The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-04-29
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of last session not only met with his
official approval when he signed the
bill, but with his jealous promotion
before the bill was reported. He
strongly upheld the new policy of
encouraging American steamships
carrying foreign mails. In this con
nection the President said:
''rhis appropriation is for one year.
What the future is to be must de-
pend upon the deliberate judgment
of the people. If during my term
of office they shall strike down law
that l believe beneficial or destroy its
energy by Withholding appropria-
tions, shall bow to their will, but |
shall feel great disappointment if
we do not make this an era for the
revival of American commerce. |
do much want that the time shall
come when our citizens living in tenn
porary exile in foreign ports shall
now and then see stealning into these
distant ports fine modern man Of
war flying the United States flag,
with the best modern guns on deck
and u brave American crew in the
forecastle. / want also, that in these
ports, so long unfamiliar with the
American flag, there shall again be
found our steamships and our sailing
vessels flying the flag that we all
love and carrying from our shores
the products that these men of toll
have brought to them to exchange
for the products of other climes.'
A noteworthy feature of the grand
demonstration was the cordial vel
come given the President by the
Italian colony. All their local So
cieties participated in the parade,
acting as special escort to the Italian
Consul at Galveston, and that gen
tleman afterwards, on their behalf
presented the President with beauti-
full floral design, symbolic of peace
and fraternity, with the American
and Italian flags crossed at the top
of the piece, with II floral dove be-
tween them.
General Nelson A. Miles and party
have left the City of Mexico for Chi
cago. Mexico will send the finest
specimens of various woods to the
Chicago exhibition.
Rear Admiral Alfred Taylor, u. S
N, retired, died in Washington on
April 10, from pneumonia and acute
bronchitis, following an attack of the
grip. He was born in Fairfax coun,
ty, Va, in 1910. He reached the
grade of Lieutenant in 1887, and in
the Mexican War during the block
ade of Vera Cruz and other naval
operations along the Mexican coast
he served with the Frigate Cumber-
land. He was on duty in the steamer
Mississippi with Commander Perry's
expedition TO Japan in 1890. Two
of his sons hold commissions in the
army and the third lives in New York
city.
The steamer Olympia, from Paler-
mo, arrived at the quarantine station,
New Orleans, April 10, with 450
Sicilians.
Denunciations sent to the German
Government protesting against the
ring in wheat and rye forcing prices
to fictitious height have caused the
Government to open an official in
quiry into the matter.
According to leading Marseilles
paper the French Government, in
view of the prospective failure of the
harvest of wheat and DEAFNESS of
bread, will propose in the Chambers
a temporary suspension OF the tariff
on cereals. That the report is true
is improbable, but it is notable as an
indication of the difficulties that
await the Government during the ia
riff debates in the face Of dlmlnu-
ton of crops.
A Baronetcy has been conferred
upon Hon. Fitzjames Stephen, JUS
tice of the Queens Bench Division
of the High Court of Justice, who
retired recently from the bench, ow-
ing to impaired health.
Earl Granville, an eminent British
Liberal statesman, is dead
Signor Imbriani has given notice
in the Deputies that he intends to
question Premier Di Rudini in re-
gard TO the refusal of Inspector
Byrnes of New York city to accept
the decoration sent to him by King
Humbert,
CANADA.
News has been received at Vlcto-
ria that the British tug Lorne has
been fined 1854 at Port Angeles for
towing vessels from that port to other
American ports.
The G. p. r. steamer Empress Of |
India, timed for ten days from Yoko-
hama, would be due at Victoria on
the 2Ith.
Petitions have been filed to unseat
Sir Adolphe Caron, Minister of Mill
tia, and Sir Hector Langevn, Minis
ter of Public Works, for corrupt |
practises.
Chaudiere Valley, one OF the rich
est farming districts in Quebec pro-
vince, has been completely inundat-
ed by rise of the Chaudiere River
and serious damage is reported.