The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-10-23
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

In west virginia Tie DcInoCraIS
carry the State by probably 5000
majority.
Four men have been arrested in
Quebec suspected of causing an OK
plosion in the Parliament building.
Dynamite was used but very little
damage was done. Precautions
have been taken to guard public build
ings at Montreal.
The cholera is still raging in Rome
and Naples.
October 9th the French and
Chinese had an engagement in the
valley Of the Loo Chaicn river, Ton
quin. The Chinese lost 1000 men.
Capt. Degnet of the French Foreign
Legion was killed, and Lieut. Baitelle
wounded. The French also lost
twenty men and fifty were wounded.
Admiral Courbet is reinforcing the
French squadron before Tamsui
The Meridian Congress at Wash
ington has adopted Greenwich AS
the prime meridian. 1t has also
adopted Il universal day, for all
purposes for which such shall he
convenient, to begin at midnight of
the initial meridian.
On the nth of October the Gov
eminent of the Argentine Republic,
South America, ordered the Papal
delegate to leave the country within
twenty-four hours. The cause of
this summary ejectmeut was
threatening and offensive letter the
delegate sent the Government. An
ovation on his departure was pro-
posed by the Clerical party, and
counter demonstration was to be
made by the Liberals. Public opin.
ion was with the Government.
The Government forces of Peru
have taken Trujillo from the Cacerists
after heavy fighting.
Mr. Frank Hatton has been sworn
in as Postmaster-Gencral Of the
United States. The oath of office
was administered by Mr.. James
Lawrence, venerable employee,
who has ofiiciated in the same way
for twenty-five Postmaster-G General,
beginning with Wyckliffc in 1871.
Warm correspondence is said to he
going on between England and
France upon the recent searching of
English steamers by commanders of
French war vessels.
The False Prophet Of the Soudan.
hearing that provisions in Khartoum
were giving out. was. Oct. 18th,
gathering Il large force to invest the
place and starve the garrison into
submission.
Lord Granville accepted Prince
Bismarck's invitation for European
conference on Congo affairs, upon
condition that the programme should
he limited to the regulation of com
merce in the Congo country, and
not to trench upon disputes as to
territory in West Africa. This
position of the British Minister has
received the support of Holland,
Portugal and Italy,
The Panama rebels are carrying
things with high hand. On the
night of October 18th they seized
the British tug MORO and compelled
the captain to take them to Costa
RIGA. The armed steamer Alajueta
was also seized, and the first named
one was afterward released.
A Sewing Women's Union has
been organized in San Francisco. 1t
is the aim of the union to build II
home for sewing women sick or out
of employment and give mutual
assistance generally.
Ida Theresc Foote, daughter of
Captain Foote of the United States
navy, was married in London, Oct.
Nth, to Lord Montague Paulet, son
of the Marquis of Winchester
Among many and costly presents
were an antique diamond bracelet
and n gold breakfast service from
Queen Victoria, and diamond neck
lace and an Indian shawl from the
Prince and Princess of Wales.
The Christie oil well, in Butler
county, Pennsylvania, is yielding a
thousand barrels day, which makes