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JTHE fATT rlvlA6.r INTELLIGENCE. fjTEST nWiTH OF STAMBOLOFF. 'IWV EOPIA, Jcir 1. Staaboloff breathed hi Ut tt half paat 3 Vtwk laat rtmini? he and up to that hour hU to rise, bat a sudden The patient became cold ami hit vital fore, insidious disease, notwithstanding: all tho linlll aakVDIl. contcious, continued to rise, but imnaired by an Vanidly.

fgrtsotth riyweian. Toward midnight it Jbt hours, but tho end came sooner than was 'jTortunate that hi sufferings were so terminated, for tho wound which ho wjm'witt'A ww rri that, vi lived hi existence would have boon one kvIwaI tato of torture. Deprived of both and one eye, with his skull fractured in a denn place, and hi health irretrievably d. be wvulu nave iiveu me oojecx. ui uni commiseration.

Ill end was apparently tarsal psis les. hi iiatseu iwjt 1 1 if mrei rrmarkaoio in the hutory of revived lUilgaria. However pvat fault may have been, ie wd rVr regarded aa one" of the foremost tatrieJs of hi time, and even the bitterest of bis will' hardly deny the greatness of his iis and the sincerity of his love for his eosatrv. The tragedy of his death has been IttrtcS by the unworthy to which i Las been subjected. and especially tho heart la refusal of his enemies to permit him to leave the 'country in order to alleviate a mortal iaessev' Had M.

StambolotT Iwa allowed to nt only would his life have been saved pit pk4itial passions would have calmed and pdjsria would have hcen rescued from the trj ib' convulsion by which she is now agitated. Th Prime" Minister, 31. StoilotT, who is a man however, auch inferences are looked upon as little 1 abort of criminal, for It is bbrious to all having the slightest knowledge of the present politicii situation 'that the affair increases th difficulties against which Ahe deputation ha had to contend in St. Pattnburg, and in riaw of the occurrence it it now quite jHJSiible that the Taar will decline to receive the deputation. In consideration of all the ciicumstaneea it is dear that the eventa of Ifonday night are about the moet unfortunate that could have happened to the Bulgarian Government at this juncture: Tonlayithe semi oflicial Prew of Vienna again devotes considerable ipaco; to the attemjted assassination, and cays The extraordinary conduct of the Sofia polico in connexion with the cowanlly crime is onlr to be explained by the supposition that they were fully aware that, without express orders to the contrary, they were justified in shaping their actions ao as to please the enemies of M.

Htamboloff, Therefore it need create no surjiriso iiv Itulpirian" governing circles if those whose sympathies wro at one time entirely on the sido of thatstruglinr Principality now veer round and unito in holding the Ministry and the authorities morally responsible for the murder." Latek. The Vienna evening papers, without exception, publish; leading articles commenting in feeling terms on Uie death of 31, StamVolofr and unanimously praising the conspicuous abilities of the deceased statesman. The FrtmtlenbU tt, the organ of the Austrian Foreign Office, savs tamboluJT is dead, after having drained the bitter cup of in ratitudo to the dregs." The J'rew sarcastically exclaims Stam'lKloff murdered and the Clement rosini as tlie representative of Bulgaria Truly tho propcrU for tlie futuro; welfare pf the jVinci pality are very promising Tho Stat Freie J'rrsff says 'J hse whom, for the good of his country, ho with an iron hand are how uppermost aricl iaro dragciiig' tlie welfare of ltulgaria to the throne of the Tsars." The Clerical Vaitrhmd fays tliat the murder of StamloloT will for ever remain an ineradicable blot on tho history ot li.ulgaria." Our Corrt fpondcnt.i KAKLSIlAi), Jclv 13. On being informed of M. Stamboloff's death IVincw Ferdinand sent the following telegram to 31 me.

Stainbolon" aisd humamtv. fools In twitinn: ii FiUwl with indiiniation and sorrowL and onlv cs to grsut, M. Stambo off request but rememlHfug tlio eminent qualities of him who vxj compelled to. yield to the clamour of his i renderedsuch memorable services to Bulgaria. I tatxits.

and he and his Government must now once, more in my most profound sirrowful spt the responsibility for what has occurred, I ctmdolcnces toyour tears, and prav God to sup Stimt oloJ's remains wers laid out this lt youin this fearful trial anil to'grantyou oomiuz on a bier in his house, and a great i nwry win. i a ii i presene the eterual memorv of tho tnot whom tcabcr of persons, including all the diplomatic alminable outrace lias torn from the affec Sotia. came to gaze tor tho. last tion of his friends." Enttcr. tsse en hi features and offer their svmpathy to i BERLIN, Jclt 18.

jn 1 he announcement of tho death of 31. Stam boloff; tliougli hourly expected since tho news was dressed Us bereaved wile. The body tlact, the mutilated amis beim; concealed fcr sleeves and the wounds on the head covered rv bindaces The features wore a terfectlv trsaquil txp'ression' displayeil no trares of i ciJerinr 3lme Stamboloff. who ha never left her hesbarad presence siuce Monday night, still rtxiis 'by nii side. The foliowinc notice has leen issued by 31.

Suabolcc's family To day, at half past 3, ocr belived Stefan Stambolo3 in the year hi scv, rendered Lis soul to God, mortally wccndcdly malefactors. His will take pla. the Cathodral on Saturday at cloci." Accordinc to the usual cnstom.such a notice as this would le posted in the streets, bet this has list 'been, done in the present in 7 p.m. Qcrta Victoria telegiajbed last night express be her ccreers at th? news of the terrible crime to vhich M. Stamboloff lias fallen a victim and recocting iriormsticn regarding his state.

of the murderous attack, upim. him, has created a deep impression here. The language of the chief organs of the Berlin Press is even more indignant than it has been for the last two days, and a vory black future is ifophesied for5 Bulgarial The. Vvsiixfie Zrituug says 44 The respectable sections of the Bulgarian people and the entire civilized world mourn at the bier pf M. Stamboloff.

