The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-05-05
NEWS AND NOTES.

Lincoln, Grant, sherman, Sheri-
dan. Farrsgut and Porter-all dead
ap6 gone-sre the six names that
the American people will not soon
forget. Their history is substanu-
ally the history Of the great strug-
gle 10 preserve the Union.
The new Senator from California
is ex Congressman FELTON,, $ stSneh
Republican. s native of New York,
one of the " 49ers " and very
wsslthv man. he is interested in
mines and is an enthusiastic gold
monometAliSt. He succeeds the
late Senator Hearst, who was 5
Democrat sni promises TO be =
very useful member of the Senate
The number of mortgages in the
United States is by the census as
eertained TO be 100000 in round
numbers, snd the number Of those
who hold mortgages is about $780,
600. The average value Of each
mortgage Is between $500 and 5000;
and ninety per cent. Of the whole
is for improvements and business
operations, and hence contracted
for what are called i've debts.
When Cuthbert Bede's = Nearer
and Desrer was published in the
United States. > well-known spin
ster left an order for the book on
the slate of 5 little bOO6shop IN
Boston. presided over by con-
6-med bachelor. thus; q Dear Mr..
- get nearer and dearer. Ars-
bella -" Mr.. -, who had
not vet heard of the new book, was
in great stAte of mind until be
learned definitely Whist Arabella
reSIly wanted.
Elk Minister Phelps who repre-
sented the United States At the
Court Of ST. James during the last
administration hiss contributed an
article on the Behring Sea matter
in Harper's Monthly. Ii is ; strong
discussion, upholdiOg the eonten-
ton Of Mr.. Blaine and insisting
that freedom TO destroy property
found on or in the sea, and that
seals are property the right TO
which belongs 70 the owner Of the
shores where they breed.
SIR John A. Macdonald, the Cana
dian statesman, is one Of the most
distinguished looking men 10 the
Dominion. u face is very strik-
ing. and either It or It's picture
will At once suggest = strong like
ness Of different man 90 every
different observer. Some say he
looss Ike Beeeher, others that he
closely resembles George Wash
iugtOn. others still that his face
and Beujamiu DisraelI's are as
two peas, aud yet Others assert
that the Likeness Of him in the cur
rent HArper's Weekly Is also s
likeness Of Edwin Booth. AS 8
natter Of fact, Sir John does re-
semble al these persons
The richest man in Prussia, &C
cording TO the tax estimate recent
IL laid before the PraSsiau Land
tag, is Herr HrCpp, citizen of
the district Of Dusseldorf. " Herr
Knapp, who IS none other than the
owner of the great cannon fac
tories, payss Sn annual tax Of
1900 marks, or almost $4,000,
on an estimated income Of 5000, 900
marks. The man who stands next
TO him in point Of wealth IS, ae-
cording 70 the same source, -
I citizen Of the district of Frankfort,
who Is the only Prnssian in the
a. ninety sixth tax-class-" This
man is supposed to be Baron Roth
schild. The third man on the list
IS Baron Won Bleiehroeder, the
/ celebrated banker of Berlin, TO
whom many Of the noblemen Of
that interesting capital are indebt-
ed. The Baron has an income Of
{ Z52O, 600 MARKS, and pays tax Of
* 000 r,srL-z