USVI Public Records

Document text

London, Oct. 14th.—A despatch to the Times says that many persons were kill- ed and wounded in various cities of Italy on Thursday during a two hours’ strike. Bombs were thrown at several Milan ho- tels. and eleven werve killed and one hun- dred wounded at San Giouanni. Havana, Oct. 14th. —Efforts continue to solve Cuban financial difficulties. No definite plan has yet been sanctioned but a modification of the moratorium is expect- ed early next week. It is claimed that Pre- sident Menocal’s decree paralyzed bank-. ing operations and affects commerce and industry. Sugar centrals are reducing forces, due to the inability toobtain funds for pay rolls. Havana banks received several millions of dollars from the Uni- ted States and public confidence is some- what restored. The hope is expressed in finaneial circles of the ability to dispose of the remainder of the sugar crop in the United States at ten cents per pounnd, as President Menocal proposed. Kingston, Jamaica, Oct. 14th,—The Legislative Ceuncil has ratified the trade agreement with Canada. Jamaica ob- tains a preferential duty of fifty per cent on several articles, inciuding sugar. Can- ada obtains a twenty-five per cent pre- ferential duty in return for a subsidized steamship service, carrying freight at reduced rates, beginning next January hetween Montreal and Jamaica. Amsterdam, Oet. 14th.—Stock quota- tions continued to drop yesterday on su- gar, rubber and petroleum. Shipping shares closed below Wednesday’s prices. Havana sugar reached the low level of six~dollars and sixty cents per hundred pounds. Financiers plan to hold a con- forence in an attemot to stabilize con- ditions.” -~ Washington, Oct. 15th.—Associated Press. The sword of ‘‘Prince Charlie”’, worn by him at Court and one of the ro- mantic blades of Scottish history has come to the United States. It is the gift of Lord Garioch, only son of the Karl of Mar, Scotland, to Mrs. Clarence Critten- tin Calhoun, of Washington, one of the descendants of the house ofMar on her mother’s side. The historic sword was - delivered through the British Embassy where it came in care of the Amba sa- dor, Sir Auckland Geddes. The words of presentation which accompanied the claymore declare it was sent “‘in view of the fact that it was for their adherence and loyalty to the cause of the Stewarts thut the Earls of Mar su?‘fere?d.ao greatiy in their estates and fortune that some of the family in exile sought refuge in America. Philadelpnia. Oct. 15th.—Associated Press. The battleship Massachusetts, which cought in<the battle of Santiagoin 1898, will be towed from Philadelphia Navy Yard to Pensacola, Florida, to serve as a target in a trial of the nation’s _coast defense artillery against an. arm- oured warship, it is‘announced. B Ly A Y ]IS St. Thomas News. | On Sunday, Eugene Farrineton, alias { *‘Klinker: Bl *’fgrced an entrance into . the premises of the St. Thomas Bay Rum Co., Ltd. and made away with seven or . eight bottles of Bay Rum. He was - chased and captured, and is now in jail. . Another victim of Prohibition.—St. - Thomas Mail Notes, Ozt 12th. | We are sorcy tu learn, that yesterday | morning during the coaling of the Ameri- . can ss. ‘Eastern Victor’ out at the docks , of the West India Co. Ltd., that two - female labourers were injured, one of . them rather seriously, through the in- ' stability of one of the coaling stages. ; The woman badly injured, the mother of . several fatherless children, was at once ~ rushed by ’bile to the Hospital. Such ac- ' cidents are very regrettable, and, if true, . better care ought to be exercised for the . protection from injury, of the labourers. | The ship wanted 1,500 tons of bunker | coals, but got only 700 tons, and went to . St. Lucia for the remainder. A She is poand to Sebastopol, and other . Russian Black Sea ports. —lbid. | The sugar market is. weakening daily, - and all around us sugar is being sold at prices which, if not as l>w as in the good old days, yet are very encouraging to the working mar, and the consumer on the - whote. : We hear that St. Croix is somewhat up- . set over the droo in sagar price, but can- not understand how 30 can be the case. We must all be interested in cheapening . the high cost of living; if any single ele- ' menc of the ecommunity is not thus inter- . ested, then it is not working on healthy ' lines. [t is said, that ordinary brown sugar - is selling at 24 cents a pound in St. Croix,. ‘in .the very plage where it is ' manufactured. We do not know if this . is so. But if correct, the people in St. . Croix ought to Kkick about it, and import sugar from Porto Rico, where it can l most likely be bought at one third the | said price. The Government should be . able to assist such a movement, when it i is clearly scen that the population is be- | ing exploited through unduly high pric- | es.—St. Thymas Mail Notes Oct. Ith. BARBADOS NEWS. | September has given us good rainy i weather, but still the planters cry is for more rain, and the last few days have ' been comparatively dry. Soaking rains | are still badly needed, for in sqgite of the . showers for the month the under soil is . still hot, and the springing of the newly ' planted corn is weak. The cane crops . are very backward, although good fields } are to be seen in St. Joseph, St. An- ‘..drew’s and parts of St. John. Eise- where, the canes are not higher or thick- er at this season that they usuaily are in a good year’s July. October will be the test month whether we will have much more than a half crop. In local provi- sions continue dear, and imported food- stuffs are going up rather than down. This due not so much to scarcity in the market as to the terribly high rate of American Exchange, which has been at a premium of between 41 per cent and 39 pereent. Low prices are impossible under such conditions even if the ware- houses were stocked fully. It is under- stood that there is still. a gunantity of sugar in the warehouses unsold being held until the New York market re- covers, and there are reports that cer- tain dealers have been caught by the sudden fall of the market. The general situation even with reduced nprices is however, eminently satisfactory. The Cable -ship Stephen arrived here on 21st and completed the laying of the cable between Maranham and Ba:- bados forming the second section in the Atlantic cable that is to link up North America and South America. But the American Government has not vet given permission for the Barbados Florida Section, the American end of which 1s buoyed some miles of Miama, to be connected with the shore.—Bay- bados Advocate Sept. 28th. “EPIGRAMS AND WITTY SAYINGS’. ‘A maiden is a tender thing’’ so saith our old friend Tennyson. Why notelter it a bit and make it read: A maiden is a’ funny thing, hereftoday.and gone to-mor- row?’’ And that’s so, isn’t it? ‘‘My, it is surprising how fast the girls do grow up now-a-days ! !! A When a man or woman is lighthearted they are said to be frivolous and there- fore not nice company. When they are serious they are said to be gloomy and too boring to be good company. The on- ly way to ‘'go one hetter’’ on the crowd is to cultivate a permanent grin and then they won’t know whether you are laugh- ing with or at them, Ip thiswey you’il soon be able to choose your own company. Woman and wine, Sounds mighty fire: But without money, One stards nighty funny, And so it’s 10 use to pire. When a woman says '‘No’’ the invari- ably pmeans 'Yes'' and vice-versa, There’s only cre 'time tkat 2 wcnman means what che says——and thet’swhen she says '‘Yes’’ to a proypcsal. Woman's idea about &n ideal marriasge is for her to syend the hard earred cel- lare. Man’s idea is to Fave a conforta- ble hcme anda loving wifte. Fut very ofter it is the pretty maid that does both the spendirg ard tke levirg ! !