The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-08-08
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
San Francisco, Aug. 2.
by S. s. Australia.)
UNITED STATES.

Lleuleudlll L cary eNpeultlOH has OK
perienced serious difficulties, which
will cause considerable delay and
very likely the abandonment Of the
attempt to further explore Green
land at this time. The steamer Fal-
con had stormy passage, during
which the donkeys perished from
exposure.
John Stephenson, the veteran car
builder of New York, is dead. He
was the inventor of the so-called
street car.
In a conflict between the police
and union longshoremen at Ashland,
Wisconsin, guns and clubs were
freely used, causing injury to several
men. Many of the strikers have
been arrested and warrants are out
for others.
Judge Ross at Los Angeles decided
that hard labor with Imprisonment
for violation of the Geary Act was
unconstitutional, being an unjust
and infamous punishment where no
crime was committed. He held the
balance of the act to be good, and
ordered the Chinese deported.
The Eureka block on Bush street,
San Francisco, was Quilted by fire
the night of July 81.
1t is believed that the U. S. S.
Concord will make short visit to
Bangkok, Siam, before going to
China.
A great fire is reported raging at
Boise Bity. Idaho.
James Mitchell, Of the New York
Athletic Club, broke the worlds re-
cord for putting the 56-pound
weight. He made 80 feet II inches,
which is three feet further than the
record.
The British ship Verajean, Just
arrived at New York, on July 18th
spoke the little boat Flying Dutch
man with its single occupant, bound
from Nova Scotia to Falmouth,
England. Heavy gales had crippled
the tiny craft and deprived the lone
navigator of food and water. He
was supplied by the Verajean and
resumed his voyage.
Rev. Rodney Edwards, formerly
assistant rector of Trinity Church,
and late Superintendent of Crocker
Old Peoples Home, is on trial in
San Francisco on charge of embez-
zling $500, the property of aged
Mrs. Allen.
Heath, charged with the murder
of Lawyer McWhirter, on whose
trial the jury disagreed, is in Jail at
Fresno, Cal, tning unable to pro-
cure the $4,000 bail demanded by
the Court.
The executive committee of the
Nicaragua Ship Canal Association
has been called to meet in Chicago
this week. There is scheme to
divide the stock between the United
States, Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
The Chinese were driven out OF
Como, Colorado, the night of July
: 81, and their houses burned to the
ground. At the first incendiary at,
tempt the fire department quenched
the flames, but the second time the
mob broke in the doors and set fire
, to the interiors.
A news article in the Chronicle
describes the Pacific Bank as hope.
less wreck. 1t tells of bad notes and
overdrafts in abundance, and o1
everybody in general being ac'
commodated.
THE FINANCIAL PINCH.
: Savings banks in New York began
July 81 to take advantage Of the
sixty-day time clause, where large
amounts We're involved, so as tc
i, check the withdrawal of money fol
boarding or in senseless fright
l While nearly all the banks claimed
,, the privilege OF using the clause, il
/, comparatively few Instances was ii
-, applied. There did not seem to be
!. any run, but the withdrawal of de
l posts was large.
y In Brooklyn, however, the notice
: caused several runs.
Bank failures are reported at Port
land (Ore.), Ashland (Wis.), Horn
= ellsville IN. W and Cedar Rapids
(Ia,).
The big Amoskeag mills at Man
chester On. H.) have closed down
throwing 1000 persons out of EN-
: ployment AT the same time anc
@ place Jefferson's mills started up
II giving work to 1000 men.
\ The Cleveland rolling mills
Cleveland (O.), have closed for lacl
q Of orders, throwing out 1000 men.
y BY the collapse of corner in por
IN Chicago on the LIST inst, wealth
e firms aud individuals were bowle'
3 over like ninepins. Among other
o who failed were John Cudahy an
q A. ". Wright, who had carrie
:. through a deal in ribs last yea
u which mart au them ab0nt ~ (hNJtGH