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and make known clearly what they would like to say. Instead of ganswering the questions asked and make known the benefits to be derived from their advoca- tion for Civil Government under pre:ent existing conditions they always find some | foolish way of comment and stray from the subject. As far as I can see the Tri- | bune and its political circle have their aims and by getting a little more liverty they wi!l be able to peep into affairs that they can’t so cleverly at present, they would like to have a chance of saying who ! is worthy of a job and what salaries should be paid, who is getting too murch and how many doctors, how many nuarses and how many policemen we should have ' and all that kind of stuff, while the poor people will be suffering from unemploy- | ment high taxes and high rents and no solution for industrial and financial pro- blems. I Yeli 've that the United States Govern- ! ment knows just what the peopie’s needs are, and they will have things adjusted as soon as they think it fit; for by whose | recommendation was :he Congressional Party sent down? By whose recommen- | dation was the last Crmmission sent? And by whose recommendation was the expert on Irrigation sent? When these self aggrandizers have their aims and plars the people is always their passport and as soon s any one intevvenes they | are ridiculed according to their senti- ments. | Sometime ago the ""Avis’’ suzgested a Castor Oil plant, why don’t the Tribure introduce some other industry that will | ke more beneficial since it stands for the progress of the people, instead of «dvo cating for a new form ol govt? They will not be satisfied even if the change | was made for they want a form of govt, | of their own kind. . The old style of doing things wont | work, the days when a few men could have got‘en together and frame up sHm:- thing when they had their aimms to cany throuch are passed. If you want to do something beneficial for the progress of the islands let the people know your plans, ¢o>mpare them with existing cond - tions and if it be something for the is- lands welfare the people’s cooperation is certain. My advice to the T[ribun~ is ifit can’t doanything good for the pe2o- ple in general I would suggest that it | keep quiet forIwill not spare the peu. St. Thomas News. LAST NIGHT’'S MURDER. THE POLIC# REPORT. At or about 10.50 last night word reached the Police Office through the patrolman on post that a murder had hoen erm nitted at Estate Altona. The Director of Polce, the Coroner and a £IT tll 2 5 staff of policemen went immedizately to the seene. Upon their arrival the bodv of the murdered mwan was sent by the Ambularce to the Municipal Hospital, and ‘'he three men cuilty of the murior were later arrested by the Police and ure now held in custody at tke Fort. It ippears that there was a dance keot by one *‘Dudo Moses’ at ber home at Al- tona, and Aifred Boynes, a native of St John, 35 years of aze, was standing oui- side he place looking at the davnes and conversing with three women when sev- eral in2n eame up plaving musical instra- ments. Among these men were Willian Ham lton, native of St. Croix, 21 years of ae, James Stewart, native of St. Croix, 21 years of age. These throe m>n egun molestin r pzople and invited Bovn s to ficht. Boynes however refused stating that he was not looking for trou- ble and advised the men to go about their business. Jaboz Llovd flnaly held both of Boynes’ hands bzshind his back ard Jamo:s Stewart took up a fish pot buoy that was lying on the grouni near by and struck Alfred Boynes withk it on the back of his neck. Bovnes feil to the ground and died a 2w minutes aflter. The hearing came up in the Police Court at 230 this p. m.—St. Thomas Bulletin. 17th June. TELEGRAMS. S[ CROIX STATION. Newv York, June 16. h —An advance of } conts feature in th: raw sugar market tvday was due toa more active in (iry from refiners. Spot prices are now quo- ted at 5.23. duty paid. Refl:cting the ad- vance 1n the spot market and a better demal for reflned, raw sugar furtures were flrmer on covering and trade and com vi:sion house buving. Final priees were within a point of the vest and from 12 to I 8 poinis net hizher. Hong Kong, June 16-h—Three United States army airplanes flving around the world landed safely at Siizon. French Cochin China, at two o’clock this afte - noon. Natles, June 16'h—ThLe eruption of Vesuiius 1s increasing in intensity. lhe new craters have opened, siys a bulleiin issuec by the Vesuvias Observatow and all of the three craters are emitiing lav:, cindz2rs and ashes, while heavy rumbing are heard insid. London, June 16h —Shot to deathin the streeis of Sofia as his father wia 17 years before, M Potkoff, pro:inent member of the Agrarian Party, aled un Sunday a vietim of political asvassi- nation © hich it is feared way por tend an outbreak of the crimes in Bul- garia. M. Petkoff was accused of being in more or less aciiv: revolt against the present Government. In March 1997 his faiher, then Premier and Minister of the Interior, was killed in the streets of the Bulgarian Capital. “Lyaaon, Juie 16 :I.—-.\l.)f.\vithstan_di:w; the Covernment reverse it an unixpor:- ant division tonight, the membars of the House were in a listless frame of mind and are ‘apparently saving up their en- ergies for the debate on the Imperinl Conference resolutions on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Opposition is looking forward to the contest with particular keenness and have put down many ques tions covering a!l phases of the matter, but in order to simpiify the business i is expected that divisions will not be ta- ken uatil Wednesdayv night only on three or four representaiive resolutions. London, June 16th —The general trade improvement in Britain is becominy more and mote apparent every weeh, Overseas trade returns for May ju published, are most encouraging, al- though the increase of imports is st much higher than that of exports. Tl greatest advance is in the import of raw materials to the amount of fifteen miliioo pounds, showing that the businessmen are confidently buving in large quantities for the purpose of ilnecreasing manufuc- tuere. A large increase infexvort may 1.- asonably be expecied to follow in ashore titne. The inerease in export is affectod by the drop of four millions of pounds o! coal. The gowls exported are mainly wholly manuaciured produets, is regu:- ded as the most encouraging sign. New York. June 15th--Drugs valued at more than $2,000,000 were serzad jast Saturday on a truck coming off a pier as [Hoboken, N. J., tt became known today. Mr. Esterbrook. Chief of thie specisl ag ents of the Treasury Department, who conducted the raid said the seizare unco- vered one of the most eliborate and ef- feetive schemes ever divulged for smug- gling narcoties into the United States. London, June 17th.— The House of Commons last right, after debating a government bill for the prevention of the eviction of tenants who do not pay their rent because of unemploymeni, rejocted the amendment proposed by the Houso of Lords. The Govermment was aideu by Libera! votes, The Bill thus restored to its original condition will go back 1 the House of Lords which may either persist in the amendment or aceept the decision of the Commons, Rome, .June lith.-—lhree arrests were made today and one man surrendered voluntarily to the police 1n connection with the kidnapping of Sceialist Deputy Mattecti, the poluical scandal which has shaken all lialy and even threatens the overthrow ot Premier Mussolint ad the Facisti. Signor Mattecti, wno disap peared last Tuesday, is believed to have been murdered, Christiania,June 17Tth--Twenty persons, mostly women and children, were drow, ed when the Norwegian muail steame - Hankonaren, sank yesterday immediatcly after a collision with the steamer Konyg Harold. The collision ocearred in the Vit fiord between the Lotfoden Istands avi the Norwegian mainland.