Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 171, 24 July 1894 — LATEST NEWS. [ARTICLE]

LATEST NEWS.

Constantinople city experiencetl heavy earthqnates, July 14th, and several buildings were thrown down. The cruiser Minneapolis made her trial trip July 14th, over the Government conrse, from Cape Ann, Mass., to Cape Porpoise, Maine, and covered the round distauce of 89.94 milea in 3 hours and 49 minutes, and at the rate of 23.05 knots an hour, breaking all previous records and earning for the Cramps a premium of ?402,500. J. P. Bliss of Chicago beat the world’s bicycle records at the Waliham, Mass. track on tbe 14tb inst., as follows: Two-thirds mile one minute fifteen-and-one fiftb seconds; three quarters, one minute twenty-five seconds and one mile, one minute fiftyfour and fonr-fifth seconds. British subjects on Corn island bad a battle with nicaraguan troops # and defeated tbem. Later on the natives became victorsand martial law is now in yogue. French Anarchists are reported to be plotting to explode . bombs simultaneousIy in Paris in tbe £lysee Palaee, the Senate ehamber, the ehamber of Deputies and tbe Palaee of Jnstice. The plagne is diminisbing in Hongkong. is increasing in RussiA. Tbe U. S. S. Cbicago was run into by a tank-steamer oft Antwerp un Joly 11 th. Admiral estimates the damage to the war vessel at '15,000. Commodore Kirkland has been assigned to the command of the Asiatic Station with the rank of Bear Adrairal, relieving Admiral Skerritt. He would leave San Francisco on the Oaelio. Augsst 7th. The frnit-growora of California are suftering greatly from the strike; it is estimated that a loss of $65,000 to $75,000 per day is incurred. The Vigilant has been beaten in six sncceeeive race by tbe Britannia, the laai nee occorring on July 12th the last named boat Ieading by 2 minntes and 10 see> onds. Yaehtemen conaider lbat the Britannia bae b«d «II the loek in tbe ligbt weather condiiiona tbat have prevailed and whieh have nndonbtedly favored the home boal The Lonāon SpOfUman predicta that the Yale athletes will win in 4he eonieei heiween Yale and Oxford aei for Joly 16th. Prendergaet ihe morderer of Major ffairiaoa «f Gbicago waa banged ia tbal «ity on the 13th ini Washington D.C., aewe, of Ihe 13th wooUi be pM oi ihe fret lū*t