THE NEWS ——— Justice O'Brien, of the Bupreme Court, New York, upheld the demurrer of John D, Rockefeller and other directors of the Stand- ard Oil Trust, to the complaint of George Rice, a certifloate-holder, in which he sought a judicial dissolution of the trust and an ae- counting. The trust is being dissolved vol- untarily. ——Wm, Mulloy committed sulelde while aboard the steamer Fremont, when off Cape Porpoise, Me. He lived in Boston, The drug house of Samuel L Jones & Co,, in Wilkesbarre, Pa., was closed by the sheriff, wl. A. Hilliard, who embezzled a large sum of money from the Chicago Tribune while acting as cashier for that paper, was sentenced to four years in the penitentiary. we The body of Wm, H. Parvin, aged fifty- five years, president of the Eastland National Bank, at Eastland, Texas, was found in aroom at a hotel in Fort Worth, with a bullet hole in the right temple. He had been dead nearly twenty-four hours,-——During a quarrel in & saloon in Chicago, John McKay was fatally stabbed by “Duke” Delaney. Delanoy fled and so far has escaped capture. McKay died at the county hospital. ——N. B., Haynes & Co., wholesale milliners in Chicago, have falled. It was one of the oidest houses in Chicago. A voluntary assignment was made to protect the interest of all creditors The Williams block in Muskegon, Mich, was destroyed by fire, Jesse E. Smith, kilied his divorced wife in Kankakee, Iii, and her ¢ompanion, and then committed suicine, Adolph Messer and Herman Bachel, while walking on the tracks of the West Penn Rall- road, near Tarentum, were run by a train and instantly killed, They were glass decorators. ——A big fire in Richmond caused & loss of $10,000 to Kratz & Co,, $15,000 to Putney & Watts, and $5,000 to Taylor & Lo. ~The wrecked Commercial Bank of Brook- Iyn opened its doors to pay depositors, — The smallpox epidemic has become so alarm- ing in Elizabeth, N. J., that extreme meas- ures have been adopted by the health au- thorities, All Italians in this vicinity are be- ing vaccinated, Children from the infected districts have been excluded from the public schools, ——Welcome H. Hathaway, who took $100,000 from the Fall River banks by forged warehouse receipts and other methods was arraigned in the Superior Court in Taun- ton, He pleaded guilty and sentence was deferred, ——The trial of the suit of ex-Gover- nor Evans and other stockholders {nthe Con- solidated Union Pacifle, Denver and Gall Railroad corporation against the Union Paci. down the appointment of a receiver pending the suit was begun in Denver before Judge Hal- Jett, of ‘he United States Circuit Court, Prendergast, the murderer of Carter Har- Philadelphia Mint, was found guilty in tbe 000 worth of gold bars from the mist, 3 an explosion of natural gas in the flatteniog Greensburg, Pa. James Plocketts and William Reeves were terribly burned. Their recov. ery is doubtful. The furnaces was consider. ably damaged by the force of the upheaval, and a quantity of stock was destroyed. — Three men were roasted to death at a fire in Newberne, Tenn., while trylag to save prop- Railway near Tipton, Mo,, will probably re- salt in the death of two men. ——H. M, Eaton twenty-five years of age, night operator for the Southern Pacific Raliroad Company, was shot and killed while on duty in his office, at Davisville, Cal.—— Typhoid fever is epidemic in St, Louis, ——A verdiet of not guilty in the murder trial of BE. W, Harris, editor of the Greenville (Tex. ) Herald, was rendered after s long trial, Harris killed Dr. Yowell at Denison, Tex., for slandering his wile, In South Louisville, Ky., Jeflerson Gordon shot and fatally wounded William Shumate, bis brother-in-law. Gordon had been ar. rested for abuse of his family, and was being taken to a justice's office, when Shumate opened fire on him, Gordon drew a revolver and returned the fire, one bullet going through Shumate’s head and another taking effect in the left shoulder. ——The tug Charles K. Btone sank at Pler 1, North River, Now York. Two men on it were drowned. They were Harry BR. Rogers, the nineteen-year-old son of Robert Rogers, of 64 Barrow street, «nd the fireman, known only as “William.” ~W. A. Powell was arrested in Scranton, Pa, a8 a crank too dangerous to be at large, wp party of kidnappers were fired upon by J. H. Kealt and his friends, in New Al. bany, Ind., who lay in walt for them, and one of the number, Stephen Whitman, was killed. - Fire destroyed the carriage furnishing and bardware house of Paddoek & Hawley, in St. Louls, involving a loss of $200.00), Two firemen were hurt.