The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-11-11
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.

suits despite his superior resources. Stanle,
declared that the natives did not understand tn
treaty they had been induced to sign, anC
charged that De BraZZa had betrayed the Inter
national Association in that he had established
French stations with the resources provided by
that Association.
At the close of Stanley's speech De Brazza un.
expectedly entered the room. He said he came
there to welcome Stanley, in order that it might
be thoroughly established that he did not regard
Stanley as an antagonist, but as a laborer in the
same field with himself. whose efforts, in COM
mon with his own, aimed at the progress OF
civilization In Africa.
London, Oct. 19.-Lowndes, the Oxford soul
Ter, has written a letter TO the Sportsman, in
which he saws that but for the conduct of their
predecessors and the virulence Of the American
press the Hillsdales would have been willingly
admitted to the various English regattas.
Berlin, Oct. 19.-The preliminary election for
members of the Prussian Diet resulted, it is esti-
mated, in the choice of 1900 electors belong
ing to the Progressist and Secessionist groups,
against $50 Conservatives and Anti-Progrsssists.
Nearly two-thirds of the voters of Berlin alb
stained from voting. The return of the sitting
Progressionist Deputies from this city, however,
is still considered certain. The erman (the
clerical organ) has received intelligence from
Cologne that the Ultramontanes secured a ma
jority there.
The Cotton Semi TTopic of October II says !:
We have been permitted to see a copy of a dis
! ljlICn 1GCGnllN TtCGlNCu u u BcAIltlildu . i THIS
place that contained information of the utmost
importance to our community. 1t says that
recent developments confirm the fact that the
California Southern will make connection
with the Carson, Nevada and Bodie Railroad
D. O.. Mills road-and that the Atchison, To
peka and Santa Fe will be run from Deming
parallel with the Southern Pacific to Cotton. and
will transfer via the California Southern 10 San
Diego. A direct lire of steamers will be put on
from San Diego to China and San Francisco;
also to Boston, to head off the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company. These changes are owing
TO Vanderbilt having obtain d control of the
Union Pacific Railroad and Utah Southern - If
this dispatch be true, and there is every evil
dence to believe it is so, the news Is certainly
glorious for Cotton, for, besides two parallel
competing lines running into this place, n road
will be run through the Cajon Pass Immediately,
thus making this place the most important rail
road center in Southern California.
New York, October 19.-The afternoon papers
will contain the following special from the cor
respondent of the COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER at
Washington: Lawyer Merrick, special consul
for the Government in the star-route cases, is
busying himself looking up matters in the de-
partments connected with the charge against the
defendants. Merrick is a Democrat of the
deepest dye, and has in the past welded
considerable influence among the Bour-
bons. There are Republicans who say he is not
working so industriously for new material for
the coming trial, as about all the evidence avail
able was used in the first trial, and therefore,
Iney claim A1errlck Is ABUSING MS pOSlIlOn as
counsel to hunt up capital for Democratic cam
paign orators. William Dickson, of star-ruute
fame has set for himself a life task. He proposes
to sue every paper in the United States that has
limited at what he considers libelous reflections up
on him in connection with the star-route jury, and
has cut clippings from hundreds of papers. 1t
will take a considerable fortune to pay the pre-
liminary fees of these suits if he adheres to his
resolution. Dorsey made similar threats long
ago, but no suit has yet been brought.
naI 0n H.. $4,000 ,.-1. L.
of the. steamer Louise, a trading
vessel which endeavored to reach the mouth of
the Yenisei River, Siberia, in company with the
Dutch Arctic expedition ship Varna, it is consi-
dered that both the Varna and a vessel of the
Danish Arctic expedition are in a dangerous
position, as they we've both beset by ice in Kara
Sea, about eighty miles from the continent.
The Louise endeavored to assist them during
days, but fearing to be ultimately beset in n
similar manner she effected her escape on Sep
TENDER D. Her commander said: IF the yes
are not by this time free, they will have to
pass the winter in the moving pack of ice"
New York, October 21.-A cable special to the
Herald from st. Petersburgh says: A thick fog,
smelling of burning turf. has covered the whole
Of st. Petersburg since yesterday. a vast circle
Of incendiary fires, extending from Finland to
the Baltic. is said to surround the capital, and
10 include within its circumference Gatchila,
where the Emperor now is. The fires are now
IN the woods, under which are turf and pitch,
Ut IlGN 1uS ldSs u u long llllt. 1HeN are
to the Nihilists.
Victoria (B.C.) October 2O.-The recently dis
covered comet is plainly visible every evening in
he southeastern horizon. 1t is the largest ever
in the province, its coma being remarkably
extensive and lustrOus-
The latest advices from Kootenay relative to
he Canadian Pacific Railway are as follows:
Major Rogers has been successful in finding
passes in the Kicking Horse and Selkirk ranges.
The cOmpany's engineers will have the road loca-
ed and the grade and center stakes driven to the
summit of the Rocky Mountains by the lst jan
larry. when the contracts for grading will be let.
Canadian Pacific will run trains from Koo-
enay into the Beaver River country in order to
each the advance parties with provisions.
about half of the engineer force have been sent
back to finish up the work. The officials of the
canadian Pacific expect to have the roadbed
and track laid to the Bow Mountains
~ the latter part of 1882. Quite a number of
mining experts, in the interest of Portland cap
talists, are examining the Kootenay country in
aearch of galena and silver ore. George Hurst
las Il mining expert in the Kootenay district
ooking up mines.
Cairo, October 23.--Arabi Pasha desires De
Iesseps to be So ned as a witness at his
rial.
st. Petersburg, Oct9ber 23-The loss by fire in
he timber yards ON the River Neva is estimated
90, O00, 600 roubles. The forest peat is now
IN fire for miles around st. Petersburg, and the
has been covered for some days with a dense
moke.
Washington, October 23-General Rosecrans
'eports to the Democratic National Committee
hat California will be Democratic by 10000
majority, and that five of the Congressman will
De Democratic.
Hongkong, October 23-The greater part of
Manila was destroyed by a typhoon September
10Th. Business is entirely suspended. Thir-
cen vessels were beached.
Cairo, October 23-Baker Pasha has been
officially appointed to the command of the new
army.
Washington, October 25-Arthur Payne, for
whom n warrant was issued in connection with
attempt to bride the juror Brown of the
jury, has been arrested
London, October 25-It is believed that the
of the war in Egypt will amount to nearly
million pounds, exclusive of the army of
and the Indian contingent.
Trieste, October 25-General Wolseley and
staff have arrived here, on the way to England.
Victoria (B.C.) October 25-The Governor
and Princess will remain a month
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