CABLEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 256, 5 February 1889, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

London, Feb. 2, The London Observer stigmatises the Federal Council as a farce without New South Wales being represented. Mr Plimsoll is organising a national protest against coercion. The Freeman’s Journal says that Mr Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ireland, insulted the bearer of a letter from Mr Sexton, M.P., protesting against the treatment accorded to Mr O’Brien. Mr Fisher, M.P. for Fulham, and private Secretary to Mr Balfour, was the offender. Mr Balfour, speaking at Dublin, said Mr O’Brien would be answerable if he was determined to injure his health. At the annual meeting of shareholders cf the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Sir James Fergusson, who presided, congratulated them on having had a prosperous year. While three-fourths of the business was transacted in Australasia twc. thirds of tha capital was held in England, and it was necessary to transfer the control of tbe business to London, with advising Boards in the colonies. He moved a resolution to that effect, which was confirmed. Washington, Feb. 2. Sir Julian Pauncetort, permanent Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, succeeds the Hon Sir L. Saokville West as British Minister at Washington The accession of General Harrison to the Presidency has resulted in a calmer feeling with regard to the Samoan difficulty.

Berlin, Feb. 2. The Nord Deutche Gazette denies that war has beep declared in Samoa, and says Germany is only acting on the defensive. Count Herbert Bismarck was interviewed by the Berlin representative of the New York Herald. In reply to the interviewer Count Bismarck said the situation in Samoa was unworthy of a single angry despatch. All things required that it was needful to punish Mataafa, and Germany wished to co-operate with England and America. It would be necessary to recall certain officials if they had exceeded their duty iu any way. Vienna, Feb. 2. Further particulars state that Prince Rudolph arrived in a cab at his chateau at two o’clock in he mo ning, accompanied by Count Huyos, the Prince gaily singing. Ho called his valet at 6, and sent the latter to order a oab. Ou the valet’s return he found the door locked, He then forced the door and found Prince Rudolph In bed undressed but drenched in blood, The Archduke Charles has renounced his claim to the succession in favor of his son Francis, The doctors certified that tbe cause of Prince Rudolph’s death was doubtless suicide, In reference to the death of Prince Rudolph it is said that tbe second doctor who was called in refused to certify that the cause of death was apoplexy, and gave in. formation to the conductors of the Neue Frete Presss as to the real cause of the Prince’s death,