ARRIVAL OF THE ALAMEDA WITH THE ENGLISH MAIL (VIA SAN FRANCISCO).

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 242, 12 October 1893, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE ALAMEDA WITH THE ENGLISH MAIL (VIA SAN FRANCISCO).

GENERAL SUMMARY*

{Dates from Europe up to September 21st.)

A dispatch to the London " Times" from Singapore, September 21st, says the Straits Settlement Currency Commission ended ibs sittings on thab day. Four separate reports were presented. Six members of the Commission advise thab token coinage be adopted.and sax others demand thab free •ilver be continued. . The firsb reporb of the token men advises the adoption of the Indian rupee if the Indian experiment proves successful, and if a token dollar be! impossible. The free silvor men ( are muoh firmer. They advocate tho continued use of the Mexican dollar, and for safety the addition of a proposed British dollar, whioh Bhall follow the prico of Silvor. Tbe reporb of the Chinese mombors is to the same effect, bub contends that cheap silver, would be advantageous to producers, while token coinage would alienate trade. The token coinage men say tho following of silver means new taxation, aud the Chinese reply thab ib Is better to have now taxation than token coinage. The opinion of tho European members was divided. After yoars of consideration aud consultation between coal owners and experts, Sir Goorgo Elliott, the originator of the schema, published in London, September 21st, a proposal thab bhe coal lessees of tho United Kingdom shall form an immense co-operative Union, charged with tho entire working of the British coal deposits. Ho proposes thab after five per cenb. has been paid on debenture shares and 10 por cont. on ordinary stock, the nexb five par cenb shall be divided among bhe shareholders. All profits boyond this will be divided among the lessees and workmen. The Lord Chief Jußtice will be entrusted with fixing the price of coal. The scheme is based on an estimated annual output of 145,000,000 tons and capitalised interesb of the lessees at £110,000,000. A man and four women were suffocated in a fire, September 19, in a pastrycook's abop in Whitechapel, London. _ By the caving in of a mine in Cornwall, September 20, thirty miners were entombed. It is believod Boine are still alive, and efforts are being made to rescue them. Ib was reported in Dublin, September 20, thab Archbishop Walsh had gone Becretly to tha United States upon a mission connected with the welfare, spiritual and temporal, of the Irish. f When Daisy Montague, a balleb girl at the London Empire, left the theatre on the morning of September'2oth,_ sho was joined by a man. When near King's Cross, the pair were stopped by a second man. Jusb what passed between the three ia nob known. They talked in loud and angry tones, and attracted the attention of passers'by. Suddenly one of the men shot the woman, killing her instantly. He then shot bho other man dead, and then turned the weapon on himself. When bhe police arrived they found three dead bodies. In a tunnel on the Greab Western Railway, near Bath, September 16th, an express train was dtsrailed, and the passenger train dashed into ib, causing afearful wreck. Some were killed, while many of those rescued are fatally injured. The latesb exhibition of a mutinous spirit by British. soldiery, took plaoe on September-_th ab Aldershot. A number of prisoners belonging to the First Infantry managed to obtain liquor, and finally broko down the door of the Guardroom. The disturbance raised an^ alarm, the guards turned out from all sides, and the mutineers were overpowered. The London police officials notified all the English banks, September 19th, thab a gang of notorious American forgers had arrivod from the United States with the inbenbion of undertaking a systematic campaign against bankers in bhe United Bangdom.

As a result of the defeat of the Home Rule Bill in the House of Lords on the morning of September 9th, the London Radical newspapers aro a unit in calling for the abolition of the Upper Legislative body. Tho London " Daily Telegraph," September 6th, commenting upon the approaching visit of the Russian squadron at Toulon, expresses some alarm at this renewed rapprocltement between France and Russia, and declares that it is necessary for Great Britain to review her position, and possibly to revise her policy. The London "Times," September llth, announces the doath, ab Albna-Craig, of Surgeon-Major Parke, who accompanied Sbanley's expedition in search of Emm Paßha.

The American yachb Navahoe was awarded bhe prize in the race for tho Brenton's Reef Cup, ab Cowes, Isle of Wight, Sepbember 14th. According to first calculations, the prize was thoughb to belong to the Prince of Wales' Britannia, in bwo seconds bo the good, according to the time allowance The Britannia and Navahoe made the fastesb bime over the course of 120 miles ever mado beforo.

The raco for the great Yorkshire Handicap Plate was won by Chesberfield, Cattlestone second, Bqshey Park third. A large number of tinplate works, in "Wales, closed on Sepb. 6bh, The owners state bhe acbion was due to various causes, chief among which is the scarcity of coal since' the great strike began, and She depression caused by the McKinley Bill. The Allen line steamer Sarnia, picked up in mid-ocean by the steamer Montevidean and towed to Queenstown, arrived ab Liverpool September 3rd. Her cargo was discharged and bhe vessel docked. A shop on Fulham Road, London, took fire on September 4th. Tbe blazing stairways prevented persons working in the building from escaping. Some jumped from bbc upper windows, and were crushed on bhe pavement, others fell back into the flames, and many were rescued by the firemen, Five are known to have perished.

