The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-03-12
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
The Times Apology.

pended editorially to the judicial (
apology made by the London Times
to Charles Stewart Parnell:
We desire to indorse as apprO-
propriate every word of the forego-
ing statement. Moreover, Mr.. Par
nell having In the witness-bOx stated
that the letters are forgeries, we &C
cept in every respect the truth
of that statement. In these cIrcum-
stances we deem it right TO express |
our regret especially and sincerely at /
having been induced to publish the /
letters as Mr. Parnells, or to use
them in tie evidence against HIM !
This expression of regret includes /
also the letters falsely attributed TO
Mr.. F.gan, Mr.. Davitt and MI
O'KelIy. It is scarcely fitting now
to enter into the circumstances un-
der which we received and published
them. We are bound, however, 10
point out that Pigott was not the
person with whom we communicated.
:. Moreover we must add that we
firmly believed that the letters were
oenuine until the disclosures made
nv Pioott on cross examination. 1t
must be evident to all reasonable
persons that if a conspiracy existed,
the Times was victimized by and not
a party to it. Errors in judgment
may have been committed, and Tor
them penalty must be paid. 1t must
be clearly understood what we have
done is altogether upon our own mo-
ton and our own espOnslblllty and
in the public interest alone. This
withdrawal of course refers exclu-
sively to the letters obtained from
Pigott"
The second edition of the Times,
usually due at p. m, was delayed
| one hour. The circumstance IS al
most unprecedented in the papers
| history. 1t was held back IN order
| that all advertisements of the pam
| phlet of Parnellism and Crime :"
/ might be removed. This action Is
supposed TO be in consonance with
! the action of the Times counsel.
More Diplomatic Complications.
! Correspondence from [. S. Consul
Campbell at Tamatai, Madagascar,
has been sent to the House by Presi-
dent Cleveland. The Consul des-
cribes the conduct of the British
subjects upon the west coast of Ma
dagascar as a disgrace to civiHza-
ton, owing to their connection with
the slave-trade. He thinks Stan
) wood incurred the hostility of the
? slave-traders by discountenancing
their doings American manufac
turers have been supplanted by
cheap English counterfeits, and the
English traders resort to almost any
means to drive out American trade
Owing 10 outside influences the ma
tive Government Is careless in OBJ
serving treaty stipulations with the
| United States, and he suggests send
ing an American man-of-war to re
:, mind the Government Ofits duty
}, Secretary Bayard says since tn
= receipt of this correspondence tn
;, Department of State has been IN
formed of the killing of Victor I
n W. Stanwood, United States Con
}. sular Agent at Andakabe, by on
IS Duverge, said to be master of tn
a American schooner Solitaire.
The Government Of the Unite
States of Colombia stopped Bosto
schooner at the port Of Aspinwa
:. from discharging its cargo OF Ice
W hen closed the doors of the B0sto
Is Ice Company's stores, warning tn
Of proprietors that they could no long5
e transact business in Aspinwall. TIL
a Americans replied that they ha
n several hundred tons of ice on han
le and that to obey the order wOul
IN ruin them. They were told in r
is ply to an inquiry that the clOsin
n was ordered by the Government
the interest of home ice compan,
es Secretary Bayard being appeale
it to by the Boston people, hottie
IL Colombia that she had infraeted tt
ok treaty, under which AspinwaIl is
Of free port The L. S. s. Ossippt
Is and cruiser Atlanta were ordered
Sc AspinwaIl, but Bayard notified Il
ut I. S. Consul there that force vi
at not authorized against the Color
ly bian Government. The COLOMBIAN
refuse to submit to arbitration Al
openly declare that the Unite
States has not the ability to cOert
them.
American Politics.
ri Bills have been introduced IN Co
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