NEWS BY THE MAIL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1839, 10 January 1889, Page 4

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

The annexation resolution, introduced in the United States Congress by Mr Buttervvorth on December 13th, bus created some sensation in Canada. The Press of the Dominion consider the proceedings insulting. A New York despatch of December 2nd says Joseph Evans, the millionaire, who represents the syndicate of Australian capitalists that are building the new railroad in that country, is returning to the Pacific Slope, after having inspected the cur factories of the Eastern States. He gives out that several capilalists in New Yotk had expressed a desire to invest in bis road, and that ho had arranged for a meeting between some of his colleagues io San Francisco. In regard to the new law concerning the execution of criminals by eletricily, which goes into operation in New York on and after January Ist, 3889, and prohibiting publication of details, the Press Editors of the city he’d a meeting on December 15th, and resolved to disregard the secrecy chose. They will publish all facts connected with the executions that may come into their possession. Sir Olios. Topper, Canadian Minister to England, received a letter similar to that addressed to Lord Sackvillo, but was too wary to fall into the trap. Ho returned an evasive reply. The Chicago Times of December 12th publishes a long article giving the results of its investigation of child murders io that citv. It says—“ Horrible crimes are beiag perpetrated here daily, and no Coroner’s inquests are held. The victims arc so quietly disposed of that not a ripple is caused in the social stream. Prominent physicians and well known raid wives are engaged to commit the murders, and commit them without any compunction of conscience. A large two-storey warehouse in Boston, occupied by Tuttle, Puffer Bros., and McMullen and Co,, was blown up on December loth, and completely wrecked. By some the disaster is charged to escaping gas, by others to dynamite, which is being freely used at present. A report was current in New York on Decamber loth that the British steamer Samana, running between that city and Mix Cayes, Hayti, had been lost with a cargo of arms for insurgents, valued at 30,000d015. Plans for the United States battleship have been found defective in many essential particulars. The work on the vessel was entirely abandoned on December 9th. The curious part of the affiair is that the plans came from England, and were passed by (ho Board of American Naval Officers as correct, and on their recommendation the Secretary of the Navy, Mr Whitney, adopted them, A bloody light between Chinamen, n embers of rival Companies, took plf-C3 in the streets of Portland «pd Oregon, nt midday on December 2nd (Sunday Pour Mongolians were ki led. One displayed desperate bravery from where he lay on the ground, nf'ef being riddled with pistol balls and receiving two blows from

an iron bar. The tight grow out of n disagreement in settling accounts. They nre common at the close of every Chinese year. It is stated the Chicago newspaper publishers are taking steps to indict certain clergymen, who have recommended the boycotting of all journals issued on Sunday. Eugene Kelly, President and Treasurer of the Irish Parliamentary Funds Committee in the United States, after denying in a statement made on December 3rd that Parnell used any of the money forwarded to him in his lawsuits, says : —“ There is vary little money in hsnd, less than 200 do’lara, and the Committee are not exerting themselves to raise any more,” A mob of 500 men, armed with guns, revolvers, and pitchforks, attacked a gaol at Birmingham, Alabama, on December 8:h. Their object avas to lyc-ch an alleged murderer named Hawes, whoso daughter and former wife iiad been found in a lake near by, evidently having been foully dealt with. The would-be lynchers were met by a fierce fire from a posse of gaol attaches and driven back. Three were killed outright and twenty wounded. Among the Mariposa’s passengers is Mr Robt. F. Creighton, NewZsaland Government Agent at San Francisco. His mission is the establishment of an Australian commercial agency for the mutual benefit of the colonies and Californio. At| 2.20 a.m. on December 11th a terrific explosion occurred in Chicago, in tho vicinity of the Haymarket. It was felt all over the business portion of the city. Its effect was to demolish Oliver’s Oatmeal Works in Fait on and Halstead streets. The building was blown to atoms, and ten lives lost. At 6.15 tho same morning there was another explosion at Slmfilsdt’s distillery, at the corner of Hawthorne and Saraboclc streets, which the windows for blocks around, and created great consternation in the neighborhood.