Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-19
Bnanos Arrss. Feb. 10. News


has been received from Rio de
Janeiro to the effect that the
decision Of President Pexioso to
call general election on March
lst was c,used BY the fact that he
became frightened at the dis
covery of a plot TO murder him
It seems that the plot was wide
spread and embraced many intiu-
entail people. including a number
OF officers.
New York. Feb. 9. Society,
high and low, of Paris is wonder
ing what has become of the
Princess Colonna; so Is the
Pricne.
Washington. Feb. g. The pros
poets tonight are that the Sub
Committee of the Senate Finance
Committee will be able to report
the Tariff bill to the full COM
mittee early next week The
members of the committee have
practically completed their work.
Many finishing touches were put
on certain portions of the measure
at today's session. The Sub
Committee is at present unde-
cided between a proposition to
put uniform duties on all sugars.
raw and refined, and another,
designed especially as blow at
trusts, to put raw sugar at Il
cents and refined at l cent.
There is still some controversy
over the proposition to increase
the tax on beer, bnt indications
point to no increase. Voorhees,
states that the bill will be report
/ to the Senate next Saturday.
Sacramento, Feb 9. 4 snow
storm is raging on the line of the
Central Pacific in the Sierra
Nevadas. The wind is blowing
hard, the snow has been coming
down in great binding sheets
ever since 3 a. m. yesterday, and
covers the country as low down
on the hills at Colfax.
Washington, Feb. 9. Repre-
setative George W. Houck of Ohio
died suddenly this afternoon.
Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 7.-Presi-
dent Peixoto tells the World
correspondent that he will issue
tomorrow decree ordering Pre-
sidential and Congressional elec
tions for February 26th and that
tie state of siege will end on that
date.
Pernambnco (Brazil). Feb. Z.
Five G "a torpedo boats
have arrived here to join the
Nictheroy and the American in
their attack upon the rebel feet.
Two of them have Chilean Cap
tains.
Victoria (B. c., Feb. Tn a
severe storm of this morning the
San Francisco bark Wrestler,
just arrived from Honolulu to
load lumber here, dragged her
anchor in the Royal Roads and
went broadside on White rock
near the entrance to Esquimalt
harbor.
New York, Feb. His In
perial Majesty, the Car of all the
Russias, Alexander III, is a
plaintiff in libel case on trial
toby before Judge Addison
Brown in the United States Dis
trict Court, in Admiralty.
Washington, Feb. THE En-
glish-Hllborn contested election
case is definitely settled so far as
the House Committee on Privi
leg and Elections is concerned.
AT today's session of this COM
mittee the majority voted in favor
of seating English. and it is said
that the Democrats present voted
solidly for English and the Re
publicans In favor of HiIborn.
London, Feb. 7.-Silyer took
another drop today, the price of
bar silver reaching the lowest
point in many years. The market
was fl at 80 13-16d per ounce.
Guatemala, Feb. 7.-Stori-s
are told of great cruelties on the
part of Bonilla's S troops towards
the adhercnts of Vasquez- Even
women and children are shot and
the people are feeting the coun-
try.