, 1898-12-21
KILOGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATIOH

O1. CfOIA 81 ION.
New York, Debr. l7th.-The Manchester
"Gusydiau'' reports TINT Sir William Har-
court. apd Mr.Morley will support the Man
chester School of Liberalism against the
Rosebery ito Imperialism.
- Naval news announces the successful
: keunchirG Of II. NJ. s. '.rrrisist'blo" Princess
Chris'inn in,afel tho vessel as she was being
launched.
London news reports that Lord Curzon
has left for India via Marsellles per . g.
''Arabin."
Advices from Paris state that it is
officially announced that the ratification of
the Auglo :Frenth Niger treaty has been post
p0ued for ak mouths:
Other. news reports that the Chamber OF
: DeIn,ties almost unanimously authorized IL
loal OF W hnndr4d lheusnn@ francs for the
coR4truction of The Indo-Chines1 railway,
N despatch from Madrid states that the
Ministek Of Finpncee ias, annAinced hat Spain
will b. prepared toFHy Che January coupon
Cf tile Caban dehtc He further announces
TINT Spaiu holas to settle the war expenses
within 3 years.
{ Washington news announces the rublica-
ton. Of The final order confirming the aP-
poinfmer&s rs published in bulletins I4tha
lGhinG., they are: General L"dloN, Governor
of Havana city; General Lee, Governor OF
Havana province; and General Brooke, Coy
sernor General.
1t is understood that General Len's pre-
sent functions nre solely military but
that General Ludlow's ARE both civil aud
military under President Me. kinley's i'm
I mediate direction through General Brooke
's the civil and military commander OF the
{ division Of Cuba.
C. The names OF the Generals commap'ing
tho sub divisions are for Finar del Rio,
Ddvis; Puertos Principe, C,rp"nt6r;t" Santa
Ui9ra, s~nyndor; Santiago de Cuba, Wood,
Matftanzas, Wilson.
= General Brooke's stnff viii consist OF
e. Generals Chnfee, Humphrey, Weston, and
: Ric6a~ls.
A Washington correspondent of a New
York paper reports that a maui named
r poned The British Embassy in that city
smashing much glass. One fragment hit
Sir Julian PaunceA les daughter. The man
was seized by several servants and ar
Other Washington news reports tina! the
. auxiliary cruiser Yosemite" proceeds. to
Manila with reinforcements for Adniral
Dewey'S fleet. g.
Advices from Madrid state that a mob of
women at Granada stonedp the statue Of
Columbus on the ground that hls.diScovery OF
America was ttA9 principal cause OF Spi"1lS
misforUunes.
Another despatch from Paris reports that
in the Chamber of Deputies M.sDepuy an
nounoed that the G.'vernment would not
withdraw the duty on corn.
Now York December l9th-AC the meet
of the Liberal Federation at Birmingham on
Friday, q motion by Mr.. WATSON, the Chair
man, thanking Sir William IIarcourt for his
past services and regretting h- retirement
from the leadership, was adopted. An
amendment requesting Sir William TO recon
slider his decision was rejected u ON &lr.
WatSom's statement that the liberal members
of tho House of Common woul2 choose
r%leader. u
In " speech at the Constitutional Club
LORD Salisbury GInfed the now Jeaderlrss
: Liberals, but opined that probably it would
not be u permanent 0ondilion AS at MY
moment - Mahdi or a Mad .Mallah might
turn up daughters Referring 10 Mr..
Watson's statement at Birmingham, taat the
.ou,t,v uavar will hova Hbar1Y lawiclatiOu~