Curses and everlasting shamix.cling to the ht els of that' Government which ceriainlv had a share in the assassination, which kiiew of I the murderous plots, and vet did i not hinder notorious murtlercr from going about freely in jSoSa. an ordinary citizen of I any Statu had been so incriminated as Prince erdinand has leen, the man would, bare been arrosteLj Butj Prince Ferdinand is saved by his i)rincel, character. 'Russia ''thust clear herself tv an official declaration from anv sus ne j.ieion of, participation in the crime committed in com SoSa. It is" further imperatively nccessar that cocu'c ner Jiavsiv teieram were i.t..i SZElcatea to Jlme. tamOoloa uv Sir Jlrtnur 11 ivaraaiumou unci piace.

wuu me nuigariin A similar telegram was received from "nci! FYrdn3X 8na11 circum tle Prince of Wale. The'Kiur of P.oumania also i "opizr A "Prince Jen. nessace who has so little notion of the virtue of grati TfarovtaaUt has" offeretl a teward of de' with; the litrons lKXi. for the apprehension of tlse murderers, i oaas 3Iimsters, has forfeited the right vu; .4.. to wear a European crown, thouch.it ho only that Tufektiief and one Ivanoff as the.authors of ihe of lalgaa.

As long: as the present Mimstryis cr.ac. The former, who is a professional bravo, is tclieved to have been one of the actual per jirato. I am informed on the best authority 4i the GoverniEer.t has decided to rearrest the Tektchief who wjs lil ernted cn Tuesday. but 1 cruble to ascertaiu whether that order baa bn carried out. It mv "le remembered that in power! in Sofia diplomatic relations cannot be maintained.

Can the representatives of. tho Powers in Bulgaria as honest men be expected to associate with persons suspected of being accessories to a. political assassination With 31. fitambolbff the freedom and independence of Bulgaria; will sink into the gravo.if the nation werealwavsdesicnated ao noxjrpuse ieu up ana we revenge. of m.

Bvheheff. cJ vr. bv M. Stamboloff a the assassins ikola Torkiih. Courts V.v.si tv.w,.

mi iU Mambolott wtien tleaa may prove more iormiaaui to lo vtars lmorisonment lor i jn 111 tli mnnii rtf Tr illni it.h llc Tne Govermaerit iKvel the nes with recafd The frst servant, (iusteho Todoroff, and some aeiabers of his party committed the crime 3r.Stamboff ielIa rictim to s3me MiCedonisn desr ades whom he had defrauded and bfctrayed Todoroff wai nevertheless libcmted to day. It is a st Asge coincidence tliat the reception of the Bulgariau deputation bv the Tsar should. 1 contemporaneous with 31. "Stamboloff's last njxests. The more violent fraction cf the party appears to have gained confi denee from recent events, and a letter bearing 10.

signatures has. been addressed to 31. Bado ilsvoff. who nuy cow be regarded as the clue of tue Art3 Irtyr threatening that, unless 'leSistS from bis In tt iussia. ais iiuc5 win tin mown un.

uur VIENNA, JCLY 18. Tae editor of the 'Seucs Wither Tagblatf, who i it presect in Karlsbad, has communicated to hi ia Viecna some interesting particulars hith has obtained from personsin the immediate rtiteuragt of Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria. According to these jarticuhirs, the news of the tttecj oh the life of 31. Stamtob ff made an painful imprefsion on Prince Ferdi nasd. wlich was increased when he learned that tii had been Iroqght into indirect con texi wjth the.

dastardly crime. It has been insinuated thit the death of 3L Stamboloff ocld have Leen welcomed as occurring at a Jirticularly moment. how iver, farther from the truth. It was of the utaujtt iiapjrtanee, not ord" to l'rince Ferdinand and these who at present stand at the head of tairs Bulgaria, but also to every Bulgarian orct of moderate Russophil views, that 31. should remain in the country and be i ht lor; trial in.

the regular way. The given during the trial would have leen suiScient to convince the whole world of the banner xn which 3f Stamboloff abused the jower wjtJj which he was intriirted. In the minHed feelitiics of horror and grief "i dv tne nrst news ol tne crime i nura to his was alive. The i r. murderers than he was when name of Bulgaria will hence expressive only ot the most.

con to 3rSlo? Wtitude and the most pitiful tnese is tnat Ji. v. t. i i. lave UU luiuru as.uiu.

ii inuwiujj uv icu to its fate, and Prince Ferdinand will bo able to spend the rest of hi days in; some; unknown spot. In the interests of the public morality of turope any other, course of development is scarcely to te thought of." 'two extracts will suffice to: give some idea of the tone in which tlie Berlin Press comments on 31. Stamboloff's death. In diplomatic and official circles, however, calmer counsels prevail. As I have already stated, the assassination itself is characterized unhesitatingly as an act of pure savagery which cannot be too strongly condemned, and the conduct of certain Bulgarian 31inistcrs in face of the event also meets with unsparing criticism.

But there is no inclination to take such a hopelessly1 pessimist view of the situation in Bulgaria and of its probabld future development as that bejd by the Press. Reports have been circulated to dav that Prince Perdinand had abdicated, and that the Austro Hungarian Government had addressed a circular note to the on the subject of Bulgaria, but these rumours, though they affected tho money market, find no credence; elsewhere. The report of Prince Ferdinand's abdication is, of course, not taken seriously and: nothing is known here in well informed circles as to the pxistence of ah Ausfro Huhrarian not.e. These statements are attributed, and doubtless justly, I and bnancial speculators, who are eager fish CorrcspO)ident. remain at large on them reet nupidon whicli are turely tin juat, Our Ovn Corrtipcmdtni.

COKSTANUXOPLE, Jclt 17. Although the newspaper here wore prohibited from making any reference to the attack on 31. Stambolofl, the newa of the outrage spread very rapidly through Constantinople and caused universal horror and indignation. When, after some delay, the full details of the atrocious crime became generally known, the behaviour of tho Sofia police was strongly criticixod, and the attitude of tho high Bulgarian authorities was also the object of unsparing censure. The general opinion here is that the Bulgarian Government is in danger of forfeiting the sympathy of civilized Europe.

