The First Elections In France Come Off On Sunday, Though

from the great number of candidates—an average of six per district—there will be an immense proportion of second ballots. The Moderates will vote simply for the Republic and M.......

It Was Announced At The End Of Last Week That

Queen Wilhelmina's illness was an attack of typhoid, and the people of Holland were at first greatly alarmed. The churches all over the country were thronged with men praying......

The Diffic,wities In The Way Of The Purchase Of The

Panama Canal works k y the American Government have all, with one exception, been swept away. The directors of the Canal Company have agreed to the American price, and on April......

News Of The Week.

T HE war news is again chiefly concerned with the negotia- tions for peace. In the House of Commons on the afternoon of Friday, April 18th, and so too late to be recorded in our......

The Russian Government Appears To Have Made Up Its Mind

that any concessions to rioters would be dangerous. The Czar has selected M. Plehve as Minister of the Interior because of his reputation for ability and hardness, and the......

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