The "Pall Mall Gazette" gives much space to an article in regard to tho recenb attempt bo secure bhe release from prison of Dr. Gallagher, the convicted dynamiter. Ib speaks sneeringly of the efforts mado by both Presidenb Harrison and Presidenb Cleveland to secure Gallagher's release, and saya tbe object was to curry favour with the Irish vote. The "Gazette," it will be borne in mind, is owned by and is tbe organ ot Astor, the American multimillionaire.

The twenty-sixth annual Congress of the Trades Unions of Great Britain and Ireland opened at Belfast on bhe afbernoon of September 4th. About 400 delegates were present. The Congress is estimated to represent about 1,2.0,000 working men. Last year's Congress in Glasgow was abtended by over 600 delegabea. On bhe sth, Samuel MooDey, tho new Presidenb, said that Trades Unionism was destined to be on honoured instrument in freeing Ireland from the terrible incubus of religious bigotry and political intolerance. He denounced strikes as a criminal folly in all casea where the resources of civilisation have nob been exhausted in efforts to avoid tho use of such extreme measures.

Frances Willard, the great temperance apostle, who has been in England for some months, is taken ill and compelled to abandon work for a year. The estimates for the new war veasels, as announced in the House of Commons, September 9bh, were: England,

sterling ; France, £2,918,000; Russia, £1,692,000 ; Germany, £947,000; Italy, £1,000,000. The mail race between the American line steamship New York and the White Star line steamship Teutonic, from America to England, ended on the afternoon of September 6th. The New York won by more than three hours.

The gathering of the harvest in England was practically finished September 4th. With scarcely an exception, it is the worsb known.

Right Rev. William Bennett Chester, Probesbanb Bishop of Kiilaloe, Ireland, died in Dublin, Augusb 26th. Same date, according to a Second dispatch, the Mosb Rev. Thomas J. Mcßedmond.D.D., Catholic Bishop of Kiilaloe, also expired. Tho "Times" of Augusb 27th, in the course of a long leader on the dismal prospects, agriculturally, of Greab Britain, says foreign competition depresses the price of cabtle and corn. Imports of animals and meat will swamp the markets this year. Greab Bribain will be more than ever dependent on foreign supplies, and will require at least 28,000,000 quarbers of wheat from abroad. France must import twice as she usually does. Germany has already begun to draw on tbe American markets for supplies. When nations thus bid against each other, says the "Times'" article, thero is a fair chance for prices to advance. IMITATING HEROD. A sensation was caused in Austria, September 14, by the arrest of two women, living in separate villages in the district of Kuttenburg, Bohemia. Ib seems they were engaged systematically in the businoss of murdering children, whose parents desired to have them out of the way for any reason. They contracted to dispose of the bodieß effectually, and guaranteed secrecy. They did a thriving business ab fivo florins a child. The discovery was made by accident. One of the women actually kepb accounb books, in whichshe entered the sums received, from whom, the age and description of the child, and tho date it was disposed of. By the help of this horrible record, the authorities oxpecb nob only bo convict tho women, bub also a large number of the guilty parents. FINANCIAL MATTERS. I Sir David Barbour, Financial Secretary, replying to a question at bhe meeting of tho Indian Council, August 31sb, said bhab bhe Indian mints wero closed, but this was a slack season, and there had beon heavy imports of silver before tho closo of the minbs, wibh large transfers of rupee paper from London to Calcubta, which retarded the effectiveness of the remedial measure adopted by tho Indian Government, He regretted the fluctuation of values as a consequent evil, bub belioved thab nothing has occurred to justify the assertion thab a gold standard oannob be oflectivoly established.

" The London Financial News," September stl_, learns thab the Bank of England, having declined a loan of £3,500,000 to the India office, the banking firm of Glyn, Mills, Currie and Company has offered a loan of £3,000,000 to enable tho Indian Government to force the rate of oxchango up to Is 3|d, at which figure Council bills could bo issued. The " News " aaysj thab an import duby on silver is also contemplated. Long letters that havo passed betweon. Com. Evorott and Sir William Vernon Harcourb, Chancellor of the Exchequer, in regard to the silver question and tho lato Brussels Conference, were published in London, September sth. Sir William, in ono letter, says bhe failure of the Conference to reassemble was due to tbe United States. Englond was always ready for a fair and Careful consideration of any proposal made by the States which was of the highest importance to this and other Countries. Thoro is no doubt regarding. England's position and inbottbions. The Government entirely adheres to tho declaration thab any interference with the singlo monetary standard would meeb wibh the gravesb objections.

