AMERICAN SUMMARY.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XX, Issue 1427, 8 February 1888, Page 4

AMERICAN SUMMARY.

A convention of wool men and flockmasters is convened at Washington for January 11th. The growers and dealers: are united in opposition to President Cleveland's,, proposed reduction on the duty on wool, but manufacturers are lukewarm. An exodus of German Socialists to America is looked for during the month of January 1888 The movement will be made under pressure from Prince Bismarck, who is doing his best to stamp out Socialism in Fatherland. Such an immigration will probably lead to some special legislation by the United States Congress. A bill has been introduced into the New York Legislature which provides that no person alleged to be insane shall be committed to a lunatic asylum, public •or private, except after trial before a jury. It was framed by the society for promoting the welfare of the insane. New York papers are publishing glowing accounts about the discovery of gold in the Transvaal, South Africa. The correspondents say that California and Australia in their flush times will be eclipsed by the discoveries and output of gold in the South African country, and that at no very distant date. A frightful accident befell the Portland Maine express train near Haverhill bridge, which spans the Merrimac river between Bradford and Haverhill, on January 10th. Two cars lef b the rails on rounding a curve and crashed into the water-tank house, which was utterly demolished Of the occupants of the cars, 15 were killed and 50 others injured. The accident was caused by the breaking of a switch rod. Walter L. Treadwell and C. C. Clarke, former partners in the cattle business, disagreeing on January Bth at Topeka, Kansas, about the sum of 10,000dol in a settlement, the former settled the dispute by killing Clarke on the spot. The parties were known as the " Cattle kings of the prairies," and immensely wealthy. One hundred destitute Turks (a new class of immigrants) were landed at Castle Garden, New York, on December 24th. The last spike in the overland railroad track connecting in direct line Oregon with California was driven on December 10th at Ashland, Oregon, at 5.30 p.m. As soon as the first blow of the silver sledge was given to the golden spike all the bells and steam whistles along the coast and in San Francisco, 400 miles away, gave forth joyful sounds. This result was achieved by electrical connection previously made. By the joint resolution of Congress, the invitation to participate in the International Exhibition to commence at Melbourne on Ist August next was accepted, and an appropriation of 50,000d0l named to defray the expenses of a proper official representation. C. Delanu,Pwsident of the Woolgrowers' Association, has issued an address to flockmasters in the United States to use their influence against President Cleveland's Freetrade views as contained in the last Presidential tariff message. The woolmasters number about 1,000,000 voters, and give employment to about 1,000,000 more. For the entire year of 1887 the debt of the United States was diminished by 111,701,600d01, the largest reductions being made in June and November, when payments on that account aggregated 16,852,000d0l and 16,830,000d0l respectively. The Panama Canal Company has arrauged with the Credit Lyonnais to provide the enterprise with funds until the issue of new obligations. The London " Standard's " correspondent, writing from .Paris on December 29th, says :—ln: — In an Interview to-day with Senor Matens, the Columbian Minister, he declared that neither by threats nor cajolery would his Government be induced to allow Americans to have anything to do with the canal. Even if M. de Lesseps failed to complete the work, they would rather do without the canal than see Americans complete it.

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