The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-20
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SHORT ITEMS OF THE WORLDS
LATEST NEWS.
Senator Harris of Tennessee is Dead
American Bimetallc Commission at
Work in London-Armenians.

Work in LOndon-Armenians.
The Bank of Spain at Madrid IS
wrecked.
The gold reserve in the United
States treasury amounts to $142,15O.
EX-Russian Minister Lathrop died
from heat prostration in Detroit on
the 18th inst.
Lewis, the famous bond forger, was
sentenced to eight years Imprisonment
at Urbana. Ohio.
Hon. John C. Lynch of San Berna-
dino has succeeded Welburn as Col
lector of Internal Revenue at San
Francisco.
Millionaire \. c. Creede. who be
came famous as the discoverer Of the
Colorado bonanza and whose name is
immortalized by the town of Creede,
committed suicide in Los Angeles on
July 12.
The general deficiency appropria-
/ ton bill was before the Senate on the
| 18th. Hale in charge, who indicated
that it was his desire and purpose TO
have it passed so early in the day that
the House before adjournment might
send it to conference.
Information was received at the
miners headquarters at Columbus on
July 13 to the effect that 5000 men
had Joined the strike and the officials
say it is only a question of few
days until the West Virginia miners
would join. That State will be the
battle ground from now on and great
bodies or organizers are to be sent
there. Neither the miners or the en-
ployers want arbitration.
A special from Havana to the Heral-
do SAYS that two of the principal bands
of insurgents are now in the province
of Havana and that arms and ammu-
milton have been landed at various
points along the coast. Upwards of
5000 Spaniards are sick. there being
1000 patients in the Havana hospi, nj
alOne. mere Is IL Sltdt StdltltS u
provisions owing to the delay of the
authorities in making payments to
contractors.
The hope of the Armenans is dying
out. Butcheries and outrages are still
being perpetrated by the Turks. This
is the substance of n report received
by the director general of the French
: mission in the Levant on the 18th.
Matsaller. the rebel leader. with six
ty followers. attacked and burned the
Government station at Gaya, Borneo
at daybreall on the 18th. He looted
the town, sacked the treasury of about
$4,000. imprisoned the officer in charge
and others and killed corporal o'
= police. The British resident has
5 gone to Gaya with a small force ot
Dyaks.
President McKinley's currency mes
D sage did not go to Congress on Tho
: 18th. as was promised. Up to Satur
l day it was fully intended that The
D message should be transmitted, Hn
D the President and Cabinet changed
: their minds. 1t is stated authoritd
c lively that the views of the Presiden
would not be laid before Congress nm
n til after the tariff bill was entrel,
out of the way, which indicates mor
uncertainty than ever about the ulti
mate fate of the document.
Rev. Francis Hermons, who mur
dered and incinerated two girl mem
bers of his congregation in Salt LAX,
City in May last, has been captured il
Canada.
Wolcott, Stevenson, and Paine, tn
members of the United States Bimetal
- lie Commission, and Ambassador Ha.
han an important conference at th
Foreign Office lin London on the 12tl
, with Lord Salisbury, Hicks-Beach
~ Chancellor of the EXchequer, BalfouI
First Lord of the Treasury. and Lore
George Hamilton, Secretary of Stat
for India. Tt was preliminary to fur
ther negotiations on the subject of in
ternational bimetallism. The Ameri
cans did most of the talking. Th
= British gave no statement. An effor
y will be made by them to secure IN
support of Baron Rothschild and othe
English fnanciers in the silver move
ment.