Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-01-29
Her Oriental Commerce Will Be Protected
at Cost Of War.
Latest American and European NOteS-CORSpI'
raCy Against General BlanCO in Cuba
Sugar from Germany,

cock, of which the leading items
are given below:
The u. S. Senate has passed
the new Immigration bill which
provides that all immigrants must
be able t. read and wlite.
Eighty t1ousand operatives IN
New England mills are on strike.
General William Booth and his
son Commander Darlington Booth
of the Salvation Army met in
New York. The interview was
strictly a personal one.
Instead Of being worth thirty
millions as e.timated, the apprais
ers Of the James q Fair estate
have returned it's valuation at
$40, 22S,9 9S.O7.
The steamship Peru reached
San Francisco at s o'clock on
Sunday evening, January 1G,. but
owing to quarantine regulations
President Dole and party did not
land until next morning.
The New England cotton strike
is still on.
The government relief eXpedi-
ton to the Yukon will start on the
steamer Geo. w. Elder from Port
land for Sksgway on Feb. l.
Exports to America from North
Germany showed a falling off
during the last quarter of S3,33l,-
Sl3. The decrease was principal.
ly in sugar.
There was an exciting debate on
Cuba in the House on the 18th.
Democrats tainted the Repub-
Leans aud called on them to rec.
ogn,ze helligerency.
Great Britain has again declin-
ed to reopen the sealing ques.
ton.
A conspiracy of volunteers to
expel General Blanco has been
discovered in Havana.
hritain would Fight.
The English press and people
are pleased at the utterance of Sir
Michael Hicks Beach, Chancellor
Of the EXchequer, in a speech at
Swansea. 1t was an echo of
speech by Mr.. Balfour at Man
chester on the Iadian policy, and
added that the Ministers were de.
termined even at the cost of war
that Chinese commerce should
not be closed to Great Britain.
A dispatch from Peking says
China is ready to open three new
treaty ports and to agree to an
extension of the railway into
Human province, but declines to
aglei to the exclusion of 9th 6r
powers than England from the
Yang tse-Kian valley.
The Picking correspondent of
the Times says: "The Russian
charge d'atfaires, NJ. Pavlon, pro
tests strongly against the opeuIng
Of fallen wan, but China is ap.
pareutly anxious to obtain British
financial assistance and will give
ample security for the repayment
of a loan. She will also permit
the extension of steam communi.
cation on inland waters and will
grant increased trade facilities at
all opan ports.
China has settled her difficulty
with Germany. Kisochow bay is
to be leased, with a belt surround
ing the bay extending 100 Ii (about
thirty miles, to the boundary. The
German troops outside the pre-
scribed limits are to be Withdrawn.
Two of the culprits charged with
the murder Of the missionaries are
to be punished with death and the
rest with Imprisonment. Per
mission will be granted for the
building of churches in the cities
OF lei Ming, Tsao, Chow Flu and
Chu Geh, and dwelling houses for
the missionaries in the seven
places in the districts of Tsao
Hen and Shan Hen will be
erected, for which purpose a sum
of 275,CO0 taels will be allowed.
This amount is also to be taken as
compensation for the killing of
the missionaries.
The Shanghai correspondent OF
the Daily Mail claims TO have emf
nent authority for the statement
that the Russian Minister, Count
Cassini, has informed the
Tsung Ii lamen that imme