The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-03-26
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS
Per STEAMER ALAMEDA.


cided not TO so to Australia TINS year as she feels
she Is not in strong enough health to stand such
a Journey. After her San Francisco engagement,
which begins Juhe 18th and closes on the 18th she
will return to New York and sail for England
LONDON, Mar. 4.-Hongkong advices to this date
report collision had occurred between Chinese
soldiers and Europeans at at Shanghai. A small
BODY OF the former assaulted the latter and wounded
two with the bayonet.
PORTLAND, Mar. 6.-Blind staggers in prevailing
to disastrous extent among the horses in Clacla-
mas and Yamhill counties. About 400 horses have
died In the former county duriug the past three
months, and IN Iamhill County the mortality is so
heavy as TO materially interfere with spring work
among the farmers. The disease appears TO battle
the skill of the best veterinary surgeons
WASHINGTON, Mar. THE Senate Committee on
Territories has agreed TO give the name ''Lincon'
to the Territory which il is proposed 10 max
out OF the northern portion of Dakota.
SAN FRAScrsco, Mar. About ten thousand
people paid q total of about twelve thousand dol
lars last night to George Robinson, an amateur
athlete fall fifty sixty times the spardeck of
the Pavilion the object of this display Of agility
being natural desire on the part of Mr.. Robinson
TO avoid any unpleasantness occurring between the
left side of MS jaw and John L. Sullivans good
uRat hand. In the third round Robinson actually
went down tweniy-o times, although he was
scarcely so much as touched by his antagonists
glove, In the fourth round he had only managed
twelve tumbles when the referee declared the
match" in favor of Sullivan on the ground that
Robinson had gone down three times in that round
without even the motion of blow as an excuse.
This ended the great knockout" and Robinson
LETT the platform among a storm Of groans and
hlsses while sullivan received some slight token of
applause for his apparent willingness to fight if
only chance had been given him. A more dis
gnsted crowd Of grumblers has never been seen in
San Francisco than those thousands as they
squeezed their way out of the Pavilion Once more
their good money had been humbugged out of them
TO witness the hippodromiest of hippodromes and
the strain was almost too great for the customary
cumstances.
Adyices from South Africa state the Beers in
Stllla Land are advancing 90 attack Maukoruane
a British battalion has been ordered from Cape
Town.
San FRANoIsoo. Mar. 9.-The storm preyaiiipg
here, babe fair last night to become even more
severe, as the barometer was steadily falling, and
the velocity Of the air currents outside the Heads
was htty-two miles an hour, while on the bay it
ranged between thirty and forty. On the inside
1t came IN pufs and squalls, and but for due warn
ing the shipping in the harbor might have sustained
serious damage As it was, two whaling vessels off
the southern portion of the city dragged anchors
and were in imminent danger from collision but
the services of tug boat advertedit. Several YES
sells lying by the docks were chafed, and number
OF small boats got adrift, and some were not re-
covered.
SLS JosE, Mar. 9.-Since last night the heaviest
rain of the season has fallen and is still pouring
down. The amount for the twenty-four hours was
LAO lnches for the storm of five days, $50 inches
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never been so high since 1872 The GUADALUPE
and Los 6atos Creeks have oyerfowed the banks
above and below the city, and many farms are
flooded.
The Queen leaves England fof Germany on the
eth of April.
CoSsTANTNoPLE, Mar 9-Ghazi Osman Pasba.
the Turkish Minister of War, has forbidden under
severe penalties, the enlistment of Albanians for
service against FL Mahdi.
LONDON Mar. 9.-Vienna continues TO be frigh-
Inv ct
while in France the journalistic world laughs over
Plon-Plons" huctuating, purposes as to his son |
victor, whom be wants at the same time to get |
out of France and keep near to himself.
BERLIN, Mar. 9-Four Jews, acquitted at Kontiz |
OF the charge of setting fire TO the synagogue at
Neustetin, were maltreated by the populace of the
latter place. One of them is nearly killed ma /
jority of the Jewish shop houses in Neustettin |
were destroyed. The police were poyerless 10 |
prevent the outragos.
CAIBo, Mar. 9.-Nubian Pasha the Prime Mi |
mister, has temporarily assumed the direction of |
the Ministry of the Interior in place of Sabet |
Pasha, who resigned, in consequence of disputes |
with Clifford, the under Secretary. The latter |
virtually controls in department.
OTTAWA (Ont.), Mar. 9.-Rumor is current that |
the Governor, General has received threatening |
letters from tho Fenian Brotherhood at Chicago
and the guard at Rideau Hall has been doubled.
san FRAEoIsoo Mar. 10.-Sentonce upon ex-
wharfncer Thomas i. Quirk who pleaded guilty
was 10 have been pronounced by Judge Toohy !
yesterday was postponed until next Monday.
Gladstone is suffering from catarrh and is con-
fined TO his room.
The treaty of peace with Chile has been ratified
by the Constituent Assembly Of Peru.
Hosmer and Hamm have arranged a throe.n,
sculing race, 10 take place not later than June 90
CHErEsSE IVY To, Mar. O-The appearance
of the foot and mouth cattle disease in Maine and
Kansas creates great alarm among the cattle men
of the West. The Wyoming Stock Growers As
sociation will take immediate steps to guarantee
a quarantine of the Territory, and exterminate
affected cattle.
BosroN, Mar. i0-Nathan Z. Pratt, formerly
treasurer of the Reading Mass. Savings Bank,
convicted of embezzling funds in 1879, was SEN
fenced to-day to four years Imprisonment at hard
labor. Pratt is seventy years old and pend
ing the proceedings confined in Jail for FIVE
years. The original defalcation was $780, 900, but
a portion OF the money was recovered, and the
loss to depositors was about $4,000 II was shown
the defendant did not profit by the defalcation.
Though nominally treasuler, his son, Sidney p.
Pratt, conducted the business and the loss, it was
alleged, was through his conduct. He disappeared
when the defaloation became known and has never
since been heard Of. ,
HAVANA, March l0.-The commercial situation
is very critical. Low prices of sugar. tghtness in
the money market and general distrust are ac-
crisis that may involve all branches
of business. AT Sagua, Rodriguez Co, sugar i
exporters, have failed, the liabilities exceeding
100000. At Cardinals, Myares 4 Co. banking | s
and commission merchants, also engaged in sugar
exporting, have suspended being heavily involved
in the failure of Rodriguez. Mackellar & Lulinp {
are in difficulties Of long standing The sugar '
market is depressed by scarcity of sugar exporters
80 many Of whom have failed during the last few '
years. One or two other banks are regarded with a
distrust
WASHINGTON, Mar. l0.-Mr. Morrison sent word t
TO his colleagues In the Ways and Means Com 2
mittee this morning that he was sick and in con-
sequence the reports the tariff bill were not t
presented to the house. Mr.. Morrison's illness is
not dangerous, and it is believed he will have his
report ready to hand in tomorrow. The cause
Of delay in presenting the document is something
Of a mystery.
SuAKIN, Mar. 10.-The rebels opened fire on Gen
eral Graham's forces at one o'clock this morning
The British forces at once formed to Tepel the
charge, but no attack came. The men were there
upon ordered to lie down again. The fire of the