The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-05-17

The Duke OF York has been be
trothed to Princess May.
San Francisco's big guns for harbor
defense will be ready in January
The Infanta Of Spain had a great
reception on her arrival at Havana.
The Grand Duke George Of Russia
wants to marry Circassian peasant
The United States may send fleet
to Nicaragua, The Atlanta has already
gone.
Sir James Long declares that the
Chicago fair is greater than all the
others.
Sir James Ch1rlemagne Dormer,
Commander Of the British forces in
Madras, is dead.
Il is now generally BELIEVED in San
Francisco that the boilers # the Mon
terey are defective.
A movement to hold a Christian
centennial at Jerusalem in 1900 has
begun in Philadelphia.
The heavy rains have created grave
fears of general cave.in in the colliery
districts Of Pennsylvania.
Secretary Herbert will not extend
leaves of absence to naval officers en-
gagged in private pursuits.
Laura Bridgman, a variety actress,
has been shot and terribly wounded at
Montreal by her husband,
A Conservative amendment to the
Home Rule bill was defeated in the
Commons by a decisive vote.
A milkman at Jersey City was gored
to death by a COW in full view of big
crowd which was unable to assist him.
Secretary Gresham has as yet sent no
reply to the Chllian Charge d'Al1airs
who laid before him the case Of the
refugees
A rate war in Colorado permits
passenger to ride across the State for a
quarter of a dollar a rate Of three
for half is promised.
Troop b, Fourth United States cav
airy, has been ordered out to capture
Sontag and Evans, the Nlsala train
robbers.
The Steamer Danube has been fined
$40, 600 at Astoria, Or, for bringing
5I2 Chinese passengers in excess Of her
capacity.
The Spanish press censures United
States author ties for allowing Cuban
eXles to make demonstration from
Florida.
Officials at New York have been
ordered to deport three Chinese as a
test Of the constltutionality Of the Geary
law.
The defeat of the Army Bill in the
Reichstag by vote of 2Go to IS2 has
caused the Emperor to dissolve that
body,
A New York journal says there is
trouble between Hoke Smith and a
Georgia editor which may result in a
duel.
There is great excitement among the
Tennessee negroes over proposition
to emigrate to California and live with
out pay.
About three per cent Of the sailors
on the British squadron at New York
have deserted. The Russian ships
have lost los men.
Oregon Populist demand the i'm
parchment of the President and Cabi-
net on account of Mr.. Gresham's letter
to Governor Pennoyer.
VIM. Henry Hurlbert, the missing
Wihed Murray" of the London
courts, and formerly editor of the New
York WOrld, is hiding in Rome.
Lieut.. Rob. +. Peary has gone to
St. Johns, N. B., to complete arrange,
ments for a vessel to take an exploring
party to Melville bay
The contracting powers have de-
cided to continue the tripartite govern
ment of Samoa, with a change of per,
sonnet, and suggests that r. l.. Steven
son be appointed premier,
An effort is being made in Mexico to
prescribe legal conditions for duels,
which will make them too dangerous
to the participants TO be lightly entered
upon.
The number of alien cabin passengers
on steamships arriving in New York
during the month of April was Io,756,
compared with 5000 during the same
month last year.
The gold reserve in the treasury is
now close to $Ioo, 100000. The small
offers continue and there is feeling OF
confidence as to the outlook for the
immediate future.
The Boston Episcopal Convention
chose Dean Lawrence of Boston, the
Broad Churchman'S candidate, Bishop
of Massachusetts, to succeed the late
Philip Brooks.
Marshal MacMahon, eX.President of
the French Republic, is sick with the
influenza. He is nearly eighty-Gve
years old, and much anxiety is felt for
the outcome.
The London steamer City Of Khios
reports having run into an unknown
schooner which DrOb1bIv sank with all