, 1908-01-11
proceedings will open with a luncheon at
Government House.

Washington, Jany. 8th-In the House OF
Representatives Mr.. Waldo has offered a
resolution of sympathy with the convicted
Dominates, and proposes intercession for
their liberation or offering them an asylum
in the United States. Representative Gill
has offered a resolution for an inquiry into
Admiral Brownson's resignation. 1t is ru-
incurred that the correspondence has only
been partially published.
New York, Jany -%8th-The newspaper
publish profuse correspondence and pictures
of Port-of- Spain. with agreeable accounts of
the United States fleets visit.
London, Jan. 9th-A despatch from the
Hague announces that the second Chamber
of the Dutch States General has approved
the Bill ratifying the additional act of the
Sugar Convention.
The holders of the notes of the Chicago
Great Western railway resolved to apply to
the United States Court for the appointment
OF a receiver pending the preparation and
issue OF mortgage bonds for twenty million
dollars to finance it's requirements and for
OTHER purposes, besides seven million four
hundred thousand dollars notes for the
Saint Paul, and the Federal Court has ap-
pointed President Stckley and Mr.. Smith,
two capitalists, as receivers.
The Irish Government has appointed a
Judge, a Magistrate and a London police
official, as a commission empowered to take
evidence regarding the disappearance of the
Regalia from Dublin Castle last July. It is
understood that the King has interviewed, re-
quiring a clearing up of the persistent ru-
mours that the regala was pawned.
Lords Brassey, kothschild, Strathcona and
Iveagh ars associates with Sir Alexander
Henderson in financing the purchase of the
Times.
The International Cotton Federation base
resolved to meet at Paris on June first.
The British members have appointed a COM
mittee upon the formation of q Company to
grow cotton in the Mississippi Delta, on a
plantation selected when the Delegates were
attending the Atlanta Congress.
Engineer Kermods, an Admiralty expert
in the use of oil as fuel, says, that if the Lusi-
tania burned oil she would need only twenty
seven stokers instead of three hundred and
twelve and could carry two hundred
and fifty more passengers and four
thousand tons more cargo, besides shortening
her voyage.
The "Echo De Paris publishes an inter-
view from an authoritative Japanese source
demonstrating that Japan is so pre-occupied
with Korea and China that war with the
United States is impossible. China, it is
noted, has just substituted Germans for
Japanese instructors and she also demands
the integral application of the treaty Of
Portsmouth, thus depriving Japan of her in
fuence in Manchuria. This, with the oppo-
sition to Japan's occupation of Korea, COM
pels Japan to increase her ornaments. The
German newspapers publish inspired state
ments that Japan desires peace, and the iso-
lated and partial outbgeaks of Anti Japan
csc feeling in the United States is INSULT
cient to impel the United States to war.
The deficit in the Prussian Budget
amounts to %, 100, 600 pounds sterling,
of which 100000 pounds is to be cover
ed by a loan and 100000 by increased
taxes, and it is hoped the balance will
be covered by an increase in the reve-
nues. Tho deficit is caused by decreased
revenues and increased expenses of the rail-
ways and official salaries.
A despatch from Madrid states that King
Alfonso, Senior Maura, the Spanish Premier,
and M. Pichon, the French Minister of
Foreign Affairs, are negotiating regarding a
more energetic policy in Morocco, and it is
understood that Germany will assent pro-
vided the open door policy is not disturbed.
A st. Petersburg telegram says the Japa-
nese Ambassador discredits the reports of
Count Okuma's Kobe speech, attributing them
to a campaign for the purpose of embroiling
Russia and Japan. He also discredits Count
Okuma's counsel to Japan to undertake the
economic exploitation of British India, or the
declaration that the United States would
suffer Russia's fate if she antagonized ia
pan.
Washington, Jan. 9th.-The concert of
TRANSATLANTIC dement's regarding Japan is
attributed to President Roosevelt's inspira-
ton through the diplomatic body here, who
were all authorized to inform their govern
ments that Japans negotiations were pro-
ceeding satisfactorily.
Secretary Root has answered Japan's en-
quiry that Mr.. Takahira would be acceptable
as Ambassador vice Viscount AoE