Last Night's Cables.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5508, 24 April 1889, Page 2

Last Night's Cables.

TERRIBLE FIRE IN AMERICA.

15,000 PERSONS HOMELESS.

AN AMERICAN LAND BOOM,

THE DEMAND GREATLY EXCEEDS

THE SUPPLY

[TV.n PBKBS ASSOCIATION. —COrTBTOHT.J

London, April 22.

A proposal is on foot to erect a hull at Kirkcaldy in memory of Adam Smith, tlio founder of modern political economy. United Ireland warns the Scotch Ulster tenants that they will probably bo massacred if they take possession of farms from which tenants have been evicted.

Earl Browulovv denies the truth of tho report that lie has accepted tho Viceroyalty of Ireland.

Tho Right Hon. J. Morley, member for NowoiiHtle-on-Tyno, expresses himself in favor of tho adoption of tho eight hours HystfTift, if it can lip secured without recourse to Parliament.

The Duke of Edinburgh, who ib suffering from a severe attack of Mfilteee fevor, is still confined t<> his bed. Ho is improving, though still very weak. By a Hro at Westide, Wisconsin, 15,000 people have been rendered homeless. Fifty thouHßud persons are scrambling for selections at the Oklahoma reserve, Now York, which was thrown open yesterday. As it is expected that not more than 10,000 persons will be able to obtain selections a serious disturbance is feared, and bloodshed hns already occurred

Sydney, April 23,

At the annual sale of yearlings to-day the Duckifield Tark and Laeholm were the principal studs represented. ' In'all seventyr six lots were sold, realising 6435 guineas. Tho highest price was obtaiuod for a Goldsborough—lda colt, 400 guineas. Mr. Greenaway bought an Epigram—Selena colt for shipment to New Zealand, theprico being 230 guineas.