, 1908-05-23

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ed persons were present Id Court costumes.
A despatch from Peshaw4r states that the
tribesmen continue to resist General Will
cocks force, sometimes even taking the Of
fenslve and charg ng up to the bayonets.
On Wednesday two British officers were
killed and twenty Sikhs wounded, and two
hundred natives were killed.
A Copenhagen telegram says the Fol ke-
thing has passed the Bill previously passed
by the Landsthing authorizing the expen.
diture within sixteen years of $500 900
sterling for railway construction, includi ng a
line from Copenhagen to Kjoge, shortening
the international route via Gjedser.
An Antwerp despatch reports the worst
railway accident that has ever occurred
in Belgium, in the suburbs at Contics.
An unnanl geable switch shunted ex-
press running af full speed into a "trainful
of pilgrim standing in p siding, and which
was en- rocte 20 a local shrine; sixty persons
were kile 1 ald on hundred injured, mostly
workmen and peasants, three coaches being
completely wrecked.
Dispatches from Vienna state that eighty
FIVE Thousand schoolchiidren gave an ovation
to Emperor Francis Jos oh in commemora-
ton of his jubilee. The Emperor stood upon
a balcony OF the palace and subsequently
Wake among tie children, who strewed
flowers in his rath.
st. Petersburg advices report that five
members of the Cabinet of Finland have re-
signed, following NJ. Stolypin's condemna-
ton of its separative policy.
TIL Doumaites hive begun their senten-
ces for signing the Vloorg NJ .nifesto; seven
teen drove to the glol in st. Peters
burg in cabs, without any demonstrations,
two, who had no passports, were excluded
until they secured these documents.
A telegram from Tabriz announces that
the commander of the Punitive expedition
has sent an ultinatpm, demanding that
Persia pay forthwith DANA GEES to the Rus
slams injured by the raiding tr~ibesmen,
otherwise damages will be collected by
crossing the frontier. The Gear has sum-
moned NJ, Iswolsky to promote a peaceful
s~olution.
The Shanghai correspondent of the Morn
ing Post says that Russia will sell to Japan
the railway from Hardin south westerly, con-
Meeting with the line from Port Arthur at
Mukden, thus completing the route through
Korea. This implies the aban lonment Of
Vladivostok and the Pacific provinces.
Ottawa, May 22nd.-Sir Wilfrid Laurier,
during a debate on the North West police
appropriation, urged the necessity for pa
trolling the Hudson Bay region, upon which
Mr.. Foster asked why it was necessary to
send q vessel to protect what nobody could
take. Sir Wilfrid Laurier in reply said
that the United States War Department
had issued a map showing islam IS claim
ed by Canada bearing American names,
and he declared that it was necessary to
> assert Canadian jurisdiction in order to avert
a repetition of Canada's losses in the Y ukon
Territory, aud he mentioned Skagway as an
illustration of the sacrifice of dignity for
economy. He did not blame Americans for
their enterprise, since they naturally take
what is undefended.
New York, May 22nd
Flo II, Blended Clears per barrel $40 $50
Meal, Kindred, per barrel 3.85-3.95
New Seasons Pork
Heavy Mess Pork, $143--15{