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Balfour at the meeting of the bimetallats in this city last night, the feature of the meeting was the enthusiastic adoption given the resolutions lo favor of the establishment of a double standard. The chief resolution affirmed the best remedy for depressed trade to be a rod international compact for the reopening of the mints of the leading nations to the unrestricted coinage of gold and silver. This resolution demands that the British Government co-operate at the coming in Dussels on November 2and, to secure luch International monetary conference, which opens

an agreement,

QUEENSTOWN, October 28th, A niet boat which has just retained passed off the hyther a Queenstown steamer bound for Liverpar..which reported having passed two dis bled steamers westward of Fastnet Rock. She was unable to get near them becagus of the

terrific storm.

"MILWAUKEE, October 8th. This city to-night was visited by the most devastating firm in the city's history. Four liven

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1892.

no reason to be very enthusiastic over either discipline to which the prisoners are subjected, candidate. Cleveland, while President, dis The collapse of the Liberator Tallding Society tinguished bimsell by a gratuitous insult to simultaneously with the downfall of the London England by demanding the recall of Minister and General Bank last September is likely to West, and President Harrison has not been develop into a very big financiat sensation. beblad band in the same methods of currying The figures just prevented to a meeting of the favor with the omnipotent Irish vote, The ap-shareholders and creditors of the Liberator pointment as Minister to Chils of Patrick Egan, Socicly are worse than even the most pessimistic whose friendship with Blatos, he lately boasted hid anticipated.

The receiver said that the inclety owed the of in public, is enough to indicate the spirit of the the Land League outrage campaign for a diplo reserve fund is only £90.00, and a little better Administration which selected the financier of shareholders and creditors £3,313,000, while the

matic promotion,"

than a book account at that. The mortgagen amounted to $1435.000, and were at first sup posed to be good assets, but an investigation bas shown that they are probably viuelewe, as 3188,6 has been lent to three companies now in liquidation with virtually no free assets, there being only £50,000 in sight. The bulk of the money bas heen feat on nothing better than third lians.

The Mount Washlagten signal and search light has been outdone In ane espachy the past week by an electric apparatus with which expert. ments have been made at Earls Court The managers have succeeded not only in throwing the distinct forms of gigantic letters upon the clouds, but they have even made the well-known features of Mr. Gladstone appear in ghostly out line in the heavens.

HUDA PESTH, November sad, The cholers continues, unabated in this city. Twenty-one new cases have been reported and nine deaths.

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LONDON, November 3rd.

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whole, but to declare itself ready to remedy the | the assemblage for its spontaneous evidence of resi defucus when the Government had shown | friendship. how to cover the increased expense.

With regard to Russia Prince Bismarck sald only the newspapers, the Poles and the Jews desired war between Russla and Germany.

MADRID, November 3rd.

A census taken by the Institute of Bankers of the silver coln held by the banks to the. United Kingdom shows a total of £4,748,775. Cut of 4.519 banks only 93. failed to report Theat the refusal of Queen Regent Christina to visit The populace of Granada are greatly incensed aggregate is in excess of the average require the city with King Allanso to assist at the supply of silver coin ia la excess of the needs of destroyed the decorations, reviewing stards, etc. ments of 3,322545. It is thus proved the unveiling of the statue of Columbus, and the public. The census was most complete and

Finally some one shouted “Down with the the most reliable ever taken in the United Government" and "Long, livs the republic!" The mob took up the cry and a serious outbreak Kingdom,

on the mob, slashing right and left with their was imminent, when the Civil Guards charged

The refusal of leading Ministers to attend the inaugural-banquet of Lord Mayor Kalil is interpreted as an indication of a new attack on the Corporation of the City of London, which is is bellewd will be superseded in administrative, functions by the Loudon County Council

Gladstone in a letter to Kaill announcing his inability to send the banquet, says his decision that he shall abstain fom all public banquets, Gladstone cangiatulates Kalll on the spirit and success with which he has sustained the principle of religious freedom.

