The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-11-04
FOREIGN NOTES.
(From our San Francisco CorreSp0n4
dent)


ure, while in command of the military
post at Walla WaIla, to take steps to
prevent the lynching of a gambler
named Hunt, under arrest for killing
one of the soldiers under him, The
court at once found HIM guilty and
sentenced him to suspension from
rank and command for three years
on half pay and to be confined to the
limit of the military post. The Pre-
sident has finally passed upon the
record of the court martial and APP
proved its proceedings, but mitigated
the sentence to suspension from rank
and command on half pay for two
years.
Orders have been received by the
revenue steamer Rush to sail from
San Francisco on the 10th inst, for
the seal islands and to remain there
until December and as much later as
may be necessary to protect the ISL
ands from poaching.
The Masons of this city are con,
templating the erection of perma-
nent home for the widows and Or
phans OF Masons. 1t is a move in
the right direction.
The Cabinet Ministers met at
Vienna Oct. 10th, and decided to
furnish Is, 900 forms to aid Austria S
exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
d. O. Mills & Co, who are con-
structing large building on Mont
gomery street, propose to place in it
complete law library to be used by
the occupants 1t will be one of the
most complete Libraries in existence,
and will include all English law re-
ports, those of the United States
Supreme Court, of the Federal Courts
and of each of the forty-seven States
and Territories and subsequent laws
to date. The Irish, Scotch and
Colonial reports will also be included,
together with the latest and best text
books, digests and statutes.
The new Mexican tariff law, which
goes into effect the fist of next
month, is meeting with strong oppo-
siton in all parts of the republic. A
protest signed by the principal mer-
chants at San Luis Potosi has been
forwarded to Congress now in ses-
sion, asking that the Act be repeal
ed. Similar petitions will be sent
from Monterey, Chihuahua and other
cities. One of the effects OF the new
law will be to increase the duty or
cotton-seed oil, which is extensively
used in manufacturing soap, from
one to ten cents per kiiogram.
1t is quite likely that Timothy
Hopkins and Searles have agreed tC
compromise, II is reported that
Hopkins has decided to take $l0,.
100000 and call it quits.
The Danish citizens of Chicago
held mass meeting last Sunday anc
arrangements were made and funG
started for erecting statue of Hans
Christian Andersen III Lincoln Park
Every child who has read his fairy
tales and whiled away pleasant mo
ments with them, should contribute
mite toward this statue. -
Information has been received al
Washington chat Austro-Hungary
and Italy will remove the prohibition
against American pork as soon as 1t
can be done.
The firm of Whittier, Fuller & Co
have had a big scandal on thei
hands during the last few weeks. [
was asserted that Whittier was try
ing to injure the reputation of youns
Fuller, the son of his late partner
Miss Kendall, Mr.. Fuller's age(
fathers nurse, was to figure conspi
cuously in the scandal, and during
the first disclosure of the facts, whei
the newspapers were full of it an'
everybody was canvassing it, i
looked rather shady for ex-judge s
G. benson, Whittier's attorney, VIII,
had gone to call on Miss Kendall il
regard to the affair at her request
There was stormy time and the ex
judge pronounced it in very strons
language villanous attempt to cas-
blot upon his spotless reputation
and he proposed to make it exceed
ingly warm for all concerned in TIN
pitchy affair. Mr.. Whittier's friend
remain firm in their loyalty to hin
and ridicule the idea of his doing
anything to njure the son of his lat,
partner and lifelong friend. At an,
rate the scandal has blown over TO
the time being and you hear OF moth
ing else but compromise. lis jus
as we'll, for if fewer scandals, which
form such a sweet morseI for tn
masses, were published broadcast, i
would be better for the world.
THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.
The sugar industry is steadily adj
vancing and bids fair to be one 0
the most important and leading in
dustries of California in the yer,
near future. The farmers of Ca
huenga, a valley adjoining the Cit
of Los Angeles, held an enthusiast
meeting Monday night and took step
towards what may prove the inau2uI
alton of a revolution in the suga
manufacturing business in this coun
try, placing it on similar basis t
that which it occupies in Germany
where of 401 beet sugar factories 80
are run under the cooperative sys