The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-06-04

sent III JHH4n lN Tue "tft@lutNl To-
make bic position clear, and to show
he is not intentionally delaying &C.
ton, but studying the question with
a view to its solution.
While The President and the Cobi-
net are willing to accept the profess
tatiuns oi Lord Salisbury 80 tar a.
the circumstances Justify them, they
feel 30 Is getting too late iu The sea
son to- iatpr
The Bchring Sea policy for the sea.
sou formed the topic for long dis
cussion this morning by the President,
Secretary Foster and Secretary Ira
CIV, la the course OF which Captain
Shepard, Chief Of the Revenue Ma
rine Division, and Jingle, Chief
Special Agent, were called upon to
supply certain information In regard
TO the seal fisheries. The question
was subsequently considered at the
regular Cabinet meeting.
The Congressional party of Chile
having agreed to surrender the
steamer llata to the United States,
the Charleston would not pursue her
farther if orders can reach the
Charleston in time. Capt. Austin of
The steamer Colima reports having
seen two steamers near Acapulco on
May l5 One he believed was the
ltata, the other ne knew as the
Charleston. The vessels were about
l20 miles apart, the Itata on the
lead.
Peter Jackson and James Corbett
fought Tor a $4,000 purse at the
California Athletic Club in san Fran
cisco, May 2lst. After sixty-one
rounds were fought the fight was de-
clared "no contest" with all bets
off. Corbett had decide lily the best
of the fight.
Joe Choynski, the California boy,
and Micby Dooley, fought at Mel
bourne, Australia, May 25th. Dooley
was knocked out in the second round.
Time, 4 minutes and / seconds. 1t
is stated that it is the shortest COM
bat ever recorded in the history of
the ring.
Joe Choynski of San Francisco,
and Goddard, the Barrier Boy, have
been matched to fight before the
Melbourne Club on July 10th for
purse Of f400.
A private despatch from an aulhen-
tic source at Ottawa, at II 10 p. M,
May 81, says that Sir John Melon
aid, the Premier, Is dying. He was
attacked with congestion of the lungs
and the doctors had very little hope
OF his recovery. Sir John is seventy
six years of age.
A cabegram from St. Johns, New
foundland, says the French war-ship
at st. Georges bay has refused to
allow Americans TO take or buy bait
there. Under the treaty of 1918 Amer
leans have the same rights as British
on the French shore, and they never
before have been interfered with by
the French. The Consul has tee
graphed Blaine for instructions.
Ottawa Cont. }, May Pit is I'M
derstood the Government has decided
to grant rebate on all sugars manu-
featured in Canada for export, which
will place the Canadian retiner in the
same position as the American re-
finer 10 trade in foreign markets.
Canadian refiners are now pressing
for a rebate on sugar manufactured
for domestic purposes.
New York, May pa dealer in
sugar is quoted as saying: "a friend
was talking day or two ago with
Spreckels, who said; i am making
money refining sugar now with as
little difficulty as ever before in my
life. 1t is very good time for sugar
retiners. The American Company
must be making a lot of money.
They simply can't help it. don't
know why the stock of the company
has gone down lately, but it certainly
has not been on account of any less
profits " Spreckels is in the city.
He is said to be on friendly terms
with Havemeyer,
A private letter from the City of
Mexico says there is reason to be-
lieve the Mexican authorities are
quietly giving aid TO the Chilean in
surgents.
A City of Mexico paper says the
Chilean insurgent steamer Esmeralda
sauted the Mexican flag at Acapulco,
and that the Mexican Government in
return sauted the Esmerada's flag.
The captain of the Esmeralda said
it was not his intention to take coal
by force, or he would have done so
before. He was not in a hurry to
leave port but was awaiting instruc-
lions.
Agents of the Congressional party
say their side is well supplied with
funds, owing to receipts from duties
on nitrates
A London despatch says the
British Admiral in Chilean waters
has only offered his services to adjust
minor differences. He is not author
lied to offer British mediation be-
tween the contestlng factions.