The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-11-04

which was largely attended, he said =. We eit-
zens .! the United States are responsible for the
'act thaL there Is. to-day, = king sitting upon a
throne IN Europe. Had we, of this Reuablic.
been true to democratic principles had we been
true ." ourselves. there would not now. in nv
opinion be a crowned head in EuroIe. IAN
Plausc-J But what shall we say, when over here
where every citizen has the right to vote. where
ali power II IN the hands of the peoule. the mas
ses OF workers are but little if any better Of than
on the other eide? What Is the use of Demo-
cratic institutions TO men who cannot get a livin,
Without cringing and buying and selling their
manhood. Applause Can. we prate aud boast
oil our institutions when We read OF people diving
OF starEattOn-wheu We have almshouses in every
eityF talk of these things because they have
been burned into my mind by what | have seen on
the other side, and because they are things every
AmeTlcan ought to take to heart. Every man
who desires to lassr should be Permitted to re-
ceive that which he produces. congratulate
you upon having made a start in the right direc-
tlon. The labor question must be brought into
politics. 1t is not charity, but justice that is
wanted"
Providence Or. ID, Oct. 2O.-Tbe Turkish Gov
eminent has made a demand upon the Providence
Tool Company for 4S ,6l7 rifles, with bayonets
and scabbards, manufactured by the Tool Com
pany for the Turkish Government, and held. as
alleged, in store by said company for Turkey,
Lexington (Ky) Oct. IA the Fair grounds
~ @J @FhAC SbAOAs OnbCd ny u IODlE, TOL-
ted two miles in 4:46, beating the former best re-
cord .! Steve Maxwell By two and Il half seconds.
Tie was led by . running horse and did the feat
most readily.
Chicago, Oct. 20.-Thc Tribune devotes con
siderable space to the California sugar monopoly
and Neumann's candidacy for Congress. Alter
reviewing the history of the combination of re-
timers and the Pacific Railway Company, the Tri-
bune says, tie treaty with the Hawaiian Islands
has developed into an enormous abuse. Ii covers
great frauds practIced remorsely upon the people
and mas created a gigantic monopoly which Is
now able, from its great accuuulatiuns. To DEFY
public opinion. The treaty OF. GIT to be brought
to a close by notice in 1884
New York. October 2l.-Onc hundred and
fifty o. the prominent citizens II New York and
Brpuklyn entertained Henry Gcsrgc "a; ii banquet
tonight. AlgernOn S. Sullivan presided and
Henry Ward Beecher sat AT the rIstt "a the uc~i
who made II speech in further enumeration a.:
his we'll known principles. Bcecler ~ pounded
for the 80 common people.
There is every prospect that Arab Pasha' :
trial will drag through several weeks. The add
mission Of English counsel is interpreted both
here and there 10 mean that the Ministry IL
pledged not to allow ArahI to be executed, unicss
for the massacre.
Rochester. October 2l-Wl lliam r. Brook
of Phelps, n. Y, repnrts that lac saw at 5 O'Clock
THE morning ii conetary mass two degrees IN
length, located eight degrees east of the great
comet.
Victoria. B. c.. October 2I.-Tbe British
steamship Devonshire is reported ashore at
l~lcsquiat Sound, and supposed to be a total
wreck. but there are no definite details.
Alexandria. October lS.-Recruiting for the
new Egyptian army has begun. The total effective
strength will be twelve battalIuns Of infantry
two of mounted infantry. two of garrison ar
tillery. and two squadrons of cavalry. each 400
strong, six batteries of artillery with 100 men
and four guns to each, 100 engineers, a trans
port aud ambulance corps of 800 men, and two
regiments of gems darmes numbering 700 men
each. A proposal is under consideration for the
importation OF coolies to replace the natives as
army servants.
CAIRO. October 20th.-The Council Of Minis
tiers has adopted the preliminary scheme Of Baker
PaSha Tor the reorganization Of the Egyptian
army. Baker Pasha recommends that the field
officers of each regiment. battery, BATTALION, etc.
be half British and half Egyptian, and the other
officers, from the rank of Captain downward, be
selected from Egyptians, Albanians and others
already in the service OF the kliedive.
Baker Pasha considers that one of the principal
advantages Of his scheme will he the healthy
emulation between regiments Commanded by
British officers and those commanded by native
officers. The army will number ITO, 900.