, 1898-10-05

give rigs TO. The rumour that the contents
are not in the same condition as when
placed in tie niche with a small caskrt con.
containing gold and silver medals. The
easket it is said appears to have been tam
psred with.
News from St. Johns, Newfoundland reports
that Col Sir Henry MoCallnm has been Ap.
pointed Governor Of that island.
A Manila despatch states that AguinAldo
will formally iuAugurats the Republic Of the
philippines at MHlolOs Ivy u great celebration,
to which the p%'incipsl army officers and
leading Americans are invited.
London. October 1st.-1he amount sub.
soribel to. The Mansion House Relief Fund
up u last night was nineteen thousand
seven hundred posnds.
st. kits, lst Oct.-The CURACAO mail
schooner landed hsIe today four sailors Of
The sIoOp "InheI ~itance" u ST. Vincsut
wrecked ct Colombia.
London, Ocibr. lst.-The West Indian dc.
p~utation was duly received by Lord Sclb'rn"
Yesterday. He stated that be SympathiEed
strongly with them, and that the crisis Was
receiving the fall attention OF the Govern.
ment. He also informed thsm that he will
report the visit of the Depusation and its Oh.
isct to MIR. Chamberlain.
New York, OCtbr. 3rd.-OopenhSgsn nsws
reports that the Queens funeral will not take
place before tomorrow and that the inter
mont will be ct Roskilde Cathedral.
The London Official Gazette publishes Sir
II. Ii. Kitchensr's report on the battle Of
OmdMrman. 1t praises hundreds OF aubOr'
dinAtss by name.
Other London news states that when Sir
ii. II. Kitchener arrives for treatment OF his
eyes he will be promoted to the rank OF
Lieutenant General.
Advices from Hong Kong report that the
s. 5. t"Ballarat' has landed KAngyumsi
there. The chip reports that while en- route
abe sighted two Chinese cruisers and that
her convoy H. NJ. y. "Bonaventure' cleared
for action but was not molested.
Paris news states that there are rumOurs
that Captain DreyGus 10 At Cayenne Ell route
for that city.
It ia announced that Spain protests against
th. United States permitting tile Philippine
insurgents to stl engtlen themselves while
obiectinx TO Spanish endorsements being
aent, aud which Spain notices are being pre-.
pared. 49,,
Olhrr Paris news reports that the Philip
pine Commissioners have met socially IN that
city, but up to the present no business has
BEEN transacted.
4 telegram from Rome announces that
Gil EuIOPcAu 0O'Oiu t
Italv's invitation to hold M anti. Anarchist
Congrsss, probably 81 Venice.
kilograms from Quebec report that the
result Of the Canadian elections in the Que.
bee Province shows 40, l21 votes recorded
against prohibition while nll other provinces
have DECIDED in its favour.
The net result for the prohibition nsmina.
ton IL u majority Of eighteen thousand. fhe
situation is considered embArrAssing, since
the Government has been maintained by the
support of Quebec; however, Notwithstanding
the vote. no legislation is probable, O. e.
ministerial isis and possibly even the secSs.
sion of Quebec would be the result.
Havana n, ws reports hat LA Gazette
O6oial" publishes a decree by General Blanco
parloning all political prisoners.
A Manila tel gram STATES that ia" d"clN-
ration of independence by the insurgents has
h.e,, ratified a. MploIos. Subsequently fe'-
~tiyities were held including a review Of
troops. No Americans were present.
The New York Democrats have nominated
Judoe Augustus van Wye TX as Governor to
opu0se Col. Roosevelt of the Rough Riders.
The campaign is likely to be a bitter COLI
tUst.
A Budapest despatch reports that q man
unon whom u vial of poison, o dagger and
-. .vor0 fOuud has hAQn arr0ak0d