THE ENGLISH COLLIERY STRIKES

Over 60,000 of the 100,000 coal miners of South Walos, on a strike for 20 per cent, advance in wages, returned to work, August 3lst, breaking tho strike there and greatly discouraging the remaining 300,000 strikers in England. Ten thousand more, including Monmouthshire, went back to work, September 2rtd. Tho strike in Wales may be considered ended. The distress among tho strikers in Nottinghamshire was so groat, September sth, that they killed sheep belonging to farmers, and robbed orchards and potato fields in ordor to geb food for thoir families. The strikers at Manvers made a disorderly demonstration on September 2nd, and a large force of police was required to subdue them.

There were serious disorders in the Derbyshire mines on tho 4bh. Tbe police were on tho alert, bub were unablo bo cope with bhe crowds. A thousand miners gathered near Chesterfield on the sth in the afternoon, and marched to Oak Thorpe colliery, increasing in numbers and in boldness at every stop. The mob supplied itself with stakes from trucks they had overturned and also marched to the Shirland Colliery, where they committed fresh disturbances. A troop of tho Sixth Dragoon Guards and a company of Irish Fusiliers were called out. When tho soldiers arrived at Chesterfield they found that the strikers had possession of tbe colliory premises, but thoy were soon dispersed. The people of the town wero panic-stricken. Serious riots oocurred on the same nighb in Yorkshire, whore several colliery buildings were sacked and burned. Troops woro also called out hero. Tho aid of the troops was also necessary bo suppress a miners' riob ab Trumble, Wales, on the sth.

The colliery strikers were again restless on the 6th. At Alfreton, aa well as Chesterfield, bhey besieged bhe public houses and helped bhem3elvos bo what they wanted. In the afternoon, they mado an attack on Mexborough Colliery, aot tire to the buildings and threw blazing barrels down tho shafts. A large force of police was called, and after a good deal of clubbing put the rioters to flight, Tho damage to the mine was nob serious. Tho strikers after being dispersed, marched to tho brewery, bub bhe brewer saved his property by rolling oub many barrels of beer. The crowd then proceeded to Derby and repeated its earlier performances. Rioting ab Leeds was re ported on bhe 6th. The enormous effect which the dispute has bad on general trade is shown in the reduction of traffic receipts of the railway companies. Tho Midland estimates its loss at £400,000, the losses to other companies will amounb to nearly £1,500,000. Meantime, the distress in the mining districb increases. In bhe Wakefield disbricb, on September llth, 4,000 children were being fed by charitable organizations. In Derbyshire, where 50,000 people are idle, bho strike fund is exhausted.

THE DREADED CHOLERA.

There waa a very uneasy feeling in London, August 21, over the resulb of bho coroner's inqueab held bhab afbernoon on bhe body of George Frederick Millier, a commercial clerk, who died in groat agony on the preceding Saturday. The post mortem confirmed bhe fear bhab Millier had died from Asiatic cholera. A second caee waa tbab of a woman, Amelia Howard, who while walking on bhe street, Augusb 19bh, waa suddenly seized wibh inbernal pains, and died nexb day wibh bhe utmosb suffering. While bhis case haa nob been legally established as cholera, bhere is fear bhab ib is such.

Mrs Mary Landrum, living near Wellington, Missouri, died from well-defined cholera, Augusb 23rd. The healbh authorities of the Atlantic Coast ports of the United States have a busy time in regard to incoming ships from

Europe. Quarantine is rigid. Advices from tbe continent represenb bhe disease spreading in an alarming manner, especially in Turkey, Roumania, Hungary and Holland. Tho special Commissioner senb by the London " Daily News " to Hungary to report, August 21st, after mentioning the ravages of the cholera in several localities, concludes by saying that there is no doubb the Government concealed tho existence of the cholera in Hungary for commercial reasons. Othor reports, same date, state that 2,000 Italian navvies, working on the rail in Lemberg, capibal of Galicia, lied panicstricken owing to tho death of 17 of their comrades from cholera. Despatches of August 29bh say bhat the cholera has appeared in Vienna, and also thab 143 new cases and 78 deaths from the disease had occurred in Hungary during bhe 24 hours preceding that date. The Government admits thab ovor seventy communes are affected. Private advices from Galicia indicate that tho cholera raging there is of a far more virulent type than thab which scourged Hamburg last year, and that the danger to all Europe from Galicia is mosb serious. Nearly all the cases are fatal. There was a panic in Kolomna, European Russia, August 29. The people declared the doctors were poisoning tho poor to geb rid of them, and stormed the hospital, The military defended it. The steamer Carlos arrived ab Rio Janeiro, Augusb 28th, from tho Grand Island Canal, and reported bhat 105 persons died of cholera on the way over. She was refused permission to laud or oven put her crew and passengers in quarantine. The warship Ropublica escrtited tho Carlos oub of the harbour and ordered hor not to land at any Brazilian port. A plague ship on the ocean, bound to no port, and in the way of the trado winds, is likely to prove an active disseminator of the cholera.

