NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 584, 19 March 1891, Page 2

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

[BY ELICTBIO TELEGRAPH—SPECIAL TO STAKDABD.]

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

The excitement amongst the American Indians is again increasing. The Government troops have sustained another defeat. The Premier of Newfoundland considers that arbitration confined to the lobster fishery question alone is useless. The French Government are preparing a Bill giving depositors in the banks greater guarantee of safety. A swamp below Buda Pesth, which had been reclaimed at a cost of £300,000, has been inundated.

The Spanish Government disputes the German protectorate over Providence Island.

Five thousand sheep have been frozen to death on the hills in Wales. The United States man-of-war Selina was wrecked on the Hampshire coast during a recent storm.

The Hon. Mr Lowther, in addressing a meeting at Cambridge, declared that free trade was a mistaken idea, as it throttled industries, and he believed it would drive the Colonies to atoms.

The judgment in the Ah Foy appeal case will be given on Wednesday. It is believed that the Court will rule that the Colonies have power to decide that aliens may not land on their shores.

King Leopold visits London to consult the Imperial Government in connection with Congo affairs. Baron Hirsh has given half a million to help Jewish emigrants to the United States.

Mr Morley has been offered a seat on the Labor Commission.

Earl Granville has been seriously ill, but is now improving. The feeling is turning in favor of Sir Charles Dilke, and the attacks on him are being deprecated. Buffalo Bill intends to take some of the captured Sioux with him to England. Tbe interest of the Emperor in the labor cause is cooling down, and also for the eight hours system for miners. Officials have declared it to be impossible to carry out the system. Dr Mirger will probably be General Caprivi’s successor as Chancellor. The Servian Radicals advocate the expu'sion of both the King and Queen. The Oxford crew rowed over the outer course on the Thames in 19 mins 17 secs, making a record, and betting is now 5 to 2 on Oxford.

The Californian Legislature has granted a certificate to Chinese now resident in the States, but will exclude all others. The Australian gunboat Darraksta’s trial trip was unsuccessful, and she is now engaged in repairing har machinery at Sheerness. Four vessels have been wrecked oft Start Point, and 53 persons drowned. Fourteen vessels, including several large steamers, were totally lost or severely damaged on the coasts of Devon and Cornwall. The storm has now ceased. Tallow is in good demand. Fine mutton and good beef tallow are worth 24s 6d and 25s 6d per cwt respectively. Frozen meat —The beef market is better ; New Zealand beef, hind quarters, is worth 4j£d per lb. Other quotations are unchanged since last telegram. Part of the shipment of mutton per Kaikoura arrived in bad condition. The cause of the damage is not yet known. Fifteen thousand men struck in Pennsylvania for eight hours a day. This is the beginning of a movement which is expected to involve 120,000 men by May. Secretary Blaine and Sir Julian Paunceforte are arranging for a Convention on tbe Behring difficulty. King Leopold will probably be arbitrator. Canada is raising aloan of two millions. Sir C. Tupper is sanguine that reciprocity between the States and Canada will be agreed upon. At a meeting of the Bank of England shareholders a profit of three quarters of a million was reported, and a dividend of five and three quarters per cent was declared. Mr Lidderadale, Governor of the Bank, said that the liabilities of the Baring’s bank amounted to £22,000, and the assets to £25,000,000. The outlook was hopeful.

Mr Parnell asserted that during negotiations at Boulonge his opponents offered concessions even to the verge of weakness to secure his retirement. He himself was content with the past. Speaking of the future he said his re lations with the Liberals would compel him to oppose the Labor candidates, but England must adopt the one-man-one-vote principal and legalise the eight bt>ur system. The steamer Roxburgh Castle, 1,235 tons, was run into by another vessel off Scilly Island, and foundered. Twentytwo of those on board were drowned. The steamer Countess of Carnarvon, seized by the Portuguese, has been taken to Delagoa Bay. She ascended Litopoto, at the express wish of the Gangatiana Chief, who repudiates vassalage to the Portuguese. The Times and other journals say that Portugal must be called to account. The Marquis of Salisbury states that the action of the Portugal authorities in seizing the steamer is unjustifiable, unless the vessel was landing arms on Portuguese territory