The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-03-20


inviting the United Labor Party To
send delegates to the Cincinnati CON
yention,
The Senate has passed bin which
Is Of great importance 10 the arid
regions Of the country, 1t requests
the Secretary of the Interior to direct
the director Of the Geological Survey
TO examine the water courses IN the
Western StSteS from which water Is
taken for purposes Of irrigation and
to locate at various points thereon
sites for the construction of reSer-
yoirs 10 hold, out Of the abundance
Of the winter supply Of water, sui
heent for irrigation in summer. The
reservoirs are 70 be located IN natural
basins adjacent TO the streams from
which they VII be supplied They
viii only be located in such portions
of the public domain as are suscept-
ible to cultivation.
EUROPE
Sullivan and Mitchell were going
10 fight il France en- the Sth.
An emeute has occurred in Eastern
( RoUmelis and fifty officers have been
arrested on s charge of high treason.
The Z. S. S, Enterprise was ex-
pected at Tangier to protect Amer
leans against outrages at the hands
Of the Moors-
Orders have been given by the
Russian Government te immediately
TT out the steamers Of the subsidized
Black Sea Steamship Company for
war purposes
Lord Charles Baresford has de-
nouneed the British navy. saying it
would be utterly impossible for the
navy II It's present condition TO de
fend the merchant service in time Of
war.
1t IS rumored IN England that the
late Duke of Rutland, who was sup
posed To be I bachelor. was really
married and left an heir. and that the
title VIII not pass to Lord John Man
neEs.
Lord Hersehell in & speech at the
Liberal Club predicted that the To
ries would before long present a home
rule scheme, representing probably
more advanced views than these of
Gladstone.
Wilson. son-iu-law of ex-Presideut
Grevy. has been sentenced to two
years Imprisonment. and TO pay a
fine Of 5000 francs, and be deprived
Of civil rights for i've years, for COM
pliciJy III the Legion Of Honor scan
dal-
In accordance with the demand Of
Russia. the Porte has notified Prince
Ferdinand that his position in Bull
garia Is Illegal This looks as if the
Bulgarian question had come to some
kind of q head The Prince Is re-
ported 70 be preparing 8 manifesto IL
reply TO the expected ultImatum of
the Powers. in which he VIII proclaim
Bulgaria q Kingdom and call upon
the people 10 crown him King.
Lord Churchill ia the House of
CONNECTS made q slashiug criticism
Of the condition OF the British army.
He said that the LIS members of the
House connected with the army and
navy were unanimous IN the opinion
that. notwithstanding the immense
increase in expenditure. the military
position OF England vas depIorabIy
bad i motion by Sir Walter B.
Bartlett for the appointment Of a
royal commission to report on the
measures required for national pro
lection. vss negatiTed at the close OF
the debate
It proposes that bonds shall not bear
less than , per cent interest; that
prize money shall not exceed 1 per
cent Of the capital borrowed: that the
nominal value Of bonds shall not be
under 500 francs. and that she re-
demption Of the loan and prize
money shall be guaranteed by invest
ments IN State securities The other
articles authorize tbs canal company
to convert into similar bonds those
already issued. and for the company
to deal only with French firms for all
implements. supplies, etc, Necessary
to complete the canal