The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-02-20

at 20 per cent. in four years and de-
clares the dependence of Great Brit
ain on the United States for con-
siderable portion of her breadstuffs is
completely established, and is far
more likely to increase than de-
crease.
The Federal election law has been
passed and signed by the President.
This removes all Government control
of elections and opens the door to all
kinds of fraud.
Prof. E. f. Barnard, the eminent
astronomer, has received the Orago
medal from the French Government
for the discovery of the fifth satellite
to Jupiter. This is the highest honor
an astronomer can receive, and has
been conferred but once before. The
medal is intrinsically worth 1000
francs.
The Senate Sub-Finance Committe
is hard at work on the House tariff
bill. 1t has decided not to give man
ufacturers and others a chance to
discuss the various features OF the
measure before the committee. but TO
fix it up to suit themselves. The in
come tax clause will be maintained,
and it is stated that duty will be put
on sugar TO raise the revenue. The
silver Republicans have not made
known what position they will take
on the tariff question, but it is thought
they will make trouble unless the
Democrats agree to do something for
silver. 1t il a question, therefore, if
the bill can pass the Senate.
EraI NJ SnnlArS U-hn fnnnnan the
-Argonaut of this city, and Current
Literature in New York, died while
on business trip to England. He
of this country.
The Louisiana Lottery dies hard.
1t now has headquarters at Tampa,
Florida, having been expelled from
New Orleans. The company which
has robbed the American people of
about S5,0O0,000 a year, now has its
drawings in Honduras.
The Chicago Fair was not good
investment for the stockholders.
Auditor Darlington of the Exposition
Company, in his monthly statement
of receipts ana disbursements on Jan.
18th, shows that at the date men
toned S26, 746, 400 had been expended
on the late Worlds Fair. He figures
the net assets at 81, 293, 707. If there
wee no further expenditures to be in
Cured, this would represent the sum
available TO be returned as a dividend
on the stock. The capital stock of the
company, including the 100000
given by the city, amounts to Sl0,606,-
1876, so that if the whole surplus were
distributed the stockholders and the
city would receive IL cents on the
dollar. The net assets will, however,
be further reduced, and there can be
no hope of a return of more than 10
per cent.
The sinners in Haweii may as well
prepare to be converted. Rev. T.
Dewitt Talmage is headed in that d.
rectiOn and expects to arrive there
about April LIST.
II is stated thai Ex-President Har-
Tison will not be a candidate for re-
election, and that the plans are now
being laid to give the nomination TO
Gov. Mckinley, the head of the pro-
tective policy in this country.
Anarchists are making the wealthy
men of New York nervous by declar-
ing with placards posted on their
doors that death awaits them by
means of the bomb.
George w. Childs, the great philan-
thropist and publisher, died at his
home in Philadelphia on February ID.
George William Childs, journalist,
publisher and philanthropist, was
born in Baltimore, Md, May u, 1929.