NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 591, 7 April 1891, Page 2

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—SPECIAL TO STANDARD.] BRITISH AND FOREIGN. General Booth is suffering from influenza. Dr Perowne has been installed Bishop of Worcester. Germany has restricted the sale of Koch lymph to chemists. Ten miners were killed by an explosion in the Apedale colliery, in Staffordshire, England. Last Thursday there were 116 deaths from influenza in Chicago, but the epidemic is decreasing. The President of the United States professes to have no concern about the New Orleans trouble. In the Nineteenth Century the Hon. J. \V. Forster describes property in Australia as being of at an artificial value. The Miners’ Congress has arrived at no decision on the question of a general strike to enforce an eight hours’ system.

Reprisals for the Manipur butchery have been begun in India, and the British forces have destroyed several native villages. One thousand troops have been called out in Pennsylvania to restrain the miners who are on strike from committing acts of violence. Mr Pond, M.A., who has been appointed Professor of Classics in the Auckland University College, leaves for New Zealand by the Tongariro. The Marquis of Lome has been mentioned as a probable Governor-General in the event of the proposed Australian Dominion being formed. Mr Matthews, Home Secretary, speaking at Birmingham, said it would be folly for the State to interfere with the wages paid to workmen. Mr Blaine, Secretary of State, has written to Baron de Fava, the Italian Minister, defending the position taken up by the American Government, and stating he could not hurry an enquiry. As far as can be ascertained at present the British loss at Manipur was sixteen, while twenty-one were wounded. A tenth of the men, however, has not been accounted for, Sir C. Tupper, who is now in Washington, has arranged with Sir Julian Pauncefort to re-open negotiations for a settlement of the Behring Sea dispute on a reciprocal basis. A later message states The initial steps for the settlement of the Behring sea dispute on a reciprocal basis have been concluded satisfactorily. Mr Blaine, Sir J. Pauncefort, and Sir Charles Tupper are conferring on the subject. The Premier of Quebec is on a visit to Paris, endeavoring to raise a two-million State loan. He denies the existence of any design in Quebec for the annexation of Canada to the United States. The Times considers that the title of “ Commonwealth" adopted by the National Convention in Sydney will grate on the ear, owing to historical associations, and it suggests that the title be altered to “ Realm.”

The Sligo election, which caused such a bitter fight, has gone against Parnell, Aiderman Collury, a supporter of Mr Justin McCarthy, having been elected by a majority of 768. There was great excitement when the result was made known. A strikers’ riot at Pittsburg, U.S., led to an attack upon the coke works, and firing upon the sheriffs who attempted to quell the disturbance. The firing was returned, and seven of the strikers were killed and many wounded. Mr T. C. Baring, M.P. for the City of London in the Conservative interest, is dead. He was a partner in Baring Bros., and a benefactor of Hertford College, Oxford. He sat for South Essex from 1874 to 1885, and was elected for the City of London when Mr J. G. Hubbard was elevated to the peerage as Baron Addington. He was educated at Harrow and Wadham College, Oxford, and was born in 1831. Belgian delegates to the Miners Congress in Paris demand that there should be a universal strike of miners in May next for eight hours a day. The English and German and a section of French delegates are opposed to this extreme step on the grounds that it is premature and certain to end in defeat unless ample funds are available to carry on the struggle. The proceedings in Congress are somewhat boisterous, and at times very violent. It is believed that the United States Government will insist on the State of New Orleans arresting the lynchers of the Sicilians, and have them tried by the Federal Court. The U.S. Minister at Rome has informed the Italian Government that repaiation will be made. The people of the States are in no mood to run 'the risk of an international trouble over the hasty action in one State. The Italians throughout the States are forming an organisation for avenging the lynching of their compatriots, and declare that they can command 20,000 men, and capture Pittsburg if they choose to do so.