CABLEGRAMS.

BRITISH and FOREIGN.

[BY ELECT UIC TELEGRAPH — COPYBIGHT.]

UNITED PEESS ASSOCIATION.

Received March 80, at 1.10 a.m. Washington, March 29. President Harrison has conferred with Secretaries Blame, Foster and Sherman, and expresses himself gratified at the tone of Lord Salisbury's latest communication. In America

the British Premier is considered to j have made a complete surrender. ] Government is sending a reply accept- ! ing Salisbury's proposals. ■ McKinley disclaims any idea of : offering himself as a candidate for the , Presidency. • ! During the dispute which occured in the church in Georgia, a negro bishop was shot dead in the pulpit. The Committee of Ways and Means propose to reduce and ultimately abolish all duties on tin. It is understood that the President has agreed to the terms of the modus vivendi as suggested in the Marquis of Salisbury's last despatch. Brussels, March 29. Prince Chimay of Belgium is dead. Paris, March 29. The press are unanimous in calling for the suppression of Anarchism, regardless of the consequence?. The Archbishop of Paris prohibits the discussion of politics, by the Clergy, with Socialists. Eavachal, in an interview with a representative of the Gaulois, expressed his delight at the outrages and promised more. The police have planned an extensive capture of Anarchists. St. Petersburg, March 28. Two Russians living at Bielostock have been charged with the murder of 40 emigrants, from whom they obtained money under the pretence of smuggling them across the frontier. London, March 29. ( Mrs^ Hargreave's jewels, in connection with the robbery of which Mrs Osborne was sent to gaol, have been sold by auction and realised £1100. The collieries are sustaining grave damage owing to the miners' stike and several of them have been flooded to such an extent that work cannot be ' resumed. Paris, March 29. » Ravachol, the Anarch st leader, states that the Anarchists in the city L possess sufficient dynamite to destroy [ the house of every judge in Paris. \ Received March 20, at 11.45 a.m. i London, March 29.

The Bank of Australasia has declared a dividend of 12£ per cent, and carries forward £15,000 to the reserve fund.

The Times considers the successful floating of the Board of Works loan indicates that things are not so bad in Victoria as financial critics allege. The Calcutta correspondent of the Daily News states that in view of the fall of silver which is alleged may be expected, the Indian Government is considering the propriety of reverting to the gold standard.

Advices received here from China state that in the recent engagement 8000 Mongolians rebels were killed besides 500 being burnt alive. The rebels captured 1800 of the imperial iroon^j of whom they : killed 800 and have afyrved for the tondbn South Metropolitan Gas Company. The Miners' Association has appealed to the Northumberland miners to support the Durham miners. The engineers in South Wale? and Monmouthshire have given notice ot their intention to go out on strike in order to resist the proposed reduction in their wanes. Their action will involve seventy thousand miners. The Times says Deeming is essentially a swindler, but only incidentally a murderer.

It is rumored that the police attribute the " Ripper murders " to a convict now in Portland gaol Ottawa, March 29. Mr A. M'Kenzie, ex-Premier of Canada, is in a critical condition.