The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-12-17
FOREIGN NEWS.
Items of Interest From all Parts of the
World.

Items of Interest From all Parts of the
World.
LONDON, Nov. 25.-The Pail Mall
Gazette says a virtual rupture has
occurred in the relations between
Germany and the Vatican.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 23.-Not-
withstsnding the speech made by
the Gar, in which he expressed a
dread of war and the desire that it
should not take place, Russian arma-
ments have been accelerated to war
speed
WASHINGTON, Nov.s.25.-The report
of the Superintendent of Foreign
Mails for the last fiscal year shows
the aggregate weight of mails dis
patched by sea was: Letters and
postcards. 6S3,131 pounds; other
articles, 3.42S,721 pounds. The
parcels post service has been extend
ed to Mexico, the Hawaiian King
dom. the Leeward Islands, the Re-
public of Columbia and Salvador.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Chief Post
Office Inspector Rathbone reports
that during the last fiscal year sol
persons we're arrested for robbing
the mails. of which &c were post
masters, 25 assistant postmasters, 45
clerks, 10 mail carriers, II letter
carriers, 127 burglars and high
waymen. One hundred and forty
seven convictions were obtained and
$50 are now awaiting trial.
OTTAWA (Ont.), Nov. 25.-A depu
tation representing the salmon
packers of British Columbia has ar
rived, and tomorrow will ask the
Minister OF Fisheries to modify the
salmon fishing regulations and urge
the Government to remove the poll
tax of $50 per head on all Chinese
immigrants. They represent that
the industry is threatened with de-
struction unless Chinese labor is
secured.
MONTREAL, Nov. 25.-La Patrie,
the leading French Canadian Liber-
al paper, comes out strongly tonight
In favor of annexation to the United
States or to the formation of the
United States of Canada.
NV YORK, Nov. 22.-Stephen L.
Pettus, the Secretary and Treasurer
of the Brooklyn Union Elevated
Railroad, and member of Pollard,
Pettus & Co., of 81 Broad street in
this city, was shot dead here this
morning in Fulton street by Mrs.
Hannah Southworth, woman thirty
years of age, vino refused to give her
address to the police when she was
arrested.
Rio DE JANEIRo, Nov. 22-All is
Quiet. A decree will soon be issued
making numerous changes in the
personnel of office-holders. The
present incumbents generally give
allegiance TO the new government.
A banquet was given to the Ministers
of Uruguay and the Argentine
Republic last night because of their
recognition of the republic.
LISBON, Nov. 23.-Dispatches have
been sent to st. Vincent and other
points to meet Dom Pedro with the
offer of magnificent chateau at the
port at Oporto for a residence, own
ed by a former Brazilian. The Lis
bon Government has sent the cruiser
Madeira to watch the steamer AL
gaos If Dom Pedro comes to Lis
bon the King will assign him to the
palace at Freluz, eight miles from
the capital.
LONDON, Nov. 23.-The Queen is
going to convene the entire Royal
family at Windsor on December
18th in a sort of reconciliation meet
ing, with the idea of removing dom
este disputes, which have some
what marred the dignity of the
Queens household.
NAPA, Nov. 25.-Charles Marvin
and Orrin A. Hickok this afternoon,
removed Sunol, Palo Alto, STEAMBOAT,
Adonis and other horses from the
Naps track to San Francisco. Mar
win says the Napa track cannot again
this fall be got into the right condi-
ton for record breaking.
WASHINGTON, Nov. -Superin-
tendent of the Railway Mail Service
Bell, who went part of the way on
the first trip of the San Francisco
fast mail, has returned. He pro
nounces the trip complete success,
and that other changes looking to
faster mail Will be made soon.
PARIS, Nov. o. Monsignor La
cerda, an eminent French prelate
who is well acquainted with Brazil,
thinks that the United States had
much to do with the revolution and
dismissal of Dom Pedro. This re-
markably astute gentleman declares
that he would not besurprised to
learn that the Government at Wash
ington had even gone so far as to |
subsidize the press of Rio de jan
eiro in order to prepare for the |
downfall of the imperial dynasty, |
and he further expresses his suspi- |
cion that Brazil Will henceforth be |
commercially in the grasp of the
North Americans.
PARIS, Nov. 23.-Nellie Bly,, who is
racing around the world against |
Miss Elizabeth Bisland, is now on
board of the Indian mail express
train h0nnd for RyindiSi and Au;no