Frisco Mail News.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3145, 5 March 1889, Page 2

Frisco Mail News.

csan PitANCiaco, February 11,

A Canadian commercial compauv has decided to form a connection through Canadian territory with the company's cable via C'auso, passing ! through Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, aud connecting the Canadian Pacific telegraph system. bir John M Donald made a great speech to the people at Montreal on the subject of aunoxatiou, on the 28rd January, on the occasion of turning over the Drill Hall to the Government. " Now," he asked his audience, " what will you do with it when Sherman and Butterworth hand you over to the United States ?" (Cries of "Fight with them," and let them try it.") " That's tho proper spirit,! continued Sir John.. His remarks were received with cheers. Later on in his speeob, the Premier's laudation of Canada, and her connection with Great Britain was received with immense cheering, The' Canadian "liberals have decided to advocate the independence of the dominion from the British connection.

Despatches from Vienna of 2nd February say that Bismarck is threatened with paralysis. His pbyeicmns insist on absolute rest, to which the Chancellor objects. A German spy named Sohmidt was arrested on February 6th for taking plans of the forts being built by France on tbo Italian • Savoyard frontier.'

Ten thousand unemployed labourers rioted in Rome on the Bth February, looting hauks aud shops and smashing windows and street lamps,, Tliey barricaded the streets, but' the cavalry finally' dispersed them. / Socialism is said to be the cause of the trouble. Further outbreaks are feared, -

Tlje secret inquirios ordered by M. Floquet into tho organisation of the Patriotic League resulted in the discovery that the League had arsenels well- supplied, and ready equipped with arms for 100,000 men. These arrangements were hidden under gymnastic societies and rifle associations. At short notice, the Boulangists could organise a powerful nucleus of ut revolutionary army, Four brutal murders,, all by the sap persou, are.reported from Ponta/Mi)uspi, jvitbjn fjfteen miles of Nancy, on the Biyer' Mpselb), The viotims included a shopkeeper and Ij| s v/ifo, who were both killed with an axe, a ricii-; named Fon-y, who was decapitated, aud. Mother named Francois, who >as also 'beheaded, There is no clue to the murderer. ' ', ' : Tlie gaol at Downpalriok, while 'guarcled by soldiers and police, wis entered and all the carbines stolen; from the armoury.. W

. The commander of -the British man-of-war, who' recently boarded a French : vessel, whoso papers were regular, thirty-miles north of Zanzi- : bstipojle'; tlie.. blodade'd territory, has,' otf ilie G o.vern m bheii 'bu Bp e3- : r -_ .The approaching visit of':the shall pf PefsiatoEngla'ud is ; causihg'' ranch embarrassment t,o Jibe Court'officials. The Theatre Royal, Aldershot, yras biped on the Bth February"" The audience became panic-striolfen, aiid many.persons wore ■. - ■: ' ■ It is definitely settled that Smith is to fight Kilrain t'o-d'finish,. under the Loudon price ring "rules, i^xt

October or. .November, for. £IOOO a sido. Mitchell is to box Smith ten lounds for £IOOO a side "and the boxing . champion ship yif .the world,' in London; or v the provinces. •• A forfeit of JSOO is being- posted promptly.

A meteor, weighing several hundreds of pounds,-fell with a terrible crash in Chicago op 3rd February. Mrs Agnes Emily Hope, daughter 1 of Mr John Rooney, a well-to-do residemt of Chioago, was recently granted a divorce fronr John Hope, of 1 San Francisco, a portrait painter. 1 I The latter acknowledges in corns-1 ipondence that.he has another wife in Dunedin. Both wives have ohildren 1 liy him. Hope excuses himself oni the ground that ho thought his Newl Zealand,wife was dead. '•

- .Searle, the Australian: ohampion oarsman, in a letter to Pox, of New York, , says ,if Connor, or anybody else wanted to row him he'must go to the Antipodes, as he(Seirlo) has uo idea of leaving New South Wales.