The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-02-15

cisco are all to be equipped with fen
ders. This was authorized at a meet
ing of the Directors held February 8.
BOMBAY, February 4.-The number
of deaths from the plague for the last
seven days is 927,. as against S34 for
the previous corresponding period.
BERLIN, January 31.-The Reich
stag today adopted the measure in
creasing the salary of Prince Hohen-
lohe, the Imperial Chancellor, to 1O0,-
900 marks.
ISHPEMING, Mich, February g.
The advance in wages February 1st
at the Carnegie mills of ironwood, av-
eraging 10 per cent, was made general
through the district.
H. c. Frick, the partner of Andrew
Carnegie, has authorized the purchase
of a 100000 painting which he is to
present to the Carnegie Library of the
City of Pittsburg, Pa.
CONSTANTINOPLE, February g.
Details received today from Balikesr
show that 20 persons were killed and
| so injured by the recent earthquake
at that place and at Brusa.
MADRID, February 3.-The cost of
the Cuban war from February, 1895,
to the end Of 1897, is officially estimated
at S240,0O0,O 900, besides the arrears due
from the Cuban treasury, amounting
to $40,OO00OO.
LONDON, February 2-Storms are
prevailing throughout Great Britain,
and railroad trains have been greatly
delayed. Severe gales have swept the
coast, and worst weather is predicted
for tonight, with severe cold.
NEW YORK, January 31-More than
100000 of Government, State and
railroad bonds have been sold during
this month compared with $38, 1873 900
for the same month last year. This is
the highest monthly record in history.
PRETORIA, February "A Govern
ment inspector who paid visit recent
ly to a diamond mine near Pretoria is
convinced of a genuine discovery. He
saw diamonds unearthed in a forma-
tion similar to the Kimberley dia-
monds.
CHISTIANIA, February 3.-The
Storthing Legislative body will open
February 10th. The Dagblatte believes
the Hagerup Ministry will resign and
that the former Premier, Steen, will
be intrusted with the task of forming
a Cabinet
CARTHAGENA, Spain, January 20.
The frst-class armored cruiser Viz
caya has started for America The rest
of the Spanish squadron is preparing
to sail for Havana. The ironclad
Cristobal will accompany the torpedo
fotilla latter.
CHICAGO, February President
Hart of the Chicago Baseball Club,
broke the long spell of silence which
he has hitherto maintained about the
Anson case and tonight spoke freely
about the disposition of the matter.
Anson will be retired
Judge Hagner of the Equity Court of
the District of Columbia has granted
an injunction restraining the Treasur-
er of the United States from paying
money to the Providence Hospital. His
ruling is that it is unconstitutional for
Congress to appropriate money for sec
tartan institutions.
WASHINGTON, February EN-
couraged by the excellent effort of the
visit of the battle-ship Maine to Ha-
vana, the Administration has deter
mined to send another man-of-war
upon friendly visit to the smaller
Cuban ports. The vessel selected is
the cruiser Montgomery, which is now
taking on board a supply of coal at
Key West.
! WASHINGTON, February 3-Unit-
ed States Minister Bellamy Storer re-
ports to the State Department that the
total expectation of raw sugar from
Belgium in 1897, was 394, ,7S7, $40
pounds, of which 134, ,723, POS came to
the United States The expectation of
refined sugar was 125, 1875, ,235 pounds.
and of this 1,162, sos known as pulver-
lied came to the United States.
WASHINGTON, February 1.-Lester
A. Beardslee, Rear Admiral of the
United States Navy, was retired today
on account of age. He was the second
ranking officer in the Navy and at the
date OF his retirement was stationed
in Washington as president of the Ex-
amining and Retiring Board His last
service was in command of the Pacific
station, and he was at Honolulu when
the crisis came in the Island govern
ment.
ALBANY, n. Y, January 31-As-
semblyman Weeks of New York city
startled the Assembly and its 1000
spectators today by the introduction
of a resolution censuring and reouest-