Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-03-25
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.


rived early on Monday morning. We have dates to
the 18th instant.
serrcnt Mason. who shot at Guitcnu. has been
tried 10y Court Martial the sentence Is a. follows
" 10 be dishonurnhly discharged from the service
Of the United States, with loss OF all pay and al
luwance now due or ~ h,come due tn him. and
then 30 be confined at hard labor IN such Ircnit,u
tAry - the proper authorities may dircc, fuT eight
years
1oSpoS. Feb ls.--A firm of London publishers
have arranged for weekly supply of the Irish
World aud will try conclusions with the Govern
ment In the event cf a seizure.
INV IoRk, Feb. l9.--'fhe movement which has
begun To develop here in favor uf q repeal Of the
Reciprocity Treaty with Hawaii, discluses curious
complication Of interests. A certain class of mer.
chants and business men who were warmly In favor
Of the treaty when II enacted. some wears ago.
are nov earnestly agitatinC against ON the ground
that u has not realized the advantages anticipated.
and that the Hnwaiians get the oyster and leave
us only the shell. This class include nearly all
the Eastern sugar reiners and two of the leading
commercial organizations. As long as free
gar WAS kept ON the Pacific Coast they did not
care anything about the treaty one way or the
other, but now that the California refueries are
bringing theis products into this market, and
even making arrangements to start redneTies for
the Hawaiian products here. in competition with
other sugars that have TO pay duty of "a PFC
per pound the matter appeals at once to their
of self interests, and II Is determined, therefore,
To urge Congress to put an end to an arrangement
which puts them Mt so manifest disadvantage.
In this agitation they will have the cooperation of
tives of the various interests already IN Wash
ineton to ask for immediate action.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2O-The hearing before the
House Committee ON Foreign Affairs on the pro
posed abrusa;iOn of the Hawaiian Treaty was con-
tinued this morning. Allen, the Hawaiian Minis
ter. reviewed the history of affairs which had led
up Ia the treaty and reciied the reports of Marcy
Seward, Sumner. General Grant and other persons
OF Importance, 10 the Government OF the United
States, that the Hawaiian Islands should not fall
under the control OF any foreign power He con
fr.a1 .hs al, tnp her .la hal
the labor engaged IN the sugar culture could be
called in any sense of the word, slave labor; but
that the wages paid are very high, and that the in
tsrosts and welfare Of the lAhorers are thoroughly
protected by the Hawaiian Government. He also
showed that the allegation of smuggling sugar into
this country under the name of Sandwich Island
sugar entirely without foundation, and as
proof of that he read from a letter of the United
States Minister at Honolulu.
George 5. Boutwell, addressed the Committee on
the side of the question, oondning his re-
marks chiefly to the great importance of the Uni
ted States Government retaining its influence in
these Islands, in view of the great trade Of the
future with the countries ON the Pacific SLOPE.
Further hearing III tue matter postponed by
the Committee until Monday, March 9th.
WASHINGTON. March "A Treasury Department
official SAYS circular will soon be issued announc
ing the decision made by the Supreme Court lit the
sugar cases. and the changes in the Department
regulations mace necessary 10y the decision of the
Court governing the rate of duty by the color test
The existing regulations, prescribing other tests,
have been in force since September, 1871 and the
excess of duties charged during that period will
have to be refunded Ia the importers. At the
{ Treasury Department there has been estimate
formed of the exact amount which will have 70 be
refunded. II is thought however, that the amount
involved in cases at the port of New York alone is
Sl.l2O,Un, and that the entire amount will reach
| 100000.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-Hearing was resumed
to-day before the House Committee Foreign
Affairs on the proposed termination of the Reel
/ procity Treaty with the Hawaiian Islands, by the
/ provisions of which the sugars produced Ill the
Sandwich Islands are now imported into this coun-
/ try free of duty. Arguments were made by Re p
resentatise Gibson ON behalf of the Louisiana SUI
gar growers and by Representative Hardy, who
spoke for the sugar refining interests of the East.
Both of these gentlemen urged that the advantages
alleged to have accrued from the treaty entirely
one-sided, and that matter of fact. the intro
dGction OF this sugar free of duty, will eventually
! ruin the sugar growing and sugar refining inter
1 ests of this country.
