, 1908-07-11

New 1orG, July 9th.-A Denver talegrala
says that upon the mention of Mr.. 8ryan's
name the Democratic National Convention
cheered for eighty eight minutes. forty min-
utes longer than the Republicans cheereI
Roosevelt. Mr.. Bryan's nomination is IN
doubted. Representative Hobson, who sunk
the Merrimac at Santiago, has declared in u
speech that President Roosevelt sail in his
hearing there was the greatest probability
of a war with. japan. This appeal for the
enlargement Of the navy was, however, poorly
received.
The Officials at Washington regret that
such re il ,rks are publicly made, bat the
best informed doubt that facts are as al
legged
The Socialists anl Labourites have no.
inmate for President, Prest ~, who is serv-
ing a sentence OF tw-nty five years for the
murder of his employer during Il stt ke.
Pre6tol has declined nomination because he
is below the constitutions age aud bGsi les
is ineligible, as IL convict without CIV righ's.
Port Of Spain, July 9th Since Jule 30tn
only one new case of bubonic plague IN
appeared, on the fourth instant. No recent
deaths have occurred aul there are no far
ther suspected case five are convaiescent.
Copenhagon,Ju 10th-The Kings son-;n-
law Prince Freterik of Scuaumburs Lippe.
with his three children and Prince and Prin-
cess George of Greece are visiting the Roy
al Family.
The st. Croix left Havre yesterday.
London, July 10-In the House Of Com
mons, Colonel Seely, replying TO Mr.. Mitchell
Thomson, sad that Lord Crewe had sanction
ed "a free grant of sixteen hundred pounds
from the st Vincent eruption fund for re-
opening ,he Car. Canal II was not poss. Die
to make q 10 II in addition u tie grant
without trenchjng on the inve ,tei portion
of the funl, which Lord Crewe had decided
should be held III reserve against the con-
tingencv of a future disaster, and uot be III
vested on local security; but a loan his been
authorized from the floating bauuces of
General Kavonuo il tne !e5 i,laturo i, wilkins
to pas, an o linance for the purpose.
In the . ynpic Competitions at B.sley for
the single shot at the running deer, Schwan1
of Sweden scored twenty five, all tnhln
and Rogers of England tied for twenty four.
The double shit at the running deer re-
suited in a tie between II lnalA an / WlIan4
of the In ted States for forty SIX. The & Id
medal one thousand yards individual matches
was won by Colonel Millner for England by
ninety eight. Captain Casey, of the seventy
first, New York, scored ninety three. Four
teen nations were Represented.
The Old Age Pension Bill has passed Its
third reading.
The Labourites, after communicating with
the Lori Chamberlain, have formally asso-
ciated themselves with Mr.. Keir Hardle and
resolved that until Mr.. Hardie's name is
restored to such functions as the Kings
Garden Party oil shou 4 be omitted. Ma.
Hardle pubhUaF reiterates that he would not
have accepted, had lie received an invitation.
In the House of Commons Dr.. Macnamata,
Under Secretary to the Admiralty, N answer
to questions, SAID he had nothing to add to
Mr.. Asquith's statement as to whether Ad'
miral b. resford was upon speaking terms
with Adnirals Scott and Fisher. The ndml-
rally, he added, had no information regard
ing the signalling Incident beyond what had
been published by the Times.
The other Journals have refused to publish
what the Times accepted rather credulously,
and Admiral Beresford telegraphs that he IS
unable to make any communication, except
to the Admiralty.
The Irish Land Loan has been oversub-
scrbed thirty five fold and no allotments
will be made upon applications over two
thousand pounds, The scrip is at q preml-
UNI OF one and five eighths.