The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-03-25
Chs 1nily 8nllttia.
WEDNESDAY,. MARCH %, 1885.
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
AMERICAN.

of the annular eclipse of the sun, but
a cantankerous fog made the trouble
all go for nothing.
At Redding, lolka, and other
places in California, fine views were
had of the eclipse which com
menccd at 1850 and ended at 9:I5.
The moon covered the sun at the
centre of belt, and left a bright ring
outside, excepting about onc.eighth
of the side next to the earth. The
sunlight during the eclipse was very
weak, about like the electric light.
Both houses of the Dakota Legis-
lature have passed the woman stuff
rage bill.
Four thousand miners are on
strike at Pittsburg, Pa, and 1000
at work.
Mobs attack the Salvation Army
in Chicago and break up their SER
vices.
Malignant diphtheria is desolating
Port Costa, CAL, where drainage
and water are very bad.
March 10th the Barthold statue
pedestal fund had reached S192, 941,
80 percent of which came from New
York. Work has been suspended
for want of funds. The statue has
been taken to Havre in sections for
shipment.
Judge Colt, Boston, decided stock
holders defunct Pacific National
Bank must pay the second assess
ment of 100 percent, levied by Comp
troller Knox some time since. Net
loss to stockholders by this decision
is $2,00O,O00.
Immigration at Castle Garden, n.
Y, has fallen off 50 percent from
Jan. 1st, as compared with the same
period last year. The chief decrease
is in German immigration. English
shows a slight increase.
Mexico has levied draft for men
to serve against the Iaqui Indians,
who arc making depredations among
the ranches.
A large railway strike on the Wa
bash and Missouri-Pacitic railways
has resulted in favor of the strikers.
Enrolling clerks have omitted to
insert some important appropriations
of Congress, including 100000 for
armament of the new cruisers.
The Connecticut House has pass
ed bill to enable women to vote on
school matters, but the Senate is
expected to throw it out.
One half the employees at tho
White House received notice on the
10th that their services would moi
be required after the 10Th. This
action was regarded by politicians
rs q notice to heads Of departments tC
weed out unnecessary subordinates
The Rev. Henry Ward Beechel
was interrupted in his sermon OF
March 10Th. He said, speaking o
horse racing, that, unless very care
fully guarded, races would improve
the breed of horses by dcterioratins
the breed of men. At this point ;
man in the gallery shouted, ",Iha
is not true" In u stern voice tn
preacher asked, "What is not true!'
but the man shrank from the audit
ors' gaze and was silent. Mr.
Beecher stamped his foot and add
ed, emphatically, 'What l hav
said is true and repeat it with
laundering emphasis. Loud ap
plause.] have sympathy wit
everything that enlarges the libert
of man, but liberty should be so ad
ninistered that it should not dam
the ignorant and lowly, but shout
inspire them and lift them up. Tha
doctrine l shall teach to the end c
my life. Applause don't lik
applause in church, but now an
then | think a demonstration is pc
missible and this is one of ii
occasions
CANADIAN.
A public meeting in Montreal
consider Imperial Federation d.
cided to call a mass meeting ear
next month to ratifV the organic