The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-04-16

SMlut JIuHl 4 lbllOt hiN wi ih"'J'
It's accompanied by communications
from Minister Pendleton and from
the Consulate at Marseilles.
The Republicans will send dele
cation to the National Convention
pledged to John Sherman, but will
change their votes il Sherman is not
nominated on the first ballot. The
Democratic Convention will send
Cleveland delegates to st. Louis.
The Senate has removed the in
junction of secrecy the from extradi-
ton treaty with Great Britain now
pending in the Senate. This treaty
adds to the list of extraditable offen-
ses manslaughter, burglary, embez-
element, larceny in sums of $50 or
more, malicious injuries to persons
or property by the use of explosives,
and obstruction of railways.
The Commercial Bulletin" says:
Street rumor says that Robert Ok
ward, formerly of the Onward Sugar
Refining Company, has departed for
San Francisco, where he is to take
charge of the American Sugar Re-
fining Company in the interest of
the trust.
The House having sent over the
original bill to give a pension of
$4,000 to the widow of John A.
Logan, instead Of passing the Senate
bill, in precisely the same terms, the
House bill was passed.
General Terry, has been placed
on the retired list of the army. This
is in accordance with the report of
the Army retiring Board, of which
General Schotield is President.
A wreck on the Chicago, Mill
waukee and St. Paul Railroad, some
claim, was caused by ice on the
track, while others say it was through
the rails spreading. The engine
jumped the track first and the bag
gage Car and tender plunged over
the engine into the water. The
smoker struck on the top of the en-
gine and WAS badly smashed. The
engine is entirely under water, and
the baggage car is almost covered
with water. There were about thirty
people in the smoker. Four were
killed, so far as known, besides the
engineer, who was crushed between
the cab and the smoker. The fire.
man escaped unhurt.
\ new organization has been
started in New York city, under the
title of the Independent Army and
Navy Veterans Association. Union
and Confederate veterans are equal
ly acceptable. In fact, the aim of
the society, as declared in the con-
stitution, is to promote reconcilia-
ton and maintain true allegiance to
the United States The first camp
is Phil Sheridan Post No. /. \
letter was sent TO the General in
forming him and asking permission
to use his name. This was cheer
fully granted and he approved the
objects as stated. The organization
will be modelled largely on the Grand
Army, and will have relief and en-
ployment bureaus, etc. Colonel
Albert West commands the first
post.
The Secretary of State is in re-
ceipt of dispatch from General
Bragg, United States Minister to
Mexico, inclosing copy of an order
from the Department of War of
Mexico, calling attention to the late
trespasses on the frontier by Mexi-
can troops and saying that despite
the severity with which the law dealt
with the Nogales offenders in 1887,
these violations of friendly territory
still continue. Mexican troops,
officers especially, are therefore
cautioned to be more vigilant ir
future, under penalty of punishment
such as the military law provides il
case Of further violations of thi.
character.
Teemer, Mckay and Hamm rowet
q sculling race on the St. john
river on the afternoon of April 9TH
during thunder and rain storm
The course was three miles. Teeme
had walk-over. Time, 23:105.
The New York weekly bank state
ment for April z, shows the bank
now hold So, ,62O,675 in excess o
the 20 percent rule.
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.
The annual report of the Panam
Railway shows total earnings for tn
year of $3,4S9,5S2 and expense
of S2,S69,751, The net earning
for the year are eqaul TO about pc
cent on the capital stock. The oil,
Board and the officers who have re
manned in authority for the last fiv
years retire. The election of tn
new Board is n matter of form, a
the bulk of the stock, or about 6S,
600 shares, is owned by the Panam
Canal Company, De Lesseps' com
pany having been compelled to bu
the rights of the railway compan
before proceeding with his cana
scheme.
A special dispatch from Monte
video reports the loss of the steame
Rio Janeiro. She had 120 passen
gers on board.
CANADA.
A sensation was created in Mon
treal on the 9TH inst, by the an
nouncement that the Star newspa