The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1900-05-12
FOREIGN News


provide for the acquisition by the Und lands and
rights herein necessary establishment of naval station
Pearl Harbor Island of Oahu and edng the approaches
the harbor The tracts to be qure under the bill
the aggregate about 1880 acres anre follows
meume or Ford Island comprising pennsuar tract
known Wao about $50 r of 3S2 lying the
westward and fronting the harbor enbspee.
The bill provides for total of $500 900 CARRY
out its provisions The appropriated for dredging
become available until the title the land surrounding habor
shall haYe passed the United States
ucted under the supervision of the Navy Department taking
this public Improvement of the hands the engineers Of the
War Department
WASHINGTON, April 20The on Commerce to-
day substituted the Sherman bill for the Pacific
cable In place of the bill recently passed by the
The Sherman bill had been previously reported
out odays action puts in the form of substitute for
'te differs from the bill providing
ton by private contract under Government supervision while the
Senate bill provides for Government construction operation
SAN FRANCISCO April 22The steamship Californian
four huge being constructed by the
Steamship Company is to be launched yards the
Union Iron Works May 18th The Californian tonnage
5000 and with her sister ships will ply between New York S
francisco and Honolulu The put commission is
leave New York within Il few days
WASHINGTON Apr 23secretay Long has sent to the Nav
Affairs Committees of the Senate and Houseof Representatives
adopted plans for establishing rendezvous repair pa an
coang station at Pearl Hrbor Hawaiian Islands with
recommendation pointing out the necessity for promptly nstur
the improvements to utilize this key the entire Pacific
MELBOURNE April -Pague-nfeced rats have been four
at the Brisbane, Auckland and Melbourne wharves.
SYDNEY N. S. W. April 23-Two deaths from plague are
eight cases of that disease reported here today
WAsH1NGTcY April Oh Hon. Matthew Quay was today re
fused seat in the United Estates Senate appoint
of the Governor of Pennsylvania by SO to s.
The entire time of the Senate today devoted debate upo
the question of the greatest lawyers and
delivering speeches. AS the days houl
the final vote approached the galleries filled until they
hronged with mutudes while other multudes
gain admission.
AS the big clock opposite the President pro em indicated
o1-+lo o1,rc,,
the hour for the final had question
the pending motion of Chandler strike ouofhe
ing Quay not to be entitled to the word
throughout the chamber eagerly followed the roll CALL for all knew
The first by the failure
Pegrew of South Dakota his although lie
in his seat.
no in "a clear voice thus
shng the last hope of the friends of Quay who expected
confidently that the distinguished Mssouran would hi
long time personal friend In perfect silence announced
that the Senate had denied to Qy the seat which he has sought
for months past
CHICAGO, April25-A special Victoria B c.
sWs ,,.
According received by Empress of China great
preparations bong made by the rebels of China
oution Macao correspondent there not the slightest
doubt that the near future will army the rebels
the interior During the months present year nc
less than 10000 Mauser rifles and quantity
an other material taken inland port and
colony On March German with cases
what purpored be merchandise but which and
alarge stock of powder and ammunition The captain tie
ste said heseams had been sold to the people inland
LoyDoy April 23 reported that Sir Charles is 10
be appointed Governor of the Free Nothing knoy
regarding Sir Redvers Butler but there little regard
his removal and has it that Lord Kitchener will
port ant independent command,
LONDON April 24-Winston Churchill wires from Walkers t.
under Mondays date follows: Combined operations
great scale in and General Runde force is still
the Boer position before Dewetsdorp
LONDON, April 2The reports that the siege of Wepener las
been practically raised apparently premature The Be e
attack upon Colonel Dgetys northern position described
Maseru probably final attempt rush the garrison before
securing safe Colonel Dagety successfully