The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-12-25


surplus, on the latter date, of $171 &c.,
05409 which could be used for the pur-
chase OF bonds.
The Trouble with Hayti.
In the case OF the seizure Of the Ameri-
can steamer Haytian Republic, Secre-
tary Bayard declares the seizure illegal
and states that an American man-of-war
Will be sent to Port-au-Prince to demand
the steamers release. Secretary Bayard
informed Mr.. Preston, the Haytian re-
preventative at Washington, who has
been instructed by his Government to
refer the case OF the Haytian Republic to
the Government OF the United States,
that the validity OF the seizure and the
condemnation OF the steamer Haytian
Republic cannot be admitted.
Secretary OF the Navy Whitney later
issued orders directing that the United
States steamers Galena, Richmond and
Yantic, now at the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
be made ready for sea at once. Rear
Admiral Gherardi will command the
| squadron and as soon as ready will pro-
coed to Hayti. He will be instructed to
take no part in the troubles going on
| there between the followers of General
Legitime and those from the northern
sections OF that island, but will content
himself with seeing that American inter-
ests are protected and that no ports are
| blockaded TO American vessels. The
general impression is that demand for
the release OF the Haytian Republic has
been made and the vessels 90 there to
enforce the demand if necessary. One
hundred and fortv-four recruits from
-
to 90 on United States vessels to Hayti.
Haytian Consul Basset said that his
Government will probably not dispute
the decision in the case of the Haytian
Republic.
The U. s. s. Ossipee was ordered later
to join the squadron, and the Govern
ment has demanded the release of the
American steamer Immediately.
American Affairs.
A German named Heinrich Schause,
rich bridge builder, made dying con-
fession, in which he says that in 1914, at
Colverte, Prussia, he and man named
Schultze set fire to barn which they
had robbed, resulting in the destruction
of an entire town. Many women and
children persisted in the flames. Schultze
still lives az Colverte, where he is a
wealthy merchant.
Mr.. Z. L. G. Steele has returned to
San Francisco.
The San Francisco State Board OF
Trade has petitioned General Harrison
to appoint one Member of his Cabinet
from the Pacific Coast
Mrs. Helen e. Bishop, wife OF mind
reader Bishop, has brought suit in New
York for absolute divorce on the ground
OF infdelity.
r. NJ. Daggett, late U. S. Minister to
Hawaii, will be managing editor of 4 new
paper called the Daily Herald to be pub
lished in Virginia, New
Professor Albert Lyser has delivered a
lecture on the Hawaiian Islands at
Druid's Hall, before the Geographical !
Society of the Pacific.
Two attempts were made to wreck the |
Oregon express by placing Instructions |
on the track.
Mr.. VIM. G. Irwin has gone to Port
land for week.
1t is proposed to hold Worlds Fair
at Washington, d. c.
Diphtheria is epidemic on Staten
Island. Yellow fever is epidemic at
Martinique
Assistant Secretary Maynard, in q
letter to the Collector of Customs at San
Francisco, says, while Chinese merch-
ants are not affected by the Chinese
Exclusion Act, the department must
decline to issue instructions regarding
the manner of identifying Chinese
merchants on their arrival in the United
States. He says also in regard to the
departments previous instructions relat-
ing to certificates, which say " for con-
venience, +" to be issued to Chinese per-
sons other than laborers, that the Col
lector has full authority to disregard
them, especially so in view OF his init
nation that such certificates are fraudu-
lently used 10y Chinese laborers.
The first shipment of Riverside Wash
ington naval orange trees has been made
to the Earl OF Ranfurley in Australia.
Foreign Affairs.
The French Government has secretly
advised the Pope to leave Italy, and has
offered all possible assistance in the
event OF his deciding to 90 to France.
The Tribune hears the Pope has charged
Galimberti to visit the Duke
of Liechtenstein and thank him for his
generous offers. The Pope has no pres
ent intention Of leaving Rome, but that
if Italy becomes involved in war he would
take refuge at Yaduz. Vaduz
is tie capital of the principality of
Liechtenstein, in the Valley of the Rhine, {
On the frontier of the Swiss Canton of
5risons, twenty-one miles S. S. E. of st. I
Sail. 1t contains an old castle seated
IN a height which overlooks the town.
After an absence of four years the
Prince of Monaco returned to the capital +:
md viii endeavor to revive the waning
of the Casino by his presence
md the revival of court festivities.
1t is reported that very important
are being built in Savoy,
outside of the neutralized zone, on the
franco Italian frontier. The strictest 1
secrecy is preserved.
Stanley told Congo State official, as
lie was travelling up the river, last year:
: l shall bring my own story to the
oast" 1t will doubtless be the most
wonderful one he ever had to tell, and
With his vivid descriptive powers it will !
ose nothing in the telling. He did not !
xpect to send the news back to the
Iongo, as he had no idea messengers
ould safely return by the unknown
cute, 500 miles long, he was about to
AXE His intention was after supplying
,min pasha with thn tons nj nurn11ni-