, 1911-08-30
i FL. Ms
ST. CR0TX STATION

CdiH y u we Al4ldlSdlEdLGO OOCIG(G u AbhAAWot
Servants, testified before the Roysl Commits
sion investigating the causes Of the recent
railway strike, that the delay of the Concilia-
ton Boards in handling the cases brought
before them was v~exatioUs and expenslves
the Society of Railway Servants having thus
far Q pended twenty six thousand pounds.
Another small steamer, the Bessie, with
ammunition on board, is detained at Barrow
IN Furness on suspicion of being engaged IN
some sort of a filibustering expedition, and
VARYING stories connect this and the Arizona
and Foam Queen with political movements
in Venezuela, Nicaragua and Portugal.
A Bilbao despatch says, Senior Rua, Presi-
dent of the local shooting club, visited the
Royal Yacht to present King Alfonso with
the insignia Of Honorary President of the
club. The Kings suite, ascertaining that
Senior Rua was an ardent ~kepublloan' IN
CURED Of His Majesty whether he would
receive him, to which he replied, "Why
vas. it does not matter to me that he
l. = Republican, let everybody think as he
nleases,'' and upon Senior Rua being admit
ted he was greeted by the King in the
warmest manner, His Majesty laughingly
saving, 'sYour opinions create no obstacle
against my receiving you with the same
affection as others. | am monarchlcal because
I was born a King, otherwise nobody knows
what my opinions might have been, and who
can tell but that very soon we shall all have
to be republicans"
A despatch from Constantinople reports the
serious illness of the Minister for War, sup
po8edly with cholera.
Advices from Naples state that the inha-
bitants of Verbicaro, %lncensed at the sanitary
work of the physicians and Red Cross nurs-
es to prevent the spread of cholera, rioted
and killed the Mayor and his entire house
hold and several other officials, and burned
all the Government buildings.
st. Johns, N.F., Aug. 29th-Forest fires
are sweeping Newfoundland III all direc-
tions,a serious ~ccniagration being quite close
to this city.
New York, Aug. 29th-Advices from Char
lesion, South Carolina, report that a severe
storm has been experienced there, the wind
blowing at the rate of ninety four miles an
hour, accompanied by an inundation lasting
eiobteen hours. Thus far the damage to
property is thought to reach two million
dollars, but the city being isolated only
meagre accounts have been received, and
it is not known whether any lives have been
lost.
When two days out from Barbados a fire
broke out on the steamer Terence, =" which
was ~extinguished only after much damage
had been caused to her cargo.
London, Aug. 29t-Sugar in stock on the
26th inst was 81, 900 tons. Last year s $4,000
tons.
10 a. m. Barbados, Bar. 3O.15 E. fair,
Dominica " 1888 e. N. E. cloudy,
ST. Kits " 1896 e cloudy.
A p. m. Barbados Bar. 3O.11 E, fair,
Dominica, I" 29.94 S. clear,
St, Kits, " 29.90 e. N. f. cloudy.
New York, August 29th.
Flour, Blended Clears per barrel So.
Meal, Kindred, per barrel So .20.-3.50.
New Seasons Pork
Heavy Mess Pork, S19-191.
suoor Crystals per 1oofbs. SIS.
sugar Muscovado SO test 10ofbs. $50
Molasses Eng, Islds. per gal. no quotation.
Liverpool Cotton, middhng Upland, 6 1920 /.
Exchange. New York &London, so DAYS sight