The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-01-19
LATE FOREIGN NEWS!
Psr ssr, St. Paul. Date. to Jaay end.
AMERICAN.

Sax Fr,aScrsco, Jan. 3-Nearly all the
for the departure Of the
RieSars RasA in search Of the missing
whaler, .ialstiysi, are completed, and the
cutter Will probably put TO sea sometime
tins morning, probably about 10 O'Clock.
WASHINGTON. Jan. IA score or more
Congressman who went away before
Christmas are back TO take part IN the
New Years festivities, and some idea can
now be gained Of the prevailing sentiment,
The chief interest outside OF the House
members who are anxious about their
place on committees, Is conferred IN the
silver legislation. Notwithstanding the
diSpatches sent ont few days ago about
the Administration hope from the anti
silver speech Of Senator McP silver
men think that they see signs Of weaken
Ing on the part OF the Presidents adyls-
srs. The Strangest evidence OF this they
find in Secretary Mannlng's bond call. De
spite the reasons put forth for tins action,
ii Is generally conceded that the real
cause was the persistent agitation OF the
silver men. The latter say that II there
Is any compromise il must be on a ba-
IS which viii be satisfactory to them.
What sort Of & compromise there can be,
with apparently large majority Sgainst
even the temporary suspension OF silver
coinage, does not appear.
NV YoEk, Jan. The Star prints
long story headed How Did Vanderbilt
Diey' The glst Of It Is this: Garrett called
on Vanderbilt because he had heard that
President Greene the Western Union was
seeking. under q contract with the New
York Central, TO take from the Baltimore
snd Ohio the privilege Of working wires
on the West Shore Road. The interview
lasted an hour and half Vanderbilt, 1t
Is averred, rejected all CARROTS proposals
looking 10 q settlement satisfactory to the
Baltimore and Ohio. As Garrett naturally
became more earnest and indignant, Van
derbilt grew more and more excited and
angry. At last the elimination was
reached, few broken, inarlculate words
were blurted out.the massive form lurched
forward from the chair, and William II.
Vanderbilt fell PROSTATE, senseless and dy-
ing, stricken down by apoplexy.
NV YoRK. Jan1-A correspondent says
that, Sullivan. when asked the other
day II he wanted to fight Charles Mitch
ell, says Yes, on twenty minutes notice
at any time. with gloves, bare knuckles,
or anything he wants, for any amount Of
money that he may produce, at any hour
Of the day or night, II presence of two
people or ten. and under any circumstance
that may be named. l viii exact only one
condition. which Is that the fight shall be
to a finish. and l VIII bet him two to one
Is high Is he wants to 90 on the result. l
am not going around hunting for fight,
but 1 am ready to meet any man in the
world l don't care about fighting any
Of these people like Mitchell in public. be-
cause these public matches are always
stopped now at q good time. What am
after. If | fight at al. Is 2 contest that viii
mean something"
Mitchell when told Of Suliyan's propO
sition. did not accept it. On the contrary,
he hemmed and hawed- and made some
excuse about another engagement
NV YoRk. Jan. 1.-The Tri51He's Wash
iugtOn special says. A close friend of Col.
Morrison said to-day that Speaker Carlisle
Is hard Et work upon the committee lists,
and that Morrison had remained IN Wash
ington during the holiday recess to give
such assistance Is he could. He said that
the Speaker Is meeting with unusual EN-
bGrraSsment and that he Is making slow
progress Thus far he thought only four
or i've Chairmanships had been agreed
upon. These are, Randall for Appropria
tons. Morrison for Ways and Means, Cur
TIN for Military Affairs, Hewitt for Naval
Affairs, and Perry Belmont for Foreign
Affairs, though there Is a possibility that
the last named may yet be changed
WEsHS5ruS, Jan. No call for joint
,ar,g,---
has as vet been made, notwithstanding the
contrary reports There has baen i gen
eral interchange Of opinion among some
Of the more prominent Democratic leaders,
with view Of averung, if possible, any
conflict within the party upon the silver
question The more conservative men are
syerss to holding q caucus, Is they fear
that the attempt to bind the party TO any
policy would prove disastrous
NV YORk. Jan I.-GeneraI James I.
Negeley. who l. spending the Congressional
vacation here. SAYS: The House got or
ganized 50 late that l dOnos look for much
legislation l understand that there are
about 20O0 bills now ready to be presented
There are enough Of them to take all the
time Of the youngest member until he
should reach the age Of 100 years if he
should attempt to consider them all with
proper care
ALBAST. Jan THE ceremonies attend
Ing the Inauguration Of Governor Hill to
day were among the most imposing ever
Witnessed at the Capitol The weather
was extremely fne, and but for the muddy
condition Of the streets nothing more
could have been desired
RIcHH0SD, jar 1--Go7ern0r Fitz- Hugh
Lee was ind1cted into office today IN the
presence Of the General Assembly Of Viz
GINA gathered N Joint convention Ii the
hall Of the House Of Delegates
NV YoRk. Jan. Rev Dr. George b
Bristor, of Spring Valley, \. Y was ar
rested yesterday on a warrant issued By
Justice Gemmel accusing him Of betraying
Ida Downes, simple girl who was sewing
II the clsrgyman's family
DETROIT, Mich Jan Shortly after
9 o'clock this morning smoke was observed
coming from d. NJ Ferry & Co.'S great
seed warehouse on Brush street, between
Croghan and Lafayette streets Tonight
the ruins are still blazing iarcely. During
the worst Of the fire the wind had been
from the south. and q single building on
l4-E Il---EL u 4-1Acr cite s-l4tA Ih1LlltlJ4
streets was net seriously injured bat al
the rest Of the square vas total loss D.
N Ferry 4 Co.'S building occupied q half
square, being one Of the largest II the city
Definite figures Of losses cannot be given.
but the total VII Be not less than $500
coo
IEUCkEE, Jan Two cases Of muskets
and box Of cartridges came here yester-
day and were delivered to the Chi1ameu-
II Is said that the United States Msrshals
here were eugnizznt Of the fact. To mor-
row evening VII doubtless develop and
concluds the anti-Chinese matters 50 far
a. public meetings are concerned
NV Yozx- Jan 2--The Tr5Buae's Nor
Flch Conn special SAYS The second
Tuluue Of Blaine's Twenty Years IN Con
gress7 VIII be ready for issue some tine
this month
NV ToHz- Jan Yesterday the po-
ice n many precincts had plenty work on
hand Several attempts at murder were
made By druuksn rufians IN the early
morning hours The wounded men we're
carried to the hospitals. and the police