NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3108, 19 January 1889, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

Loxom, January 16'. ' There are now large fleets of-the Uiiited .States war vessels on each side of the Isthmus of Parieu/ ami several other vessels are being despatched. "■ Before the Times-Parnell Commit sion, Patrick Delauey deposed that he was a. member of the Dubliu branch of the Fenians till the year, .1882, and; said that Tynoii was the Veal»Number One." Witness took an oath to murder tli9 Dublin Executive, and received orders to shoot Judge Law6on and Mr Burke after *'; "nstei' had been disposed of, It waVamngeJ! os1 '^ 1 ' 1^01 ' 8161 : 111 Brunswick-street on ol A W«»>. but the plan failed, in 'consequence of that gentleman proceeding to. his home by another route. Molloy was deputed- to murder Anderson, the .Crop- Solicitor Witness stated that he. was'present when tod I Frederick;. Cavendish and Mr, Burke were, murdered in Phcenix : Pavk,.but ho "did not assist in tlio murders beyond keepfug watch'.,He confessed and was. sentenced to death by the Special Commission which tried jthe Pltcbiiix : Park murderers, but his Bentoico had since beeii.c.ommutecl,:. " January-17.

. In- (ilic course of hjs evidence. ))& foro the I'llnies-Miioil-OoißJQi&'pioil, the ;.witne3S-;Dblaney, said-- thai- hji 'liii'dertbok 'to mmxlor Judge lawson', ■ '.but liis.movcmeiits exciting the atteuj tion. .of the detectives who ;W'ere-pro- : Whig ■ the Judge, he was arrested 1 'rind-' sentonccd'lo i 0 years' penal aei>l vitudoi" ' The: witub'srsfrdre - that | Miohaol; Dayitt; was ,-ony the';■ intirijitiertangs with' rjheridan Eg'an;^with.,whom most important yk?.:.y

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iTu nis); alleged Sauthor'- !of tlie thirds; of ; ;tbe v !Ans&'aLa^ .;: ';ThtLo|idpn wool markeWquiet j cqfisideratioiVvftlie' Vbaie"': ;=pf- : Prbfe.BSor tieftcke^ diary/of';the late: Euiperbi:- fradei-iok: •Tlie-indiiimeht. aetb'fbrtli tliat 'in itliei jeg tlteiVVCrdwn Prince to lend bis'diary to the professQiv' .Tlie' vqlume'corisistedof 700 pages; and : : was.m ; : fche'posse'siaiou' of 'Geftcken for three *eelts.: The professoiusiharge'd with" extracting: 20 diary"/ A duplicate of tlie diary is ';,:;^ith: ; tlie/7iew' : bf justifying': tlia proseoutionagairistProfessorGeffoken tho Emperor William has. cbiniaiidea the publication of the, : iii(lictment.;-. | , It is. reported that Princeßiamarot lias .expressed -the. opinion the: diary of the'Emperor''Mliaml\yad exploited, arid the presumably; by fdes of the'Empiteand himself. ."He'also.;asserts"-thai,the proclamation M tliederiok. issued on hisWcessipn.to'ithe throne was..'.TOtten':'by.:'Professor. Geffokou in'lß7s-when tho 'Emperor' William.was supposed to be ra ;a; critical condition. • •■'■;' '■' ■'•'< —

••.';' ':.■■'■'.. Zanzibar, 'January 16. x The insurgent forces; attacked,and destroyed tlie German mission station' near Dai'-el-Salam,, on the Lake Nyassa ■ road. The object' of the attack was the recapture of 100 slaves which" was successfully accomplished by the rebels, The German: war vessel Mowe, one ot the blookading fleet, bombarded tho town, which was almost totally destroyed, without injuring the rebels, who retreated to tho interior after obtaining possession of the elaves, and thus were out of the reach, of the vessel's shells, ■'.'.;

Washington, January 16. President Clevelaud; in a message to Congress, declines Germany's proposals for co-operation with the United Stales for, the settlement of affairs at Samoa, andmvites Congress to decido the course to be taken by America. . . '

Australian. Melbourne, January 18. At the luuobeon given in the Exhibition Building by Sir James M'Bain, President,- Mr Ooppin,Commissioner for the United States, said America was striving to preserve the autonomy of Samoa, but the, Australian colonies remained silent He thought - it would be a most deplorable thing if the independence of Samoa were sacrificed to the give-and-take policy-of European statesmen, Mr M'Cop'pin'B were warmly applauded, and Horr Werrauth, German Commissioner, became iritated and left the room. He contends' it was a breach of etiquette to raise a question of foreign policy at an international exhibition!

Sydney, January 18. Unless rain falls immediately, thousands of head of stock willperish in the Warialda district.

■ Brisbane, January 18. , Distressing accounts are coming to hand from Darling Downs and the interior of the South-west. The oropsare stated to be dying off, and water is disappearing. The heat is excessive. - .;•■

Pekth; January 17. A terrible tragedy is reported from a country district, where a settler nuraed. M'Pherson lias been shot dead by an employe naiiied Johnson. The latter then turned his attention to Mrs M'Phersoii, whom he battered to death. An eleven-year-old son, •was also beaten badly about the head, and is not expected to recover. A daughter, aged ' fourteen,; after witnessing the horrible fate of her parents, fled from the' place, and managed to elude the murderer and effect an escape, Johuson' is not yet captured.