Rtuttr. RUSSIA AND BULGARIA. 8T. PETERSBURG, Jitlt 16. A few day ago 31.

Teodoroff, the President of tho Bulgarian Assembly, told a representative of tho that ho and his colleagues lud come to St. Petersburg to prepare tho way for a cessation of the strained relations which had existed between Russia and Bulgaria during tho last eight years: Tlie mission laid upon them was to demonstrate that what bad happened in Bulgaria to their shamo during the last few years could not and would not happen again, and that tho Bulgarian peoplo sincerely desired Russia to forget the past and stretch out tho hand of friendship. They had all been hitherto kept xn the grip of 31. Stamboloff, who would certainly be committed for trial by the Assembly, and the latter body would henceforth dictate to 3Iinisters instead of 31 misters like 31. Stamboloff dictating to tho Assembly: They liad not come charged with any diplomatic negotiations.

A reconciliation might bo put forward on economic grounds. It was ohameful to sou how Austrian's and. Germans wero seizing hold of Bulgarian market while Russians sit still and looked on. As representatives of the people they wero, empowered by tho National Assembly to discuss the subject. of facilitating commercial relations with Russia.

l'rince Ferdinand had done Bulgaria no harm, and they were grateful to him for getting rid of 31. Stamboloff. Both Prince and people had been 31. Stamboloff's prisoners. The poet Vazoff tainted out the great importance of the teaching of Russian in the Bulgarian schools, which had now again been introduced, as a factor in tho desired rayrocxmtiit with Russia.

From the. second class upwards nearly everything would bo taught tlirough Russian school books. A terrible picture was drawn of the economic as well as political oppression of the country by 31. Stamboloff, who had Uie richest man in Isulraria Thev had rathered from interviews with many highly placed Russians that Bulgaria had many friends in St. Petersburg, and they were encouraged and strengthened bv the conviction thus formed that tlie time was not far distant when Russia and Bulgaria would be on tho of terms.

This has been published in the Xovasti with tho full consent of tho Bulgarian delegates, and is them ore a correct expression of their opinions. Our OtrriCorrctpondeiit. ST. PETERSBURG, Jcxv18 Tne reception by the Tsar yesterday of tho Bulgarian deputation is referred to by the Official Mesanujer briefly as follows The members of the Bulgarian deputation now in St. Petersburg with the 3IetroroIitan Clement at their head had the honour if presenting them selves before the Jsar yesterday.

Generally speaking the" reception accorded here to the deputation is marked bv a certain decree of reserve. At tlie same timo, however, Mgr. Clement has met with a sympathetic welcome, more especially in Clerical circle s.lleuisr. THE MACEDONIAN AGITATION. SOFIA, July 18.

Very disquieting news continues to arrive here from Slocedonia, but it is difficult to verify tho statements of the journals. Numerous engagements are stated to. have occurred between the insurgents and the Turkish troops, which have been reinforced from Asia Minor. The Bulgarian Government has paid the instal ment of the Eastern Roumchan tribute due on the 1st of this iaonth. Our Oirn Cor respond tut.

THE BELGIAN CHAMBER. BRUSSELS, Jcly 18. There was a violent scene in the Chamber today on the renewed iscuBsion of new Reactionary Education Bill. Tlie sitting had been far from quiet when 31. de.

Burlet, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, raised a storm by saying that he pitied parents who let their children, wallow in a slough of Atheism. This was the end of the 3Iihister's speech, for such a tumult arose that he was compelled to resume. 'his seat. The Socialists broke forth into a torrent of invoctivo against the 3Iinisters, insulting expressions passed from bench to bench, and threatening words anu gestures wero excnangei netween the members of the Right and the Deputies of the Left. Ultimately the President adjourned the sitting.

When the proceedings were resumed later, 31. Nerinex, a Brussels Deputy, introduced a compromise motion proposing the immediate discussion of the School Grants, but the postponement of the rest of Bill for reference to a special committee. This motion was, however, rejected by 74 votes to C2. 31. Vandervelde suggested that the debate on the portion of the Bill relating to education should be postponed, while that part dealing with tho proposed measures for improving the position of teachers should le immediately discussed.

31. Lorand, who had asked for the postponement of. the debate on the entire Education Bill until next year, said he agreed to 31. Vandervelde's proposal, but, on being put to the vote, tho motion was rejected by 88 votes to 49. Ileutcr.

FRANCE. PARIS, Jcx.7 18. M. Faure presided this morning at a Cabinet Council, at which chief subj ct discussed wasthe resignation of the Council of "the Legion in the troubled waters. Our The 2Vijs at the murder of lerdinand fnrrvt th inmlu to which he had ln subjected bv 3L Stamboloff since his resignation and telegraphed to Mmo.

Stamboloff txpjesiing his heartfelt sorrow and sympathy in ibis most cordial language. At the same time I Pnr.ee Ferdinand instructed Count Foras. his jnmd 3Iarochal de la Cour, to convey officially to 31ma. Ktamboloff his expressions of sincere Krrow. lime.

Stamboloff. however, refused to rwive the messenger. The members of the Pulgariaa Cabinet likewise wished personally io express their pcnilolences, but met with similar dhicourteous treatment, and, in addition, the timlsjda, the rewgniied organ of M. Stamboloff and Lis adherent, published an article entitled The in which it is hinted, in language admitting of no misinterpretation, that the crime was perpetrated at tlie instigation of Vrince Ferdinand and hi Government. The editor the Xcucs Vitncr Tagllatt.

then rtate that the latest reports reaching Karlsbad from trust worthy sources in Fofia appear to con fm the original supposition that tho assassination was an act of private revenge, and Prince Ferdinand has ordered that no efforts are to be pared in bringing to jortice the perpetrator of the crime In BuliTarian iournalistic circles endeavours hi been madt) to connect the attempted assassination of 31. Stamboloff with the presence of the Bulgarian deputation in St. PARIS, Jclv 18. length expresses an opinion on 3L Stambolcff. In an article entitled) Ch Crime et une Faute it remarks that, even in the sanguinary annals of Bulgaria, this outrage, which cannot but be' regarded; with horror, of 'an almost unpreccdentetl ferocity.

