The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-11-25

sure was responsible for it all. Mr.
| Blaine has seen the opening now pre-
sented to him, and reciprocity treaty
has been concluded with Brazil, while
others are pending with Colombia, Peru,
| Chile and Argentine. General E Burd
Grub, the newly-appointed Minister to
Spain, has the Cuban reciprocity treaty
well in hand. Dispatches from Wash
ington indicate that Blaine is working
night and day on his cherished project,
and that il he has the swing at present
accorded him, he will make reciprocity
the election issue of the campaign Of
1892, as against free trade.
Burchen Hanged.
J. Il. Burchell was executed on the
14th in the Jail yard at Woodstock, On
tario, for the murder of f. G.. Benwell in
February last. He induced Benwell to
leave England with him on the pretense
of teaching him how to farm. He re-
presented that he owned vast farm in
Canada, and told Benwell that by in
vesting small amount OF capital he
would soon become rich After fleeing
Benwell out of his money he lured him
to q swamp near Eastwood and there
killed him. AThe evidence against Burch-
ell was entirely OF a circumstantial ma
ture, but it was so strong that, notwith
standing the fact that thousands of
people petitioned for a communication of
his sentence, the authorities would not
interfere.
Burchell met his fate bravely, never
faltering during the ordeal through
which he passed before the execution.
He stoutly maintained from first to last
that he did not fire the shots which
killed Benwell, but would not say who
did. His wife in their last parting
urged him to confess, but this. he would
not do.
San Francisco News.
Sarah. Bernhardt is to play an engage
ment at the Grand in February, opening
with Cleopatra.
The Baldwin Hotel narrowly escaped
destruction by fire on the 9th. There
was general exodus of guests when this
incipient blaze was discovered.
The usual number of rash election bets
were paid this year. Sunday the 9th was
marked by several wheelbarrow process
sions on the part of the losers, while one
Democrat jumped into the bay, la Dan
McGfnty, sin his best suit OF Clothes"
for thinking that Pond would win the
Governors chair.
Mountains twenty-five miles high have
been discovered on the planet Mars
by the astronomers at the Lick observa-
tory.
Diptheria is epidemic, nearly 100 cases
having been reported during the past
week.
The Risdon Iron Works has been
awarded the contract for building twelve
twelve-inch rifled mortars for coast de-
tense at s., AS each.
August Olaquer, bootblack, shot his
wife On the 10th, and then attempted to
cut his throat Neither will die. Jealousy
was the cause.
Attempts are being made by the Chi
nese Six Companies to settle the warfare
between the Suey on Tong and the Hop
Sing Tong highbinders, which has result
ed in the death of four highbinders dur
ing the past fortnight.
John Ivett AN old and wealthy rancher,
was murdered at his house near Smelling,
CAL, on the 9th inst. The murder has
created great sensation. No arrests
have been made, though Aug. Olsen, his
brother-in-law, was under suspicion.
Ex-senator Fair has invested over
100000 in San Francisco real estate
during the past eighteen months, and will
soon build new structures on many of the
business properties he has acquired.
A monument is to be erected at Mon
terey in memory of Father Junipera
Serfa, the pioneer Franciscan missionary
of California.
The Union Iron Works has just shipped
over $500, 600 worth of mining machinery
to Bolivia.
The business portion of Tiburon, CAL
has been burned out. Loss $4,000.
The four-story brick block at Davis and
Sacramento and Davis streets was burned
on the 18th. The total loss is $3.50 900,
with $50, 900 insurance. S.Wangenhelm
owned the building, and it was occupied
by Liebes Bros, tobacconists, L. Saroni,
candy manufacturer. H. Dutard commits
sion, and others.
Eastern News.