, 1913-05-17

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American crews at Gibraltar, Malta and one
Egyptian port.
The peace delegates are arriving in Lon
don and their signatures are expected this
week, but several questions remain unsettled
and have been deferred, especially the rela-
tons Of the Allies among themselves ana the
compensation to Montenegro for her surren-
der of Scutari, which blue jackets from the
international feet will take over. with Vice
Admiral Burney OF tie British navy as the
temporary Governor.
The Bulgarian casualties during the Balk.
an war are officially stated to be 3O,94l kill
ed, 53, 900 wounded and 3 ,193 missing.
Ottawa, May 15th-In the House of Com
mons, Mr.. White, Minister of Finance, estl-
mated that conforming the tariff to the Brl-
fish West Indies reciprocity agreement Will
cost q loss OF SIX hundred thousand dollars
to the customs, but that consumers will save
an equal sum. Answering Sir Wllfrid Laur.
Ter. he sail the Canadian retiuers privilege
of importing raw sugar at preferential rates
TO twenty per cent of their production is
abolished in order to give the British West
Indies an exclusive market for raw sug-
ar4. and that this abolition equals the
changes which he proposed. He had endea-
youred to arrange the schedules so as to
leave the sugar trade III practically the same
condition as though the British West Indies
agreement had not been executed. For pre-
ference, thirty one cents Is reduced to SIX
teen and three quarters cents Tor ninety SIX
degrees. The Il if rsuce between raw and
refined sugar, under preference, is foriy-tWo
and one half cents, and on the general taIff
fifty aud one sixth cents. Raw sugar, under
the British preference, IS forty and three
quarters cents per hundred weight, against
fifty two and one half cents under the Old
tariff. The intermediate and general schedule
are reduced from eighty three and three
quarters cents to fifty seven and one hall
cents. Refined sugar, under the British pre-
fer, nee. remains eighty three cents, while
the general and intermediate schedules are
reduced from one dollar twenty four aud one
half cents, to one dollar seven and two thirds
cents. Conditions aud prospects in general
for trade are glowing.
New Yoxk, May 15th-Adyices from Wash
iugton state that the United States will cOu-
tinue its policy of uon intervention, and that
it is without any information of the British
action regarding Nicaragua, except the out
come, and quick results are expected.
Advicps from Chicago states that Johnson
the prize fighter has been convicted Of en-
gaglng IN the ''White Slave traffic and was
admitted to bail il the sum Of thirty thou
sand dollars. The prosecution attacked his
victories, alleging that the fights had been
fixed.
Copenhagen, May 16th.-Upon the ami
versary Of the death of the late King Fred
erick the Royal Family placed wreaths upon
ms tomb in Roskilde Cathedral.
The death is announced Of Pastor Doctor
Rordam.
Mr.. Crispin Yepes has been recognized as
Venezuelan Consul at ST. Thomas.
The S. =. est. Croix" left London yesterday.
London, May 16th-Bombs are increas-
inglv numerous, some of which are attrbut-
ed to schooIboy pranks, while others are OF
Il more serious nature in varying degrees.
A canister containing powder. with an uu-
LIGHTED fuse, has beeu found in Westminster
Abbey, but experts declared that # 1t had
exploded, it would have been q mere flash.
Mr.. Bennett, Magistrate at Bow Street Ponce
Court, received a mysterious looking pack
ace. which he cautiously soaked, and found
it contained a wire-wound tobacco TIN, filled
with powder, and a shot cartridge with II
nail attached in a manner capable OF causing
an explosion. Upon the arrival at Waterloo
Station of the Kensiugton Commuters tram
of the South Western Railway, three sa'pI-
- t",