ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4527, 30 April 1889, Page 4

ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS.

(Par R.M.S. Zeslandia at Auckland.) Twenty thousand persons paraded m pro* i cessi'm on Bt. Patrick's Day m New York The privilege of hoisting the Irish flag over tho municipal hall was denied last year by the mayor.but was conceded on this occasion, and a green harp banner floated from the hall staff, much to the disgust of native Americans. A Washington correspondent vouches for the absolute accuracy of tho following : " " The German Minister received on April 2nd a telegram m cypher from Prince Bismarck instructing him to cable at the eurlieet moment ths names of vessels ordered by the Secretary of the Navy to proceed to and take the place of those wrecked ; also ths number of men and officers carried by each ship, its tonnage and horsepower, the number, size, and kind of guns whether the vessels are equipped with torpedoes, whether tho sending of reinforcements to Samoa will weaken the American Navy m any other part of the world to any considerable extent, 'ihe Minister was also instructed to find out and report to the German Foreign Oflioe without loss of time, the condition of the new vessels m progress of construction." A Santiago de Chile correspondent of the Valparaiso Msrcurio writes, under date Feb. 20th— "In less than a week the bodie9 of seven murdered people have been found m different streets of this city. Of this number five at least bear marks proving murder. The Paris Figaro cays that the marriage of Priaca Alexander of "Battenburg to Mdlle. Laisinper was a fraudulent proceeding, and that the Prince was aware of its illegality but deliberately connived at it. The Saturday half holiday law m New York has been repealed by the Legislature. Mr Charles who owns a controlling interest m a sugar plantation m the Sandwioh Islands, denies that he has sold out to an Kuglish syndicate as reported. He retains his property on the island, having gone there originally for the benefit of his health. A lilue Book wa« issued by the British Government on March 20th, containing otlicial correspondence on Samoan affairs. In a communication to the British Minister, written soon after Bismarck's speech on the Hast African Bill m the Reichstag, Lord Salisbury takes exception to the Chancellor's statement that England and Germany are acting unitedly regarding Samoa. The tenor of the despatches indicates that Lord Salisbury seldom acted m regard to the Samoan business without first obtaining the American ■view of the question which arose, and giving it due weight. His attitude has been strictly impartial. The elections which took place m laet April shew tho success of the Women Suffragists. In Winchi'a the mayor, a liquor dealer, was elected by the women's vote, 500 of whom cast ballots. At Roa3ville the women elected their ticket. 40. 0 women voted at Leavenworth, Kansas, where Susan B. Anthony made a strong fight for her brother as mayor, but failed. Oskaloosa elected women officers by a sweeping majority. Cottonwood Falls elected Mrs Minnie Morgan major, with a full couucil of women. There is no longer any danger of rioting or insurrection on the Isthmus. The loth March was the day fixed for the discontinuance of the work, but there was absolutely no excitement, ihe English consul had shipped about 2000 destitute Jamaicans to their homes m that colony, all of whom left quietly. In the Cortes at Madrid on March 20th, Signor lloret, Minister of the Interior, said the Government had no knowledge of a scheme to cell Cuba to the United States, and that there was not enough money m the ■world to buy the smallest portion of Spanish territory, and if necessary Spaniards knew how U) defend their country's soil. Important changes m the Canadian Cabinet are expected at the close or the Parliamentary session. It i» said Mr George Hague, Manager of the Merchants' Bank, will become Finance Minister, Sir Charles Tupper, Minister of Railways, and Mr Foster, Minister of Marine and Fisheries. Final experiments as to the best means of executing criminals by electricity were made by tho New York authorities on March 13th. Several dogß were billed with alternating current at 500 tj 700 volts for ten seconds ; fuur calves and a horse were also killed. In every case death was instantaneous, and without a struggle. The population of Canada, exclusive of Montreal, has decreased 239,3-10 m five years, caused by French Canadians leaving for the United States. It has been decided to make the fc.mperor William's coming visit to England the occasion of a grand display similar to that which accompanied the reception ef Queen Victoria m Berlin.