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Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 15, 22 July 1890, Page 3

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. -m -• A severe earthquake occurred in th< Department of Jura on June 11th am 12th, causing great damage in the vicinity of the Jura Mountains. The people were panic stricken, and Since the firai ■ chock have refused to enter their houses, Thousands of men, women and children camped in the open fields. No loss oi life is reported, but a large amount oi property has been destroyed. It was privately reported in Berlin on 6th June that very serious results may yet follow the Kaiser's carriage accident. In falling he injured the ear that has already caused him so much trouble, and which has been in a terrible condition ever since the mishap. He is quite aware of the serious nature of his hurts. The Emperor William said he had already made arrangements to appoint the Empress and his brother Henry to rule as fiegents in the case of his death, or of his becoming incapacitated as the result of Ids injuiies. The Jews have had a hard time in Lithuania, at a town called Lokolsk, ■where daring an anti-Semitic not most of their houses were wrecked, and they themselves nearly beaten to death. Six thousand rioters besieged the home of Captain Gibbon, of the Salyation Army, at Barmen. He turned on the hose and the mob sacked the premises. Many of the policemen were seriously injured by the rioters. H. M. Stanley declined to attend a banquet tendered on the night of the 6th June to Surgeon Parke, the medical officer of his late exploring party in Africa, by the members of the London Medical Society. It is understood his refusal was based upon the idea that he could not afford to play second to one of his officers. The St. James' 3-azelte, of June 14, says the complete set of the proofs of Stanley's coming work were obtained by a person who offered, copies to one English paper and two papers published in the colonies. The copies were accepted, T>ut the publication was thwarted by the issue of a circular from the house proposed to publish the book warning- any person infringing their rights under a penalty. J; 0. Howe, a South. American merchant, failed in London, June 15th, with liabilities of £250,000. Miss Fawcett, a daughter of the late Professor Fawcett, carried off the highest honours at the June examinations of Cambridge. She is bracketed as superior of the male Senior Wrangler in the Mathematical Tnpod. Two other young women— Miss Field and Miss Lea— are also among the wranglers. Colonel Inorth, the Nitrate King, is reported to haye had wonderful luck at Epsom Eaces, winning, it is estimated, over £100,000. On the night of the 16th of June Mr Balfour, replying to Mr Dillon, denied that the police had charged upon him and clubbed the people of New Tipperary for lighting bonfires to celebrate the marriage of Mr William O'Brien. The police put out the fires because they obstructed the streets. Messrs Schroll and Clancy (Nationalists) wanted to know how shadowing m Ireland could prevent boy cotting. Mr Balfour said no one was shadowed unless he was known to be engaged in intimidation. The Government would abolish the system if the Parnellites promised to induce the persons shadowed to abstain from intimidation. Mr Parnell asked Mr Balfour about the English presumption that eyery person accused is considered innocent till proved guilty. Mr Balfour then asked Mr Parnell if he would undertake to guarantee that these people should not repeat their crime, and was met by loud Parnellite shouts" of " What crime ?" Amid tremendous applause Mr Dillon began an exciting speech denouncing Mr Balfour and demanding aa apology for the use of the word "crime." A stormy scene «nsued, during which Mr Gill accused Mr Balfour of lying, and Mr Gladstone challenged the Irish Secretary to prove the assertion that the Liberals resorted to '" shadowing." Finally Mr Balfour substituted the words "intimidation" and *' boycotting" for "crime," and the Souse quieted down.