Almost a panic waa created in the House of Commons on September 7th by an official announcement that a charwoman employed in the House had died under vory suspiciouß ciroumstancos. A caroful examination was made to dotermine dolinitoly whether or nob it was a caso of cholera. Many mombers lefb bho Houso forthwith. Tho doctor's examination left scarcely a doubt thab the woman died from Asiabic cholera.

Four cases had occurred in Berlin from drinking the water of tho River Sproo, which is believod to be tainted.

The epidemic at Grimsby, England, has been officially declared Asiatic cholera, and is believod to havo beon brought by immigrants from Antwerp and Rotterdam. The English authorities aro increasing precautious at all tho ports in the kingdom to prevent the extension of tho diseaso. Immigrants intending to leavo Holland are pub undor livo days' supervision beforo embarking. Many frosh caßes and several doaths are reported at Weordam. American fruit dealers aro fighting againsb Governmenb ordorß prohibiting tho importation of foreign fruit, especially Smyrna figs. California is supporting the Government for obvious ronsons.

Tho Rhine has been declared, officially, to be all'octod with cholera.

A seaman was stricken at Tynemouth on the 7th. Thero was also one death in Hull, samo date, from cholera.

On tho Etna steamship, which carried a number of pilgrims to Mecca, between two hundred and three hundred died of cholera on September 7th, The disoase appeared In Jereey City, U.S.A., September 7th. One doath had occurred.

Later despatches mention an outbreak of what is called "choleraic diarrhcea" at Derby, England, and also report deaths by cholera at Airington and Mitcham, in Surrey. Lottora from tho Crimea say thab hundreds are dying daily in the province of Taurida. The authorities had forbidden the tolling of bells, lest tho poople should becomo panic-stricken by the frequency of funerals.

Of the 9,000 pilgrims who went to Mocca on May 4th, 500 perished of cholera and othor diseases. Of a body of Turkish troops detailed to bury the dead, 500 also died.

Hamburg and the Hague aro reported, September 18th, infected. Twolvo caßes were discovered in the first named city, five of which proved fatal.

Thore were 51 new cases of cholera in St. Petersburg district, Russia, and 20 deaths, on September 15. Since tho first outbreak of cholera in Europoan Russia, up to Septomber Ist, the official statistics show 22,832 casos and 8,315 deaths in sixty seven governments and towns affected. Those figures, howevor, are believed to be incorrect. Tho number is larger.

TOTAL ABSTINENCE GETS A SETBACK.

A London despatch, Augusb 27ti_, mentions thab temperance organisations in England, and especially tho total abstinents, together with tho fow thab there are on tho Continont, are much agitated by the position taken by the medical authorities ab tho recent anti-alcoholic congress at tho Hague. Thoy have arrayed themselves in favour of a moderate use of alcohol, and temperance people ask, "Whab is moderation ?" Sir Dyce Duckworbh has defined it (and leading French, German and Dutch medical mon Bupport him)na being an ounce to an ounce and a-half daily, according to the constitution of the drinker. This would moan bwo ordinary glasses of whiskey, bwo large glassos of beer or stout, a half pint of clarob or a gill of sherry or porb. Temperance authorities aro highly indignant and ab bhe same bime are puzzled to account for the recent growth of the temperance sentimenb, coincident with the large increase in tho consumption of liquor. Commissioners of lunacy were bhe disturbing olemonb in the discussions ending on the week of the 27th. Thoy reported tho bad effocb of cutbing off the allowance of baor last year from the patients of tho great lunatic asylums ; it made them discontented and unmanageable.

RUSSIA FIGHTS SHY OF FRANCE

Ib is officially denied, says a St. Petersburg dispatch, September 18bh, that Russia intends bo issue a four por cent loan in France about the time the Russian fleet visitß Toulon. Reports aro circulated in St. Petersburg to the effect that the Czar is displeased at the extra demonstrative mannor in which it is proposed to welcome the Russian officors and sailors who are to visit Paris, and an intimation of this description is said bo have been unofficially communicated to the French Govornmenb. There are people who claim bhat the official denial of the Government's intention to issue a new loan ia due to an outcry mado by certain French papors against the loan, reminding the people thab a similar financial move was attempted when the French were worked up to a pitch of enthusiasm by the visit of the Frouch squadron to CroDStadt, and this killed all chance of the loan being successfully floated. This has created a coolness in cortain quarters, and, it is said, also had an influence in causing Ruesia to refuse an offer of France to give hor a coaling and repairing station at Obock and Saigon, for Russia is not willing to be indebted to France to any greater extent than ab prosenb. Tho accepbance of too many concessions from France would place Russia in a position of almost being obliged to support the former country in case of war. This, it is understood, Russia ia not preparod to do. It ia only under certain circumstances that Russia would side with France, and it is claimed Russia desires thia to bo known aa the roal state of affairs.

