The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-06-13
Late Foreign News.

At Houston, Texas, last month,
Professor st. Clair, the aeronaut, in
attempting to give his "leap from
the clouds" at the fair ground park,
lost his grip on the parachute and
fell 300 feet TO the earth. Nearly
every bone in his body was broken.
A Paris despatch of June says:
That American enterprise has taken
hold of the Nicaragua Canal, pro-
missing immediate commencement of
work on that formidable rival to the
Aspinwall ditch, has not escaped the
notice of those hangers. on of the
Bourse who are financially interested
in De Lesseps' schemes. The news
of the departure of workmen for
Nicaragua was regarded, it must be
confessed, in the light of piece of
"bluffing," but the announcement
of the impending withdrawal of the
dredgers from Colon, to be sent to
the new scene of activity has thor
oughly aroused the stockholders in
the Panama concern.
To-day great meeting of all
those interested was held. Over
400 stockholders and brokers were
present and plans for the rehabilita-
ton of the canal corporation were
discussed. The friends of De
Lesseps were greatly in the major
ity and through their efforts it was
decided to send q commission to
Panama at once to inspect the canal
works. The French have by no
means lost heart in their enterprise.
The Cronin murder in Chicago is
still mystery. Our previous
news item regarding this case was
in error in stating that Cronin had
given evidence at the Parnell in
quiry. The suspicion was that he
was killed by the Clan ma Gael for
fear of his divulging information he
possessed, he having been a warm
Irish Nationalist but opposed to
criminal methods. The latest news
discredits this suspicion. -Ep.
There is severe drouth in Vene-
zuela. The American Consul Plu-
macher writes that water for his
household costs 80 cents day with
80 cents additional for hauling it..
Poor people have to drink brackish
water, in consequence of which yell
low fever is extending into the
mountains for the first time on rec
ord. There are 100000 bags of
coffee awaiting shipment, which
cannot be moved till the waters rise.
A cloudburst near Coburg, Ca
NADIA, destroyed property worth
$500, 900. Inmates of houses were
rescued in boats.
The Pacific Coast Eight Hour
League has been formed in San
Francisco at a convention of the
Federated Trades.
Earl Zetland is to be the new
Viceroy of Ireland.
Advices have reached the Italian
Embassy in Berlin that the Pope &
health is seriously affected. DR..
Ceccarelli, the Pope's chief physi-
clan, is reported as saying that His
Holiness may die at any moment
Premier Crispi is credited with de
sign to occupy the Vatican in the
event OF the conclaye of Cardinal;
meeting abroad.
About the only concession report.
ed to have been made by the Amer
leans in the Samoan conference, i:
agreeing to let Great Britain ap
point the first resident judge of the
foreign community. In official Cir.
Giles in Berlin 1T is surmised that, as
Chief Justice Coleridge will have
the power to appoint the Judge, the
known personal relations of the
Chief Justice with America had
something to do with the American
Commissioners concession. The
German public are said to be i'm.
patient at the delay in the United
States Government sending forward
acceptance of the treaty. 1t is be.
lieved the German desire is to have
the conference and its issues buried
as early as possible.
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