The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-03-31
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.

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The British troop ship OrontoS,
with the leicester Battalion On
board. was struck BY y tidal wave
while on the way to Halifax, and
twenty-five soldiers were moro or
less hurt, having arms broken and
otherwise bruised,
tn believed in Washington that
Morrow viii be appointed TO the
new Circuit JudgeShIp of the Ninth
Cor San Francisco district 1t is
said that President Harrison re-
cards hum as y very able lawyer,
and eutertains warm personal
regard for him.
Major Wissmauu has punished
the Kib0sh tribe in Africa, and in
doing so he killed 200, wounded 90
and captured so Of the tribesmen.
The German loss WAS , men killed
and Is wounded. The Germans
captured $4,000 head of cattle and
= quantity of ammunition and
ivory.
The work of taking the census
Of the British Empire WAS begun
Thursday in India. 1t Is expected
TO show 2S0.O0O.OO0 inhabitants in
India against 254,OO0.0O0 in 1881.
The British Isles Will be taken q
month hence, and It IS estimated
the population will show an IN
crease Of Is per cent
An important step has been taken
in the settlement Of the contest
over the seat of Senator Dubois Of
Idaho. HIS name has been put ON
the roll of Senators, and he will
receive his pay as duly elected
United States Senator from that
State. Senator Edmunds says the
law and preeedents sustain this
action.
Berlin, March Official Gov
eminent statistics have been pre-
pared on the PIP eases Of tuber-
culosis treated by the Koch method.
OF the cases Of internal tuberculosis
I3 are reported cured, III consider.
ably improved. 1874 improved, and
As died while of the cases of eX-
ternal tuberculosis Is are reported
cured, AS considerably improved,
23S improved, and died The
success Of Koch's remedy has ex-
eeeded every anticipation.
The Chicago Inter Ocean recalls
the fact that the present efforts
making to secure reciprocity Of
trade between North and South
America, which have succeeded so
far IS the United States, Brazil and
Yenezuela are concerned are bring
ing about the fuIfIment Of what it
calls I prophetic letter written
by General Bolivar, the South
American Washington, seventy five
years ago. In this letter General
Bolivar outlined what is substan-
TALLY the very policy now so rap
idly approaching realization, and
which will be remembered in his
tory As one Of the greatest achieve
meuts Of Secretary Blaine
LoSDoN, March g. There is
peculiar case at Clitheroe, near
Manchester. Three years ago one
Jackson married Miss Hall, but
soon left her. going to Australia.
Shortly after Mrs. Jackson came
into possession Of 2 fortune of
E27, 900. In 1889 Jackson returned,
but she refused to live with him.
He obtained : High Court order
for the restitution Of conjugal rela-
lions, but she refused to obey. Yes
terday morning rs she was leaving
the church Jackson and two friends
forcibIy abducted her and carried
her to ] house in Blackburn. The
friends of the lady followed rapidly
IN Z carriage, but jackson shouted
defiance at them from the house.
Mrs JaeksOn's solicitor obtained
warrant against the abdGctOTs for
assaUlting his clients sister at the |
time Of the abduction, but the alb
duct0rs remain barricaded in the
house and the constable cannot |
reach them. Friends Of Mrs. Jack |
son stood guard all last night and |
to-day, aud are still watching the |
house.
Under the new app0rtionment |
bill no state viii lose any represen-
tatives- It viii give a House Of
3j6 members, being y moro than
1T present Alabama will gain l,
as also Arkansas, California. Colo
rado. Georgia, Kansas, Massacha-
sets, Michigan, Missouri, New
Jersey, Oregon, Washington and
Wisconsin. Illinois VIII gain ?,
as also viii 3IiHnesOta, PennsyI-
vauia and Texas, while Nebraska
viii gain 3 If the election Of 1888
s taken as 3 basis Of estimating the
political distribution Of the twenty
four new members, the Republicans
viii have one more than tEO-thirds
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