Minister Allen Of the Sandwich Islands and ex-
| Governor Boutwell, spoke for the continuance of
the treaty, urging that the Hawaiian sugar was
but \ drop IN the bucket compared with the sugar
consumption of the United States, while on the
part of the Sandwich Islands, the treaty was abso-
lutely essential TO it, commercial life and if abro
gated or terminated II would become necessary foI
tine Hawaiian people to place themselves under the
protection OF some other nation. One feature OF
| the hearing to-day was the introduction of a peti
tion thirty five feet long signed by business mer
and firms OF New York city representing $4,000.
900 Of capital, and praying for the termination OF
this treaty as dangerous to the commercial inter
ests of the country.
The President has received from ex-senator
ConklIng his declination of the Associate Justice
ship.
Hon. Milton S. Latham died at New York o,
the 4th inst.
Senator Teller has reported favorably the Hous
bill for pension to Mrs. GARFIELD, with amend
ment including Mrs. Polk and Mrs. Tyler an,
giving them $500 year.
hauer has been forbidden to start for ST. Peters
burg until the Weather gets warmer. The remaii
der of the survivors Of the Jeanette Start withou
him.
The Anti Chinese bill passed the L. S. Senate b
q vote Of - to 10. The restrictions To Chimes
immigration are to continue for twenty years.
, A dispatch from MonIeyideo says Doctor Vida
resigned The Presidency OF the Republc and Cor
eress Of both Chambers have elected senator san
los his successor. Tranquility continues.
} LONDON, March Ain the Parliamentary ele,
ton at Northampton, to-day, Bradlaugh receive
3,ISs votea and Corbett 3,6o7.
LONDON, March 2.--Ihe resolution declariu
void the election Of Dayitt has passed the Hou.
by a vote of st5 to 20.
! soryia has been made Kingdom.
BERLIN, March The Prussian Chamber ,
0 Deputies to-day voted the sum required for Il
c establishment, of p Prussian Legation at the Va,
I can, The LII erals opposed the measure.
!, BEHLIs, Feb. H.-lt is said here that the coron
tion OF the Car has been postponed until Septeu
@ Der.
, CoLoosK, Feb. IA report is current 10 n
effec, that unless the condition OF Russi, inlproy
0 the Car will sbdicate after his coronation.
: wEDsoE CASTLE, March 2-Evenine.-As II
| Queen was eui.riug her carriage this evening
: man in the station yard deliberately fred a pisi
At her. The man, who a mise rH bio looking %
IA leci, ~as immediately seized 10y several poiicenla
!. and taken Ia the Windsor Police Station. No OF
was hurt.
LoSpos, March 2-7.3O p M.-The Queen dro
OF % the Castle immediately after she was fir,
at. The mlscresnt vas followed to the Police ST
. tion by large crowd Of people.
I. I0xDax Marc The m ~ ~, a. b,u, ., /.
. as l.oderick Mclean lie with difiicnliy re
n cuei from the crowd. Tie Queen arrived at Win
sor About 5-25 Pm.
LosDos, March 2.--fhere was = large crowd
I. SPECTATORS awaiting the Qasen's arrival at Win
q sor. Ice Queen walked across the platform OF d
railway station 20 the carriage which waltz
i 10 take her ~ the Castle. John Broan had |
A when man standing at the entrance to the stats
81 the carriage and hred. 10 Judge from the req.
~ the pistol MAS not heavily loaded. The Cues
\, who was probably not aware what had happens
" ~as Immediately driven 10 this Castle, bot befo
IL abe passed the man had been seized by the Sup
m iniendent of ihe borough police who was stan
- IN; near by. He ~as Also siOlently seized by 1
crowd. and only rescued ~hen three or four polk
n men came to the SuF-srinicndents assistance III
pistol MAS captured by Of the crosd
NAAIIINcroa. Aareh She folloxing ID a co
y OF the telegram sent by tbs Secretary u State
!. Lowell to-day;
y LssroH, nisfsfsr, L0aloa The President nj
"a the people u the Cni,ed States congratulate II
r. sAlzsfs on having bren proyidentially protect