, 1908-03-04


ty thousand men, after being operated for
o few years at a loss, is to be wound up with
a catastrophe, merely to reduce excuses
among that one per cent of the population
which abuses the liquor privileges. A great
campaign to protest against the measure
is being organized.
The deaths are announced of the Marquis
OF Linlithgow and Sir Dominic Ellis Col
raghi.
Scotland and parts of England and Wales
have experienced a snow blizzard. In many
places the snow drifts are fifteen feet deep,
and communication are interrupted. Be-
tween Glasgow and Fort William a passen-
ger train was stalled for twenty-seven hours,
during which the passengers were without
food.
A Calcutta telegram reports that General
Willcocks' punitive expedition is returning
after it's success against the Afridis, who
have submitted after being scattered and
broken, their forts captured, and suffering
many casualties.
A Vienna despatch says the Austrian Gov
eminent announces that congratulatory
visits of Royal personages upon the occasion
Of the Emperor Francis Joseph's jubilee are
not, upon the advice of his physicians, desira-
bic, and only King Edward and the Kaiser
are expected to come.
Adyices from Picking state that China
has yielded to Japan's demand that China
apologize and pay an indemnity for the sci
zure of the Tatsu Maru, from Kobe with
arms consign d to Portuguese merchants Mt
Macao, but alleged by China to have been
destined for the Chinese revolutionists. Chi
nese warships took the Tutsu Maru to Can
ton.
A despatch from Berne reports that an
avalanche near Goppenstcin has buried the
works for the Loetschen tunnel, an extern
sion of the Simplon tunnel, thirteen persons
being killed, and fifteen injured. The viii
lage Post Office and gaol were tipped over.
st. Petersburg advices state that seven of
the terrorists recently arrested, Nave cen
hanged, including two girls. One Calvino
with an italian passport, probably stolen, said
that he attended the Douma with a bomb to
be thrown at NJ. Stolypin when he made his
ministerial declaration, but NJ. Stolypin was
absent that day. Calvino then intended to
throw the bomb two days after, but was
previously arrested.
A Berlin despatch says, an authoritative
denial is given to the statement that Germa-
ny is agitating for the open door in Man
churia, either alone or through the United
States.
A Shanghai telegram states there is O
growing distrust among British merchants
regarding Japan's commercial policy, and
there are many complaints regarding her
discrimination in Manchuria. England, it is
declared, should negotiate regarding Japan
csc neglect of trade marks in violation of all
commercial morality.
From Lisbon it is stated that King Manu-
els DEGREES convoking the Cortes indicate
his intention to rule as a constitutional mon
arch, thus reversing Senior Francois policy,
and even allowing disclosures regarding his
fathers reign. This deprives the revolu-
t~ionists of any motive for violence.
A despatch from Teheran reports that
another bomb has exploded, killing two per-
sons. The Shah beat with a stick the re-
sponsible police and threatened to blow
them from a cannon.
Washington, March 2nd-A despatch
from Port au Prince says Haiti offers a civil
trial for the refugees with guarantees of
fairness, but will concede nothing further.
Secretary Root believes that France would
ask nothing more.
M. Sannon, the ex Minister Of Foreign
Affairs, has left the French Legation, and
the Haytian Government is willing to per-
NIT his departure for Kingston.
a Callao telegram states that the United
States feet has sailed for Magdalena Bay.
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