The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-12-29
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UNITED STATES.

A monster bridge Is projected be-
tween New York and New Jersey.
Its designs by J. W. Balat have been
accepted by the acting Secretary of
War. The aim of the company in
erecting the bridge is to concentrate
all the railroads coming from the
east, north, west and south into one
great Union Depot.
Walt Whitman, the aged poet,
Russell Sage, Jr., New York, and
Jerome |. Case, the well-known
horseman who gave his initials to the
racer j. l. c., are all reported
dying.
Two indictments have been re-
turned against Edward M. Field, sou
of Cyrus W., one of which charges
him with the larceny of $50 shares
of Edison Electric Light Company
stock.
Senator Preston Plumb of Kansas
died suddenly of apoplexy in
Washington, Dec. 20, aged "a years.
The S. S. City of Peking arrived
at San Francisco on the 2lst, with
two white steerage passengers down
with smallpox in its most vlrulent
form. The cabin passengers were
landed at Angel Island for a two
weeks quarantine. Among them
was Vice-Admiral Nazermuff of the
Russian Navy.
Mr.. Stickler, a Worlds Fair Com
missioner from Germany, has landed
at Hoboken and has in his possession
what is said to be the sword carried
by Christopher Columbus at the
time of his discovery of America.
The sword belongs to the museum at
Salzburg, and has been lent for ex-
hibtion at the Fair.
THE CHILEAN AFFAIR STILL UNSETTLED.
Minister Egan in Chile requested
the Argentine Minister to note the
presence of police about the Ameri-
can Legation. Minister Urriburn of
the Argentine Republic accordingly
was to call meeting of foreign
Ministers, for the purpose of re-
questing the attention of the Chilean
Government toward the surveillance
of the municipal police over the Am
erican legation,
An attempt had been made the
previous Saturday night to arrest the
United States Minister'S son Frank.
The Government refused to grant
the release under bonds of one of the
refugees at the United States Lega-
ton, claiming that he must first
leave the Legation, surrender him
self to the Chilean authorities, and
submit to Imprisonment. This is
considered another insult to the
United States.
A long letter has been received at
the State department, Washington,
from Minister Egan, but its contents
are not known. 1t is understood
that no action will be taken by the
American Government until officially
advised by the Chilean authorities of
the result of the investigation of the
killing of the sailors of the Baltl-
more. The Yorktown was the only
U. s. vessel at Valparaiso, but the
Boston was expected in day or
two.
Senator Fair of Nevada blames
English merchants with promoting
bad feeling against the States, not
hoping to embroil Chile in war but
/ to injure trade with the United
States.
A Santiago correspondent of the
London Times says: In consequence
of the delay in the trial of persons
concerned in the Baltimore riot, the
Chilean Congress proposes to abo-
lish the antiquated secret Spanish
procedure for a system of open
trials. The delay causes irritation
here.
EUROPE.
The London Times regards
Joseph Chamberlain as the new
Unionlst leader in the Commons.
Emperor Francis Joseph of Aus
tria is seriously i'll with influenza.
Germany and Hungary have both
adopted the commercial treaty be-
tween Germany and Austro-Hun-
gary.
The Italian Chamber by vote OF
228 to 68 adopted the new duties on
sugars Of high quality.
The weather on the Continent is
extremely cold. Several persons
have been frozen to death in the