, 1908-09-09

QuaturS of the Unlted States consul and
vice consul at Cieba. TIL matter is pro-
crossing through diplomatic channels.
London, Sept. 7th.-The international Eu-
charistic Congress Of the Roman Catholic
Church will assemble in London on Wednes-
day and will be at ended by nine Cardinals
with their retirues ,one hundred Bishops, one
thousand Clericals of lesser rank, and fifty
thousand other persons. Cardinal Vannu-
tell, as the papal legate, will preside. He is
the first papal legate to set foot in England
since Cardinal Pole. The Imperial Protes-
tant Federation, claiming to represent fifty
one Protestant societies, wrote calling the
Kings attention to the unrepealed Elizabe-
than law forbidding the admission of a Papal
legate into England, of which note His Maje<-
tvs Secretary politely acknowledged receipt,
The death is announced OF the venerable
William Latham Bevan, Archdeacon of Bre-
con, aged eighty six, who for sixty two years
has been connected with the Episcopal Dio.
cese of Saint David's. He is succeeded AS
Archdeacon by his son.
The Trades Union Congress, which assem-
bles at Nottin CHAM today, claims to repre-
sent two million Tlade Unionists, and will
advocate reforms in the electorate.
The unemployed at Glasgow have assum-
ed a threatening attitude. On Thursday they
sought to force a hearing before the NUM-
cipal Council, but were unsuccessful On Sat.
urday they made n h )stile demonstration
against Prince Arthur of Connaught, who
was reviewing ten thousand of the Boys
Brigade, nd yesterday they endea cured to
disturb the Wor9hippers at the Cathedral.
Advicps from Tabriz report that the Brit
ish Vice Consul bad succeeded in arranging
q renewal Of negotiations between the ma
tional leaders and an envoy sent by Ain Ed
dOWlah Int DOwarfnl iDHunDcea brouubk
about a renewal Of ho5tili les and the nation
al forces are now bombar,ting the Royalist
lines.
A despatch from Tangier states that Abb
del Aziz has dishanded his army, and issued
a proclamation saying, go whore you will,
and let those who desire to follow Mulai
Haid follow him" It IS believed AbdelAziz
will make a pi' grimage to Mecca and then
settle at Mecca.
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria have
arrived at San Sebastian from england.
Advices from the Hague state that Hols
lands answer to Nenezuele demands the re.
vocation before November first Of President
Castio's decree Of May IL h making obliga-
tory the trauslljpment af ell goods to and
from Western Venezuela at Porto Cabello,
instead Of at Williamstad, rs had previously
been the custom. The demand is framed III
courteous and mild language. NJ. van Swim
deren, Minister of Foreign Affairs, admits
that some of Veuezue}a's grievances me we'll
founded, and comedies that it was impossible
for NJ. De Reus to remain after the publica-
ton OF his letter, although not intended for
publication, but he takes exception to the
minister's dismissal, and says that Venezuela
should have asked for his recall. He ex-
presses regret for the recent anti-Venezue-
Ian demonstration at Curacao. Parliament
will meet on the fifteenth instant, when the
Government will be asked to outline it's
Venezuelan programme. 1t is rumoured
that the battle ship De Ruiz er will be COM
missioned on the 10th lust. for West Indian
duty.
New York, Sept 7th-Mr. J. G. Ritchi.
the champion tennis player Of Lon ion, France
Germany, and the Riviera, and Mr.. Parks,
champion Of Ireland, have arrived here to
play Messrs. Alexander, Wright, Larned and
Hacket, the American experts.
London, Sept. 8th-Interest in the theory
recently advanced by Professor Darwin, son
of the late Charles Darwin, before the Bril-
fish Association in Dublin, that plants can
remember and see and can develop habits,
has been increased by q paper read yester-
l.. l. d.