NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 420, 22 February 1890, Page 2

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

[BY ELECTKIC TELKOBAPH—SPECIAL TO STANDARD.] BRITISH AND FOREIGN. FRANCE AND THE INTERNATIONAL LABOR CONFERENCE. KILRAIN AND SLAVIN, PUGILISTSFEDERATION RETALIATION. THE BEHRING STRAITS FISHERIES DISPUTE. GLADSTONE GIVES THE RADICALS A SNUB. BIG FIRE AT WESTMINSTER. A SOCIALIST RIOT IN GERMANY". It is possible that France may concur in the proposed Labor Conference to be held at Berlin if England assents. i Kilrain, who was defeated by Corbett* ■ has challenged Slavin to meet him in | Mexico. The driver of the cab in which Cronin was driven on the night of the murder has been I arrested.

The English mine owners have resolved to federate in order to better resist the demands made by their employees. A woman who shot at Mr A. H. Isaacs, M.P., last week, because he declined to sign a cheque which she presented, has been committed for trial. Mr Chamberlain and Sir Julian Panoofort are endeavoring to effect an amicable settlementof the Behring Bea fisheries dispute. The cause of the death of Mr J. G. Biggar, M.P. for Cavon, was heart disease. Mr Chamber.sin applauds the decision of the Cabinet not to voto the Divorce Bill recently passed by the Legislature of Victoria.

Mr Gladstone opposed an amendment to the Address in Rsply to the speech from the Throne, in favor of the establishment of a Scotch Parliament, on the ground that the question was not ripe far settlement. A large fire took place at Westminster last night. Tbe wall of the burning building fall in, and buried several persons, two of whom were killed.

The Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, is urging tho Orient Steam Company to establish a monthly service between that port and Australia.

A Socialises riot took place at an election meeting in Muhausson, Germany. The military were called out and charged the aioters. Many of the latter were injured.