Cablegrams.

Lake County Press, Issue 696, 20 February 1896, Page 7

Cablegrams.

HOME AND FOREIGN. February 17. The son of Mukhtar Pasha recently arrested as being a Young Turkey conspirator, has been released. The European Consuls will supervise the return to Zietoun of 12,000 Armenian refugees. Two trains cohided near Brussels in a fog and 28 persons were injured. The Shah of Per-ia will attend th coronation of the Czar. The Ouban insurgents, eluding the Spaniards, have succeeded in joining their forces. The United States will probably pro; ceed with the building of three ironclads. Several Corean Ministers have been sentenced to immediate execution. Playing against a Cape team Lehmann took eight wickets for seven runs. Sir E. Clarke has been retained for the defence of Dr Jameson. The trial of the political agitators at Pretoria will be resumed in a week. Imperial officers have been sent to Rhodesia to command the Chartered Company’s police. The Times lauds the unity of the Colonies ami their loyality in preparing for defence in case of hostile attack.

The French royalist conspiracy is reported to have been discovered in Bussels. President Faure will arbitrate in the difficulty between the Senate and the cabinet ; the latter, having the confidence of the Chamber of Deputies, will not resign. Chili and the Argentine Republic have settled their boundary dispute. The Mikado has suspended the ordinary business of the Diet, and the situation in Borea it now being discussed. It is believed that Russia is contemplating a protectorate over that country where an anti-Japanese Ministry has been formed. By a fire in a tenement in Soho eight persons, including a family of four, were burned to death. One of the inmates, in jumping from the building, was impaled on a railing. The police made some brave rescues. London, Feb. 14. The Agent-general for South Australia states that his colony is not likely to borrow largely again for several years to come. Nansen’s relatives and scientists are sceptical regarding the story that he has succeeded in reaching the North Pole.. The French Chamber of Deputies have passed a vote of confidenot in M. Bouraeous, Minister of the Interior.

Prince Boris has been baptised in the Greek Church and the Bulgarian Subrange has voted him a gift of half a million francs, with interest, until he attains his majority. The Ambassadors of Russia, Turkey, and France were entertained at a banquet after the ceremony. Brazil submits Italian claims to American arbitration.

In the Reichstag the Foreign Secretary said it was impossible to consent to a change in the Imperial commercial treaty of 1885, securing Germany rights in the Transvaal on an equality with Britain.

Mr Labouchere has withdrawn his amendment to the Address-in-reply insisting on an enquiry into the position of the Chartered Company respecting the Transvaal. Mr Harrington moved that the Government should show clemency towards prisoners convicted of dynamite outrages in Ireland. Sir M. Ridley, in reply, refused to do so. Marines from the British, United States, and French warships have been landed at Seoul in Corea to protect their respective subjects. President .Kruger, in the course of an interview, said he intended to summon the Volksrnad to sanction a visit of himself and his executive officers to England to discuss Mr Chamberlain’s proposals. He added that he hoped to enfranchise 7000 loyalists shortly. Feb. 16. In connection with the suggested formation of a chartered Company to take over the northern territory Mr Chamberlain states that it is not intended to advise revoking or amending the agreement assigning the territory to South Australia. Dr Jameson received an ovation on arrival at Malta.

The Italian authorities have rejected "King Monelek’s conditions for peace and the evacuation of Abyssinia. It is officially announced that Dr Nansen is returning from tho North Pole. The Committee of the United States favors granting a subsidy of 160,000 dollars to a Hawaiian cable and that enquiries he made as to the resources and claims of competing American companies. AUSTRALIAN. Sydney, February 15. A conference of Premiers will bo held at Sydney on 3rd March to discuss the Imperial Japanese treaty, federal defence and quarantine, and the question of undesirable immigration. P.ailway traffic to Bourke and the western districts is still almost totally suspended owing to the floods and washaways. The heavy rains continues. Two little girls named Dwyer fell into a creek at Granville and wore drowned. A companion made a gallant attempt to save them, and was almost drowned herself. * Sixty persons were drowned at Brisbane on Thursday through the capsizing of a ferry steamer. Melbourne, February 16. A terrible tragedy is reported from Windsor. A widower named Alfred Dales cut the throats of his son, aged fire, and daughter, aged three. Recently an elder daughter preferred a serious charge against her father, which, however, the. evidence failed to establish The girl then refused fro go home and went to live with an aunt. On Saturday night Dales proceeded to the residence of the aunt and told his daughter that if she would not come home he would kill the children.' On the girl going towards home later in the evening she met her father, who asked where she was going. She replied “ Home.” He replied “It is too late. I have already carried out my threat.” Subsequently he surrendered himself to the police. February, 17. In the Great Britain mine, near Amidale, a truck of mullock fell down a shaft a depth of 250 feet, killing Thomas Clark, a son of Dr Clark, of New Zealand. The Albany boiling down works have been totally destroyed by fir". The damage is estimated at £3OOO. The floods are subsiding, and railway traffic is being lesumed, although there is still several breaks in the lines. Brisbane, February 17. A ferry boat at Maryborough, with ten persons aboard, was swept against the piles of the bridge and capsized. All were rescued with the exception of a man named Oliver. The following cable has been received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies :—“ I have received the Queen’s command to express her deep regret at hearing of the Brisbane ferry boat disaster, and her sincere, sympathy with the relatives of the sufferers. T also desire to express my own sympathy and condolence.” A cable message of condobnce Iras also been received from the Premier of New Zealand. Two young sisters named M‘Gee are missing, and it is believed they have been drowned in the Pearl accident.