, 1898-12-28
T%EhAGRAMs.'
e. CRoIX' sTATIoT

Shipping Intelligence reports THAT at the
inquirN respecting The loss of the 8. ''MoAe-
gan" II, coroner gave verdicA that the
wreck Was re to cnrele sness ndba9.navT
CATION; he, However, d4>fecatedo juroSs sng.
gestion that it Vas w&Iul.
Other London news states that Lord IVaagh
has presented aquartelsof a mlllions sterling
to the 'Jenner Instirte for meteorological
research. Eminent scientists, Nn speaking on
the subject, say that this will now remove
the rpprooch that England was backward fn
this direction. 1t is stated that Lord Iveagh
will also spend a similar sum in the vicinity
of Bull Alley, Dublin, presenting the city
with land for building streets and erecting
sanitary temementS.
Paris news reports that the Court of Cas-
sation will receive the dossier with permits
sion to communicate the contents to the
Counsel engaged by Capt. Dleyfus's wife.
A Berlin despatch announces that there
is a report that France has been informed
10y Germany that she ignores Captain Drey-
fus, and that she will take no notice even
though the DOssier c~ontaius pretended
letters of the Kaiser.
Other Paris news reports that NJ. Constans,
whose anti English views are mos conspicu.
GUS, hus been appointed Ambassador to Tur.
key.
A despatch from the Washington correspon-
dent Of the New York Herald" reports that
Lord Salisbury will instruct Sir Julian
Pnuncefote to negotiate a treaty in subStitu-
ton Of the Clayton Bulwer agreement i'll re-
turn for concessions not Yet known.
The same correspondent also reports that
Mr.. Conger, the United States Ambassador
at Pekin, has telegIaphed Colopel Hay, the
Secretary Of State, that France is seeking to
extend its jurisdiction over an area within
the concession granted TO the United States
in the neighbOurhood of Shanghai, and that
. Mr.. COnger has been instructed to join Eng
lanu's protest to China.
A Madrid despatch reports that the late-t
news from Il"ilo is alarming, and that the
greatest anxiety is felt regarding the fate of
the soldiers besiegcd in that city.
Q Havana news states that President Mac
KinIey has ordered aims to be distributed 10
the INDECENT in Havana and Guines.
Senior Estrada Palma has issued q man.
ifesto declaring the mission of the Cuban
revolutionary party - he over.
Now York, ~coUr. 26th..A despatch from
'nrpool announces she arrival there of
Captain Bartlett and the crew If the steamer
'Vedamore," the rescuers Of tie survivors of
the E. s. LondOniAn, and that a public recep-
tion was given them at the Town Hall; they
were ~eulogized by the Mayor. who presented
them with presents sent from various sOcie-
ties.
A Rome despatch states that the Pope, in
receiving his Cardinals for their Christmas
greeting, seemed quite well. During the re-
ception he referred to the sinister events Of
1898 and said that Europe should unite to
ST. the unheard of ontrages and extermina-
tionA hat are taking place. Some papers,
discusA.g these remarks, apply them to
Spain md 6he United States.
LondorA newt reports that Mr.. White,
Secretary of the United States Legation, is
now visiting the Duke of DevonshiTe and
Ut the latter together with the Secretary
o1,'tate Nr India are doubtless arranging
kle abrogation of the Nicaragua ClayteG
Bnlwer Treaty.
v The press generally approve the above.
but suggest Obtaining CONCESSIONS.
The Washington correspondent of a New
York paper says that the concession desired
is Canadian reciprocity with the United
States but thinks that the construction
of the Canal at the United States sole
cost for the chief benefit Of British COM
MERGE and an agreement to control the Canal
according to British views is concession
enough.
Washington news states that2a United
States Government GntendMowfng no ~altera-
ton in the p''ni6c -stat,K without it's con.