The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-04-10
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
San Francisco, March "a.
Per Bark Albert.
UNITED STATES.

Judge Ihetaln mas decided that a
prima facie case of insanity has been
made out iu the case Of Prender-
gast. he slayer Of Mayor Harrison,
and that he would grant stay Of
two weeks to determine the matter.
Moneypik, y suburb Of Norfolk.
Va, has been burned. Loss S3OO,OOO,
two-thirds insured.
Congressman Wilson is still lying
i'll at San Antonio, Texas.
A majority Of Congressman are
besicging the White House to pro-
cure the Presidents signature to the
bill Tor coming the silver seigniorage
On the other hand, the President is
overwhelmed with letters and tele-
grams from business men ia all sec
tions imploring him to veto the bill.
j. {. Cramp. OF the famous Phila-
delpbia shipbuildiug firm. is visiting
San Francisco.
There is danger OF a strike on the
Union Pacific Railway.
Railway traffic in the west and
northwest has beeu impeded by deep
| snow.
Commodore William D. Whiting,
l. 5. ", retired, is dead in the fist
year Of his age.
CLOSE OF the CENTURY.
A committee in New York is ar.
ranging to have the liberty bell rung
at Bethlehem ON Christmas Eve,
1879. Jerusalem is to be connected
by wire with all parts of the world,
and half an hour before q ringing
OF the bell all telegraphic business
is to be suspended. Every congre-
CATION in Christendom is to meet in
its place of worship, and when the
bell is ruug the message, "Peace on
earth, will be flashed over the
world at the same moment.
SPORTING ITEMS.
The Kentucky Rosebud" Walter
Edgerton, colored, Knocked out
George Dixon, the bantam cham
pion, IN Philadelphia on the evening
of March 22d in a boxing match.
Dixon was squarcly Knocked out.
Edg"rton had been IN secret training
for three weeks, aud Dixon did not
expect the blow that knocked him
out. He has challenged the Rose.
bud" for $1,000 side.
Champion oarsmaU Gaudaur an.
nounces he will row Harding. the
English champion, three miles for
s25oO n side, the championship chal.
lcngc cup aud the championship Of
he world. the race 10 be at Austin.
TeX., iu MAY. or Pullman, H., in
June.
the SruAR CLAUSE.
A Washington despatch Of March
~ says the sugar amendment a.
given out that night, from the Demo.
ratio members Of the Senate Fl.
nance Committee, places the duty
on all sugars up 10 ~ degrees by
polar,scopc at ! cent per pound
From 10 To 10 degrees l.lOO Of n cent
additional is added for each degree.
aud from M tn ~ degrees z 100 Of a
cent is added. On all sugars aboy,
- degrees, or above No. l6 Dutch
standard, ! of cent per pound il
added, making them dutiablc at
l.3SJ cents per pound.
Senator Brice is Of opinion the
whole matter would end 10 all sugars
being made free.
Senators Hill, Murphy. Smith.
German, White OF California, CAT.
fiery, Blanchard and Bruce arc az.
rusei oi conspiring with the sugar
trust To defeat the Wilson bill.
\ bill is 10 be introduced To pre-.
serve the sugar bounty and put u
percent duty on refined sugar.
AZ ARMY Or TRAMPS.
Au army Of peace" headed by
General Coxey, is marching to
Washington To demand the passag.
OF bills presented by senator Pelrer,
the Populist leader.
A detachment Of unemployed from
Los Angeles, gathering on the way,
reached FL Paso March u. General
Fry III command Of il was arrested
and put in Jail for vagrancy. A
proclamation from the Mayor Of II
Paso said the so-called Industrial
army, numbering 80 to 1880 men.
would arrive there that night (2lsD.
They had been robbing aud pluud-
ering all the way, and the Mayor
warned the people to prepare them.
selves Tor the protection Of their
property aud their families.
Washington people were at first