It relates'the terrible details of the crime, which combine to mako this scene unique in content porary histoiy, and it paints in also with artistic touches the picturesque background of the Sofia street. This whole terrible business is not, after all, it says, a scene out of some historical romance it i merely politics, as understood in the Principality of Bulgaria in the year of grace 1SI51 It is not an isolated fact it is a link in a long chain one of tho inevitable incidents of those unending vendettas in which blood calls for blood and dagger replies to dagger. The moment, savs the Temps, is not opportune fnr wAiiVhini? 31. Stamboloff's own share in the moral; responsibilitj of the crime, but if any one hatl perpetual recourse to force', and even to vrinl latitat: it. Was that statesman, lie went even to the length of torture.

The Temps thinks that the fact ot his having unhesitatingly given the names of his "assasMns is an involuntary denunciation) of his own former crimes, for which his assailants were thus trying to wreak a cowardly Th Tmum tinin. in tne interest oi insuee and in that even of the Government of vUn.n nA of 31. Stoiloff. that the v1 AeOM Will IfMlh be arrested, for only, thus can the; accusation of semi complicity, or at least confuted. The Temps re that tho Government has the slightest responsibility in a crimo the horror of which is enly equalled by its imbecility; The it savs.

have Iia themselves open to unpleasant suggestions ly stooping to persecute 1L Stamboloff by not allowing him to co to Karlsbad. They will understand that, in Pctcraburc. Ainotm thelntouroffe of the Prince, i those circntastances. ao Ions aa the assassins ot Honour, ine letters oi resignation were received this morning by tho President from the Grand Chancellor, General Tne resig nations have been accepted. The Government has decided that tho 3Iinifer of Justice shall formally acknowledge the resignations, but that the Council shall carry on the urgent business of the Order until the reorganization of tho bodv.

A.Bill relating to this reorganization will be proposed by tne tiovemment alter tue Holidays. This promises a long interregnum. Amonc the recipients of decorations just bestowed bv the 31inistcr of Education are 31. Liard, director of higher education, and 31. Victorien Sardou, raised to the rank of Com mander in the Lecion of Honour, and 3131.

Bounzet, Adhe'mar (known as JLndre' Theuriet) and xnibault (Anatoie prompted to the rank of Officer. Among those appointed to the rank of Chevalier are a number of younger Parisian writers. and composers. A mixed commission, composed of four mem bers of Parliament, three members of the municipal council, and a number of representatives of the lKard ot rubiic orKS anu ot tne Exhibition of 1900, is to be formed by the 3Iinister of Commerce to consider the question of means of transport in Pari during the Exhibition. Colonel Archinard has been appointed Director of Colonial Defence.

The Lieutenant Governor of Cochin China, 31. Faures, has been made Secretary General of the Government of Indo China, and his place is tobe taken by 31. Ducos, ProcureurGene'ral at the Hanoi Co sVt of Appeal. The Civil Tribunal gave judgment to day in favour of the debenture holders who protested against tho premature repavment of the five per cent, debentures of the Eastern Railway Company. Tho tribunal applied to this case article 1,187 of'the Civil Code on the presumption of date being in favour of tho creditor.

will be the usual appeal. The Tsar has conferred decorations on 31. Mezieres and 31. Stehelin, the two leading members of the Lorraine committee at Nancy which presented to Russian patriotic schools the balance of lS.OCOf. from the subscription for the fcrtht lata Tsar in "3S.

Our Ovn (hrrtsjmuleiU. CHITRAK SIMLA, Jcit 18. The Ameer has sent Umra Khan's womenfolk and some followers. TinmKn'nr alfnratK. OTYl to Peshawar, and may possibly send Umra KTi.n also.

The Chitral honours have excited some com ment here. It js considered that Lieutenant Harley's gallantry has not been sufficienth recog nized, a his brilliant leailhir of the sortie was the main feature of the siece. Our.CerrtWnf by Indo European. Ttlegrah. THE JAPANESE IN FORMOSA.

HONG KONG, Jclt 18. The Japanese are abandoning their sea expedi tion to South Formosa because the monsoon makes a landing impossible. They must march overland 200 miles in spite of the rainy season anu oi the floods. The army at Tamsui is waitinir for reinforcements from Japan. Fever and dysentery aro very prevalent.

The Japanese vanguard at Tukcham has been repeatedly attacked bv Itfuck have been surprised nnH On Tuosday 3J Jaranese. who somo rice boats at Tokoliam, CO miles noiith of were surroundeil. Four of them escaped, the rest wero killed or committed suicide from fear of torture. Our Correspondent. THE CUBAN REVOLT.

HAVANA. Jclv 18. Official information was received vesterdav that while General 3Iartinez Campos was marching from Manza'nillo to Iiayamo in tho company of General Santo Cildes and an escort of L00 men, party ot insurgents attacked them, killinc General Santo Cildes and two offirr: TKnro wero also other casualties. General Campos with the remainder broko through the insurgent lines and reached Bayamo. General Suarez Valdes with 2.000 troops is marching from Hoi gum, and General Navarro with 1,300 from Santiago to reinforce Bayamo.

Our Special Gtrresitondent. THE MANITOBA SCHOOLS QUESTION. Jclt 18. In the House of Commons to day a motion brought forward by Mr. 31'Carthy, Independent, condemning the Government for announcing its intention to introduce remedial legislation on tlie schools question next Session was negatived.

3Ir. 3I'Carthy wished to divide the House, but only one member rose with him to demand a division, whereas under the rules five members are necessary. 3Ir. Laurier had previously intimated that he should vote with the Government, as he believed that if the motion were carried it would have the effect of dividing tho two political parties into two religious, parties, Catholic and Protestant. The policy of the Government was ably defended by Sir C.

