The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-09-28
AMERICAN.

AUGUSTA Me- Sept. g. Special. The second
canvass of the State by the Republican Committee
is nearly completed, and shows an encouraging
outlook for the election next Monday. Chairma n
Manly says he sees no reason to change his previ-
GUS estimate OF Republican majority of 5000 or
5000. That will be up to the average of the Re-
publican majority for the last ten years The
third party Prohibitionists,) who are doing near
" all the work on the Democratic side will pro-
baby poll between 1900 and 5000. The chairman
of the Prohibition Committee claims thev will
poll 10000 votes. Chairman Brown of the Demo
cratic Committee says the third party is going to
give the Republicans a surprise party, and the
vote vii! be great enough to put the Democrats in
office. The Democratic Committee is not doing
much work. 1t apparently has little money.
NV YoRK, Sept. Especial. THE work of
getting signatures of the Henry George move
ment Is being actively pushed. 1t is stated that
nearly 1900 names have been procured and it is
expected that the number will be increased to So
COO before the nomination by the convention on
September 18th. There is no doubt George will
be the nominee.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.-Omcers of the depart
ment are especially gratfed at learning that Ger
onlmo's surrender was unconditional. Officers of
high rank, however, incline to the belief that the
President will never consent to surrender Geron-
Imo TO the civil authorities but Will order his trial
by martial, If it should be regarded as proper
to try him at all. The same officers said that the
successful ending of the campaign would be of
lnestimable value to the Territory of Arizona as
the hosiles had SO ravaged and harried an area of
rlch country, 10 miles square, as to render it IN
iuhabitable.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION (Yt.) Sept Thirty
one towns give Governor Ormsby Republican, 5
o52 votes aid Shurtleff Democrat, 1854 Out of
thIrty-one towns twenty-five are for Edmunds;
from SIX there are no returns, is for Edmunds
and two have no choice. Returns are coming in
very slowly.
LITTLE Rock, Sept. 7.-Returns from the State
and county elections, yerterday, are meager, but
are sufficient to show the election of the Demo
cratic State ticket by a large majority, the third
party movement or labor ticket getting a very
small vote. The Legislature will be Democratic
by about the usual majority.
NV YORK, Sept. GA Tribune special from
Ottawa, says Two officers of the British army,
Acknowledgement Black and Military Secretary
Lane, have been dispatched to British Columbia
70 locate sites for the proposed strengthening of
Notifications of Esquimalt and the weaker points
Of the province. Sir Adolphe Caron, Minister of
Militia, on his return from England, will at once
proceed to British Columbia to confer with the
of1cers Entrusted with this work. 1t being DOM
Inion as well as an imperial work. both govern
ments have agreed to cooperate in its being car
ried out.
SAY FRAsoIsco, Sept. 3.-The Democratic State
Convention opened at San Francisco amid great
excitement. There we're three nominations for
Governor, the result of the ballot, before the
changes, being as follows; Mayor Bartlett 800;
C. P. Berry, lS7, and NJ. f. Tarpey, A.
RocKAwAY BEACH, Sept. 1.-The three mile race
between Hanlan and Courtney took place at jam
aca Bay to-day. resulting in decisive victory for
the former, who. distanced his opponaut by seven
lengths Though the puclic were led to believe the
race was to be bona tide test of the merits of the
contestants and not simple exhibition race, the
affair was nothing more or less than the latter If
the statements Of Courtney made prior to the event
are to be credited. However the object of the
promoters was gained There was an exceedingly
large crowd thirty thousand being attracted. Han
Ian won as he liked In 10 minutes III seconds
beating the best previous record i seconds.