, 1912-11-09

in the bitter cold, and dying patiently. The
situation at Constantlnop!e is worsening ra-
pidly, the workmen vowing to massacre every
Christian if the Bulgarians enter The city and
fanatics swear an awful! revenge upon the in
fidels, while theological students are lntiam-
ing the mobs in obscure mosques.
The Powers have not answered Turkeys
request for mediation, France declining even
to present it. Austria, Germany and Italy
having negntived Frances formula of terri
torial dlsinterestedness, she has now substl-
tuted a proposal that the Powers should re-
cognize the bankruptcies accomplishments,
Turkey to retain Constantinople and q Eu-
ropean Conference, including the Balkan
States, to further consider the situation.
Yesterdays London Journals agree that
Intervention is now inopportune.
In the House Of Commons, Mr.. Asquith
announced that Sir Gerard Lowther, the
British Ambassador at Constantin1ple, had
advised that at a conference Of Diplomlts
it was agreed that warships were necessary
for the protection of foreigners, and, there
fore, arrangements had been made for their
passa e through the Dardanelles. Mr.. AS
quith also stated that he was unable further
10 describe the conditions prevailing at Con-
stantinoplp.
Captain Newman, M. P. for the Enfield
Division Of Middlesex, moved the application
of the principle of proportional representa-
ton in The election of Irish members of the
House Of Commons. Mr.. Bonar Law, Mr..
Bulfour md the Healyites% supported, but the
Government opposed, aud the motion was
lost by a vote of PTS TO 1852.
Mr.. Acland, answering Il question by Sir
E. Garlic NJ. p. for ST. Adams, said he hoped
it would be possible to extradite Senior
O'Donnel, a Peruvian resident at Barbados,
in connection with the P%utumayo atrocities,
and Ae also hoped that under the new Peru
Wan Government the ~inaction regarding the
atrocities would end.
Adyices from Washington state that MI.
Fuller, the United States Consul ut IquItos,
will sail for home IN Wednesday with the
report of his investigation of the atrocities
and that the British Consul, who lad accom-
panied Mr.. Fuller, will act for the latter dur
ing his absence from his post.
The High Court of Justice in the test case
brought by Mr.. L. G. Bowies, a former mem
Der of Parliament, has ordered the Govern
ment to return the income tax collected
from his Irish land stock before the ROYAL
Assent had been given to the Budget,
by virtue OF a resolution in the House Of
Commons.
Advices from st. Petersburg state that ac-
cOrdIng TO al official statement, the CZare-
witch fell while Jumping into a boat on Sep
TENDER twentieth. Three weeks treatment
reduced the swelling in the groin and stop
ped the bleeding, but another fall on October
eleventh caused fresh symptoms, and owing
TO his great anRmia, he requires p olonged
lecuperation. 1t is unotficlnlly stated that
the congenitql condition OF his blood makes
reabsorption difficult in the case of u rupture
Of the SMALLEST blood vessel, and that he has
also tuberculosis of the Jeg. his health having
always given cause for anxiety.
Ottawa, Nov, 6th-The strike on the Cam
adam Pacific railway has begun in several
cities, especially here and at Winnipeg.
New York, Nov. Oth-Iucompiete election
returns decisively indicate MIR. Woodrow
Wilson's election as President by an over.
whelming majority, with Mr.. r oseyelt Sc
cond and President Taft third. Nh. Wilson
has Carried Massachusetts, Maine, Conneo-
tlcut, New York, Maryland, New Jersey and
all Of the south.
Advices from La Guayra report a case Of
bubonic plague.
The Danish steamer Arabian has arrived
Of San Dip0O California in eiobtv two l,v,