San Francisco Mail Summary.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3030, 16 October 1888, Page 2

San Francisco Mail Summary.

Alexander Golden, a Jew boy, was hanged for tho murder of Mamie Kelly at San Francisco on 14th September. Ho was converted to Catholicism just before bis death. Yellow fever is ravaging in Florida, where Professor Proctor contracted it and died on his return to New York. Captain Andrews has Riven up tho attempt to cross the Atlantic in a dory, Hi was picked up at sea when half over, on lfith August, in a deplorable condition. Tho now American Chinese Treaty was rejected by China on 3rd September. A now and moro rigid Exclusion Bill was introduced in Congress, and passed both Houses, but up to 24th September it was not signed by the Senate, 'Tholrish inmates of the Emigrants' Homo, Glasgow, broko out in riot on the 18th Septomber. They wrecked tho House and fought desperately. Tho police broke 20 batons in endeavouring to quell tho disturbance, Sixty-five emigrants were arrested, 52 bomg sentenced to one month's imprisonment, and tho others

remanded. Patrick Kelloy, a seaman, who stabbed to death two of bis sfaipmatoß John Chapmon and John Parry, on tho Btoamer Erin from London to New York, and was brought back to England for trial, was on 22nd September convicted in London and sentenced to be banged. Four hundred Catholic Irish stevedores employed in Glasgow harbour, liavo bee l dismissed, and will bo replaced by Protestants from Belfast. It was feared on 15th September that a riot would onsuo. Tho cause of' the dismissal, as stated by tho omiiloyers, is that the mon belong to the Union, which is constantly making intolerant demands. Late advicos from the North-west of Canada report starvation among tho Indians with many deaths. Cannibalism oxists in the Placo River district, parents of families being killed and eaten by their children. The sum of 854,000 dollars voted for supplies for the north-western Indians has been appropriated by dishonest agents, and hence the suffering, Gabriel Duniont is stirring up discontent against the Canadian Government, and has succeeded in gaining a largfl following,

Families aro fleeing from starvation in Labrador, Four wore brought to Quebccin a schooner on 22nd September. They abandoned everything they possessed. ' : ' A London dispatch of 14th September Bays :—" It is generally believed that Major Barttelot was betrayed by Tippo Tib, and there is a growing impression that Stanley has been murdered by tho Africans," Captain Van Gele, who returned to' Brussels from the Congo country oil 11th September, stated in nn interview that he believed himself to be tho White Pasha said to have been seen in the Bahr el Gazhel distriot, He said that at the beginning of ttel

year ho Lad a number of conflicts with uativos in that direction.

The Khedive of Egypt on 17th September requested Charles Cliaillo Long, of tho United States Legation at Leone, Corea, to take charge of an expedition to rescue Stanley. Tho post of official correspondent has been tendi-red'to William IJosea Ballon, of New York. It proposed to raiso by subscription 2,000,Ul)0dols. Sir Samuel baker believes Stanley is alive, and when next heard from definitely it will be - found he has joined Emm Boy.