LATE CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 53, 22 October 1889, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

A LUNATIC ASSASSIN, TEE CRONIN CA~SE, SMALLPOX MICROBE.. By Electric -Telegraph'- Copyright (Pliß PBEBB ASSOCIATION.) Berlin, October 21. ; A lunatic .named Kenna fired at Prince William of Wurteinburg, but missed him. Chicago, October 2T. Eleven out of- the twelve jurors, in. the Cronin murder case have at length: been selected. Paris, October 21. Dr Sicard has informed the Academy of Medicine that he has discovered the microbe of smallpox. J - Sofia, October 21. Prince Ferdinand has arranged a Bulgarian loan of one million at 9 per cent. Belgrade, October 21. A futile atterppt has been made to upset the . train , conveying the exQueen Natalie between this city and Jursy, in Roumania. London, October 20. The English wheat market is de» pressed, the Continental is declining, and the American unchanged. Colonial beans average 38s. New Zew Zealand hemp, L 29 15s to £30. Melbourne, October 21, __ I)uring a discußsion of the Estimates the question of shipping butter to England was referred to Mr Dow, Minister of Agriculture, .who admitted that his department had been, unable to obtain" the right to use Pond's boxes (New Zealand patent),, and if they imported the boxes readymade a duty would have to be paid, Beceired October 23, 12.45 p m. Roue, October ,21. The Emperor and Empress of Germany* have arrived at Monza, a town of Loin~ bardy, on a private visit to King Humbert. Tokio, October 2t^ Count Okuma, the Japanese Minister' of Foreign Affairs, was murderously attacked.' in the street to-day, but received onlyalight wounds. His assailant successfullyavoided capture, but subsequently committed suicide. London, ' »etober 2T. The trial of the murderers of DeputyInspector Martin, who was killed ai 6>wedore on February 3 while endeavoring toarrest Father McFadden on a charge under the Crimes Act, is proceeding- ■ Twelve persons have bees indicted on thecapital charge, and Father McFadden and. nine others have been accused of complicity in the deed. , Zanzibar, October 22v The Sultan, has promised to declare that all children born alter January Ist are free born.