, 1913-10-11

Nv ItDl IS +lililN6S VI NuC WV PNA'o
by expressing their preference for 4 German
alliance.
New Yprk, Oct. 9th The liabilities Of
Messrs. Alden Il Company, rubber merchants
of Boston, Massachusetts, with branches III
tins city, London, Liverpool and Para, and
who made an assignment last February are
stated to be &. OBS, ops and their assets
S1,605 ,OS4 They have made an offer to
their creditors of ten cents upon the dollar.
Advices from Washington state that Ger
many ha, protested against the o per cent
discrimination clause III the Tariff Inter
pretuiou, diff ~ as to whether the discounts
should be allowed equally to the United
States and all nations Wlth treaties, thus
reducing the customs duties by 100 ,OOO,
or whether no discount should be allowed
either to the United States. or to foreign
shipping, where Inconsistent with Their trea-
ties. There is II protest. against the admission
of British burlap-, because convict made,
aud therefore an unfair competition with
American labour.
AT meeting of the Atlantic Steamship
Conference the Lines have agreed 10 impose
a head tax of four dollars on all aliens book
ed for Europ. from Canada, IN retaliation
for the Canadian Pacific Company's with
drawaI from the Conference.
Desmtches from Santo Domingo city state
that the warning factions have signed a
treaty of peace and that Il presidential cleo
ton viii be held under u United States
guaranty Of fairness.
Color, Oct. 6th-From 1st up to 4th inst.
several moro or less severe shocks OF earth
quake have been felt throughout the ,sthmus.
Several concrete buildings in Colon and Pa
name have been cracked thereby and serious
damage to Government buildings is also re-
,o,t,,I F,,M,, fba intarior lawns in the k
pablic. The Panama SuI-Juan. del-sur cable
was Interrupted shortly after the first quake
early on morning of 2nd. The Canal officials
declare no dam tge 10 locks or any part OF
Canal has resulted theretrom Some uneasl-
ness, however, is being felt III luany circles.
The Fam, of oar Expedition fame,arrv-
Ell on 3rd INST from Beunos Ares for the put-
pose Of passing through the Canal 10 the
Pacific. Lake elevation is now about 70 feet
above sea level and the Gatun and Pedro
miguel locks are practically ready for use.
Owing to q recent big slide III the CGlebrA Cat
the Fran will probably be unable to pass
through for at least a month hence.
Copenhagen, Oct. lOth-rhe King and
Queen Of Norway arrived here yesterday and
left for London to-day, accompanied by
Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria.
The Upper Court has passed the death
sentence imposed on Gaibourn Lynch in
Frederiksted.
Dr.. KlImer, Director Petersen and IN lge
Segelcke have been appointed Crown Mem
beers of the st. Croix Colonial Council,
Director. General of Customs, Rubin, has
been appointed u Director Of the National
Bank.
The death is announced OF Rear Admiral
Albeck.
The est. Croix" left London to-day. Among
her passengers is Administrator S 'hlnleaeIow.
The Gamma arrived ut Rotterdam on the
fifth.
London, Oct. 1Oth-The"Dail Telegraph"
correspondent ut sly lney saws that Mr. Mil
en-. Munster Of S ate for Defence, III an inter-
view regarding the announcement Published
Yesterday, that it is not the intention 70 call
an Imperial Conference before 1918, stated
that If it is confirmed it requires %]nstiica-
ton and causes regret, and that resent neut
is mingled with establishment, because of
the concurrence of the announce nent with
the arrival of the Australian warShlps. Ih9
agreement of 1909 has no. been executed ny
the Motherland, and Australia should know
the intention of the E npire's Government
regarding defence5 IN the Pacific aud what