The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-09-12
Arming.

The injunction that in time OF peace prepare
Tor war, was never better observed than IL il ia
Europe at the present time. All the great powers
arc arminR as II the most deadly struggle were
near at hand. To such an extent has their rccipro.
cal distrust attained. that all the resources Of taxi
alton and credit have been strained 10 the utmost
limits, and 10 may he truly eaid that seycnfcntES
of all The adult. able-bodied males Of Europe are
soldiers, and the pressure upon the industrial
classes has become an actual bar 10 further pro.
vress. Russia has ] ,JlS.O00 men under arms, two
thirds Of whom are availah!s at any time. Ger.
many il, without doubt, thS most powerful nation
In Europe, and OF her regular fnfcc Of I.2Gl geo
men can place 100000 in the Reid at "a weeks .
notice. Austria has 1000 troops ready for the
field. Italy can concentrate her army OF 600, OO0
in a short time, and even isolated England has
ceased 20 place entire reliance ~ her wooden AMI
iron walls, aud boasts a land force of AIS 600 men.
Of whom 1906 o are volunteers, whose aervicc-
will only be required for defense. Here W. have,
among the five powers alone, nearly BVe millions
OF sturdy healthy men Withdrawn from productive
industries, and educated TO the nobler pursuit of
butclering one another. We're NC to include
France, Turkey. Holland. belgium, Spain. Porln-
gal, Denmark, Sweden, Norway. and the Swiss
cantons, the armed hosts OF Europe would number
between seven ana eight millions Of men, exclusive
OF the mnltitudes occupied in the naval service Of
ls maritime countries. Such extraordinary pre-
parations are certainly not for mere show. They
are too costly and TOO rigidly maintained. and that
they portend an early conflict can scarcely be
doubted. Uneonccaled distrIfst and suspicion Of
one another cannot continue long without coming
to open rupture. Mutual menace must come 10 a
decisive end. The welfare and prosperity Of each
nation depend on an early termination Of existing
uncertainty. Germany wants an extensive sea
coast, and has her eye upon Holland and Belgium.
Russia Graves possession Of ports upon the Medl-
terranean. The domestic troubles Of France and
Spain, and the difficulties existing between Victor
EIaanuel and the Pope, are favorable 20 sneh
attempts. Germany and Russia have never been
SO thoroughly prepared as they arc now. The
khedive OF Egypt viii not lend the Sultan much
assistance, but will probably take advantage Of
the opportunity 10 terminate his feaIty To Turkey.
England, supported by France, and probably
Austria, will exert her utmost 10 preserve the
integrity OF Holland and Belgium. Indifferent as
to any territorial aggrandisement Of a continental
nation, she will never consent TO sec Germany
raised TO the rank OF the Grst naval power Of
Europe, and once ia possession Of the Dutch and
Belgian sea coasts nothing could prevent that re-
suit. The chances of general and deadly struggle
are 30 imminent that the London Times has taken
The alarm and sounded the tocsin. Earl Derby
was forced TO declare. in answer TO n question by
Earl Russell, that the English Government would
steadIastly maintain the independence of Holland
and Belgium, and the question was not asked
without good reason. II is possible that the recent
visit Of the Gar TO England had much 90 do with
this matter.-San francisco Commercial Herald.
ii About n ton Of ice il used every night TO cool
the air that 10 pumped into the English House Of
Commons. The air ~ filtered and rendered abso-
lutely pure.
Kate S%tOddard, whose name was connected with
the Goodrich murder, has been adindged insahe,
and will be committed 10 the State Lunatic
Asylum, either at Poughkeepsie OF Utica. There
never were any doubts In our mind IN 10 her
insanity, since we first read her statements at the
time Goodrich was murdered.
Philadelphia feels happy. Japan has accepted
the invitation TO participate ia the Centennial
Celebration, and announced, through her Minister
Of Foreign Affairs, that the people Of the country
will be asked TO contribute TO the exhibition, and
that a National Commission will be organized aud
sent here for the special purpose of taking part In
the celebration.
The New York Fire Department is said 10 be ia
a very efficient condition just now. The papers
of that city claim that their Ores are seldom al
lowed to communicate with an adjacent building,
and that II il very rare that more than Eve minutes
elapse after a first alarm before a stream Of water
Is put on the Ere. At the last great Gre In Chicago
it was fifteen minutes before tbs Gremen got to-
work.
The Stn sums the press opinions Of New York
CITY upon the Beecher scandal as generally faver-
ing Mr.. Beechers side Of the case, especially tho
Tribune. the Express and the Star. The Journal
Of Commerce and the Evening PoA are silent and
await results. The Herald, at FIRST favoring Mr..
Reecher. - now better disposed towards Tilton.
The country journals are divided, though II is bo-
lieved that those having the most influence arc In p
favor Of Mr.. Beecher.
1t is said that nearly two hundred people In The
city Of New York rise at day-break for the purpose
Of repairing to the slaughter-houses and drinking
the warm blood OF animals. At arst the taste Ia
repuIsiye. but In a short tine the desire for the
ensanguined euid becomes intense. C~onsumptives
drink the warm blood as a means Of proionging
their lives, and some testify that their existence
has been prolonged for many years by partaktng
Of it regularly, and that Il has become a po1hive
luxury /.