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

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9Th Herbert Bismarck called on
United States Minister Phelps at
Berlin and there were mutual con
CALCULATIONS.
The only unpleasantness which
has arisen over the treaty is a per-
sonal tiff between Senators Sherman
and Edmunds, Edmunds accusing
him of acting in bad faith in putting
the treaty through at this time.
The Iuter-Oceanic Canals.
The Columbian Government has
issued an edict refusing the Panama
Canal Company permission to trans
fer any lands or property which
under any existing contracts with
the company should revert to the
government in case the canal is not
completed within the time specified.
This practically ends the scheme of
the American Dredging Company of
New York to take up the work
where the De Lesseps Company left
off, the American Company having
its eyes fixed on the Canal Com
pany's lands.
The operations on the Nicaragua
Canal have been resumed.
Steamship Subsidies.
The House committee on mer-
chant marine is considering the
various bounty and subsidy bills
which have thus far been introduced.
Arguments have been made by ex-
Congressman G. n. FELTON, who
represented the San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce which en-
dorsed the Farquhar bill. The
measure authorizes the payment of
80 cents per ton per thousand miles
to all American vessels in the for
eign trade.
A session of the American Ship
ping League is now in progress in
Philadelphia and Congress will be
urged to Immediate action.
San Francisco News.
Paris Kilbourne, of Salinas, has
been nominated as Surveyor of the
Port to succeed Tinnin, and General
John F. Sheehan to be Supervisor of
the Census for the San Francisco
district
The Greek church here is having
an internal war, Nicholas Russell, an
exile from Russia, has been ex.com-
municated, and in turn his opponent,
Bishop Vladimir, has been suspend
ed by orders from ST. Petersburg.
The Russell party charge all manner
of unnatural crimes against the
priests. The battle is hot one.
w. Ford Nichols, rector of St.
James Church, Philadelphia, has
been elected Assistant Bishop of the
Episcopal Diocese of California.
Bishop Kip now retires from active
service. 1t is not believed in Phila-
delphia that Nichols will accept.
Rear-Admiral Heneage of the
British navy is IN the city on his way
to London to explain to the Govern
ment why he towed the German bark
j. H. Hustede from her mornings at
Esq limault not long ago and set her
adrift.
There is row and a riot in the
California Athletic Club. The Call
and the Illustrated World pro-
nounced the recent Weir Murphy
fight a sell-out and the reporters of
both papers will hereafter be ex
cluded from the Club. Director
Daily was also expelled for charging
the other directors with the non-pay-
ment of dues and with hoodwinking
the members in their accounts. The
end is not yet.
Marcus W. Herr, better known as
Handsome Herr" and son-in-law of
the notorious John A. Benson was
shot and killed by John F. Naugh
ton on the evening of the Sd. The
only witness was H. L. Brewer,
close friend of Naughton's. All men
were connected with the Guarantee
Endowment Association, Herr as
Vice President, Naughton as Secre-
tary and Brewer as solicitor. The
cause of the affray is not known
though Naughton advances self
defense as his plea.
General American News.
On the morning of the Sd inst.
fire broke out in the residence of
Secretary of the Navy, Tracy. The
house was Quilted Mrs. Tracy was
smothered by smoke, and Miss Tracy
was burned to death. The Secretary
was carried out all but dead from
suffocation, and his daughter, Mrs.
Wilmerding and her daughter es-
capped by jumping, though not with
out serious injuries. A servant was
also burned to death. On the pre-
vious day Mrs. Coppenger, the eldest
daughter of Secretary Blaine, died.
The funerals of the Tracy's were
from the White House, and Mrs.
Coppenger from the Catholic church.
The past week has witnessed a
great political fight in Congress.
The Republicans have too small
majority to get a quorum whenever
wanted, and the Democrats decided
to prevent the hearing of any con-
tested election cases by refusing to