Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-01-14
LATE FOREIGN NEWS
John KslIy's Friends Still Hold the
Lendorsbip.

John KslIy's Friends StiIl Hold the
Leadership.
NEW YORK, December 3I.-The re-
suit of the Tammany primaries last
night was victory all along the line
for the old crowd. All but one of the
twenty-four district leaders who have
been associated with John Kelly's boss
ship were reelected.
An Extension Voted OF Treaties OF
Com1nsrre.
MADRID, December 3r.--The COM
mittees Of Congress have approved
bill to prolong until 1892 all the
treaties Of commerce which will expire
in 1887. This virtually insures, a re-
newal Of negotiations for commercial
treaties with England and the United
States. The committee have also ap-
proved bill for reform in the Treas
ury Both houses will confirm the
bills. The session will close next
week. Any attempt to raise political
debate will be promptly checked.
A Notable Celebration.
| New YORK, January, 2.-[Speciall
The Times New Orleans special
says At the Exposition to-day was
celebrated the anniversary of the eman-
cipation proclamation Of President Lin
coin, and about 10000 colored people
participated in the exercises. Addresses
|were made by President McConnis,
ex- Governor Pinchback, Bishop Ward,
Mr.. Pitkin, Major Burke, Bishop
Mallalieu and others. 1t was notice.
able incident that every white man who
spoke except Bishop Mallalieu had
served in the Confederate army. The
guns of the Washington Artillery, the
most famous Southern artillery COM
pany of the war, and which participated
in sixty battles for the Confcderacy,
! fired salutes in honor of the day.
The Troublesome New York Sub
Treasury.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ist. Treasurer
Jordan will leave Washington for New
York tonight to take charge of the
Sub Treasury there. Eighteen expert
counters will also go on this evening
for the purpose of counting the Govern
ment funds in the vaults. Treasurer
Jordan may encounter some difficulty
In obtaining possession of the Office, as
Mr.. Acton, the present incumbent,
asserts that in justice to himself and his
bondsmen he cannot turn over the
moneys in his charge, except to success
sor regularly appointed by the Presi-
dent and confirmed by the Senate.
| This matter, however has been fully
discussed by high officials tere, and
the opinion prevails thay FTreasurer
i Jordan can legally take possession.
Should Mr.. Acton resolutely refuse tc
turn over the funds to MIR. Jordan, the
Secretary, it is said, could, if he con,
,idered it advisable, take advantage Of
section 364o of the Revised Statutes,
which provides that the Secretary Of
the Treasury may transfer the money
in the hands Of any depository of pub.
! lie moneys to the Treasury Of the United
States to the credit of the Treasurer.
To Succor the Distressed.
NEW York, Jan. a-[Speciall- A
London cablegram says The Cable
News Company has commissioned
Frederick Busy, a warm Irish sym
pathiser, to proceed to Achill, Innish-
boffin and other islands on the west
coast of Ireland. He is to inquire into
the condition of the starving peasantry,
and send full reports by mail and tele-
tgraph Of the actual state OF affairs for
publication in newspapers on both sides
Of the Atlantic He is to remain as
long as may be necessary to distribute
the relief fund collected through the
agency Of the Gable News Company.
Latest reports from the poverty-stricken
districts are heart-rending, and prompt
help is sorely needed.
Mexican News.
! MATAMoRAs, Mex, January Ist.-
Gen. Miguel Gomez, who arrived here
yesterday, direct from the City o
| Mexico, has issued an order assuming
command Of the Federal troops in this
State (Tamaulipas) Gen. Sebastian
villabeal has been appointed to the i'm
mediate command Of the forces in this
city. Gen. Francisco Estrada super
cedes Gen. Lauro Cavasos as command
er of the frontier troops between
Camargo and Nuevo Leon. The
newly elected municipal officers are re-
Iquired by law to assume their offices to-
day, and the Federal forces will try to
prevent this, while the State troops will
as certainly tryto install the officials.
| Therefore, serious consequences are
feared. The forces are about equally
divided. Pronunciamentos are being
issued in the interior. The State will
surely be placed under martial law.
This move is in the interest of Rubio,
the present chief official of the Cabinet,
| father-in-law of President Diaz, and an
aspirant for the Presidency of the Re-
public,
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