The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-10-02

sent. and the following year the first
strong cable was said. Mr.. Charles
Wolaston, one Of the party that laid
the first wire, is still alive and says
that the first message sent under the
sea was to his wife. and said IAN right
at Grisnez, home about ten"
Judge o. w. Powers has been APP
pointed Senator from Utah by Demo-
cratic trick. The Republican Governor
and Secretary of State had gone over
the line to meet Roosevelt, and the
| Democratic acting Governor made the
appointment. Powers will fight to hold
| on.
An aesthetic English. Vicar at Wem-
bley will not allow the word died to be
put OH the tombstone of people buried
in the cemetery. He insists on phrases
like departed from life," or passed
| away" or entered into rest" and says
that died is a denial of the Christian
| teaching of immortality.
The Japanese War Office has received
the following from General Yamaguchi,
dated Picking, September 18th: prince
Ching has sent to Ii Hung Chang this
telegram to await him at Tien-Tsin:
| Received your telegram. You will be
protected by the foreign powers. There
fore proceed to Picking Immediately {"
The Northern Pacific offers $1,000 re-
ward for the arrest of lone highway
man who held up the west-bound train
near Athol Idaho. and got away with
$500 and jewelry from Pullman passen-
gers. The bandit was pursued to a
place thirty-five miles away, where he
held up rancher, stole q horse and
escaped. "'-
The London Times correspondent in
Picking reports that the American mis-
sionaries at Fen Chau Flu, south Of Tai
Yuen Flu, including Mr. Afwater, his
wife and two children, and Mr.. Price,
h 10 nd n, h,,} ,1,A,
by soldiers of Yu Huan as recently as
August 10Th in circumstances of revolt
| ing treachery.
] Bonneville In Normandy, in spite of
Planquette's opera, never had chime
of bells. Subscriptions have been re-
ceived from all parts%of the world,
| however, and a peal of twelve bells will
be set up In the village church at the
end of this month. Each bell will bear
| the name of a country; one is Lam
ericaine" and another La Canadienne."
Feldmarschall Graf Won Waldersee
has taken precautions against being
| burnt up. He Is taking with him a
portable asbestos slate house, packed In
sections, that contains seven large
rooms when set up. The house has ex-
cited an interest in Europe second only
to the question whether the Feldmar-
| schall will reach China in time to make
| use of II In the field
ciiS I'll 5idHu udUle Is DOunQ
that France shall not be depopulated
The Vicomtesse de Rochemaille is
twenty-five years of age, has been mar
ried five years. and Is the mother of
eleven boys, of whom the eldest are
not quite four years of age. She pre-
sented her husband with four pairs of
twins In succession, and has Just topped
Off with triplets The children are all
sound and healthy.
Notes have been sent to the powers
clearly defining the course the United
states Government has determined to
pursue In the Chinese situation. The
Chinese Government must be promptly
re-established and enter into new trea-
ties with adequate provision for repa-
ration and guarantees for the future
Most of the United States troops are to
De Withdrawn from China Immediately
China will be compelled to punish her
own culprits.
Methuen completely routed a Boer
convoy ut Hart river. west of KIerks-
dorp, and recaptured a 15-pounder lost
at Colenso. He also captured 26 wag-
ons, 5000 cattle, 1000 sheep, 20 600
rounds of ammunition and 2S prisoners
Hildyard occupied Vreyhoid September
18TH, turning out the Beers from a
strong position. Clery captured a Hol-
land-American belonging to Theron's
scouts, who confirms the reports of
Theron's death.
The bark Nuuanu will leave New
York on December 10 for Honolulu.