The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-07-18
tFOr3igl News.
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AMERICA.
TIE SUGAR TARIFF.

TIE SUGAR TARIFF.
AT meeting of the Senate Fi-
nance Committee delegation OF
molOsses. boilers appeared and ask
cd for the restoration Of The duty
on sugar, to enable them to con
tinuo in business, Without the
duty, it was urged, they could not
produce sugar from molasses ut
profit.
THE NEW NAVY.
The Navy Appropriation Bill, as
1T finally passed, makes liberal pro-
vision for the new feet, exclusive
of about 1000, 600 for the routine
expenses of the navy and for mis-
celianeous purposes. This bill ap-
prcpriates SO, 100000 for new ships.
The main portion of this sum is to
be used as insi'.liuents for begin
ming the construction Of three "sea-
going, line Of battle ships, designed
to carry the heaviest armor and
most powerful ordnance, upon the
displacement of about $500 tons,
with coal endurance Of about 5000
knots on total coal capacity of the
most economical rate of speed, and
to have the highest practicable
speed for vessels of their class"
The Navy Department has issued
circulars asking for bids for build
ing three 850O-ton coast line of bat
tle-ships, 10 cost, exclusive of arma-
ment, not more than $4,000 coo
each, the term armament including,
besides guns and ammunition, all the
armor OF the turrets, barbettes,
gun-shields and armored tubes di-
rectiy pertaining TO the protection
Of the guns aud loading positions.
All parts of the vessels Are to be of
domestic manufacture.
ITEMS.
Representative O'Donnell of Mic.
higan, Chairman Of the House Com
mittee on Education, has reported
an educational aid bill similar in its
provisions TO the Blair bill.
A Lexington, Ky, depatch says:
Kingfsher, noted stallion race
horse, is dead He was owned by
August Belmount, was So years
old. He was superior race horse
and cost his owner SIS, 900 at three
years of age and won over $4,000
that year.
About two score of persons were
seriously poisoned in New York,
July lst, by partaking of ice-cream
from ID. Brinkman's store ut 1874
Third avenue. The clerk, Henry
Meyer, was arrested on suspicion OF
having something to do with the
case.
The Lottery Bill, as amended by
the committee, increasing the
amount to be paid for lottery privi-
leges S250,000 per annum, making
the annual payments Sl,250,000,
passed the Louisiana Senate by a
vote of "a to II, and was returned
to the House for its concurrence.
The heated term in Chicago has
raised the death rate ninety over the
average in one week. IL was ex-
pected the rate would be double the
following week.
Rep. Gould introduced q substi-
tute resolution for the report of the
bribery committee in the Massachu-
sets Legislature. IL declared that
the West End Railroad Com
pany's system of influence is unpa.
ralIeled in the history of legisla.
ton; in violation of law and sub
versive ofall honest legislation; that
the evidence showed that the com
pany paid in the aggregate $40, 600
that no legislation predicated upon
that influence can be enacted with
out making every member who votes
for it party to corruption. A hot
debate followed, and the House
finally adopted the committee re-
port, l34 to 81.
CENTRAL AMERICA.
Special dispatches from Central
America say: Everything proves
that the revolution in San Salvador
was fostered by Guatemala SO as to
have pretext later on TO interfere,
and that Guatemala is now taking
advantage OF the condition of af-
fairs. The press here calls on the
Government to explain what posi-
ton it intends to take in the matter.
Neither Nicaragua nor Costa RIGA
will ratify the Central American
Union compact as they are assured
that il is scheme whereby il is in
tended that The Guatemalan element
shall predominant, and neither Nj
caraguans nor Costa Ricans have q
superabundance of love for Guate-
malans.
Seattle had q 500, 900 fire on the
night OF July lst,
EUROPE.
ENGLAND AND GERMANY.