H. Tupper, who said that if the Ministry defeated in the attempt to settle this, troublesome question it would have the satisfaction of knowing that it had fallen in the effort to render justice to tht Catholic minority and in the defence of tho Constitution. Our Correspondent. THE KHEDIVE. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jclt 13.

The Khedive arrived here at 9 o'clock this morning and at once proceeded on board the Imperial yacht to the Palace, where he was received bv the Sultan. After a long conversation, his Highness proceeded to his residence at Bebek, on the Bosphorus. 3Ir. Block, chief dragoman of the British Embassv and the dragomans of the other Embassies and Legations subsequently proceeded to Bebek to visit the Khedive. Renter.

THE NORTH SEA CANAL i BERLIN, Jcly 17. Official circles'! are quite satisfied with the traffic returns frotn the North Sea Canal for the week ending July 8. In all 516 ships have passed through the canal from Holtenau, BrunsbUttel, and Rendsburg, representing 28,082 net register tons. These vessels have paid dues to the amount of It must be pointed out that these statistics refer only to ships drawing up to foufand a half tnetros of water, and there fore they cannot be accepted as. any indication of the probable development of traffic when the canal is opened to vessels of all sizos, though they are interesting in themselves.

Our Carre fpondent. 3I0ROCCO AND THE NETHERLANDS. THE HAGUE, Jclt 18. The Minister for Foreign Affairs iofonne.l the First Chamber of the States' General to day that he had received aa official conmuiiicatioa to the effect that the Sultan of Morocco had consented to express his regrets to the Netherlands Government in consequence cf the plundering of the Dateh brigantine Anna by Riff Arabs. He had also promised to punish, the pirates and to pay1 an indemnity to the widow of the ship's captain, who, teas killed, add' to the mate, who was wounded.

i r.tuter. FATAL MINING ACCIDENT. SYD.NEY, Jcxv 18. A disastrous incident occurred to dsy at Broken Hill, eight men being killed and two injured through a fall of earth in the 400ft. level of Soutn The bodies of the victims have been recovered; Reuter.

THE SPANISH SQUADRON AT CHERBOURG. CHERBOURG, Jclt 18. The officers of the Spanish squadron now here were entertained yesterday at a garden party. The grounds' in which it was held were profusely decorated withSpuish flags, and. the proceedings passed off most brilliantly.

A "punch" was adso given in honour of tbe Spanish tailors, and was made the oscasion of a display of great, enthusiasm. The Spanish and French officers made the round of the rooms in. which the men were being enter tainad, and were received ia each with loud cheers. They withdrew at 11 o'clock, after having saluted a dense crowd which had gathered on the square. In the town the Spanish sailors and the Freuch sailors and Mildicr are fraterniiiar in the most cordial The Spaniards frequently shout Vive la France! and are often carried round in triumph oa the shoulders of, I their French companions.

Reuter. The above appeared in our Second Edition of yesterday. COUBT CIRCULAR." WINDSOR CASTLE. JctT 18. The Qneea drove oat yesterday afternoon, aeeoia paaied by Their Boyal Highaeases Frmcesa Lowm and Process Beatrice; sad witnessed a musical ride executed by a party of thirty six naa eonnaiMioiied Officers and Trooper of the; 2nd Life Guard ia Windsor Great Park, near Queen Anne' Bide.

General Lynedoch Gardiner and IJent. Poneonby were la attendance on horse Lack as Equerries ia Waiting. The Queen afterward drove to the Camp of the 2nd Life Guards in Windsor Park, where Her1 Majesty was received by, Colonel the Earl of Dtmdonald commanding the Sad Lie. Guards) and the Co cx test of Don doaald, who eatertaiard Her llajesty and the Prireesa to tea. Field JIanhil His Royal Highness the Duke or Cambridge, K.G., attended by Captain St.

John Mildmay, arrived at the Castle. The Swedish Minister and Madame akerman, the Far! and Countess uf Jersey, General the Earl and Constea Howe, and Viscount Peel arrived at the Castle, and had the honour of dining with Her Majesty and the Royal Family. The Swedish Minister had an aodience of the Queen, and presented hit' letter of recall. Hi Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was present with Her i Majesty. The Band of the.

Scot Guards, under the direction of Mr. Dunkerton, bandmaster, played the following election of music during dinner Gnad March lIlIUai, U. Omturt Uonuas. Xooa. aad Nifttt Bopp.

Waliz The KcyU Ducbrt. Eobini. Bolero Io Son la Kaia Hariaai. Jlemlnisoeao of atf7rteer, arraneil Vy T. Ooiiruj.

Walwr Coaem aas dem SaJem SlnuL Bclactioa The CooJoLert BoUraa. BitiiUnd La." The Queen went to Frogmore this morning, arcsm panted by Their Royal Highnesses Frincess Louise and lrincess Beatrice. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by Captain, St. (John Mndmay, left the Castle for Gloucester Her Majesty's other gnest have left, the Castle. HU Royal Highness the Duke de Nemours visited the Queen to day and remained to luncheon.

General Lynedoch Gardiner (Equerry in Waiting to the Qusen) wa in attendance at the Railway Station ia TWmdwr upon His Royal Highness' arrival, and Lieut. F. Poa onby (the other Equerry in Waiting to the Qoeen) was attendance upon ma departure. The. following gentlemen arrived at the Castle to dar.

aahaf say besrins; ufeeaat sftreK Tlse bodywa eosreyel ia a ear deaara by fear boss te Idrerpool ttreet BUtkm, sad; tkeaee to ttodeda Wsv, special train. Among the moorners, nmnbering aboct 140 in all. were those who came to Earopewith the late Saltao. The Queen, the Prince ef Wales, sfid tee Duke of York were represented. The' Ltacoleatire Resiment sopplied a gnard of hooonr oo the quay (9.

the veaael, which was appropriately draped, and another mea gnard wa formed by the Lascar frees all tte veasvlt ia the duck. The funeral arrangement were ia the handa of Messrs. A. and J. MTbHsbesd, of Kocbestrr row, Wettmular.

