The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-09-06
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
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cut and Maine come reports of dam
age to fruit trees and crops.
In the midst of the gale fire
broke out at Rockaway Beach, the
famous Long Island summer resort,
and destroyed several hotels.
A New York despatch Of last
night says: The storm which swept
over the city and surrounding coun-
try last night from midnight till 8
o'clock this morning, like the one
few days ago, originated in the West
Indies, but, instead of following the
coast, swept more inland and reach
ed out in every direction for dis
lance of more than 1900 miles. AS
almost all telegraphic connections
are broken the Signal Service is un-
able to give complete report of it's
course or its exact direction, but
local observations indicate that it
made its way to the sea through the
st. Lawrence valley.
WORLDS FAIR ITEMS.
Total admissions to the Fair on
the 10Th were 166,373, of which 1885,
9l2 paid.
There was parade of over S2,OOO,-
600 worth of blooded horses through
the fair grounds, including the finest
specimens Of the United States,
Great Britain, Russia, France and
Germany.
Mrs. leila Nuttall astonished the
learned people who attended the
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Worlds Fair. She read paper CIV
ing for the first time an interpreta-
ton of the ancient Aztec calendar.
Scholars declare it the most import
ant discovery of the kind made this
century. 1t promises to lead to the
translation of the hieroglyphics on
the ruins in Mexico and Central
America.
The accuracy and perfection of
the calendar, which is pronounced
in advance of any system now in
use, give evidence of high civiliza-
ton and advanced mathematical at
tainments among the ancient inhabi-
tants of America. 1t is estimated
that 1000 years of astronomical OBJ
servation were necessary to perfect
this calendar The calendar fur
nishes key to the religion, archi-
lecture and domestic life Of the an
Gent Americans.
The complete cycle of the calen-
dar referring to the revolution OF
the moon and earth about the sun
covers period of 1904 years. 1t is
entirely different from any calendar
system known in ancient Europe,
Asia or Africa. 1t shows that the
ancient Inhabitants of America were
familiar with the movements of the
planets Jupiter, Venus, Mercury and
Mars, as well as those of the earth
and moon.
The Washington State Commits
sion has used all its money, and at a
meeting held in Tacoma it was de-
cided to sell the building to raise
funds to continue the exhibit. Com
missioner Rochester says this action
was hasty, as the law requires that
any money from the salvage or sale
of the structure must go into the
treasury. All the material was
donated by the lumbermen and
miners Of the State, and they are
opposed to the sale of the big logs
and curious material which they sent
on for the glory of their State.
Special committees are investigat,
ing charges of bribery against Com,
missioners Beeson and Mercer and
Juror Higbee.
The foreign Worlds Fair Com
missioners assembled in Elk Valley
South Dakota, where fourteen years
ago was wilderness, and watched
the cutting and binding in less than
four hours of 320 acres of ripe wheat
MATTERS IN CONGRESS.
The silver men are much depress
ed over defeat in the House on the
18th, when the Wilson bill to repeal
the Sherman Act passed.
There was duel over the rules
between Speaker Crisp and ex
Speaker Reed. Crisp put substi
tute in the chair and took the flool
to reply to Reed. This action of the
Speaker was reprobated by Reed
who held that the rules of the 5lst
Congress were sustained by the Su
preme Court. He said the Demo
Gratis had adopted half of those
rules, and were on the road to adopt
ing the whole of them. The matter
dropped without a division.
A meeting of the Ways and Means
Committee has been called to ar.
range for hearings on the tariff
question.
! The vote for the Wilson repea
bill was 240 to 10. A lot of amend
ments in favor of free coinage a
different ratios were previously
voted down.
SURGICAL OPERATION ON THE PRESIDENT
Serious reports about an alleged
operation on President Cleveland
to remove cancer, have brought ou
direct statement from DIR. Ferdi
nand Hasbrouck, dentist. He say!
the Presidents disease is or was,
for the operation may have beer
successful in removing it--a growth
in the bones of his left upper jaw
and adjoining the bones Of his nose
The operation consisted in remov
ing diseased portions of the bon'
aud was performed July on boart
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