The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-09-03

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French captains acting under his or
ders. The Haytian Minister to the
United States questions the news Of
the departure of Legitime from
Hayti and the final triumph of Hip
polyte.
THE TERRY SHOOTING.
Marshal Nagle's preliminary ex-
animation was still on at Stockton
on the oath.
Henry C. Clary Of Fresno will
swear positively that he saw Mrs.
Terry take bowie knife from the
bosom of her husband after he fell.
Governor Waterman wrote to At
torney-General johnson, urging him
to instruct the District Attorney of
San Joaquin county to dismiss
the "unwarrantable proceedings"
against Justice Field. The Cover
nor said the arrest of this Justice of
the Supreme Court of the United
States, on the unsupported oath Of
woman who on the day the oath
was taken and often before. threat
ened his life, would be a burning
disgrace to the State unless dis
avowed.
CABLE AND NAIL MATTERS.
The committee of the San Fran
cisco Chamber of Commerce on the
question of cable to Australia has
reported. 1t finds that route TAX
ing in Honolulu, Tutuila (Samoa)
and North Cape, N. H., with allow
ance for bottom Irregularities and
slack, would require 6371 miles of
cable. An alternative route by
way of New Caledonia would meas
TIRE 6S99 miles. Between San Fran
cisco and Honolulu the deepest
point is 1852 fathoms, between Ho-
nolulu and Tutuila 3448 fathoms,
and. between Tutuila and New Zea-
land 442S fathoms. The total cost
of cable to New Zealand, includ-
ing everything, is put at 100000
900. 1t is urged that the line will
be paying Investment The cost
of cabling from San Francisco to
New Zealand by the present route
varies from 50 ga to S3.40 a word.
1t is estimated that the proposed
cable would make the cost from
Sydney to London about 81 cents 8
word. With reasonably priced cable
communication between the States
and the Colonies, it is anticipated
that trade between the two coun
tries would be greatly stimulated
1t is suggested that the United
States grant subsidy to the extent
Of guaranteeing ) percent per an
nun on an investment of $4,000,
900, the bonds to be issued by .
company under the laws of thu
United States.
The contract with the Canadian
Pacific Railway Company for thu
Atlantic and Pacific mail services
brought into force by its ratification
in the Imperial Parliament, pro
vides for call of vessels every fou
weeks at Yokohama and Shanghai
The period of transit between Hall
fax and Hongksng is to be rs:
hours, and between Quebec ant
Hongkong GA hours. This vii
make the time between Liverpoo
aud Hongkong about So days. TIL
Imperial subsidy is $500, 900 a yea
and the Dominion 100000. Tn
steamers will be built under admir-
atty rules, and must be sold to tn
admiralty if required, while as ia
us possible the officers will be cho
sen from the naval reserve. Th
company will present an alternativ
route for the Australian and Ne,
Zealand mails, which now have t
pay high rate for transit throug
the United States.
AMERICAN ITEMS.
| 1t is reported that work on th
bat,leship Texas, at the Norfol
navy yard, will shortly be suspend
, ed. Her English designers, it
said, have notified the Navy Depar
ment of blunders in consequence {
which the Texas would not float hi
own weight.
Captain Chas. L. Rodgers, WI
sailed from Boston for Paris in q
l8-foot boat on May 80, has bee
picked up by fishing schooner c
the banks of Newfoundland. +
; was so blinded by the SUMS glal
5 that he could not see his compa
} and drifted about some time befo
l being rescued.
/. A band of moonshine whisky di
tillers well armed defy the author
ties in Tennessee. John Hobbs the
: leader shot Deputy United Stat
Marshal Sam Hughes.
Railway men are exercised abo