The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-08-08
LATE FOREIGN NEWS
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Rome and lay the matter before the
Pope with recommendation that
coadjutor be appointed to assist the
Archbishop of New York. This
would mean the virtual removal of
Corrigan from the active manage
ment of the affairs Of his archdiocese,
and the Journal hints that if such
action is taken by the Holy See
Archbishop Ireland may be the CO.
adjutor.
A New York paper says Arch.
bishop Corrigan has left the city
secretly for Rome, the Pope having
summoned him for personal inter
view.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
Ex-Judge Noah M. Davis has
given the opinion that Secretary
Carlisle has made himself liable to
an action by his failure to purchase
100000 ounces of silver during the
month of July. His purchases were
short 2,116O0O ounces.
A conservative poll of the Senate,
leaving out three members not seat
ed, gives forty-one in favor of silver
purchase repeal and forty-four op-
posed without substitute friendly
to silver.
The silver convention just assem-
bling at Chicago will prepare ag-
gressive measures to be prosecuted
at Washington.
PERKINS FOR SENATOR.
Governor Markham appointed ex-
Governor George G.. Perk'n on July
% to succeed the late Leland Stan
ford, Senator from California. Sena-
tor Perkins was member Of the
well-known shipping firm of Good
all, Perkins ~ Co., now bearing the
corporate name of the Pacific Coast
Steamship Go.
THE TROUBLE IN SIAM.
FRANCE PUSHING MATTERS TO AN EX-
TREMITY.
A despatch from Bangkok of July
81 received in London says:
The uneasiness among the people,
far from lessening, is increasing,
Seven more French gunboats have
arrived. Negotiations are still 60
ing on, but the progress made is not
reported. The intentions of the
French are awaited with fear and
apprehension. Admiral Human
has issued second blockade notice
to take effect three days from Satur,
day. He will order the British war.
ships Pallas and Swift, now lying Of
Bangkok, to go outside the blockade
limits. Unless the French Govern
ment interposes quickly, an attach
on Bangkok seems certain.
A prominent Paris merchant, who
owns warehouses in Bangkok, in al
interview expressed the opinion tha
decisive action is necessary to restore
the prestige which France has en-
joyed in Siam since the adoption o
the commercial treaty of 1880
French trade has recently declined
he said, in consequence of English
and German enterprise and intrigue
to destroy French influence.
REPORTED SETTLEMENT.
The London Posts Paris specia
says:
A lengthy conference between
Dufferin and Develle resulted in
friendly entente, permitting Sian
to be maintained as buffer between
the British and French possessions
France abandons the coded parts t
which England lays claim as havin
formed a part of Burmab previous t.
Theebaw's overthrow. Englan
agrees to the necessity of an accurat
adjustment of the Siamese frontie
in relation to Tonquin and Anam.
At council of ministers in Pari
yesterday, Develle announced tina
Prince Vadhana had signifed Siam
willingness to concede the supple
mentary guarantees demanded b
France. The pretext for imposin
heavier conditions is alleged to b
the delay of Siam in accepting tn
original ultimatum.
In the British House of Lord
Lord RQseberry read the text of tn
French conditions, and added, "W
have signed an agreement in Par
= establishing a neutral zone in Indo
China"
The opinion in London and tn
, best informed quarters of Paris
that the whole question will now
settled peacefully.
A despatch from Paris says the,
are signs OF the Governments benz
ing before the blast blowing fro
the boulevards. 1t is now explaine
that France has not really accepte
Slams submission to the full d
! mands of the French ultimatul
Nothing final will be done until ii
French Plenipotentiary, de Villel
: has accomplished his mission
D Bangkok.
4 De Villers' instructions are to S
s cure guarantees against the renew
e of Siamese attacks upon the Frenc
4 and to ask for special advantages
t behalf of the French, in which Il
financial world is understood to
= interested.
g Negotiations at Bangkok have b
,. come secret. Absolutely nothiI
d can be learned of them.
II English and German gunboats e
:, tered the Menam River on the !
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