The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-22
NEWS Of DISTANT LANDS.
WHAT THE WORLD HAS BEEN
DOING FOR A WEEK.
Suicide of Barney Barnato-Attempt
to Assassinate French President
Mckinley for Newspaper Men.

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Frank A. Leach is the new Super
intendent of the San Francisco Mint.
Ex-Governor Jacob ID. Cox has been |
offered the Spanish mission by the |
President.
Swimmer Charles Cavill's widow |
has received large benefit in San
Francisco.
Commander Mullen is being tried |
by court-martal at Washington for |
drunkenness.
1t is rumored that Antonio Terry
and Sibyl Anderson were married on
Jersey Island June 14th.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
last week to takethe life of Governor
Smith of the Soldiers Home of Ohio.
President Mckinley refused to visit
the Vanderbilt residence unless the
newspaper correspondents accompan-
led him.
On June 14th there was an available
cash balance of 231,371 1877 in the
United States. The gold reserve was
$144, ,15O,O43.
Yellow Jack is raging on the coast
from Panama to Champerico. The
quarantine officers at San Francisco
, are watchful.
Senators Perkins and White are
|
scheme to settle the Southern Pacific
debt.
England will not consent to the Civ
ing of Thessaly to Turkey. Represen-
tatives of the Sultan and Car are as
! founded at the declaration.
4 beet sugar factory will be built
at Stockton. The money is all pledged.
John Herd, Jr., the capitalist, is at
the head of the big company.
BY September new company will
be in control of the Union Pacific sys-
| tenn. Coils p. Huntington and Will
| lam X. Hearst are mentioned among
| the probable future officials of the
company.
The tariff controversy is considered
at an end now that the Democratic
amended the bill by providing a duty
of 90 per cent on cotton imported in
the United States.
An attempt was made on June 18th
to assassinate Felix Faure, President
of the French republic, while he was
en- route TO Longchamps to witness
the Grand Prix. \ bomb was thrown
at the carriage and exploded, but no
one was injured.
The latest dispatch from Havana
announces that Mariana, a suburb of
Havana, has been attacked by Cubans.
The fight lasted several hours and re-
endorsements from the capital came
to the aid of the Spaniards. The losses
on both side were heavy. General
Weyler has ordered the arrest of
Spanish Majors Antonio Torres and
Antonio Luesada for cowardice.
The Sultan has appealed to the
Car and Emperor William to support
him in hIs demand for the annexation
of Thessaly. The representatives of
other powers were incensed by this
action and refused to further negoti-
ate other points connected with the
treaty of peace until the question of
evacuation of Thessaly by the Turks
is settled. On June 18th the diplo-
mats held meeting lasting four
hours.
Barney Barnato, the well known
, South African diamond king and mul.
ti-millionaire, while returning to Eng
! land from South Africa, committed
suicide by jumping overheard from
the steamer on which he was travel-
ing. The deed was committed on ac-
count of financial losses. Passengers
aboard the steamer say Barnato was
despondent over affairs in South Afri'
ca and frequently said he cared to
live no longer.