The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-06-01
LATE FOREIGN NEWS,
CONTINUED from 1st Poge.)
EUROPE.

Locusts are ravaging Saratoo pro-
vince, Russia.
Floods have devastated large dis
tricts in Roumania.
Czernowitz, on the river Pruth,
Austria, has been flooded,
Nearly 100 houses were burned in
the Austrian village of Strang.
The Duke of York and Princess
May of Teck will be married July 6.
The drought in Germany remains
unbroken. 1t has ruined the hay
crop in Prussia.
Two months of drought have
caused loss of 30,000,0O0 francs
worth of crops in France.
Heavy floods have occurred in
Piedmont, Italy. Lands and rail
ways are submerged by the overflow
of rivers from torrents of rain. The
floods have saved the country from
enormous loss by drought.
At the Seine assiZes NJ. Arton, the
Panama lobbyist, was sentenced in
default to twenty years penal servi-
tude for frauds in connection with
the Dynamite Society and to five
years of civil degradation and the
payment of 100000 francs fine for
unlawful and dishonest practices in
his relations to the Panama Canal
Company.
Another landslide has occurred at
Vaerdalen, Norway. Fifty farms
were destroyed and over 100 persons
are missing.
Professor Charters of the Nice OBJ
servatory discovered on the night of
May 1920 three minor planets of
the twelfth and thirteenth magni-
tude.
Sir Charles Russell is arguing the
British case before the Behring Sea
tribunal in Paris. He contends that
pelagic sealing was exercised before
the Pribyloff islands were discover
ed, and the discovery and ownership
of the islands could not destroy the
previous right of mankind.
HOME RULE.
Lord Salisbury was accorded a
demonstration at Belfast, where he
gave an address on home rule. He
said the bill would probably pass
through the committee stage, but
the House of Lords held an impreg-
nable position, representing as it did
the loyalists of England and Ireland
Public opinion must be kept alive tc
the danger of this imbecile bill, and
he asked the men of Ulster to be
firm. He asked them to resist such
surrender, not only for their own
sakes, but in order to relieve the
fame of England from black and
!, irreparable disgrace.
DISCONTINUED MINERS.
The Miners International Confer.
ence at Brussels has adopted a reso
luton in favor of eight hours day
The supporters of the resolution
represent nearly 100000 miners
: the opponents nearly 100000. The
conference then began to discuss the
question of universal strike to en-
: force the demand. When the ques
!, tion was put to a vote the delegates
representing 100000 miners voted il
favor of an international strike, anC
delegates representing 100000 voted
against it.
The Conference voted unanimous,
ly in favor of the exclusion of female
labor from use in and about mines
The question of making the mines
the property Of the State was refer
red to the next conference.
: DEPRESSION IN IRON.
, Psesident Richards in addressing
, the annual meeting said that The
: year 1892 was one of the worst evel
, known in the iron and steel indus
) tries. They are still greatly depress
| ed and the outlook is gloomy. The
l production of pig iron has fallen of
, 100000 tons and steel rails are in !;
y worse condition. The total falling
!, off in exports of metals and ma
:, chinery as compared with 1879
, amounted to 100000 pounds.
k The Sterling markets are nov
T. swamped and there is not enough
:, work for half the company's stee
/ producing power. Abel, who follow
5 ed Richards, spoke in an encourag
/. ing and hopeful tone, and expressed
$ the opinion that there are signs O
betterment in England. He though
she was bound to remain the frs
iron shipbuilding country in tn
world. 1t is announce that job
l. IlbL VI btpillclclu, d., Will "
n presented with the Bessemer gol'
medal.
OTHER LANDS.
II A great victory has been won b
'6 the revolutionists in Nicaragu;
a Government losses were 155 kille
If and 267 wounded. The rebels los
If only twelve killed and eight wounC
IS ed, but most of them were officer
It President Sacasa is reported to hav
fled to Corinto. An American wal
/ ship is required to protect America
r, interests, as steamers are being pre-
% vented from landing at San Jua
D del Sur.
n The revolutionists are in need {
10 arms. 1t is reported at the City {
n Mexico that British capitalists hay
% put up $2O0,0O0 to buy arms for tn
revolutionists, with an understand
t. ing that in case of success the Br
% tish shall have an equal voice i
N canal affairs with Americans.
lie Rio Grande do Sui revolutionist
Sc with 1900 cavalry are preparing
ol attack the federal forces of Brazil.
RS Thebes in Greece was badly dan
aged by an earthquake. One lii
i was lost.
r. Fifteen Mexican revolutionist
la have been sentenced to prison fC
violating the neutrality laws of til
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