LATEST CABLE NEWS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 6 August 1901, Page 3

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

[pee electric telegraph—copyright.] (per press association). American Steel Combine. , New York, August 5. The American Steel Corporation is preparing for a fight to finish, and telegraphs its intention to expel all members of the Amalgamated Metal Workers’ Association from all the mills controlled by the Cor-

The strikers will then number 165,000,

The Metal Workers’ Association declares that its members embrac# 75 per cent of the Steel Corporation’s employees. The Mediterranean Fleet. London, August 5. As a result of Lord Charles Beresford’s letter to a friend on June 21st several 30-knot torpedo destroyers will shortly be sent to strengthen the Mediterranean fleet. Acoident at a Launch. St Petersburg, August 5. During the launch of the battleship Imperator Alexander at St Petersburg, a thunderstorm and gale overthrew the flagstaff, killing throe men and wounding several others. The Czar and Czaritza witnessed the launch and saw the accident. The Ophir’s Whereabouts.

1 London, August 5. The Ophir arrived at Mauritius yesterday. The Cornwalls had a good passage and she averaged 15 knots. There were occasional heavy seas. The Dowager Empress Frederick. Berlin, August 5. Professor Eenvers Spielhagon reports that the Empress Frederick’s external disease has recently reached the internal organs and her strength is rapidly diminishing, and she is unaQle to take sufficient nourishment. Professor Eenvers has telegraphed to the Kaiser to come. All of the House of the Kaiser, the Kaiserina and the Crown Prince of Prussia made a rapid journey to Kronsburg. Large and sympathetic crowds surround the gates of the residence of the

Imperial sufferer. London, August 5. The King and Queen arrived at Cowes en route for Kronsburg to-day. German Traitors. Berlln, August 5. Two officials at Berlin have been sus-

pended for selling <*opies of the Tariff to German newspapers, Irish Harvesters for America. London, August 5. Many harvesters in Ireland are starting for Manitoba. Yenezeulan Trouble Again. Caracas August 5. The Yenezeulan troops repulsed 6000 Irregulars including many from the adjoining Eepublio of Columbia, near the Venezeulan frontier. The Insurgents lost 800 and Yenezeulan 300 men. Torpedo Boat Sank. London Jugnst 5. Daring the naval manoeuvres the torpedo boat destroyer “Viper” built on the turbine principle and claimed to be the fastest vessel afloat, while going twenty knots an hour entered a fog and struck on the rooks off Alderney on oaturday. She broke her back and foundered. All aboard were saved.