The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-01-26
FOREIGN NOTES.

are useful as q mOuuS NlNcnul DC-
tween countries where tariffs are so
high that they paralyze trade. The
treaty Of the United States will be
extremely opportune, and will 90
long way to insure enthusiastic par
ticipation in the Chicago Fair. The
Mckinley law has so much harmed
our trade that | would favor going to
the United States for staples only
when it is impossible to obtain what
we need elsewhere. The Mckinley
bill is a barbarous piece of legislation
and has caused great ill-feeling in
France. The whole law is due to an
error of Judgment. England has
adopted free trade. If the United
States would adopt like policy
America would soon govern the mar
kets of the whole world"
A Berlin correspondent states that
Russia has formally intimated her
readiness to grant the commercial
treaty with Germany.
The agitation at Brussels against
the Belgians entering into treaty of
commerce with Germany is extend
ing, The journal la Reforme de-
clares the treaty will be adopted in
spite of the opposition.
There is n movement on foot to
incite war of extirmination against
Christians at Teheran, the capital of
Persia.
The tobacco monopoly has been
abolished by royal decree in Persia.
AT the Inauguration of Chile's new
President at Santiago on the 26th of
December, Minister Egan was con-
spicuous for his absence, all the
other foreign ministers being present.
Egan most emphatically denies the
story that his younger son had in
suited the police.
John Cooper and Walter Bednell,
Englishmen, arrested in November
for offering brides to workmen of the
arm factory at ST. Etienne to procure
samples of the new French and Rus
sian carbines, have been convicted.
Cooper was sentenced to fifteen
months and fine of 5000, and Bed
nell TO two months and fine of
5000.
The Conservatives of Brest have
chosen the Archbishop of AK, re-
Gently fined for seditious conduct,
to contest the seat in the Chamber
just left vacant by the death OF
Bishop Yreppel,
The Pope intends to confer the
grand order of the Cross of Christ
upon tie Archbishop of AK. Such
a step upon the part of the vatican is
significant, for it will be looked upon
in Paris, should the news be correct,
as a defiance on the part of the Pope
to the Government of the country,
and the French Government would
not be slow in replying.
If rumors are correct the relations
between the Vatican and the Brazil
ian Government are so strained that
a rupture is imminent. 1t is said the
Pope has intimated that he will eX-
communicate President PeiXotto, his
Cabinet and the members of the Bra
lillian Congress unless measures are
taken TO renew the relations between
Church and State in Brazil. The
Vatican has received numerous COM
plants from the Brazilian clergy of
the disastrous effect upon church in
terests of The policy of separation
adopted by the republic.
Count Behairie, French Embassa-
dor to the Vatican, has had an inter-
view with the Pope They came
to complete accord regarding the
future mutual policy. The Pope &C,
cepted Frances terms for conciia-
ton, including 4he cessation of Epis-
copal letters to the Archbishop of
AK and the suppression of the
Catholic electoral catechisms.
The Car still persists in giving of
Tense by declaring publicly that no
famine exists in Russia and that
there has been only a partial failure
in crops. The Iemstovs or District
Assemblies have decided to issue
loans at low rates of interest in sew
eral provinces of the empire in order
to relieve the famine. stricken peas
ants and prevent their selling or
pawning their tools and farming i'm
plements.
Flour bought by the municipal
authorities at st. Petersburg was
found to be adulteraled and totally
unfit for use.
Guy de Maupassant, the well
known French author, tried TO com
NIT suicide last Friday night. He is
insane and will be placed in an asy-
lum.
The condoning of Sir William
Gordon Cummings offense is just
now the theme of society gossip in
London. 1t is said he will be re-
habiitated in society. Since the
soldier Baronet returned to his High.
land home with Miss Garner as his
bride, he has not been much in Lon,
don and throughout his exile has
been very silent. Efforts are being
made by the highest nobility to take
the Baronet back and throw wide tn,
doors of society for his entrance and
to do this, through the influence OF
Ladies MydletOn and Thurlow, {
number of persons of position have