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LATE MAIL NEWS.

The Java coffee crop has been almost a total failure. No women are now employed at night in any German factory. Parnell claims to be thoroughly able to vindicate himself. Charles Keene, the well known Punch caricaturist, is dead. The Powers advise Portugal to avoid collision with England. Forty miners have been killed by an accident at Trinity, Mass. The New York Herald feasted two thousand news boys on Christmas Day. La Liberte thinks Emperor William would be playing with fire to go to Paris. A Portsmouth theatre was burned on Christmas night after a performance. The business section of San Antonio, Texas, was burned on Christmas Day. Dove Cottage, Grassmere, is to be fitted up BS a permanent memorial of Wordsworth. Four hundred Italians landed in New York noentlv, destitute. They will be returned. Work on the Russian railway through Siberia to the Pacific begins in the spring. Germany’s policy is to thoroughly explore and carefully found colonies in Africa. Two medical students were drowned at Long Island while shooting on Christmas Eve.

A serious outbreak of small-pox has occurred at the German seaport of Hadersliben.

A submarine boat, to go twenty-four hours under water with men, is being built at Detroit.

Miss Whiteback, an actress, sues B’okeslee, of Chicago, for 20,000 dollars for breach of promise. The New York Organ Company’s factory hss been burnt. The loss is estimated at 200 000 dollars. Medical circles are much irritated at the free traffic privileges in connection with Dr Koch's lymph. Tbe Michigan law providing for cumulative voting baa been declared illegal by tbe Supreme Court. Isaac Sawnsll was condemned to death at Dover, New Jersey, for the murder of his brother, for money.

The Spanish Minister for Finance decrees Spain must follow the protection movement Of America and Europe. Manuet Garcia, a brigand, stilt keeps Cuba in terror, though a reward ci 10,000 dollars is ottered tor bis capture. An English Corporation with a capital of 25.000.000 dollars will establish twenty agricultural settlements in Brazil. The Russian Government h»a ordered the expulsion of eleven thousand Germans and Austrians, the latter mainly Galicians and Pole*. A dozen men were hurled four hundred feet down a abaft of the Utica mine, Savandrass, through the breaking of a cable. Ten were killed. German soldiers at Berlin have been interdicted from visiting ninety-seven restaurants because they are conducted by Socialists. A number of lives have been lost by the burning of a steamship near Shanghai, off the China coast. Over 200 were lost by drowning. The steamer Lizard, from New York to Lisbon, put into Boston with her engines broken down. Her boats had gone, and she was leaking. M. Pasteur says Dr Koch may not only cure, but his treatment will prevent conaump tion. Ten deaths have occurred through Dr Koch's lymph. At the celebration of the eighty-first birthday of Mr Gladstone numerous telegrams of congratulations and numerous presents arrived. The main boiler of Irvin's card factory at Liverpool exploded on December 29th, through inattention of the engineer. The mishap caused three deaths. Cardinal Manning says tbe claim of Socialism to the suprene power to change, reform, and even to create the principles of Society, is destructive and revolu'ionary. A great fire took place in the heart of London on December 30th near Blackfriars Bridge The total losses aggregate over £400.000. A large number of warehouses and valuable buildings were burnt. The Pope says restoration of justice is needed to prevent the misery of sweating and tyranny of the richer classes. He is convinced that the clergy of the Church should lead the present Social democracy movemen'.

The steamers Britannia and Bear collided in the Firth of Forth on January 11. Tbe Bear sank, and twelve of the crety were drowned. The Britannia was taken in tow, but soon sank also. AU her crew were saved. The Spanish vessel Ingilita was captured eft Florida by the United States revenue steamer McLean. She was without papers of any character and so excited suspicions. A prize crew was sent aboard the vessel to take her to port. Tbe Spanish captain showed fight, but was sent aboard tbe McLean. Parnell's friends tnrned out in force at Limerick on January 11th, twenty thousand assembling to hear Parnell's speech. He blamed Mr Gladstone for causing the split in the Nationalist party. As soon as the future of the Irish question was secured he wonld cheerfully r-tire from the Irish leadership, and the future would vindicate him fully. A terrible occurrence is reported from Akron, Ohio. Eight lady students of Buchtel college there, who were dressed in fancy cos tnme, were entertaining thirty other ladies in a building connected with the college, when the drees of one of tbe students caogb'. fire. The others endeavored to extinguish the flames, which, however, spread to their own clothing until the dresses of the entire party were on fire. The result was that ten were badly burnt, two of them so terribly that they Boon after died.

In a western suburb of Vienna the porter of a large house, finding that the water in the main pipe was frozen, wept to the loft with a lamp filled with spirits of wine to melt the ice io the pipa. He told his wife that he should have to lie on his back on a high box to reach the pipe with the lamp. A quarter of an hour later passers by called attemion to smoke which waa issuing from the windows in the roof. Before th" fire brigade arrived the whole roof was on fire, In the confusion no one thought of tbe porter, whose body was found a mass of charred flesh when the fire had been extinguished. At a meeting of the anti Parnellites, Mr Healy said that Mr Parnell had called them gutter sparrows end miserable scum, and he Was opposed in the election by personalities Mid by talk about Mrs O'Shea. Mr Parnell thought they should talk about everything but the one thing which had brought tbe mischief upon Ireland. He would tell Mr Parnell that they would rub the salt well into him, and that be should not .with impunity attempt to set up in Ireland a rebellious coterie to break the country's heart and hope. He could tell the people that the man responsible for the present situation was Mr Parnell, jpd the woman responsible was Kitty G'Shea. At Westminster Police Court Annie Oldershew, a lady 48 years of age, daughter of an officer, and the wife of a well-known actor, residing at West Kensington, was charged With stealing books and cards from tbe stores. Defendant was followed by private officers, and asked to account for books and cards she bad taken away under her cloak. She dropped a pair of fur etffe behind a box, and, much distressed, she said she was willing to pay for everything she had if peimitted, and aba •ould not imagine «b«' had made her do such (i thjng, She hurst out ciying,' and begged or a n interview wi'h the secretary, which was pot gri nted. M< Dutton asked the Magistrate to meicifully consider (he terrib e position defendant had got herself in. Hnherrc she bad borne an irreproachable charao er, and t>sr conduct now cold only be the. result of solas strange batncination which those ixpeii noed in criminal courts knew did mime CVtr some women st a particular period of their fife. This lady wanted foe-nothing, ghe had a beautiful, happy home, eoneiderkb d private means, a husband respected and eminent in bls profession, and her little girl, 18 years of ace, was coming home from school for the Christmas holidays. Her con duct was inexilic-ble, and tbe mental anguish Which her devoted hu-band had suffered since thia blow bad fallen on him pould scarcely be conceived even by sympathetic hearts. He could not say she wag insane, but that she Was seized with some temporary, man tai aberration there could be no dqubr. Accused

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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 566, 5 February 1891, Page 3

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LATE MAIL NEWS. Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 566, 5 February 1891, Page 3

LATE MAIL NEWS. Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 566, 5 February 1891, Page 3

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