Telegraphic Intelligence.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 27, 20 April 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic Intelligence.

From Latest < nioninl Papers. THE UNIVERSITY BOAT-RACK. Losdon, March 2:i. Betting o»v rhe Oxford and Cambridgo l.oftt race is & to 1 on the- lattor. THE KILLOCHAN jJSfIASTEK. I.ONDOX. March 23. Th-> Dow Bunch of MJag:stni'.< have declined to commit the captain »t the steamer Nereid on a choree of manslaughter in connection with the collision of thnt. Tessef with the Killochui* mirly iu February last. ELECTION OF A PARNELLITK London, March 23, Mr. Mather, a Purnrllite, has been elected £>r the Gorton division Lancashire, vacant by the death of Mr. Richard Peacock. Ho defeated Mi Hatch, a Tory by 840 votes. DEATH OP JOHN BRIGHT THE TRIBUNE OF THE PEOPIK LoStoox, March 2,". John Bright i* dead. [The Right Hon. John Blight Ml' the great tribune of the people, «n< the son of Jacob Bright, of Green bank. near Rochdale, where he was born November 16, 1811. Haring Neeivd the rudiments of a substantial Engli-'i education, he entered,his father's biwness. and became a member of the fir of John Bright anil Brothers, cott rspinners and manufacturers, of Roi-h-------dalo. At a comparatively early eg> hj" began to address local''audiences <■■ social and politico-ecouoraical topic and he delivered, at a literary ir»c tution in- his native rovrh, a sericp ■■ lectures emhodiyng his reminisce) of a tour to the Holy Land tn 1835 Though he had taken part itrthe -B* form agitation of 1831-2. Mr* Brijr I first distinguished binwmlf in• politic life by becoming in 1889 one of ik* earliest members of the Anti-Cor*, Law League, which grew but of » n j association formed in 1888 to obtm'-r the repeal of the CJora Laws. \. April, 1843, at a bye-election, be st as a candidate for the repraaentatw jndProteoUogr Hie Lordship »« the same Tmtwfrm&n wSuteio'rnei by ft majority of 7t. "Ite tCttboed sit for Durham tiH 1847, when be *J W •£«£. for Mending t»|

During tho iuturval between hi* fiction for Manchester and tin- acveaoimi of the first Derby Ministry to power, Mr. Brigltt's activity in 'Parliament. And on the platform was varied and continuous. In the House »{ Cummona he proposed to apply tbo remedy of freetraJein land Ui tin- Mate of things which produced thtflriahfumim-. He appealed, unsuccessfully, for the despatch of a royal commission to inreatigate the condition of India; and in 1840 he was at was appointed one of the mem Iters of the celebrated" MJtot committee of the House of Common* oa official salaries. Iu tbo Legislators and in the proriiicoa, especially at Manchester, he co-operated with Mr. Oobden in the movement which i the latter nought to create in favor | of financial reform, maiii'y with a view '"' to the reduction of our naval ami military establishment-,. In 1861 he voted ■with those who attempted to censure f Lord Palmcrston in tbo Faciliio afTuir ; jp'Wd'fJi'loo2 he Kok u prominent part .intbe.welcome given to Kossuth by s ia)pinofid Liberals of Lancashire. On thoformation of ih« first Derby Ministry Mr. aided in that temporary reorganisation of the Anti-Corn-■f Law League with the acceptance of Hrfreetrndo by tbo new Government ■afterwards rendered unnecessary. He g was re-elected for Manchester, after a ■fcrmteft, at tho general election of IS.V2. W With the aftcewion of Lord Aberdeen's Rj'Miriistry to power began the discussion W of the Eastern question, his share in p which alienated from Mr. Bright many I of his f«rmor supporters. Mr. Bright m* denounced the policy of the Russian with 'energy: but bis protests wore K Stopped by an attack of seveore. illness K and just as the war had been brought flffio a close. Mr. llright had to forego

Still public action. I'he news of the IBefent of Palmerston on the Wanton question, reached him while in Ktaly in March 1357. Although ho mad taken no port In the debate urdivifßion which produce! Lord Pnlniereton's [appeal to the country, yet lie expressed this entire approval of the vote of coti'Wire which had been prop)mod by Mr. Ssbden and seconded by Air Milner ibson. At the l general election that ensiled, Manchester rejected both Mr. Bright and Milner Gibson by larpf majorities. A tow month* afterwards the death of Mr. Mittttz caused a vacancy in the representation "f 15irminghiin ; the con-tituents invited Mr. Bright to become n enndid ::■•; ho waH

