, 1912-12-14

nounced i'll health as an explanation with
out the ~latter's authority. Further ques-
tions are shortly expected, as it is believed
much is yet untold. Sir Francis Bridgeman
was riding to hounds on Tuesday, and his
resignation is associated with differences of
opinion regarding the naval estimates or the
rates. of pay for seamen.
Clause thirty six of the Home Rule Bill
was guillotined, and an amendment placing
thirteen Thousand school teachers under the
civil service was rejected upon Mr.. Birrell
declaring that pensions were impossible.
The Amalgamated Society of Railway
Workers regulates the North Eastern Rail
way strike. Mr.. McKenna has appointed
Mr.. Jones, a London police magistrate, to
investigate engineer Knox's reduction to a
lower grade. and it is expected the strike
will collapse. @
The Admiralty has accepted ninety five
per cent of its demand for damages from the
Hamburg American Liner Anerika for the
sinking of the submarine B 2.
Elsie Howey, a Sufftagette, has been SEN
fenced to two months i'm prlsoninent for
causing false fire alarms, and similar mali
cious mischief is reported at Manchester and
Birmingham. Miss Mary Leigh, charged
with throwing a hatcnet at Mr.. Redmond
on July goth in Dublin, has been released
upon her own recognlzance, az the Jury dis
agreed. She pleaded that he Ratchet WAS
merely symbolic. A letter from Sir Edward
Grey was read at a Suffrage meeting III
which he stated that Woman Suffrage will
be included on the Franchise Reform Bill,
aud if passed the Government will Loyalty
support it, although opinions concerning 1T
are diyided
nv L:r -. lofouo tI,o Dutrpoovo Atropitiao
Investigation Committee Sir Roger Case
ment said that the Pntumayo Indians were
wild and naked, and had not enjoyed any
human rights, much less civil, and killing
them was not thought to be murder. He
had seen an agent who had dashed out the
brains of children whose parents had fled
flom capture for slavery. He also exhibited
photographs and suggested that British rub
Der companies should file their labour condl-
ions at Somerset House.
The Daily Express says the Czarevitch's
wound was caused by a nihilist and in
capacitates aim for continuing the success
sion to the throne, therefore Dimitri, son of
the Cars cousin the Grand Duke Paul, has
been designated rs heir to the throne, the
Grand Duke Alexandrovitch, the Cars
brother, having renowned his rights, follow
ing upon his morganatic marriage. The
Times also says that an Attenuation regency
law is impending.
New York, Dec. 18Th The money mar
ket is disturbed upon the activities OF
several Grand Juries, Legislatures and
Congress regarding the Grand Trunk
Railway and the consequences following
the decision of the Supreme Court dis
solving the combination of the Union aud
Southern Pacific Railways rs a conspiracy
in restraint of trade. Within n f." days
there has been a general fall in of
about ten points.
Advices from Washington state that tbs
House of Representatives Committee of Ways
aid Means will begin the hearings for a re-
vision of the Tariff on January 9th following
in alphabetical order with sugar on January
18th.
The u. S. s. "New Hampshire" has been
ordered to hasten to Santo Domingo upon