, 1908-10-17


SIX Austrian w~arshjps have anchored ten
miles from Nontene9:o's solo seaport, Anti
vari.
The Porte has Instructed oil its repreaen.
tativtS abroad to call attention TO the mil
itary activity of Bulgaria, repudiating res
possibility if hostilities are precipitated.
A Sofia despatch says the min steriol
organ declares that Bulgaria prefers blood
shed to payment for liberty. An official
circular asEimilates the position of natives
and foreigners before tho law, that is it
suIuls the cspitu.at'one, which exempt
foreigners from the local Courts.
A Berlin telegram says that upon enquiries
the Foreign Office has uswer that the
programme for Il conference as stated a5oVe
will not be published until after NJ. Iswol-
sky's conference with Prince Bulow.
Advicas fcom Paris report that informa-
ton has reached the French Foreign O4fce
that Germany reseHts an agreement between
England, France AMI Russia without con-
sulting Germany, and n deadlock IS impend-
ing. After representations on bel If OF
Germany, the Foreign Once has issued o
communicate stating that France and her
friends have not thought of substituting
themselves for oil the 1isnatorie-; "Ws
must inform The other si5natories and
take their advice; there should lie no
groupings Of powers with conflicting inter.
ests, and the only equitable accord is for
Europe TO solve the difficulty" France has
already done her share, that ID to say
France alone has communicated the pro-
ceedings to Germany.
The TEMPS regrets that the example OF
France has not been followed 10y England
and Russia; ard NJ Iswoisky, 1t declares,
should Letake himself TO ,rlin at tho earl
est possible moment following tie prcma-
ture publication OF tho proposals in LONDON,
France thus admits that Germany can set
the tim9 for Entop7, having the power to
repeat her demonstration upon the eve OF
the Algecjras Conference.
ASt. Petersburg d~e-patci states thHt he
Novoe Vremyn appeals for Il nnton OF Islam
and Slavdom against a Teutonic encroach-
ment. Russia aud Turkey It says have shed
overmuch Of each others blood aud should
now reco 5niza that Muscoviies and Osman!i5
are nearer each other than any other race.
and the immemorial latled Of the Orthodox
Inidel yields to tho fact that the Turkish
Constitu ion grants equality 10 slaves.
In the House Of Commons yesterday Ar.
Vic.or Grayson discussing unemployment
ignored the Speakers repeated call to order,
and also ignored the shouts of the other
members TO eit down. Finally he was carried
out DO lily, shouting to the Lnbourites, X
cal upon the traitors TO their c.aos to stand
by me-"
MIR. Will Thorre NJ. p. has boon summon.
ed for n speech in Trafal gar Square coun-
selling tho unemployed to loot the bakers
shops when hungry, thus melting to .
breach of the peace.
The German balloon B1slev has descended
off the Scottish coast. Two balloons which OK
ceeded the 3 tnshee's distance have been dis.
qualified for descoudinga at sea. aud the Bans
nee is declared the official winner with two
hundred and sixty one miles. Tho Swiss
bal Don Helvetia, after seven hundred aud
eighty seven niles, descended in shallow
water a few rods from the coast of Nor
way, the French balloon Condor IL Soc
ond, and The Belgian Bel9ica third. Two
German balloons are missing somewhere
over the North Sea, and German and
British warships arc searching for them.
A Toxic telegram announces that the
United St utes' Fleet will enter Yokohama
tomorrow, aud extraordinary popular and
oficia preparations are being made to wei
come it.
A telegram from Curacao announces that
President CASTRO has decreed stearine to be
dutiable in the fourth class and as this is
imported chiefly from Holland, Dutch trade
10 fnrtbar ponalizpd.