The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-02-09


now favored IN place of free trade
Long trains " ambulances arrived
Ia spearmaB's Camp With the wound.
cd from splon Kop The Lancashire
Brigade sustained the heaviest losses
Some OF the native tribes Of the
Philippines are asking for Spanish
translations OF American State and
county municipal laws and regulations.
Senator Bacon has urged the pas
sage OF his resolution asking for the
independence OF the Flllplnos, stating
they should be treated the same as the
Cubana
The merchants OF the East are or
ganlzlng to secure a share OF the trade
in the Orient. Forty OF the diversified
industries are represented In the new
syndicate.
The American Aslatlc Association
held a banquet at New York on Jan
uary 26th at which the future of
Americas trade with the far east was
discussed.
The bill to repair the Spanish cable
at Manila, cut by Admiral Dewey, in
troduced into the House went over
without action upon the development
of opposition.
The Mohammedans and Hindus of
Calcutta have passed resolutions OF
loyalty to the British and subscribed
$4,000 rupees for the relief fund for
South Africa.
The British advance into the Orange
Free State was preceded by the seizure
of Thebus station. accomplished by a
column under command of General
Kelly-Kenny.
Representative Kahn of California
has introduced bill into Congress, by
request, for tunnel under San Fran
cisco bay, with openings on Yerba
Buena Island.
1t is believed in Japan that Russia
has had hand in the downfall of
Kwang Hsu and Chinese reformers ac
cuse the Dowager Empress Of killing
the young Emperor.
Captain Carroll of the Norfolk regi-
ment and $50 men of the West African,
frontier police were attacked by Basa
tribesmen in. West Africa. One man
was killed, and twelve wounded.
The balance of SAT, 900 on the Agama
river bridge claim was paid to the
American Minister on January 9th by
the Dominican Government. This is
the end of a standing trouble.
General lamont, the French Com
mander in Chief, while on tour of in
spection along the coast Of France
walked over a quay and fell into the
sea. He narrowly escaped drowning.
A new Philippine Commission, con-
sisting of five men, will be appointed
by President Mckinley, Colonel DENLY
and Dean Worcester being the only
ones of the old commission to be re-
tanned.
Captain Dalthe and crew of the
Moresby are reported to have been
massacred by the natives of the Ad--
been sent from New Britain to pun
ish them.
The courts hold the Pullman CONF
pany liable for ejecting passenger
who, while entitled to ride on q car
carries ticket issued by railroad
other than the one on which he is
travelling.
A Manila dispatch states that Briga-
dier-General Hobbies expedition has
occupied Sorsogon, Donsol, Bulan,
Legaspi and Virac on Catanduanes ISL
and. Five Americans were wounded,
at Legaspi
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler of
cent address declared that he believed
the distinct mission of the United
States to be to prevent the dismen-
berment of China.
The London Spectator advocates the
abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty on the ground that the building
of Nicaragua canal would be greatly to
the advantage of the British Empire.
1t is denied in Washington that Choate
has conferred with Salisbury on the
Canal bill.
Spider Kelley of San Francisco
and Martin Denny formerly of Homo
lulu have been matched to fight
twenty rounds in San Francisco on
February 23d under the auspices of
the Washington Club.
Rev. Chas. NJ. Sheldon, author of 'In
His Steps," had the Topeka (Kans.S
Capital turned over to him for one
week to run las Christ would conduct
newspaper il he were on earth today,
and met with great success.
With one exception, the five embas-
sailors who received invitations to "a
Dewey reception given in Washington,
refused to attend owing to the repub-
lican wording of the invitation. They
objected to being asked to meet" the
Admiral.
The German Government has official
ly entered strong protest at Washing
ton through Secretary Hay against the
existing United States customs regu-
lations applicable to merchandise inn
ported from Germany, declaring that
serious injury Is done their trade.
The House Committee ON Interstate
and Foreign Commerce reconsidered
the Nicaragua canal bill which had
been reported with an appropriation
of $140,000,000 and changed the appro
priation section so as to make $40 ,000.
900 available, with authority to con-
tract for the entire excavation ana
completion of the canal at total cost
not exceeding $140.000,0 900.
The transport Thomas, bearing the
body of General Lawton, arrived at
San Francisco on January 80. With
1t were the remains of three other
recent victims of the campaign In Lu-
zon-Major John A. Logan, Jr., Major
II q ArmatronP brigade surSAnn