The Bombay ia' eaptcted to leave OBITUARY. Coloxzx. Gzoaca M'CcniQcoDair. bead of the great railway and Government printing estaWishment, died at his residence. The Gladys.

In the Isle of Anglesey, oa the iast. He was born in 1817, and married, first a daughter of Mr. F. Honaa.of Cork, sad secondly, in 1872, Emily, daughter of the Rev. T.

Sandersoa. He joined the Liverpool Volunteer force' en its foundation jn 1861, retiring in 1SC8 as boa. Jieuteaant colooel. He had ezteasive printing establiahaieats in London, Liverpool, Leeds. Glasgow, and He was also for many years one of the trustee for Bradkhaw' Railway Guide.

He was a DX. and J.P. for Lancashire, and a J.F. for, Anglesey, and had acted a sheriff for both counties. He cnsneeeiMfau'y contested the Newton division of Lancashire ia 1835 a a Liberal, but ia th i following year, being unable ta accept Mr.

Gladstone's Home Kale policy, he joiaed the Unionist, party. A Reuter telegram from Berne cays that Hiau Cast, Schzxe, who was six times President ot the 8 wis confederation died yesLsrday from tba in juries which he costained through being raa over on the 8th iast. Hi life was one of great activity. Bora 1823, at Berne, he became a Protestant clergyman, and went a chaplain with the Berae battalion oa the campaign against the, Sonderband or coalition of Catholic canton in 1847. After the overthrow of the Sonderband and the expulsion of the Jesuit, Pastor Scheak retaroed for a while to the life of a parish clergyman bat in i 1SS5 he wa elected a member of the Gorernmeat by the Berne Great Council, and from that time he took a leading part in public' affairs.

A strong Radical ia politics, he was elected to the cresideacy of the Republic ia 1865, 1871, 1874, 1878. 1885, and 1893. and at the time of his death he occupied the post ef Director of the Department of Home Affairs. FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT. At Ormesby Broad, near Yarmouth, a party of nine and werp severally introduced to the Qupto's presence by were ont.m sailing boat yesterday afternoon, whea the Lord Waiting, when Her Majesty conferred upon them the honour of Knighthood Mr.

Arthur Arnold, Mr. Edward Gourley, Mr. Frederick Howard, Mr. Jehanghier Cowasjee Jehaaghier, Dr. Hearr D.

Little john, Mr. James Low, Mr. Clarence Smith. Mr. Walter Besant.

l)r: Joseph Ewart, Mr. Christopher Fames, Mr. William Martin Conway, Mr. Nicholas John Hannen. Mr.

Henrj Brodribb Irving. Mr. William WoUaston Karslake, Q.C., Mr. Joseph Franco Leese, Q.C., Mr. George Charles Maaon, Mr.

Lewis Morris, Mr. Pullar; and Dr. William Howard: Russell. Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice wa present with the Queen the water. Thev were all young fishermen' from the village of Ormesby Somertoa sad BoUesbr.

They hired the sailing boat at Eel Foot daring the afternoon. A gusty wind was blowing, and while rounding the broad at Filer the craft shipped some water. Some of the nets went aft to bale her out the sail gybed over and the craft' capsized. All nine; were thrown into the water, some of them being taeked.under the boat, which sank. The rector of Filby.

Mr. Lac as, and another man, wt were on the. bank of the' broad, went to their aid. They found all the men struggling desperately, and practically drowning each other. They were able, however, to rescue three, bat the other six were drowned.

Ther were unmarried, except one, who leaves a widow and three children. The bodies were recovered last night Lord Churchill. General Sir Michael Biddolph, aad conveyed to tha Fox and Hound to aw.it an TTinnAart General Lynedoch Gardiner were in attendance Lord, Groom, and Equerry in Waiting. MARLBOROUGH HOUSE, Jclt 18. The Prince of Wales, accompanied by the Crown Prince of wa present at a reception given by His Highness Shahzada Kasrulla iThn this evening at Dorchester House, Park lane.

MajorGeneral Ellis and Captain Bull were in attendance. Major General Clarke represented His Royal Highness at the embarcation of the remains, to day. of Hi High ness the late bultan of Jobore on board the P. nd '0. tteamship Bombay, at the Boyal Albert Docks.

for transmission io Jobore. YORK HOUSE. Jclt 18. The Duke of York, attended by the Hon. Derek Xeppel, wa present thi evening at the reception given by His Highness the Shahzada Nasrulla Fn at Dorchester House.

The Hon. Derek Keppel represented the Duke of York this morning at the embarcation at the Royal Albert Docks of the remains of His Highness the late Sultan of on board the P. and O. Bombay, for transmission to Johore. Prince of Wales, attended by Major xvuis, amvea at iuarinorooga House at 6 Venice asp the Inpias 31ails.

A correr rpondent writes to us from Venice that the untiring" etforts of the Sindaco of Venice, of the Commercial Chamber; and of the British Vice Consul, a mentioned in The Times of October 11, 1894. have been at lat rewarded with success, for the convention between the Italian Government and the Peninsular and Oriental Company has just been signed for a cumulative service between Venice. India, and the Asiatic port. The Secretarv of btate for the Post and Telegraph hau communicated the fact to Venice, saying that they only now await the King's signature will quicklr. be given, as all hope and believe that this new line Will enable Venice and the Adriatic to regain soaiewhat of their past prosperity and importance." Wills.

Estate duty has been paid on 111,984, including 68,920 in England, a the value of the personal esUte of Farncsics. Gxouge sixth La ex of Bessboeocgh, woo" died on March 4, aged 79. Among other bequests, he left to the head master of Harrow bchool 200 upon trust to expend the income on improvement on the cricket ground, and he devised to the. governors of Harrow School his moety of Field house, at Harrow, in trust, to annlv the income for same useful purpose in con nexion with the school. Personalty of the net value of 4 109 56 has been left OT ilr.

