, 1913-04-23


attended the ceremony, the families OF the
bride and bridegroom being of opposite
politics.
Mr.. Pierpont Morgan's SON is negotiating
for IN insurance of ten million pounds on
hi fathers art objects i'll EusIaud and the
United States.
Scotland Yard reports the discovery of a
plot by sutfragettes to burn the Office of he
"Staudurd". A woman was seen blocking Il
switch Of the Great Northern Railway
shortly before the express was due, but the
plot failed. Several sutfgagettes u,ceud-
ed the great nre Monument hear the
north entrance t London Bridge, blocking
the stairs behind them, and from the top
hung a banner with the words death or vic
tory" They also displayed many flags with
legends on them, ana threw d JWn suffrage
literature upon the assembled crowds COM
pletely stopping The traffic. The p ice finally
forced the door with the aid OF q loeksmith,
arres ell the sutfra4ettes and took them to
the polce station with the protection OF one
hundred policemen, who were necessary IN
Consequence Of the crowds demonstration
The sutfcugettes, who We're wei dress and
appeared uucoucerned, were shortly after.
wards released for lack of Il charge on which
to bold them.
Advices from Paris state that an army
balloon exploded in midair owing apparently
to the ripping cord having been pulled by
mistake, causing the dea,h of live persons.
A despatch from Rome states that the
Pope has rail- ed, bat The news does not re-
store confidence.
Brussels auyices state that the Government
and the Socialists agree that the strikers eX-
coed 100000 and the total is growing, but
the disorders continue small aud Sp0IadIC,
violent scenes have occurred in Parliament,
where the Government refused either to
yield or explain lis policy.
The French officials are acting for the pre-
veution Of Il repetition OF the Nancy incident,
and patriotic plays like lhut at Grenoble
have been forbidden While the Nancy Off
ciuls are to be disciplined for their lack Of
energy.
A Turco-Rulgarion ormislice has been nr-
ranged to last until the twenty third, unless
anuulIed upon forty eight Lours' notice. 1t
is understood that an ambassadoriuI coute-
renee has agreed to guarantee Montenegro
a loan of l, zoo, 600 pounds, as a soIatlum for
the loss OF Scutarl. The Central News says
the S|eIyiansH re concentrating for he defence
of Mouustir against the Bulgarians, and The
Greeks are preparing to defend SaIonica. 1t
is expected thai the Allies Will shortly receipt
the Powers proposals and Will notify Mon
tenegro that she had better follow their
example.
Antig ia, 18th-The Federal Council to-
day unanimously adopted the following
resolution: s'Wherels the proposed prefer-
entail agreement with Canada was approved
by the delegates from this Colony on the
understanding that there would be an I'M
proved, rapid, frequent and up-to-date
steamship service, without which tie agree
ment would be Of little, if any. value, and
whereas it is believed that the Canadian
Government has accepted a teuder under
which the Presidencies of this Colony viii
onl, have a steamer every twenty tour days,
thus placing Us iii no better posltou than
we are now with the present unsatisfactory
service: Resolved, that, i'll lie opinion OF this
Council. such a service would not carry iujo
eff ct the hopes aud IN icipaaiona which
underlay the preferential concessions agreed
upon by this Colony, and that Chis Council
desires to emphasize strongly tue absolute
necessity of securing IA tortnlShtlN service,
without transhipnent out and home, with
properly equipped up-to-date steamers.
Antiguu-In the Tennis singles yesterday
Wingley of Dominica beat Beamish Of An
tlgua by six to four and six to two
Trinidad, 19tb-Yesterday afternoon Her
HOLINESS Princess Marie Lou Sc formally