The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-05-24
Late r oreign News.
CENTRAL AMERICA.


w. p. Williams, the engineer of
the Nicaragua Canal Company, has
arrived at New York from Panama.
He has been making extensive in
vestigations along the line of the
Panama canal during the past two
months. He says that a vast
amount of works has been done on
the Panama canal, but in his judy
ment much of it in very unecon-
omical manner. 1t is only ques-
ton of money, he thinks, when the
canal will be finished. His opinion,
formed by careful estimates, is that
the 100000 francs declared by
DE Lesseps sufficient to complete
the work is about half the requisite
amount. At present serious fea-
lures outside of the new system of
locks present themselves in the I'M
ruly Charges river, and in the alb
sence of stone of quality suitable
for making large quantities of con-
crete for the lock.
One of the most serious difficult
ties in the way of rapid and econo-
| mical work is the absence. of suf-
| ficient number of skilled men.
SOUTH AMERICA.
| The Peruvian Government has de-
clared Peruvian ports open to Chi
lean traffic, with the exception of
the ports between Valparaiso and
| A,,tn 70 wi, inh
cases of cholera are still reported.
A supreme decree has been pub
lished at Lima depriving John L.
Thorndike of all vested rights in
the affairs of the Molendo, Are
| quipa and Punt Railroad, and APP
| pointing administration and other
| principal employees.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The British National Defense bill
which the Government will offer in
Parliament provides for facilitating
the summoning of yeomen and
volunteers and gives the Govern
ment precedence on railways for
naval and military purposes without
being obliged to go to the extreme
steps of taking possession of the
roads.
Ireland and the Vatican are still
the leading political topics, as it is
believed the Pope will issue further
instructions to the Irish priests.
English Tory politicians naturally
exaggerate the Pope's influence upon
the question of Irish politics. While
in Irish National circles it is freely
conceded that the Pope's decree is a
serious check, it is not believed the
action of the Pope can have any
real effect in defeating the home
rule movement. The decree will
have no real effect unless the bishops
are commanded TO refuse dissolution
to those who disobey its mandates.
At the request of Catholic mem
bers of Parliament, the Lord Mayor
of Dublin convened a meeting for
the purpose of discussing the Pope's
rescript. Resolutions were adopted
traversing the statements by which
the Pope justified the rescript and
assuring the Pope of the unalter-
able attachment to him in his spirit
ual capacity, but firmly and respect
fully, but emphatically refusing to
recognize his right to intervene in
Irish politics.
The directors of the African AS
ISOLATION have sent an order to
Stanley Falls to send out scouting
party in search of Stanley, and to
push the expedition with all posi-
bic speed. Although the promoters
of the Stanley expedition declare in
their public utterances that they
will have no cause for alarm, even
if news of no the famous explorer
reaches them for three months, their
tone in private is full of great an
xiety.
GERMANY. =
1t is not disputed that the general
dearth of news regarding the En-
peror cannot be regarded as good
sign, as is usually the case under
similar circumstances. While his
fever has diminished and his tempe
nature is more normal, the strength
of the patient has undoubtedly de-
creased and his general condition
excites great disquietude, in view OF
the probable contingency of a re-
lapse in the near future. Many
symptoms go to show that the stand
still in the progress of the disease il
but temporary. The flow of pus is
more coplous and the stoppages o.
matter in the canula are more fire
quent. The Emperor has become
listless and lost interest in his sur
roundings. State matters, whicl
two weeks ago he threw himself in
to, heart and soul, now have no in
terest for him. He is daily losin,
strength.
The most important female agen
of the Socialists, Frau Rutische Os
Balm, has been arrested on n charg
of socialism, and a number of othe
alleged leaders of her party hav
also been put behind the bars. Tn
police seem to recognize that the Sc
: cial Democrats are either at the poiu
y of beginning an extensive outbreak