elected in August I<S;">7 and U k repreRented that borough down to tin- present time. Ho visited TreUml and wai entertainedut a : nnqu.-t in Dublin October SO, 18GG. On November ,"., 1888, Ke%at present d with the freedom of the city of Ivliiil-iiii:l>. mid in following month Im accepted ofli.-.-jundfir Mr. Gladstone, as President of Hie Board of Trade. After being al>Befit from the House of Commons for pome time in■••oiwquence of a severe Klines*, he wascnnipelled to retire from feffice in December IS7O. Hi< health Staving been partially rc»tored, he was fc August, 1873. appointed to the "Bbnni'cllor.ship of t!i>) Duchy of L-tii-eister iii succession to Mr. Ohildors, and beheld that p„<t until the I.ib-rals |jpht out of ofli'i- in February 1871. sHben the Liberals retlivned to power Ifav, IKH<». Mr. Bright was re-ap-jtod. Chancellor nf'tha Duuhy of caster. On July 17. 1883, he ounred in the House of Commons ibe had resigned his office and ic--1 from tin- Cabinet, becauaod he prod from his colleagues on their by in Egypt which led to the bomIraentof Alexandria. Bright supied the TJninnist opposition to Mr. ■stone's bill, nnd Ins denunciations Be moasure went far to ensure its ■faction and the subsequent return Story and Unionist majority to ■anient. Mr,-Bright was elected ■Rector of the University of Glas■Nov. 15, |BHO. A collection of ■"Speeches on Questions of Public fcy " was published in two vols., in

J TERRIBLE CALAMITY. ■pHTY FOUR LIVES LOST. BsrriMo calamity Inm befallen the ■of Linz, n province of tho Rhino Hutnia. Tho whole town linn bi>on Bpasto by fire, and 84 persons Imvo Hh*ir live* in the flame*. Linz is Hall town »f 2,888 inhnhitnnta, anil Khtoen miles from Coblonti. BrENERAL BOULANQER. ■EFFECTB OF A WOUND. I Pasw. March 27. Hwral Boulangor is suffering from ■Ma of the wound inflicted on mk mo* dm* ogo. The wound Bio hate re-opeaod, and BoulanMtdition ia now serious. • MB AGAINST THE CZAR. ■PTTO WBBCK ATRAIN. Mm. '**—!—*■ t)s% HUmpi tu made to wreck a ■m*tyi»g lh« <W and Cnarina. ■» P*t*rebt»rg to Qsfathlna.

Two rniin wen? discovered lying arrow the line, but fortunately in time to provOut It catastrophe.

PLOT AOAINOT tiik czar. NUMEROUS ARRESTS ARIUNtiED. l.oximx, March 30. It «'■« transoms ibut the iim»t recent pint to kill the&ar ul Hl-«iu extended throughout the whole dominion and tluttt he att pt pr.vimi.ily reported wa« only one of a series of attempt! on the life of the Czar. Russian officials arranged nuroerou* arrests att St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kief, Kharknff, ami Uddessn. the suspects being for the most part Jewish, The disco* ery of the plot was oonsequont npou the explosion at Zuriehborg. It hUo transpire* that K.-iling, tho Jewish student who organised this attempt, mudo an attempt on the life of tho C/ar in March, 1887.

GENERAL UOULANUER. GOVERXMENT PROSECUTION. I'auis, March .10. If Bnu'auger U arrested he will be tried'by the Sonnto for alleged complicity in the acts of tho Patriotic League, hat it is improbable that he will he prosecuted, on the ground thut ho never exceeded the hounds of legality. PRANCE AND ITALY. RECIPROCAL TREATV DENIED. ; Pxsls, March 30. The report that France and Italy have agreed upon a rociproctil treaty 's unfounded. GLADSTONE AND THE SUGAR CONVENTION. Londox, March ',W. Mr. Gladstone is strenuously opposing tho ratification of the gujtnr convention in the* Houso of Commons but itiadouhtful what stand the Unionists 'will take. FIOHTiNG IN AFRICA. Za.nv.daij. March. •"!. Fighting ban be.en resumed lntw.cn tho Germans and Arabs at Nvassn,

PARIS EXHIBITION TIIK OPENING CELEBRATIONS. Paws. April l. Pari; is to bo illuminated on the occasion of 'ii.-openingof tlia Exhibition. There will bo a grand display of fireworks, a boat caniival on the Seine, and a torchlight profession, the cost of the display being £l. r >,00().

