, 1898-11-30

= o"' .na' u was dohDttul whether The claim
would be admitted,
From Paris it is reported that General
Znrlinlen Inns signed Il decree directing the
trial of Colonel Picqunrt. by court martial,
. for forgery and for divulging secret state
documents. .fha t,ia! has been fixed for
DeVembeE l2th.,
St. Thomas, 25th Nov.--The British brig
Antine Eiectric.Iight''from Demerara with
"uYar in bags boind to New York. put into
this pJrt to-day leaking.
ESPECIAL.
London, Novr- 2Gth.-Ihe subscriptions
to the Mansion House relief fund up 10
Thursday night amounted to forty-thlee
thousand elk hundred pounds.
SPECIAL.
LONDON, Novbr. 26tIG-At a dinner given
by he West India Committee last night To
Sir James Hay, GOvernor.in-ohief of Barba:
dos, Lord Stlborne; IN n speech, stated that the
Government admitted the necessity If grnI-
ing imperial sSsistNce TO the islands which
had suffered from the late disastrous lurli-
cano and tAt Mr.. %'Chnmberlii IN and the Chan
cellor of the Exshequer were now carefully
COnsidering hetiot ernorH' and AdmiuistI ntors'
official reports; also the West Indin Com
mites representations, with a view to deter
mining the form and amount of MD which the
House of Common should be asked to vote
Barbados, Novbr. 28th.- Passengers for
st. Thomas per Don" Miss Ross, :.Revds.
Rnitwell and Hqohl0t.
Kew York, NOvbr. 2Sth.-Lonlon news re.
ports that in accordance with the working
msI1sLord's Day Rest Association, the County
a'ouRcil has refused to grant licenses to Sun
day Concert Hslbs.
1t is reported ihat two British g%unbonts
have reached Me,hmeuek on tie Bahr FL
CA ~ Al 4J =. L--I
. pest had been established there, they then
REFINED Ia S0bat.
A despatch from the Rome correspondent
of the daily Mail states bInt the Emperor
Menelik Of Abyssinia is advancing with one
hundred thOus and men to force II defnite
settlement of the Bnhr Ell Gael boundary.
A despatch from the Berlin cOrrerponde It
OF the "CentEnl News reports hat france has
renowned herProteCtornre over The Catholics
in Palestine, except French subjects, md will
not hinder German influence in the Holy
Land.
Paris news ANNOUNCES that The Cabinet has
q authorized IL foAu of 270 millions of francs
for tho nndo-Ulinese railway system.
Other Paris news states that IN co, .eQuenCe
OF General ZuIlindeu having ordered Colonel
Pioqusrt to lie couTtmartiulled OXIDE Sstur-
days Bulletin), a protest against such action
lie being inhucniially signed.
It is, reported that Spain ir'olmally offers
the United State. alternatives OF one hundred
million dollars or the cessiOn Of less territory
than is demanded on tie retention of q nomi-
nal sUaerainty over the Philippines without
receiving ANY caNh.
Washlng'on news reports that the Cabinet,
after u ton hours session, has repeated its
original demAnds.
1t is thought that perhaps more money
will. be allo red, if Spain cOnveyed't0 the
United States the entire Caroline group.
A telegram from Havana states that the
secbnd United States votunIeer engineers
haxe landed there to prepare camps for
other troops. g.
1t is anuounced thet General CastellApos
succeeds General Blsnco.
Further Paris news reports that at a
Cabinet meeting ut the EFysee. ut which
President Faure presided, q bill Was put
forward asking for an increase III the Marune
Department of one vice admiral, 8 battle
ship captains, % frigate captains, rs lieu
tenants, and eighty ensigns. D
In the Court Of Cessation the hearing OF
Col. PicquArt was continued. Notwithstand-
ing ell precautions 10 keep them secret 10
is known that his dispositions have produced
u certain. sensation among the members OF
the Court, According 10 some journa.b he
completely broke down and begged his