THE FRENCH ELECTIONS, which took place on Augusb 20th, showed a distincb triumph for bhe Republic and the

men ab presenb guiding ib. Nearly twothirds of those entitled to suffrage wont to the polls, and th 6 support given to the presenb form of governmenb is even stronger thau expected. The enemies of the Republic who have been elected are Bmall in numbers and influence. The new Chamber will, however (says a Paris dispatch of the 21st), bo a woefully weak body of men, and the stability and integrity of tho Administration is by no means assured. Several newspapers gave the result of tho election as follows:—Republicans, 312; Radicals and Socialists, 30; " Conservateurs Rallies," 14; Conservatives, 52. Re-ballots will be taken in 155 districts, with a result no doubb favourable to the Republicans, whoso gainß reach a total of 63 seats.

Tho characteristic of the next Chamber, says a dispatch of September 4th, will bo the disappearance of all those deputies whoso names were well-knoffn to the public, including M. Paul de Oassagnac, the Con-* servative.

HORRIBLE FATE OF EMIN PASHA*

Rev. A. J. Swan, the Ujiji missionary, has given an account, according to a London dispatch of Sepbember sth, of Emm Pasha's death. When Emm was murdered he was separated from his caravan and travelling with thirty Nubian followers toward the Wesb Coast, iv order thab he might avoid the Eastern Arabs, whom he know wero on his track. He had passed through Ruanda and followed a branoh of tho Congo until ho arrivod at Saidbin Abods. Tho immediate causo of Arab hostility to Emm was thoir belief that he had hanged summarily six of their people at tho Stanley end of Victoria Nyanza because they refused to trade with rum. This story was never denied, and was accepted as true even by Europeans. There was no fighting at the timo of the murder. Tho incident was of briefest duration. The acbual murderer wbb a young Arab with whom Swan was acquaiubed. He is a son of Dr. Livingstone's old Arab friond, whom the whites in the region around the Lake call " Old Tanganyika." Beyond a doubt, Emm's body was eaten, as wore tho bodies of his followers. All tho heads were stuck on poles and wero paraded about as is the custom of bhe M anyomas. These people are notorious cannibals — in fact, will oab anything human. During Swan's sojourn iv Ujiji the European colony lost a Belgian member. All search for him was futilo. Nothing was learned of his fato until a Belgian party found tho fingers of a Europoan in a Manyoma cook pot. Inquiry showed tho Manyonias had kidnapped and killed him. A Belgian forco ab onoo raided bho Manyoma country, routod tho Arabs, and destroyed the Manyema village where Ihoir comrade had beon devoured.

CONSPIRACY TO ASSASSINATE

AUSTRIA'S EMPEROR.

Tho following details of v plob bo assassinate Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria aro communicated by telegraph from Vionna, September 18th. The story is to tho effecb thab a Roumanian boy overhoard two men discussing the plot. They woro arranging to havo tho spikes removed from the rails at a certain point on the road over which the Emperor was to travel on his way to tho army manrauvros, thuß wrecking tho train, whon, in the confusion, tho conspirators would kill the Emperor and his suite. Having hoard so much, the boy bocamo frightened, ran away and told his paronts. They, after consulting, intormod tho police, and investigations devolopod tho fact thab spikoa had recently boon loosoned. Thereupon the road was careiully inspected and guurdod throughout, and arrangomonts made to send a private ongmo in advance of every train. Tho boy and his paronts wero hrrostod and hold as witnessoe. One theory of tbo plot ia that it was hatched by the anti-Austrian preaching of a local Papa of the village in Transylvania, in which the boy and his parents rosido, whore tlio inhabitants are mostly Roumanians, and oppressed by the Magyars. Another theory is that it is the resulb of tho recont agitation of tbe young Zechs, who havo worked up an antiGerman feeling, and spread revolutionary ideas.

BOLD (YORK BY RAILWAY BANDITS.

Twenty masked mon held up a Lake Shore train (the JMew York express), forty mile 9 from Chicago, a little aftor midnight, Septomber 12, aud after killing engineer Knap, blow open tho Bafe of bhe express car and stolo the contents. The dynamite having wrecked only ono express car, bhe robbers contentod bhemselves with looting this alono, and gob away with aboub §20,000. As tho ongineor ran around the turn, he saw a rod light ahead. He slowed up, and as the train drew near tho red light, he saw a group of raeu. When tho train came to a stop, a dozen men sprang into the cab, and covering the ongineor and stoker with their rifles, said, "Throw up your hands!" The stoker obeyed. Tho engineer paid no heed, but ran toward tho passengor coaches. Ho was shot before he could give warning, and fell with a gaping wound in his back. Guards were then placed nt the doors of tbe passenger coaches, while half-a-dozen of the twenty mon looted tbe express. When this was done the guurds wero called off and the robber gang disappeared in tho neighbouring woods without leaving a clue behind.