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GENOA, November 4th. The walter who so brutally murdered Frank Riley, one of the crew of the United States ship Newark, was to-day főund guilty of mand slaughter and sentenced to twelve years nad siz months' imprisonment, together with indemafly

and costs

Hypophosphics, for Richets, Marasmus and SCOTT'S Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oll with

All wasting disorders of children, is very remark. sols in its results. The rapidity with which children gain flesh and strength upon. It is very

Scott's Emulsion' in cases of wasting in young wonderful. Read the following I have tried

valuable preparation for such cases. The words. A number were seriously wounded and children, and I am of opiaton that it is

The refosal of the Queen to be present was due children take it and ask for more, and the good and thinly taken prisoners. fon desire to spare King Alfonso fatigue after effects are apparent. I consider it far superior his recent illness. In consequence of the distur to ordinary Cod Liver Oil). MARSHALL bance the Mayor of Granada his resigned and M.R.C.S., &c., 143, Grange Road, Bermondsey, the dedication.

The civil Governor of Madrid has resigned in consequence of riots in the Prado growing nut of the prohibition of open-air concerts. It is expected that the Mayer will also resign.

Peets, collector for Thomas Neill, under were certainly lost and pose bly more. Can- verence of death for paltaring Matilda Clover by the steamers Hurona and Monkseaton beis due to the advice of hle physician, who futist's the members of the Cabinet will not be present at S.E. Any Chemist can supply it. "AS,

servative In urinee men estimate, the loss at has received a cablegram from Canada stating not less than six millions of dollars. The that affidavite showing that Welll is insane have These affivits are to be famer, which started in the Union Oil Com-been mailed to bim. pang's building on East Water sheet, near embodied in a petition to the Home Secretary Detroit street, fanned by a farlous gale, swept asking him to remit the death sentence. eastward across toward the Menominee river and nothing could stay their resisticas rush. Dynam te was used, but without effect. Mighty billows of flime swept over blocks of buildings, Jumped verds streets and leaped over the river. Thousands of people viewed the grand spectacle.

LONDON, October 29th.

· The Chronicle's Rome correspondent says: The Pope ha acceded to the request of deputation f'I'allan Cardinals that he will not

appoint sufficient foreign Cardinals to endanger the election of an Italian Pope,

The Field today published a very severe ar. ralgament of the New York Yacht Club, brought out by the club's letterin Lord Dunraven regard. ́ing the race next ter for the Ameriexo cup. The Filiaccuses the club of attempting a confidenco trick, and say it is to be honed that no British yacht club can be found complifiant enough to back the challenge made under the new deed of gift or while the deed is in existence.

At a meeting of the Irish Parliamentary com ittee to-da Michael Davitt presiding, Arch- bishop Cick's proposals for the release of the Paris fund were accepted.

LIVERPOOL October 29th, Frightful weather prevails in St. George's Channel and the Irlab Sey. The worm is part cularly severe along the coast of Wales.

COPENHAGEN, October 29'h. Henry Ryder, form-ily United States Consul

PARIS, October 31st. The workingmen at Cwinwx have voted to declare the strike off and they will return to work on Thursday.

M. Clemenceau brought about this result, by A superb speech. The poiliical world is greatly astonished at the sadden "right about face" of the Radical leader,

New York, October zuth,

this afternoon ran into a rowboat containing The steamer Parit in on a tip up the Sound four men. Samoel Binghim was drowned and the other three were seringnly Injured.

The Board of Agilculture ordered that all the cattle which were inded at Dundee from Canada slaughtered owing to the discovers of pleure- parumonia among them. The killing of the animals began on Feday. Altogether the steamers land:d 1zco head. The animals have been found on a large rumber of fame in For fahire, Perthshire, Fifeshire and Montrose, They are all suspected of being infected, hence the order for the slaughter.

The Scotch veterinary surgeons declare that the disease is not plearo-pneumonia, but that it is a non-contagious effecilon, the symptoms of which are similar to those of pleuro-pneumonts, They blame the Government for acting too hastily in the matter. The Government has issued orders that incoming Canadian cattle be sub ficted to the shapest scrutiny.

Lady Randolph.Churchill fs.better- Lord Rosebery, Foreign Secretary; Sir William Vernon Hereur, Chancellor of the Exchequer

John Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland: Str George Trevelyan, Secretary in Scotlard, have declined to attend the inaugural banquet to Lard Mayer Kalll on November 9 h.

