The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-02-24
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items are culled from our latest
American exchanges:
Chris. Buckley, the politician. OF San
Francisco, died at Redding, CAL, from
a supposed attack OF hydrophobia.
Guatemala is arming and training
men for the field. 1t is reported that a
secret alliance has been formed between
Guatemala and Honduras against Sal
vador.
The Government of Chile is gaining
ground in her revolutionary affairs.
Signor Crispi rendered his resignation
10 King Humbert of Italy, Feb. Sd, but
was requested to withdraw his resigna-
ton.
Secretary Window of the U. S. Treas
ury is dead. He died of heart disease q
few minutes after responding to the first
toast given during a banquet at Del
monico's, New York, by the Board Of
Trade and Transportation.
Nine. Patti was arrested in Berlin for
an alleged breach of contract.
Henry NJ. Stanley has announced that
he has decided to give all the gifts he
has received from the crowned heads of
Europe to General Booth of the Saliva
ton Army. The gifts are valued at
nearly 100000.
WASHINGTON, February S.-Maior Nc
Kinley said to-day that he believed
that the matter of the Hawaiian treaty
would be put through the House this
week.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. "a terrible
blizzard has been raging throughout this
vicinity for the last twenty-four hours.
No westbound trains reached Cheyenne
yesterday over the Union Pacific or Bur-
lington.
By the burning o. the China Naviga-
ton Company's steamer Shanghai, on
her way from Shanghai to Chinkiang, it
appears that between two and three
hundred Chinese perished in the flames
or were drowned.
A Cable to Honolulu.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Senator
Dolph to-day reported favorably
from the Naval Committee an
amendment proposed to the naval
appropriation bill providing $780,
600 to enable the President to cause
soundings to be made between San
Francisco and Honolulu, to deter
mine the practlcability of laying a
cable between those points.
Mr.. Edmunds also gave notice
of an amendment to the diplomatic
appropriation bill to enable the
President to make engagements for
telegraphic communication between
the United States and the Hawaiian
Islands for period not less than
IA years, and apprOpriating $1,000
600 thereto-not more than $780,
600 to be expended in any one
year.
The Hawaiian Treaty.
WASHINGTON, Feb. s. Cecil
Brown, a member of the Honolulu
Legislature and u prominent law
yer, arrived tonight, and, while
he is quite reticent about making
known his business here, it is
known from acceptable authority
that the object of his visit is to
urge upon Congress the import
ance of correcting the Mckinley
bill in order to make it conform to
the Hawaiian treaty. He talks
very freely On that question, and
while he does not say that he will
seek a hearing before the Ways
and Means Committee of the House
on the subject, it is understood that
he will do so.
To California Associated Press
representative Mckinley said that
he considered 1t his duty to give
the matter his personal attention
and he would do so. He was
watching for a favorable eppor-
tunity, to call up the bill. This
was not question of high or low
tariff or free trade according to his
judgment, but simply question of |
honor in which the United States
is deeply interested. He said there
would be no trouble whatever to |
pass the bill in the House and,
his language, "you can just
tell your California people that
they need have no fears about the
matter, for it will certainly be cor
rected."
Reciprocity Proposed.
MONTREAL, QUE, Feb. 3.-The