The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-04-18
Little Fear of Japan.

Little Fear OF Japan.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-The story
brought to San Francisco by the Uni.
ted States ship Alliance that Japan
was harboring designs upon the ISL
ands in case the United States should
conclude not to take possession or
control of them, has made little i'm
preston here. At the japanese Lega-
ton it was said for Minister Taneno,
in response to inquiries, that the lega-
ton had no information whatever
upon the subject. In the absence of
any communication from this Govern
ment or from the Japanese Consul at
Honolulu, any expression of opinion
upon the probabilities of the situation
respecting Japan and Hawaii was
withheld by the Minister.
Kaiulani in London.
LONDON, April /. = Princess Kaiu-
lani, who arrived Wednesday, is full
of her American experience, and says
with girlish enthusiasm that the jour
ney was one of the most pleasant ever
known. On the question of annexa-
ton she talked very frankly. al think
the matter will be settled according to
modern ideas of justice" she said,
"and that annexation will not really
take place. Indeed it looks more pro.
bable that the monarchy will be re-
vived. either with the Queens restOra-
ton or my own succession, possibly
with United States protectorate. But
this is what you call Sin the air.
Smoking Tobacco.
NEW YORK, April "A seven-story
brick building at Seventh avenue and
Thirty-eighth street, formerly Occu-
pied by w. Duke Sons & Co., as
cigarette factory, but more recently by
the American Tobacco Company as
mandatory of smoking and chewing
tobacco, was destroyed by fire early
this morning. James B. Duke places
the total loss at $500, 200, wholly COW
cred by insurance.
Bishop Kip Dying.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 4. - Bishop
Kip was q great deal worse last night.
At late hour in the evening he be-
came unconscious and his condition
was such that his death was momen-
tarily expected. At the hour of going
to press he had not recovered consci-
business.
French Cabinet Troubles.
PARIS, April s. Meline has failed
to secure a full Cabinet. 1t is stated
President Carnot will ask Deville, late
Foreign Minister, to undertake the
task.
Charles Dupuy has consented to
form Ministry, and is now working
on the matter.
Corbetts Wife as an Actress.
MONTREAL, April 3. = About 5000
people assembled at SOhmer Park to-
night to see James ]. Corbett, the
champion pugilist, in Gentleman
Jack" A new feature in the perform
ance was the first appearance of Mrs.
Corbettt, the champions wife. Mrs.
Corbett took the part of Polly Ora
ham, the college widow, and Mrs.
William Brady, Corbett's managers
wife, appeared as Alice Saunders,
Jacks betrothed.
Engiand's Pacific Squadron.
VICTORIA tB. c., April III. NJ.
S. Hyacinthe leaves tomorrow for
South American waters. She is to
meet the present flagship Warspite at
Valparaiso, where the new flagship
Royal Arthur with Rear-Admiral
Stevenson will take over the COM
mand of the Pacific squadron. Rear
Admiral lothian cabled to-day saying
the Warspite arrived at CoquimbO
Thursday.
Extra Session BumOrs.
WASHINGTON, April L. The Post
to-day published the following:
Speaker Crisp has had a consultation
with the President with reference to
an extra session. The President, it is
eXacted an assurance
from Crisp that the latter would sup
port the Presidents tariff reform,
monetary reform and pension reform
policies. The Speaker gave those
He was then informed
that an extra session would surely be |
called in September, and the vacant |
committee chairmanships should be !
given immediate attention.
Planning to Free Cuba.
KEY WEST (Fla.), April ,. - The
work of the Cuban revolutionary
party is just now attracting much at |
tention. The revolution is near at |
hand and many believe that it will |
come within the next few days, no |
one placing it more than two weeks |
in the future. Americans, even those |
in Key West, are not aware of the |
work already accomplished by the |
revolutionists or the magnitude of |
what they have undertaken. The |
Cubans say that they will not suffer |
another defeat.
On the Verge OF Starvation.
PANAMA, April 2.-Famine RACES
in the Cauca valley, where the price |
of provisions and the necessitie of |
life has so increased that life has be-
come almost impossible to the poorer
classes. The attention of the national |
has been called to this
sad state of affairs and to the neces-
sity of adopting some means of allie
viatil G the pitiable condition of the
half million starving people who in
habit the Cauca valley.
For the Cars Safety.
LONDON, April .. Over 100000
troops have been under arms this
week, standing for hours facing the
silent railway tracks as thew waited