The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-10-31
American News


American News
At the regular meeting of the North
ern Pacific railroad stockholders,
Henry Willard was defeated and new
management selected. The change
was great surprise to the financial
world.
Another great storm has swept over
the east. Great damage was done on
land and water, several fine steamers
on the lakes being totally wrecked
and many lives lost.
a fire in Z street car stable in Chi
cago on the 18th burned five hundred
horses to death. Many of the animals
after being removed to place of
safety plunged back into the burning
building and were consumed.
The International congress OF irriga-
tiOnists, at Los Angeles, this state,
was a great success and was largely
attueded Delegates were present
from all over the country and many
valuable ideas were advanced on the
subject Of irrigation and the reclaim
ing of arid lands. The congress adop-
ted resolutions opposing the proposed
cession Of arid lands by the govern
ment to the several states, and called
on the government to reclaim such
lands and make them productive.
The result of investigation of disease
on the steamer Russia, from Hamburg
to New York, shows that il was chol-
era. All danger is now said to be
over.
On October 18th New York had a
fire which swept away So, 500, 900 worth
of property and rendered many poor
people homeless.
The ceremonies in honor of the epis-
copal Jubilee of Cardinal Gibbons be-
gan with great pOmp at Baltimore on
the 10th inst. A message from the
pope was delivered to the congrega-
ton by means of photograph.
Doolittle, of Washington, has intro
duced a resolution asking the secre-
tary of state for information regarding
the Nicaragua canal, as to the amount
of work done and the approximate
amount of money expended, what
steps the government has taken to
protect the interests OF American citi-
zens and the investors in the canal,
and the status of the Maritime Canal
Company, of Nicaragua.
Emma Goldman, the female an
archist of New York who excited the
people to riot few months ago, has
been sent to prison for one year.
A New Orleans dispatch says that
the French steamship Marseilles has
foundered at sea. The Marseilles was
on her way from Havre to New Or
leans with valuable cargo of mer-
chandise and wines, with a crew of
fifty and a number of passengers. The
Marseilles was caught in the recent
gale in the South Atlantic. The YES
sci and cargo are a total loss. All the
crew and passengers are thought to be
safe.
The McCreary bill has finally passed
the house of representatives with three
amendments by Geary. This gives
the Chinese six months longer in
which to register. Criminals are
barred from its benefits.
At the meeting of the Antitrust As
ISOLATION in Chicago, Messrs. Rosewater
of Omaha, Ray of New York and
Tawney Of Minnesota were appointed
a committee to memorabilia the presi-
dent of the United States, on behalf OF
this association, to recommend in his
forthcoming annual message the ere
alton of a bureau of corporate super
vision and control to the end that
fictitious or fraudulent capitalization
by corporation, engaged in any bust
ness coming within the provisions of
the Federal Constitution or relating to
interstate commerce, may be prohibit
ted, said bureau to be in charge of
a commissioner clothed with authority
similar to that exercised by the con-
troller of the currency over banks, and
empowered by law to collect statistics
relating to the capitalization, lisbil-
titles and available assets of all such
corporations; and further to recon-
mend to congress the passage of suit
able laws to prevent combinations of
capital or corporate wealth and power
for the purpose Of limiting production,
destroying home competition or con-
trolling the price of raw materials or
manufactured products.
Another wreck has occurred on the
Wabash road in Missouri in which a
large number of people were seriously
injured. Spreading rails was the
CduSE.
The management of the Columbian
Fair at Chicago, have decided to keep
it open as long as the attendance
warrants, probably till November Is
or 80.
At the request of heavy stockhold-
ers, the Union Pacific Railroad has
gone into the hands OF a receiver,
the present management having
proved failure.
a terrible train wreck occurred in
Jackson, Michigan, on the 18th inst
The second section of a Worlds Fair
train crashed into the first section,
killed twelve people and mangIed
over a score. Carelessness was the
cause.
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