HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Cromwell Argus, Volume XXVI, Issue 1323, 28 August 1894, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS.

(Continued from page 7.) Losnox, August 21.

The House of Commons sat all night. Sir W. V. Harcourt refused to disclose the Government’s intention regarding the veto exercised by the House of Lords. The Irish and Welsh members raised obstruction to the Supply motions as a protest against the action of the Lords, while Messrs Sexton and Dillon denounced Sir W. V. Harconrt’s policy.

August 22,

There is a serious split among Irish M.P’s. owing to the Government postponing action against the House of Lords. A majority, including Mr Justin M'Carthy, are in favor of waiting. Obstruction of Supply in the House of Commons continues, the malcontents demanding that the Government shall make known what course they intend to take with respect to the repeated rejection of Government measures by the House of Lords. Mr Morley deprecated raising a question of such magnitude on a trumpery side issue.

Mr P. A. Chance, M.P. for Kilkenny, has resigned, owing to the quarrel among Irish members.

A bomb exploded in a dwelling at Sacramento, California, killing six people. It is supposed to be an act of revenge upon the owner for giving evidence leading to the conviction of Anarchists.

An Anarchist in Brussels shot a police inspector at Seraing, in Belgium, and then committed suicide.

Germans in Samoa have petitioned the Emperor to annex the islands or declare a protectorate over them. They are adverse to dual German and English com tyol. The American Anti-Anarchist Bill has been shelved, although the report of the Judiciary Committee was favorable to it. Sir J. Paunceforte, British Ambassador, and Mr Gresham, Secretary of State of the United States, have arranged that 600,000 dollars compensation shall be paid to the Canadian sealers under the award of the Behring Sea Commission. Mr N. O’Connor, British Minister to China, has had a long interview with the

Viceroy at Tieu-Tsin, and afterwards accompanied the Russian Minister to Chefoo. Both officials are trying to settle the dispute. In the House of Commons Sir E. Grey said he hoped belligerents in the East would respect treaty ports in both empires. Great Britain would not move till occasion arose.

The Chinese maltreated and killed the Rev Mr Wylie, Presbyterian missionary. The Governor of Illinois has appealed to the people to support 1000 families left starving by the strike of Pullman’s employees. On behalf of the Radicals, Mr J. H. Dalziel, M.P. for Kircaldie, with a view' to protest against the attitude of the House of Lords upon Irish matters, moved a reduction of the vote for the services of the Upper House by £20,000. The motion w'as defeated by a majority of 31.

August 23. Sir E. Grey, in reply to a question, said the Government had determined to compensate the British East Africa Company for the withdrawal from Uganda, but a settlement of the amount was delayed through the fact that the trade had been over-estimated, and that it was impossible for any reasonable offer to be proffered which w'ould satisfy the company.

Li Hung Chang has ordered the Chinese fleet to mobilise and eject the enemy from the Gulf of Pechili. British merchants intend to avoid the seizure of arms and munitions of war by sending them to South American ports and then transhipping to Shanghai. The Russian police arrested live Austrians who were spying out the military frontier, and sent them to Siberia.

The Times considers an imperial mail service, entirely independent of the outside world, would be a solid benefit in either war or peace. In the event of the facilities offered being equal, it would be better to subsidise Mr Huddart’s steamers than the existing lines. Minor objections would not be listened to in England.

Two thousand Scotch strikers wrecked the Barton Hill colliery, at Glasgow, in revenge for the employment of nonunionists.

A South Australian wheat cargo (exship Brablock) was sold at 225. The Irish Land Acts Committee reports in favor of drastic legislation in the interests of tenants, and advises the subcommissioners to fix judicial rents without appeal. A minority of the committee complain that the report represents only the views of officials of the Land Commission.

August 24.

The police at Barton Hill were powerless to prevent the strikers wrecking the mine, but upon being reinforced by special train five of the ringleaders were arrested. A bomb was thrown at General Crespo, President of Venezuela, in the streets of Caracas, but the fuse did not act. The thrower was arrested.

Sir E. Grey, in the House of Commons, warned shippers that they must take the risks of war. The Government in such cases invariably refused to be responsible. The Chinese loan of a quarter of a million, which was to be raised internally, failed, but amplc'offers of money have been received from outside sources.

The Japanese do not regard rice as contraband of war.

Berlin, August 23. Herr Dowe was wounded while exhibiting his cuirass at Aix la Chapelle. Shanghai, August 22. The Chinese report that they attacked the Japanese at Pingrang on Friday, and drove them back 11 miles to Chungho, with heavy loss. The fight was renewed next day and Chungho captured, the Japanese suffering severely. The Chinese fleet now commands the Gulf of Pechili.

The Japanese are re-embarking troops at Fusan but with what object is unknown.

August 23. Germany has further reinforced her squadron in the China Sea. It is stated that 25,000 troops were engaged on each side in Friday’s lighting. Besides the loans publicly raised, Japanese nobles have’, subscribed 80 million dollars towards the expense of the war, without interest. It is reported the Japanese Minister to Corea was killed in a quarrel at Seoul between the Japanese soldiers and the natives.

Washington, August 23. Owing to a technical omission in the Tariff Bill 23,000,0001b of wool at present in bond will have to pay duty unless it is sent out of the country and reimported by railway.

President Cleveland, who was suffering from Bright’s disease, is better. An American cyclist rode from Washington lo Denver, 2000 miles, in eight days.

St. Petersburg, August 23. The Government deny the report given currency in Shanghai early in the month that eight Russian ironclads, %vith troops on board, left Vladivostock under sealed orders.

It is admitted that it is intended to reinforce the Russian squadron in the Pacific by nine warships.