Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-04-19
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French troops noN there ate 20 he sent TO
Madngasoat
i destructive cyclone ia Ohio and Kentucky,
iau month destroyed properly to The value Of
over ss,ooo,ooo.
The Grand Commsajsy of Knights Ten
plar will aiom the statue OF Lafayette IN New
York on Decoration Day.
yellow fever has reappcarcd O., Soncra Mex
iea, and IS playing such hayoe along the route
OF the Panama Canal tba, work has been aban.
donej.
on the 10Th utimo. General Gordon made
a sor,ir from Khan,um with 1000 Egyptian
troops, who |cd from % Anbs, losing nearly
goo in KILLED and wounded.
frank l. Chamberlain. sportsman and
local celebrity ofCleyeland, after eleven years
study has perfected a machine capable Of
charging fifteen hundred shotgun cartridges PER
hour
The Central, Southern and Union Pacific
and other connecting lines. together with
Pacific mail, are considering heavy reduction
in passenger fares between Australia and New
Yofs
The Gtcelcy.telief expedition, which the
steamer Bear will carry Mouth mex, month.
will be the bes, equipped ever sen, to the Arc.
tic segion, Reinpeer fut will be used for
slo,hiug.
Eugene L. Sullivan has rendered his rcsgna
ton as Collector Of the Port Of san Francisco,
to take caec, May Ia. Adyices from Wash.
inglon say that he declined the Consulate Of
Honolulu.
In the United States the secretary Of the IN.
terror says that millions Of acres Of publiclands
are fenced in by stock rasers who have no
nigh, 10 sequcsim,e such tracts Tor their own
exclusive use.
|, is said that the death Of Harry +. Packer.
the late president Of the Lehigh Valley Rail.
road Company, leaves his sister, Miss Packer,
with the lages, income Of any unmarried lady
n America.
Silken gowns are now worn by the justices
Of the United States Supreme Court and by
the judges Of the New York Cour, Of Appeals ;
and the circuit judges are considering the pro.
priety Of also using them.
Mrs. Lang,ry has finally decided no, TO 20
TO Australia this year, as she feels she is not
strong enough in health TO stand such journey.
She will close her season in San Francisco
June zS,h. and sail from New York ior Eng.
land, August ii;h.
Tawhiao, King Of the Maoris, and other
Maori chiefs have gone TO England on a visit,
via the Suef canal. |, was expected that they
would come by the City Of Sydney. The King
appeared in Auckland with gorgeous crown
on his head and holding heavy staff of Office
in his hand. Before leaving he signed the
pledge.
This one man power is restored in New York
City, A bill giving the mayor the power Of
appointment Of heads Of departments has be-
come a law. The people have become tired Of
the conflict between the mayor and common
council the latter changing up" nominations
and refusing 10 concur unless they were first
consulted and satisfied.
Apropos o. the recent Tetiremen, OF Admiral
Hughes Of the Hartford, the san Francisco
Bulletin says; "As a mark Of the high esteem
and friendly regard in which he was held by
the officers Of his dagship-the historic Hart
ford-and aS a pleasant bi, Of surprise, an
admirals flag, handsomely made and Of silk,
WIS mastheaded to receive the haul. down
salute, after which ceremony It was presented
10 the admiral
AT Cineinna late last month an immense mob
eironghs, said to he indignant at the lenien,
sentence passed on a murderer, burn, the court
house. and after sacking the gunshops assul,e,l
the Jail, which was defended by soldiers. In
the attack dynamite bombs were used, and one
officer and three soldiers were killed. In
return the military used their Calling guns,
which movement, speedily repulsed the mob,
killing hundred and iniurins hundreds.
Afler the capture Of Hung ljoa, which, the
frcneh announce, will terminate the wal, the
French will ia the western frontier Of Tonauin
at Tuan Guam, which Is now in the possession
Il the Black Flags. The Black Flags will be
allowed to retain all towns from Tuan Quan to
lao kai on condition that they viii guarantee
the free navigation Of the upper Sang, Koi
The northern frontier Of Tonquin will extend
from phulong Thuong 10 Tuan Guam by way
II Shuian Shua Dinh and rhu Doanhong.
Jay Gould lately arrived in New York from
Cuba Slysi MATTERS in Cuba are simply
deplorable. Tha, country Is taxed 10 the
verge Of ruin. The planters are all failing.
There is no confidence among the merchant
classes, and, In aei, i is difficult to find words
strong enough u express the miserable eondi.
ton Of Attain that IS ioend in that island
Unless the Spanish government does some
thing tos the relief OF the people, absolute ruin
Is impending there"
European powers, to whom reru had plcdg.
cd her nitrate beds for the psymen, oiherdeb,s
incurred previovs 10 the wa, with Chill, protest
against the article Of the treaty between the
Two South American states which permits the
transier q those valuable resource, as indem.
ni,y 10 Chill lf,he lai;rs powef takes posses.
sion Of the guano and nitrate beds. shs must
assume with these resources the obligations d
Peru to her foreign erediioe. Representative
Of France, Great Britain, Italy, Holland and
Belgian unite IN this protest.
a bill has Leen introduced IN the United
States Senate by Nir, Edmunds to psoside fos
The establishment, Of forest reservation al the
hsad~aien q The Missouri river and a: the
hcad~atcfs u Clark Fork III the Columbia