EIFFEL TOWER. Pap.'is, April 1. Tim Eiffel Tower, which is i>etter known as ' the modern tower of Bnbel' is finished. Tli» principal idea <>f Kilfi;! Tower is to give n special attraction to th» I'uria Exhibition and after it has marred its purposes in that respect it will hecome a colossal observatory. The tower is 1000 feet high, and from iho summit on a <le;ir dav can bo soon surrounding objocts for a radius of ncavlv sixty mili'B. M. Eiff< 1. prudent of :lio Society of Ciyil Engineers of France, is tin" projector of this huge structure, and it was curried out under his supervision. BAMOAN DISASTER. AMERICAN SAILORS TO" RE SENT ROME. THE NEWS IN GERMANY. Wasiii.noto.v, April I. Admiral Kimlmrley has Leon authorised to send 300 shipwrecked sailors, now on shore at Apia, Samoa, home. lleuux, April 1. Tim Emperor, on hearing of the Samoan disaster, was profoundly moved mid ut once communicated the news to Prince Bismnrok. The nationalists affirm that the Suramin disaster must not he allowed to cool colonial ardor in respect of Genmany's interests iu Samoa.

MAIL BOAT EXPLOSION. NARROW ESCAPE OF FRIX3E JEROME; Lo.vbox, April 1. It transpires that it waa Prince Jerome who narrowly escaped with hi* iifo on the occasion of the blowing up of the Ostend Dover mailboat. The vessel was bisected by the collision close to Jorome's cabin and the Prince bad a very narrow escape. He was slightly bruised, while an attendant was drowned. It transpires thai ho was proceeding to England i»«w*>itotoc«nsult tho Emprise Eugenia with roganl to the French elections. ' BRITISH REVENUE. Loimojr, April 1. The not public rawenu* (or tho financtaJ y**r, which tnded yesterday

m ts WB,-fT2,000, against £&9.> 5 02,?51 Wrtho previous war 1887-K! Tao i udget «bU..,:t»o for 1848-9 wui £bß, S J 7,000. Louia KoesutQ dying. I'aui.s, April 1. l.<»ui» Kossuth. Sungariu Dii tutor uinl Patriot is dving ut Turin. Fur tin- lust quarter of a century K'»»Mitli li.»s resided] nt, Turin, whom he has devoted himself to stdsntiflo st ii'lies. .iou\ nHi.iirra death. IjiXlh.n, April 1. - The |'ii! pii allusions to John Bright'* death vrero ui.iversa! throughout Great Britain ye»terday. Albert Blight will st-hi i tor tlif seat .md is not likely to be opposed. DEMONSTRATION AT SYDNEY.

Sykxky. April 1. The survivors from tho German warship* wrecked ut Samoa aro to lie forI warded home on the 2-lth. They will arrive here next week. I It is intcud"J that a public demon- ' | st ration should he held to mark appro- I , nation of tho skill shown by the officers j of H.M.a-Cahiope, and also that steptrf should he taken to acknowledge the ! bravery of thaSamoaosin their efforts : ' to save lifo during the hurricane. NEWS FROM STANLEY. EM IN BEY SAFE. Lojtdos, April-2. Another letter has been receivedI from Stanle-. It is doted the 4th nf j September, mid states that he loft Em in Bey well. THE SAMOAN CALAMITY. « I Americax vessel* UNDER I ORDERS.

SYMPATHY OF THE QUEEN. FRIENDLINESS TOWARDS MATAAFA. Washington, April 'l. The American Naval Department have ordered the war vessels Alert, at Honolulu, Richmond /it Rivor Plate, and Adams at Mara Island, to proceed to Samoa and take the placo of iho voosuls which wont ashore during tne recant bun sen no. [/OJfSOK, April 2. (lupeti Victoria ha» cabWl to President Harrison itsstirinij him "f her own syuf'Mithy and that of the British people. ' Berlin, April '2. The (ir>r'"an preys expresses the hope that.Mataof.i's noSleuosa in assist" injj to save tlio lives of the men from the ami other German vessels will end the difiicuitv.

The German press also urges 'hat Sydney should lie tho naval depot tor the Pacific; instead of Samoa. THE BRITISH NAVY. IMPORTANT PROPOSALS. London, April 2. Lord Vr. F. Hamilton, First Lord of the Admiralty, has instructed the Admiralty upon tho details of a scheme which he considers would render the British navy in 1894 equul to the united navies of the world. In the House of Commons Mr. ('rumor's amendment, objecting to an increase in the navy was negatived by a majority of 171, and a motion approving of the increase was passed. THE BIRMINGHAM SEAT. London, April 2. The separatists intend to contest the Birmingham seat with Albert Bright, who stands in tho Unionist interest. COUNT BISMARCK'S MISSION. COLONIAL QUESTIONB. London, April 2. In the conrso of an interview, Count Bismarck, who ia now in England, pro-fe-sed the fullest agreement with Lord Salisbury on tho colonial question. GAS FROM WATER. RUSH FOR BHARE9. London. April 2. There was quite a rush for shares in the British Water Gas Company, announced a day or two ago, and the capital was subscribed several times over.

