CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4314, 9 January 1893, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

London, January 6. Tho weather in England and on the Continent is extremely cold, and many persons have been frozen to death here and in Germany and Austria, . In Fuirue, Austro-Hungary a train was snowed up for 18 hours and the passengers suffered terribly, from cold. Mr F, Milledge, lato manager of tho Meroantilo Bank of Australia, has been arrested, Ho had hooked his passage for Australia direotly he saw the cable in the newspapers announcing that a warrant was out for his apprehension. Ho considers ho has been cruelly treated as he expressed his willingness to return to Viotoria and meet the ohargea directly his prosecution was decided on. Ho will apply to be liberated on bail, but the police authorities intend to oppose tho amplication, preferring that he should be taken to Melbourne in custody. Milledge appeared before the Mag. istrate at Bow-street to-day. He explained that ho was ill as tho result of anxiety re tho charges. The Official Eeceiver, not objecting, the Magistrate sent a detective to escort acoused on board the Himalaya, in which he sailed for Melbourne. Ilia counsel complained that the ißSue of. the warrant for the arreßt was uncon- i stitutional, as the Directors,wore asked to attend - on tfiSfcmons. \{"j Loj* Winohelsea is promotintt Farmers' Union, and the proposal !P5 been well received. ' New York, January 6. Further fighting has taken place in connection with the lynching inoidenfc at Bakersville, North Carolina. January 6. The trouble in connection with the lynching affair has assumed a moßt serious aspect. In all 42 people have been killed, among the number being the sheriff, while tho list of wounded reaches 40. Three prisoners were lynohed by the mob, who are now in possession of the town, and troops will probably be sent to quell tho disturbance, The prisoners were deliberately shot on the road to execution, The Bakersville trouble originated over an illicit still, .Three prisoners had murdered those who" had in-' formed against the proprietor of it, Tho lynchers rushed the gaol, and despite the deadly fire of the warders and others, rescued the prisoners who were guilty of the murder, and whom they tortured and thentahji-ffetting tho bodies on fire. Jw President he will be willing to accept Senator Bland's Silver Bill in the event of the repeal of the Sherman Aot. President Harrison has granted au I amnesty to all Mormonßwho have j abstained from polygamy since 1890, / but will prosecute the others, / Melbourne, January 6, I _ A local loan of £850,000 has been issued, tenders to he opened on tho 31st inst. / Dr Madden, who hold the portfolio' of Minister of Justice in the Sorvico Ministry of 1880, succeeds the lata . Chief Justice Higinbotbam. [ Pakis, January 6,| The depreciation in etooka quoted on the Bourse in the last threejeek's amounted to £110,000,000 which is attributed to tho disturbed outlook. There is an alarming increase in the activity of the Anarchists, who are incessantly placarding the cityinviting revolt, Great preparations. are being made to bold a demonstralion on the 10th inst. It is alleged that M.Barhaut, ex- . Minister of Public Works, received 600,000 franca for supporting the Panama Canal Lottery: ~■■'■ ! ;' Constantinople, January 6.'":•-• : A Bevere stormhasbeenbnenencod r in the E(lack>jß^:__Th«ijfcvea'ael0 f i including severar f jgkjfl»che4^

Brussels, Jnnuary 5, Ice floes have almost closed the Kiver Scheldt to sailing vessels. Bt, Petersburg, January 6, Russia is spending an extra twelve millions sterling this year, chiefly on Siberian and other railways, ' Tangieiis, January 6, A British Note has becu presented at Fez, donianding reP'aiA&jor the murder of a British iwityeot by the Tangier police. M Madrid, January 6. W The prospects of floating H.M.S. Howe arc very remote, Washington, January 6, Mr Chandler hns introduced a Bill into the Senato to abolish Pinkorton's police, London, January 5. In reply to a correspondent who wroto to him on the subject, the Mar. quia of Eipon, Colonial Secretary, insisted that tho Kanaka traffic in the South Sea Islands was conducted under a system which rendered abuses impossible, and he declined to make representations to tho Queensland Government in tho matter, Cairo, January 5. Pull particulars have been received of tho engagement which took place at Ambigol Wells on Monday last between tho Dervishes and a detachment of Bgypjiji troops. It appears that a body cavalry to the number of 120. assisted by a party of irregulars, surprised and attacked the Dervishes ut dawn on the day mentioned. The Dervish cavalry becoming isolated from tho infantry, two detachments charged the Egyptians, who Shaved gallantly, but after tho ■ fall of Cnplain Pyne, of tho Dorsetshire Regiment, they were forced to retire, but afterwards kept up a "*liarasiyijr.attack on the enemy. The casuarajvon tho Egyptian eulo were 35kipSTand 15 wounded. / Washington, January C. Mr Chandler, Chairman of the Immigration Committee of Congress, has drafted an Immigration Bill, which provides that cripples, paupers, and illiterate persons bo not admitted into the United States. Senator Stewart has moved a resolution in favour of a Free Coinage Bill, as an amendment to Senator M'Pherson's resolution suspending tho purchase of silver. It is generally believed in Washington that DOthing wiil be dono this session with regard to silver. •