The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-05-11
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LATEST FoREIeN NEWS.

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BY the arrival of the barkentine Jane 4. Faikia-
tHyy on Wednesday evening. bringing San Fran
cisco papers TO the 10th instant, enabled to
give our readers the following late items of foreign
news:
PARIs, April I0th-Advices from Tripoli confirm
the reports Of the massacre of Colonel Flatters
expedition. Every Frenchman persisted after
courageous resistance against overwhelming odds
Pans, April 12th.-A dispatch from the Governor
of Algeria states that a portion only Of Colonel
Flatters' expedition were massacred, the remain
der being prisoners in the hands of the Kadowis
of 0uargla. It is believed that Colonel Flatters
himself is a prisoner. The kadowis intend to de-
mand an exchange of prisoners, they surrendering
Colonel Flatters and the other members of the
expedition, provided the French surrender some of
their women and chilgtren whom they hold.
BERLIN, April 12th.-It is reported that Narukis-
sar, the most advanced fort ON the road to Merv,
has been taken by surprise and captured by the
Turcomans and the entire Russian garrison killed.
CoSsrANrISoPLE April 18th. Earthquake shocks
of considerable violence have begun again in Scio
Barely twenty houses remain habitable IN the
whole island. Villages are destroyed, and the
population in many localities have absolutely dis
appeared.
correspondent says: l have now visited or OBJ
tanned information regarding nearly all the vii
lagos in the southern half of the island, and be
lieve the number of killed for all the villages IN
question does not much exceed 1000 and perhaps
less.
NEw York, April 13th.-A special cablegram says
that the whole of northern Albania is in insurrec
ton, and that 1900 men are marching against
Dervish Pasha at Scutari.
ST.. PErERsBuRe April Iith.-A number of Mill
lists tonight attacked the troops guarding the
prison in which the condemned Nihilists are de
tanned. Twenty Gihilisis were captured, with
bombs in their possession.
PARIS, April I5th.-ROthschilds house here have
given notice to the Italian Government of its in
ability to issue loan for the resumption of specie
payments long the difficulties between France
and Italy are not entirely smoothed away.
Sr. PETERSBURG, April l5th.-All the Nihilists,
except the woman Helfmann, condemned to death
for connection with the Cars assassination, viz,
Russakof, Michaeof, kiballschitisct, Jellabot,
aud Sophie Pieoffsky, were hanged at 10 O'Clock
this morning. Alichaeloffs rope broke twice.
Order was not disturbed. There was an immense
concourse of spectators.
LONDON, April 15th.-The doctors and sailors
from American ships particularly distinguished
themselves in tending the wounded at Scio.
WASHINGTON, April l3th-Ihe Government re-
sponded molly to the appeal on behalf of the
Dakota sufferers with food, medicine, and the
means for transporting the sick and helpless.
President Garfield will deliver the address at the
Yorktown centennial.
Over IS 900 men are at work on the Sullivan
Palmer Railroad in Mexico and Texas. II is re-
ported that Laredo will be reached in June, and
Monterey by December 3lst
The number of immigrants that arrived IN the
United States during March was 44,l2l, of whom
1900 were from Germany and 5000 from SPAIN
The number arriving during nine months ended
March Slst was 81, ~. Of thess, lu2,OQO were
from Germany $1,000 from Canada and 5000
from Ireland.
DENVER, April 1sth.-The Neies has an interview
with prominent citizen Just returned from the
Uncompahgre Agency. He says all the indica-
tons point to n Ute outbreak at an early day. The
settlers have their cabins lOopholed and sleep on
their arms, in anticipation OF trouble. There are
about 20 families in Uncompahgre valley, and only
o. into nart trrbtl he
muster 100 warriors. The settlers have petitiOned
the Governor for protection
YAHKroN April 14th.-The river is stationary.
Those drowned out are hocking hither and getting
Government rations and aid. Two thousand five
hundred need aid here, and 5000 below Nermillion.
The food on the Dakota side covers 22I,OOO acres,
the whole region being thickly settled. fankton
is damaged only on the levee, where there has
been great deal of destruction OF steamboats, and
warehouses. Captains Lavender and Noble have
returned from four days cruise over the bot
TOMS having saved 40 people.
OTTAWA, Ont, April l4th.-A terrible disease has
broken out among the Cinnamon employed on the
Canada Pacific Railroad works in British Column
bia The case of a Chinese cook at a place known
as Big Tunnel will serve to illustrate the phase of
the malady. He sat down. apparently well, to eat
his dinner His feet began to swell, and the swell
ing extended up his legs and body, reaching vital
part in ten minutes, and he tumbled down dead,
in less than fifteen minutes. In this way people
are dying in dozens, and already more than one
hundred have been carried of.
NEW 1ORK, April 1otD.-flepOrt5 OF incoming
craft show that the storms now prevailing are even
worse than those of midwinter, and have been I'M
usual in duration aud in range. Vessels from the
South Amsric4u Coast and the Bermudas have
been caught in gales almost without exception,
some being partially wrecked aud Others eufering
terrible hardships. Several vessels are ashore on
the Jersey coast.
New YoRK, April 15th.-The Tribune says: The
first public exhibition of EdisOn's electric light in
this city was given last evening at the headquar-
ters of the Edison Electric Lighting Company, on
Fifth avenue From the outside the houses APP
psared to be brilliantly illuminated with gas, the
blending rays naturally expected from the electric
lamps being wanting Several rooms on the diff
ferent floors supplied with the electric lamps
from which soft white light was emitted. Edi-
sou and several of his assistants were present.
When Edison was asked if single light could be
turned or he went to single lamp in the hall and
turned the light out with \ thumb-screw. BY re-
versing movement he turned it on again. PTepa-
rationS are making for putting in the company's
lamps in that quarter of the city extending from
Spruce and Wall streets and included between
Nassau street and the East River. 1t will compete
with the gas companies. Wires have already been
put into forty houses.