The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-22

out and over 1000 persons. about
one-haif the popclatiou- are homeless.
Richard r George. the talented
younger son Of the late Henry George.
has finished . portrait Of his father
that the critics say Is . marvellous
piece Of sculpture
The employex Of the Empire Iron
and Steel Compzny's Washington
mine at Oxford, ~ J.. have been fight
ing for seven days ere and black
damp in the mine
Herr Engel. the Kaiser's oficial
shorthand reporter and chief of stan
of the Reichstag. credits the rsmpror
with having made 700 speeches and
addresses since 1899.
The official laboratory at Hamburg
has discovered that the sand which
fell during the recent snowstorm in
Northwestern Germany came from
the African Sahara.
The British Governments proposals
for civil list show a total of c470. 900.
being e1lo.000 for his majesty's privy
purse. and the rest of the expenses of
the royal household
There we're riots at Ripoli. province
of Corona, in Spain. March s12.
Groups paraded the town with ban
ners inscribed Justice for ALI and
Give Us Bread and Work"
The British and Russians are dis
putting over the limits of railway prop
erty in the Russian concessions. and
the guards of the two nations are in
4 -, 60
II has been decided to open the
Pan American Exposition on May l.
At that time President aichInley and
his cabinet are expected to be on
their way to the Pacific coast.
The seconds of Count Boni de Cas-
tellans and NJ. de Rodays, March Is.
decided that the duel was to take
place the day following. Two shots
will be exchanged at 25 PAGES
The Venezuelan Charge d'Affaires,
Senior Pulido, at Washington. says
there need be no fear of governmental
complications growing out of the re-
cent asphalt affairs in Venezuela.
The artesian wells in the Santa
Clara valley, California, are overflow
ing for the first lime in years and
all the streams of the Coast and Sier-
ran ranges are running bank full
Tn authorities at Washington have
assigned the control of the great ice
plant at Manila, p l., which has been
under construction for the last two
years to the Insular Government.
Orders were issued by the Navy De-
partment March IL detaching Rear
Admiral w. s. Schley from command
of the South Atlantic station and or
dering him home for further orders.
The California Railroad Commits
sioners have ordered the various rail-
road companies to show cause why
they should not transport petroleum
now charged.
Friction has arisen at Tien-tsin be-
tween the British and the Russians
over a piece of land alleged to belong
to tn railway company and to have
been in possession of the company
for some years.
The French Government has appro-
priated funds for the erection of a
bronze statue of Nicot, who first in
troduced tobacco into Europe in 1850,
and from whose name the word "nico-
tine was derived
By this will the late State Senator
Christopher L. Magee of Pittsburg.
Pa. has devised the pulk of his estate
so that upon the death of his wife
it will go toward the establishment
of hospital as a memorial to his
mother.
The committee in charge of the
movement to bring the Olympian
games to Chicago in 1904 has decided
that the first step in that direction
must b the raising of 100000 which
is half the estimated expense of the
undertaking.
John Henderson. the negro who
outraged and murdered Mrs. Younger
several days ago at Corsicana, Tex,
after making complete confession.
was burned at the stake March Is by
mob in the presence of more than
5000 persons.
A syndicate of Tacoma. Wash, men
promises to relieve the coal shortage
both in California and elsewhere as
soon as their plans can be put into OPP
tons of coal in sight. and expect to
be shipping within three months.
At an early hour March Is electric
wires started fire in the Merchants
hotel on Pennsylvania avenue, Wash
ington. D. c.. which spread rapidly.
causing panic among the guests, sew
eral of whom jumped from the win
dows. One person was killed.
Protocols were signed at the State
Department March Is by Lord Paunce-
fote and Secretary Hay. extending
the time of ratification of four of the
British West Indian reciprocity trea-
tbs, namely, Jamaica. Bermuda. Gut
ana and Turks and Caicos islands
The extension is one year from to-
morrow
Two communications from Andrew
Carnegie. which were officially made
public March Is. tell of the steel
kings retirement from active bust
ness life and of his donation of So
100000 for the endowment of a fund
for superannuated and disabled en-
ployes of the Carnegie Company at
Pittsburgh. Pa.