The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-10-22

near Iaiatine, N. L. rour people
were killed and eight injured.
The elections in the new States o.
Washington, Montana, South Da
kota and North Dakota were hello
October LIST. The Republicans made
clean sweep IN three Of the States
by msjorities ranging from 5000 to
12000. The Democratss carried
Montana. This gives the Repubh
cans six United States senators and
four congressman. Prohibition was
showed under in Washington, and
Montana, and was carried by small
majority in North and South Da-
kota. Women's suffrage was beaten
in Washington.
The Democrats of the Fourth
Massachusetts, District are busily
blowing John L. Sullivan's horn for
Congress. They have had several
meetings and there are many plans
laid for him to capture the place.
Efforts are being made tc dis
credit the reported purchases of
American properties by British cap
italists. Nevertheless the purchases
already noted have undoubtedly
been made. An English company is
now endeavoring to buy a system of
grain elevators in Minneapolis and
Chicago.
Commander Goodrich, Chairman
of the Trial Board, has telegraphed
Secretary Tracy this morning that
the test OF the dynamite cruiser We
suvius has been successful to de-
gree not anticipated. The guns
were fired five times in seventeen
minutes instead of thirty minutes,
which had been estimated as the
necessary time to fire that number
of shots. The speed of the vessel
was up to the requirements and
even beyond.
1t is limited in official circles at
Ottawa that Lord Stanley is not
going to remain his full term of
Office as Governor-General of Can.
ada, but he will return to England
to take part in the next general cleo
tons for the British Parliament as
supporter of Lord Salisbury and
prospective member of his Cabinet.
1t is said that Queen Victoria is
anxious that the Duke of Fife, her
new grandson, shall be assigned to
the post of Governor-General of the
Dominion.
Mrs. Francis Hougson Burnett,
the authoress, Is seriously i'll. She
is suffering from a shock caused by
the overturning of her cart while out
riding yesterday. Little Lord,
Fauntleroy," is one of her works.
Shipping News.
Captain George F. Baulden, form
erly of the steam whaler Orca, died
at Buzzard's. bay, Mass, September
25th- He was in the whaling bnsi-
ness for over forty years, and was
accounted the luckiest man in the
fleet: He was well known at the
Islands and had many friends in
Honolulu.
The signal service at Washington
has under consideration the adoption
OF a new signal, to take the place of
the cautionary signal now in use
along the coast. 1t is yellow pen
nant, and is intended to signify that
the service has information of value
to mariners.
The Gillian man-of-war Pilcomayo,
which has been stationed in the har-
Dor for several weeks has departed.
The vessel makes northern cruise
as far as Victoria, and from thence
Will proceed to Honolulu.
On the 18th of last July complaint |
was made against o. Sodergren,
master of the bark Lady Lampson,
that he had carried passengers on his |
vessel from Honolulu in excess of |
the number fixed by law. He was
arrested and on Monday in the United |
States District Court, he was called |
for arraignment and pleaded guilty. |
On his plea, Assistant District At |
torney Hatch stated to Judge Hoff-
man that the ends of justice would |
be subserved If the defendant was
fined 500. The Court SO sentenced |
and the fine was paid.
The law allowed the vessel to carry
nine passengers, but eleven were
given passage.
The ship William McGilyery from
Pasazua for New York, was aban-
Toned at sea August Sth.
The steamer Arctic, owned by the
Alaska Commercial Company, was
October LIST at st. Michaels,
Alaska Loss $50, 600.