The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-03-06
LATEST NEWS FROM ABROAD,
Warships Leave Rio Janeiro to
Escape Yellow Fever,
TO RAISE THE KEARSARGE WRECK
New Names for the supreme Bench
Canal Interests Safe-Bnl Sye III
miscellaneous Items OF Interest

Rio DE JANEIRo, Feb. 1.-THE
guns Of the rebel fleet have been silent
since the recent fierce attack on
Armacao. The iusurgent losses on
that occasion were very severe, inclu-
ding several of their prominent
officers. President Peixoto is daily
receiving kilograms from every part
of the republic congrstulsting him on
his victory and the loyalty of his
patriotic troops. 1t is generally ex-
pected that the Presidential election on
March LIST next will result in the
triumph Of republican ideas and will
restore peace in Brazil.
The American warships New York
and Charleston left the hsrbor to-day
for the purpose of preventing their
crews from contracting yellow fever.
They will anchor st some convenient
point not far from the entrance of the
harbor and within easy commune
alton of the city. The crusler San
Francisco remains st her usual
anchorage. The vessels of the Amer
lean fleet will take turns in doing
harbOr duty.
Captain Sturgis OF the American
steamer Santuit, which lowed the
Pirate TO Brazil from New York, was
fired upon by the insurgents this
morning as he was coming ashore in a
small boat. The insurgents, it is said,
did not know that his was an Amer
lean boat, as he carried no flag by
which he could be distinguished.
There were forty-ti deaths yester-
day from yellow fever aud fifteen from
other fevers- There are only seven
foreign warships here and little doing.
The Kiel Explosion.
BERLIN, Feb. 1.-THE Emperor is
sending large wreath, which will be
displayed at the funeral of the victims
of the Brandenburg disaster. The
Brandenburg has been towed into the
harbOr at kiel, and this morning the
chief engineer, who has been missing
since the explosion, was found dead.
Three more of the injured srtificers
have died, bringing the total dead to
fOrty-three-
The ReichsanZeiger publishes an
official account of the explosion. The
account says the accident happened
through the breaking away Of fasten-
ing apparatus for turning off the
steam Of the starboard engine, and the
steam from all the boilers thus found
free ingress into the engine-room,
which was filled with people.
BERLIN, Feb I7.-Prince Arenberg,
reporter of the Reichstag Budget Com
mittee, has declared that the commit
20. has 81 Tho 1Fa4ffrzrnr -har
the central administration was re-
spousible for tine recent African
troubles, ard must in future exercise
greater Judgment in the choice of
officials for Africa Bebel yesterday
made savage aud sarcastic attack
upon the administration Of Western
Africa, and denounced the pretended
civiiiZing enthusiasts
Wreck of the Kearsarse.
WASHINGTON, Feb. I7.-Lieuteuant
J. A Smith, United States navy, has |
presented TO Senator Chandler and I
Representative Blair plan for rescu- |
ing the guns and armament Of the |
kearsarge The plan was submitted 1
TO Lieutenant Smith by n. VI. StOd- /
dard, who commanded the I1iuch 1
guns of the Kearsarge during the en-
with the Alabama Stod- 4
fard is now IN the wrecking business
at Norfolk, Va He estimates that an
could be fitted out to
rescue the Kearsarge for $40 The
outfit could be sold when out Of use
Tor $500. Acting on the letter, Blair
.Odsy presented bill for the Kear-
-arg- rescue eXUeditiOQ
KANSAS CITY, Feb. l7.-Dr. Revel
Wharton English died today, aged
A. He was a delagate to several ma
.iOnal Democratic conventions, and
IN old times a roommate Of Abraham
Lincoln
The Samoan PYofecforate.