The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1900-03-24
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OcCu ItnOueS was at IdpPtONH5
Mar. 4th, and expected TO sail for
England ON TIE following wednes-
day
j, T. Hammond, Republican. and
w. H. Long. Democrats are candida,
ates for the seat Of Bigamist Ro-
berts'
The Prime of Wales says that the
British government is7 preparing
large scheme. 5or cleansing the slums
OF london,
Nansen viii go to Iceland to make
hydrologicdt Studies for his gov.
ernmcnt. He has no hope OF An
dree's survival
1t has been decided by the British
EGovelmnent that Lord Pauncefotc
will remain a. ambassador at Wash
Eington indefinitely.
Al Ferrouh Bey, Turkish Minister
to Washington. has received pernis
sion frGin the United States to bring
his harem to WashinS,onr tj vi
1t is said that the Hawaiian bill
will be so amended as to allow all YES
Bsels now flying the Hawaiian flag to
secure American registry,
| An amendment was offered to the
! Hawaiian bill providing that all con-
tracts for labor entered into since
August II 1898 be declared null and
void. The amendment was adopted
without discussion.
San Francisco quarantine officials
refused to pass the Warren or her
passengers until {hey Had been f,uni-
gated, on account of Major General
Joseph Wheeler coming ashore while
the Warren was in Honolulu,
1t is almost certain that - men
lost their lives in mine explosion at
the Red Ash mine. Hilton West Nir
ginia ON Mar. 9TH, If the explosion
had occurred twenty minutes earlier,
$50 men would have lost their lives.
Prof, Bernhard Moses Of Berkeley
University has been appointed a
member of the Philippine commission,
Judge Taft, president Of the commits
sio is opposed to the acquisition of
the Philippines by the United States.
1t was stated recently in the Brit
ish Parliament that no negotiations
were proceeding between Great Bri-
tain and Portugal regarding the
acquisition of Delagoa Bay or any
other part of Portuguese East Afri-
ca.
A bill has been introduced into
the House prohibiting the sale OF
distilled or Intoxicating liquors in
the Philippines in quantities of less
than twenty gallons, except on a
physicians prescription for medical
purposes.
Defects lave been discovered il
the Nicarag-a canal survey, q mis-
take having been made by the Walk
er commission. The rock fomda
= tion at Boya San Carlos is mucl
: deeper than estimated. Work OF
the canal will not be delayed.
4 Senator Davis Of Minnesotsa hal
n offered an amendment to the FoE1'
q Rican bill It's effect is to have 4tht
, tariff of the United States applied t
Porto Rico upon foreign imports, bu
to allow absolute free trade betweel
( the United States and Porto Rico.
The American Sugar Company O
: New York has reduced the price o.
- all its sugars 10 cents per hundre'
e pounds. The usual reduction is
o cents at a time, This double reduc
S tion brings the price of standarr
granulated down from go cents t
). 10 cents Il pound,
6 At recent emergency meeting c
% the Free State Raad at Bloemfontei
= a radical difference of opinion deve'
oped the majority favoring peac
at any price. but the minority, in
cluding President Steyn, advocat
ing a fight to the end.
g A billion dollar trust is being form
e ed. 1t will be a combination of tn