The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-11-24
CONDENSED FOREIGN NEWS.

Herr Moritz Busch, author OF a
"Life OF Prince Bismark" is dead
aged 70.
Samoans desire the appointment
OF Captain Leary, governor OF Guam,
as their first American governor.
The Treasury department has
decided to purchase $25.000,000 OF 5
per cents U. S. bonds Of 1904 and 4s
of 1907 at 11275 net for the first
named and Sill net for the second.
The modus vivendi OF the Alaskan
boundary is working so satiefactori-
ly that the indications are against
the re-opening of negotiations for
a permanent adjustment in the near
future.
1t is reported that Mrs Leland
Stanford may add another seven
millions to the previous estimates Of
the Stanford University's endow-
ments or making total Of over
twenty millions OF dollars.
The Californians were as disap-
pointed as ourselves at the Leonid
display. Clouds and rain interfered
with the meteoric performance. In
Russia it was believed by the pea
SAINTS that the end OF the world had
arrived.
BERLIN, November 16.-The Frank.
forter Zeitung announces that DR..
Beliek, the well-known German ira
Weller, reports that fighting has taken
place between the Armenians and
Kurds at Erzeroum, Armenia, fifty
persons being killed.
CHICAGO, Nov. 16.-Major Taylor
secured two more worlds records
to-day. He reduced the half mile
record from 0:40 2-5 to 0:40 is and
the third of mile from 0:27 25 to
0:27 1.5. Taylor was paced by a
motorcycle carrying wind shields.
Hon. Clarence r. Greathouse, ad-
visor to the King OF Corea, is dead.
Mr.. Greenhouse was one of the foun-
ders of the San Francisco Examiner
when it changed from Phil Roach's
evening paper to the morning paper
before its purchase by Mr.. Hearet.
CHICAGO, Nov. 16-King's Courier,
a hardy two-year old, son of Kings
ton and Stylitene, to-day sold at
Washington, d. O., to an English
syndicate for $4,000: The colt will
leave Washington tomorrow and be
shipped from New York TO the old
country Saturday.
New YORK, November 16.-Prince
David of Hawaii, who is visiting
New York with Colonel Sam Parker
and Godfrey Brown of Honolulu, has
bought one of the largest and finest
automobiles yet made here, and will
ship it to Honolulu. Prince David
has been constant attendant at the
horse show, aud attracted consider
able attention there.
WASHINGTON, November 16.-Sena-
tor Proctor of Vermont in an inter
view with a reporter said: ut is
not true that | am trying to start a
Dewey boom for the Presidency. 1t
was generally Understood that be-
fore Dewey left Manila he was
sverse to being drawn into politics,
and l am in position to know that
since his arrival in this country this
antsgonism has been confirmed"
LONDON, Nov. 15.-George Wynd.
man, Parliamentary Under Score.
tary of Stale for War, addressing
his constituents at Dover this even.
ing said that next to the affection
which the colonies felt for the
mother country he would place the
friendship OF America.
"This friendship between the
American republic and the British
empire" he ssid, sis one of the most
dramatic and nay become one of the
most momsntous and far reaching
episodes in modern history. 1t does
not, however, imply hostility to any
| other great power"