, 1908-09-02

HlS i she mas eulefeu lIaJ port ana SAIuteu
within q year, and the Gclderland had done
this, besides it was not known whether the
forts would reply, and the chance of a furth-
er embarrassment was saved by keeping
within the international precedent of salut-
ing once II year. As to the alleged insults
TO the Venezuelan Consul at Willemstad, the
gentleman was never accepted by the Meth
era ds' Government as Consul, hence in
Curacao he was simply a citizen of Venezuela,
and the Dutch in Curacao were indignant
when, following upon the arrest of a man
for distributing leaflets denouncing the
Netherl tnds' Government, THIS man stated
he had been hired by the so-called Venez-
uelan Consul. In conclusion the treat
ment of NJ. de r. us according to inter
national law was irregular, instead of
sending him his passports AID expellipg
him, Venezuela should have i form
ed the Netherlands that her Minister
was no longer persona grata but the method
President Castro preferred to follow VAS
offensive and in violation OF diplomatic pro-
cedure.
The new floating dock constructed on the
Tyne by the builders of the Mauretania has
left for Callao in tow of two powerful tugs.
They will stop at Madeira, Cape de Verde
Islands and Mon.evideo, thence proceeding
through the straits of Magellan, the voynge
consuming four months. The length of the
dock is 395 feet, and width ninety five feet,
capable of lifting vessels of eight thousand
tons, and is so designed that it can be
l9ngtheued to $40 feet with a lifting capacity
Of $500 tons.
A despatch from Calcutta states that Cos
sain, who was recently arrested in com ect!on
with the discovery of bombs concealed in a
garden at Manicktollab, Bengal, and who
turned Kings e idence, has been shot III jail
by two of the accused men. Gossans evld-
ence was sensational, revealing a rebellious
conspiracy including n plot to assassinate the
Earl Of Mimic, Governor = eneral, and other
high officials. His examination resulted in
thirty arrests.
A telegram from Geneva reports that
NJ. Stephanie, the Russian Astronomer, en-
gagged q guide TO take him to the summit Of
Mont Blanc. After twenty fonr hours abb
eence u Saint Bernard dog belonging to tho
guide, missing his master, followed the trail
and reached the summit. Other Alpinists
beth ascending and descending tempted the
deg to JOIN their parties, hut he remained
true to his purpose to find his master.
A Toxic telegram stat that Baron kats,
formerly Minister of Foreign Affairs, will
succeed Baron Komura as Ambassador IN
London, The latter returning to Japan to
assume the portfolio of Foreign Affairs.
A despatch from Melbourne says the
Federal Government has rendered the Ad.
mirals and senior officers of the United
States feet a banquet at Parliament House.
Lord Northcote and others spoke, and
Admiral Sperry. replying, said a rupture
between the English speaking Dations would
not only be a loss but a crime.
Winnipeg, Sept. 1st.-The North Western
Territories of Canada have produced n win
ter wheat crop of one hundred and seven
million bushels, being the largest known, its
net value exceeding eighty million dollars.
10 q. III. Barbados, har. 30 20, q far
Dominica, bar. 5000 ". clear
Antigua bar. zoos, n. L. bright.
4p. IN. Barbados, bar 30.12 e. fair
Dominica " 1872, NV. clear.
Antigua " 29.99 L. bright.
New York, September LIST
Flo IT. Blended Clea!s per bnrrel 5.25- $40
Meal, Kindred, per barrel 4.25-430
New Seasons Pork
Heavy Mess Pork, $16-I
Crystals per b., 35-15-16
0"6"i' Muscovudo 69otest 38-7-l6
Molasses Eng. Islds. per gal. no quotation.
Liverpool Cotto1 m~iddling Upland. 5
Exchange, New York&Londop. so days sight
4844
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