The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-07-13
3araiian O5azttte.
EST MopUs IN REBrs.
WEDNESDAY. JULY Is, 1881.
Late Foreign Items.

ArsANr. June Ilth.-FolloSing Is the first vote
for the Senators today To nj COnkhngs Vacan-
cy-Jacobs ~. Ccnkling 3 WHISTLER II. Rogers "A
Cornell 5. Folger l. Lapham Z, Trernaine l. he
vote % I'll PlattS place was. On the combined
vote. Depew s. Herman ~, Platt -, Cornell 7,
Folger 3 1aph4m :, Crowley ,. The small vote Is
due to pairing.
The Bribery Investigation Committee agreed to
adjourn today to Monday morning, N order 10
sceornrnodate Francis y. Bangs Of New York, who,
as counsel fer the committee wished 10 Rad up
the testimony.
William K Temple. Asseunblyusa. testified that
one Edwards had conversed wits him. asking hiIn
,shv he continued TO vote for Conkling and Plat
when there was no chance u exciting them. Ed
wards then asked What his expenses were. Wit
ness said S2.5CO BE next asked whether If De
psS's friends pad those szpersss ne would ehanse
his vote. The witness said. No, would Change
cnly by reason Of combinations IN the party
The witness thought Edwar Was id rascal.
lie added - don't know Edvards' frst name
believe he Is a loddyiss. The witness then left
the stand. ard the committee adjourned.
NV YORK. June l2th.-The Washington oorres-
r,ondert Of the TIass furnishes for Monday morn
irir's PAPER another batch Of Star route frauds.
he saws /: The Dishonest Star route contractors
and their corfeGerates seem 10 have az last reach
- the conclusion ttSt the Government Is really in
earnest. and interGs 10 prosecute and punish them
II POSSIBLE. After the election Of President Gar
FED. they ussd al their Political influence 70 affect
his choice Of POSTMASTER General. Then they
exerted their combined strength through ex-
Senator Dorsey and others 10 secure in Brady's
place person vho would be satisfactory 10 them.
bat there was an honest man at the head of the
FOStcf1ce Departments, and ne was determined
there should be good men around him. and the
iObbsrs failed 10 set any OF their candidates IN
brady's place. There seems 70 be but one daily
newspaper in tbR district, which : not under
BraGy's control and the people Of Washington are
almost entirely dependent upon outside papers \
information concerning the startling discoveries
which have been made. But the war against the
President and the Investigators has ended IN de-
feat. The persons employed to gather evidence Of
the vickednesS. quietly and persiSteutly pursue
their way, supported BY the high authorities who
employ them. and who approved of their selection.
In the chair for nsrly disgracsd by Brady sits an
upright gentleman OF rare business abilty. Who Is
rapidly becoming acquainted with all the details
Of the contract bureau and who looks with asto-
nishmsnt upon system IN which true business
methods seems 10 be simply ignored The Post
master-Cieneral, Who IS Ending on every hand eyi-
Gence Of the corruption and reckless extravagance
looks through the reforms Of the present to
realization Of its dream Of a self-snstaininS de-
partment snd cheaper postage II the near future.
Energetic subordinates are gathering evidence
which VIII overthrow the guilty. Ii Is very hard
for one Who guius and insight into these records,
ard WHO studies the history OF tie previous in
vestgaton, to escape the belief that the Possodiee
Department has been sink Of iniQuity for wears
ard II vii be no easy task 70 compute the amount
Of the peoples money which has been stolen
thrown away. The correspondent notes tie same
Of - increase and expedition. On one rate the
pay was raised frora St.SQQ to $3.50. and on
another from $3.50 to Sl0,S00. He then deyotes
himself to an exposition OF
TIE TEXAS TEMPORARY SERVICE.
A newly-discovered ramifcation Of the frauds.
The fsyorites who hold the Temporary Service "
in Texas are Gen Frank c. Armstrong of Texas.
and MAJOR John d. Adams, Of Arkansas, Who in
TINS matter are practically one and the same rrr-
son; A. II. Brown, James B. Colgruve, r. c. Kern
= -, 4 IL
the Confederate army; Adams was d friend and
supporter Of ex-senator Dorsey; A. II. Brown was
once clerk in the Department IN ehArgs of the
Territorial routes by which the Government has
been robbed Of many millions. Ii appears, says
the correspondents, 70 have been Brady's custom TO
keep select circle Of favorites informed as to his
decisions IN regard to temporary contracts.
Collector Ro5srtsou's commission viii be made
out about June 23rd. and he vii eutsr on his
duties, July lst. Is Collector OF the Port of New
York. He believes that the Senatorial contest
viii be ended bv that time. Should the Senatorial
fight drag along, Merritt VII remain in Office.