LIVERPOOL, October 1st, There is considerable anxiety to shipping circles owing to the non-rrival at San Franciscs of the British bark Lodors. Captain Lee, which safled from Shields on March 15th. She put into Montevideo on June 6th and left there June 22nd. Since then she has not been heard from, Tele- grams from Liverpool to San Francisco trguir-prison officials ing about the bark only clicked the reply, No DEWE,"

VIENNA, October 31st.

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At a meeting of the North of England Liberal Association a slimficant demonstration of discontent at Gladstone's home rule policy was made. Lord Rothfield, who presided, announced that he had resigned the presidency of the association, saying that the recent Conservative victories in the by-elections were due to the objections many Liberats entertained for home tule

Hon. Charles Tulion stated that he would not contest his seat again on recount of the conduct of the L beral leaders. The meeting decided to send a strong-protest-to the National-Liberal Federation.

The employes of the Bass Brewery have struck against a change in the hours. Five thousand men are involved.

PARIS, November 3th.

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DRUSSELS, November 3rd. The Constitaloan! Revision Committee of the Chamber of Deputies has adopted a clause grant- ing the franchise to householders.

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LONDON, November 4th.. Monroe & Co., bankers of Paris, who have in their possession the money known as the Paris fund belonging to the Irish Parliamentary party. have written a letter to Justin McCarthy fo which they say they have consulted counsel in regard to the release of the fund, and counsel Advises them they cannot part with the money unless authorized to do so by the Tribunal of the Selne. No compromise between the two sections of the Ifish Parliamentary party regarding the diaposi liah of the fund, they add, can fres them from the responsibility. Months may elapse before the Tribunal of the Seine gives a decision in the

matter.

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Thomas Cream Nell, the woman poisoner who was convicted of murder and is noder sentence of death, who was to be hanged on Tuesday next, has been resplied for a week. Home granted solely to give time for the receipt of Secretary Asquith intimates that the respite was

certain documents from America supposed to have a material bearing on the case. Should, however, the result of the Inquiry be adverse to the prisoner the law must take it course. The news of the respite Imparted to Nell renewed his confidence.

An interesting feature in regard to the way The authorities have ordered that no one dressmakers carry on their business was brought shall be allowed to attend the execution of to light by a case just tried. The creditora of Thomas Nell, under sentence of death for poison-te well-known Mme. Rodrigues, now bankrupt, ing Matilda Clover, except the Sheriffs and the used Mme. Malena Brach for 6800 frates, the No press representatives will cost of elaborate toilets made for her by Mme be allowed in'de the prison. Probably Neil Rodrigues. Mme. Malvena set up the defence will be hanged on Navmber 8th. The hoisting that the dresses were supplied grails so that the of a black fing on the juil will announce that the might advertise the maker by displaying them sentence of the law has been carried out.

ld' public, PARIS, November 1st.

Evidence was given by well-known actresses Torrents of rain and much hail, fell in the that Mme. Kodrigues had begeed them to have costumes made on similar terms Several south of France yesterday from the seacoast to gentlemen gave evidence as to the figure Min. the Bay of B scay, accompanied by heavy winds. Malvena cut in her fashionable plumage. The cart nonsulted the plaintiff on the ground that At Toulouse much baroc was done and many

The court was crowded as usual with an Cars were blown advertisement for Mms. Rodrigues riway roofs of two off. The streets of Perpicing were so badly

Smyth case. Counsel for Mrs. Leader Galshed dooded that a number of wonten and children bigny, French Ambassador to Morocco bas made En is definitely announced that Count d'Aue

were evidently with Mrs. Leader, and the court came near being drowned,

DUBLIN, November 1st.

was obliged to severely repress the manifesta- Large seducitons to the tariffs on French importations thereof, Justice Day summed up the and in the export duties levied on various pro case strongly in favor of Mrs. Leader, saylag if ducts of Morocco.

bere, was to-day convicted of theft, fraud and per. / were too harrified to interfere. On Waliman's persons were bart by falling chimneys. The 'Mme. Malvena kid been only a walking aristocratic throng to hear the end of the Leader-

Mad with jealousy, herdless of her appeals to spare her life, Anon Whitman crushed the head of Ross Sewild, a charming girl of sixteen, the daughter of his employer, because she refused to many him. The derd was committed In the presence of a number of other laborers, who person were found a number of sensational Jury and sentenced to eighteen months' improvels, the constant reading of which is supposed Bonment at bard labor.

