Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-02-28

she shot Rosa because he was an
enemy Of both England and Ireland
Several Of the Lordon papers have
special editorial leaders on the new
rules to be enforced in the house Of
commons. The papers threaten to re
taliate on the rules barring out reporters
by ignoring the debates in the house
kartoum was captured by the Nal
dis forces on January 10th. Gordon is
believed to have been assassnated at
his post on the ramparts Of the city
though hope for his life was expressed
by the London Times of the r4th inst
Preparations are being made in New
York for another meeting of what is
called the Socialistc Labor Party to
dcnounce the recent dynamite outrages
in the British metropolis, and formally
separate from those who defend them.
One of the transatlantic steamship
lines is about to issue tickets emitting
passengers to merely lodging and con
veyancc, meals to be charged at the
end Of the voyage. This is a conCes-
sion to passengers susceptible to sea
sickness.
Evidence is forthcoming that English
cotton spinners have some grounds for
continued complaints about the deteri
Grafton of American cotton. Micro
scopists affirm that through hybridizing
and forcing the growth by stimulating
fertilizers, the fibre is affected.
1t is announced that the government
OF Portugal and the International Afri-
can Association have been enabled,
through the mediation of England
France and Germany, to reach an I'M
Outstanding in regard to the rights
claimed by each along the river Congo
Mrs. Mary Pruyn, missionary, died
in Albany on the nth instant, aged 65.
She was the widow of the late Colonel
Samuel Pruyn, and for years had been
prominent in missionary work In
1871 she went to Yokohama and estab-
lishcd there the American Mission
Home for girls.
President Arthur has sent a special
message to the house Of representatives
informing that body that Mrs. u S.
Grant has given to the United States
the swords, historical relics and men,
entoes returned to her by William II
Vanderbilt Congress is to be provided
for their custody.
Over 900 Chinese were expelled from
Eureka, Humbolt Co, California on
the 9TH and 9Th instants. A Chinese
riot had taken place in the town and a
prominent whiteman had been acct
dentally killed. No Chinese were hurt,
but all we're forced to leave the town,
and all went to San Francisco
The British War Department has or.
gained corps of baloonists from the
Engineer Corps for experimental ser
vice in the Soudan. The balloonists
will be provided with three large bal
looms, capable Of carrying a number Of
men for twenty-four hours at time,
and many small balloons for signalling
purposes.
The Hong Kong correspondent Of
the London Standard says that the
wealthiest man in the world is the Chi
nese banker, Han-Qua, of Canton. He
pays taxes upon an estate of S9o, ooo,-
900, and is estimated to be worth l.
900, ooo, 900 taels, which, in United
states money, would be about $40
900, 900.
The German Government intends to
introduce in the Reichstag, after the
final reading of the corn duties bill, a
bill iorbidding the importation of cere-
listing duties on rye, imported from
such countries as receive from Germany
{" the most favored.nation" treatment
will be continued.
There are within the limits OF Tulare
County, California, IN round numbers
100, 900 acres OF plain land, 20, 900 acres
of foot-hill land, and $4,000 acres of
mountain land subject to entry under
the homestead, pre-emptlon, desert
land, and timber culture acts and by
other methods Of acquiring title to
government lands.
General Grants health continues to
be a source of solicitude to his friends.
Intimate friends of the General said
last night that the wish which for years
has been nearest his heart is, that he
should be placed on the retired list Of
the army, simply as an act Of justice
His disappointment that it has not al
ready been done is keen.
A dispatch dated Vienna, February
grid, says Herr Smatka has written tc
the press stating that committee ap
pointed to investigate the recent trouble
in the Reichstag, which caused the
newspapers to cease publishing the
parliamentary proceedings, reported ii
favor Of censuriag Scholnerer, who in
suited the reporter. 1t was decided tc
grant the reporters demands and the
trouble is now ended.
| A bill introduced in the United State.
Senate to revive and amend the act o.
congress to promote Geographic com
munication between America and Asia
authorizes several named persons, resi-
dents of California, New York anc
Pennsylvania, to construct marine
telegraph, or cable line, between tn,
Pacific coast Of the United States ane
the coast OF Asia, the work to be com
menced within three years from tn,
passage OF the act
The Call of the I2th says LAS
Monday, when the Alamedas hatche,