The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-01-18
CALL ron pnirisn rnoops.

ICiulmDu at MuiticsDurAt huu Wuuth
lhaVc been proclaimed in otnor distucts
but that the Cabinet meeting cancd
saturday was unable to agree as 10 It's
ladVisability
The vagueness OF the information
lconcorning the movements ana position
OF the invaders has sent IL Iresn Cniii
over the colonists ana Cape luWn calls
LOUDLY for strong re-entOrcemnets from
England on the ground tnat the great
er part OF LORD Kitchener avanaDle
force Is employed in protecting the iines
of communication ana the Rand mines,
the latter extending for "A distance OF
fifty miles. 1t is asserted by one cape
Town correspondent tnat unless me
forces in Cape Colony are inc,easeu, "a
most undesirable state OF andirs may
result, as the success IN arms oG the
IiuNauers, however snsnt, mIgnL pe II
signal for Dutch r,sIng. AS 1t Is,
many Brush resIueuts nave hdd ~
leave the Dutch villages near Cape
Town.
! VATICAN FAVORS BOER CAUSE.
NEW YOkh, jan. "a cable TO the
! sun from LuuuUn says: II Is fepOrted
GroIn. Rome tnal the delay III tne re-
Cepuon OF the EnSash pngrims Ny the
IODt was que 10 lIt GAttplIOll
| by the Vatican Department VI state to
certain references to the war IN South
Africa in an address which IL was pro-
posed to present to ms holiness. II Is
certain that the feeling among the
British Catholic colony in Rome is bit
ter at the strong pro-Boer sentiment
winch actuates the Vatican.
SITUATION IN SHANSI.
TACOMA, Jan. 6.-Oriental news re-
ceived today by the steamer Tacoma Is
to the effect that u crisis Is imminent In
Shansi where cannibalism Is being prac-
tioed to provide relief against famine.
! Food has been SO scarce, especially In
Hsian province, that the inhabitants
have had to resort to eating tree leaves
and roots. In the hilly districts recourse
is now had to eating strangers who APP
pear in the neghborhood. A number of
natives have thus been cut up and eat
en-. In obedience to the Empress Dowa-
gers recent edict the granaries of Hsian
have been opened, but owing to the dis
honesty of previous granary officials
there is only small reserve of rice and
wheat and 1t cannot last longer than
February /.
Large portions of Shansi and Honan
provinces also suffered from drought this
year. making it impossible to repenish
the food stores for some time. Sufferings
throughout Shansi are the most harrow
ing, that province having experienced
famine and drought for four consecutive
seasons. To make matters worse, the
Empress Dowager, the court and 10000
refugees have come into Shansi and must
he provided for Food is now so scarce
that even the visiting court officials are
affected.
Foodstuffs are scarce in Peking, and
Prince Ching has requested all Manchu
officials in the neighboring provinces to
contribute to n fund for purchasing rice
for the people of Peking.
HITCH IN PROCEEDINGS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 5-A cable to the
Sun from Peking, dated January 5th
says: The Empress Dowager is already
sick of her bargain with the powers as
contained in the note of the foreign Min
listers preliminary to the settlement OF
the details of peace, and has been bonn
harding Ii Hung Chang and Prince
Ching, the Chinese peace envoys, with
kilograms and orders for the past two
days She has told the Commissioners
that they must not sign the preliminary
agreement until 1t has been amended or
modified. She objects to the portions of
the note which demand the razing of the
Taku forts, the establishment of perma-
nent foreign military posts between Pc
king and the sea, and of the legation
guards at Peking and the prohibition Of
MAY ENTER THE YANG-TSE.
SHANGHAI. January cit is re-
ported from Sianfu that the Empress
Dowager has ordered General Feng Use
Tsai commander in the province of
Yum Nan, to proceed with his army |
to the Yang-tse Valley, and from that |
section to move northward His force |
is said to consist of $1,000 men, armed !
with modern weapons
Count Won Waldersee, ii is asserted !
has arranged with Prince Ching ana |
Ii Hung Chang that the allied troops |
are not to operate in the procedures of !
Shun-te, Huang Ping and Tanning, in |
the province of Chill.
TSI AN SEEKS SECLUSION.
SEATTLE, Jan. 4.-The Empress
Dowager Tsi An is determined not to !
return to Peking, but to take up resi- |
dence in more secluded portion of |
the Chinese empire. according to mail |
adyices received here. The Universal |
Gazette, in recent issue, states that
the Empress Dowager has ordered a
certain viceroy to select for her new
place of residence, somewhat remote /
Szechuen is said to be the emssary,
although this statement is not con-
firmed.
CAPTURE OF 4.SSURGENTS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The follow
ing dispatch was received at the Navy
Department this afternoon from Ad-
miral Remey:
MANILA, Jan. 4.-Bureau of Navl- (
cation, Washington: An attack on the
morning of the 30 by the Fourth In
fantry, marines and navy CaVite Vie
10, resulted in the capture of one lieu
tenant colonel two majors, five cap /
tains, one lieutenant, forty-eight pri-
vate insurrectos and four ladrones
"REMEY."
SAILED FOR TAHITI.
The steamer Australia sailed January :
from san Francisco for Tahiti, CARRYING
a large cargo of freight, including much
lumber, There We're thirty passengers
for Papeete, one OF them being j. Lamb
Doty the American Vice Consul at Ta-
hii, who has also been appointed agent
for the Australia.
DUBOIS AGAIN SENATOR.