The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-04-20
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
Gladstone's land bill is likely to be popular.

Glsdstone's land bill is likely to be popular
Parnell speaks warmly in its praise.
A girl is beating Tanner on the fasting business
She has gone through ~ days successfully
The Duke of Argyll has resigned his seat in tn
Cabinet, in consequence of the land bill.
The House of Commons is adjourned till April %
! Beaconsfeld is recovering from his illness.
Gordon of troops surrounds St Petersburg anC
/ no one Is allowed to enter or leave the city.
! Coleman, the Fenian, who was concerned in tn,
I Mansion House plot, has escaped 70 New York.
| Italy and France disagree about Tunis.
Mr.. Hopper has lost his position in the New
/ York Post Office.
1 DETROIT, April 5th.-The Republican majority
on the State ticket is abou. 10000.
LONDON, April SIT is reported that 4O7 person:
have died from plague in Mesopotamia
To1EDo, April 5th.-The Nationals elect Mavor
Rome is by 600 plurality. The Republicans and
Democrats divide the remainder of the candidates
The Council stands: Republicans. l6: opposition,
Z. The maiorities ranged from 200 down to 40
ST. LOUIS, No, April shit seems 10 be gen
orally conceded that Overstolz Dem for Mayor,
will be badly beaten. and perhaps the whole
Democratic ticket defeated. Many Democrats
bitterly opposed Ovefstolz.
NV YoRK, April 9-The Tribune SAYS: There
Is again said to be ljO nominations now pending
before the Senate, and the President is credited
with disposition TO keep sending in others
each appointee will turn himself into LOBBYIST in
favor of speedy change of the programme of the
Senate, and hopes that in time the effect of this
pressure VIII be seen in some sort of compro-
mise by which some attention may be paid to pub
lie business Rumors already come from Wash
ington that compromise Is likely to be reached
soon.
WASHINGTON, April 5th.-The President in con-
versation in reference TO the New York nominal
tons, said he had nothing whatever to reproach
wit sO ,aN
President holds that Conkling has really no cause
of grievance against the Administration. In the
Sunday afternoon interview between the Presi-
dent and ConkliGg, of which so much has been
said the President was unreserved in his acknowl-
edgment of the obligations which he felt toward
all the different factions of the Republican party
IN New York for he realizes very fully that unless
they had all pulled together in his behalf he would
not now be sitting in the White House but he
took particular pains TO impress upon the Senator
that he could not for moment think in his
public acts of recognizing the divisions of the
party, or Of giving the patronage of the Govern
ment 10 any of the factions IN such manner as
to be considered as taking sides with either.
CINCINNATI, April 5th.-The total vote polled is
near 1900. Means, the Democrat and Gazette
candidate for Mayor, has $500 majority. All the
Others elected were Republicans.
NEW YORK, April Sth.-A cable special to the
Herald from London is as follows: The Land
bill will differ i'll many respects from the accounts
of 1t which have already published. II is serious
EFFORT to solve the Irish question. The tenants
right TO compensation for improvements is guar
anteed. Tenants may apply TO the Court to fix
what Is fair rent. Only tenants paying $50 rent
AMI over can contract themselves out of the prov-
slons of the bill. Excepting in these cases leases
and contracts inconsistent with its provisions are
declared void. Limited owners can exercise the
same power rs absolute owners under this Act.
This Is departure from the fundamental prin-
ciples of British land laws, and 1t perhaps fore
shadows the downfall of the law of entail.
IL al Aa ~ nnl, ftoa
sion TO give purchasing tenants Parliamentary
title at fixed scale of prices, in order to avoid
the local exchanges attendat on p sale and trans
fer of land property under the ordinary law. Ten
ants can repay the principal and interest by an
annual payment of @ on the 600. The Treasury
may authorize a Board of Works to advance
money to companies for the reclamation or i'm
prOvement of waste lands.