The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-12-11
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The :. s. Alameda sailed at 40 p. m.
on Sunday, November 18th, without tax.
ing any account OF the
Severe Earthquake
which occurred shortly before her de-
parture. Ii was felt at ? :2S p. m, lasted
ten seconds, and its course varied from
north 10 south, to northwest and south
east.
The shock was generally felt about the
CITY. Although this is the season for the
phenomena on the coast, and an earth
quake was not entirely unexpected, the
fact that it was upon them was a source
OF alarm to many people. Men, women
and children domiciled in brick houses
spraug up in momentary fear OF having
the walls topple over them with deadly
effect. Brc-a-brac swayed and fell;
hanging-lamps, mirrors and pictures
swung 10 and fro; floors creaked and
walls groaned. Fortunately, however,
there was no damage done anywhere.
The shock was very perceptible on the
water front. Founders and visitors to
the rickety shanties along East street
were considerably alarmed, and rushed
out OF the buildings in bodies. The
ricketv wharves shook and the ferry
houses trembled and rocked. Along the
wharyes vessels were shaken, and
tremor was observed by the masters of
the ferry steamers. No damage was re-
ported.
The earthquake was very severely felt
in Oakland The houses were shaken
violently and people rushed into the
streets. 1t was felt there at :29 o'clock,
and did some little damage. Bric-a-brac
was shaken from the shelves of several
houses, and a chimney on a house near
the corner OF Twenty-eighth and Myrtle
streets was shaken down. The children
OF Albert Brown, the undertaken, were
seriously affected. One, who was asleep
on a sofa, was rolled of on the floor, and
another was thrown from chair. A
young lady who was attending the fun
eral OF A. T. Huse was made so violently
sick that she had to be carried out Of the
church.
Foreign Affairs.
The Right Hon. William Reginald
Courtenay. Earl OF Devon, has died aged
81 years. He was born April 10, 1907,
and succeeded his father March 10, 1859.
he was Chancellor OF the Duchy OF
Lancaster in Lord Derby's third admins
tration from July, 1866, to May, 1867,
and President of the Poor-Law Board
from the latter date to December, 1868
Ex-Empress Frederick and her daugh-
ters started for England Nov 49, They
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the Emperor. The parting between the
Emperor and his mother was very touch
ing. He kissed and embraced her many
times. The party met the Prince of
Wales at Flushing and embarked on the
royal yacht, which started for England
nsar midnight. The royal yacht reached
Port Victoria next morning, and the EN-
press was met there by Queen Victoria
and Princesses Louise and Beatrice
There was only a small crowd at the
st3tion, and there was no cheering or
uncovering OF heads.
A special dispatch to the London
Times from Tientsin says the Chinese
Government has learned that secret
treaty has been concluded between Rus
sia and Corea, providing for a Russian
protectorate of Corea.
Messrs. Oussiannekof, grain mer-
chants of Odessa, Russia, have failed,
their liabilities amounting to one million
of rubles. The creditors are chiefly
English and German This failure has
wrecked two firms at Moscow and six at
Odessa.
John Dillon viii visit Australia this |
winter His health is badly broken, and |
the doctors have ordered him to spend |
the winter in a warmer climate. While |
in Australia he will do what he can to
further the cause of Ireland.
4 London despatch of Nov. 20 says |
the British cruiser Hyacinth has taken
possession of the Cook Islands in the |
name Of the British Government.
American Affairs.
1t is expected by the assignees of |
William I. Coleman & Co. that settle |
ment with the creditors on basis of 40 |
cents on each dollar OF the indebtedness
will soon be made. A large majority of |
the creditors have signed a conditional |
agreement accepting the terms offered.
There has been great loss Of time in
the creditors, who are scattered
over all the world.
1t is understood in Washington that
the plans and specifications for the new
armored battle-ship Texas, which were
purchased in England by the Navy De-
partment, have turned out to be entirely
useless. Inquiry at the Navy Depart
ment could elicit nothing on the sub
ect.
The steamer La Bourgogne, which ar
lived at New York November 18th,
the remains of Mrs. Deacon, the
laughter of Rear Admiral Baldwin.
Mrs. Deacon died on shipboard on the
;ame day on which her father died.
It is said by a friend of Robert Garrett
hat he viii be removed this week to
Baltimore. This decision resulted from
he announcement of his doctors that he
,annot live much longer. He is daily
becoming more violent and unmanage-
lble.
Harrison's plurality in Pennsylvania
vas T9,57l.
ngton that Cleveland contemplates APP
pointing his Private Secretary (Lamont)
Judge-Advocate General Of the United
states army in place of General Swain,
low under suspension. An earlier re-
port saws Cleveland and Lamont will
possibly become residents of New York.
Cleveland was to take a long vacation
after retiring from office, possibly max
ng trip to the Pacific Coast. Bayard
goes into complete retirement at VIII
Secretary Whitney will visit