to have turned his head. LONDON, October 30th,

QUEENSTOWN, October 3rst The London County Council yesterday

The steamer British Princess, which arrived resolved to make one more determined effort to clear Ficcadilly, the Strand and Regent street of to-day from Philadelphi, reports a tempestuous the pest of dissolute women, Lady Bedford,. She met a strong northerly gale and on Friday night. She saw

■ high sea who is primarily the cause of the Council's nothing of the supposed disabled steamers, the Investigation, declares that at the present Moonlig fan and Lord 'Woltz The rather moment Londen is more immoral than any

that has prevailed for the last three days may other city in the world Young girls, having

have driven them southward out of the line of become victim of men about town, she says,

traosatlantic steamers. retain the fashionable quarters hired for them and use them as decoy dens for men of means, whom they rob under threats of revealing their Identity.

CANNES, October 31st, There was a fierce fight here to-day between Frenchman and Germans, arising out of an

attempt of the former to force an entrance Into a German cafe. The police were powerless to store order, the combatants finally dispersing after a number had been badly lefured:

Lady Bedford says the police seidem prosecute these young women, because nearly all their ellenis are rich and belong to the aristocracy, whose mission Just now seems to be to degrade womanhond and biing the nation into contempt.

Candia, (Crete), October grat. Her ladyship insists that it in the dissoluta men Fighting was renewed to-day in the province In England, the wealthy and the sleek, who make of Spbakia against outrages on the inhabitants the dissolute women what they are, and she' by Turkish, troops. The fight occurred near recommends the publication of the same, address | Hors. The result is not known. Re-enforce. and full description of every man arrested for ❘ments have been sent from here. disorderly conduct with women. She farther. says the poor are merely imitating the rich in their degradation, and, bing more numerous; they are making London a vile and dishonored

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The Observer announces that it is learned on the best authority that at the last Cabinet meet- Ing it was definitely decided not to retire from Uganda.

PARIS, October joth," Besides his afficial telegram, President Carnot has weltten a warm and heartfelt letter of con- dolence to President Hurison.

The body of a young woman cut into twelva pieces was discavered to-day in an empty houre In the Rue Banels, atar Parc des Buttes, Chad mont. The head was cut off and could not be

found. Two men have been arrested.

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PENICHE (Portugal), October 31st,

A beavy sea is still running and makes it

Impossible to approach the wrecked steamer Roumania. The steamerts broken in halves, and the bow and stern only can be seen. The wreck is only 300 feet from shore. It is hoped when the sex goes down more bedles will be found on the wreck, so they may be given burial on land. A strict watch is kept along the coast by cavniry. men to prevent the pillage of the bodies. There Is now no doubt that clothing has been stolen from bodies washed ashore before the guards arrived,

LONDON, November 1st, The trial of a mult for damages for slander brought by Mrs. Leader, wife of Lieutenant Leader of the British army, against Mrs. Smythe, wife of Major-General Gibbona Smythe, was begun in the Queen's Beach Division of Her Majesty's High Court of Justice to-day,

The husbands of both Isdies were present when the trial began, Maryon Wilson said the defence was that if the alleged slanderors words were spoken they were true in substance and to

fact,

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a.commercial treaty with the Sultan, which makes

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Hongkong, 1st December, 1801.

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the case had been a criminal one against Mrs. WASHINGTON, November 3rd..

Leader he would have dismissed it without Counter cases in the Bebring Sea arbitrailon will be exchanged by the twe Governments alitwirly-five minutes, bringing in Verdier of out a verdict of ebruary 1, 1893. The work on that to be pre-soo damages to Mrs. Leader. The decision seated by the United States in progressing satle.

was received with an outburst of applause, and factorily, but is not yet complete.

the large crowd outside cheered "her as sho entered a cab and dreve away. The damages. awarded, together with the costs and expenses, amount at least to $7500,

A hostible crine was committed last night in the Rayal Irish Constabulary barracks

Kildare. Balllsadrios,

Conatsbla Pilkington, seized. It is supposed, with a sudden. fit all insanity, entered the bedroom where Sergeant Logan and his wife were sleeping and shot them with a revolver, killing (bem instantly. The madman then went to the room where Logan's children were sleeplog and after attack-

ST. PETERSBURG, November 3rd, While the police were searching the house of ing them left them for desd. Two were found dead with the'r beads crushed in and three were a suspected smuggler in the district of Toallsky, were Poland, they discovered the decomposed bodles fatally injured. The remaining two

of alacicen persons-men, women and children. seriously hurt.