——The officers of the State Farmers and Mercbants' Bank, of Min. neapolis, were indicted for malfeasance, — A desperate and fatal culting affray took place in front of the malin entrance to the Grand Opera House, at Meridian, Mise., be. tween Herbert A. Rhodes, a furniture dealer, snd Wm. Wilson, an employe of the Queen and Crescent Raliroad. Rhodes may recover, but Wilson's wound will prove fatal Chateau Larned accidentally killed C. Hardy Kittridge at Barnegat Cottage, N. J., and on the following day killed himself. —-- Selomon #. Guthrie, a prominent business man of Buffalo, died there, The National Grange, in session in Syracuse, N. Y., enlled upon President Cleveland to dismiss Secretary Morton. ~The police of Providence, R. 1, are looking for Dr. Charles Hailleyisk, re- cently practising in that city, His wife and three children have just arrived (rom a Ger man province. He bad sent for them, and they expected to meet him, but he disap- peared. ——The minister of the United States ut Bt, Petersburg reports that he has receivel from the nobility of that capital an address of thanks of the Russian people for the ald sent them from the United Sintes during the famine periods of the last two years. James IL. Raxnirs, the aothor of “Mary. land, My Maryland,” is now connected with the office of the Beaate’s sergeant-at-arms, Mr, Rendall receives requests from all over tho English-speaking world for autograph eopies of his song. sins IIs Bix hundred Italian laborers, employed $v the Carnegle (as Company in laying a main fn Armstrong county, Pa, have gone on strike for an increase of wages of from #110 91.50 por helm BLOUNT'S REPORT Regarding the Revolution In the Hawaiian Islands. LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS. The Commissioner Says that Mr, Stevens was Responsible for the Queen's Overthrow- Hauling Down the Flag—-The Cause. Secretary Gresham made public all the cor- respoudence between the Secretary of Slate and James H. Blount, commissioner and later minister to the Hawalian Islands beginning with a copy of the instructions given Mr. Blount on March 11, 1868, prior to his departure from Washington for Honolulu, and the last part ending with a brief letter his eonge, as follows “The condition of parties in the islands is one of quiescenes, The action of the United States is awaited by all as a matter of peces- eity., This condition, it can be assumed, will remain until the proposition to annex is ac- cepted or rejected. In the latter contingency po sudden movement Is likely to occur, The present government can only rest on the use of the military force, possessnd of most of the arms in tho islands, with a small white population to draw from to strengthen it Uitimately it will fall without fail. It may preserve its existence for a yoar or two, but not longer.” Then he adds that he has done bis duty as well as he could, “considering I was rounded by persons interested iu misieadiog me." And bis private aflairs necessitated bis return home Secretary Gresham's letter of Instructions to Mr. Blount, dated March 11, define clearly how far, io the opinion of the President, the use of armed force ls permissible by the United States to pull down or set up govern- ments, Mr, Gresham says: ‘In the judgment of the President, jour sur- paval forces in Hawallal™ walters, ! our citizens : and while abstainlog Irom any mak- the you domestic ¢0c- should with cerns of the jslands, indicate your willingness to Intervene your a peaceful settlement of troubles within the limits of “Shofild it be necessary to land an armed of popular disturbance, when the Jjocal au. thority may be unable to tection 10 the life and property of the gens of the United States, the assent of such authority should first be obtained, if it be done without prejudice to interests invaded, “Your power in this however, be claimed to the exclusion of give adequate pro Citi can the 4 regard should not, sit jlar methods by the representatives of other {f th and powers for the protection of ihe property of their citizens or subjects residing in the islands “Whiie the United States claim no right to interfere in the political or domestic affairs, or in the internal conflicts of the Hawaiian Islands, otherwise than as herein stated, or for the purpose of maintaining any treaty or other rights which they possess, this govern. ment will adbere to its consistent and estab. lished policy in relation to them, and it will interference by lives aot acquiesce in domestic other powers.” In a letter dated April 6, Mr. an- pounces his arrival ac Honolulu aud tells of bis refusal, against the strong urging of Min- fster Stevens, to accept a house avd the use of servants, carriages, horses, &e., furnished by the provisional government, “whatever I wanted for it from nothing up.” He siso notes the refusal of tenders from the ex-Queen and others Appended to a letter of April 8, In which Mr. Blount deplores the preverted influence of Minister Stevens snd Consul-General Seversnce, to whom heaseribes the existence Blount following occurs, Admiral Skerrett: “I called nt the Navy Department on the 30th of December to see as 1 was going to leave the next day for San and perform your duty, as I know you will, and everything will be satisfactory.’ “f remarked : ‘Me, Tracy, I want to ask you about these Hawaiian affairs. When I felande. I was told then States Government did not wish the islands of Hawail.’ the government have changed, be very glad to annex Hawaii’ They will means can be used to persuade these people to come into the United States,” On April 21 Mr, Blount says he wns called on by Claus Spreckels, but, says Mr, Blount : “how much or how little Mr. Hpreokels knows about this matter I am unable to say, as I do not kdow.” On the same day Mr, Blount, for the see. ond time disapproved of a request of the pro. wsionun! government that the American forces be landed for drill, “The landing of the troops, ponding negotiations between the Queen and President Dole,” the commissioner says, “might be used to impress the former with fear that troops were landed fo lend foros to the provisional government in bring. ing her to an adjustment. I dK not think proper to communicate the reason to Mr, Steveas or any other person save Admiral Bkerrett. Mr. Blount says he called on the Ex.Queen and informed her that no person was author tween herself and the provisional govern. ment, and the Queen replied that she did not futend to enter juto any negotiations until the Washington Government had taken ac tion on Mr. B ount's report, On May 4 Mr. Blount wrote: *‘At this time the indications aro unmistakeable that a large majority of the people of the is ands 1 do not look for any change from this situation through future information. There is a strong disposition on the part of the annex- ation element to suppress expressions against annexation by social and business hostility.” In the third part of the correspondence is printed a statement of Mr, Voluney V. Ashford, dated March 8, 1803, in which he says he bas to Hawailan affairs at Mr. Biount's request, This statement refers to Queen Liluokaland “a reigning sovervign who had at least ex pense, bis strangled corpse to the throne ; a woman vices, such as had contributed people, who believed her promises to restore them to an equal fran- chise, professions In another part of his extraordinary com. Me. Ashlord ‘pull’ on the Qusen consisted munication says: “Wilson's in the fact that for many years be has been her favorite par amour (she has s:wveral The immediately contiguous to her apartments in that he might a near asd more the ‘Luagalow anluns enter by convenient way a seandal at which even the most the people drow the line. The palr openly lived together in the Queen's cottage at Waikiki (& suburb of Honolulu) daring and oltuase of untive suceeed ug the ‘sandbayg’ episode at the palace ceding the descent upon the league. piace was formerly an assignation bulit by the Queen and openly used for that purpose, under the This house, business manager, formerly her native coach. man, All and many scandalous acts are matter of thuse other equally pulls notor- iy at the capital and have been aired aud sommented upon in scathing terms by the native press of Honolulu; but the press were either gagged by the palace party or kept silent to avoid scandal abroad, the effects of the These statements against the deposed Queen are discredited by Mr. Blount Mr. Blount’ bodied in # conclusions of fact are em. his report to Recretary Gresham ated July 17 filling 37 large prioted It Is avery | page very closely that he ander n Ye nline himsell to & face, | r nowhere does he make the suggestion or recommendation, all proffers of hospitality on the islands he says he took up hi Hotel, paasad several days in receiving calls, and soon quarters at the Hawalian where he caine aware that all minds were shxiously looking to the action © States Government, The troops of the Boston were « tary duty for the provisional with the Bag foating government building, andl, says the American “within it the provisional government ducted feels avowed purpose its bas ness under an American pro rate, 10 be continued, sccording fo the of the Amoriean Minister, during negotiations with the United States for annexation. This brings the story dowa to the ind which ereated such a the scribes as { hauling American fag, wiaich follows “My instructions directs quiries whieh, in the interest of can trifth, could not be the mis lone when thousands of Hawailan citizens were [ull of uncertainty as to what the Amor lean troops, the American flag and the Amer ican protectorate Loplied. It sary that all these influsnces drawn before those log presence of soe ed nooo. with tiries could be prose mist be cuted in a manner befitting the dign ty and power of the United Slates, “Inspired with such feelings and confident no disorder would ensue, I directed the re moval of the flag of the United States from the government the American troops to their vessels buiiding and the return of This was accomplished without any demonstra tion of joy or grief on the part of the popu- lace, “The afternoon with President Dole, in response to my in- before ment was now able to preserve order, although Mr. Blount says that it seemed strange to suppose that there was any necessity for landing troops. “And,” referring again to tion for such a purpose without any sugges otherwise be construed than as co nplicity with their This was the first time that notice ta the existing governments events, show making much of that testimony had been enlled upon to yield, and quoting Minister Stevens himsell na sayiog that he knew the barracks and sistion