, 1898-01-15
Ms.
ST. CROIX STATION.

the Shanghai correspondent OF a London pa
per states that the reported agreement be-
tween England, Russia, aud Jaram wide
Yesterdays b~ulletin) restores 'he ColeaH sta
tus quo ante, and reinstates Mr.. Brown with
a Russian Commissioners at Genean and a
japanese at Fusan.
Other Eastern news reports that SirRobert
Hart, Inspector General of Customs and Posts
at Pekin, IS now negotiating a Chinese loan,
the Emperor having relieved the T.ung Ii
Yamen Of this duty.
In a speech ut Manchester the First Lord Of
the Treasury described England's policy
similarly to that announced by the"Manches-
ter Guardian" wide bulletin Jany 5th). All
newspaper comments are favourable to those
views in principle, but are DESTROYS Of a more
definite statement.
A despatch from Glasgow Announces that
numbers Of the striking engineers have APP
piled for unemployment. The engineers at
Iached to The Fairfield Shipbuilding Co. have,
it is ssid, reconsidered their intention Of strik-
ing. This indicates that the end Of the strike
is near.
1t is reported from Washington that Mis-
sioAary Pllkington and Lieutenant Mcdonald,
bro her Of the Major commanding the ex-
petition Supposed to he heading of the
French at rashOda, are reported Killed in
suppreSsinG the Saudanese revolt III Uganda.
Havana news states hat the iIaurgent
Lieut.. Col, $500 (according to Spanish adj
vices has surrendered at SaguA ia Glaude
with 3 officers and twenty prrvales.
Another Havana despatch reports that
during service III the CathedraI an individual
named Ramon Vines fired several revolver
shots inside HE Church at the / age Of 81.
Peter and injured it. Great disorder en-
sued. Vines uab been seut to IL lunatic
asylum.
From Prague it is announced that The city
has been declared in a state Of siege but
which will be raised on Monday when the
Bohemian Diet r,assembies.
A Madrid d patch states that General
Weyler has been aldcrel 10 return to that
city forthwith. The officials have received
all documents necessary for proceeding against
him.
Several packages Of DR.. Sanareliis yellow
fever serum have been received in this city,
consigned to Dir. Wyman, the health officer.
Extensive experiments vii! shortly be m.de
with the view Of discovering the efficacy Of
the remedy.
London, Jan l2th.-Sugar in stock on the
8th inst. WAS loo, 600 toms. Last year $4,000
tons.
New York, January I3th.-It is reported.
EllaG the ChSllSH IOtll " 1IIIO VII DC INcI-
ty million pounds sterling, and tina rince III
Hung Chang's restoration to power will be
requested. 1t is also stated that iii. Brown,
the Chief Commissioner # Customs If Corea,
has been Otfete the Succession t. MI. John
Newell jordan as Consul General. 1t is
also announced that Port Intztrrff is to be
recognized rs within the Russian sphere Of
influence.
London news reports Uhat the Birmingham
post Mr.. Chambellain organ, safes that
the treaty arranged with Emperor Menelik
of Abyssinia, by Mr.. j. K. Rood, comedies the
rectitcation Of the AtySainian frontier when
the Khalila is conquered, in return for stipu-
Iation against any Ably sSinIan obstruction to
ahe Egyptian advance upon KharroIm.
At ShorncIiffe Camp tneIe ) great enthu-
siasm in consequence Of the thud tIuSsar's
preparations for Cairo. Othe. 1rdfts are
also preparing for foreign service.
1t is announced that the Queen will con
vert Kew Palace into a public museuIn. aud
that the famous banqueting hall and other
state departments will be opened to tue
public.
a despatch from the Copenhagen CORE
spondent of a London paper rep,rts that
there is considerable disappointment at the
lowneSs Of the Qfer maze by Tue CnitcI