AKTHCB JiOSTEriORI SEBac JlosTErionx. oi z. raiace noase. ana oi ine firm of Joseph Sebag and Throgmorton street; stockbroker, who died on Jane 13, aged 42. He bequeaths to the Spanish and Portuguese Jew' Syna gorue 100, aad to the aame synagogue a further sum of 200 in trust to expend the income planting with flowers and beautifying the' barial groonl beljnging to such synagogue which his remains may be interred to board of guardian of the poor of the Spanish and Portagneae Jews' Congregation.

100 to the board ot gnardian for the Relief of Jewiah Poor. Devonshire aquare. 100 to the Jewiah Society for the Diffusion of Religioas Knowledge, 100 to the Jew Hoapital and Orphan Asylum. Lower Norwood, 50 to the Jew' Deaf and Dumb Home. 50 to the Anglo Jewish Association, 50 to the Jews' soup kitchen, 25 to the Jewish Convalescent Home, 25 ta the Fasaover Relief Fond, 20 to the Borough Jewish School, 20 to the London Hospital 100 to St.

Mary's Hospital, ta the Shipwrecked Mariner' Society. 56; to the Common Preaervatioa Society. 25 and to the Metropolitan Public Garden AssociationAssociation of which Mr. Basil Holme is aecretaxr. 25.

The General o'clock last evening from Newmarket. The Prince (of Wales and the Crown Prince of Denmark will, leave Marlborough House this morning for Sandown Park. After the races the Prince of Wales will proceed to Milbouru house, Ether, where he will be entertained by the Hon. H. L.

Bourke. The Duchess of Albany and other members of the Royal Family will. oe among ine guests. The Prince rand Princess of Wales, the Princesses Victoria and Maud of Wales, and the Duke of York were present at the performance of Carmen at the Royal Opera houe, Co vent Garden, last evening. Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck, and the Duke of Teck dined yesterday with the Mar enesa di Serraznezzana at 2, Grocvenor square.

Princess Louise, Marchioness of Lorne, came to town yesterday evening from Windsor The Duchess of Albany yesterday afternoon entertaioed at Qarcmcnt House the girls of the Th national ccnoots. Prince and. Princess Henry of Battenburg are about to leave England on a few weeks' visit to the continent. The German Emperor will arrive at Lowther Cattle, the seat of tbe Earl of Lonsdale, on Augnxt 11. and durmg his tay his Imperial Maiettv will Tititrthe chief English lakes, melndmg Windermere.

Derwent water, and UHeswiter. The Crown Princess Stephanie of Austria was present at the performance of An Artist's Model at tbe Lync Theatre yesterday evening. Her Imperial High ness ana suite ncnourea Jiesv. inomat Uoode and Galleries, in South Audiey street, with a visit yesterday. The Shahzada Nasrulla Khan" gave a reception yesterday evening at Dorcbester heuse, for which great preparations had.

been made. A very large number of mvrtations were usned, and among those present were the Prince of Wales, the Dak of ork, and the Crown Prince of Denmark. Tbe floral decorations were carried out on a lavish scale, and the grounds adjoining ice.xouse were 1 1 1 ''i The Duke of Sparta arrived at Flushinir from England yesterday momiag, and left subtequentlv for Frankfort. The 3Iarquis and 3Iarchioriess of Salisbury and the Duke (and Doche of Devonshire were the guests of the Queen at Windsor Castle last night. Her Majesty's guests remained at the Castle.

The Earl of Selborne, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, has appointed Mr. C. Alexander Harris, of the Colonial Office, to be hit privite lecretary. Lord Brassey; the new Governor of Victoria, has appointed hit staff a follows Aides de Camp. The Earl of Shaftesbury (10th Hassars the Hon.

Randolph Capell. and Mr. F. Freeman Thomas. Seeretarie.

Lord Richard Nevill and Captain E. WJ Wellington. Lorl Settrmgton will be nmmtlNl l.tr cn th staff tlnn T1 4 unncj anl Lady Idma; Bra ey will travel in the Sonbeam at I Tf await aa mqnest. A shrimp boat, owned by Mr. Bwann, of Lowestoft, was sunk off.

that port on Wednesday night by the Sunderland steamer. Advent, bound for Load on. and her owner and a man who wa with him were drowned. The Advent lowered a boat with the view, ef rescuing them, bat the tackle stock, aad one of the crew of the Advent who wa seated in the boat wa thrown into the sea and drowned. When the boat was at last launched from the Advent it contained the mate and.

another hand. In the darkness these men lost sight of the steamer, bat ther were nicked no br the Urest Yar mouth fishing smack Mayflower and landed at Goriestua. BICYCLING IN THE PARKS. Owing to the dissolution of Parliament, it ha been found impossible to complete the necessary formalhie for altering the park rules, under the Parks Regulation Act, 1872, and the Rules Publication Act, 1893. Leave to bicycle in Hyde Park caanot, therefore, be given to the public until the accessary formalities are complete, which will now very shortly be the case.

REDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS URGENTLY REQUIRED. TO THE EDITOR OF THE. TIMES. Sir, Looking at yesterday', polling in Tkt Times of to day, it seems a monstrous injustice that Cambersrell 11,064 Dulwich 11,960 Feekham 11,383 Total 34,412 should only send three members to Parliament, when Xewry 1,872 Kilkenny 1,769 Galway 1,759 Total 5,400 send three xoem bers also. Are 5,000 Irishmen equal to 34,000 Englishmen How do they stand a regards amount paid in rates; taxe, ic.

How long will 29,000 Londoner allow themselves to be disenfranchised and outvoted by a mere handful of Irish If 5,000 Irish send three members. 34,000 English should tend 21. July 18. Yoars, P.B., MJ. far a the Mr.

