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Show FROM FOREIGN LANDS A Bill Introduced Into tho Ottawa Sen ate to Grant Provincial Autonomy to Sorthwest Territories. STRIKING MINEES EESUME WOEZ. The Prince of Wales Calls Upon tho Emperor Em-peror of Germany Short Cablegrams Cable-grams of Eeal Interest. Ottawa, March 21. The government lender in the senate last night introduced intro-duced a bill which practically grants provincial pro-vincial autonomy to the northwest territories. terri-tories. It proposes to grant the legislature the right ot making direct taxation for municipal nnd territorial purposes and leaves the question of the abolition of official use of the French language to the legislature after the next general election. Colliers Return to Work. London, March 21. Many colliers resumed re-sumed work yesterday and more will return re-turn today, liy Monday n large majority of tho men will be nt work. Frlnce of Willi's in ltcrlln. Berlin, March 21. The Princo of Wales arrived this morning. He was received by tho Emperor.Kmpress Frederick Fred-erick nnd daughters, and a number of princes and roigning families of the German emperor. When the prince alighted from the train nn English national na-tional anthem was played by the band. The emporor and prince entorod n carriage, car-riage, nnd were driven to the castle, os-cortod os-cortod by cavalry. The emporor was attired in tho uniform uni-form of a general of the English dragoons. dra-goons. The Prince of Wales wore the uniform of a German general. Large crowds along the route warmly cheered the emperor and princo. KoclulUt Deputy llecs. Rome, March 21. Tho Fanfulla says: The Socialist deputy, Costa, has lied to America. Tho chamber has been discussing dis-cussing the legality of his arrest to undergo un-dergo a sontenco of threo years imprisonment impris-onment for resisting tho police. Excited Workmen. IJkuijn, March 21. Tho workmen holding meetings were excited by tho speeches nnd raised a riot. Two gen-darms gen-darms while ciidoavoring to disperse them were wounded. AinliaHimdor Will KimIrii. Bukmn, March 21. It is reported that Herbotte, the French ambassador heie, will resicn nftor conclusion of tho labor conference. Death of nn 31. I'. London, March 21. Edmund Sweten-hnm, Sweten-hnm, conservative member of parliament for Carnarvon, is dead. SucceMor to ISimnnrclr. Paris, March 21. Tho Siegle nsserts thnt Count Von Munster, the German ambassador in Paris, will succeod Herbert Her-bert Bismarck as German foroign minister. minis-ter. Returning to Work. London, March 21. A dispatch from the mining districts report that tho men everywhere are going to work. Increase in Sugar Crop. Havana, March 21. The sugar crop this year will show nn increase of 10 per cent, as compared with previous crops. A largely increased area was dovoted to cane culture last yenr. |