The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-01-24


sistants at noon to-day. Assistant
Secretary Muldrew is assuming the
duties of the Office pending the con-
firmation of Villas.
Victor, (San Bernardino county),
Jan. S.-A most wonderful gold dis
covery has been made about thirty
miles east of this place, in what is
known as the Blacl<hawk mountain,
spur of the San Bernardino range.
This find is said to be ledge nearly
two miles in length, with immense ore
chimneys carrying free gold at the
rate of from $40 to $50 TO the ton.
The ledge is from ten to thirty feet
wide and has proportionate foot
wall and hanging-wall of stratitied
lime spar. The lucky owners are
named o. c.. Leach and j. b. Cook.
They are old prospectors. Leach is
one of the original discoverers of the
Bodie mines.
Montreal, Jan. 10.-Incendiaries
hid in the Theatre Francaise last
night while the Salvation Army was
holding services and prepared to
burn the building with shavings and
bottle of coal oil. Flames broke
out after services, but were soon ex-
tinguished.
New York, Jan. "a poorly
dressed man entered the Bellevue
Hospital late last night and COM
planned of feeling ill. He was dis
covered to be suffering from small
poX in its advanced stages, and was
sent to North Brothers Island. 1t
was ascertained that he had been a
lodger in cheap hotel on the Bow
cry, and steps were Immediately
taken to vaccinate all the inmates
of the place. The sick man came
from Brooklyn.
Geooge c. Gorham wants the Re-
publicans to nominate man for
President that Conkling could
openly indorse-one who would Sc
cure the solid Republican vote of
New York. He thinks neither
Blain, Sherman, Hawley, Harrison
of Indiana, nor Allison would suit,
but either General Sherman or JUS
tice Miller would.
Washington, Jan. 11.-Saulsbury
presented a joint resolution, declar-
ing that no further effort can be
properly made by the United States
to obtain the cooperation of the
European Governments in establish
ing common ratio of values be-
tween silver and gold as money.
Laid on the table.
Washington, Jan. ia very inn
portant measure submitted yester-
day to Congress is bill authorizing
the entry of all railroad lands with
in railroad and wagon-road grants,
and indemnity limit to those set
tling or occupying or improving
them previous to restoration, with
the expectation of purchasing from
the railroad or wagon-road company,
and permitting homestead or pre-
emption entry at S1.25 per acre,
and if the actor shall be disqualified
to enter under these laws, then the
rightto purchase as a cash entry at
S1.25 per acre. 1t also provides
that in case where parties have pre-
vious to restoration purchased lands
in even sections within such limits
at $3.50 per acre, they shall be en-
titled to rebate or REPAYMENT of
the same in excess of $l.25 per
acre.
Washington, Jan. 10-Represen-
tative Phelan of Tennessee intro
duced in the House to-day joint
resolution, proposing the following
amendment to the Constitution,
namely:
Article 16, Section Congress
shall have power to grant aid to the
public schools system of the several
States of the Union.
Section 2-Aid so granted shall
not exceed $10,000,000 annually, to
be distributed pro rata among the
States on the basis of illiteracy.
Section Appropriations SO
made shall be paid to the person OF
persons designated by an act of the
Legislature of each State, which
shall specify that the aid so received
shall be expended for public school
purposes alone.
Section 4-Congress shall not su,
pervise the expenditure of appro-
priations herein provided for, but il
may require a report from the State
officer or officers disbursing the
same, and if it shall appear from
said report that the aid so granted
or any part of it, has not been ex.
pended for public school purposes
then it may withhold from subse
quent appropriations, an amount
equal to that not so expended.
City of Mexico, January 7.-Ber.
lin advices are to the effect that the
loan of S52 2,000,0 900 for Mexico viii
be arranged before the close of this
month on terms favorable to the
country, and it is also stated tha
the German Government approve!
of placing German capital here
where the Germans have built up
large trade.
The Government has declared
free of duty everything entering
into the construction Of telegraph
| and tpleDhone lines The ranif