Wire News.

Kaikoura Star, Volume XVII, Issue 1849, 8 March 1898, Page 3

Wire News.

LONDON, March 2 Canadian and Pacific Railway Coy. proposes to reduce rates ot carnage of Hour and bacon for tho Yukon River goldfields to enable millers of NorthWest Territory to compete with the Armenians. Groat anxiety prevails in Madrid in regard to relations between Spain and America. Inquiry of America Naval Board into the disaster to tho Maine is likely to be prolonged. The Pope purposes the beatification of Cardinal Newman. Death announced of Frederick 'Tennyson, elder brother of late Poet Laureate, aged 88. Lord Salisbury suffering from influenza. Paris newspapers consider that the retention of Bousea and Nikki by France will remove chief obstacle to settlement of West Atrictm difficulty. British newspapers think differently, and declare it would mean abandonment by Great Britain of everything. Mark Twain, although legally not liable, has paid debts in connection with Webster and Company, New York. Commander Wakoham, of warship Diana, sent to investigate navigability of Hudson Strait between Labrador and Baffin’s Land, presented bis report to the Admiralty. He states the passage is blocked with ice during the year. Even in June the Diana was frequently jammed in ice floes, and with great difficulty escaped destruction. In the Commons a bill was read a second time giving power to parishioners to object to appointment of unfit nominees to clerical office and increasing bishops’ power to refuse license to such nominees. Bank of Australasia has declared dividend of 5 per cent., and carried forward £18,275. ST PETERSBURG, March 2 The acting British Vice-Consul at Sebastopol, Charles Cooke, while walking in one of suburbs was waylaid, and in addition robbed and severely beaten. PARIS, March 3 In an article dealing with French requirements in West Africa, the Temps claims that France should have effective possession of greater portion of the triangle between the Niger, the meridian and Say and 9th degree of latitude. TEHERAN, March 3 Overwhelming snowdrifts have occurred at Teheran ami Reshl ; it is believed 100 persons have perished. WASHINGTON, March 2 It is reported ’hat Long, Secretary for Navy, regards question ot Spanish official participation tn Maine explosion as being quite eliminated from consideration. CAIRO, March 2 Maxwell Bey appointed to command Soudanese brigade, taking part in operations against the Khalifa. LAUNCESTON, March 2 Woman named Glover, wile of a constable at Tribunna, ou east coast, murdered her 6 children and then disappeared. Her body was found in the sea a mile from where children were discovered. At inquest verdict was returned that Mrs Glover killed her children and then committed suicide whilst insane. Evidence showed that she suffered from melancholia, anti had been peculiar m her manner lately. Day previous to the tragedy she failed to obtain supply of laudanum. Crime was apparently committed at night, and children were asleep when murdered. Their ages ranged iron: 4 months to 11 yeats. Prior to drowning herself the woman attempted to cut her own throat.