, 1913-09-03
TELEGRAMS
ST. CROIX STATION.

petteS attacked and mauloQ the Hflln6 Min
lister. Miss Asqujth ran to her fathers as
sistance, and applied militant methods to the
m.litants, who were then arrested and taken
to Elgiu Police Station, where they refused
to give their names.
It is stated that the Guinness Brewery,
instead of extending its Dublin plant rs
heretofore, is arranging to erect a new plant
at Manchester, to avoid the tax on raw ma
terial sent to Dublin, and the tax on the
finished product sent to England.
The remarkable strength shown by the
Bank of England's Statement has had an
exhilarating effect in Stock Exchange circles.
The ratio of reserves to liabilities of 593M
which is unprecedented ut this season, indi-
Gates a reduction in the Bank rates soon.
Dispatches from Picking state that both
Houses of Parliament have passed resolu-
tions requiring the Government to try Mem
bers of Parliament, pl lced under arrest, be-
fore the Supreme Court at Picking. The
Government limited that it would comply,
but the Deputies from the Southern pro-
vinces distrust the authorities.
Advices from Toxic report that a typhoon
passed over the country, killing scores of
people, and destroying hundreds of bridges
and houses. Fifteen hundred houses IN the
capital were inundated and much damage
has been done to crops.
Toronto, Aug. 3Oth-One hundred and
one thousand persons visited the Exhibition
on the third day. The West Indian ex-
hibits in the Government building are at
tracting much attention..
Telegrams from Peterborough, Ontario,
state that the walls of Turnbul's dry goods
store. which were weakened by building
operations, collapsed, and one hundred P +
sons were caught in the crash, five being
killed, while eight injured were carried to
the hospital.
New York, Aug. 30th-Advices from
WASHINGTON state hat the Mexican Minister
for Foreign Afftirs, Sehor Gamboa, ut Next
co City, and Mr.. Lind, President Wilson's
confidential agent at Vera Cruz, have resum-
ed the exchange of notes. Mexico IS with
drawing its request that the United States
should send m Ambassador to Mexico and
receive a Mexican Ambassador at Washing
ton, and pointing out that President Huerta,
if he serves as Provisional President until
the elections are held on October Goth, will
be barred by the Mexican Constitution from
candidacy in that election. The reopening
of correspondence is considered a hopeful
sign that the unrest will soon be settled,
but President Wilson is continuing the
strengthening u the u OI Ia hOdOlOA
and enforcing the strictest neutrality.
Dispatches from Mexico City state chat
many Americans, in response to Consular
advice are leaving AIevico, while some, who
have elected to remain, have sent their fani-
lies back to the United States.
The United States battleship fleet which
was to have been sent on a Mediterranean
cruise, has been reduced to seven ships,
accompanied by a torpedo flotilla.
The "Lusitania" with Lord Haldane and
party aboard has arrived. They were met
and escorted to the Plaza hotel by a recep-
ton committee, and after a sight seeing tour
of the city were entertained at dinner by the
Metropolitan club.
Senior Uriarte, the Spanish Consul Gen
eral, and his wife hive both lost their
lives as the result Of a fire at their apart
ment house. The Consul was sutfocated and
his wife jumped from a fourth story win
dow and was killed.
Sir Thomas Upton has Withdraw his con-
dition that the defending yacht must be of
the Same size as the challenger, and all ar
raugements for the international yacht race
during September next year have now been
completed.