The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-06
DEATH OF A PRINCE.
Hon. John Dominis, Of Hawaii,
Is Dead.
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.
Five New Cruisers for the Auxiliary
Australasian Fleet-United States
Ship Charleston ut Honolulu.

SAN Francisco, Sept. 5.-The steamship
Mariposa arrived today from Australia via
Honolulu, bringing Sydney advices to
August II and Honolulu advices to
August %
Hon. John Dominis, prince consort of
Hawaii, died August % from
sudden attack of pneumonia. He
had been i'll some time with govt, which
turned to infammatory rheumatism, and
pneumonia subsequently set in. Queen
Liliuokalani was much affected by the
death of her husband. The remains were
lying in state at the palace when the
steamer left, guarded by Captain Nowelin
and forty men from the Royal barracks.
The prince was born in Schenectady,
n. Y, May 10, 1892 His father was an
Italian, and his mother an American lady,
OF Boston. He was taken TO Hawaii when
child. He came TO California IN lS49,
during the gold excitement, and spent
some time here. He was married to the
present Queen of Hawaii some years ago.
The United States steamer Charleston
arrived at Honolulu August 25, eight days
from San Francisco.
A severe shock of earthquake occurred
at the islands on August 25. As far as
known no great damage was done.
A petition to wind up the affairs of the
Imperial Banking Company of Melbourne
was presented to Justice Webb on August
10, and made returnable on the oath. The
bank has suspended business with liabili-
ties OF Els 600, and assets of f221oG0. At
a meeting of stockholders it was charged
that the directors had conducted affairs in
negligent and illegal manner. the chair
man Of the meeting said it was not antici-
pated that the company's affairs would be
settled for year or more.
Adelaide adyices state that there is no
prospect of getting the stranded vessel
Theophane off the reefs between Miriam
Kirby islands and the mainland before the
spring tides. 1t is stated that the vessel
got out of her course. The sailors deny
that they refused to work the ship
Government President Knight, of North
ern territory, has forwarded report to
Adelaide on the murder of W. NJ. Calver,
a wealthy stockownet, by Aralla, native,
on February .. The latter was attacked
and pursued by officers and was shot
and killed.
The conference between representatives
of the Sheep Shearers' Union and pastoral
lists of the federal council of Australasia
closed at Sydney on August 9. An agree
ment was signed to the effect that employ
ers shall be free to employ and the shear
ers 10 accept employ ment, whether be-
longing to unions or not, without molesta-
ton.
Fifteen thousand pounds has been raised
for the relief of food sufferers in Victoria.
Ceylon advices of July give the details
of double tragedy which occurred on the
steamship Hohenzollern, which left Ade-
laIde on June q. Laurence NJ. Davidson
eloped with Miss Ayliffe, reported to be
the daughter of the registrar general Of
births of Adelaide. A warrant had been
issued for their arrest, and it is presumed
this came to their knowledge, for as the
vessel reached port Davidson shot him.
self through the head and the girl swal-
lowed strychnine, dying shortly after
ward.
The Katoomba, Mildura, Wallaroo, Tau
rauga and Einmarooma, five new cruisers
of the auxiliary Australasia feet, were
warmly received on their arrival at Bris-
bane on August Z. The first three were
built at Elswick, the others at Clydebank.
They are all OF the same dimensions, being
265 feet in length, with an extreme breadth
of Al feet, mean draught of 1914 feet and
displacement of 2, 800 tons. The armament
of each consists of eight quick firing guns,
eight three-pounders, several machine
guns, and four torpedo guns. The squad
ron consists of seven vessels in ali, i've
being of the second class of the protected
cruisers type, and two are torpedo gun
boats. The latter were expected to arrive
shortly.