GENERAL NEWS.

Hastings Standard, Issue 158, 29 October 1896, Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

EI'HOPLAN AND FORK K.N. Oct. 27. A general strike of cabman, which was to have taken place yesterday. hits been postponed owing to th■ ■ opposition of tlie police. Oct. 2*. The D ik; of Argy!", to a !-1*»• rin The Time.-;, urge:-; the partition o* Turkey, and that the Strait* should !><• neutral 1 .-*'!. the fort iti cat ion s destroyed, and the Strait-; thrown ope't to the world. The Dock- r<>ritiu;U'.v hus fixed the storage rat" for frozen meat at Smithfield at 2t>s per ton for 2S days after the first discharge. inel'idiii'..' wharfage and carriage rate*. It i* rumored that the British squadron in North American w.st-r- is to be doubled. and that additional vessels are to be stationed at Halifax and the Bermudas. Washington. Oct. 2*. There is intense irritation in the city owing to the action of I»nssia in miring the Sultan not to admit the American eraser Bancroft past the guard>hip. The American newspapers are hysterical in their expression- of anger, and demand that the Straits he forced. Oct. 2*. Mr Byran's expressions of confidence that he will be elected to the Presidency are based on ti rk lone in his interest by secret c t , which number «,000,000 m I r vho are pledged to a free silvt r j ST. PkTKB>BVB«, Oct. 2H. The Nova Vnmy.i says it is impossible for the Powers to sanction the illegal occupation of Iv_rypt by (Treat Britain, even if a date be fixed for evacuation. The Novosti urges that Congress 1*» convened to revise the treaty of B« rlin. JI. l*obif'd'>no,;/t tl. in the course of an inter*i« w. -aid there was no real alliance between Russia and France, only friendly relation-. P.uus. Oct. 2H. The Senate and Chamter of Deputies have reassembled. M.M. l.visson and Loabet made eloquent references to the Czar's speeches, which they -aid inspired confidence, hepf. and cnthubtasm.