Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-04-27
WAR IN PHILIPPINES.
Other Foreign News by steamship Ma
ripos" This Morning.
AMERICA AND SPAIN.

Auckland, N. T., April TO-
Today's Herald, in its leading
editorial, says: GAS might have
been anticipated, the Message tc
Congress of the United STATE.
President has very effectually
thrown oil on the flames, and a
this hour there seems 10 probabi
lily of war between America and
Spain being prevented, if, indeed
it has not already begun. The
House of Rep esentatIves having
by a vote of over sixteen to one
authorised the President to use
force, to secure the independence
of Cuba, the sailing of squadron
from the principal naval
station, under sealed orders,
seems as natural a sequence as it
is significant of hostilities prac
tically commenced. Both nations
are being rushed to battle by
popular clamor, the Government
In either case being apparently
unable to stem the tide. 1t seems
clear that any further effort on
the part of the Queen Regent to
decline the gage of battle would
lead to revolt, if not revolutions;
and the appearance on the scene
of the Pretender to the Throne, as
a stormy petrol, is ominous of
trouble. The populace as in
Greece during the nCretan
negotiations, take no cognizance
of the difficulties that are con-
fronting the nation, and if, as a
result of the war, Spain goes
under, all the wrath of he mob
will be directed against the royal
house for having brought alb rut
the humiliation. The American
people being bent on fighting, it
is most likely that the collision of
the fleets will be simultaneous
with the formal declaration of war,
the striking of the first blow being
IN modern naval warfare of gu
Dreme Importance in determining
he issue"
THE CHARTERED COMPANY.
London, April 14.-The share
holders of the British South Afri-
can Charte' ed Company propose
the appoi tment of Messrs. Cecil
Rhodes, Allied Reit, and Maguire
to the directorate of the company.
Tue report of the Chartered
Company tn be presented at the
meeting of shareholders speaks
hopefully of the future of Rhode
sia, and states it is proposed to
borrow a million and half.
THE lola TRIAL.
Paris, April l4.-Znla declares
that the lin tation of his second
trial to the imputation that Major
Il ,ter hazy was acquitted by order
Of the Minis er Of War reveals the
fact that his enemies fear the
truth.
Paris, April Is -Zola is conf
lent he will defea his enemies il
their eff TT to proven the reopen
ing of he ID eyfus case. A hun
dred and tweuty-e gbt with sses
have heen summoned to give evil
dence.
SELLING MILITARY SECRETS.
Loudon, April l5.-The Times
st. Petersburg correspondent
wires that Prlvy Councillor Pro
noff and his daughter havr been
sentenced to Siberia for life for
selling to Austrian agents militia
~ documents r lating to the de
fences of Russia. Five others,
mostly officials, received lesser
sentences.
GERMANY AND BRITISH COLONIAL
TRADE
Berlin, April IA The German
press declares that Germany wall
not grant the favored nation treat
ment to the British colonies up
less German Imports are admitted
on the same terms rs the British.
SEVEN THOUSAND A YEAR.
London, April Ia. BY the
death of Captain Urqubart, who
WAS XII led in the receni battle in
thu s pudan, Mr.. II II Champion,
the WI known social advocate of
Melbourne, inhe,ils an estate
worth G70y0 a var.
THE QUEEN VISITED BY PRESIDENT
FAURE.
Paris, April An Faure, the
FIR nch President, visi ed the