It is not known whether the persons were mur- dered on whether the cellar in which they were found was used as a secret burial place,

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Pilkington then tried to burn the barracks, but an alarm was spread, and finding broerif discovered he commited suicide. The crime is nscribed to no motive, and its horrible character points to nothing but a sudden attack of homicidal mania.

WARSAW, November 1st. Twenty persons living on a farm at Grolley, village in Poland, were poisoned by eating the flesh of a cow dying from disease. Tea of the persons who partook of the meat died, after suffering great agony, and the physicians state that the others will not recover.

CORFU, November 1st.

Deveaux, director of the Ottoman Bank of Constantinople, committed suicide by drowning

here,

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Mrs. Deacon was defeated to-day in a bold move to steal a march on her husband by a divorce suit in Paris. Mr. D :con was on hand when the case came up and confronted bis wife In the fribunal of the Seine. The President of the tribunal not only demi sed Mr. Deacon's petition, but severely censared her for having made frivolous charges against her husband with herself was under charges of the gravest charac. the object of procuring a divorce while she

ter. He gave orders that the eldest child, now in the convent, where it had been placed by Mrs, Deacon, should be delivered to Mr. Deacon. This was a crushing blow for Mrs. Deacon, whe seemed to be deeply affected

The murder was evidently the work of price tlord hard, the dissection of the body being akilfully primed, a fact which gives color to the belief that the work was done by a surgeon or petha by a butcher. Blood stalas found 300 yards distant in a wise area of ground form "the only real clue yet obtained.

NEW YORK, November 2nd. BERLIN, October 30th,

Mr. Lockwood, Queen's counsel, appeared for That the Coney Island Athletic Club means The Dowiges Queen of Wurtemberg la dead. Mrs. Leader. He held the large had become to have a meeting between Bb Fitzsimmons

VICTORIA (B. C), October 301b. more serious in view of the fact that General and

and Jim Hall at all hazards was shown to-day The mallors of the sealing schooneis Marta Mra, mythe justified the slander. He added when Judge Newton, en behalf of the club, and Carmolift arrived home to Ight; baving that the charge, against Mrs. Leader was made increased the offer of $20,000 16-826 000. The been captured by the Russians off Copper Island, by Mrs. Smyike in the shop of Mr.. Dibdin following dispatch he sent to the London and sent home via Japan. They say that between October and November, 1891,

When a brooch was shown her she said it was Sporting Life's "We will give Hall $26, cao to British war ships will attempt to recover their

meer Fimmons, with $ica for expenses, schooners.

her property and bad been stolen by Mrs. Leader payable in America. We will give Michell while the latter was visiting her... În the Autumn and found ber dressing. Mrs. Leader went into of 1891 Mr. Leader Gallon Mrs. Smythe $30,000 to meet Corbett, with $1000 for

expenses." Mis. Smythe's dressing room and it was there, cording to Mrs. Smythe's story, that the branch was stolen.

LONDON, October 31st,

A large number of idle workmen paraded through the leading thoroughfares of the East End to-day. Speeches were made at Tower Hill. There was conalderable bickering between the organizing agens, but the matter has bern finally smoothed over. One organizer nimed Vall offered a resolution, in which all.concurred, declaring that the id's workmen ought to be furafshed with municipii employment.

Mrs. Leader went to Madras with her husband and knew nothing of the grave slanders svarcisted with her name until they bad become widespread at home.

The fact that James Keene some months ago

The unemployed men, he said, should make offered Mr. Bazat 30,000 for Ormonde, only themselves a nufsince. They should not stop to have it refused lends coingrto the rumour that

LONDON, November 2nd,

The unemployed Hi hrew workingmen bave

decided to march barefooted through the streets of London three different days, The subprities have given assent to a meeting of the unemployed at Trafalgar Square nex Saturday,

Robert Grant, professor of astrology in the University of Glasgow, aged 78, is dead.

