The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-03-25

picious being found, but the consul
had Castleton arrested because he
thought his action was only a strata
gem to cover bis real motive.
After being released Castletou
caused a sensation by shooting into
the Vice Consuls office. He was
arrested and, after being 6ued So,
was taken in charge by the State.
In answer to an inquiry the Spanish
Legation at Washington telegraphed
that they knew nothing about the
man.
THE ARMENIAN ATROCITIES.
LONDON, March l0.--Tbe Daily
Telegraph has dispatch which WAS
autographed from Kars yesterday,
sayiug that a deputation of the sur
vivors OF the Sassout massacres,
have appeared before the commits
sIouers of enquiry aud have narrated
the whole story of the hatchery.
They presented written statement
of which the Telegraph will print a
copy. The statement mentions that
the cross and Bible were flung at
the feet Of an Armenian priest, who
was ordered to trample on them.
He refused aud thereupon the Turk
ish soldiers gpuged ont his eyes and
hupg him into pit with Others who
were dying or the 800 persons
who were taken at the same time
with the priest only one, a merchant
PANIED Avak, escaped. He saved
himself in an almost miraculous
manner. Tho correspondent says
that the statement has impressed
the delegates powerfully, but does
not mention the day on which it was
presented.
Another dispatch dated at Kars,
Yesterday, gives the testimony OF
Kurds who saw Turkish soldiers
take children by the feet aud dash
them against stones. "a Turkish
sergeant" says the dispatch, "bound
al old Armenian head downward to
some branches and slowly cut his
throat with an axe. The same Kurds
saw tn" soldiers take pregnant wo-
men, offer bets on the sex OF the
cbildrep, and then cut the woman
open. The money was paid to the
man who guessed correctly"
The Telegraph will say that it has
received other details too horrible
for print. A third dispatch, dated
Ksrs, to-day, names Al villages
which Turkish soldiers have burned,
but does not give the dates. These
Tres have been recorded in the evil
dencs before the commission.
CONSOLIDATION OF THE EMPIRE.
London newspapers comment up
on a speech de ivered by Sir Charles
Upper, Canadian High Commits
siouer. at tho Article Club on March
9th. Sir Charles said he was con-
vinced that parliamentary confeder-
alton was imprscticsble. The con-
solidation or the union of the En-
pire was the goal toward which
hopes should be directed. He was
sure that Newfoundland, would soon
join Canada. He expected the Aus
tralian Colonies aud then South Az
rica to follow the example set by the
Canadian provinces.
WILL DE A BRITISH LINE.
LONDON, March 12.-The Times to-
morrow will say that it is authorized
to deny the assertion that MIR. James
L Huddart, the promoter Of the
new Canadian Pacific Steamship line
to Australia, had entered into any
arrangement with the North Ger
man-Lloyd. The Fundamental idea
Of the proposed service, the Times
will say, is that it shall be an In
perial enterprise and that the steam
or, running in the line, shall be
b itch vessels commanded by Brit
ish officers aud manned by British
crews, SO that If occasion should
arise they would be available for
British naval purposes.
EUROPE.
The Spanish cruiser Reina Re-
genie is supposed to have foundered
with 400 persons on board. She was
sighted by the steamer May fair from
Barcelona for London, between Ia
rita and Cape Espantel. The war
ship had lost her funnel and bridge
and was apparently in an unmauage-
able condition. The captain Of the
Mayfair did not think the cruiser
could outride the storm that pre-