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ward Denton and Mrs. Emelia Lindquist. U. S. jS. Dsastroyer No. 97 arrived this morning at 3 o’clock. The *‘Guiana’’ from New York via St. Thomas is expected here on Wednesday. TELEGRAMS ST. CROIX STA tION. Berlin, March 16th. -The men who act as leaders or pickets in the strike called in tnis eity as-» protest against the reac- tionary rev: , were threatened with the death vpentlty in a proeclamation is- sued by Dr. Knapp. The order for the infliction of capital punishment was to be effective after 4 o’clock this afternoon and is based on a decree prohibiting any strike or passive resistance in any vital service, which was issued earli:r in the day by the Minister of Defence. There is intense anxiety over the prospect of a continuance of the strike, with a pos- sibility of famine and epidemics result ing from the iack of sanitation and the stoppage of water supply. No world cipital possihly ever experienced such complete paralysis in all its living and commercial facilities as Berlin did yes- terday. The Hotel Adlon made aeroic efforts to provide for the British, I'rench and American missions and ve'vspaper correspondents, but it gave up the task at ten o’ciock on Wednesday morning, when the last of the kitchen forces walk- ed out leaving the foreigners to shift for themselves. [t was a common spectacle subsequently, to see frock-coated dip- lomats returning to the Hotel from for- aging expeditions, ¢ rrying brown aper and newspaper parcels of foodstuids, oil, stoves and other necessities. (Delayed in transmission.) Melbourne, Mareh 15th—The Melbourne C 'ty Coun- cil has voted ten thousand pounds for the entertainment of the Prince of Wales on his forthecoming visit. New York, March 15th -—Sugar stocks are piling up here, owing to lack of cars and poor transportation conditions. Tne surplus stocks now in Atlantic ports are larger thun they have been for more than two years. The market is easier and prices have declined a halt cent. Eighty-five thousand bags of, Cuban sugar afloat and the prompt clearance were sold at ten cents, cost and freight, 2qual to eleven nought there duty paid. Addirional purchases of one hundred thousand bags ewere made by the Royal Commission at ten cents fob at Cuba for April shipment and there were aiso sales of some sixty thousand bags of Porto Rico’s, afloat and for prompt shipment to New Yorx and outports, at eleven cents to operators nd trade buyers. iondon, March, 15th. —Salvador and Venezu la have deposited their declara- tions of assent to the covenant ol the o league of nations; this ccmplefing the s F 4 el bR Ay N list of the thiiteen natioas invited ‘¢ be- come original members of the leag es. Paris, Marcn 15th.—The Indereadent Socialists and Communists met yest ‘rday at Mannheim :nd decided to take a‘{van- tage of the pr:sent situstion in Ger nany and proclaim 1 soviet govt., accord g to advices from -asle. The German N tion- al Assembly h:s Yeen summoned by the Ebert govt. to meet at S:uttgart. ‘ount Von Bernstoiif is reported to have <one gone to Stutigart to negcetiate with Herr Fbort Ona of vhe first &s of the new govt. .\n Berlin was to reuest recognition from the Allied Commi: sions in Germany, tut the recuest was izxnor- ed, the commissioners taking the atti- tude that they would not extend rec 2ni- tion even to tl » extent of answeyin; the communication. The r2port says that Dr. Knapp is aking stepsto have :err Ebert and H:rr Bauer arrested on a charge of hig! treason. Copenhagen, March lith. A tele zram from Berlin tc the 'Berlingske Tide ade”’ despatched on Friday ni¢ht says th: © the Minister of D¢ ‘ence had ordered t] ¢ ar- rests of Field Marshal Von Hinde: hurg and General Von Tudeadovf, but that neither could H 2 tound. Berlin, March 15th.--The conv ciion prevails at S attgart, ¢mong mer not identified witi tne present revol “ion, that it will be short lived, as iti out- wardly withoit rhe sugpport of the ~on- servatives or the revolutionary les iers, and is viewed in many quarters 23 a ““Trial balloo:’’ whichh will co :pse shortly. The 105 t immdiate dan; :ris recognized In e genera strike th -u®- out Germany, which hus aiready heen proclaimed in many o’ the prircipal cities including; Berlin n the meantime the old Govt. i recovering its nerve and seems to have very libersl support ‘rom the Federal st:i es. London, Mareh 15th.-—A joint liuni- festo will be si2ned by Mc. Lloyd George and Mr. Bon:ac Law, viil be issud in a few days st:ting the principles of a new party to be led by the Prei. er, says the Daily Mail. It will be ac¢:om- panied by an iinpcrtant reconstructic of the ministry all tor this reason th an- nouncement c¢i the appointments to the portfolios of labour, food and the Board of Trace, now vacant, wi be postpnned. According to present i1 ten- tions, the nar?® of the iew party will be the Nationa Dcmocratic. In add tion to a meeting of the Liberals next Tt urs- day, arrangemcats are being made fr a conference of ilnicnists at which Mr. Bonar Law wil announce his resign: iion from the leadei«hip of that party and will invite the memters to join the new or- ganization. Thz2 Unionist leaders w~ho nave veen adheirents to Mr. Lloyd Ge rge are said to hav > decided to support im, but there are ir dicatio- s that the ity will not be united inits ac herence to the new -combination. A revolt under the . leadership of the Marquis of Salisbury ' and Lord Robert Cecil is expected says " the Daily Mail. - DISTINGUISHED SOLDIER TO VISIT . PORTO RICO. ANOTHER CONGRES- | SIONAL PARTY TO ViSIT US. General Pershing is to make a flying . visit to Porto Rico early next month, it 18 learned on good authority. He comes here in the line of duty, it is understood, but will be none the less welcome. Ac- - cording to our informstion the General will come on the same transport that is to oring the Congressional Party, sche- . ~ duled to leave Key West on the 3lst inst., for the Virgin Islands. via San . Juan. Gen. Pershing is not, however . be to an official Member of the party, but | is travelling with it merelv as a matter ! of convenience. { Since his return from France Gen. ' Pershing has not been ‘'resting on his | honors,’’ as many folks believe, but has been very busy with army affairs at ‘ home. Recen‘ly he has been making a tour of all of the army posts on the main- | land, spending some time on the Mexican ! border and going very thoroughly into | matters in that section. It is understood ! that in his line of duty he is coming here i to look over the P. R. Regiment and i military affairs generally on the island, | and will also visit the Virgin Islands, ! Santo Domingo and the Canal Zone. ! No details have yet been given out I“” officially of the proposed visit of Gen. Pershing, and it is not known if he is to ' be given any public welcome.—Porto . Rican Paper.—St. Thomas Mail Notes, March 24th. Ycsterday afternoon, the combined | Navy Bands of Christiansted and t'red- . eriksted, under the direction of Ist Mmus- ' ician Paulus, gave a fine concert in the - Barracks, after which they tramped . through the town as far as Market Square | thence ap again, to headquarters, where . they disbanded.—St. Thomas MailNotes, ! March 25th. | On Sunday last, our friends in Tortoia ' had, from news recently received, the . very great pleasure of welcoming the { British S.S. “Chaleur ’’of the Royal . Mail Steam Packet Company, 2930 tons . with. a party of tourists numbering 150, ' to Roadtewn, Soon. the sleepy little . town was al{ bustle with the strangers eager to see and to learn all they could about this island, oneof England’s oldest, but wmuch neglectod colenies. Every- thing was done to render the visitors happy; when the cordiality, as weli as | hospitality for which these simple folks . are wellknown, had a chance of finding ' an outlet.—-Ibid.