The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-01-03

Our troops are in pursuit of them,
4iiti the outlaws are now pretty bard
/ pushed. At last accounts. they had
taken refuge in 4 thick jungle, and
were practically surrounded.
German political circles are greatly
agitated over the crisis in the Reich
stag on account Of the Army bill.
Won Caprivi's retirement is openly
talked of, and it is generally thought
will have to step down. Count Won
Gutenberg, Herr Miguel and General
Won Harnke are mentioned as his
successor.
Work has begun on the Hsifa and
Damascus railroad in Palestine. The
line will skirt Mount Carmel and the
Plain Of Esdraelon of Jezreel, pass
through the Valley of Nazareth,
cross the River Jordan south OF the
Lake of Tiberias, and pass thence
over the Haooran Plains to Damas-
Gus.
4 new Spanish Cabinet has been
formed by Senior Sagasta, as follows:
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marquis
de Armigo Minister of Finance.
Senior Montero Rios Minister of
Public Works, Senior Moret; Minister
of War. Senior Dominguez: Minister
of the Interior, Senior Gonzales !;
Minister of the Colonies, Senior
Msura. The Minister of the Marine
is still unsettled. The Cabinets sup
port is composed of moderate Repub-
leans and Liberals.
London has big dynamite scare,
owing to the desperate threats of the
Anarchists. The internal machine
is supposed to be located in the city,
but the officers have been unable to
find it The result is, that all the
public buildings are guarded day
and night by an army of detectives
Although the Chinese Restriction
law has been declared constitutional,
the Emperor of China has instructed
his representatives here to resist it
to the ut most. Their objection is to
the registration requirement under
penalty of deportation.
1t Is reported from Hayti that an
other attempt has been made TO
assessinate President Hippolyte. The
story is that the President was in
bed at the palace when one of his at
te1dants saw man slipping along
the corridor toward the Presidents
room. The attendant grappled with
him and was stabbed in the shoulder.
Other attendants came and the man
was held and bound. He was asked
what his object was in visiting the
palace and said: TO kill Rippolyte."
He was then taken out and shot.
An investigation was made and it
was found that the man got into the
grounds by breaking through the
fence. The next day six of the
guards were shot for allowing the
man to get into the house, and the
Lieutenant who commanded them
was sentenced to be shot, but g son
OF Hippolyte interceded for the Lieu
tenant and his life was spared. but he
is still in prison. 1t is believed that
the attempted ASSASSINATION is the re-
suit OF a conspiracy in which people
in Hippolyte's household are ihpii-
Gated.
The silver conference at Brussels,
has adjourned to meet on June 1st
next. when a final effort will be
made 10 reach some agreement.
Nothing has been accomplished thus
fsr except 20 set some OF the foreign
finsnciers to thinking. As result
of this failure silver took tumble
10 the lowest figure it ever reached
in this country, and there was
similar smash in England.
Brazil is still terrorized by revolu-
tons and heavy battle is expected
between Federal and Republican
troops in Rio Grsnde de Sui. Both
sides are accused of cruelties. The
Federals are indignant at the Gov
eminent Of Uruguay for permitting
alleged violations Of neutrality in al
loving purchases Of arms and am
munition IN their territory. Secret
meetings have been held in Monte
yideo with q view to initiating
revolution against Hewera- 1t is
proposed to force him to resign.
i syndicate Of American capital
lists have secured control of the isl
and Of the Republic OF San Domingo
by the purchase Of the right TO col
lect the customs revenues Of the
country. The importance to the
United States OF this concession is
deemed to be very great. 1t will give
z harbor and cosling station. The
holders Of the concession practically
rr1le the republic. because they pay
the officials. Tire concession was
formerly owned By Amsterdam
bankers.
4 Sydney dispatch Of December
1871 ssys: For the next three
months u official salaries are TO be
paid II Samoa. even those OF the
Chief Justice znd the President Of
the Council not being exempt. Tie
DreTailing destitGtioD L the cause.
Public bankruptcy impends, and sp-
pesls for outside help are 20 be made
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