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Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 90, 28 January 1892, Page 2

THE LATEST.

(Received, January 28, 10.30 a.m.) Valparaiso, January 27. The Chilian Government are willing to submit the dispute with the United States to arbitration by a neutral power or supreme Court. Washington, January 27. The Democrats and Republicans support the President's action with regard to Chili. The finance committee of the Senate favor an international bimetallic conferference to consider the enlarged use of silver, which the committee contend is entitled to equal mintage rights with gold. Venice, January 27. The Sanitary Conference agrees to substituting disinfection for a guarantee of vessels passing through the Suez Canal with infectious diseases. The English representative urges that troopships and steamships carrying mails which are bound to England direct, should be exempted from this condition. The delegate *rom the other powers oppose the concession. Vienna, January 27. The trial of the Schneiders (husband and wife) on the charges of murdering a number of domestic servants, is creating a sensation in this city. The husband, who confessed his guilt, admits that he outraged three of the girls and subsequently murdered them. The prisoner is endeavoring to implicate his wife. London, January 27. Five hundred and ninety-two deaths f"om influenza were recorded in London last week. The death rate in the city is 46 per 1000, and at Brighton 61. It is rumoured that the Queensland treasury bills will be withdrawn. Sir J. T. G-arrick, in his reply to Mr Lidderdale, said that Sir Samuel Griffiths was unaware the bank had subscribed the Queensland loan to the extent of £680,000. The Telegraph says buyers are refusing the Queensland bills on the ground _of length of the period, and because the price is too high, and expresses an opinion the colonies are too hasty in attempting to raise money in a new form. Sydney, This Day. The Eotomahana is still ashore, although all heavy cargo has been removed. It is feared the vessel is jammed between two rocks. Two powerful tugs are coming from Melbourne to assist in the work of floating her. A heavy shock of earthquake was felt here and generally throughout Tasmania. In the city chimneys were levelled to the ground.