The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-02-18

this is true then Parsons Spies and
Fischer were illegally strangled; if
it is not true the case goes back and
the original sentence, according to
the law, must be executed, which for
Schwab and Fielden is hanging
Rear-Adm'rl Quackenbush, United
States Navy, retired, died February
18th, aged 81 years.
Ten people were burned to death
in Boston tenement on the I'd inst
NJ. Nj. Estee has made a PROPOSE
ton to the Pan-American Congress
recommending that an international
silver trade dollar of 412I grains 900
fine be coined for international trade
purposes.
The centennial of the establish
ment of the United States Supreme
Court was celebrated at New York
on the 4th inst.
Ten men were killed in a gas ex-
plosion in a mine at Wilkesbarra,
Pa, on the LIST inst.
Foreign News.
An explosion of gas occurred on
the 9th inst. in the coJliery at Aber-
sychan, Monmouthshire, England.
Two hundred miners were rescued
alive and 100 were killed.
Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia,
brother of the Emperor Alexander
IL. and uncle of the present Car, is
dying of cancer.
Emperor William has created a
sensation by proposing a conference
between delegates from England,
France, Germany, Belgium and
Switzerland to consider the labor
problem. The enemies of Bismarck
pronounce it scheme to capture the
socialistic vote.
Cardinal Pecci, the brother of the
Pope, is dying.
A dispatch from Melbourne dated
the 9th says: Duncan Gillies, Pre-
mier of the province of Victoria,
gave grand banquet to the dele
gates to the convention called to
form colonial federation. James
Serice, the late Premier, proposed
the toast of united Australia" Sir
Henry Parke, Premier of New South
Wales, responded. There was great
enthusiasm.
The influenza is increasing in the
city of Mexico and is causing so
many deaths that sufficient num-
Der OF hearses are not available to
carry the bodies of the dead to the
cemetery. President Diaz and sew
eral of the Ministers of the Cabinet
are contributing from their private
purses for the relief of the sufferers
who are in poor circumstances.
The Canadian Government is tax
ing steps to secure the prevention of
polygamy among the Mormons who
have recently settled in the north
west territory.
The trial in the libel suit brought
by Parnell against the Times was to
have begun February Sd, but when
the case was called the counsel an
nounced that the suit had been com
promised, the Times paying Parnell
$4,000 damages. The withdrawal
was also announced of the action
brought by Henry Campbell, Par
nell's private secretary, against the
Times for damages for statements
affecting Campbell made by Attor-
ney General Webster, the counsel for
the Time, in his opening speech in
the case of O'Donnell against
Walter, proprietor of the Times,
and for charge made against the
plaintiff in an editorial published
by the Times in 1888. Parnell was
present and the courtroom was
crowded. The announcement of the
result of the actions caused a sensa-
ton In the courtroom.
Judge Manisty of the Queens
Bench Division, London, was strick-
en- with paralysis while on the bench
January 31st and died the same day.
Five warships for the Turkish
navy were launched January 3Ist,
one corvette, three gunboats and one
torpedo boat. The Minister of Ma
rine and many military and civil
officials were present.