The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-01-01

the Grand Duke Ludwig, is dying.
George Routledge. founder OF the pub
fishing house, is dead, aged IS.
Persia has waived her objections to the
appointment of Russian Consul at
Meshed
The authorities at Dublin have seized
thousands Of Zola's works, shipped from
England.
NJ. Hammer has been elected Presi-
dent of Switzerland and M. Ruchonnet
Vice-President-
The National Zeitung says the En-
peror's health is all right, and rumors to
the contrary are untrue.
A petition in favor OF decimal coinage
in England has been signed by seventy
Members OF Parliament.
The Globe Hotel. Fort Worth, Texas.
was burned. The hotel guests narrowly
escaped. The loss is $50, 600.
The Meyer sanitarinm Hospital. at
Youngstown, Ohio, was burned. All the
patients escaped. The loss is $4,000.
During target practice on board
French ironclad, in the Gull Of Koran, a
gun exploded and killed one officer and
five men,
Simmons, baseball player, was
spiked by runner in game at Newark,
n. j., last July, and died December 18th
from blood-poisoning.
The roof of Illigworth's steel works,
Newark, N. j., in the course Of construc-
ton, fell in and ten workmen were more
or less severely injured.
Thirty persons have been bitten by
mad wolves near the villages in the
neighborhood Of 0rsov The majority of
them have died, after suffering great
agony.
Two members OF the Republican So
cietv were arrested at Naples in an at
tempt to destroy the German Consulate
with dynamite bomb. The bomb did
not explode.
G. B. A. Bush, confidential clerk of
Isaac d. Blauvelt, carriage manufacturer,
of Paterson, N. J., has been arrested,
charged with systematic entertainments
aggregating $4,000.
An escape of gas at Quebec from one
of the mains caused a terrific explosion,
wrecking several houses, causing
$4,000 damage, and seriously injuring
number of people.
Nine oyster pirates were killed in the
nights naval battle December 10th, on
the Chesapeake Bay, and many wounded.
The cook and the mate Of the Govern
ment steamer McLane were killed.
1t is reported that the steamship Glen
gary from New York for London, was in
collision with an unknown steamship off
Gravesend and was greatly damaged. 1t
is feared that several lives were lost.
A famine is threatened in Northern
China. There is still much suffering in
the flooded districts. Yen-Loh-na-la has
been selected as consort for the young
Emperor. The Imperial Prince Aki Of
Japan is dead.
Menelek, King of Shoa, instigated by
the Italian Government, which has sup
piled him with arms and munitions, has
rebelled against King John OF Abvssinia,
his father-in-law. Abyssinia is in very
disturbed state.
Reports from Massowah state that the
powerful Beni and Bogus tribes have
deserted the Mahdi, and refused to
assist in the siege OF Suakim. II the
English troops defeat the rebels other
tribes will also probably follow.
1t is heard from Rome that the Pope,
DESTROYS of conciliating Russia, will grant
the concessions demanded by NJ. lzvol
sky, including the introduction Of the
Russian language in Catholic churches
in Little Russia and Lithuania.
Secret societies, with extensive ramifi-
cations, composed of young and edu-
Gated Armenians, have been discovered
in Russian Armenia. The object of the
societies is to rebel against Russia and
establish Armenian independence.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg says
the Rothschiids have contracted to con-
struct at Batoum fifteen reservoirs for
storing kerosene with a capacity Of l50,-
600 froods EACH The Russians demand
that the Government restrict operations.
1t is asserted that an American syndi-
cate with capital Of $4,000, 900 has
been formed to construct a railroad in
Siberia, and that several former and
present American diplomatic consular
agents are interested in the undertaking.
The Pope has refused to bless medals
to be distributed in Ireland. He is re-
ported to have said: II cannot bless
them. The people OF Ireland are dis
obedient They seem to prefer the gos-
pei of Dillon and O'Brien to the Gospel
OF Jesus Christ"
The Secretary OF the Treasury has in
formed Representative Morrow that he
would do all in his power to give the
whaling feet in Behring Sea and Arctic
waters relief station by ordering to
that service any available boats in the
revenue cutter and life-saving service.
The new Servian Constitution declares
the kingdom hereditary, with popular
representatives, and the religion Greek.
The electoral franchise is granted 10 per-
sons having direct taxes Of 10 dinars "a
dinar being equal to a French franc)
yearly. The military service is COM
puisory.
The Australian Yacht Designer said a
challenge will be certainly sent for the
America Cup. The challenging yacht
will be compromise sloop, the chal-
Ienge to come when the yacht is suffici-
emily advanced. 1t thinks Burgess can
build yacht to defeat the Volunteer.
A fearful storm, with winds blowing
seventy miles an hour, accompanied by
snow, has been raging at Cape Breton.
Many houses were unroofed and people