, 1898-01-22

berlain's speech is that. while the conference
and the grant should be the first remedies,
countervaiIing duties as a free trade measure
might be LETT an open question 10 the last
resort.
New York, January 20th.-London news
reports that there is a rumour that the Chan
cellor Of the Exehequer's language at Swan
sea wide yesterdays bulletin) exceeded the
Cabinets agreement, and that if necessary it
should be modified, nevertheless the Stock
Exchange and the Press generally approve OF
the speech, declaring that its very strength
assures peace. This view is apparently cor
rect, as it is understood that Russia has IN
formed China that when the German affair is
settled Russia will withdraw from Port Arthur
without an indemnity, upon condition that
the Chinese Government will employ Rus
slams in the customs and always.
A Vienna despatch reports that 5000
Socialists made q demonstration IN Monday
in consequence of being forbidden 10 hold a
public meeting. The police dispersed the
mob after a~rresting several persons.
A telegram from Corfu states that at a
Catholic Church during vespers a young man
attacked the priests, killing one and iDjuring
3 others.
Boston news states that owing to a reduc-
ton in wages in $50 New England cotton
tiAAA1s y Us lA0NO OGOAhAC Gu OlSJhbCSo AVN
Bedford mills employing 5000 men.
Intelligence from San Francisco announces
the arrival there Of President Dole of Hawaii
on his way TO Washington to consult Presi-
dent Mckinley regarding annexation. The
Hawaiian papers say that the Annexation
Club" will send a deEutation to Washington
by the next steamer.
London, Jany. 2Cth-The English press
~nIopo]1U o,o nrv c,pnn+Intio rauo r1inor
the West India Colonies. ana with few ex-
captions approve of Mr.. Chamberlain's poll
cy but would have desired that his speech
more directly indicated countervailing duties.
Probably a great public meeting will be
Leld in London on the subject near the time
OF the opening Of Parliament.
The Times says that the case Of the
West Indies is well nigh desperate and that
something palliative must be done pending
a decision on a permanent policy, but thot
a purely temporary expedient in no way
absoIVes the Government from dealing with
the matter on Il sosnd and permanent foot
ing.
sugar in stock on the 18th inst. was
100000 TONS. Last year l37 900 tons.
New York, 21st-The London Times" in
a special article on the sale Of the Danish
West Indies concludes by stating that it re-
mains 10 Oe seen Wu6iu5I IJeIiLlidl vi Il
pose herself and the Danish West India
Colonists to another humiliation by reopen
ing the negotiations for the sale which fail
ed in 1866.
Other London news states that the Chan
cellor of the Exchequer on "Wednesday in
formed a delegation from Sugar Refinery
workmen that the Government had readily
accepted Belgium's invitation and will do
its best to secure a satisfactory result.
Washington news reports that the treasury
officials have fixed the countervailing duty
upon French sugars at nine decimal six.
eleven and twelve decimal three francs per
hundred kilogrammeS, respectively, varying
according to bounties.
Berlin correspondent of a London paper
telegrapAs that the Brussels conference will
meet in February.
1t is announced that the employers have
resolved that in consequence of the engineers
having abandoned the As hour demand their
shops will be reopened on the Oath January
upon the engineers also accepting the condi-
tons regarding shop management.
The Secretary Of State for the Colonies,
again speaking at Liverpool, stated that the
impotence of the European concert regarding
Armenia and Crete was intolerable and that
it may be England's right and duty to take
isolated action.
The Daily News and Standard in edi-