, 1893-11-08
Z E L r A NJ s
81. CRoIx STATION

New York, 4th NOVSmDsr.-L0nd IN news
states that in the House Of Commons abe
Under Secretary Of State for the Colonies, in
reply to questions from Mr.. Labouchsra ana
Sir James Ferguson, form 'rIy an Under
Secrstary, declined 0 atats wh9rhsr the
massacre of three thousand Mstabslss was
not an act of needless bl oodshsd, bua he
believed that the number was exaggerated.
Native reports estimate the numbar killed at
nineteen hundred and fifty.
1t is reported that King Lobsnglsla
is a pi onsr and that Clptain Edward
Burnett was shot dead by one of the NJ
tive prisoners, the latter having obtainel
possession Of a rias belonging to one of his
guards.
A o,nsilerAb's dyn,m.ts scare occ1rrol
yesterday in the nsighbourhoo1 Of Vast
minister bridge on it becsn ne known
that the police had removed a bomb f ON the
precincts of the bridge tae excitement was
snly alIAysi on tho police reporting they
lad found the owner Of the bomb, who ok
planned that he had thrown it away, it being
simply . Franco PrussiAu shell which he had
kept as a relic.
Gibraltar telsxrams report the assembling
there of eighteen British war ships, the
reason for this movement being, it is alleged,
the anticipated assembling Of the French,
Russian, and Spanish fleets at Tangisr.
A Telegram from Queenstown reports the
arrival of the s. S. Campauia in 1872 hours
Z minutes from New York.
Ihe y. 5. Luoania arrived in New York
this morning from Queenstown IN 1872 hours
~ minutes.
Washington dispatches announce that
Congress has adjourned.
La the Senate, the nomination of Mr. st
wood as consul to Calais, as reported in Bull
letin of l1th September, has been rejected.
The Democrats objected on the ground Of Mr..
Astwood's former sympathy with the Ropub-
iicans.
Jamaica. 3rd Novbr.-Ths Atlas ooasting
steamer Arden" is reported ashore near to
Manohinsal, on the east side Of this island
the passengers and crew safely landed, bus
owing to the interruptions of Govsrnme.t
telsgraphS no further par iculars to hand;vsry
boistsrous weather aud heavy rains prevail.
Martinique 3rd Nov.-The British ba que
"Mendzs' Of Plymouth, bound from Dakar,
Senegal, has gone aground on the south
coast Of this island. Iestsrday the Captain
died and ? Of the crew are reported i'll. Tbs
vessel with those ON board isolated popdng
decision Of senior medical officer.
New YORK November 6th.-London advioes
state that tbs Matabsle conflict in South
Africa is now embarrassing the Government
VI MI OIa'l5lOnS. GuDuC OPINION strongly
condemns the late massacre by the Chartsi cd
Cempany's officials. but considers that if Mr..
Cecil Rhodes is in any way interfered with it
may cause the secession and the declaration
Of the Independence of Cape Colony
Paris kilograms announce the death Of NJ.
1lrard, Minister of Finance; also that the elec,
tons to the Senate viii take place on the 9TH
January next.
Dispatches from Vienna report the APP
pointmeut of Priacs Windischgrastz as Pre-
mier vice Count Taaffe.
Advices frsm Santaudsr have been recsiv-
ed reporting that the Spanish steamship
"Cabs Machciaco" from Bilbao took fire while
discharging in that port thousands Of spec
tators, including the Chiof officials, witnessed
the conhagratiou. On the flames reaching
the cargo, which consisted of oil and sixteen
tons of struggled dynamite, terrific explosions.
occurred doing considerable damage and caus-
ing great loss Of life According to official
reports no less than 3C0 persons havs been
killed and at least 450 are in the different
hospitals wounded; there are also a great
number missing, which will, it is thought,
swell the casualties to over one thousand.
The force Of the explosion was so great
that The ships anchor was blown a distance of
500 yardt, smashing a stone house; other
debris from the ship caused fatalities q mile
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