The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-05-09


Caldera the moiiitor Huascar and the
iron-clad line of battle ship Blanco
Encalada, were both sunk by torpe-
does from the attacking cruisers Almi-
rante Lynch and Condell which were
uninjured. This is extremely impro-
babIe although it may be true, but
inasmuch as the warship Florence
deserted to the insurgents it looks a
little doubtful. The sinking OF the
Blanco Encalada has been confirmed
by the Chilean Consul here, but the
news about the Huascar, irOn-clad
ram, is in doubt. 1t would not be
surprising, however, if the Chileans
succeeded in destroying their own
navy and left the way clear for Peru
and Bolivia to. resume occupation of
their provinces captured by Chile
during the late war with that power.
There is a revolution on foot in Para.
quay, a South American republic
having consular relations with Ha-
wall AS British capital is interested
in Paraguayan colonization the trou-
BILE may not be Of long duration.
Portugal has backed down. English
war ships have been despatched to the
Zambesi to open the navigation of
its aflluents, aud the Portuguese Gov
eminent has signed convention
satisfactory to England. She may
have to pay compensation for out
RACES upon British subjects and the
flag.
The Republic Of San Domingo is
seeking to establish trade reciprocity
with the United States. 1t produces
sugar, coffee and spices. Demarara
has memoralized the British Govern
ment for permission to negotiate a
similar treaty Should this request
be refused it would not be surprising
if a party of iDsular independence,
as in the case of Newfoundland, were
established. Hawaii is fortunate
that it can make treaties with whom,
and when, and how, it pleasas.
Congress last session passed an
amended immigration Act, under
which the closest inspection is i'm
perative. Arrivals from the Islands
are not excepted. Everyone must
establish the fact that he is not
likely to become a public charge,
and has a clean bill of health. This
law has excluded many undesirable
people from New York; it has. also
checked the tide of japanese immi-
grafton at this port, which has re-
Gently become quite as objection
able, morally and socially, as Chi
nese immigration, and promises to
become equally large. Japanese
females are imported in patches for
immoral purposes. 1t is in the line
of sound policy and should have been
in operation many years ago, because
the Anglo-Saxon stock in the United
States is unable to absorb the bordes
of alien races which have come from
Central and South Eastern Europe
since the civil war. Proof of this
may be seen in some of the North
western States where the English
language is practically ignored in
large districts, and more especially
in the mining districts of Pennsyl-
vania, Western Virginia and Ohio.
The recent riots of the Huns and
Poles in Western Pennsylvania are
conclusive upon this point. 1t will
take half century to absorb these
people without any addition.
The Chinese government objects to
receive ex-senator Blair, of New
Hampshire, as American Minister at
Pekin. His pronounced anti. Chi
nese speeches in the Senate have
been brought up against him. This
raises the question whether only a
pro- Chinese politician should repre-
sent our government in China. If so,
it would be distinctly in opposition
to the declared policy of the Repub-
lie as embodied in the Exclusion Act.
The Sugar Trust inquiry, at Alba
ny, New York, has been quietly bur
led AMI the State Legislature has adj
journed. The papers contain a syn
opsis of the Senate Committees re-
port.