CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 127, 23 April 1892, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. (IMCU (INITKU I'HKSS A^OCIATIOV) London, April 21. Nichols (the editor), and Mow bray (publisher) of the Anarchists paper Commonwealth, huve been arrested on the charge of inciting to the murder of Mr H. Matthews (Home Secretary) ami Sir Henry Hawkins (Judge of the High Court of Justice). Bolli accused were remanded in custody. Mowbrny, the publisher of the Commonwealth, was arrested four hours after the death of his wire. He has a young family, and bail was refused, though he was granted permission to attend the funer-.il in custody. Nichols, the editor, when arrested, declared that he was re sponsjble for the article, and that the publisher Was unaware of its contents. Jaeger, an employe in Messrs Kothschild's Bank of Frankfort, has absconded with two million marks of the firm's money, which he embezzled. Nearly a million people haye been thrown out of work owing to the strike of Durham miners. Pabis, April 20. The authorities have experienced a difficulty in finding judges to take the trial of Ravachal, the leader of the Anarchists. The passing of the vote by the Cham' ber of Deputies to carry on operations in Dahomey has aroused the king of that country, and in return he threatens to destroy Portonovo. April 21. Intelligence to hand states that the King of Dahomey has warned the Fench that he will destroy Portonovo and all the French settlements in the event of war. The executive committee of the French Labour Demonstration on May Day has issued a ferocious manifesto. Ottawa, April 21. The Hons. H. Mercier and dr. Langevin, ex members of the Executive Council of Quebec, and M. Facaud (Financial Secretary of the first-named), have been summoned to appear on a charge of conspiring to defraud the Government of the Dominion. Lisbon, April 20. A madman armed with a revolver today managed to gain an audience with Senor Carvalho, and demanded the sum of LIOO. The Senor paid a portion of the amount and promised the remainder, but in the meantime the perpetrator of the outrage was taken into custody. Zanzibar, April 20. The Catholic nathes of Uganda, hoidedby Mvrango, killed some of the foremost of the Protestants. Captain Lugnrd interposed, and the bishops and clergy, with a number of their followers, escaped to the island. The Protestants then returned th« attack, and a bloody fight ensued. (Japtain Lugard, who rescued several of the priests and bishops, has nominated a successor to the deposed King M wanga. San Fkancisco, April 21, The earthquake was the wnrst ever experienced in Snerarncnto Valley, and huudreds of houses were burned owing to the capsizing of the stoves. The loss is 0.-itimnted at a million dollars. New Youk, April 21. The Norway Steel Company of Boston, one of the largest in America, has closed down owing to the taxation of materials. During the March quarter 7000 settlers wore placed on the land in North«west Canada. m