The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-07-28
FOREIGN PERSONALS AND GLEANINGS.

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Hawarden in 1910, was educated at Eton
and Christchurch, Oxford, and entered
Parliamentin 1865 as member for Chester
and subsequently represented Whitby
(Yorkshire) and East Worcestershire.
He was Lord OF the Treasury from 1869
to 1878 but OF late years had been living
in retirement, suffering from brain dis
ease and partial paralysis, and had been
recently operated upon for the removal
of a tumor which was pressing on the
brain
The Rt. Hon ". E. Gladstone was
at Lowestoft for rest and the benefit of
his health after an attack OF influenza,
and was desirous of coming up to London
| on learning OF his sons dangerous i'll
ness, bur was persuaded by his physi-
clans 10 remain at the seaside. Dis
patches were frequent between Glad
stone and his family and on the morn
ing Of the 4th he left Lowestoft for
London being summoned by the intelli-
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gence that the worst might be expected.
Unhappily the father reached the city
too late to be present at his sons death
Gladstone's grief upon reaching the
death chamber was terrible in its inten-
sity, so much so that with his enfeebled
health and advanced age his friends feel
very anxious as to the result.
The Emperor William is making good
use Of his time in England. He was
present ct a grand state banquet at
Windsor on July 7th, and has been
feasted by the Lord Mayor at the Guild
hall, attended q grand review Of regulars
and volunteers at Wimbledon, garden
parties at Marlborough House, grand
opera at Covent Garden, has visited and
been feted by Lord Salisbury at Hatfield
House and has gone on to Scotland.
A report that Minister and Mrs. Lin
coin and leading officials Of the United
States Legation were absent from the
garden party OF the eth was inaccurate.
They have been present at every i'm
portant function.
Mr.. Spurgeon, the celebrated Baptist
preacher, was reported london, July
1O) delirious and growing weaker.
The election at Carlow for a successor
in Parliament to the late O'Gorman
Mahon resulted in q crushing defeat ior
the Parnellite candidate.
! The Cunard steamer Seryia which
sailed from New York for Liverpool on
July 18th with I,153 passengers, incIud-
ing Prince George Of Greece, was return
ing in tow Of the S. S. Chester and was
expected to reach New York on the
morning OF the 7th. The Servia had
broken her high-pressure crankpin, and
was unable to proceed.
Secretary Blaine was ont driving on
the 18th inst. at Bsr Harbor in an open
| carriage His physician says he is rap
idly improving. His friends feel con-
fident that he will return to Washington
in the fall perfectly well and will enter
into active political life. 1t is conf
IDENTIFY stated that the Secretary does
not suffer from any of the deadly dis
eases which were reported TO be the
cause of his illness, but wear and tear of
nerves, which necsssitates rest.
The celebrated Itata under convoy of
the U. s. S. Charleston arrived in San
Diego on the morning of July 4th. No
person was allowed on board the Itata
but the necessary revenue and quaran-
tine officers, but several Of her officers
and some passengers she had brought
from Iquique were allowed to land. The
Itata was under Chilean colors.
H. B. M. Flagship Warspite is report
ed as having arrived at Victoria B. c.,
on July 9th. Reports of the lombard
ment OF Iquique are said to have been
greatly exaggerated. 1t is stated that
the Itata landed 1000 cases OF arms.
When the Warspite entered the port OF
Caldera, the Aconcagua, Congressional
gunboat, was engaged, with but one gun,
in fighting two torpedo boats. The latter
mistaking the Warspite for an insurgent
warship made off.
Sir George Baden Powell, NJ. p, OF
the British BehriDg Sea Commission,
arrived in New York by the Cunard
steamer Etruria on the morning of July
5th. He proposes first to visit Sir Julian
Paunceforte, the British Minister at
Washington, and to start for Behring
Sea within a few weeks.
There was great excitement through
out Paris on the 18th inst, caused by
the report that President Carnot had
been shot. The truth proved to be that
the President had been present at the
ceremonies of the official opening OF
new thoroughfare, where he received an
enthusiastic welcome. Suddenly a man
making insane gestures forced his way
through the crowd, rushed to the car
riage and fred pistol at Carnot, shout
ing, "I'll prove there are more Bastilles
to be demolished" The man was
promptly arrested, and was with diff
Guilty saved by the officers from popular
fury. He proved to be a madman who |
had been just lately released from con-
finement in lunatic asylum.