, 1908-05-06

u" eCersDurg dispatches report that the
Gar Is entertaining king Gustav of Sweden,
VINO arrived to attend the marriage of Prince
Wilhelm to the Cars cousin, the GrandDuch-
ess Marie Pavlona, daughter of The Grand
Duke Paul Alexandrovltch. Yesterday the
cabinet Members OF the diplomatic corps and
the entire court assisted at the elaborate
"eddlDg, the Cars daughters making their
nrst state appearance. During the ceremo=
ny an imperial salute of one hundred and
one guns fred, and in the evening q state
banquet was given, followed by a polonaise
with q stately progress resembling the Ho-
henzollern torch dance, after which the bri-
dial couple entrained to spend their honey
moon at the palace OF the late Grand Duke
Serge:
During the day, services were held in all
the churches, bells pealed the entire after
noon, and crowds stood in the streets for
hours amid a snowstOrm.
NJ. Trolle, the Swedish, and M Tswol.
sky, the Russian. Ministers of Foreign At
fairs, on Saturday, signed q convention sett-
mig the Aland Islands question, Russia de-
eiafln9 she has no intention of foftifying
them as a military station and desiring the
friendship OF Sweden in the interests of the
peace of Z, rope.
A telegram from Rio Janeiro states that q
revolution has started at Chosica, near Lima,
which the Peruvian Government troops are
suppressing. No details have been received
beyond that the followers of Durand have
cut the telegraph lines, and seized a railway
tram. 1t will probably be q tiasco.
duadeloupe, May 4th. -Advices received
from Fort de France state that during o
political demonstr0tfoh on Wednesday after
noon M. Siger, the Mayor, was killed in the
Town Hall by a revolver shot in the head
UhJIn III n T1
Mayor. Some persons assert that the shot was
intended for NJ. Labat, others that it was fired
by one of NJ. Labat's partis4ns, two other
persons were wounded. NJ. Siger's funeral
took place on Friday morning without Incl
dent.
The Governor of Guadeloupe proceeded
to Polnt-auPitre on Thursday with fifty sol
d'ers, but returned on Friday. -Four Social
lists belonging to the party of Nj. Legitimus
have been arrested for alleged misappropri-
alton OF funds. Dispatches received today
from the Comnlunes state the municiDal
elections yesterday passed without incident.
Basseterre, Guadeloupe 4th-British baruue
Strather11, Captain Iverson, seventeen hands
and l passenger, left ST. Vincent on 1st inst.
bound for Halifax ;she had called at st. Vincent
for repairs and was returning to Halifax with
her cargo of lumber for further repairs, when
5hoIUly aICef leaVlnR Ot. vincent she aprano
a leak, she was unable to reach any port. and
on 3rd inst. at about I p. M, forty miles of
GdadeIoupe, Captain was forced to abandon
her. Ship waterlogged, all hands arrived
here this morning.
London, May 9th In the House of Com
m ms yesterday Mr.. Asquith answered that
h. was not responsible for what Mr.. Red
mond and the United Irish League thought
about Mr.. Churchill's Home Rule statements.
He, Mr.. Asquith, authorized only that it
was impossible to determine now upon what
issues the next general election might be,
d'senabling the pledge given at the last cleo
ton, which was applicable only to the pres.
6ft parliament, and thereafter the Liberals
claimed a free hand to deal with the entire
problem of the government of Ireland. He
reiterated his statement of March thirtieth,
when he declined to vote for Mr.. Redmond's
resolution, as it contained no recognition of
the supremacy of the imperial parliament,
and that the present parliament could not
deal with the question as it was not one of
the leading issues before the country at the
last election.
The House passed the second reading of
the licensing bill by a majority of 246.
Mr.. Birrell announced that Sir Antony