The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-02-15


latorial demands on Chile which Blaine had or
dered. Martinez. the Chilean Minister here, has
given of1cial assurance TO Secretary Freinehnysen
that the government meant no oferse to the
United States By the removal Of Calderon frum
Lima General Huriburt has been called home
and should be now on his way. Il is high time,
for all this his fault Is shown BY the extra
ordinary correspondence regarding Chile and
Peru sent to Congress yesterday BY the President.
The Herald regards Blaine's action as dishonor-
able and says it was not diplomacy but simple
1 vulgar intrigue.
The Times says the country viii read BIaine's
instructions to Prescott with amusement, not I'M
mixed with sense of relief that the unstable
policy of Blaine was arrested at the critical mo-
ment and barely in time to avert its inevitable
and lamentable consequences.
The World says that Blame contrived to get
himself into hot water with pretty nearly every
person connected with South American affairs, and
that Frelinghuysen may well thank his stars. as
may also the half dozen gentlemen now represent
ing the United States between Cape Horn and the
Isthmus Of Panama, that Arthur took the peremp-
tory stand that he did.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The Secretary of the
Navy received the following this morning:
ST. PETERsBURG, January 81, 1882.
Secretary Hunt, Washington, Z. S. A.-Lieute-
nant Danenhower, with nine men, await orders at
Ifkutsk. (Signed) HOFFMAN.
In reply, Secretary Hunt telegraphed for Lieu
tenant Danenhower and party to return to the
United States as soon practicable, and for Lieu
ttildut melville AQQ party I'd continue the search
after De Long and party as long as the slightest
hopes of success remained.
CHICAGO Jan. 2S.-The new plan for propulsion
of cars of the South Side Street Railway in this
city by cables instead of horses, was formally
inaugurated this afternoon and is apparently
complete success
SAN FRAEoIsco, Jan 29.-There is a good deal of
smallpox in the city and other cities of the Union
report considerable number of cases.
NEWARK, N. j., Jan. 3l.-0scar L. Baldwin, late
Cashier of the Mechanics National Bank of New
ark, N. j., appeared before the United States
Court yesterday, pleaded guilty and was sentenced
TO fifteen years IN State prison.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Silt is stated that Scoville
has received a proposition from j. II. Ridgeway,
Of Bis Race street, Philadelphia, to purchase
place it in refrigerator and exhibit it in various
parts of Europe and America.
REw YoRK, Jan 31.-A fire broke out this MORN
ing in the building formerly occupied by the New
York World, in the same block with the Times
building, but separated from it by an intervening
building. The block in which the FIRE broke out is
an irregular shaped gore, with the building
formerly occupied by the World on its southeast |
corner, and the Times building occupying the en-
tire northern angle of the gore At IL o'clock the
southern end of the gore was a mass of flames |
and at one time it was feared that the Times |
building would be totally destroyed. There were !
probably four or tive hundred people in the build
ing when the fire broke out, and fears are enter
tanned of great loss of life. The fire burned |
through into the Times building but did no dam
age to the editorial rooms The composing-rOom !
was flooded with water and two large holes made |
in the walls and ceilings by the fremen.
Competent judges sum up the total loss of all /
property including the building at over 81 100000
The number of losers is prodlgious. The burned |
building was known as the Potter Building and /
was valued at $300,0OO; but it was old, and the |
total loss in its destruction is not over S2OOOOO
1t was insured for $4,000. Books containing the |
names of tenants were burned with the office.
LONDON, Jan. 26.-An attempt to gag the press
has redoubled the fear that panic may arise at |
Vienna. high Austrian official stated on Mon I
day that the situation could not we'll be worse.
PARIS, JAM 26.-Christine Missions husband has |
gone crazy over his Bourse losses.
PARIS, Jan. Ozone hundred thousand francs |
were turned over to THE Lyons houses to-day.
Moscow Jan. 2G.-There will be no public dis
play when the Car is crowned.
PARIS, Jan. -Midnight-The list of the new
Ministry, settled upon to pnsent to the House is
as follows De Ereycinet, President of the Council
and Minister of Foreign Affairs Jules Ferry, Pub
lie instruction; Goblet, Interior and Worship;
Humbert, Justice; farfoy, Finance; CarnOt, Pub
lie Works; Tirard, Commerce, and Cookery, Posts
and Telegraphs. The Ministers of War and Ma
rine nave not been designated.
VIENNA, Jan. ga dispatch from Corfu states
that plot against the life of the King of Greece
has been discovered 1t was to have been carried
out while the King WAS lourneying from Athens
TO Piraeus.
LONDON, Jan. 28-The Russo-Jowish Committee
will meet Ellinger, delegate of the New York Emil
grafton Board, IN London Monday next, to
consider an emigration scheme. The Lord Mayor
has conferred the past few days with eminent
Jews, in regard 10 tue emigration of Jews from
Russia to America.
ST. PETERSBURG, JAN pa fresh number of the
Nihilist journal, The VIII Of the People, is being
and sent under envelope to the courts
and to the ministers, dignitaries and regiments of
the empire. II is dated December 24th new style.
1t was probably printed and introduced from
abroad In its leading article the editor says:
The coronation of the Gar, fixed for the 18th of
May, will never take place. Therefore make no
preparations for it. Many things will occur be-
tween this and the 18th of May. Do not throw
away yout money uselessly. 1t is simply redicu-
lous and disgusting.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 81. NJ Kershaw, on order
Of the Stalwart leaders, has struck off $50 bronze
medals to commemorate the steady voting of the
5O6 at the Chicago Convention. The affair has
been kept very secret. The medals are perfectly
round, "a inches in diameter and three-quarters
of an inch thick. Their weight is nearly pound.
The profile of Grant is on the center of the face
twlned with laurel and oak leaves. Outside of this
is the record of 3O6 Grant ballots in q complete
circle, the number of each ballot and the vote
cast, ranging from BOP to 313 On the center of
the inverse side is " Commemorative of the 306
ballots of the old guard for Ulysses S. Grant for
President, Republican National Convention, Chi
cago, June, 1880.
DUBLIN, January 28.--Twenty arrests have been
made, and number of reasonable papers we're
found by the military and the police in the County
Galway.