The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-03-06
Late Foreign N0VS.
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1 llC kNuoll 'llii WHICH dlliNiU llllS
morning brought dates to the goth
of February. Following is a sum
mary:
AMERICAN.
DR.. w. w. Bliss, who attended
President Garfield during his illness,
died at Washington, Feb. 81.
Francis Wharton, solicitor of the
L. S. State Department and legal
writer, died Feb. 81, aged SO years.
Frances Sherman Moulton, sister
of General Sherman and Senator
Sherman, widow of General Charles
w. Moulton, died at New York,
Feb. 2l
Randall won q great victory over
the free traders in the House Feb.
%.
An item of $780, 900 for dynamite
guns for San Francisco harbor will
be inserted in the Army Appropria-
ton bill.
The President has approved the
Territorial Admission bill.
There are many rumors, but no
positive information, regarding uar-
rison's Cabinet.
The Court of Claims has given
judgment for 81 ,002 ,517 in favor Of
the Central Pacific for earnings
withheld by the q. S. Government.
Contracts were awarded Feb. 20
for the construction and repair of
life-saving stations in California.
1t is proposed to establish a
Bureau of Rivers and Harbors in
the War Department.
Richardson county, Neb., is the
scene of an alarming smallpox cpl
demic.
a severe blizzard is raging in
in Dakota and Minnesota, and snow
fell Feb. % in Georgia and South
Carolina.
The convention of electric light
men at Chicago passed resolutions
opposing the killing of condemned
criminals by electricity.
The Northern Pacific and Union
Pacific Roads have entered into u
compact regarding Washington Ter
ritory and Oregon business.
w. +. Harrison and Mrs. David
Samuels, wanted in Missouri for
murder and robbery, have been az
rested in Chihuhua, Mex.
There are two cases of hydropho-
bia at Brooklyn, Ill.
II. G. Marsh, a veteran hotel pro-
prietor, died at New York Feb. 20.
There was a half-million dollar
fire at Philadelphia, Feb. 20.
A terrific explosion occurred in
Hartford, Conn, Feb. 18th. Forty
lives believed 20 be lost.
j. II. Clark of Genesee bought
the American trotting horse Bel
Boy for S51 900.
Two hundred persons lost theil
lives in recent earthquakes at Costa
RIGA. The city of San Jose was
completely destroyed.
The Secretary of the L. S. Navy
has contracted with NJ. f. Picker.
ing & Co. of New York for the de.
livery of 2000 tons of coal at the
coaling station at Apia, Samoa, a
S13.25 per ton. The coal is pur
chased from c. G.. Barber & Co. o
New York at $3.G25 per ton. TIL,
ship Sachem of Boston will be useC
in transporting the coal, and it il
expected TO make the voyage in foul
months. The vessel is being lader
at New York. The shipment viii
cost the Government 1874 900
The coinage of the L. S. mint:
last year amounted to SG5,318 ,615
Jacob Fender of Plaintield, n. J.
was recently scared so that his hear
was displaced and he cannot live
long.
Ten girls and one man were killed
by an explosion in squib factor,
at Plymouth, Pa, Feb. 2G.
The New York Yacht Club doe
not expect q challenge for the Am
erica's cup this year.
EUROPEAN.
The London News has words o
high praise for ParnelI
Gladstone has written an indlg
nant letter to the London Times.
Countess Lasish has been exileC
from Bavaria.
Avalanches have done much dam
age to Savoy.
A report comes from IIayti tina
Hippolyte has been assassinated.
A new French Cabinet has bee
formed with Tirard rs Premier. |
is decidedly Boulangist.
The Sultan has prohibited trad
in arms and ammunition in Ian
Zibar
Prince Rupert, eldest son @
Prince Ludwig Of Bavaria, heir t
the Bavarian throne, is insane.
Prime Minister Sagasta has pro
posed a reduction of the SPANS
army estimates.
There was a popular demonstra
ton against the Army bill at Pest
, February 18TH
The new French Cabinet is favor
ably regarded in Italy,
Troops under the Ameer are sal
to be advancing toward the Afgha
frontier.
The American baseball team
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