The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-12-19
Minor News Items.

Princess Colonna, formerlyAIiss Eva
Mackay, has sued her noble husband
for divorce.
A homicidal crank of the Prender-
CAST order has been arrested in St.
Louis. He tried to shoot John f. Nc
Cullough, a secret service officer.
Bishop Coke, of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church, has issued a second
open letter to Mgr. Satolli. The
Bishop says the position Satolli has
assumed in this country is aggressive
and offensive, and as an accredited
diplomat would have made him a per-
soma non grata. The Bishop savagely
arraigns Satolli for meddling with
American affairs, notably, the system
of common schools.
President Cleveland has appointed
Colonel Elwell S. Otis, Twentieth In
fantry, to be Brigadier- General to fill
the vacancy caused by the retirement
of General Carlin.
John William Mitchell, million
aira rancher Of the San Joaquin val
ley, is dead.
Work on the Midwinter Fair
grounds is rapidly progressing, and
the Exposition promises to be a grand
success.
The Duchess Of Marlborough, for
merly Mrs. Hammersley, Of New
York, is shortly to be married to Hugh
Macalmont, nephew OF Earl Cairns.
Gentleman JimD Corbett has gone
to Florida to train for his coming bat
tie. He was accompanied by his
trainer, Brady, and two Australian
prize fighters, Dan Creedon and Tom
Tracy.
VALLEJO, Nov. 2S. - Lieutenant
Bostick of the Ranger, who was re-
Gently tried by naval court-martial
for failing to recognize the challenge
of sentry in the navy yard, has
been found guilty and sentenced to
restriction to the limits of his ship
for one month.
The Spanish Cortes will meet this
month for the purpose of voting eX-
traordinary supplies for the Morocco
expedition to enable Spain to operate
against the Sultan himself if he re-
fuses to submit to the demands of the
Spanish Government.
CAPETowN, Nov. 2S.-The Bechu-
analand police are endeavoring to pre-
vent 1000 natives under Gumbo effect
ing a union with King Lobengula.
Many of the Indumas are willing to
surrender if the King is captured. 1t
is again reported that King Loben-
gula has been captured.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 30.-The
Russian Government ordered the clos
ing of a Roman Catholic church in
Koono, the capital of the Govern
ment of the same name in European
Russia, on the Baltic. The Catholics
resented this interference, and occu-
pied the church. Troops were sum-
moned to expel them, and in doing so,
killed twenty and wounded one hun
bred. The remainder fled and were
pursued by Cossacks. Many lost their
lives in attempting to cross the river
Niemen.
ROME, Dec. 1.-The Credito Tobili-
are has suspended payment, owing to
a run on the bank. The liabilities in
August amounted to twenty-one mill
lions. During the run sixty million
lire (e2, 100000 were withdrawn from
the Credito Tobiliare. TwO-thirds of
the assets are still intact.
LONDON, Nov. % Lord Salisbury
addressed a great meeting at Cardiff.
He insisted on the necessity for
strengthening the navy, and referring
to the policy of the Government said
that he was dismayed to find they
were wasting force on the Parish
Councils bill, which nobody deman-
ded. Abiding to Irish affairs he said
it was a cruel wrong to Ireland to
keep the Home Rule question hung
up merely in the hope of confusing
the issues when the Government APP
pealed to the country.
The snow was too much for the
roofs in Jackson Park, Chicago, on
December 8. 1t crushed in a section
of the skylight of the Manufactures
Building and was four inches deep in
the British section. In the German
section of the educational exhibit
many pen and ink sketches were des-
troyed, and much damage was done
in the French, Italian, Mexican and
Spanish sections.