The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-07

some queer scenes have been witnessed
in the English House OF Commons of late
When Gladstone introduced his hOme-rule
bill he rose 10 speak at quarter TO o'clock
in the afternoon. Usually members have
access to the precincts of Parliament at any
time. but iDasmuch as there are only seats
in the Commons for 400 members out of a
total of go, and scramble was inevitable.
the Speaker directed that the doors should
be thrown open at noon. Practically all the
memOers-the young, the aged the lame.
the halt and the blind-assembled AT -
O'Clock, and rs soon as tho folding -dOors
swung open an unseemly rush. such as col
lege boys make at football, took place for
seats. Members were thrown down and
trampled upon, the benches were converted
into dOormats In jumping from one place to
another. and actually within two or three
minutes every seat had been appropriated.
As soon as secured the seats were left in
possession OF the members hats. the
usual symbol of presumption. -Four rows of
chairs were placed on the floor between the
clerks table and the bar. Mr.. Gladstone
had an audience of Commons, lords, en-
bassadorS and titled ladies, the latter
screened from gaze, such as rarely any man
has had. lie was listened to during two
hours with profound interest and wound up
as sound as bell without fatigue. Such q
feat at 81 years of age is without parallel.
Her Britannia Maiesty's cruiser Garnet
has arrived at Honolulu. thus setting at rest
the sinister aniicipations that she might
have suffered disaster on the voyage from
Acapulco The captain doubtless opened
his eyes very wide indeed when he found
Hawaii quietly Americanizsd after revo-
luton. The Hawaiian flag is still flying,
although Queen Llliuokalaniis deposed, and
the captain saluted with the customary
twpnrV-Opn and als0 Admiral
SkerTitt, q. ). n, the proper number Of
guns for his rank. The Garnet was en-
route for Esqumalt, b. c., but further let
tiers of instruction have ID doubt been for
warded, OBTAINING her in Hawaiian waters
for the present. A Japanese war vessel,
the kon-go, is also at Honolulu. and four
German cruisers are expected. All con-
tnues happy and peaceful on the islands 5.
The Queen is rec0nclled to a lie Of retire.
ment On comfortable pension, and her late
subject Will not quarrel about the change.
Zanzibar is giving England just a little
trouble. 1t is under British protection.
which means that in all essentials of gov
eminent John Bulls opinion of the proprie-
ties prevails. The Sultan has just departed
this life and his son Kalid undertook to
rule in his stead. But English paternalism
had another ruler in view and Kalid has
been Ousted from the palace as a discrediGed
and impertinent usurper and Hamid reigns.
Perha Hamid is the better man, but if not
it is no serious matter. He will net be al
lowed to have all his own way.
The highbinders are again at war in
Chinatown. They carried their rancor to
such pitch yesterday that in broad day
light they had a battle in an alley between
Pacific and jackson streets. and lively
fnsillade of pistol shots was sustained for a
few minutes. Oae man has been captured
and victim. probably fatally wounded. is
in the hospital. Do as they may the police
never get into the deeper secrets of these
muTdeTous bTOils. They get little knowl-
edge of the causes, but it is next to useless
for the purposes of conviction or suppress
sion. Unhappily the revolver Is frequently
resOrted to IN the settlement of Caucasian
qCarrels or deeds OF crime.
History repeats itself. Who would ex-
pect. in these days of steamers and clippers,
to find the voyages of Magellan and Drake
wellnigh repeated in point of time and
misery? The Adolph 05rig worked into
San Francisco harbOr yesterday $40 days
from New York, and the Old Kensington
sailed in with a still more remarka BILE record
from LOndOn-2i7 daySi Almost year of
blue water. salt beef and pork, hard bread
and lime juice! Compared with these trips
the Macy's 1S3 days from New York is re-
spectacle navigation. How the insurance
companies must rejoice at pOcketed pre-
miumsl The deduction from these events
of the sea is, never give up the Oldest tub as