Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-12-04

sparsely settled portions of New Mexico.
Colorado, Arizona and Northern Mexico
has been slain at last in Mexico. Terrasas,
Chief of the Mexican troops writes that
on the 18th he killed Victoria and sixty
warriors and eighteen women and children,
and captured sixty-eight women and chill
dren. There are still thirty indians Mt
large. Terrazas has 1900 Mexican
troops operating, and there are 300 United
States troops out on the borders of New
Mexico.
Sitting Bull, Chief of the Sioux Indians
says that he will fight the United States
forever. General Miles is organizing an ex.
petition against him.
Railroad building on number Of impor.
tant lines is being pushed forward rapidly,
aud the country will soon be crossed by
another trans. continental road. The Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe Company has is
sued circular to the shippers OF California
freight, announcing that that road and the
Southern Pacific will be completed and con.
nected about Jan. LIST, 1881, thus opening
up n new through route between the East
and San Francisco and all other points in
California and Arizona.
The Northern Pacific railroad will be
completed to the Yellowstone river early
next year, and the company expects within
two years to connect with the western end
building eastward from the Pacific.
Arrangements are being made for the
extension OF the Southern Pacific railroad
on the Galveston, Harrisburg and San An.
tonic road to Texas, which, when perfected,
will soon provide fourth road from the
Pacific to the Atlantic.
Central America.
A Paris dispatch of Nov. 18th, says the
capital of the Panama Canal Company will
be 300,O00,000 francs, devided into 100000
shares of 500 francs each, 10000 shares
being reserved by the statutes for the civil
company of original concessionees, for the
concession contributed by that company.
Five hundred and ninety thousand shares
remain for public subscription. The issue
will be made Mt par, Is francs being paid
at the subscription, 100 on the allotment
and the rest as required. The total cost is
estimated at 600, 100000 francs. The sum
necessary for the completing of the canal
over and above the capital vii! be raised by
the issue of obligations. Five per cont.
interest is to be paid on the shares during
the execution of the work. Of the net
profit, 80 per cent. is allotted to the share.
holders by the terms of the concession.
De Lesscps states that contractors have
sent in their estimates, according to which
the construction of the canal will not cost
500O00,000 francs. 1t is provided, by
memorandum signed July 9TH, that spec
ial American committee, sitting in New
York, shall represent the interests of the
Company in the United States. All that
relates to the observance of neutrality of
the canal is settled by the law Of concession
Of the Republic of Columbia.
South America.
A force of Chilean troops are raiding
the northern towns Of Peru. The damage
done is immense. The people are panic
stricken. All who were able have gone to
the towns in the Cordillleras and on the
northern slope, where it is hardly possible the
Chieans will dare to penetrate. Blackmal
has been extensively levied by the Comman-
der, and all who have been reqnisitioned
and have not paid up have had their prop
erty destroyed.
Following the Chilean force are hundreds
Of Chinese lately employed on haciendas,
visited by Chileans. This horde complete
the work of rapine and plumber begun by
the invaders.
A skirmish recently took place near Mo-
quegua between 400 Peruvians and 800
Chileans, resulting in the defeat of the lat.
ter. Some artillery, accompanied by
force of 1000 strong, had left for Moque-
qua. The Chileans landed almost LOCO
men on San Lorenzo, and were busily en-.
gagged in constructing batteries.