The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-04-28

ton of the Belt railroad around the water
front on the Sea Wall.
1t is rumored that Professor Ira Rain
son of John Hopkins University will be
| appointed President of the University
| of California, vice Horace Davis, re-
signed.
Frank Barnard, the coal dealer, has
failed for $4,000.
Preparations are being made to give a
| proper reception TO the remains of the
late John +. Swift, Minister to Japan.
California News.
T. C. Mendenhall, Superintendent of
the Geodedtic and Coast Survey, is in
the city on an official tour of inspection.
President Harrison is expected to
leave Washington on his journey to the
Pacific Coast, to-day, April IA. The
party will be made up of the President
and Mrs. Harrison, Postmaster General
Wanamaker, Secretary Rusk, Mrs. Rus
sell Harrison, Mrs. Dimmick, E. F. lib
bett, executive clerk, and George w.
Boyd, Assistant General Passenger
Agent OF the Pennsylvania Railway, i'll
addition to newspaper reporters and SER
wants. During his tour the President
will visit many cities in the South and
will pay particular attention to the Coast
regions. Elaborate preparations are be-
ing made to give them grand recep-
ton.
a Ruger'is to succeed General Glib
bon in the command OF the Division of
the Pacific United States Army. Gen
| eral Ruger was a brave and successful
officer in the Civil War and made a
brilliant record. His appointment will
be very satisfactory. General Gibbon
retires on hall pay.
Ulysses S. Grant, Jr., the youngest
and the favorite son of the late hero Of
Appomattox, is back in town again after
weeks visit at Monterey. Mr.. Grant
arrived with his family from New York
about ten days ago, and will probably
accept the invitation of Senator Leland
Stanford to visit the latter's famous
stock farm at Palo Alto before he returns
East. Mr.. Grant and his party are
| guests at the Palace.
American News.
On April 18th Chicago was visited by
Disastrous conhagration. 1t started
on the west side near the Madison
Street Bridge and destroyed million
dollars worth of property. The fire
occurred in the early evening hour. The
loss would have been greater.
The Government is strictly enforcing
the new immigration law, which pro-
hibits the admission into this country of
the lame, halt, blind, vicious and pauper
peoples of foreign lands. Steamship
companies bringing such classes to
| United States ports are compelled to re-
| turn them to the country from which
they came.
The Southern California orange fes-
tival opened in Chicago on April 18th
and was a magnificent success, being at
tended by fully 10000 people. Over
5000 were turned away for lack of
standing room. 1t is a great advertise
ment for the State.
General Spinoza the well-known Dem
ocratic Congressman, of New York, died
in Washington, April l4th, of nervous
prostration. He was 20 years of age.
1t is stated that the Farmers Alliance
of the United States will nominate Judge
Walter @. Gresham for the Presidency
in 1892.
The attempt to enlist the Indians in
the regular army has proved failure.
On April 18th the citizens of Zealand,
Washington, formed a vigilance COM
mittee, captured the County Jail, and
shot to death John Rose and John Ed
wards, who were sentenced to be hanged
for murder last November. but who were
given new trial by the Supreme Court
on technical point.
The result in the Chicago municipal
election last week was so close that both
Democrats and Republicans claim the
victory.
Senator George F. Edmunds of Yer
mont, who has represented that State in
the United States Senate since 1866, has
resigned and retired to private lie.
Andrew Carnegie, the great Iron King,
has been arrested for refusing to appear
in Court as witness in a civil case
Kincard, the correspondent of the
Louisville Commercial, who shot and
killed ex-Congressman Toulbee, in a
political row, has been acquitted.
The great Snowman, P. I. Barnum,
died at Bridgeport, Conn.,, April z, in
the presence of his grief-stricken family.
American News.
Austin Corbin, President of the Long
/ Island Railroad, and a millionaire, has
been blackballed by the Union League
Club of New York.
The Minnesota Legislature, composed
largely Of farmers, is making itself the
laughing stock of the country by propos-
ing to pass bill to prevent women from
wearing tights on the stage. The meas
ure, which will probably pass, is as fol-
lows: " Any person who shall upon the
stage or platform in any theatre or opera
house, concert hall or any public place
whatever, where other persons are pres
ent,expose her neither limb or linn BIS dress
ed only in tights, so called, or dressed in
any manner whatever SO that the shape |
and form of her neither limb or limbs are |
plainly visible to other persons present,
shall be deemed guilty of open and gross |
lewdness and lascivious behavior and |
guilty OF misdemeanor, and upon con-
yiction thereof she shall be punished by |
a fine OF not less than $50 nor more than |
500, or by imprisonment in the county |
Jail not less than five days nor more than
ninety days"
1t is rumored that Mrs. James G. |
Blaine, Jr., who has been SO shamefully
treated by her husband and his family, |
will sue for an absolute divorce and will |
marry again. The chosen man is said TO
be DR.: B. Bull, the physician who saved