The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-12-17

arrest all commerce, if possible, be-
tween British India and Russian
Asia.
New YORK, Nov. 26.-Upon the
steamship Bengueal, which arrived
from Tarragona, there were eighteen
cabin passengers with experience
gained at their homes, who are on
their way to oversee the manufacture
of so-called Spanish wine in Cali
| fornia.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-United
States Consul General Sorsby at
Guayaquil, Ecuador, has furnished
the Department of State with a copy
and translation of letter explaining
the proclamation prohibiting the
immigration of Chinese into that
country. 1t does not affect diplo-
mats, commissioners or employees of
the Chinese Government, nor
Chinese in transit, nor those who
come into the country for a brief
stay, nor Chinese who shall have
left foreign port prior to the receipt
of the news of the decree. Chinese
owning property in the provinces
will be allowed full liberty to
return.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-The pow
der which Secretary Tracy has been
instrumental in arranging to have
manufactured in this country for the
use of the navy are brown prismatic
powder and smokeless powder, the
patents and processes of which are
controlled by the Rottweil Co., of
Germany.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-Medical
Director Francis w. Gunnell, Ex-
Surgeon-General of the, navy and
recently president of the Medical
Examining Board, has been detached
from the latter duty, and will to-
morrow be placed on the retired list
of the navy on account of age. This
will cause the promotion of Medical
Inspector Edward f. Bogert, Sur
geon l. Brush and Assistant Surgeon
Hancock Hall.
CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-The entire
forenoon session in the Cronin case
was taken up with evidence in
rebuttal. Nothing of interest was
developed. The child of one of the
jurors is i'll, and an adjournment was
taken this afternoon until Friday.
The case for the people has been
closed
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-It was
stated authoritatively at the Navy
Department this afternoon that all
reports about the Squadron of Evo-
linton or the North Atlantic Squad
ron being ordered to Brazil were
bosh. Nothing of the kind will be
done. The Squadron OF Evolution
will leave Boston for Europe the
latter part of this week, and the
North Atlantic Squadron will leave
New York for its station on Deem
Der I'd.
New YORK, Nov. 26.-The steamer
from Port au-Prince November Goth
brings the news of an uprising in
Hayti against Hippolyte. 1t is re-
ported that 1000 armed men are
engaged in the movement.
VICTORIA. (B. c., Nov. 26.-The
Union Pacific has secured British
steamer to carry Canadian-bound
freight from Puget Sound ports to
Victoria, on accounted the recent
customs order prohibiting the land
ing of such freight by American
ships. The Board of Trade this
morning sent in strong protest
against the order being put into
operation.
OTTAWA, (Ont.), Nov. 27.-There is
nothing more apparent than that the
Dominion Government views with
more than ordinary alarm the dis
affection which is growing among
the halfbreeds of the Canadian
Northwest
SAN FRANCISCO, November 26.-
The sequel of the partial burning
of the steamer Hawaii last Wednes-
day has been reached in the United
States District Court. Two tugs
owned by Spreckels Brothers lent
assistance in saving the vessel and
cargo, five-sixths of the latter being
saved. The owners of the Hawaii
refused to pay the claims made on
them for salvage and the Spreck-
elses have accordingly filed libel
against the vessel.
The news that the steamer China
had gone safely off the mud was re-
ceived here with great delight. A
pool has been formed by the en-
ployees of the Pacific Mail Company
here on the time she will make from
Yokohama out. A number of mer-
chants are betting that she will
make the trip in less than twelve
days. Captain Seabury will show
what is in the steamer. It was he
who, while in charge of the steamer
City of Panama, running between
here and Victoria, about ten years
ago, beat the Belgic through the
heads and up to Point Reyes. She
is seventeen knot vessel, with very
powerful engines, and it cost a
round million to build her
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