CHICAGO. June Ilth.-Ths Times. independent
with snti-stalwart tendencies has this despatch
from Albany Bradley has penitsutiary mug
and a stumbling, b0orish air, but there was no
Disgusting the fact that his story carried with it
evidence Of truthfulnesS. Sessions statement was
q confirmation Of Its accuracy N SO many partcu-
lars that nine out Of ten men who heard It were
moved to the conclusion that 1t was true. Sessions
made thai impression, though be has a decided
advantage over his In point of address and
cummand OF language his explanation was
evidence than that can Be brought to dlscredit
Bradley, II VII be difficult matter to convince
the public that he manufactured the story out Of
whole cloth DepeW' friends are putting on a
bold front, but 1t l. generally admitted that unless
he can quickly prove bradley 10 be liar he is
gone Up far as Senatorial hocors are concerned
The StlIEarts are taking renewed interest Ii the
fight.
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the bribery Investigation Is certain to be very
EOrdy and long. It Is only too obvious that the
Committee Is not proceeding II d way to convince
the public Of Its determine to search out the truth
az all hazards. The members Of the Legislature
show much more concern as to how it will effect
the party, or a faction. with which they chance to
be connected than as to how the ugly stain which
< made on the fair name OF the State can be
cleaned OF.
Az Tis1tsin- at latest ad7iees there was a ru1nor
amongst the Chinese that news had Just arrived
from PskIng that tie French Cathedral there lad
been bC-nt, the mob at5rIbUtiug the death Of the
ate Empress and the drought to Its bad fsag stil.
AL8AS1- June 1.-The first vote TO day to I'll
Cc1ki1ugs vacancy vas as follows: Jacobs 20, I
CoEklias y, Wheeler 3, Cornell 3, Lapham 3. [
tolEer ?. Bradley l. Crowley l.
The second vote 10 Ill PIatt's vacancy vas: I
Herman 81. Plat =. DepsE 81 Cornell IL Wheeler
Z, Crovlev 6, Bliss l, FCIger l, TreulaiRe l.
he third vote was as follows: Jacobs 20. Couk- !
Icg = " Wheeler ., Lapham =, Cornell l, Crow I
sy :, toizer l. IreIndIne l. Bradley ].
HE fourth vote stood Herman 81. Depew 90 I
Platt -, Cornell 9, Crowley 5, Wheeler l. The /
test we're scattering. The Convention then ad- 4
ourned-
NV TOKz. June Ban Albany special saws
Report comes 10 Albany tonight that an effort Is
1ellZ made IN New York To induce Grant 10 ac-
,ePt a candidacy for United States Senator. 4
y neither the proposition Is to put him IN Couk- /
ing place or n Platt's Is not known. The few 4
Administration men here EEO have heard Of 1t say
NraHHa
Ilgs place he would be elected bot If the PROPOSE
non vas TO oIfsr tOukIIng and Grant It would on
: result II a more bitter fight than that nov IN 1
lruCrsss.
fEht took place June 18th N the vicinity Of
he Little Missouri, Dakota, between a PARTY Of 4
l1lters and twenty Indians under Little-Aizn-
afraid Of-His-HOrses, IN which the Indians lost \
o1r horses killed and large quantity Of furs and
Dbss. which we're captured 1t Is supposed that Il
no Indians we're killed
OoSALAsz4- May I'D Via Astoria Or June Il.
The revenue cutter C0T1rH arrived at OonaIaska
n the 18th Of Nav, With all On board veil The /
Lptlrers VII probably leave On the I'd after
akIlg a supply Of coaf and covering their
ledge-boat here With sss bon skin There vii \
irobabiF be encountered late season with ice on
hls SIDE Of the StrzIts-
The present idea Of Captain Hooper Is TO 20 10
be Seal Islands, thence 70 EuIusok- on Flower
lay and with three LAID seCe parties 70 visit the
orrhern shores Of Asia return n about 81 weeks
nd PICK Up tie remainder OF the party az a point
lot yet dstErnInEd-
R01rz, June 51--The Government Is making pre-
iaratio1s for specie payment.
SoFIA- June 17--The ZancoE party have sent the
0llJEIng telegram To Gladstone = We appeal to 4.
he generosity OF England to save our liberty,
'LIch i threatened By a DIctat1rship-7
The party have issue procIazlztiou to the
l=ctors II which they say e The country Is n
anger Il Is your dry 70 elect men Eho are
gal ID the emergency n order 70 preserve our
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