TO-DAY'S CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 203, 30 December 1893, Page 2

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright A GRAND GOLD YIKLD. A LIBERAL DONATION. STEAD IN TROUBLE. RAILWAY CONTROL. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. THE CHICAGO DEFICIT. THE ALBANIANS AND MONTENEGRO. (PER PBEBS ASSOCIATION.) Capetown, December 29. The output of gold for the year from the Randt mine in Johannesberg was one million and a half ounces. Nkw York, December 29. Carnegie has promised a donation of £1000 for each working day in January and February in aid of the fund for relief of the Pittsburg poor. In addition to his handsome donation to the poor of Pittsburg, Mr Carnegie is running his mills during the winter months, at a loss of twenty thousand pounds. Mr W. T. Stead, addressing a meeting of ladies in Chicago, said the wealthy and selfish women of an audience were worse than prostitutes, a remark which provoked a great uproar. The deficit in the Chicago City Treasury amounts to three million dollars. London, December 28. Iv the House of Commons Mr Gladstone, in reply to a question, said that personally he was in favor of the Government control of railways, but a commission of experts were opposed to the idea. There are over 100 candidates for the two vacancies on the staff of the Auckland University Council. Sir Walter Buller and Bishop Selwyn are not assisting in the selection. Owing to the short adjournment of the House for the Christinas holidays, the Opposition will stonewall the progress of Government business. The Daily Chronicle says the entire sitting is a |grim jest, and that the members are laughing in Mr Gladstone's face. The Times states thsttho Roman Cathc. lies in Italy are in a state of tevolt against the politics enunciated by the Vatican and that all the Cardinals, with the exception of Cardinal Eampolla. Secretary of State to His Holiness the Pope, are friendly toward the Triple Alliance. In the House of Commons, Mr Rigby, Solicitor-General, voplying to a question in reference to the status of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince Alfred, as a Sovereign Prince, said he did not owe allegiance to the Queen of England. Const antinoplk, December 29. The Albanians are mobilising with the intention of attacking Montenegro. The latter Power has appealed to Turkey for assistance. . Berlin, December 29. It appears that owing to quarrels -with the Duchess during their travels Archduke Otto of Saxony attempted to commit suicide by shooting himseif with a revolver.