THE MOEOCCO DIFFICULTY. Lorooic, April 2. Morocco payv an indemnity for th.i rcc«nt murd»r» i>f Britiah aubjecu, nnd al«o pormits tho repuir of the oable. THE EOERIA. PACIFIC CABLE fIURVEY Stout, April 8. H.M.i. Egeria baa arrived mm from aaoaadlaffcraiM. Bbe launder order* again, and will leave aoortly to mum* too oarvey of the note of tho proposed FaoiM mom.

, QUEEN NATALIE. hur,mSft. April '_'. •The W-Qima N»tui:«s ufta aitreed that the trill nit hk-Ml* with politico or the education of the youthful King if the is allowed to lira m Belgrade. •FRISCO MAIL BERYICE. NEW SOUTH WALES' INTENTIONS. Wblunotox, Aprils. Tho Premier of New South Wales ; has cabled to tho Government the intention of that colony to renew the 'Frisco mail contract for a year on its own responsibility, and hopes Now Zealand will see its wsy to join when . Parliamt nt meets in June. The Gpvernnient have replied that nothing can In- done till thou. JEWELLERY ROBBERY.

A BOLD EXPLOIT. Melbourne. April 3. A very bold robbery of jewellery , was perpetrated here yesterday. A i in 'in entered a jeweller's shop in Bourko street and snatched a tray of tings, ~va!ued at £BOO. with which he made 'good bis escape. WAsnrvoTotr, April 3. The Iroquois and Pensacola havu ' boer< ordered to hold themselves in readiness to reinforce the American squadron at Samoa. London. April 3. Her Majesty Queen Victoria has ' forwarded to the German Emperor her condolences on the recent disastrous occurrences at Samoa. Bbrlin. April 4. Admiral Helusner, discussing Samoan ; affairs in tho Reichstag, said it was necessary that Germany should be I strongly represented there

FLIGHT OF BOULANGER. ESCAPE TO BRUSSELS. HE DECLINES TO -.STAND HIS TRrAL. Paris, April 3. The Boulsngist organ in this city state* that Boulaiitfer 'and Rochefort are atßroasebi. \ The General hastelographed a manifesto staling, that he will never consent to l>t< judged by a Senate blinded by penonal passions. Re is reafy. he declares, to answer any occtiMUbn* twfore atnegwtrate or jury hut if it is ordered otherwise, be will wait in a free country till th«> (jeneml elections bnve mudo the "Republic habitable for honest, free, and honorable men.

I ;THE KAISER AND THK HA MOANS. ■ Bkhm.n', April 4. An Imperial order issued by the Emperor laments the loss of lifo and ships at Samoa, and says the devotion of the natives furnished a bright exaniplu to the uavy. GERMAN VESBELB FOR SAMOA. Rebus, April 5. It it reported at Kiel that the cruiser Hnhicht and the gunboat Wolf have , boen ordered to proceed to Samoa. FEVER EPIDEMIC. 120 DEATHS DAILY. Rio Jakkiro, April 4. Four thousand deaths from yellow I fever have b«*t» recorded here. ! The deaths how average 120 daily. MARRIAGE WITH A WIFE'S SIWER. London, April 5. i In tho House of Common* the Scotch | Deceased Wife's Sister Bill has been read a second time by a majority of 3. THE PARNELL INQUIRY. London April 6. In his address before the Times I'ar- | nell Comnmiou, to-day, Sir Charles I Russel justified the system of boyoot--1 ting with limits, and gave as an in- | stance the Australian colonies boyeotI ting Government officials, until the i deporting of convicts ceased. Ho promised to produce tho books of the I National League. FIJIAN NEWS.

Sydnt.y. April 5. New* from Fiji etatea that the htirrioane did not visit that group. The ton crop ia expoctad to be abundant thifc aeaaon. \ GERMANY AND SAMOA. Bebu.v, April 6. Tin- Emperor William will ioapaet the Alo-titndiino. ,",* Tho*corvette Sophie, now atatiooed on tho Boat Coast of Africa, baa boon ordered to prooeod to Samoa. Much »urpri*o ia expressed hero at the haate exhibit*] by tho United fttata* Government in ending war•bJna td Samoa to repiaoo thoee loit in the.recent hurricane. It ia aaaerted •Ma or turn on tho port of the American