The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-08-05


1,776 all told, England 929, Japan
633, Germany 252, Australia 252,
Hawaii 223, Central America 773,
Portugal 40, New Zealand 40,
Scotland 80, Ireland go and Wales l.
The Native Sons of the Golden
West are making great prepara-
tons for the celebration of Admis-
sion Day on the 9Th of September
Lyman 1. Mowry intends to
send 5000 Chinese to Mexico to
work on the railway on the 18th
mus of Tehuantepec.
American News.
The Western Union Telegraph
building IN New York was burned
on the 18th inst.
Ex-Governor Gilpin of Colorado
is pushing a scheme for a railway
to Russia via 'Behring Strait.
Speaker Reid is greatly excited
over an attack made ON his policy
in the "North American Review"
over the initials *. NJ. c." which
is interpreted as "Ex-member of
Congress- He thinks that Blaine
or Blaines cousin Miss Abigail
Dodge ("Gail Hamllton'') wrote
the article.
Politics in South Carolina are at
a white heat, B. r. Tillman, the
Farmers Candidate, thinks he will
/ be assassinated.
Some idle talk of hoycotting
northern merchants and manufac-
turers is being INDUCED in in the
South. 1t is made contingent on a
Federal election bill being passed.
The Senate Committee on Pen
sions ordered, a favorable report
upon the bill granting pension of
$4,000 to the widow of General
George B. Mcclellan.
The Anglo-American Brewery
Co. of Chicago has been incorpor-
ated with capital of 100000.
This is another of the English
brewery schemes in America.
The Duke of Orleans is soon to
visit America.
Silver mining properties have
lately advanced in value in conse-
quence of the passage of the silver
bill.
The New York cloakmakers have
won their strike.
Foreign Affairs.
A dispatch from Constantinople
says: The situation in the east of
Europe is growing worse every
day, and it has become quite evil
dent that the interference of the
Powers in the affairs of Armenia is
absolutely necessary if the Chris
tians of that country are to be pro-
tected from the grossest outrages
or the country is to be saved from
the grasp of Russia.
Emin Bey, meeting DR.. Peters at
Mpwapwa, authorized him to re-
cover the ivory left by Emin at
Wadelai. Dr. Peters will leave to-
morrow for Germany, hopeful of
organizing a new expedition. He
declares that Uganda is entirely
secured to German interests.
The Premier of Victoria has in
PRODUCED in Parliament railway
bill providing for the construction
of 1,077 miles of country lines and
thirty-nine miles of suburban lines,
the whole to cost Ell, 500,0 900, be-
sides grant from the treasury of
$4,000, 900.
The second battalion Of the Eng
llsh Grenadler Guards, which was
ordered to Bermuda on account of
the recent INSTRUMENTATION, paraded
at daybreak on the 22nd inst, and
marched to the Victoria railway
station, accompanied by 10000
civilians, who cheered them inces-
sanity. The troops proceeded by
rail to Chatham, where they en-
barked on the troop-ship Lamar.
Good order prevailed among them.
Buenos Ayres is greatly agitated
in consequence of the discovery of
plot to overthrow the Govern
ment. This place is garrisoned by
1000 troops and 5000 armed police
men. The Bourse is demoralized.
The AngIo-German agreement
/ for the partition of Africa comedies
to France the right of extending
her influence from Senegambia and
the upper Niger to Lake Tchad.
This surrenders to France the
Soudan nearly to the borders of
that portion claimed by Egypt, but
held by the Mahdi.
Sporting News.
Jimmy Carroll, boxing instructor
of the California Athletic Club, has
been matched to fight Andy Bowen
to finish before the New Orleans
Olympic Club for purse of $4,000.
Banquet ran mile and quarter
at Monmouth Park, N. j on the
18th inst. in 2:O34 "a 1:39 clip low
ering Salvatore record by Ii Sec
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