The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-12-14
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.


admits that he received one of the
three checks for 25,000 francs, this
being his share due from Baron
Reinach in the guarantee syndicate
in which Dugue, who incurred GER
tain risks, was entitled to compensa-
ton if the operation OF the syndicate
was successful.
Ribot has informed President Car
not that he has succeeded in form
ing Cabinet, which is a reproduc-
ton of the Loubet Cabinet, except
that Bourgeois, formerly Minister of
Public instruction and Arts, will
succeed Ricard as Minister of JUS
tice and Public Worship. Dupuy
will be Minister of Public Instruc-
ton and Sarrien will replace Roche
as Minister of Commences.
Secret documents showing Ger
man army scandal have been divulg-
ed. They show that $40 out of 939
Lowe rifles tested for the Laudwehr
at Vessel required repairs. Colonel
Brakel, in his report, declared the
defects do not prove the rifles I'M
serviceable, as the slightest mistake
in the manufacture involves repairs.
The story generally credited is that
a prominent officer, heavily indebted
to and hard pressed by the Jews,
sent the document on which the
charges are based TO Ahlwardt and
then committed suicide.
Right Reverend Charles Wods-
worth, D. G.. L., Bishop of st. An
drews, Dunkeld and Dunblane, is
dead.
Heavy snow storms have occurred
in the British Islands, in some cases
causing suspension of railway traf-
| fic.
Negotiations between Germany
and Spain, opened in Madrid by
Count Won Radowitz, have caused
lie Matin of Paris to publish a
story of an offensive and defensive
alliance between the two countries
and an arrangement to place Prus-
sian prince on the Spanish throne i'll
the event of the death of the young
King Alfonso. A Madrid despatch
says the truth regarding the nego-
tiations is that Germany asks to be
placed on the same basis of trade
with the Spanish colonies as the
United States, and also wants Spain
to reduce the duty on spirits and
numerous manufactures in return
for concessions accorded Spain in
favor of wines, oils and dried fruits
THE POLICY OF ROME.
A cable letter from Rome, describ
ing the changes of late years in the
eternal City," contains the follow
ing passages:
Even the Piazza Collonna is not
the old piazza, but the changes
which impress me most are those
found within the church. Her prin
ciples and dogmas are the same, but
priests and princes by the score have
passed away. Last, but not least
the policy of Rome has changed. Il
was German, now it is French. The
death of the great primate of Africi
will not affect this policy. Mgr
Dusure will take up the work o
Cardinal Lavigerie and do his hes
to make it fruitful. The Pope viii
not be turned from his new course
Unmoved by the distrust with which
an immense majority of the Cardi
nails and large proportion of thu
French bishops view bis Franco
phile leanings, he will give the re
public his friendship and politica
support until events which ma,
never happen convince him that tn
Church has more to lose than t.
gain by so doing.
1t needs rare courage to persist i
this plan, which hardly more tha
three or four of the Cardinals pre-
tend to approve. IL is possible tina
if France does not respond NOR
warmly to his good will than she ha
SO far done the Pope will grow dis
heartened and go back to the les
democratic course, which is openl
or secretly preferred by nineteenth
of the sacred college, Democrat
will be tried first, though, and trie
thoroughly. His holiness, Cardina
+ Rampolla, his able secretary of stat,
and Cardinal Ledochowslii, his n