Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-01-01
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

Spectator. A.J. q.
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
By the arrival Of the brig John d. spreekeis, we
have San Francisco dates to the morning of the
2nd inst. We present our readers with the follow
ing summary:
CHICAGO, November 30th.-An Inter Ocean
Washington special says: Intelligence IL received
from Florida to the effect that both seats for Con
gress will BIO contested by the Republicans on ac-
count of gross frauds at the election, by means of
which Democrats were returned.
James Stephenson, in charge of the geological
survey of New Mexico, returned to-day He claims
to have discovered another remarkable prehistoric
city. 1t extends for miles, tho houses being built
in the face of cliff along canyon 1t IL forty
miles from Santa Fe.
The Presidents message is completed, but has
not been submitted to the Cabinet. 1t probably
will be Friday. 1t is understood that it con-
tans matters of only ordinary interest and Is bar
The most interesting portion of the President g
message, it is said, will be where he deliberately
sets forth our relations with England with refer
ence to the fishery question. He shows that since
the accession of the Gladstone Ministry the atti-
tude of Great Britain has changed, and that the
new Ministry recognizes the claims of American
fishermen in Canadian waters He recommends
that the claim for damages, resulting from the
Fortune Bay affair, be referred to q Commission to
determine the amount due to the American fisher
men The message shows that the Gladstone Gov
eminent admits that Canadian legislation must be
in accord with the treaty, whereby Americans were
granted rights to fish under certain restrictions, on
the payment of $55OO,OOO, the sum at which the
privilege was valued by the Commission under the
treaty of Washington, and paid, but in return for
which our citizens received nothing under the Dis
raeli Ministry. The President expresses such con-
fdence of satisfactory adjustment of the matter
that he says there Is no further need of pressing
the bills pending reimposing duty on fish and
fish oils. He Celebrates the above points, making
the subject the most prominent one of his message.
In regard to our foreign affairs generally, the mes
sage alludes to the successful settlement of the
controversy arising from the firing on an American
schooner by Spanish man of war last summer,
the amicable relations with Mexico the arrest and
conviction by Turkey of the murderers of Doctor
Parsons, the Chinese proclamation upon the ques-
ton of duties and tho unhappy results attending
the efforts at meditation between Chile and Peru
A fire broke out last night in the barber shop of
the House of Representatives., and before it could
be extingushed considerable injury was done to
the walls and ceiling. The barber shop was
located in one of the House cloak-roorls. To-day
the architect put men to work repairing the dam
age, The origin of the fire is not ascertained
NEW YORK. November 29th-The Telegram says
Returns all in from every State show the total
Presidential vote to be 1882 $685. divided as follows
Garfield 4,4394l5; Hancock, 4,436.014; Weaver,
bO5.729 Dow, 9644 Scattering 1888. 1t will thus
be seen that the Republican and Democratic
parties are about as evenly divided as il possible
to have two great parties Garfield beats Han
cock by only j, 4Oi Had there been no treachery
in the Democratic ranks here the story would have
been quite different
REftO, November DUth.--JaCk6On FERGUSON sur
veyor of the Census for this State, has completed
the returns, though the official figures have not yet
been published He states that the total popula-
ton OF Nevada is within hundred or two OF 5000
losing Storey county has gained its present POI
laton being between 1900 and 1900, an increase
Of 4,500.
Pourparlers are passing between the United
States and the French and German Governments
for exchanging opinions relative to the employment
of the existing silver COINS
OF the contribution of 100000 to the Democratic
campaign fund, promised by English, he only paid
$4,000. Landers only contributed $500 and his
brother 81 800 of $4,000 pledged.
LONDON, November 29th.-The Times Paris
special says: The promotion of the Panama Canal
scheme has been returned with extraordinary
vigor. 1t IL movement universal that success
~ regards subscriptions and capital il certain and
adhesons are arriving from every quarter OF the
globe. Nj. DE Lesseps told the Times correspond
ent that news WAS arriving every momant which
confirmed his conviction that the enterprise is in
sured. Every country in Europe il taking part in
II offices being opened in Germany Austria and
Italy, and subscriptions are flowing in. The Eng
lish have run up the shares the Paris Bourse by
sending orders which cannot be ssscutea except By
We're 5000 francs, have reached nearly 4o,0Ot
francs.
DupLrs, November 3Oth.--The Gassfte contains
hn offer Or 1900 reward tor the discovery Of the
murderers of Wheeler, at COLA. vo
CoRK, November 30th:-A barbarous outrage has
been committed near Tralee ON u bailif who was
in charge Of house from which the tenants haG
been evicted. A party Of armed men broke into
the houae and slit the balif's ears. The bailih
tainted from loss of blood. The police hut has
been erected AT new Pailas without Disturbance
Josnos Nov.mhar ath IL has ,aa, dsciaad
that a., c,u.rmn,sn, when parI;amant meat
will ;ntroi""e n Tsaarc;o" Act NJ the sama t;ms
With the ,,aS Lard mn AT ari tl;s viii n,ov;d
To- the ;",nai;ata a;sarn,;n ~ ,ha ,se"nia f'~
TSara - ,n"a.,ss - ., w s,.o * Irp,sna ,,.-
tcniari, i'm 'rnaw S~;natar5 and othar "nns;fsr,
ah,a t,yns Il; G,nn,, Ga1,sav 20 h,ina a,nmt a 20
dnc,ion ~ Va ,.ar cant in rents Of sSons
and towns hons.,s ~ NN,-' 50 ''" ~ 'Ni"
Philip Callan, NJ. p, has been found guilty OF
lbeling A. NJ. Sullivan, Nj. p. The verdict that