The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-03-12

I Ice company stores, WdIuluS Iut
proprietors that they could no longer
transact business in Aspinwall. The
Americans replied that they had
several hundred tons of ice on hand
and that to obey the order would
ruin them. They were told in re-
ply to an inquiry that the closing
was ordered by the Government in
the interest of a home ice company
Secretary Bayard being appealed
to by the Boston people, notified
Colombia that she had infracted the
treaty, under which Aspinwall is a
free port. The Z. S. S. Ossippee
and cruiser Atlanta were ordered to
Aspinwall, but Bayard notified the
I. S. Consul there that force was
not authorized against the Colon
bian Government. I. The Colombians
refuse to submit to arbitration and
openly declare that the United
States has not the ability to coerce
them.
Foreign Affairs.
Adyices from Afghanistan say that
the Ameer is marching upon the
Russian frontier and that q collision
with the Russians isimminent. The
Ameer persists in committing cruel
/ ties.
1t is reported that General Des
Bordes, the French Commander, has
been murdered in Tonquin.
/ The German government has for
hidden the issue in Germany of any
part of the Bulgarian loan, on the
ground that Bulgaria has no recog-
nized government.
The German missionaries held
captive by the Arabs at Zanzibar
have been liberated.
Stanhope, the Secretary of State
for War, thinks he is entitled to warn
his countrymen that contingencies
may arise which will require Eng
land to be prepared for the most sud-
den emergency.
The report of Sir Julian Paunce-
Totes appointment as British Minis
ter to the United States is semi Off
cially confirmed. Pauncefote is an
Under Secretary of the Foreign Of
fee. He is an authority on treaty
law and was selected for his knowl-
edge Of the fishery question.
In battle between Emin Bey and
Khalifa Abdullah, Emin Bey cap
tured three steamers and many pris
oners and completely routed the ex-
petition sent against him.
American Affairs.
Jacob E. Goodman, cashier in the
County Treasurer's Office at Chicago,
has skipped with $1,000 of the
county funds.
Two explosions of natural gas
have occurred at Pittsburg within
fifteen hours. Five buildings are
wrecked, and others are badly
shaken. Many persons were injured
by the explosions. It is believed the
explosions were caused by leaks IN
the pipes.
Two thousand employees at the
furnaces of the Tennessee Coal and
Iron Company have quit work in
consequence of a reduction of wages.
The House at Washington has
passed a resolution to promote com
mercial union with Canada on basis
of uniform tariffs.
Steve Brodie, who was made
famous by jumping from Brooklyn
Bridge and other high places, has
accepted a wager of $1,000 to swim
the English Channel from Dover to
Calais. He sails for Europe in April.
During an experiment Edison, the
inventor, nearly lost his eyesight.
Chemicals on the stove ran over, and
his eyes were badly injured.
There is intense excitement over
the great gold find in Lower Cali
fornia, ,fifty-eight miles inland from
Ensenada. Two strikes have been
made, one rich quartz lead and the
other big paying placer. The dis
coveries were made up La Gruella
canyon. At Ensenada the business
places are closed up and everybody
is rushing to the mines.
The six days go-as-you-please
match in San Francisco was won by
Frank Hart, SIS miles and Z laps,
E. G. Moore being second with 525
miles and lap.
San Francisco News.
Seth Cook, the mining operator, is
dead
Sixty-one divorce cases have been
commenced in San Francisco during
the month of February.
Goodall, Perkins & Co. have pur
chased the steamers City of Puebla
and Pomona, thus removing the OPP
position for the Coast trade.
The notorious Billy Boyd, in his |
evidence in the Ciprieo case, ac-
knowledges having received over
$4,000 out of his Chinese certificate
steals.
The G. D. Bryant and w. S.
Bovine started on a race to Honolulu |
on the morning of February 9th,
the losing vessel to forfeit $500.
The captain of the barkentine S.
G. Wilder reports that in latitude 80 |
deg. II min. north. longitude 133
deg. 40 min. west was experienced a
hurricane lasting eight hours, from
southeast to west, during which split |
several sails; hove ship to for six
hours on port tack, when it settled |
in West-south-West gale with heavy |