C. A. Kgerton aad MUs Street will accompany the nartv as far a Madeira. Mr. H.

A. Hannen and Dr. Reginald will go with the party to Australia. 31. de Brazza.

Governor of French Congo, is about to marry Mile, de Chambrna. Lady Leconheld is staying at the Hotel Royal. Dieppe, and her two nieces, the daughter of the Earl of Rose bery, are also at Dieppe for a short stay. Lord and Lady Lrcocfield will ha re no party at Pet worth thit year for the Good a they are (till in moarhicg for, their eldest, ton. The Queen has.

presented Sir' Augustus Sale ot Books. A selection of books from the library of a nobleman came under the hammer at Messrs. Sotheby's yesterday, and included a mcaber of rare works, each of which contained the book plate ot Lord Lisburne. The' most important book in the sale was Grolier' own copy of Ovid, the complete edition printed at Venice in acdibas hrrodem Aldi," 1533 34 it is described a a genuine, perfect, and into ached example, and is of great rarity in this state. It is on large paper, all the initial are illuminated, and th well known motto.

Jo. Grolierii et Amicoram." it at the bottom of the upper covers. It brought 425 (Quaritch). This beautiful specimen of bind trig it understood to have cost the late owner only fiv guineas. The more important of the other book in this sale were the dedication eopy to Qoeen Elizabeth of Camden's 1600.

in brown morocco 42 (Quaritch) Baron de Longenierre's copy, with his device of the Toison d'Or on the side and back, of the edition of Catullus. Tibcllos, and Propertiaa. 1659, bound in old French blue morocco by Fadeloap 42 De Thoa's copy of the first edition of the first part of Don Quixote, Lisbon, 1G05, which wa bought at Lord Granville' sale for half a crown, and now realized 11 (Quaritch) the Elzevir edition of Floras. Ley den. 163 28 (Qoariteh) Count Hoym' copy of Horace.

Verona. 1585, bound by Padeloup, in old French blae morocco 31 (Quariteh) Geofroy Linocier. L'Histoire de Fan. 1584 a verv brilliant and beaatiful example of do vis Eve binding, in a most perfect state of preservation, supposed to have been bound for Marguerite de Valou, Queen of Navarre 71 (Quaritch) the Aldine edition of Pliny, Natural is Historia," with Pistiani'a Observationes." six vol. 31 (Toovev) and The Whole Book of 'Psalm." in metre; 1617, embroidered in varioos coloured threads by the nun of Little Gidding, in excellent preservation 25 (Quaritch).

The 246 lots realized 1,425. Sale or ilAStrsciiirTS. 3Ies5rs. Sotheby sold yesterday three old raaenscripts. the.

property. of Mr. Alexander Pringle. of. Yair, iyeikirkahire.

The 'first was the manuscript of John Fordun's Chronicles of. Scot land from the Earliest 'lime to a. P. 1383," in Latin oa vellum. There are over 20 manoscript of Fordun' Chronicle." the particular recension now offered being an exact counterpart of the Brunswick Codex ia the Wolfenbuttel Library, from which Dr.

William Skene. took hi text in hit work on the subject, Mr. Angle's copy being. unknown to Dr. Skene until his work was in 'the press.

Thi valuable and interesting MS. contain several old Scotch aatograph it realized 102 (Ellis). The secood was a 15th century manuscript on vallum of the Latin Bible, 1,221 leave, with many fine, large miniatures painted in colours and heightened in gold. Thi interesting Bible formerly' belonged to tweet Heart Abbey, In Dumfries it reauzea A4 lyaanien. in third was also a valuable rnatmwript on vellum containing the contem commemoration of the manr operatic perform nisiorv oi lae monaswry oi Hoircroa or iloly aoces civen bv him at Windsor Cattle.

With a iali and ana it io go dock having Paris. Sir Walter Sendall. High. Commissioner of Cyprna, arrived: at Marseilles yetterday on his way to London. Sir Edgar Vincent was received by the Saltan ef Turkey in private audience on Wednesday, after dining at the Palace.

The Chevalier Vandenbergh, Italian Yice Consal at Portamoata. hat been presented by the Tmf of Italy with the Royal Order of SS. Maurice aad LAzarn ia recognition ul ins service daring the recent visit cf the Italian Beet. The funeral of the 3srquis of Exeter took place yesterday alJeraooo at St. Martin's Church.

Stamford. Tbe BSaon of Peterborough officiated, and the aoomers inclodad the presest Marquis sad ILirchiooe of Exeter. Lord William Ceeil. Lord Jobs. Cecil, Lady France Cecil, Lady Louisa Cecil, and the present Lord Borgtdey.

The remains of the Sultan of Johore, who died ia London a few weeks aga, after being embalmed, were yesterday taken from bouse ia Rnwetl aqaaie to the Reyal Albert Doeka, for removal to the East oa the Pmmml.r aad OrientaJ tteamship Bombay. Theywre neloaed ia three lead with aa eater caainx of Cakadia Cottkig ht. return amounts received from silver centre ornament for the table. 3Ir. Chauncey Depew has arrived in England, t.iu v.v ZT? ha been pablwhed rivmg the iT" Canada since 1877 a.

dntie. collected on foreign reprints of British copvright work. The total (lea various sum deducted the colooy for collection expenses) is r. i for tbe year ending June 30. U90.

970 Ts. 1891. 919 1892, 573 13. lid. 1893, 361 7s.

2d. 18M. 276 1. 4d 3L Loxtxwsohx's Ccxczxx. young rio loncellist from Bmsael, Marix Loeveaaoha by aame, gave a concert St.

James's hall yesterday afternoon, whea hi tki'ful playing created a most favourable fan pressioa. The comparisons which have instituted between him and Jean Gerardy are hardly fair, since tbe newcomer is evidently much elder than Gerardy was whea be first appeared. M. Leeveaaoha's tone la remarkably full aad his phrasing broad aad intelligent if be ha not tbe exqoiaite finish of hi predeexMor he appamitly aot lea of aa artist, aad his performance of Boeehermi tonal, A major, twe movunesta of a dull concerto by RnbtnrU in. aad shorter rr was extremely good.

Mile. Tea Hare played KeBdhpohn's YanatMns tentmsea." and pieeaw Beh.SaxlaaL and Samt Saa with mnch thocgh fiwU af01 Baant7 fidled'ae77oeaavaeBt: Mac Alva, tang an an from Aide rery well, aad.