The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-05-12
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Advices from New Orleans an
nounce the settlement of the cele-
brated suit of Mrs. Myra Clark
Gaines, and the successful heirs in
the probate struggle now going on
in Brooklyn, will be some 100000
richer thereby.
The Valparaiso correspondent Of
the Times says: The Chilean men
of-war Imperial, Lynch and Con-
dell are starting for the north I'M
der orders to attack the squadron
commanded by the officers who
revoIted against the Government.
A ukase about to be issued with
draws the privilege given to jew
ish workmen of residing outside
the limits assigned to the Jews on
Moscow, and orders the expulsion
of those living without the pale.
Two years grace are granted to
possessors of real property and one
years grace to the others. This
will result IN the expulsion of
1900 Jews from Moscow.
ST.. PETERSBURG, April 15.-In
spite of the peaceful utterances of
government officials in Europe
everybody knows that Russia IS
making extensive preparations for
war, and that her rivals are, on
their side, making counter prepara-
tions for a great struggle, which
must sooner or later take place.
Russia has been expanding enor-
nous sums in the construction of
strategic railroads, and in this and
other ways arrangements for the
transportation of large bodies of
Russian troops to the AustrO-
German frontier are almost COM
| pleted.
Statistics compiled for the use of
the Congressional Committee on
Coinage show that France has the
largest amount of gold and silver
currency in the world, having
| 5000, 100000 in gold and S700,0O0,-
I0O0 in silver. The United States
comes next with S702,01S, 500 in
gold and S4S2, O17, 346 in silver.
England has s550,000,0O0 in gold
and s1OO.OO0,OO0 in silver. Ger
many has OO,OOO,OOO IN gold and
| S145, 100000 in silver. The total
amount of coinage of the world is
estimated at S3,727, O1S,8GO gold
and 50, S2O,571, 346 in silver.
The Liverpool Star has caused
something of 4 sensation by attack
| ing the Manchester canal enter
prise as an impracticable one, and
giving some startling facts to up
hold its assertions. 1t declares
that an unforeseen obstacle has
been encountered in the shape of a
huge deposit of rock at the en-
trance, involving the cost of ex-
cavating 100000 cubic yards of
solid granite. This would add a
round of 81, 100000 to the cost of
the work above the current estl-
mates, The Star accordingly pre-
diets the collapse of the scheme.
A dispatch from Petersburg
says: In spite of the peaceful
utterances Of the government Off
Gals of Europe Russia is making
extensive preparations for q war
and her rivals are on their side
making counter preparation for the
great struggle which must sooner
or later take place. Russia has
been expanding enormous sums in
the construction of strategic rail-
roads, and in this and other ways
arrangements for the transpOrta-
ton of large bodies of Russian
troops to the Austro-G German from
tier have almost been completed.
| A German physician proposes
that the manufacturers of preserv-
ed meats should be compelled to
stamp their cans with a legible
date mark. For a year or so, he
says, canned meats may remain
perfectly wholesome, but after that
they deteriorate in way defying
alike precautlou and explanation