MONTREAL November 2nd, Rumours thatthe Canadian Preificis organising

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Principal Wiliams of Edinburgh College

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4CITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO." The above Steamer having arrived, "Consignees Bills of Lading for Countersignature, and to take of Cargo are hereby, requested to send in their Immediate delivery of their Goods from along.

kide.

Cargo Impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees rak and expense.

J. S. VAN BUREN Hongkong, 1st December, 1897.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Agent.

made a microscopic examination of the fangs of MR. A. G. GORDON will Sell by PUBLIC

gonie of the Canadian cattle alleged to be suffer. ing from contagious pleuro-pneumonia and declares the dlacase brancho-pacumonia and not contagious,

mus-01 SVENLY (N. S. W.), November 3rd. The bæðiér ef seven Infants Kave beeg, un- Ross of Philadephia and Conner of Manches ear.hed in the back garden of a house at Macdonald, south of here. The place was er wrestled to-night at Dundee for a purse of occupied by a family named Makin, who an100 and the championship of the world. Ross.

won by one polat. doubtedly had a baby farm. The principal members of the family have been arrested

John Jones, the celebrated trainer of jumping horses for the Prince of Wales and others, died at Epsom to-day.

AUCTION,

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THURSDAY, the 13th December, 1892, at 3 o'clock, ai the Premises, LEASEHOLD PROPERTY, THE FOLLOWING VALUABLE

Comprising :-

All those PIECES or PARCELS of GROUND altants at Victoris in the Colany Direct Francis Abigali and Maniger

of Hongkong, and being Section B and the remaining portion of INLAND LOT No. 724 Macnamara eftheastr: Hian Banking Company,

NEW YORK, November 4th. as the me Premises are now held for the charged with Issaing false balance sheets for the pripose of di frauding the shareholders, have Athletic Club and the Crescent City Club of New Jane, 1861, granted therein subject to the pay- The rivalry between the Coney Island residue of a term of 499 years from the 25th been found guilty. Abigail was sentenced to five Orleans reached its height to-day. Judge New-ment of the CROWN RENT payable in respect and Macnamara to seven years' penal servitude. ton, on behalf of the local club, met Bob Fitz thereof and the performance of the Crown Core- Bath have been prominent in public life for s

Simmons in the "offman House by appointment wants to be performed in respect thereof and number of years,

at 1 o'clock. He offered the New Zealander abject also to the existing Lettings and Tenan- MONTREAL, November 3rd. The steamship Sarmattan, which left here for in the Coney Island Club. Fitz Simmons

purue of $45,000 for Hall and himself to contend cles thereol (if any), this morning for Glasgow, went ashore at flatly refused to fight at Coney Island and Varennes, twenty miles down the river, during accepted the offer of $40,000 parse made by Other steamships to the river are anchored President Noel of the Crescent City Club. owing to the thick weather.ban dan peran It is stated that Van Horne, president of the Caundian Pacific Rallway, has made an offer to the Intercolorfil Railway from Levis to Hallfax the Dominión Government for the purchase of and the establishment of a list Atlantic team- shig line, and the offer is likely to be accepted at early date. The proposal is that the Inter-

snowstorm, Tegs were sent to her assistance.

BELFAST, November 4th. A reduction of 1 per cent in the wages of the shipbuilders in this city went into effect to-day, and affects 12,000 employes.

ST. PETIRƐkurg, November 4th. The Thornton cloth factory was burned to-day The loss was 1,000,000 rubles.

During the past week eight firms, mostly In the grain trade, have falled. Another large house, finding the export of grain profities in the face of American competition, has decided

colonial shall be transferred to the Canadian Felfie with an anadai subsidy for a term of years amnanting to the recent annual deficits, which are in the vicinity of $700,000. The 10 abandon the business. Canadian Pacific, on its part, is to equip a fast-

MADRID, November 41b. The Governor of Granada has been dismissed mail and passenger line of Atlantic tes mers in time to intercept a fair share of the traffic from on account of the disturbance in the town of Empe to the World's Fair at Chicago, As Gracada. Tos town.ls-now-quiet. The Mayor guarantee it promises to be ready in time for the of Madrid bus resigned on account of the riot World's Fair. The company proposes to transfer recently in the Frado temporarily its Pacific boats, the Empress of da

BERLIN, November 4th, India and the Empreer of Japan, to this now Const von Alvenslefes, German Minister to Belgiumi Dr. ven Hasenap of the Treasury Atlantic service.

