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her way to New York is due at Frederik- sted at 6 o’clock.on Satuiday morning. ~ TELEGRAMS ST. CROIX STA LION. Dublin, Sept. 24th.—Official announce- ment is made of an attempt to assassi- nate Major General Strickland, com- mander in southern Ireland while the General was motoring -through the streets of Cork thi: evening. He was not injured. The general returned the fire, it is believed with effect. Paris, Sept. 24th.—President Millerand this ‘orenoon offered the Premiership to M. Leygues and asked him to form a Ministry. M. Leygues requesteda few hours to consult his political friends and promised to give a reply later in the day. The reply in the affirmative was forth coming shortly after noon. After M. Leygues had accepted the request of the President he asked the present Ministers to retain their portfolios and received acceptances from them all. The first ministerial council will take place tomor- row morning. It will be presided over by President Millerand who willi com- municate to it the text of the Presidential message which will be read to the Parlia- ment tomorrow afternoon. London, Sept. 24th. —The Govt. has decided to extend the operation of Sum- mer or daylight saving time until Octo- ber 25th. : London, Sept. 24th. The miners deci- sion today to susyend the threatened strike afforded a ray of hope for peace in an otherwise gloomy situation. A meeting of the triple alliance comprising representatives of the miners, railway- men and transport workers also was held today, but the results »f its proceed- ings -were not announced. lhere ap- parently is a serious split in the labour ranks over the proposed strike, a large body opposing such action. The miners themselves are far from unanimous for it, but the majority have thus far insist- ed upon keeping to their proposed course of action. Washington, Sept.24th. —President Wil- son has declined to take steps toward terminating certain commercial treaties as directed by Congress in the Merchant Marine Act, holding that such a course would be wholly irreconcilable with the historical« respect which the United States has shown for its intermational engagements. Formal announcement of President Wilson’s decision and the reasons impelling it was made today at the State Dept. The merchant marine act, as approved by the President on the closing day of the last session of Con- gress, directed the executive within ninety days tc give notice to foreign nations of -the intention of the United States to terminate existing commercial treaties which res.rict the right of the American Govt. to impose discrimina- tory charges on foreign bottoms. The £ CRUILE A VLD President in declining o comply with the directions of the act, 'the State Dept’s. announcent said. also held that Congress egceegied its authority in giving such directions. Secretary, of State, Colby is quoted in the annguncement, as sup- porting the Presidentfmé'k‘lis point citing as a precedent the act of President Haynes in 1879 in refusing the demand of Congress that a treaty with China be abrogated. The .poxfer of modifying treaties, President Haynes held, is not lodged by the constitution in Congress the statement conttnues: '‘The mer- chant marine act was approved June sth in the final rush of the season’s close with no opportunity to suggest, much less secure, its revision in any particular. To have vetoes the act would have saeri- ficed the great number of sound enlight- ened provisions which it undoubtedly con- tains. Furthermore the fact that one section of the law invclves elements of illegality rendering the section in- operative need not affect the validiry and operation of the act as a whole. Fiume, Sept. 23rd. —Gabriel D’Annun- zio has appointed his cabinet for the provisinal govt. of the Italian Regen- cy of Quarnero. It consists of seven ‘‘rettori’”’or rectors and D’Apnunzio him- self will act as Foreign Minister. This post, according to the constitution, car- ries with it the title of Chief of State and at the same timme D’Annunzio will retain his title of commander. Eleec- tions will be held shortly in accordance with the constitution to choose™members of the House of Parl'ament. The people are not enthusiastic over the poet’s new move but he is using all means to per- suade the different factions to accept his proposals. Chicago, Sep:. Z4tii. —Big break in the price of wheat took place today largely as a result of agitation for general cut in food costs. The smash of values in wheat amounted to as much as 12§ cts. a bushel and the market closed in a semi-demoralized condition. December delivery at 2.25 to Z.25% and March 2.15 to 2.16. In sympathy with the weak- ness of wheat, other grain markets also gave way and both corn and oats fell to the lowest price yet for the crop. Paris, Sept. 24th.—Melancholia induc- ed by an extraordinary sensitive con- science was responsible for the tragic end ofthe presidency of M. Deschanel, ac- cording to an- article in the Journai du Peuple. ‘'President Deschanel’s illness”’, ‘it said, ‘‘was directly caused by his no ble, rigid conception of justice. Never believing in capital punishment, he felt the blood of an executed person to be on his own head, where executive clemency had been refused to a man alleging him- self innocent. Shortly after his election the President was petitioned to extend clemeney to M. Logue, former colonial administrator, condemnzd to death for treason. During the trial he protested that he was innocent. M. Deschanel de- sired to grant pardon but was prevented by an administration that insisted on the execution as a matter of principle. M. Deschanel gave in and M. Loque was ex ecuted. After his death the attorney of T.oque gave the President a memorandum presenting proofs of the executed man’s innocence. Remorse for the monstrous judicial error seized M. Deschanel who lost his appetite, his sleep and his desire to live. The matter preyed on his nerves until he became a victim of dangerous melancholy. His fall from a train four months ago was not an accident but an attempt at suicide, some time later the President had nutdistanced his friends in a country tour and was found drowning in a lake. A week before his resignation, he was hauled oat of a canal. Neurologists says: '‘the mysterious disease’’ was sim- ply the pangs of conscience while the epi- sode was merely another proof of that ‘‘dead men can kill”’. Kingston,Jamaica,Sept.2sth. —The fol- lowing has been received by the Kings- ton wireless station from the U. S. Naval Station at Guantanamo:-‘'‘Tropical dis- turbance over Gulf of Mexico centering latitude 25. long 90. and moving north- west, also indications of a disturbance east of the (Georgia coast, intensity and direction of movement not yet known. Sebastopol, Sept. 26th.—General Wran- gel opposing the Bolshevik forces en the southern front has taken more than 10, 000 prisoners in 6 days, his cavalry sur- rounding the Bolsheviki along a front of 100 miles. He is now reported to be out- flanking the Red forces on the Dnieper River. NEw YORK, Sept. 27th 1920. Flour, Blended Clears St. Lawrence krand pr. brl. $ll.OO Meal, Riindried per 100 ibs $3.70 New Season’s Pork per brl. $37.00 Heavy Mess Pork per bbl. $31.00 Sugar---Grystals maximum per 100 Ibs. $10.38. Molasses Sugar 89° test, no quotation. Cotton, Middling Upland, at Liverpool per b, 21 35-1004 d. t.xchange, New York and London, 60 days’ sight $3.45 Exchange New York and London, sight $3.483 LONDON, Sept. 27th 1920. i Sugar, Demerara Crystals, Govt. controll- ed and free o1 control 1295. 9d. Sugar-Moscovado Govt. co trolled price, duty paid 955. 102s, Moscovado free of Govt. control dury paid nominal. (zermdn Beet 88°/¢ f.o.b. no sales White Java sugar cif United Kingdom nominal 89s. od. Demerara Rum, per gal. nominal. Trinidad Cocoa, Good Middling Ked no- minal per cwt 85s, od. Cotto~ Medium Fine Sea Island, at l.iv- erpool per b, nominal Bank of England rate of Discount per cent. 7. Consols 454.