On tho same day, robbers attacked a train on tho Minoral Range Road on the way to pay off tho employes of tho Calumob and Hocla coppor miuo ab Lake Suporior, and secured booby to the amounb of $70,000. After securing tbe plunder bhe robbers pub it in a small trunk, and sent it by one of thoir number, dressed aa a minor, to a place called Houghton. He induced a baggage-man of Duluth South Shore and Atlantic road, to chock it through lor him for the consideration of 50 cents. It is nob known whother ho was awaro of the contents. Tho officers learned of tho transaction, took a special train and overhauled the one with the treasure on board somo distance from Houghton and recovered the ontire sum, It became evident, later, that tho robbers had confederates among the train men, and two firemen wore arrested on suspicion. The entire plot was hatched in Calumet, and the polico arroßted three saloon koepors, a hack-driver, an oxpreas passengor, a brakoman, and a baggage-man. A tough character called George Liberty, when arrested, made a clean breasb of bhe whole affair,

Information was received ab Chicago, September 20th, of a third daring attempb at train robbery just outside the city of Centralia, Illinois. The train held up was the New Orleaus Limited on the Illinois road. Tbe thieves gob nothing in the way of booty. In the light tho conductor, engineer and fireman were shot. One of tho bandits was captured after being mortally wounded.

TERRIBLE HURRICANE-RUIN IN

FOUR SOUTHERN STATES,

Georgia, bhe Carolinae and Florida experienced a terrible cyclone or hurricane on August 28th, which came from bhe direction of bhe Wesb Indiea, and warninga of which had been bulletined by bhe United Statea Government Weather Bureau for bwo day a preceding, Forby persona are reported killed at Savannah, Goorgia, and ten milliona of dollars damage done. Tho streets were impassable from the debris of fallen trees and twisted roofs, Masses of brick fences and broken limbs and branches of trees wero piled across the sidewalks and in bhe square, and broken wires wero swinging in every direction. Twelve barques and barquentinea which were anchored at bhe quarantine station were blown high and dry upon bbc marsh, and some were oarriod by bho storm across bhe marshes, and landed on an island two miles distanb from tho station. Tybee

Island, lying near the mouth of Savannah River, was completely wrecked. _ The quarantine station, one of the finest in the South Atlantic States, waa reduced to a formless ruin.

The damage caused by tbe storm in Charleston, South Carolina, is estimated ab $1,000,000. In passing over Kernessville, North Carolina, the hurricane lasted only five minutes, bub left a swabhe of ruin four miles wide. Every homo in the town was either wholly or partly demolished, six persons killed outright and fifty more or less injured. Passing over Florida the hurricane made a wider path of ruin for itself. Ib sbruck Jacksonville aboub daybreak on bhe 28th, and traversed the whole eastern portion of the peninsula, damaging all all property in its course, which was forty to fifty miles wide from the coast line westward.

The hurricane was the worst known in southern portion of the United Statea for many years. As a consequence of this dire visitation there is great distress among the coloured people. Their homes have boen washed away and their crops destroyed. Thoy are face to face with starvation, and Committees have been formed for their relief.

A THREATENED RACE WAR,

Three brothers of Reselius Julian, the negro who shot and killed Judge Estopinal in the Courb-room at Camp Parapet, Jefferson parish, Louisiana, on Friday, 15th September, and who had been taken into custody on a charge of conspiracy with their brother to kill, were taken from jail by a mob on the 16th, at nighb, and hanged, "as a warning to nogroes that they cannob go aboub killing whibo people," as one of bhe members of the mob pub it. This bloody work was referred to in bhe sermons of mosb of tho coloured preachers of Carratton, the upper suburb of Now Orleans, on Sunday morning, the 17th. Appeals for vengeance were made by many of them from the pulpit, and a race war in Jefferson parish is impending, Posses in thab parish were disarming negroes all day on the 18th, bub at nighb tho negroes assembled at Camp Parapot. They wenb in squads from the upper part of New Orleans, from Kenner, from the experiment farm at Metairie Ridge, and other centres of pdpulation. Ab bhe same timo several waggon-loads of whito men armed with rifles loft Now Orleans to aßsisb bho Jefferson parish people. Whites living in outlying parts of tho parish bavo been ordered to leave their homes by the negroes and have obeyed. A bloody outbreak was daily expected.

