, 1908-12-05

moral quality, and iphuentiAl upon their
respective peoples.
Advices from Port au Prince stat 70 the
Government troops disobey. orders, support
President Alexis resignation. and almost
every house is flying a foreign flag as a pro-
tection against pillage. The Legations threa-
ten t force intervention. Alexis threatens.
suicide, aud the ministers are resignins ana
seeking asylum at the Laga ions. The
rebels are not hlstening to reach Port au
Prince, preferrihg to attack Jacmel tlrst.
President Alexis has summoned an extfa6r-
binary session Of the Chambers, presumably
with the Wow Of naming his successor, but
the c untry is SO disturbed assembling viii
be difficult.
st. Lucia, Dec. 1st H. NJ. s. Scylla left
for Hayti yesterday aftern pon.
A later despatch announces that Port
au-Prince has revolted against President
Alexis aud that General Legitjme has
established a provision i provincial govern
ment without resistance.
London, Dec. 3rd.-The Polling for the
vacancy at Chelmsford has resulted in the
return Of Mr.. Pietyman, Unionist and tariff
reformer, with G,152 votes, Mr.. Dence, the
Liberal aud Free Trade candidate, securing
1851.
The report of the Lords committee upon
the reform of the House of Lords, proposes
to abolish heredity as the sole qualification
for membership, the alternatives to be ten
years service as a member of The House of
Commons, or the hoi6iag Of important public
Office, or election by Peers. These would pro-
badly reduce the membership by over tive
hundred. The Lords spiritual are to be
reduced, and life Peers created. The Earl
of Rosebery was President.
The ArchbiSbOn Of CoOtarburv 1em0DHs
q larger sum for un-rate-aided schools than
the Government is willing to concede, and
it is feared his will necessitate the with
drawal of the Education Bill.
The meeting .of the Chamber of Commerce
regarding the United States taaitf revision
referred the subject to the Board of Trade.
The attendance was poor.
A Berlin telegram announces that after
New Year the .lettor rate direct between
Germany and the United States viii be ten
pfennige, via France or England the Postal
union rate. The arrangement resembles the
penny post between England and the United
States.
The Rejchstag has begun discussion of
the introduction of ministerial responsible
ity. Prince, BuIow was absent, There was
no sensation, although the attendance was
large, and practical uuqnimity prevailed
that q constitutional amendment is necessary.
1t is anticipated that five pending resolu-
lions will be referred to a committee for re-
concentration Apparently, the deputies,
considering the precarlous condition OF
European politics, are unwilling to reflect
fully the popular sentiment.
ST. Petersburg advices report that the
Ministry of Marine has ordered the indlct-
mont of General Alexieff for publishing
charges of maladministratiOn
In the Douma tho question of bribery of
he.police to permit the circulation of sedl-
tious documents has been excitedIy debated.
A Picking despatch announces that the
baby Prince Pu VI, born III February 1906,
has beef enthronod as EmperOr,"mid bo"tinS
drums, changing bells and bursting firecrack-
ers he toddled' alone, climbed the dragon
throne and received the kowtows of the
court. An edict recording his accession and
proclaiming an amnesty has been issued.
The Times correspondent at Picking says
the Grand ouncil and Foreign Board APP
prove the. declarations OF the United States
and Japan.
A Washington telegram says the CHI
nese special envoy TO The United States
has presented the thanks of the late
Emperor for the remission by the Unit
ed States OF fourteen million dollars of the
. indemnity for the Boxer damages. This was
the late Emperor's last communication to