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Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 67, 13 November 1888, Page 3

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By Electric Telegraph. —Copyright fPER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.! Received November 13, 12.4u p.m. "Washington, November 12. The Republicans h»ve a majority of four in the Senate. The worst fears of the colliery oxplosion at Fittsburjj are realised, and it i> now ascertained 160 miners lost their lives. Hong Kong, Noyember 12. The Chinese Viceroy has demanded the dismissal of Denny, the American who acts as adviser to the King of Corea. Pabis. November 12 An Anglo-French syndicate have agreed to float a Russian 4 per cent loan of twenty millions sterling at 83§. Cairo, Noyember 12 A battalion of black troops will be sent to reinforce Suakim. Madrid. November 12, Considerable excitement has been caused in this city by a political demon* stration, in which a large number of students, and several prominent Rppublicans, took part. Meetings were held in the streets at which violent resolutions were passed against Senator Canovas del Castil'o and other Conservative leaders. The former, while driving through the fiity in his carriage, was assailed by a shower of stones, but escaped uninjured. London. Nofember 12. John Bright is again in a critical state of health. Sydney, This Day. Owing to the severe drought in the \l--bury district, 25,000 sheep have bpen k'lled in order to preserve the herbage for the more valuable stock. Melbourne, This Day. The Centennial Rifle Meeting com* menced yesterday. Somerville, of Wan ganui, is amongst the New Zealand prize -takers. Brisbane, This Day. Information has been received that Captain Ansell, of the schooner Star of Peace, has been murdered by the natives of Batter Bay, New Guinea.