The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-04-24
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
vancouver, April rs.
Per :. s. Arawa.

nltrd states senator Vance died
ON the iIth.
The strike on the Great Northern
Railway appears tO br spreading.
The Tariff debate drags its slow
length along in the United States
Senate.
A change in the running Of trans
continental trains on the G.. z. II.
will he made on June lst.
Attorney General Blair. Of New
Brunswick. has bnrn exoncrated of
the charges Of corruption preferred
agains, him.
The reports concerning he Brazil
ian iusurgont. Admiral Mpllo, are
contradictory and it appears unccr-
tain whether be has abandoned his
vessel.
The Municipal Committee OF the
Ontario Legislature has adopted a
Bill To tax the dividend instead Of
the plants OF electric light and tele-
phone companies.
The Attorney. General Of Quebec
has commenced suit for the Province
against the City of Quebec for S.
Si3.HS9, ia connection with the
building Of the North Shore Rail.
way.
The composition Of the new Gov
erument in Newfoundland was an
nounced in the Legislature un the
llth. a vote Of want Of confidence
III it was immediately debated and
carried.
In the Pollard Br"ckinridge case.
the jury awarded the plaintiff dam
ages to the amount Of $1,000.
Brpckiuridgc's attorney Immediately
gave notice of an intention To file a
motion for a new trial.
A New York Herald despatch
from Montcvideo says the British
warships Sirius and Racer we're at
that port under steam with orders
to join the Pacific squadron.
Queen Victoria received the com.
poser, Pietro Mascagni, at the villa
Fabbricoiti few days ago and ask
rd him To- play son" selections FROM
Cavalcria Rusticaua and his new
opera. The composer seated him.
self at the piano and complied with
the request. Her Majc ~ then ask
ed him to sing. At this he rcbellcd,
however, saying he could not sing
well enough to entertain q Queen.
Her Majesty has invited him To visit
her At Wludsur.
rnE NlCARNGIk CANAL.
WNsuIN"rnN, April IT, After scv.
cral weeks Of dclih"ratiun on the
matter in full committee. Mr. Nor.
gan, Chairman Uf the Senate Com.
miltrc on Foreign Relations. this
morning made a favorable report ou
TIA" Bill tO amend the Act uf lSSg,
whereby ttr United states agrees to
brcumr cuI"r.cr for th" payment OF
tnu bonds Of ih" Maritime Canal
Company Of Nicaragua. Th" Bill as
il nuw appears has hnrn worry care.
folly drawn, aud protects the in,c.
rests OF ia" nitrd States IN every
particular. Many OF the changes
made ~ the B'll sine" it, iutrOduc.
ton are technical aud are interest.
ing Uuly because they prevent any
u,isint"rpr"tn'i"n of what the Act l.
intended u arrOmp i>h.
Tue mrw BttI provides that before
any Of TIA" hnnds are issued under
( the provision, Of this Act. all the
stock "f The CaUal Company, hith.r.
10 subscribed or issued, except a.
/ pruvitrd for, shall bc called IN aud
/ cancelled aud ro,tOrcd 10 the trra.
, sury Ui ia" Company 80 that none
. shall rmaiu out Standing and all the
! other preliminary details must b,,
n cOmplish"d tu the satisfaction Of
/ the Secretary Of the Treasury. II bc-
/ lug III" inl"Ul aud nij"ct of the Act
To s"cur" IN" construction Of the
. Canal 10y III" Company with the
ald nG the tuit"d States aud under
th" general supervision Of the Serrr-
tary uf ia" treasury To the extent
pr"viicd ia III" Act and upon the
bass Oi the CONCESSIONS Of Nirara-
qua aud Costa Rtra, now open
cd 10y the Canal Company, as far as
practicable, at It's actual cost. The
Company j. authorized to issue its
bonds 10 an "Alcnt Of aud not to ex-
cr"d S,O,WD,Wn Ia be dated January
lSt, 1894, Ia be payable July lst
, 1874, bat rrd"eman!r At the pleasure
Of the United States AT any time
after JulylSt, lS9i, with interest at
tn" rat" Of 3 per cent. The method
Of issuing tho bonds is set out in de,
tail and h" Secretary Of the Treas.
ury is directed if the interest as il
becomes due is not paid to the
Treasury Of the Cuited States by
: TIA" Canal Company To pay the same
aud all payments Of principal aud
Interest are required to be made
through the Treasury Of the United
States.