, 1898-10-22

the Mansion House Fund or any deal be.
tween the West Indies and the United States.
Mr.. Chamberlain's feeling OH the matter is
evidenced by his neglect of his colleagues
and the Colonists' 'advice TO visit the devas-
tated regions, he preferred to hurry home to
promote his political plans, but he is soon
expected to make a speech proposing a loan
of several hundred thousand pounds at noml-
nal interest.
The foregoing despatch is to be construed
by the CORE pom lrnt's sympathy with the
Suns knowr Mt itude towMds the Unnexa-
ton of Canada and he West Indies.
The "Tribune,' ia an article, soberly dis
cussos the secession feeling, and hopes TINT
it will succeed in influencing BRUSH OPT
MON t. compel Government aid, which it
believes is the secvssionists' chief Object.
Advices received in London from
Japanese sources report hat Sir G..
Macdonald has Informed China that the
sovereignty appertains solely TO the Emperor,
and that unless he he restored and the re-
formers pardoned, England will enforce
these demands.
A telegram from the Odessa correspon-
dent of the STANDARD" reports that Russia
has concentrated forty-two thousand meu
at Polt Arthur in readiness for events in
Pekin.
London news reports that while the
Dowager Duchess of Sutherland was tru-
yelling by train for Calais, en- route to Eng
land, she momentarily lief: her satchel con-
tanning jowelry valued at thirty thousand
pounds, when it Disappeared. At the first
stopping place, Amiens, the police were
notified.
The great Central Railway express on
Monday clllidvd with a freight train at
Barnet junction causing 8 deaths and thir-
teen seriously injured.
Paris news reports that Mr.. Day has in
formed the Spanish Commissioners that :he
United States will neither assume nor
guarantee any portion of the Cuban debt nor
tolerate further argument, whose only result
is delay. The Spaniards replied that this
involved reputation by Spain as an alter
native to the hopeless burden; Spain, they
said, preferred to surrender the Philippines
Mr.. Day replied that the surrender of the
Philippines would probably be demanded re-
gardless of the Cuban or other debt.
A telegram ftom Canea states that ISmaeB
Bey, the Turkish Military Governor, has in
formed the Admirals of the foreign wnrships
That the Sultan has ordered the withdrawal
of I'LL Turkish troops in CIete in compliance
WIN lie JOlnI nOl6 from Tile OW6TS.
Other Paris news reports that the railway
strike is now over, The syndicate itself ad-
hitting that the movement has failed. The
troops will return to their barracks.
Washington news reports that the Govern
ment has decreed that ships trading between
Porto Rico and the United States will be-
exempt from tonnage dues.
Other news states that Generals Grant
and Henry have been nominated Governors
for Porto Rico; General Grant for San Juan
Arecibo, B~ayamon, Humaoao and the near
islands, aud General Henry for the other
parts of the Island.
The general opinion is that Presidents
Mckinley has decided to keep all the Philip
pines.
The Paris Correspondent of the London
Times says that the Spanish Peace Com
missioners have accepted an invitation to
dine with the American Ambassador.
Grenada, l8th.-The subscriptions collect
ed by the merchants committee for the
relief of the st. Vincent and Barbados hurri-
cane sufferers now amount to two thousand
two hundred and eighty dollars.
Ponce, 19th.-Yesterday this city cele-
brated tue formal surrender Of Porto Rico
to the Americans and was a general holiday.
The military bands of the LIST Kentucky, the
10Th Infantry. the 1st Engineers and the