Paul Archer, Will Archer, Polk Hill, Ed. Guyton and Eleno Fant, all negroes, the last named a woman, were shot to death on Thursday, September 14th, while in a cell abCarratton, Pichens County, Alabama. They were killed by a masked mob, boing suspected of burning a mill. David Jones, a negro, suspecbod of robbery ab McDowell, Smith County, Alabama, was caugbb by citizens on the night of September 18th, and balf-hanged to extort a confession. He was taken down when nearly dead, terribly whipped, and released without making a confession. On tho 19th, Jones's friends armed themselves and attacked the whites. In the fight, two negroes wore killed and ono white.man fatally hurt. Both sides are arming themselves and hostilities will be renewed.

The dastardly assault of a negro on a whito woman, Mrs Sallie Bishop, at Roanoke, Virginia, and an attempt on the part ot tho citizens to lynch the man charged with the crime, tho final assault of bbc citizens on the gaol repulsed by a company of militia, with at loast eleven of the assaulters killed and bwico as many wounded, is in brief the story of bhe tragedy on Sept. 20tb. The woman, wife of a farmer, was selling grapes in the city market of Roanoke, when the negro, having purchased some of her fruit, told the woman to follow him and get her money. Do led her to an out-of-the way placo and there committeed the offence. Tho citizens determined to lynch bho negro, bub the Mayor was oquolly resolute to maintain tbo law. He called out the Roanoke Lighb Infantry to protect tha gaol, and the soldiers shot down tho people as mercilesFly as if thoy had beon morcenares and nob follow citizens of those whom they killed. The negro, Thos. Smith, was diligently Searched for by citizens, after the bloody affair at the gaol, found in the care of a policeman, and lynched ab daylight on bho morning of the 21st. He was taken to bhe very cenbre of bho residence parb of the town, and there hanged to a tree in the presence of thousands of oxcited men, Nob a militiaman appeared on tho street, nor an officer. Mayor Proub and Capbain Byrd, of the company that did the killing, had fled from tho town to avoid the vengeance of the mob. The negro was allowed to hang for soveral hours, and the body was then hauled to Mayor Prout's residance, the,intention being to bury it In the front yard. Being dissuaded from this, the mob took thoir victim to the edge of the river, whore they erected a funeral pyre, and reduced it to astyes. There is only one feeling against Mayor Proub, and that is vongeanco for the death of tho citizens shot by his order.

A NON-SECTARIAN PARLIAMENT.

The great parliament of religions meb ab tho Art Institute, in Columbus Hall, ab the Chicago Fair Grounds, Sepbember llth. It was considered an event of world-wide interesb, and ono withoub previous counberparb in the history of the world. There wero representatives of all the principal religious faiths of the earth, with tho object of showing how important are the things on which all are agreed, and bow comparatively unimportant aro the differences in creeds. The followers of Jehovah, Chrisb, Confucius, Buddha, Mohammed, with the various sects thereof, stood ready,;in burn, to give without controversy bho reasons for the faith that is in them. Learned roligious teachers from China, Japan, India, Turkey, islands of the sea, Catholic and Protestant Europe, and of the Hebrews of the world were in attendance. The Righb Rev. John James Stowart, Bishop of Worcester, England ; Cardinal Gibbons, of Baltimore, U.S. ; Mr Justice Ameer Ali, Moslem, Calcutta ; Pung Quang Yu, Secretary of the Chinese Legation, Washington, D.C. ; Roy. Alfred W. Momorie, of London; tho Very Rev. Augustine Hewitt, Professor M. Valentine, Rev. Walter Elliott, Dr. Burrows, lato of San Francisco, California, Rev. S. J. Nichols, of St. Louis, were among the representatives in the great Hall. On the first day the Cardinal Archbishop of Baltimore, pronounced an invocatiod to the Deity, then succeeded addresses of welcome by the World's Fair officials, followed by responses on the part of learned pundits and famous roligious scholars from all parts of the world, Tho scene was inspiring when the whole vast audience rose and joined in tho hymn, "Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow," and later, when Cardinal Gibbons led those of all nations and all religions in reciting the Lord's Prayor. Judaism, Ilindooiem and Buddhism wero features of the second day's sossion, nnd they woro discussed by men well qualified to talk of them. Professor Valentine spoke on " Harmonies and Distinctions in Theistic Teachings of Various Historic Faiths." He classed Judaism as an early stage of unfolding Christianity. Manival Drivedi discussed "Hindooism," and waa followed by the Roy. Shaku Soyeu on "Buddhism." The result of the parliament is expected to omphaaise what is fundamental and throw into the background differences merely accidental and superficial.