OTTAWA, November 3 The total number of Chinese who enteredepartment and Herr Harting, director of the Canads and paid the poll tax of $so eich during bank, have been appointed delegates to The interpational monetary conference at Brussels. the fiscal year ended June 30th, 1892, was 3275,

CONSTANTINOPLE, November 4th. against tf14 during the previous year, answer has yet been received from the Russian It's ascertained on good authority itat ng Government in explanation of the seizure of Canadian realers in the North Pacific."

AGM LEIPSIC, November 3th. Dr. Blim recently had a long interview with Prince Bismarcke at Varale, an account of which was 'published: In iho Naserte Nachrichten of

bee arrested in consequence of his sevengela! - Navroyeal, the Sultan's favorits physician, has We sending the Sultan her husband's diary, in which notes were made of the variable conditions of the Sultan's mind. Navroyen! Pasha had been the trusted friend and confidant of the. Sultan since the latter's childhood. He married French Jewess, whose scandalous Ille twice

in their hovels and starve, but parado the streets | a much higher sism was demanded. The recent fast Atlantic service h:ve been revived and show their misery. The authorities | wäre not afraid of socialiss, but they were afraid of defeats of Orme," O.mondo's great son by stronger than ever. It is row stated that the this city.. Prince Blamarck spoke at length on I involved Rim la disgrace and finally, compelled body of starving men who did not care whether | Aarelles; milita'ed against the value of the sire company has made a proposition to the Doming the new milltary bill and Germany's relations blas in spply for a divorce.

they lived or died. The authorliles knew when such men assembled by themselves they were dangerous, and something must be done to smooth them down.

and lengthened the negotiations, but the good for Government to the effect that if given an | intercolonial railway with a subsidy equal to the display made later by the unnamed grand. son of Ormonde greatly removed the bad present, deficit it will endeavor to put on an Atlantic service to secure portion of the Impression,

World's Fair traffic. To do this the Canadian is understood that the sale, is about con. A report from Dihomey regarding the haves Chris Reed of Tennessee, owner of Pacific Railway siegmships will be temporarily wrought by the Lebel rifle, with which the the Fairyles sted, has been in Argentine trying. diverted to the Atlantic serpice. French for es operating against the Dakomeyans to buy the gical ballen, but, he was blocked

PINICHI, November.and. are avmen, het created interest lo the experiments

The bodies of five men, also women and Engilab army modie 1 officers are making in the by San Francisco borsemen having obtained

the refusal of the horse some time previous seven children have thus far been recovered effect of various kinds of rifle ballets on the

The latter's agents here have been given a fine from the wreck of the Roumania. It is believed human body,. These experiments have proved band and unlimited money on negotiations and that a great number of bodies will never be that the Mannlicher German rifle is the most have been conducting the enle by frequent found, the currents baring carried them to sex, merciful, for it makes a clean wound. The new cablegrams between London and Buenos Ayres..

LIVERPOOL, November and British magazine rifle bullet smashes bones and

One hundred thousand pounds sterling of tears the flesh at a disjance of 1000 yards. The fold went to Rus,la to-day, which is less than experiments appear to disprove the theory that

was expected. The markets are quiet, pending the greater velocity of the ballet the less mutila

the possible rise in the bank rate to-morrow, on the fajestic for his post of duty. It is tlon,

but exchanges are more favorable to London.

VIENMA, November 4th.

with France and Russla,

He densed that he planned to attack France in Archduke Francis intends to make a tour of 1875, contending that, on the contrary, be the world next year and expects to reach persuaded Emperos Willlan to forbid the general America in August. He will leave for Vicons staff," and÷especially Count von Molike, who are | In November. applous to provoke war, to interfere with foreign

politics.

