The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-03-29


favor on this novel means of wiping
out ecclesiastical debt.
The New York Court of Appeals
has affirmed the judgments of the
courts below in the case Of kemmler
the murderer. His execution will
be the first by electricity on record.
Jack McAuliffe defeated Jimmy
Carroll in fight of forty-seven
rounds at San Francisco on the 21st.
EUROPE.
A riot occurred at workmen's
meeting at Koopemick, Germany,
caused by exciting speeches. One
of the police was killed.
Striking miners of Brunswick,
Germany, having received an in
crease of wages returned to work.
The Duke of Manchester died at
Naples on the 21st.
The Countess of Paris was re-
ceived with honor at the palace in
Madrid.
Villagers in Switzerland are re-
treating 10 the valleys for fear of
avalanches.
The Prince of Wales was given a
banquet by Emperor William in Ber-
lin, who proposed his health In
very complimentary speech.
RESIGNATION OF BISMARCK.
Prince Bismarck has resigned the
post of Chancellor of the German
Empire. In accepting his resig-
nation Emperor William wrote him
long and eulogistic letter, conclud-
ing with the following commission:
II, therefore, create you Colonel
General of Cavalry, with the rank
of General Field Marshal. l pray
God that in this post of honor you
may be preserved to me for many
years.
The monarchical press in Madrid,
both Liberal and Conservative, re-
gard the retirement of Bismarck as
a cause for grave apprehension in
Europe. The republican press, on
the other hand, receive it with eXul-
tation as leading to the possible dis
solution of the empire and the adj
vancement of their own ideas.
General Won Caprivi is Chancellor
in place of Prince Bismarck.
A Berlin paper says the Emperor
declines to accept the designations
of the Prussian Ministers, and that
the rumors of revision of embassa-
dorship appointments are premature.
LABBY ATTACKS THE LORDS.
In the House of Commons, on the
21st, Labouchere moved the aboli-
ton Of hereditary representatives in
Parliament. The people would not
long tolerate the idea of several
hundreds of men born with the
privilege of interfering with the
Government and to legislate rs a
class. The House had the spectacle
before it of men excluded from
| jockey clubs and warned off race
courses, and yet able to interfere
with the Legislation of the nation.
The motion was rejected by a vote
Of POI to 1879.
CRUELTY TO SIBERIAN EXILEs.
A Russian in New York has re-
ceived letter from a fellow-coun-
tryman in exile in London, giving
painful revelations of the condition
of eXiles in Siberia. The number
of these sent out in 1886 numbered
16,840 nihilists or their reported
supporters. In 1887 there were
added l4,277 more; in 1888 the
number was 1908, and in 1885
the exiles were $4,000. OF the
number exiled the deaths range frou
$50 to 220 per 1000, due to natura
sickness, cold, exposure and knout
punishment. The suicides average
about 20 to the 1000. During thu
month of August, 1889, in one o
the central political prisons, 275 o
the 49O prisoners were prostratet
with fever.
REPORT OF PARNELL COMMISSION.
The motion of the Marquis of Sa
lisbury in the House of Lords, tina
the report of the Parnell Commits
sion be adopted, passed without di
vision after sharp debate. Sails
bury said that Parnellites in Parlia
ment were ready to make use o
crimes committed outside.