, 1898-03-23

- A''t - .NittNt NiN Di-lS NlIlNN t#4 Nv
the Feaclal Government t. tile ,I,ct tE.t il
the event If the penn n.tt rAilGum, ca
ceeding IN amy year til, sum II ll1t.5 494
marks, the excess should not hr ] It IN any
Increase 10 tie eVis,irg impr1i' t|nNati>l
or the creation OF fresh mai OFT tuiies On
articles Of urge popular consumption.
\ Telegram from LoWestoft Iepo t. that
tie barque ''I'rinces~" from Leith for Liver
pool was toWed N there on Wednesday With
boats stove IN and The foIepeak luII f water.
having been IN collision al 3 am. OF TAB
bard Lighthouse with IN unknown s,canc,
winch sank IN tLree minutes with al on
board
Tie Paris correspondent Of the London
'S'anlard' states hat favourable issue to
the Anglo French Niger conference il immi.
nent.
Shan2hai dispatches state that Russia has
notified China that the latier's deIav in
replying to the Russiln demands must be
Construed a. ucquiesence in the Russian
occur alton of For Arthur. Sir Claud Mae
Donald, tne Grtihh MINIS Ell at Tcku, is said
10 be urging CHINA to resist.
a ChIe x" telegram reports a serious fire
III That city and that from ten to fifteen
lives were lost and a number manned Tba
number Of thu dead is doubtful and nrolobIr
VIII not be definitely known untIi the de-.
bus OF The buildings has sufficiently cooled
10 allow OF q search being made for the
bodies Of those who were undoubtedly in the
RUNS, The origin Of the fire is unknown
out SAID to be from an explosion either in a
wall paper waieroom or among some photo.
graphic supplies in The house If Messr,
Sweet, WaIIock and Co.
st. Vincent, March l9th.-Sharp sbock
earthquake here at 80 local.
Grenada, l9th-A heavy shock Of earth.
quake was felt here ut $50 tins morning
Plymouth, 19th-1he Danish Crui -
Iugolf arrived here to day.
Barbados, 2lst-Para passengers Mr. Mrs
Pritchard, MIR. Mrs. WormtrsIe,. NJ Ms
Sparrow, Messrs Eaton al Mlcaulay.
New York, March 2lst.-Dpspatcies f om
Pekln announce that france allows China
eight dys to answer the formers demands
WHIch includes tho installation of "A Frenoh-
man AS director Of the Imperial Post Ohice
vice Sir robert Il trt, md an engagement uot
to alternate any territory south OF the Ynnursa
klang Valley, thus checking EusIaud's extrn.
sIon N the province y, luuuln. Hallway
and mining concessions and II ,oaiug station
near uainan are also DOMAIN Cd.
1hcst demands bl FIaprc are regarded ne
preJudicnI t. Births mite e,rAi Hong Konp
and Burntl. and tie Lon Ion "limcs"9 in nm
editorial OF lie subjecl, expresses the oriui.
on that it is nee s~aIy t. convince China
that something worse than the French occr.
patton Of Hulnm will happen if size settles
by an ex paIte agreement with q third Power
questions affecting one Of Engloud's most i'm
pOrtant Eastern possess ous.
Official Information from ST. PETERSBURG
states that Russia has informed the Colean
Government that she viii Withdraw from
Port Arthur if Corea rccis Independently
strong, otherwise Russia herself will protect
Russian rights and interests IN that country.
The London Times, commenting on this
action, considers tha' it signifies Difference to
the intervention by Japan.
II is announced from 6oumemouth that
Mr.. Gladstone is about returning to Hawai-.
den; his state Of health being worse.
In the House of Commons the Under Score
tary Of State for Foreign Atlns stated tlllt
the Government viii ask Spain whether Senior
Bernnbe is instructed to negotiate preference
for Amerlcan products imported into the
Spanish West Indies, b lI>h Goods Icing
already entitled to the minimum colonial
tariff.
The Cuban Junta in Ncn Yorl announces
a reduction in the amount they ac willing
to Jay for Cuban independence nom tie two
hundred million dollars, their nlsl offer. 10
one hundred million dollars at lloscnt, fur.
ther stating that unless the latter amount
be accepted before the cemmeuccmtnt of the