The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-04-30
LATE FOREIsN NEWS.

Oporto, Portugal, recently the
scene of violent republican out
break, was again disturbed on April
by republican rioters. The trouble
arose through the arrest during fail
of several thieves, who were mistaken
by the crowd for republican agita-
tors. The soldiers were forced to
charge on the mob, injuring many.
The socialists throughout Italy are
organizing a demonstration for the
first of May. AS a preparatve for
the demonstration they have issued
sinister manifesto, printed on red
paper, which is being secretly dis
tributed among the workingmen.
British Columbia has sent reso-
luton to the Goverhor-General in
council requesting the Dominion Par
Lament to make the Chinese act more
restrictive. An increase in the poll
tax of from $50 to 500 is also asked.
There was a serious riot at Cerda,
Italy, growing out of opposition to
the poll tax. Two thousand peasants
took part and released q comrade
from prison. Troops were despatch
ed to the scene.
In view of the approach Of May
day the anarchists are busy through
out Europe organizing for general
strike. All the European govern
ments have decided to prohibit out
side demonstrations.
In the Commons Chaplain, presi-
dent of the Board of Agriculture,
stated that pleuro-pneumonia has
been detected in two animals from
Baltimore. Experts have not the
smallest doubt of the character of
the disease.
A Jewish lawyer of St. Petersburg
writes to friend that all Jews resid-
ing in st. Petersburg have been Or
dered to leave the city by May Sd.
This means the ruin of many Jews.
Ex-Mayor Grace of New York,
after health tour in the South and
West, returned home much improv-
ed. Naturally the discussions and
conversations which Mr.. Grace had
with public men while on his trip
dealt largely with the Presidential
contest of 1892. He found Cleve-
land the choice among the Demo
crrats, though very decided anita
gonism to him was expressed in all
strong silver States.
A caravel is to be constructed for
the Worlds Fair at Chicago in fac
smile of that in which Columbus
sailed from Palos for the new world
400 years ago. This caravel is to be
equipped exactly as it was in the
time of Columbus and manned by
sailors in the costume Of that re.
1t will be completed in time to take
part in the grand naval review at
New York and Norfolk and will then
be towed to Chicago through the st.
Lawrence river and Welland canal
for the opening exhibition at Chi
cago. Lieutenant McCarty Little is
to take charge of the construction
and also the collection of maps,
charts, globes, national and astro.
nomlcal instruments and general
collection showing the condition of
geographical science and the science
of navigation at the time of the dis
covery of America.
The German Government, with the
view of retaining some of the young
men who are pouring out OF Germany
to evade military service, has under
taken to colonize the extensive and
barren mooIs of Eastern Prussia.
Peat works have been erected and
cOlonists are assisted to establish
homes for the purpose of attending
to the peat products. The prospect
is a gloomy one for settlers and it is
believed that the Government will
have to employ convict labor at the
task, as it will be difficult to induce
free labor to 60 there.
The deaths were reported on April
20 of DR.. James X. Thatcher, pro-
fessor of physiology in Yale Univer-
sity; Rev. Henry Darling, d. D.,
President of Hamilton College, Gin
ton, N. Y, and Mrs. Mary E.
Cough, widow of the late John B.
Cough, the great temperance lee