, 1898-08-27

~"AN V~@ NO''E 49, 49, S""J 49, N~
Metemneh and the surrounding country
are desOIRta and IN IuinR.
Advices from Cnpe Colony report that the
election returns indicate that the Afriknndpr
Bund has secured a majority over Nj. Cecil
Rhodes in the assembly.
A telegram from Buda Pest reports that
while a regiment of troops was c%,osNing The
River Maros, near the Head rontoon, the
bridge collapsed immeIsing 300 mem and
drowning 80.
The LOnd"n ''Times" cditOrially condemns
the carping and quibbling spirit slewn by
Senior SagastR over the peace %pYeliminRIies.
Other London journals comment auSpicI.
ously upon the Anplo.Amelican conference
now assembling at Quebec 10 discuss Cana.
dian Questions.
1t is genern'ly conceded that Colonel Hays
recall s.gmiCoe that the A~ngl0-Americ0m OOn-
ference has resulted in al az cement Of
cooperation whenever The two countries
interests are identical, especially regarding
the Eastern Question.
Washington denies this foimular, but
states that the same idea prevails that when
interests are similar doubtless mutuality e
action will follow, but no alliance or conolud.
cd negotiations for Joint action has been
adopted.
Ii is announced that the Cuban Republic
has accepted General CalixtO 60lci0's re-
signation.
A despatch from Honolulu reports that
the United States flag was raised there on
the 18th inst, thus concentrating the 8n.
n~exatiOn Of the Sandwich Islands.
Paris dispatches report thos intense heat
continues to prevail in that city, In fact
almost throughout France. Many cases OF
sunstroke ore reported. In the department
rs kLo 7 oUJom vroOk G,oo -, ibo MINI TOvoaRa
are reported.
A despatch from Hong Kong states that
Generals Merritt and Aguinaldo have con.
oluded an arrangement by which The lAtteI
is to govern the country for the time being,
excepting Manila which will remain prOvi-
sionally occupied by the Americans. Since
the latter have been in possession the great.
eat order is observed.
A Washington telegram reports that
General SKATER will leave Santiago next
Saturday.
Madrid advices stnte that Senior Sagasta
and the Marquis ComiIlns, President Of tho
Spanish General Transatlantic Co., hive had
u long conference on the subject Of the
repatriation OF the Spanish troops from
Porto Rico.
Antigua, 24th.-R. NJ. s. eden" left for
81. Kits 10 pm.
Yesterday prices unNIteVed.
London, Gath August.-It is generally
understood that Mr.. chamberlain purposes
forwarding to the Colonies the following
proposals. for taxation during the yeAr end.
ing March next: The export duties on
sugar, lnOlasses and rum in st. kits, Nevis,
Dominica, 81. Vincent to be RENTED; the
land taxes Of Antigua, ST. Kits, Nevis and
MontseErat not to exceed one shilling per
acre for cultivated and sixpence per acre for
nnoultivated land; the st. Kits and Nevis
wheel tax TO be enforced, subject to certain
exemptions, but the duty on kerosine to be
raised to Q shiIIings, the same ss at Antigua;
the income and trade tax proposals for st.
Kits are to be further considered.
New York, August 25th.-The London
Lancet, discussing the Prince of Wales
present condition, a CUES well for the future
mobility Of the knee joint, but thinks hat
it will be a month before he is able to. walk
and longer before all is unnecessary.
The Copenhagen correspondent Of the
London DAILY Mail reports I'M Anglo.
Russian compromise, England getting offsets
TO Russia's railways. The Chinese Govern.
ment pays for all.
The Madrid correspondent Of the London
Time reports that Spain. France, md
Russia have formed an alliance 10 counteIact
any Anglo German action in Morocco.