Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-12-12
POLICE RAID A CITY.

POLICE RAID A CITY.
A Santiago de Cuba dispatch of
December 4 says the city was
thrown into CONSERVATION by a
raid of the police after the people
were generally in bed. 1t is
known that at least twenty-five
persons were arrested and hurried
off to prison. A doctor, two law
yers, four merchants and three
women were among the prisoners
taken. Nearly all of Eastern
Cuba is in the hands of the insur-
gents, excepting the city of Santi-
ago de Cuba.
Violent gales have occurred on
the British coasts, with several
casualties at Brighton.
A general shipping strike is
ordered at Hamburg. Laborers
at Antwerp refuse to unload vessels
from Hamburg.
The Italian Chamber of Depu-
ties, by a vote of 1874 to &c, adopt
ed vote of confidence in the Gov.
eminent, which Premier di Rudini
asked for at the close of the de
bate on the Governments colonial
policy.
Emperor William, on q visit to
the Hanover military school,
while addressing the officers
alluded to the Brusewitz affair,
exhorting the officers always to
bear in mind that the uniform
should not be a cause for anita
gonism between officers and I'll
zens, and that such distinction
should not be emphasized by the
demeanor of the officers.
DIR. JAMESON RELEASED.
DIR. Lcander S. Jameson was
released the night of Dec. 2 at 8
o'clock from Holloway jail, Lon
don, in compliance with the order
of Home Secretary Sir Matthew
White Ridley. DR.. Jameson un
derwent serious operation in
the Jail November 10, and the re-
lease was ordered on medical
grounds. He was sentenced to
fifteen months imprisonment on
July % last on charge of violat.
ing the neutrality laws in invad-
ing the territory of the South
African republic.
GERMAN COURT SCANDAL.
At the trial of five prominent
journalists in Berlin, Of whom
Baron Won Luetzow was one, for
libeling host of noblemen-as
the outcome of the Cars and
Emper"r Williams toast at Bres-
lau-BAron Won Luetzow made
written confession of lying and
forgery. lie implicated Won
Tausch, the commissioner of de-
tectiye police, under whose orders
he said he acted. The conclusion
of the trial is awaited with great
interest, as it is expected to reveal
the doiugs of the court clique
credited with causing the down.
fall OF General Count Won Caprivi,
predecessor of Prince Hohenlohe
as Imperial Chancellor, and to
result in investigating the recent
press war against Prince HoEen-
lobe and the Baron Marescha all
Won Bieberstein. The public is
intensely excited over the revela
tons Of the methods employed by
the political police and over what
Count Gutenberg is going to do.
Count Gutenberg is at the head of
the list of the dignitaries alleged
to have been libeled.
PRESENT TO BAYARD.
The London Daily Telegraph
has opened a public subscription
for the purpose of presenting Mr..
Bayard, the United States Embas-
sador, with a national Christmas
GIFT in view Of his approaching
departure. The idea is to present
hiln with the oldest and finest
edition OF Shakespeare and CLau-
Ger obtainable. Sir Edwin Arnold
appeals for subscriptions in an
eloquent editorial. The scheme
is not generally we'll received, be-
ING held by the Chronicle and
some clubmen rs lacking proprie.
ty. They say a farewell state
banquet would be the proper
mode of testifying appreciation OF
Embassador Bayard's great SER
vices for international goodwill.