The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-04-15

trIrarfd upon giving bonus ~ We SUN 81 faVV'ps
lis case now awaits ,hc action 81 tbc Grand Jury.
One Of lhc witnesses against him who hnd suddenly
found bic way % Canada. was Induced 20 reism 20
Washington. aud will be fully examined wacn ,hc
case COMES az. The frauds SEEMED 20 have been
p]ricuecd through thr
sEcEir.HYs WIZ
Nh3 dealt literally in posttradcrships, ior valn-
able considerations. Toe game bad been carried
on foI some time. until some one peAched.'
HnEe ilGs l~aclrymo. The President has nov ap-
pointed AlonKo Tan. Secretary Of War. and bis
domination has been confirmed by The Senate.
Attorney General Pierrrponi, h also 20 be inves.
tigatcd. He is accused Of having deliberately de.
feated the prosecution u General Babcook. the
Presidents Private Secretary. who was tried tor
participation in the whisky frauds Ia 81 Louis
and Chicago. The Attorney General - nov under
a cloud, and awaits the action Of one OF the House
Committees. The oHieial deprariiy Ia Washington
Is really something as yet unheard Of aud nearly
every department seems 10 be rotten 20 the core.
A general cleaning out oi these modern augean
stables is anNiously expected by honest citizens Of
all parties. aud the strongest plank In the plat.
forms Ut ibr next Presidential sampalgn. will un.
doubtedly be- one q rctrenehmeni aud reform
orNrRAL scuFScK
has also resigned a. Minister llenipotenuarg 10
! TIE ANlill hl ~ James. hiiiufH ran current thht
he was recalled al the reques, OF the British GOV
eminent, owing TO bis connection with the Emma
mine swindle. bat the Secretary Of the British 10.
CATION at Washington has positively denied the
statement. He will appear before The House Com.
mittee, and go through the ordeal Of an ~investiga.
ton. Senator Stewart aud Tranor W. Park Of
Panama Il. n. fame, are witnesses In the case. n.
II. Dana Jr, has received the nomination vice
Schcnck. but the Senate has as yet failed 10 con.
Grm the same.
A great howl l. now raised against Chinese I'm.
migration, and "a mass meeting will be called 90
adopt resolutions memorializing Congress for n
repeal OF the Burlingamo treaty, the United States
Supreme Court having decided that all State laws
IN opposition TO The influx OF the hcathen, were
unconstitutional. The people have been reused
60 the consideration OF this question by The arrival
last week, Of nearly I 800 Cinnamon. and the an.
nouncement that all the Storage accommodation ON
the China Steamers bad been engaged for The next
six months.
THE QUESTION ~ A srIIous oNE.
and has been very ably commented upon by our
local papers, who unite In the belief that something
should BE- done 10 arrest this immense human
wave, which will soon GOOD our State. TIN CEron.
ice Of the 25th, expressing the views OF the major
ity of our population anne out with The following
remarks:
The evidence is overwhelming tbat hordes Of
Cinnamon are constantly landed In San Francisco
who come here consigned as serfs 10 the Six Com.
panies. together with bordes OF womon In n condi-
ton Of virtual bondage, imported for the purpose
Of being made a source Of profit by the pursuit of
a shameful aud demoralizing occupation. n Is per.
fectly well understood that the Chinese e~migranis
do not come here under the same conditions ~ rmi.
grants from Germany or other EUROPEAN countries.
They do not come from nm individual impulse aud
choice but they are imported like cattle. They ar
rive here In the status OF seris and not In the status
OF frecmen. They come consigned ne chattels 20
the wealthy and powerful Companier, consisting 81
Of their own race.
In the light of these undeniable facts, Il IL folly
to say that we are helpless and without n remedy
In the face of this appalling danger. The fact II,
the remedy Is simple and easy. IL IL Ia DOR own
The Chinese have violated The treaty, aud
are al liberty 10 %repndiate H. Above all things
is necessary 10 discourage rash demonstrations
aud everything in the nature Of mob violence.
HSud'a'@nd s1'o
so dense that IL is complaeent and unsnspectingi
they cannot be suddenly enlightened; Che process
must Of necessity be- gradual. But we think they
ought TO give us n respectful hearing when we tell
them Ia all sincerity that the Chinese emigration IN
a terrible and a steadily Increasing evil; that we
have fully experienced all the advantages and
Disadvantages resulting from ~: that we have felt
messed It's operation upon our vnrious trades and
and that we realize how disastrous.
Iy 1t Is now affecting this community In lie social
moral and industrial intereste."
FROM EUROPE.
In France, the agony il over, snd the Republic
has been definitely established by the voice Of the
people, so clearly heard in The last general cleo
tons. The majority is largely Republican and
the Ministry Of Mr.. Buffet was compelled 10 resign.
A more liberal one was formed by Marshal Mona
and up to the present il seems 10 give %saiisfac-
TO all classes. Gambetta, the {" indelatiga-
Bile &" has organized a new party called the " Re.
Union which unites under its banner
several Of the factions Ia the Assembly.
The Bourbon Pretender 20 the Throne Of Spain
4 again a fugitive in France, and has found him.
unable 10 cope with the forces Of King Alfonso.
Though beaten. be has not yet lost all hopes OF
sitting on the throne Of bis ancestors. IL really
seems foolish for Don Carlos 10 be continually
hircountry with the beet blood Of the
realm, when he could no easily, and 10 luKuriously
in peace and quiet. We're be a phuper bis
sxtravagant pretensions might be accounted for,
bat he can bask in the happiness OF being the pos
SCISSOR OF So, 900. 600, which were left TO him by the
Duke Of Modena. With such n plethora Of
worldly goods. and 80 little chances OF success, bis
repeated attempts AT revolutionizing The country
seem foOlhardy.
The diplomatic bin hangs FIRE In the Senate the
committee refuses to approve Of the reduction Of
salaries unless the committee on Foreign Relations
commend such a course.
Capt. Waddell, the Chronicle, 10 the contrary
notwithstanding-bas assumed command Of his
pet vessel.
a dispatch from HongkOng announced that
Japan had declared war against Corea and block
lded all the Corean ports, but subsequent advices
exported an amicable settlement OF the diflculty.
Pending the arrival Of cargOes Of raw sugar, the
refinery has drawn some Of the Hawaiian
in bond, and has paid the duty under pro-
The market will not be affected by the short
Of the supply.
Don Pedro. Emperor Of Brazil, left Rio yestsr-
day, for the United States.