AUSTRALIAN.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7499, 19 October 1895, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN.

[SBS PBESS ABBOOIATIOH.—COPVEIGHT.]

Sydney, October 18,

The death sentences passed on Whitley for shooting his wife at Dubbo, and upon Wilaon for attempting to murder Hampson, whose life was insured in his favor, have been commuted to imprisonment for life

The Government analyat haa made further exhauative teats of the soot in Dean's chimney, and reports that he found distinct traces of arsenic, showing that a considerable quantity had been burned in the fire. .Criminal summonses have been served on Mrs Reynolds, who made certain allegations about Mra Dean before tbe Royal Commission. "Jther summonses will follow.

Owing to peraiatent undercutting amongtt Northern ooal owners, the miners havo grave fears of a further general reduction in the hewing rate. The reductions already enforced at a number of pita are believed to be a firat step in this direction. At the laat conference between owners and miners, the prioe for the bsst eoreened coal was fixed at 7a 6d per ton, but competition has beoome no keen that it ia statsd that contraots are being fillod at 2s 6d below that figure. Tbe miners state they are determined to resist a general reduction, aud are almost certain of beiDg enforcod into a general strike. The danger is considered so threatening that the Plattsburg Munioipal Oounoil is organising a oonforence of district councils to devise means of averting a strike.

Mblboubne, Ootober 18

The Ouzco has been quaraotinod owing to one of the engineers suffering from smallpox in a bad form. The Adelaide authorities passed it as chioken pox Bbibbane, Ootober 18.

The schoonor Sarah Pile, from New Zealand to Bockhampton with a cargo of timber, stranded yesterday morning on Breaksea Spit. Ihe crew stood by her till night, and then landed at Sandy Cape. They Buffared greatly from exposure to the heavy breakers. The Bchooner afterwards floated off, and was last aeeu seventeen miles to the westward of the Cape, drifting waterlogged. The Government steamer has left for the purpose of scouring her.