The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-01-01
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
An Ant Query.

Is held Dy Americans, lA0OucneTe ASKS
the Minister Of tne Navy whether the
InmanConlpany receives or will receive
subsidy Tor placing its steamers at the
disposal OF the British Government as
fast cruisers in the event Of war.
British Imperial Federation
Ata meeting OF the ROYAL Colonial In
stitute in IioAion, Dec. llth, Sir Charles
Tupper threw cold water on the Imperial
Federation scheme. He said he could
not. after thirty years experience IN pub
lie life, saw with Federationists that UNI
less the system OF the empire radically
charge the empire must tall to pieces.
Other speakers attacked Sir Charles for
the sentiments expressed, but the Mar
quis Of I.orne defended him.
Crisis in Spain.
1t is rumored that Senior Pingcerver,
Minister OF Finance in Spain. desired TO
resign in consequence of the smallness
OF the Government majority IN the Bud
Get Committee. Ii is announced that
several Cabinet Ministers have resigned.
The crisis is due to the election OF eight
Conservatives and Protectionists as
members OF the Budget Committee.
The Conservatives hope, with the help
Of difident Liberals, to force Premier
SAgSSsa 10 form a semi-Conservative-
protecsiOnist Ministry.
Protection for san Francisco.
Chapman Of Michigan introduced a
bill in Congress providing for the con-
stroctioa ii two submerged forts for the
protection OF San Francisco Harbor, at q
cost OF $2,0oo,Oo0 each. The forts are to
be armed each with two l6-inch high
power rife cannon and pneumatic tor
ped0 thrOwers. six Of which are locomo-
tive submerged torpedo throwers, and
two cable lines Of torpedocs. The forts
are to he submerged ON the shore line in
three iathomS u water, one at Lime
Point and one at For, roint Similar
tersS sre provided for New York and
Charleston.
Successful Aerlal Navigation.
neser Z. Campbell. = RsS>oklyn leweler.
has lavcatea balloon. the trial trip OF
which has beeN made at Coney Island.
aanaes X. Allen, the aegonaut, ~ proVi.
&eNcc. naVl,gatcd the hAllooN, which was
Initiated With pure oNSlson generated ON
the SPOT. When AleN reached the
height Al 800 feet, Campbell sigaaled
hlna - come down, lie did so without
dlflcQlty, aligAllng On the very Sssol irom
which he started, He then rose 600
fcot, remalnlag stationary Tor SOME time,
altcr which he sailed about in different
directions. Allen SAYS the balloon obey
Cd its various propellerS and screws in
Vsriahly. With few minor exceptions.
Refusing ear,soas.
rgoSiaent Cleveland has denied the
application Tor the pardon OF Henry G,
Anderson Of Arkansas, convicted in 1887
% violation Of the Pension laws, and
sentenced 70 hVe Years imprisonment.
In DENYING the application the President
says; Il must be a very exceptional
case in which l viii interfere TO relieve
prisoners convicted OF offenSes against
the Pension laws, and this application is
50 utterly devoid OF any feature which
entities it 10 favorable consideration that
| have no difficulty in refusing it." The
President also refused 10 pardon George
NJ. Balm, defanlting Virginia bank
official, because he put no faith in the
claim regarding the prisoners ill-health.
The Dynamite Gun.
lieutenant ZalinsG announces new
series OF experiments with his dynamite
gun, to occur soon. He says: al will
probably fire one or two full-caliber
shells, containing 600 pounds each of ex-
ploSive gelatine; eight sub-caliber shells,
each containing 200 pounds of dynamite,
and several blank shells Of different cali
berS. These experiments are official, in
connection with the acceptance of the
Yesuvius."
At the last session OF Congress $780,
600 was appropriated for the construc-
ton OF nine pneumatic dynamite guns.
It is proposed to build one eight-ineh
gun and eighS fifteen-inch guns. Two OF
the guns of the latter class viii be
mounted IN San Francisco harbor.
The Belgian strikers
The strike movement is increasing in
Belgium and the strikers are everywhere
becoming reckless. An attempt was
made to wreck q train ON the Halouvie
RaIuste Railway, dynamite cartridges
being placed on the track Fortunately
the cartridges were discovered in time to
prevent disaster
The men on strike in Belgium ex-
ploded dynamite cartridges in the yicin-
ity Of the houses of obnoxious employers.
No one was injured At several places
IN Belgium TIM strikers psraded the
streets bearing French flags, which they
LllCcLCQ neLLtLlt- II Il CA DCClc4 tAAC
German Government will complain to
Belgium against such demonstrations.
Signor Ingma, u Roman advocate who
died recently, left 200 900 francs to the
Pope
Two battalions of troops have been
ordered from Antwerp TO Galonviere, the
center OF the strikes and attempted
dynamite outrages- 4 large number OF
strikers have been arrested.
English Society Affairs
DR.. Sir William Jenner has resigned
from the British Medical Association
An influential committee has addressed
3 protest to the Council OF the Assccia-
ton against the publication by British
medical journals of the late Emperor
Frederick,s note to Dr. Mackenzie Dr.
Jenner IS the court physician and his
withdrawal from the association reflects
the anger which the publication Of the
note has caused at court
The Duke OF Marlborough has been
taking revenge for the snubs offered his
new vile When His Grace brought her
home TO BIenheim, the vicar of Wood
stock refused TO have the church bells
rung IN celebration of the event, holding
some queer notions in reference to d.