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to the injuries received yesterday when her elothing caught fire through a stove that exploded when being lighted. Miss Ritter, who was very popuiar amonga large number of friends, was about 75 years of age and a staunch mem- ber of the Moravian Church. Her funeral takes place this afternoon at 5 from the Memorial Church, whence her remains will b 2 taken to the Mora- vian cemetery (opposite the public ceme- tery) for internment.—St. Thomas Maal Notes, 10th May. ; Geo. Bayley who was arrested, by Sergt. Thomas, for having in his posses- sion 2 half bottles of Alcohol, was fined SIOO. by Judge Geo. W. Williams of the Police Court, this morning. Ten young men were also arraigned before the Police Judge on a gambling charge, this morning; three were found to have been guiltless and were discharg- ed, while the seven guilty ones were severely repremanded and fined from $1 to $25 respectively and with the ages of some being taken into consideration. We think, that a Reformatory is an Institution to be considered for the Vir gin Islands.—St. Thomas Bulletir, 6th May. Alfred Oliver who was arraigned last Saturday, befere Judge Geo. W, Williams on. a charge of aggravated assault and battery, namely, with a razor, was trans- ferred for disposition by the District Court on its next sitting. Bail was fixed at s2oo.—St. Thomas Bulletin, 9th May. e ~TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. Genoa, May 7Tth.—M, Barthou on his ar- rival here declared to the British and American press correspondents that if the Russians did not reply affirmatively and categorically to the memorandum submitted to them France would not con- tinue the negotiations and if no agree- ment should be reached with Russia the non-aggression pact would become im- possible. London, May T7th.—A daily aeroplane service between London and Brussels will be inavugurated today. The machines which wil!l be used in this service are built to carry ten passengers and the voy age is calculated to occupy two hours and fifteen minutes, it thus being possible to go and return in the same day. Brussels, May 7th.+—M. Adolphe Max, Burgomaster of Brussels, will sail :n Au- gust next for Rio De Janeiro, where he will represent Belgium at the fortheom- ing Brazilian fetes. Dublin, May 6th.-Tive peace committee of the Dail Eireann, after a session last- ing two and a half hcurs, today announc- ed that two of its members had been re- quested to arrange with the respective army headquarters for a prolongation of 51 CRO 1§ A YiIE the temporary ftruce 1, .ently agreed up- on between the rival republican army factions. . ‘ New York, May 6th.—The raw 'sugar market was unset‘lqd again today. with spot and May shipmient at 2.8 cent:, cost and freight, eqyal t 8 398 for cert ifugal and June 33 cel?ts, cost and fre i, equai to 4.11. The market for refined was quiet and prices rema»‘ned' unchénged. Montevideo, Myy,#7th.-——Captain Hussy of the~British Agtartic expeditions ship “‘Quest’’ returned*here today from South Georgia Island, the gateway of the Antar- tic, where he convejed the body of Sir Ernest Shackleton for burial. He reports that the interment took place at Gryt- vicken on March fiftlf, in the graveyard of the little English Church without cer- emonies. . Washington, May T7th. —Senator Sim- mons of North Carolina; the ranking democrat on the Senate Finance Commit- tee declared ir a minority report, filed yvesterday in the Senate, that the taxes that would be imrosed by the pending tariff bill, so far as special interests were concerned, were both satisfactory and comforting. On the other hand, people view this bill as a measure full of mis- chief and dangerous possibilities and loaded with innumerable burdens for them and their posterity. * Ne w» Orleans, May Tth.——Approximate- ly seventy thousand men, women and children are hcmeless in Mississippi and I cuisiana, as a result of the Mississippi River flcol. Os this number, forty thous- and are being fed, steltered ard clothed by the Red Ciross and other organizations it was anpounced cfficially teday by the various relief bodies, but no provision had been made to aid thirty thousard persors, who had not reached the ref- ugee eamps, the statement said. London, May Bth,—Negotiations are afoot between the Soviet Government and certain German shipping companies for the organization of a regular steamer service between Petrograd and New York, says a Berlin despatch to the Times. , Sofia, May Bth.—A threat to blow up the United States Legatiop here, unless the American Government brir.g about the release of Sacey and Vanzetti, the Ital- ian Communists under conviction for murder, has been reeeived by the Lega- tion. The threat which was contained in an article in a clandestinely publisked anarchistic newspaper, was encased in a red wrapper and was sent tn the United States Minister. ‘A second bomb will not fail’’, the article says, referring to the explosion of an infernal machine at the Legation on March eleventh last. The building is being watched day and night by special agents. Genoa, May Bth.—Mr. Lloyd George aud Signor Schanzer, the Italian Foreign Minister, addressed today a strong ap- peal to the Russian representatives at the Conierenre, urging them to accept the Allied memovandum in its mai's points promising that the leading countries would thus provide funds fothe recon- struction of Russia, but that the Allies would claim the right to mike sure, how- ever, that the money loaned was actually invested in the work f reconstruction. Rankow, May Bth.-' he Peking-Rarnkow railway, north of Kv angshui, has been cut and it is reporte that the Military Goverror of the Pro ince of Henan has started hostilities ag iinst the force of General Wupeifu. Berlin, May Rih.—¢ significant warn- ing agairst indulging i1 under optimism, in connection with t' @« Russo-German treaty, is sounded by the Boersen Zeitung, which declares that the rehabilitation of Russia carnot Yo attempted single- handed by Germa .y, (v in the spirit of the treaty signed at Rapallo. The Bour- se Organ, whic'. views Soviet Russia as one gigantic sotap heap, designates her as the greatest producer cf rubbish, rem- nants and svoilage that the world has yet seer. Berne, “witzerland May 7th.—Stenog- raphers ad secretaries, attached to the Russian S viet delegation at Genoa, to the numb rof sixteen, crossed Switzer- land today on the way to Moscow. Genca, May Tth.—-Signer Schanzer, of the Italiz \ delegaticn, is devoting all his zctivi'jes to maintainirg a united fient smo 19_ ihe Allies and has not lost bepe of dilcoverirg a formula with which to satisfy .elgium and permit her to ad- here o thg Allied memorandum to Russia and tbus igrder unnecessary any reser- vationon “he partcf France. Should how- ever all ks efforts for the maintenance of a upitfd front prove unavailing, the suggestich is gaining ground that any country vfill be free to make separ«e ar- rangems/ots with the Sovists, as was done by Gerriany at Rapallo. It is even stated tnat a .eparate economic agreement be- twee' the Scviets and Czecho-Slovakia ha; een arranged ard only awaits sig- nature. The Italian delegation are of the opinicn that, should a collective agree- ment with the Soviets not be found prac- ticably, Italy might decide to make a sep- aiate peace with them as early as possi- ble. Rogota. Columbia May 7th.—Fire des- troyeda block of buildings in the busi- ness districts of this city last night. The damage is estimated at six million dollars. Six persons were injured. Tientsin, May Bth.—The Allied military commanders have ordered General Wu- peifu, who arrived here from Peking in pursuit of General Changtsolin, to leave Tientsin, alleging his presence to be in violation of the protocol of 1901. He de- clines to leave, asserting ‘hat he repre- sent the Governor of Chili and declares he will remain as long as he considers it ‘necessary. All the bridges over the Hun River between Tientsin and Taku have been burned by the retreating forces of General Changtsolin.