The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-21
THREE THOUSAND MEN MASSA
CRED IN AFRICA.
Chief Justice Field to Retire and Me-
Kenna to Succeed IIim-Spain De
fies the United States.

India will not reopen her mints to
the free coinage of silver.
Charles Dana, the great New York
journalist, is believed to be dying.
Professor Holden, director of the
Lick observatory, has stepped out.
Great Britain has declined to accept
Russia and Japan in conference about
the sealing dispute.
Miss Helen Gould. daughter of the
late Jay Gould, is engaged to A. Pot
ter, son of Bishop Potter.
General Weyler will kill no more In
Cuba. Blanco Y. Arenos has succeed
ed him. All the Island governors re-
signed.
Lieutenant Peary, the Arctic explor-
err, says that the chances of Andree
having reached the north pole are
one in thousand.
The British-Nenezuelan court of ar
bitration has been completed by the
appointment of NJ. Maertens. Rus
sian jurist, as arbitrator.
The yellow fever scourge is still
spreading in southern United States.
There is a steady increase in the rate
of deaths at New Orleans.
The Spanish government has decid-
ed to grant autonomy to Cuba under
the suzerainty of Spain and to con-
tinue the campaign as long as may be
necessary.
General Manager Dickinson of the
Union Pacific, just back from New
York, says that the reorganization
committee will buy in the road. and
that S. II. II. Clark will be president
Two Central American republics are
in the throes of revolution. In Qua
temala the forces of President Barri-
os captured the city of Quezaltenango
without firing a shot. In Costa Rica
President Inglesias is more than like
ly to hold his own.
Mr.. Jerseys (Mrs. Langtry's) Mer-
man won the Cezarowitch states at
Newmarket. England. The Cezaro-
witch is a handicap of % sovereigns
each. with 500 added. for three year
olds and upwards. The course is two
miles two furlongs and thirty-five
yards. Mrs. Langtry won 100000.
Premier Sagasta of Spain has de-
cided to defy the United States. His
letter to Secretary Sherman states
that Spain will tolerate no interTer-
ence. Cuba is her affair and she viii
settle with the Island. The premier
stated that his government would
would make no trouble over CiSnero's
escape to the United States.
Chief Justice Field is to retire from
the Supreme Court bench and Attor-
ney General McKenna will succeed
him. Secretary John Sherman will
probably retire and Whitelaw Reid of
the New York Tribune will be ap-
pointed to that portfolio. 1t has been
suggested that Assistant Secretary Of
State Day will be made Attorney Gen
eral. Secretary Long will be trans
ferred to the State Department and
Mr.. Roosevelt made Secretary of the
Navy.
At the session of Congress which
convenes in December next strong
effort will be made to form Lincoln
Territory out of that portion of Alas
l<a included in the Yukon River basin
and at present constituting the pla-
Ger gold fields of that vast domain.
j. Bennet Stanford. who has just re-
turned from taking part in an eXpe-
dition to Somolland, Africa, is in Lon
don. He brings news of the annihila-
tion at the end of June of an Abvssi-
nian army of 5000 men under the con-
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Konnen, only siXty-nine men having
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