The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-06-24
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San FRASc1sCo. June 15.-John F. Thrum, editor
Of weekly dramatic paper, accused of hbeling
the kreling Brothers. proprietors of the Iiyoh
Theatre, was held for trial in 5000 bail by Po-
ice Judge LAWYER Saturday morning.
NV YORK, June 15.-Fred Grant says the
General is growing weaker and his condition
seems to. be one Of increasing debility without
pain. . fl .
John L. Sullivan was declared the winner of the
glove contest with Jack Burke in Chicago Saturday
hight. I'd r
WASHINGTON, June H.-One of the Democratic
members of the House Appropriation Committee
said this evening: u have Just been reading the
memorandum of the Postmaster General regarding
the ocean mail service; but don't care to discuss
1t, for have not entirely made up my mind on
some Of the points involved. The service to Aus
tralia pays pretty we'll because there is consider
able weight Of mail; but taking into account the
length Of the route, the service is not nearly so
we'll paid as the service between New York and
Liverpool and Bremen"
FORI Pm, June I8.--General Middleton returned
here last night from an unsuccessful chase after
Big Bear. This afternoon orders were Issued for
All the mounted force and the gatling gun to hold
themselves in readiness to proceed to Beaver river
Mt O'Clock tomorrow morning.
-WAsHH1oS, June at is understood that
Cleveland will appoint ). II. Brooks sub Treasurer
at San Francisco.
WLsHHeIoS, June I2.-With the approval of the
President, the Postmaster General has decided not
transportation Of foreign mails upon the mileage
basis under the authority conferred by the Act OF
Congress Of March 3, 1850
DEzTER, June s12--A private telegram Just re-
ceiEed here from Cdttenden. A. T., says the rene
gade Apaches have reached the Harshaw mining
district IN the extreme southeastern portion Of the
Territory. The miners of the district are hocking
to Crittenden, which is only fourteen miles from
the old Mexico line, for mutual protection.
PITIsBUae, June 12.-John Teemer is arranging
-. Nu.Na
here during July. Prizes aggregating 5000 will be
offered, and il is expected that the inducements
will be sufficient to attract the best sculers in the
country. r
PRNoEToS rs. J.l, June l2.-The seventeen
year-old locusts have made their appearance in
vast numbers here and in Central New Jersey.
WAsH1sGTos, June 12.-There appears to be an
other hitch In regard tn the COliectorshp Of San
Eraneiseo. Jessie d. Carr, after having a talk
with Secretary Manning has decided to Telurn to
California tomorrow.
! WASHINGTON, June 12.-An article printed in the
Democratic organ gives the outlines of a plan
which il is said has been adopted by Secretary
Manning and Treasurer Jordan for the practical
abolition Of subztreasuries in Chicago, New York,
Boston and other large cities.
BEUSos AIRES lTia Galvestonl, June I2.-Oging
to the appearance of cholera in Spain, Brazil has
closed its ports to ships from the eastern coast Of
the Spanish peninsula.
TohoSro june I2-Hanlan was seen tonight
regarding peemer's challenge for Ole race n Sc
RES of 1--WE races. Hanlan says the challenge of
Ieemer was to row one race of three miles for
5000 side, series of Eve races al one, two,
three, four and FIVE miles for $1,000 each.
NEE YoKK, June I.-Henry Oferman, the
Treasurer of the Brooklyn Sugar Refinery, whose
Office is at 9s Wall street. in this city, denied en-
phatically to-day that he had contributed TO a
fund to lobby at Washington against the Hawaiian
Reciprocity Treaty, or that he had told Claus
SpEeckeis so in September. 1881 He said " never
knew OF any fund being raised to lobby at Wash
ingtou against the treaty. never heard of any
such fund, or contributed TO any. Neither do
believe that single dollar vas paid out By any
refiner in New York for such a purpose. The idea
that We should hire a newspaper to blaekmail Mr..
Spreekels is simply preposterOus and absurd ]
do not believe that we have fallen quite 50 low
as that yet. We refners did do what We could in
Straightforward and business-liks way to pre-
vent such a treaty being made, and so far as
Washington is concerned, the most we did was to
make as strong petition as we could against the
ratification. We failed IN our effort, and the
treaty was made, much TO Mr- Spreckels ad-
vantage
.COscoED n. H. June 1l.-The Senate and
House met in Joint convention this morning and
proceeded to an election of State officers with the
toll0wing result Secretary Of State. A. b. Thomp-
SOlJn A. Carter and ComInissary- Cienetal, Frank
p Brown.
NV YoEK, June 1.-THE new disp4tch-boat
DOiyEiH made her fiuaI trip to-daJ-that Of steam
ing SIX hours at sea. According 70 the log her
average speed vas twelve and three-quarter knots
per hour, but according to the distance charts it
was thirteen and nine tenth knots. The vessel
viii probably be soon pat in commission By the
Government.