The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-02-14
The Vatican and Homo Rule.

AHE anu
LONDON, Jan. 23.-The Rome cor
respondent of the STANDARD wires that
the Vatican has intimated to Mr..
Gladstone that it is DESTROYS to assist
in procuring Home Rule for Ireland.
The American Silver Bill.
New YORK, Jan. 24.-It is consid-
cred certain the Senate will reject the
repeal of the Silver Purchase Act.
Preparing for War.
BERLIN, Jan. 24.-Reports are cur
rent here to the effect that Russia is
massing troops on the Polish from
tier, and Fastening the construction
of strategic railways, barracks, and
entrenched camps. General GourkO,
addressing the Russian generals, as
sured them that harvest was at
hand.
Railway CoIIisiOn-Fifteen Lives Lost.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 27.-A train
was blocked by the snow near wilma,
and a passenger train which had re-
ceived no warning dashed into it, the
result being that fifteen people were
killed.
Wreck of a Steamer.
LONDON, Jan. 26.-The Messageries
Maritimes Company's steamer Me
men, while on a voyage to Colombo,
was totally wrecked. The mails were
lost. All hands were saved.
The Penny Postage.
LONDON, Jan. 26.-Alr. Arnold Nor
ley, Postmaster-Gene states that
existing contracts for the transmission
of mails must terminate before the |
establishment of an Imperial penny
postage is possible.
New South Wales Finance.
LONDON, Jan. 25.-Mr. Wilson, in |
the Investors Review, has powerful |
article on "Spendthrift New South |
Wales" He asserts that the greatest |
care will be needed for ten years to |
prevent bankruptcy, and that the |
million loan recently raised locally |
was ridiculous fiasco. He sees no |
indication that the colony intends to
retrench vigorously like New Zealand, |
and foretells reputation.
CoIliery Explosion.
VIENNA, Jan. 25.-By an explosion
of fret damp in a colliery at LeplitZ,
miners were killed. Thirty
of those injured were rescued, but it is
feared that at least eighty have lost
their lives.
The Cholera.
LONDON, Jan. 19.-It is announced
that forty-One cases of cholera have
at Halle, in Prussian Saxony,
Of which nine resulted in the death of
bhe patients. ]
A Grain Elevator Burned.
NEW YORK, Jan. %. = An elevator
1T st. Louis caught fire ana a million
and quarter bushels of wheat were
destroyed before the flames were eX-
.inguished.' The damage is estimated
1t Sl,5OO,OO0.
Death of Lord st. Oswald.
LONDON, Jan. 21.--The death is an
bounced of Lord Saint Oswald.
President Cleveland.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-In the course
If an interview the President-elect,
,Ir. Cleveland, said the Democrats
lad placed him in power to repeal the !
Tariff.
Returns show that the value of the
United States imports for the year in
reased nine and half million i,
pounds, and the exports decreased
tx million four hundred thousand
POUNDS. .
Britain and Morocco. !
LONDON, Jan. 1S.-The sum of $4,000 8
las been offered by the Sultan of :
Iorocco as indemnity for the murder !
f a British subject at Tangier. This
fer is regarded as inadequate to the
ravity of the affair, and Great Britain
Till demand further reparation.
An Electric Gun.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Mr. Gatling ]
; making a gun impelled by an cleo r
ric motor to supersede all machine j
uns. The American Government is I
esting the weapon. +
The Kayti Revolt. T
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O.-News from z
reports stubborn fight =
lg in Hayti.
New YORK, Jan. 81. News from
states that during the a
ecent rising General Hyppolite's a
Idest son was poisoned. The rising a
as been suppressed.
The British Parliament. -
LONDON, Jan. 22.-It is reported p
lat the Queens speech includes pay OF
tent of members, local option, estab- .
shment of parish councils, a nd dis pr
of the Scotch and "
Telsh churches. The leaders of the til
Dry party have issued an urgent Sc
whip" to their followers. Ii