TO-DAY'S CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 69, 19 September 1893, Page 2

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright. ATTEMPT TO KILL THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA. MUTINY AND DEATH. THE KAISER WELL PROTECTED. THE MATABELE TROUBLE. SERIOUS RIOTS AT PRAGUE. (PER PRKSS ASSOCIATION.) Capetown, September 18. Mr Jameson, representative of the British South Africa Company, demands an indemnity from King Lobengulla, the Matabele King, for raids made in Mash* on aland. Upon the advice of Sir 11. Lock, Lobengnla bus withdrawn his warriors from Fort Victoria. Bvn\ Pesth, September 18. An attempt was made to-day to wreck the train conveying the Emperor of Austria, but without success. San Francisco, September 18. A seaman nninnd Clan- has been sentenced to death on a charge of mutiny in having murdered Fitzgerald, chief officer of the barque Ilesper. "Washington, September 17. The silver men in the Senate will stonewall the Sherman Act Repeal Bill. Rio Janikuo, tH-ph-mbiT \H. Tho robol squadron has now complete command of tho approaches t>> ihoeity. It is proposed to starve, the city into s-üb-mission. President IVixoto impiis mod many officers suspected of disloyally, ;mil ap« pealod to the country to rai.-o tio p-. He failed, ho.wover, to elicit any iwjoase. Tho rebels aie in possession of 30 warships aud merchant staamnrs. London, September 17. Mr U. H. Combe, M.P. for Cboitsey, who rocontly paid a visit to Australia, m a letter to tho Economist expresses his surprise that Victoria is ablo to mcot her liabilities when her imports yearly exceed her exports. Tho Observer adviso3 that auothor Australian team should not bo sout to England till now talent is developed. There are 32 cases of measles on board the steamer Oroya, at Plymouth. It is stated that the Powers interested in Samoa have decided to transport Mataafa to the Marshall Group. September 18. The Standard alleges that France has offered Russia Obok, in the Red Sea, and Saigon, in Further India, as stations in the Far East. Berlin, September 17. During his recant visit to Alsace-Lor-raino the Emperor was guarded by fifty to sixty detectives. Vienna, September 17, The enforcemout of martial law has caused serious riots at Prague. The troops came into conflict with the mob, and iuauy of the latter were bayoneted.