CABLEGRAMS

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 240, 29 December 1888, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS

Rome, Dec. 23. Mr Gladstone arrived at Valparaiso to-day. He was received with enthusiasm by the populace. Orations of welcome were delivered by the students.

Signor Crispi ig re-modelling his Cabinet. Ottawa, Dec. 23. The Supreme Court of Canada hss given it’s decision upholding the right of Manitoba to construct the Red river railway.

Paris, Doo 27. General Boulanger contests the vacancy in the representation of Paris.

Washington, Deo. 26. The United States Government claims an indemnity of half a million dollars from Hayti, for the detention of an American steamer.

Hosmer, the oarsman, in the course of an interview, stated that American sculling had declined in consequence of Hanlan’s succes* sive defeats and the dishonesty of some prominent scullers. He considered both O’Connor and Teemer were superior men to the new champion, Searle, and thought the latter’s reputation was baaed upen comparison with Beach, who must have fallen off from his earlier form. London, Deo. 27. Some excitement has been caused by the imprisonment of Miss Stirling, an English Salvationist, at Orbe, Switzerland. Miss Stirling was sent to gaol for one hundred days, in October last, on a charge of converting children of tender years. She has now been released, pending an appeal against her conviction.

Mr James O’Kelly, member for Roaoommon North, who in August last was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment on a charge of inciting witnesses to refuse to give evidence under the Crimtig Act, has been discharged from custody. The British Consul at Samoa has issued a proclamation to the effect that there is now no Government in existence in Samoa.

Tbe Times stigmatises the reported RussoJapanese treaty as a mere canard. It is stated that Abyssinia intends to assert her rights to territory on the coast of East Africa.

Sir F. D. Winlow expects to receive direct news of Stanley in a fortnight. He is of opinion that the explorer will arrive at Zanzibar in April or May. Lord Salisbury denounces the embargo laid upon trade with Persia by Russia as an attempt to levy blackmail.