieudonne, End; ST. Cloud H., third.
London news states that Lord Solisbury's
speech at the United Service Club, though
studi0uSly impartial, is construed as exples-
siye Of sympathy with the United States.
Election intel igence reports that the Hon.
Arthur Elliot, Unionist, has been elected
Nj ?. for Durham vice Sir. Matthew Fowler.
Liberal, who defeated the former at the
election of 1895.
The Daily News says there will shortly
be announced a naval programme involving
the Stating Of q warship on every empty
slip, and the purchase Of w~arShips now build
lug in England upon foreign orders; also the
forwarding of supplies to all cooling stations.
Lord Beresford, however, doubts that any
thing more will he done than the making up
Of the arrears of the naval plans.
Financial news reports that the last omar
ter's revenue is G489, 581 larger than that Of
last year.
al inc NOIlbIluRS siI|N OAIOIu university
Athletic Sports, the former won the hammer
throwing and the quarter mile race, the
latter winning the other 7 events.
Havana news reports that during tho stay
Of the German warship "Geier'' at that port.
General Blanco visited he ship. Subsequent.
" the "Geier' left for Santiago via Jamaica.
Consul GolIan left Havana on board Inns.
talbot"
English naval news states thot Inns.
"AIbocore" will JOIN the North Atlantic
Squadron in August.
The Governor General Of Porto Rico has
telegraphed Madrid that he is unable. to save
the cargo Of the Lopez, the firing Of the
Americans being continuous.
New York, July 4th.-London news re-
ports that a telegram from Sydney \. S w.
to the Times states that ms. Mohawk
has annexed eighteen islands Of the Santa
Cruz and Duff groups in the Pacific.
A Pekin despatch announces that the
British Minister and Prince Ching have
Digned the Wei Hal Wei convention.
Advices from Brussels state that King
Leopold has commissioned MI. r. Dorsey
Mohun, United States Consul at Zanzibar,
to build a telegraph line to TangAnyka,
Wadelai, NyauEa and Stanley Falls.
The War Office, London, denies the report
from Toronto that General Lord WolseIey
mas "a SHO GSHoNi"A "PIO''hNRoiN ~
Governor General because he was dying from
cancer, the latter being merely a revival of
an old canard.
A despatch from Bucharest repeats the
Vienna report re Count and Countess ZuanoH,
wide bulletin June 28th) adding that the
Czarino gives signs of Glow poisoning by
arsenic administered in coffee.
London news reports that at the Dominion
Day banquet at the I~aperial Institute, Lord
Strathcona, in a Speecb, strongly applouded
the loyalty Of Canada, and expressed the
wish for her closer amity with the United
States.
Lord HerschelI, replying, promised 10 de-
vote his beat powers to adjusting the rela.
tons between Canada and the United States,
the consummation of which would be his
LIES happiest memory.
Oficinl dispatches from Madrid state that
Admiral Cemars's feet has passed through
the Suez Canal.
A Lloyd despatch from Port Said, how
ever, reports that two tran ports only have
entered the Canal and that The other vessels
went to sea. Another t legram adds that
the feet are still coaling there.
Other Madrid news reports that Senior
Sagasta publicly states that the peace
rulnours are absurd and that he will not