GENERAL CABLES.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXV, Issue 13058, 28 April 1910, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

DYNAMITING A SKYSCRAPER. A SALT LAKE CITY SENSATION. NEW YOEK, April 18. - T* 16 . framework of a 13-storied iotel in course of erection in Salt Lake City was destroyed early this morning'. , explosion shattered the windows of buildings in several blocks,' and some night-watchmen had narrow escapes from death. ' Since the construction of the-hotel was commenced sevarl labour disputes have occurred, and some of the men employed iave been attacked for having continued to work after the contractors declared the 30 bto be open to non-nnionists. THE GREAT ASSASSIN. ON THE VERGE OF INSANITY. , _ . LONDON, April 18. A Constantinople message reports that another bold attempt which was made to abduct Abdnl Hamid was frustrated by the imprudence of the conspirators The ex-Sultan is declared to be on the jerge of insanity, owing to his fear that ie will be killed by his enemies. REFORMING THE CALENDAR. WHAT THE POPE PROPOSES. rn,o t> j , HARIS, April IS. The Pope advocates a reform of the calendar with the object of making the year S" o*** 0 *** day \ His Holiness proposes that the year should always begin on Monday and that Easter Bay should aT ways fall on April 7. Failing any- action on the paid of the European Governments the Pope win proSTidea Pr 3 " ay f ° r the ado Ption of AN AMERICAN TORNADO. A DEVASTATING STORM. A fnr., a n. YORK, April 18. tornado that swept through the South era States yesterday did damage that is estimated at, i' 400.000. «f^ V? i^ €rsOM were killed b ? the collapse of buildings at Sturgis. F ~ e deat !’ 6 fr om lightning occurred at Bradley and Chapel, rea AUSTRALIAN MEAT. SACERLY BOUGHT IN NEW YORK. NEW YOEK. April 17. sbare . of Hie current supply 0 f Australian beef and mutton has been f a = erl T SDapped tlp at fr » m 3d to Gkl below estern meat. - A JAPANESE SPY. ARRESTED in ECUADOR. rrr. , . YORK, April 17 T , arrest m Gua y a qnil, Ecuador of a Japanese army engineer, on a charge of strengthens the report “that aW to ZZ T f ° r conco^'! ”, offered P m the cyent of Hie latter declaring war against Ecuador. ton m b <? e tTf age yeceived ic WashingAMff -■ S ’ A ' ) T r ° m thc American Charge a Affaires in Lima announce tint an hmicable settlement of the dispute between readi«l 3 r proba?o! - v soon NICARAGUAN WAR. AMERICANS- ASSISTING GUERILLAS The o (Xic -)- April 15. t , Th « % b Hug between the Estrada and fof* Madriz factions has been resumed. Ttjere was an engagement between the armies at La Magna yesterday, resulting in heavy losses on both sides' Madriz retreating with his forces. Estrada’s anny has been reinforced bv many recruits, numbers of whom arc said to be Americans. GERMANY AND INDIA. A CURIOUS RUMOUR. . LONDON, April IG. Definite news is to hand statino- that the factories which have been established in Turkestan, ostensibly for the manufacture of cotton-spinning machinery are being ran by Krapps, the great Geman firm of gun and ammunition makers. The matter is agitating the English Foreign Office,' because Turkestan is“ too close to India, and Krupps are top closely identified with the making of guns and powder for their institution of trade there to be pleasant. On the surface, however, there is .nothing at which England can at present take offence,- .

j NEW LIBERAL LEAGUE. | TO PURIFY THE POLITICAL i ATMOSPHERE. I j LONDON, April 18. A Liberal organisation, known as the j Gladstone League, has been formed for the 1 purpose of purifying the atmosphere of j English politics. j The membership already numbers 10,000. i ROCKEFELLER’S LONDON MANSION | . ‘ LONDON, April 16. | It is stated that a huge mansion is in j course of construction on the corner of j Queen Anne’s Gate, Loudon, W., for Mr I John D. Rockefedcr. The cost wdl be | £'250,000. j PRINCE’S FATAL 10KE. BERNE, March 15. A young Russian aristocrat. Prince Denis df-Seibor, jocularly threatened his follow guests and the waiters at the Hotel j Richmond, Geneva, last night, with his | revolver. During this escapade the wcap- ! °u went off, and the Piurce was himself j wounded. He staggered out of the room j and died in ten minutes. i i JAPAN IN AMERICA } IN TIME OF WAR. I VANCOUVER, April 12. [ Speaking at a banquet at the Travellers’ i National Marine Club the Hon. Leslie M. ■ Shaw, Secretary to the United States ; Treasury, said that in the event of war : with Japan the latter could laud 20,000 i soldiers in Hawaii in a month because she I has the ships to do it with. America, he i -mid, could not place 100,000 men there in 12 months. On a foggy day Japan could land 100,000 men on the Pacific coast.