The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-04-06
LATE FOREIGN NEWS!


NV York, March 1.-THE German
steamship Fulda, Captain Ringk. from
Bremen, arrived at the bar at 5:25 p. M,
to-day. The Captain reports having
stopped off Fire Island March IA, at 1915
p. m, in order to take up the passengers
and crew of the steamship Oregon, and
anchored at the bar off Sandy Hook, on
account of low water, at p. M, the same
day. The people taken from the Oregon
number 1856 first cabin, &c second cabin,
and 3S9 Storage passengers, and 205 com
posing the crew. The steamer Oregon
collided with an unknown deep-laden
three masted schooner on the 18th inst,
at 4 20 a. m, when between Fire Island
light and Shinnecock. The schooner
struck the steamer on the port side, i'm
mediately under the dining saloon, tear
ing large hole in her side under the
water line.
The boats were, after some difficulty,
manned and lowered The ladies were
first got into the boats and transferred to
pilot boat No. IL, and the schooner Fanny
A. Gorham, Captain Mahoney, from Jack
sonville for Boston. From s to IL a. M,
the work of transferring the passengers
was proceeded with, and all were trans
ferred in safety, not single life being
lost. At l2:l5 p. m, they were all safely
again transferred to the steamer Fulda,
which, owing to the state of the tide, was
obliged to anchor off Sandy Hook at CPS
p. m. Captain Cottier was the last man
to leave the ship.
The Oregon filled rapidly and went
down headfrst in about twelve fathoms of
water. The upper parts of the main miz-
zen and jigger masts remain above the
water.
The schooner that the Oregon crashed
into was seen in the wake of the steamer
for moment with her bow and all her
headgear wrecked, then she disappeared.
1t is supposed that she sank and that all
her people were lost.
The tugboat Fletcher, which went down
after the mail, arrived at the Cunard pier
at II 40 p. m. 6. W. Tway, the United
States Inspector, who has charge of the
mail, said he only succeeded in recover
ing So out of 600 bags, which were on
board
New York, March 16.-Richard Ringk,
master, and II. Eick, purser, of the steamer
Fulda, to-day filed libel in the United
States District Court against the owners,
at present unknown, of eight packages of
diamonds, which were taken off the steam
er Oregon when the sunk off Fire Island.
The libel states the value of the diamonds
to be 100000
The Oregon lies in 40 feet of water and
it is hardly thought probable that she win
be raised. Her cargo, engines and the
valuable parts of the vessel, however, will
be brought to the surface.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-The sub Com
mittee of Ways and Means unanimously
adopted bill to-day to abrogate the Ha
waiian Treaty. 1t is probable that full
committee will report the bill, but this
does not insure its passage. It is the
jealousy of the New York sugar refiners
of the San Francisco trade that is working
up such a feeling against the Treaty.
WASHINGTON, March 16. Representa-
tive Little to-day introduced a bill in the
House, providing that the President may
cause silver dollars to be coined on private
account in unlimited quantities, if heshall
have succeeded in reaching an agreement
with at least two European nations to do
the same. The President is also authoriz
ed to appoint commission to negotiate
treaties upon satisfactory assurances from
at least two such nations of their desire to
enter into the proposed arrangement
WASHINGTON, March Congressman
Mills of Texas said to the Chronicle cor
respondent this evening that he would ask
the Committee on Ways and Means to
take up the bill to abrogate the Hawaiian
Reciprocity Treaty on Friday As Chair
man of the sub committee that had the
matter under consideration he is anxious
to have the matter settled at once. He
witt of New York, said to-day: There
is no doubt the bill will pass the House,
He also stated that the Committee on
Ways and Means refused to allow him to
bring up the bill providing for reciprocity
with Mexico, and he is convinced that the
measure would not get into the House
this session.
LoNDoS, March 16.-The attempt to
break up the news stand monopoly enjoyed
by Right Hon. w. H. Smith has failed.
The House of Commons this afternoon
voted down the motion of Mr.. Arthur
O'Connor, member for Queens County. to
open the bookstalls in all railway stations
to public competition.
LONDON, March 16.-Despite stories told
to the contrary, it is learned to-day author
itatiyely, that both Chamberlain and Ire