The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-04

the rebel cohorts, and after few
hours of fearful scenes all was over.
Khartoum fell on the 26th of Janu-
ary, Gordon being one of the many
victims of unrestrained rebel ven
geance. There was now really no
definite object for the further sacri-
flee of the flower of England's
soldiery, and the bootless struggle
was gradually abandoned. The next
development on this dark theatre of
action was internecine strife among
the Soudanese, which has been
maintained intermittently ever since.
Soon after the fall Of Khartoum the
Mahdi's death from disease was
announced, but even that event did
not suffice to stem the flood of
anarchy resulting from his opera
tions.
The new year brought forth n
subject of universal regret to citi-
zens of the United States, and in
deed to the people of Cbristendom,
in the financial difficulties in which
General Grant was discovered to
have been overwhelmed, through his
having bestowed unlimited conf
dence in q firm of Wall street
brokers, that his son was inveigled
into. to make bait in swindling
transactions of his fathers illus
trious name. BY the obligations
thus incurred General Grants whole
fortune was swept away. While
measures of relief for the nations
hero were being discussed on many
hands, the universal regret was
changed to profound sorrow at the
intelligence that the General was
seized with fatal cancer in the
throat, that must shortly end his
days. Soon he had to take to his
couch, and all the world watched the
progress of the malady in sympathy
with the sufferer and his nation. As
summer came on the patient was
removed to the Adirondacks for the
benefit of the mountain air, and
there. in cottage on Mount McGre-
gor, he died on the 23rd of July.
He was buried with grand honors,
as befitted his services to the nation,
and his name has been added to the
scroll of great men of all ages.
Several other items of United
States affairs during the year are to
be recalled briefly. Mr.. Cleveland
was auspiciously inaugurated, the
first President given by the Demo-
cratic Party in quarter of CEN
tury. His administration thus far
has been exceedingly promising of
both reform and progress as the re-
suits of his term. A sad incident
thus early in the regime is the death
of the new Vice-President, Mr..
Hendricks, one of the leading states
men and most estimable citizens OF
the Union. The anti-Chinese agita.
ton on the Pacific Coast was gather.
ing volume and force with tht
closing days of the year. There was
shocking massacre of Chinese a
the Cold Springs coal mines, on th'
line of the Union Pacific Railway
in Wyoming Territory, in tn
autumn, the actors being depravet
set of European miners. Presiden
Cleveland promulgated stern order
to have any further acts Of violenc
|, sharply dealt with, at the scene O
those atrocities or elsewhere. Th
, passage of the Contract Labor Act
, forbidding the importation of foreig
laborers into the United States unde
contract, is notable piece of fed
eral legislation. Settlement of tn
currency question is left to the ne'
year, the President bringing tn
issue forward by recommending i
his message the suspension of silve
coinage.
London was startled on Jan PAT
by terrific dynamite explosions i
Westminster and the Tower. A
: though holiday had caused thron
r at the places, yet nobody was kille
. and only few were injured. c
: several suspected persons arrested
! two men were convicted and give
t heavy penalties. English polite