TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2198, 7 May 1891, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, May 8. Mr DpCobaiOj M.P., against whom « serious charge has been made, is in Spain, lie alleges be is the victim of a po'itical conspiracy. . An important meeting was held yea‘erday, Lord Danraven. presiding, at which a Society was farmed to. prevent . no influx of aliens into England, bara Bernhardt baa left Baa Francisco for Australia. May 4, Mr o!Brien, M.P., is writing a novel. General Booth has opened a mstch factory. Barry Sullivan, the well-known actor, is dead. Mr Parnell; speaking at Newbridge, said he intended to keep in reserve in the Paris Banks £45,000, to assist the tenants whose needs are not provided far by legislation, or are unable to make terms with their landlords. Speaking at Newbridge Mr Parnell said h« hoped that as a result of the Irish \ Land Pdrcbase Bill Government would grant £60,000,000 to enable tenants to become owners of land, The Pall Mall Gazette states that in consequence of the information given by outsiders, the Queen’s Proctor has decided not to intervene in the O’Shea divorce case. Influenza is prevalent to an alarming extent io Liverpool and Lincolnshire, and has spread all over Yorkshire. News has been received here that the Pbaw; Savill end Co’s cargo'steamer Maroari, which left Auckland for Loudon via Rio JSneiro on March 20ib, grounded on the Abrolhos.' a group of iow rocky islands off the coast of Brazil. After jettisoning fifteen thousand carcases of frozen mutt on which were stored in the forehold, she continued her voyage to Teneriffo. Washington, May 2. A battle drover has been arrested at Kippering,in the State of New York, on suspicion 1 of being guilty of the Whitechapel murders. May 4. A tornado in Kentucky lifted up a church and dropped it in the middle of a street. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed. Rio.de Janeiro, May 4. i The New Zealand Bbippirig Company’s ■Tekoa arrived yesterday, Her refrigermors are working well, an f i the frozen meat is in good condition. Capetown, May 4. President Kroger,-in bis despatches, though lamenting bis inability to prevent the raid on Masbpnaland, professes friendship to Great Britain, The expedition has swollen from five thousand to twenty thousand men, and in consequence of the attitude of the Boers (be troops are moving in Natal, AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Melbourne. May 4. The populvi m of Victoria, according to the census returns, fs 1,333,000. M«y 5. A post mortem examination of the body of a girl, aged seven, who died af er treatment with Dr Koch’s toberonline; disclosed no appearance that the lymph had had any effect whatever on the course of the disease. Government have deciled to abolish hotter bonuses, as they find that nineten'hs of it goes into the pockets of (he city merchants. Sydney, May 5. A serious outbreak of diphtheria is reported near Wagga Wagga, where ■even members of one family succumbed. The annual report of the Australian Mutual Provident Assncia'ion gives (he n-w business daring the year as £12,272, and policies tqnal to inf ”To rT / £‘i?Zs,Otsr. —rue-rWenue irom a!l sources was £1,741,000, and the accumulated funds have increased by £825,000 and now amount to over £9,750,000. The amount available for distribution in bonuses is £467,000, showing a marked increase on previous years. The report states that the assurance in New Zealand amounts to nearly £5,000,000. Brisbane, May 4. A Greek sailor ran amuck on the ship Riversdale, Jbonnd from Noumea to Brisbane. He stabbed the mate, carpenter, captain, and one reamao, and then jnmped overboard and was drowned, the captain was struck six times, bat no (her bis wounds nor those of the others proved dangerous. Perth, W.A., May 4. A ton of stone frem the Jubilee reef at Kimberley yielded 650 z of smelted gold. ■_ _ A superstitious man, who found a spider on his paper, wants to know if it is considered a bad omen. Nothing of the kind. The spider was merely looking over the columns of the paper to see what merchant was not advertising, so that it could spin its web across his door and be free from dis- , tuxbance.

LABOR QUESTIONS.

