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fell like a stone from a height of five hun
dred feet, both being killed. One BODY
was found in the river and the other in
a field.
The by-election for member of Parlia-
ment for Midlothian, necessitated bv the
elevation of the Master Of Elibank to the
peerage, has resulted in the return of
Major Hope. the Conservative candidate,
by 6,O21 votes. Mr.. Shaw, the Liberal
candidate, receiving $3.50 votes, and Pro
vost Brown, who contested the seat in the
Labourite interest 2,413
A despatch from San Sebastian states
that the Porto Rican delegate to the anti
tuberculosis congress-, now being held at
that city, created a sensation by insisting
that the band having played the national
anthems of the other delegates should
also play the Porto Rican hymn, otherwise
he would not participate in the meeting
The committee with difficulty convinced
him they were unable to recognize Por-
to Rico as an independent country.
Vienna advices state that the ~Archduchess
Ella will tomorrow, in the presence of
the Imperial family at Hofburg, soiemnly
renounce all cluims to royalty in order
to marry a dragoon officer of noble but noO
royal blood.
Washington, Sept. 12th.-The Govern
ment has granted permission for twelve hun
ored Mexican troops to entruin at Ill Paso,
Texas, and proceed through United Sta es
territory to the Arizona border to Quell dis
turbnnces there, which threaten The peace Of
the two countries.
New York, Sept. 12th.-Mr. Gaynor, the
Mayor, appeared yesterday before the Alder
manic Committee investigating the police
conditions. He assailed Lieutenant Becker,
who is now awaiting trial for the Roseuthal
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was the head and trout Of all the corruption
in the police force.
San Juan, I2th.-Wednesday eight u. III.
one ~suspicios case San Turce reported.
Copenhagen, Sept 13th-Queen Alexnu-
dra arrived here on the tenth instant.
The deaths have taken place Of Stlftant-
mand Kammerherre FedderseD, son Of II
former Governor of the Danish West Indies,
Mrs. Hoerlyck, the authoress, Police Clerk
Henderson of Frederiksted and MAJ 81 Gene
raj Kammerherre Beisseuhelz.
The S. S. "St. CroiX" arrived at Rottel dam
to-day.
London, S~ept.l3th-The White Star Coy's.
new fifty thousand ton liner, now being
built ut Belfast, will be named 'Britaunic',
she will have special safeguards against col
lisions with icebergs and other obstacles.
Inc Manchester Clty corporation nus con
Guided a contract with the Lorain Company
OF Pittsburg for special track work, lncln +
ing special rails, with which thirtten june
tons are to be supplied at a cost of eleven
thousand pounds.
The ConstantinopIe correspondent Of the
DAILY Mail reports that The Turkish Cabinet
Intends to give Macedonia y constitution,
according equal rentment to Mi nalionalitios,
and that Bulgaria, which is still clamOuriu9
for this, has sent Turkey an uitimatum.
The Mosque of Saint Sophia at Constan-
iiuupie has been found to have sustained
serious damage in the earthquake recently
experienced i'll European Turkey. Two years
$50 it was observed that the dome was
4vrcing the supporting columns outward, aud
cir Francis OK, the engineer who restored
Winchester Cathedral, and Mr.. Thomas Jack
son, the well known English architect, who were
consulted by the Turkish officials, placed strips
Of glass within the Mosque as indicators of
further trouble. These strips snapped yes
terday Indicating that the building is again
moving. Sir Francs Fox states the danger
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