, 1908-06-13

Lie heirs OF Cn0 lat6 Mayor or L Ort Gle
France, who was murdered during the re-
cen elections, have entered a civil suit for
dam ges against the Governor Of Martinique.
The Colonial Courts have no Jurisdiction.
In the Chamber of Deputies yester-
day the Socialists attacked the Govern
ment regarding the fatalities in the
suppression of the rioting at Vigneux, NJ.
Clemenceau in reply said he regretted that
some gendarmes had exceeded their au-
~tIority, and they would be tried by q Court
o. {. curry. The Chamber then adopted,
by 20 votes against SO, a resolution Of re-
greet Mt the shooting and approval of the
Governments plan for pnnishing the guilty.
The st. Petersburg correspondent of the
Daily Express states that q school teacher,
who was buried at Reval yesterday, con mitt-
ed suicide just before the Cars arrival, be-
cause the revOlutionists had deputed her to
kill the Car because she had access To the
railway platform with the school children,
but she preferred death.
The Times ST. Petersburg correspondent
says that Nj. Stolypin authorizes the quota
ton of the Gar as greatly pleased by King
Edwards visit. nj. Stolypin regards the
entente as necessary for Europe's equilibrium
and states that England agrees that Russia
should maintain her tradition friendship
with Germany. The Times quotes M. Is
wolsky similarly, especially regarding Ger
many.
The central News states that a treaty of the
highest importance has been signed.
Other advices from ST. Petersburg based upon
competent authority state that Germany has
made grave representations concerning the
alleged new ~triplice, regarding it as hostile
and implying n krieg's drohung or menace
of war, and that this caused Sir Edward
Grey's denial that any extension Of
the entente was contemplated, and
the 'Rossia's' inspired article that a new
grouping of the powers was impossible A
Communique has also been published disa-
vowing the ANTI German campaign now
proceeding.
The Berlin press, which has hitherto main
tanned the s~trIctest reserve, now makes some
favourable comments, and points out that
the toasts exchanged between the two Sove-
reigns display no antagonism to Germany.
New York, June 12th.-A Washington
despatch reports thnt General Firmin has
had an unsatisfactory interview with the
State Department.
Honduras having now agreed to surrender
Mr.. Bailey and the steamer Goldsborough,
police officials will sail with authority to
bring them back to the United States.
1t is announced that after July first the
post-office will increase the weight for postal
parcels to England to eleven pounds, and that
eventually this will be the universal weight.
Washington, June 12th-President Roose-
Welt and Secretary Taft have discussed the
situation at Panama, but the War Depar-
ment has not published the correspondence,
President Amador declaring the elections
would be fair, otherwise the Unite States
would act with whatever force may be ne
eessary. Publications will apparently be
preliminary to the election, pc sibly analo-
gous to Cuba.
Demerara, 1Oth-A case of Yellow Fever
has occurred at Suddie, Essequibo the pa
tient is a European. There is another case
of a suspicious IA, ure in the Suddle Hospl-
tai, the latter being an East Indian.
New York, June 18th
Flo II, Blended Clea2s per barrel 5.1O-5.2O
Meal, Kindred, per barrel $40
New Seasons Pork
Heavy Mess Pork, $144--15t
Crystals per To-, a
ou6or' Muscovado 69otest 81
Molasses Eng. Islds. per gal. no quotation.
Liverpool Cotton middling Upland. 6 11-2O
Exchange, New York q London, 6Odays
sight 1867
Excha nge Network and London,sight a4.854
London. June 18th