, 1898-07-16
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Chinese (ioyelnme II claiming that compon
sntlon will he necessary if the English rat.
= way be allowed to be extended north wards
wide bulletin 9Th inst upon learning that
ChlH" will control the railway, and THAI
there ls no mortgage ON the permanent way.
continental news reports that France has
restrained Greece from paying the last i'll
stalmont OF the imdem lity 10 Turkey because
Tue natter IN not paying the French claims
arising from the Armenian massacres..
"A st. Petersburg despatch announce4 that
me ''7Hr's cousin Helen. daughter of tho
Grand Duke Vladimir, ia betrothed to Prince
LOUIS N 'poIeOn HonapaIte. % Colonel in the
Russian army. Il ia Thought that the en-.
&agement will arouse the displeasuro Of
France.
Advloes from Hong Kong report that six
g%unboats anI tro ,ps have been sent from
Canton to Pakhpi against the rsboIliou5
Dl"okhaSs aud Ann 1miteu in the provinces of
hw"ngtung and Kwangsi. At Paklau tho
rebels poured oil over the Governor AMI
burned him and bUtchered his family.
f@rlS news reports that the owners of tho
snip "Clomartyslire" have engaged u Paris
lawyer to file an action against the Com.
pagnle Generale Transatluntique for dam.
ages sustained in the collision with tn.
"Bourgogne."
Madrid dispatches state that tho Minister'S
declare that at the last Cabinet Council tue
question of peace was not touched upon.
The population has become very depressed
since the last disaster.
The "1mparcial" says that the Carlists are
very artive aud apparently intend making
trouble for the Government.
Washington news states that the Govern.
ment is assured that the Pope is doing bis
utmost to prevail on Spain to ask for q sus-.
pension of hOstilit es for a. few days, tho
oOJeot being TO commence discussing the
Terms for a ce4Sntinn of the war.
AdvlcSs from Portsmouth, u. g., report tho
arrival there Of the auxiliary cruiser "St.
Louis with Admiral Cervera, together with
nYe hundred and forty officers aud six hun
dred aud fifty eight marines on board. They
are being treated kindly aud mole like guests
than prisoners.
Jamaica, lOth.-The Bermuda Co. advise
mat from midnight to-day they decline to
recelve messages to go by their lines ut press
rates, out will accept press messages not
exceeding two hundred words at full rates.
The West India and Panama Co. arc
accepting press messages containing two
'hou'nnd words and upwards for New York,
and the prompt transmission haa been high
~ praised by prominent newspapers whose
correspondents have been instructed to avail
OF this Oomp"ny's route i'll preference to any
other.
St. Thomas, 12th-The cable steamer
"Faraday" arrived at Grenada this afternoon
with cable on board for the renewal of tho
West India and Ponam" Coy's. duplicate
system between Trinidad and st, Oroix vim
Grenada and Saint Lucia thence to- st.
Croix direct. The ''F"r"day'' on compile.
tion of her work will call in at st. phomOn
to discharge about two hundred miles Of
cable for stock.
Dominica, July l2th.-The new House OF
Assembly met Yesterday and after prelimina.
rie~ the elected Grown coloniSt introduced %
resolution accepting the Imperial assistance
on the terms of the Governors message. 70
this the leader Of The anti Crown coIonists
moved all amendment that inasmuoh as
the Government is trying to deprive the in.
ii"DltantS Of their just rights and liberties.
he lt resolved that the British Government
be asked to barter Dominica with the French.
american, or any other nation. The amend.
ment was lost, the voting being o. forecast
on June 9th. To-day The bill creating the
new constitution was introduced and passed
all stages. Immediately after the House
rose from committee the anti-Crown @ rlonv
leader handed in a sigred protest and left
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