The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-09-23
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

RoxE, Sept. 15.-1he Government has been is
suing cholera bulletins. The first show that from
the 9th to the 18Th inst l46 cases and eighty-sii
deaths were reported in tho infected districts Of
Italy. Yesterday there ware reported four new
cases and four deaths at Palermo and fifteen new
cases and four deaths at Parma.
MARRILLEs, Sept. l5-There were seven deaths
from cholera reported in this city yesterday
Thirty patients remain under treatment in the
Pharo Hospital. No more bulletins will be issued
here.
Pans, Sept. I5.-The cholera is spreading in
the south Of France. AT Manosque there have
been eighty deaths within three weeks. Many
deaths have occurred in other towns. At AubaguC
twenty-five died from the disease within a few
days. The epidemic Is increasing at Salon.
WASHINGTON, Sept 15.-The President to day
appointed the following Collectors of Customs
John 5. Hagar, for the District of San Francisco
John Flagan for the Southern District of Oregon
BERLIN, Sept. 1.-The German cruising squad
ron, which has returned TO Kiel is under orders 70
reft for the North Atlantic under Commodore
Stenha and Prince Henry of Prussia. The Admi-
rally has postponed the usual discharge OF the ma
val reserves There are also other signs OF activ-
ity in the navy. The squadron will take supplies
for SIX months and be ready for immediate use.
All irOnclads in foreign stations have been or
dered to prepare for any emergency. The German
squadron at Zanzibar has been ordered TO get
ready to sail fox the Mediterranean.
PAHIs, Sept. lO.-De Jesseps is bringing the in
huence Of the powerful financial houses to bear Ia
obtain authority from the government to issue
Panama canal shares.
SANTIAGO DE CHILE Sept. lO-The committee of
Liberals from the upper and lower houses have
named Marcial Gonzalves for President.
BERLIN, Sept. IO.-The Military Ga-efie announces
that Prince Henryof Battenberg has resigned from
the army.
General De Courcy, French commander in Anam.
having asked authority 10 depOse the youthful
King of Anam if he thinks necessary to do so, has
been granted the fullest liberty of action.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE report that Russia and
England had signed protocol limiting the Russo
Afghan frontier is confirmed. The Afghan 'front.'
Ter commission will meet in November and com
pete the details. NJ. Bessar, special Russian COM
missioner will return 10 st. Petersburg on Sunday,
his mission having been completed.
Two men, on Sept. 10th, approached the sentry
on d1ty at the powder magazine at Woolwich, and
before he could give the alarm, seized and beat
him in brutal manner, leaving him lying half
dead on his post. They then attempted TO enter
the magazine, but becoming alarmed ut some
noise in the vicinity decamped.
Floods have destroyed the crops in Bengal The
Calcutta district is submerged. Several andslides
have occurred, causing much damage TO railways.
At Montreal there were five deaths from small
poI on the 10th, and ten authenticated new cases
were reported.
BIII.IS, Sept. l0.-It is mi-oficially announced
that Spain has not yet replied TO Germany's sug-
Cestion to refer the Caroines question to friendly
powers for arbitration, nor has Spain replied to
Germany's demand for reparation for the insult
10 the German embassy at Madrid.
LONDON, Sept. lO.-Bismarck after a long dis
cussiun with the members Of German houses hav-
ing large Pacific trade, prepared plans some
months ago for the occupation by Germany of the
principal islands of the Marshall Pelew, Gilbert
and Caroline groups. The Spanish viceroy, and
officers at Manila the capital city of the island of
Luzon, and of all the Philippine islands and at
other places in the Pacific ocean, have for many
years called the attention of the home government
TO the increasing German influence in the Pacific.
LONDON Sept. 19.-Gladstone was called upon
by deputation of private citizens who were de-
sirous of learning if he intended leading the
Liberals in the coming electoral compaign. Glad
stone declined TO state his intentions.
LONDON Sept. lO.-A Copenhagen dispatch SAYS
that the British steamer auckland colided with
and sunk the German gunboat Bits. The fate of
the crew Is not known.
Pans, Sept. 10.-There were two deaths from
cholera at Salon yesterday two at Mines and three
at Bellegarde.
Touuos, Sept. lO.-There we're four cases from
cholera in this city last night.
WASHINGTON COURTHOUSE, Ohio, Sept. 9.-The
cyclone which came upon this town last evening,
at five o'clock, almost completely demolished 1t.
Not single store facing Central square, out Of
forty, is left intact, and the majority of them were
leyeled. About two hundred residences were de-
stroyed, and the streets are filled with debris that
is almost impossible to pass.
A London dispatch says: James Bowman, the
gamekeeper so frequently mentioned IN the
Queens ''Life in the Highland was found hang
ing head downward on wire fence in the forest
yesterday The position of the dead man forbids
the idea that he committed suicide.
The United States man-of-war QiiHHeJdHg was
detained at the arsenal at Peru TO make necessary
repairs, and the Sultan declined to allow pay
ment for the repairs.
NEW YoRK, Sept. Il.-TO-day's yacht race proved
another fiat failure for lack of wind and delay in
getting the yachts started. large number OF
steamboats,, steam-yachts and sailing craft accom-
panied the contestants to the outer mark, where
the Puritan arrived at 5:37, the GeHeStd being
were towed back to the Horseshoe, from whence
they will start at about 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning.
Two cases of smallpox were detected at the de
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