The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-04-20
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view of determining the fitness of
employees for the positions held by
them.
Highbinders in San Francisco
posted up placards Offering $1,000
a head for killing the directors of
the Wal Leung Kung Sur, or Law
abiding Protective Society.
Secretary Hoke Smith has already
begun to carry into effect his policy
of dispensing with the services of
all incompetent clerks in his depart
ment and those appointed purely
for political reasons.
1t is said President Harrison will
revoke the discriminating duties i'm
pored on the coffee and sugar of
Venezuela, Hayti and Colombia, the
only three countries of South
America which refused to enter into
satisfactory reciprocity arrange
ments under the Mckinley law.
An incendiarv fire in the heart of
the old town of Cumberland, Md,
consumed fifteen places of business,
a boarding house and restaurant,
and several dwelling houses. 1t
took six hours of hard fighting to
get the fire under control. While
this fire was at its height, another
blaze was started in the southern
portion of the city, by the careless
dropping Of a lighted match, and
twelve buildings were destroyed by
the second fire. The loss is csti-
mated at S210,000.
Capt Charles Thorrald, com
mander and owner of the tug Ethel
and Marion, found a dynamite cart
ridge with eighteen explosive caps
on the cylinder of the steamers en-
ginc. Tho fuse attached to the
cartridge had been lighted, but the
overheating of tho cylinder melted
the fuse in the center, SO that it
burned harmlessly out. Had the
diabolical attempt not been discov-
cred, half dozen men might have
been killed. The tug was used to
take non-union sailors out to vessels
in the stream in San Francisco har-
Dor.
VARIETY OF VIEWS OF GARNET OFFICERS.
H. B. M. S. Garnet arrived at Es-
quimalt, B. c., April 4, from Homo
lulu. On the subject of the Hawai-
ian political situation the officers
expressed variety of opinions. Said
one; "English people at the islands
next to seeing our own Government
get the Hawaiian Islands would pre-
fer to be annexed to the United
| States. 1t means more stable Gov
eminent and greater security to pro-
perty interests
Said another: "The natives do not
want annexation. They want a
Government by their own rulers
The sugar-planters oppose annexa-
ton, as the work of the plantations
is carried on with labor contracted
for and imported from Japan and
China"
Another officer remarkedi "a
peculiar thing noted was that the
men who led in the overthrow O
the Queen and are now officers O
the Provisional Government hav,
very little financial interest in the
islands. Some of them are of the
adyenturer type. It ia hard to say
what President Cleveland's commits
sioner will report as to the sentiment
representing most of the people,
TREAsoNABLE SUGGESTIONS BY BALFoUR
The Right Honorable A. j. Bal
tcul, ex-Secretary for Ireland, met
with tremendous ovation at Bel
fast on April 4. There was mons
ter procession of Orangemen, Union
list clubs, Odd Fellows, etc, in full
fegalia.
The enthusiasm of the days de
monstration eliminated in the re
ception to Mr.. Balfour when he APP
pearod before the mass-meeting
When he rose 10 speak he STOOD fol
five minutes waiting for the uproaI
to cease. After touching on tho his
tory of Ulster and praising the
loyalty, tenacity and bravery of tn,
men of Ulster he analysed the home
rule bill. He devoted considerabl,
attention TO the probable effect tha
the bill, if passed, would have upo1
Professionalism in Ireland, and ht
prayed to God that the Irish loyal
lists would not be compelled to figh'
for their rights, Ho believed tina
such a calamity would be avertcd
vet the tyranny of majorities nigh
be found to be as bad as the tyrann,
Of kings.
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