The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-06-20
American News.

| american news.
The Spanish princess Eulalia has
| been royalty entertained and feted at
New York during the past fortnight,
and is now in Chicago, taking in the
| Worlds Fair.
The financial situation is not at all
assuring. In the east bank after bank
is going under and many commercial
houses as well. Wheat dropped to IS
cents per Bushel in Chicago two days
ago, the lowest ever known, and crops
east are in bad shape. Cleveland an
nOunces that an extra session of con-
gress will convene in September. The
silver purchase law will undoubtedly
be repealed. At the present time the
gold reserve in the United States trea-
sury has been reduced to about $780,
100000.
Charles Foster, late secretary of the
treasury, has been ruined financially.
His bank in Fostoria, Ohio, his dry
goods house and everything are gone.
His liabilities are over S1,000,000.
Jefferson Davis remains have been
taken from Louisiana to Richmond,
Va, for burial.
The Geary exclusion law will not be
enforced at present by the administra-
ton. 1t is thought that congress will
give the Chinese six months more in
which to register.
The Worlds Fair authorities pro-
pose to keep the gates of the EXPOSE
ton open on Sundays hereafter. The
first Sunday open was great success.
The whisky trust is in a bad way
financially. Over speculation and
over production, consequent on be-
lief that congress would raise the tax
last session, are the causes.
The California building at Chicago
has at last been dedicated and opened.
The Presbyterian general assembly
on June 1st decided that DIR. Briggs
is hereto, and suspended him from
the ministry. He will not recant his
assertion that there are errors in the
scriptures.
Mains circus was wrecked by rail-
way accident at Tyrone, Pa, on the
Both ult Many animals were killed
and several wild beasts got free, but
were captured.
DIR. McGlynn has again been sum-
moned to Rome to confer with the
Pope McGlynn and the papal legati
Satolli have the upper hand at present
in the church's affairs.
The Pacific Mail Co. has elected
Huntington as president. A balance
sheet of the past year shows receipts
81, 11S,473, expenses 81, 49, PA, loss
SOL, 739. The company has leased its
three steamers on the Atlantic side to
the Panama railroad, and claims that
it will soon absorb the North Ameri-
can Navigation Co. on this side, but
this is denied.
The Peoples Bank of Bentonville,
Ark, was robbed of $4,000 in bold
recently by six, armed rob-
bers, who afterward decamped in thee
of the Indian territory.
The trial of Lizzie Borden at Fall
River, Mass, for the murder of her
father and mother, has begun. The
evidence is wholly circumstantial.
Mrs. Frank Leslie has applied for a
divorce from Willie Wilde, brother of |
Oscar Wilde, and, it is said will un-
doubtedly get it.
The Russian eXtradition treaty has |
been formally proclaimed. Political
Offenses are not included.
The manufacture of the Krag-Jor- |
gensen rifle for the United States
army, to supplant the Springfield,
will shortly begin at the Springfield
armOry and arsenal.
A senate subcommittee, consisting
Of Senator Hill and others, is expected
to arrive on the coast soon, to study
and report on the Chinese evil.