THE GREAT FAIR IN BAD REPUTE. Charges of corruption against the officials of tho Columbian Exposition at Chicago are freely mado. The firsb came bo bhe Bui*_ce, Augusb 27th, where a pretby woman of bhe blonde varieby. named Mrs Harmon, was $rreßtod for soliciting a bribe

from a Russian exhibitor of whisky amounting bo §15,000, promising him, on tho parb of two judges, Otbriel Beosou, of El-Rino, 0.T., and Asa S. Mener, of Cheyenne, in consideration, therefore, the award of honour. The woman is said to be none other than a notorious actress named Hattie Richmond. Commissioners Beeson ann Morcer of course deny connection with tho woman, but a thorough investigation will be had. Chairman Thacher, of the Awards Committee, subsequently came formard wieb affidavits from officials of the Carey Safe Company charging that J. F. Higless had demanded §2,200 for securing a favourable award. Higbie threatened to bring an action for damages. The conviction is gaining ground that awards aro being hawked about and that such honours will therefore be comparatively valueless. A THRILLING EXPERIENCE. Bert. Barnes, a lineman in tho employ of the Sunset Telephone Compauy, of Los Angeles, California, was senb on the 20th Augusb bo make somo repairs in the lino. Ho had climbed to the top of a telegraph pole, and never dreamed of a visitor like tho one that came to him. Finishing the repairing, he started to descend, when he heard a scream of unusual harshness, shrill and deafening. Looking around Mr Barnes was startled to aoe an American eagle of immense size swoop down toward him. Dropping everything but a hammer, the lineman prepared to fight, Tho eagle darted upon him, and struck fiercely with talons and beak. He wielded hif hammer with such effect as to drive tho infuriated bird away; but Barnes was bleeding from claw wounds, and almost exhausted. He drew a broath of relief, and again prepared to descend bhe pole, when onco more the shadow of the bird fell on him, the creature was making a second attack. Tho lineman waited till the bird was right on him, and then he stunned it by a blow from tho hammor. It fell to tbo ground, and the man hastened down, and scarcely bound the creat bird beforo ib recovered, lb was of broraendous size. Barnes was badly lacerated on the face and shoulders, bub managed bo save his eyes. THE NICARAGUA CANAL IN STRAITS. On application of Louis Ohaple, one of tho stockholders, Judgo Benedict, in tho United Statea Circuit Courb, sitting in New York, appointed, Augusb 30th, Thomas B. Atkins receiver of all tho property of the Nicaragua Canal Construction Company, of which Warner Miller is President. Tho receiver is empowered bo bako immediate possession and continue tho business. The officers are directed to execute and deliver to the receiver deeds to all real estate owned or possessed by the company. The application was acquiescod in by Warner Miller, the President, who said the company had no means to meeb its obligations. The company was organised June 10th, 1887, for the purpose of building a canal through the republic of Nicaragua, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The authorised capital stock is §12,000,000, all of which is paid up. Incidentally, the late Panama scandals injuriously affected this enterprise.

THE SEALING MATTER. - THE AWARD AND THE INDEMNITY.

In the Commons, August 18th, ThomaG. Bowles, Conservative, asked the Govern ment whether the award of the Bohring Sea Tribunal of Arbitration did not iv eflect give a practical monopoly of tho sealing industry to the Americans. The Foreign Secretary, replying, said the award imposed cortain obligations upon the United States as woll as upon Greab Britain, and he could hob admit these obligations would acb to the prejudice of British interests.

Six hundred thousand dollars is the total amount ot the indemnity tho United States Govornmenb will be compelled topay Canadian sealers undor the award. This sum includes tho total amount of damages for the eighteen Canadian sealing vessels seized since 18S8. The Bchoonor Carolina, belonging to Captain Muldel, of Victoria, was the first sealer to be taken by au American cutter,

The work of paying the monoy awarded by the British Government to seal-hunters is progressing, i Only £5,000 has been paid of the sum granted as an indemnity to the seamen aud hunters for intorfonce with their business, but abouf £70,000 out of £75,000 awarded to captains and owners has been paid. • Speaking of Sir Charles Tupper's prophecy of a largely increased catch of seals next season, Captain Cox, President of tho Soaleis' Association, Victoria, 8.C., denounced Tuppor as a " babbling ass," and said that hia prophecy is a falsohood, pure and simple, and calculated to injure the prices of skina at the October sales. " Any man," sayo ho, "who haa read tho regulations knows that an increased catch is impossible, but tho resulb may be thab Tupper's declarabions may induce bho Obtawa Government in their blind ignorance to bind the British Columbia sealers hand and foot by regulations they may adopt. Tho Japan seas will afford no relief, as only aboub nino schooners made good catches thia season."

Tho British Columbia sealors meb at Victoria, September Bth, to disscuss the situation. They considered thoy wero virtually driven from the sea, and propose to petition the British Government to buy bheir schooners and outfits at a reasonable compensation. No ono can predict whab the situation will be when the new season opens in February 1891.