The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-12-28


| Robert Gordon. fifteen year old
murderer, was sentenced to life i'm.
prisonment. He killed companion in
chicago some months ago.
! Charges have been made in a Chi.
cago court of the existence of a pick
pocket trust in that city, which has
lawyer retained to defend all their
cases.
me decisions regarding the wills of
Charles L. Yerkes and Daniel b. Ship.
man places ten millions at the disposal
of various Chicago charitable institu.
| tions.
The Vatican has issued note of
protest to the world against the action
of the French government in expelling
the Secretary of the Papai Nunciature
from France.
Several women have been arrested in
France for striking and biting the sol.
diers during the rioting attending the
evacuation of the Episcopal palace and
seminary at Nantes.
In the Scotch Highlands the fact
that Andrew Carnegie is presenting
various churches with organs is regard.
ed as proof that the philanthropist is
in league with Satan.
/ The Californian members of the
House have held caucus to form
plans to oppose Roosevelt's intended
pressing for modification of the Chi
nese immigration inspection.
Chief Bradley, of the Marysville fire
department, and two other fremen, to-
gether with fifty spectators, were Sc.
riously hurt by the explosion Of fifteen
pounds of dynamite in burning
house. n
Roosevelt's ideas as to the program
OF the coming Peace conference at The
Hague are opposed by the representa-
tlves of the other powers. Great
Britain especially is distinctly opposed
to the Drago doctrine.
AS result of printers strike no
papers were issued in Belgrade on Dec.
II. Newspaper owners declare the
government organized the strike in
order to prevent criticism on the bill
authorizing foreign loan.
y President Altman, of the San Fran.
cisco Board Of Education, denies that
the exclusion of Japanese from the
schools is the result of agitation by
the Chinese, Japanese and Korean Elk.
clusion League, as reported by Secre-
tary Metcalf.
A bnl has been deposited with the
British Parliament, empowering the
Anglo-French company to construct a
tunnel under the British channel, in
volving an expenditure of $4,000, 900.
There are to be two parallel tunnels,
each "a miles long.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
issued an order a week before Christ
mas forbidding any of the employees
receiving holiday presents from amy
person doing business with the road.
Previously presents were received from
box of cigars to checks as large ASA
$1,000.
| Charges have arrived at Washington
from Manila against General j. j.
Pershing for conduct unbecoming an
officer and a gentleman. The specific
charge is that Pershing is the father
! of two half Filipino children. The
statute of limitations will prevent any
investigation.
Alex. Gregar, formerly secretary of
the Russian embassy at Washington and
Rio Janeiro, horsewhipped Count Rodel.
lac du Poiseics in Paris. Gregar while
the guest of the Poiseics in Brittany,
was accused of having stolen a dia-
mond. The charge against him was
withdrawn.
The London Leader regrets the depar-
ture of Rev. DR.. Chas. Aked who goes
to accept an American pastorate. The
paper declares that in New York the
Doctor will be merely a domestic chap
lain to the Standard Oil Trust and
Mr.. Rockefeller pastor and no man
in New York can live down that
In special message to Congress
regarding the dismissal of the colored
soldiers, President Roosevelt says that
they disgraced their uniform. He
quoted presidents for their dismissal
from the actions of General Grant and
said that the men had been judged
from their conduct and not from their
color.
The Chinese government has sent 1000
soldiers, armed with modern weapons,
against the rebels in Ping Kiang dis
trict. The situation in South China is
critical, the opium dealers and gam
blers refusing to submit to reforms.
Depots of arms have been discovered
and the Japanese legation guard in
Peking has been strengthened in view
of possible outbreak.
Harry Thaw, the murderer of Stan
ford White, has stated that his, de-
Tense will be a plea of justification
for his deed. He claims that White
was the cause whereby his wife, Eve
lyn Nesbit Thaw, contracted an in.
durable disease, the disease being trans
mitted to himself. Thaw declares that
White knew of the disease before he,
Thaw, married, the existence of the
disease being also known at the time
to his wife. To prove this contention
1t will be necessary to exhume the
body of White for a medical examin.
alton.