The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-10-02
BEFORE DOLE j
EUROPEAN NEWS.


vate letter recently received from
Robert Louis Stevenson gives an
interesting description of an accident
happening to his effects during the
trip between Samoa and Auckland,
which nearly resulted in a serious
loss. The vessel on which Steven
son was passenger caught fire in
the cabin. The sailors seized upon
movable articles that had become
ignited and hastened to pitch them
overheard. Mrs. Stevenson, who
was standing on deck watching the
progress of the fire and preparing to
leave the vessel when necessary, saw
two of the crew dragging from be-
low a large burning box and pre-
pare to hurl it into the sea. Recog-
nizing it in an instant as box be-
longing to her husband, Mrs.
Stevenson sprang forward with o
cry of dismay, seized the nearest
man by the arm and begged him to
prop it. He did so, and after being
deluged with water the box was
saved. 1t contained all of Steven
sons unfinished manuscripts, the
result of many months hard work,
among them being a story he has
written by order for prominent
magazine and for which he is to re-
ceive $4,000, as well as a great por-
ton of the history of Samoa.
Information from Shanghai an
nounces that colera is spreading
everywhere. - thousands and
thousands of natives are dying
of cholera in Shanghai and the sur
rounding towns and cities. The
disease has become so prevalent that
all the foreigners who can get away
are leaving by every steamer. In
certain districts of Shanghai, where
the poorer classes live, the deaths
are so numerous that it is quite i'm
possible to give the dead q decent
burial. The day we left funerals
were to be seen on every street and
thoroughfare."
Constantinople, September 10
Moussa Bey, the Kurdish Governor
of Armenia who was sentenced to
exile for the outrages perpetrated
by him upon Christians in that pro-
vince, and who escaped from custody
some time ago, has been captured
near Broussa, iifty-seven mile:
southeast of Constantinople. He
broke one of his legs in attempting
to escape from the police.
Rio Janeiro, September 15.-Tht
elections for members of the Consti
tuent Assembly to which the new
constitution is to be submitted have
commenced. The Public is apathe
tic. The Catholics are active. Thu
old parties generally abstain from
voting. There was some disorder
at Pernambuco.
Rio Janeiro, September 17.-Th
official announcement is made tina
the elections are finished, and tn
majority secured by the Government
proves conclusively that the peopl
are in favor of the maintenance o
Republican Institutions.
Suakin, Sept. 19.-Cholera ha
broken out among the Italian force
at Massowah. Osman Digna ha
arrived at Handoub and threatens t
attack Suakin.
The celebrated Alhambra at Ora
NADIA caught fire on the night G
Sept. 18th, and before they coul
be extinguished the flames had en-
tirely destroyed the greater part G
the Arab Palace, including the Ha
of the Abencerrages, the Court @
Lions and the wonderful Mirador d
la Rema. The loss is irreparablt
Two tiremen were injured by fallin
walls.
A telegram from the Governor q
Granada TO the Minister Of the Ii
terror states that portion OF tn
Alcazar and the grand gallery TO th
right OF the Court OF Arraynes wer
consumed. The central fountain
in the courtyard were the salyatio
OF the rest OF the edilloe. Eigf
persons were injured, two seriously
The fire lasted four hours and is he
lieyed TO have been the work OF a
incendiary, Al council Of Minis
ters held to-day IL was resolved i'm
medlately 10 restore the portions o
tho hDilding that hays hGen destroy
ed or damaged, II is officially slal
pd thai II VIII cost s7l,lO0 "a rppai
lhe portions " lhe AlhamhTa whip
were damaged hy lhe lasl fac, Ihi
oQsl rQYprs mostly lhe patching "
NJ the structure ~ lhal u slll ~
present lhf appearances NJ y ruin
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