GINIVA, November 4th.

of

All those PIECES or PARCELS GROUND staste at Victoria aforesaid and being Section A and the remaining portion of INLAND LOT No. 7a5 as the same Premises are held for the realdne of a term of 999 years from the agih June, 1861, granted therele sub- ject to the payment of the CROWN RENT payable In respect thereof and the performance of the Crown Covenants to be performed in respect and Tenancies thereof (if any).Date" thereof and subject also to the existing Lettings

All that PIECE or PARCEL of GROUND LOT No.. 727 as the same Premises are held sitante at Victoria aforesaid and being INLAND for the residue of term of 999 years from the 20th June, 1881, granted therein subject to the payment of the CROWN Rant payablo la respect ants to be performed in respect thereof and thereof and the performance of the Crown Cove- subject also to the existing Lostings and Tenan cica therest (if any).

All that FIECE 01 PARCEL of GROUND aftuato at Victoria aforesaid and being INLAND LOT No. 718 as the same Premises are held for the realdus of a term of 999 years from the 25th June, 1861, granted therein subject to the payment of the CROWN RENT payable in respect thereof and the performance of the Crowns Caree nants to be perfanned in respect thereof, and subject also to the existing Lettings and Tenan cles thereof (if any),

The Premises will be Sold in One Lot The Sanction of the Government has been obtained for the erection of Kerosing Godowns on all the above Fremises.

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Catherine Booth and Mrs. Gibbors, daughters The ex-Chancellor dissented entirely from the of General Boath of the Salvation Army, have Governments support of the military. He said been arrested and will be expelled, from the he thought the German army quite brang canton, enough to face even war on two fronte, He belleves that neither France nor. Russia desires way and theɗght no way likely to 'break out, "at least for a few years to come. Sir Jullan Pauncefote, the British Minister to Moreover, said the Prince, victory Washington, who has been sojourning in his rest with that power which whas the first few native land for the past few months, sailed today. battles, and there battles will be fought, sat with willions of men, but with a few hundred thousand, generally understood that Sir follan's abaznce | The main thing is that they be well led. The The Biship of Gibraltar has fust learned that Sir William Verson Harcourt, Chancellor of | was timed so as to enable bim to escape the em. new military bill has its greatest defect in it his nephew, Charles Sandford, together with the the Exchequer, is opposed to the release of Dr, barrassments to which Lord Sackville West fell inadequate prowlsles for commissioned and none latter's young and beautiful wile, were among the Gallagher, Curtio, and other dynamiters. The victim.four years ago, and if bisted that commissioned officers, fost passengers of the Roumanie. The bodies of general impression is that their chances of hereafter it will become an established custom four women, a little fair-haired girl and two men release are remote: The matter has been for her Majesty's emissary to Wighligion to were found lylog on the beach in a state of cam- debated by the Cabinet in view of the interven. | absent-himself during the Americão ölegden, pebali es, belleving, that-thfs, p:ovialda would the wildest excitement in the "crowd when the Telegraph'hus by far the largest, elrontation ol· plete nudity. The absence of all clothing, ringe | Has of the Washington. Goyonment on behalf Sir Julian will return to Ameriga thoroughly. | and Jewellery has given time to a suspicion that of the Irish Amoriens prisoners. A majority of posted upon his Government's stitude on the the dead have been robhed the members of the Cabinet support Harcourt, Atheries question and it has been given out that best been robbed bug review axis metty certain, however, that she appeal Gladstone will adhere to, the poly already American politics. It says 1. "This nonatry kae) 99m Washington will canas a relaxation in the marked on by Lord Salisbury,

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COPENHAGEN, November 4th, The King of Denmark has granted a pardon to Henry B. Ryder, ex-American Consul, en

on that Ryder will leave the country.

- MELEQUINE, November 4th. Hon, Mr. MacBain, President of the Legislative Council of Victoria, died to-day

VALPARAISO, Now 4th. Eduarda Galler, head of the clearing-house, has absconded with $3,000,000 7.30 o'clock.

QUIEEC, November 4th, The jury in the Merejer case to-day returned verdiet of not guilty. There was a scene of

verdict was announcel,

He- Condemand. the proposal to retain; the third year of ferrice solely for men who incurred

destroy all suspect for the third-year plan... He: quoted Emperor William & Count yon Molike As the crowd yelled four sturdy follows bear and General yon Roon as against the two-year lag ex-Premier Mergieron their shoulders wystems te thojant the best thing the Relche "ppeared and braced procesion, to the retid ging cond do, was wat 19,refect the bill an n- enge of 3, 25 Larmleux, where Mercier thanked

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