The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-12-16
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ter, the population of the United
States is fixed at 6e,6ss,e50, The
total differs by l,4ll,4l0 from that
contained in the bulletin issued
from the Census Bureau on octo-
Der sSth. This change is due TO
correction in errors of what is
termed first or rough count and
the addition of names aseertained
10 have been omitted from thu
enumeration. The verified popula-
ton of the United States in 1890 is
g., o., 250.
Severe frost and heavy snow
prevail throughout Europe Mt lat
est accounts, In Paris the snow is
several inches deep, Many rail-
road lines in Austria and Southern
Russia have partially suspended
operations because of snow block
AIDES. There is . heavy snowstorm
in the English channel, and 4 large
steamer is ashore at Folkestone.
Damage NJ Carlsbad by floods is
enormous. Hundreds of sheep
keepers are ruined. Hundreds OF
thousands of dollars will be re.
Quired for public repairs alone, \
terrible storm is raging on the
Black Sea.
The whaling bark Ocean arrived
at San Francisco, November 9th,
bringing 1000 gallons Of oil and
$500 pounds of bone. She gives the
following particulars of the loss of
six sailors: They had mortally
wounded i whale and approached
TOO close in boat. The whale
struck the boat and the men were
thrown out and drowned or killed.
There names were John Sylvester.
WI. Brady, W. II. Briggs, William
Mitchell, George Furgensen and ].
f. Meander. During gale, George
Brown was washed overheard and
drowned. Robert Ray died of con-
sumption.
There was great excitement on
the east bound Oregon Short Line
train 1T Salt Lake. November goth.
after leaving POcatelo, when il was
discovered that 4 man in one of the
coaches was sick with smallpox.
He had been on the train some time
and the train hands had passed and
repSSSed through the car. Besides
this there were twelve other pas
SsngerS in the eOSeh with him. The
car has been sidetraeSed ut Bryan
with the sick man in it and the
passengers who rode with him were
taken TO Green River in another
train for examination by surgeon.
Samoan AnAirs.
WASHINGTON, November 20
Justice Deeederkrantz, who was
appointed by King Oscar of Sweden
10 set. IS arbitrator in the Samoan
disputes, Is in the city, aud called
on Blame 1T The State Department
to-day.
He Is m&n of fine appearance,
and even II AmeFiea, where young
men come 10 the front in such
numbers. would be considered
youthful for such 5 dignifed posi-
ton. In expIaiuing his interesting
mission. he said : II IS s difficult
task ! undertake, but trust TO ex-
ereise ny authority for the best
Interests Of all concerned
. By the terms Of the Berlin con-
ference the nstiyes were guaranteed
Sslf-gOyernue1t- They are TO have
n4tITe king, but it IS left 10 the
Chief Justice 70 decide IL the pres
enE case, who Is the rightfuI sover-
eigu. M4lietoa Is the ruler de faeto,
and though ISmasssse, who was
Vice King when the Germans de-
posed the former, WIS Sc that time
zn aspirant 10 the throne l cannot
S1v whether he = now or not l
can't make up my mind this far
from the scene Is TO the real merits
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thorough Investigation before pro-
claiming To the SsmodHS the name
Of their monarch
The Chief Justice viii constitute
s Cozrt before which all civil suits
between the S1u0zns and foreign
ers shall be tried and between the
San0aus themselves also, all land
sEEEs and criminal cases involving
foreigners wT5h natives or with
each osbsr- From the decision OF
the Chief Ju<tzee there shall be no
appeal
Ii vii be seen from Judge De
es,isrkraEtL talk, though be was
too modest To say 50 that he viii
be virtually ruler q the Samoan
group and that NzIIstOa- Or Who
ever the Chief Justice named Is
king, EiI Be uereIy / igurehe4d-
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