London, May 3. ihrea thousand carpenters in London have struck for forty-seven hoars per week, May 4, 'twenty-oae Durham i colliers have b*eh sent to prison for absenting themselves from work on Msy Ist. Madrid, May 4. The strikers at Valladolid compelled several thousands who bad remained loyal to their masters, to cease work, and threatened to sack the bakeries, mills, Ac., in the city. The assistance of the police and military was evoked and” they succeeded in dispersing the mob. fhe Anarchists in Barcelona exploded several bombs in the streets, but no fatalities are reported. Paris, May 4. The workmen at Foamier attempted to rescue their comrades who were arrested whereupon the troops fired and killed 'seven. i The action of the troops in firing on 1 workmen who were trying to rescue their comrades is ranch resented in Fournier, and further rioting wi’l ■ probably take place at the funeral of the victims. Two regiments of cavalry heye been despatched there to preserve order, The riotprs are importing dynamite from Belgium, and three hundred kilogrammes have bren se:z°d on (he frontier. Brussels, May 4. A state of aeige has been proclaimed at Liege and a general strike is announced to take place to-day. 80,000 j workmen have gone out on strike at Charleroi. Vienna, May 4. Fifteen thousand operatives at Billifz and two thousand at Buda Pesth have been dismissed for refusing to work on May Day. Buda Pesth, May 4. At Orasssza the laborers attacked the militaty with stones and knives. The soldiers opened fire on the mob, killing several. Martial law has now been proclaimed. Rome, May 2. In the riots four Anarchists were killed and thirty policemen wounded. Two hundred arrests were effected. Washington, May 8. Ten thonand lowa miners have joined the Illinois strike. Adelaide, May 4. In consequence of the dispate oyer the question of freedom of contract the bakers have struck, hut no difficnly has * i °en experienced in fi ling their p'aces, Auckland, May 5. The Sydney bootmakers have forwarded £IOO to the Auckland bootmakers on strike. The Federated Bootmakers* Union paraded the town to-night with an effigy of the late president, who returned to work. Three thousand persons were present and a detachment of police, Thera was no disturbance. Wellington, May 4, The Indns'rial Conciliation Bill, which the Government propose to introduce next session, will shortly be. oat. It provides for utilising the existing Boards of Conci is'ion in New Zealand, and provides machinery for their better working and to encourage (be establishment of new boards.

INDIAN AFFAIRS. Calcutta, May 4. The pursuing party have returned to Manpiur, They w?re nnsuccessful in the endeavour to get on the trail of the fugitives. It is probable Manipur will bo formally annexed. Jubray and Senapulty with twenty i/illnirnro li n_ flLa/l i nnin .

THE BALLARAT TRAGEDY. Johnson, the slock and station agbot at Ballarat who killed his wife and family and then took poison, bat recovered, has been found guilty of murder and sentenced to death, The plea on bin behalf was insanity, bnt as he had shown no signs of it previously, and had conversed perfectly rationally on the evening of the dreadful deed, the jury could not accept the plea. They could not possibly see that a man who could speak at 7 o’clock about a bet he had lost at the races and promise to pay it shortly, coaid at, say, 9 or 10 o’clock, be so far gone in madness as to kill all those belonging to him, especially as in all his previous history he bad shown no single sign of »n insane act. They accepted the view of Mr Justice Webb, that baying forged the name of Mr Chirnside to a ch«qne for a large amount of money, be dreaded the exposure. It was clearly proved (said his Honor) that he was in financial difficulties, and the rationale was that ho anticipated exposure for forgery, and that he would not leave bis wit® and cbTdren behind him to starve. If they were satisfied

■ hat the prisoner did not know what tie was doing when ha committed the murders, they must bring in a verdict of “ Not guilty,” but if they were satisfied that be killed bis children first and his wife afterwards, with a determination to save (hem from future suffering, they must bring in a verdict of “ Guilty.” Johnston is suffering from paralysis of the tongue, the effect of the poison he took, and is con* sequently unable to speak. When be was asked if be had anyihiog to say why sentence of death should not be passed on him, ha wrote, “ I believe myself entirely innocent before God, and if I die this moment I enter heaven an innocent man; I leave myself in the hands of the Court.”—Otago Daily Times’ correspondent.