The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-03-10

panied by his daughters, was waiting TO bid
the Guards Godspeed. The Prince appear
ed in the uniform of the Guards. The
royal party remained while the Guards
embarked on the steamer to take them to
Gravesend.- Fifteen pass,iscrs were IN
Jured by a railway collision at Delhi, ONO.
Six persons were killed by an explosion
of gas at Wellsburg, w. Ya--FOur lives
were lost in a fire at Philadelphia.-Uni ted
States Marshal Casting and his deputy,
Manning were killed by mail robbers at
New Braunfels, Texas.-The latest news
from Afghanistan puts q serious face upon
the trouble between England and Russia,
and it is said that there is prospect OF an
Anglo Russian war.-Govefnment stocks
continue to decline. This is due to the
Russian scare.-It is asserted that the
Guards, ostensibly dispatched to the Sou
dan, are destined to land at Kuviach and
thence proceed to Afghanistan. This re-
port forms Englsnd's reply to Russia's ad-
vance to Herat.-The prospects of the pro-
posed American exhibition IN London are
exceedingly bright.-The position of the
French forces in Tonquin has been greatly
improved.-The assets in Bray St estate will
fall considerably short of the estimates.
February 2Srd.
Charges are made against the integrity
OF Daniel Manning, the prospective Secret
airy of the Treasury. Arthur
gave his last public reception on Saturday
night.-The House Appropriations Com
mittee will recommend an additional appro-
priation of $500, 900 for the New Orleans
Expositon.-It is expected that Congress
Will be able to adjourn on the 4th OF March,
jay Gould SAYS he could afford to lose
$50, 200, 900 and still be comfortably fixed.
-Pittsburg is said to be the center of So
cialism in the United States .-Deputy Post
master H. B. Forren of Batavia, n. Y,
committed suicide, owing to a shortage IN
his accounts.-Francis A. Drake, literary
man of Boston dropped dead in Washing
ton.-The critical position of the British
troops in the Soudan has greatly depressed
the people of England; Gladstone is bit
terly denounced, and pessimists are predict
ing that the empire is on the verge of very
serious troubles-General Butler repulsed
the rebels at Gubat on February 10TH
Isaac II. Radford, a real estate agent of
Toronto, has disappeared with $37, 900 on
his persOn.-Terrifc gales have done much
damage in Scotland and Ireland, much
damage has been done on sea and Shore
Another shock of earthquake has been felt
at Granada, Spain, when landsliIes occur
ed.--A successful balloon asceLt took place
from Woodward's Gardens, the aerOnauts
landing at Belmont after attaining height
OF OOUU ICCJ.-lnS government mas
structtd the British authorities at Hong
kong to relax the regulations of the Foreign
Enlistment Act so as to permit French men
of-war to coal and repair in ports under
English control, upon condition that the
French squadron exercises the right of
search without OBTAINING English vessels
The enthusiasm in London at the departure
OF the Coldstream Guards has never been
equaled since they departed for the Crimea.
The condition of the English army and
navy is deplorable Gladstone has been
universally assailed both publicly and pri-
vately.-General Graham will have 5000
troops in Suakim by the 10Th of March,
including the Indian contingent. Florence
Nightingale, Lady Roseberg, Lady Roths-
child, Mrs. Gladstone and other ladies
have formed Committee to raise funds to
provide assistance and comfort for sick and
wounded soldiers in the SOudan. Butler
commenced at Korti on the 18th IA system
attic Smelling of the Arab lines. Two we'll
drcctt d shots did the enemy great damage.
Lord Charles Beresford also did great in
jury with Gardner guns. The honors of the
day fell to Major Wardrop, who, with Is
men, stole cautiously around the enemy's
right and found that they only had a few
hundred rihemen on the hills and no re-
serve spearmen. Wardrop's men keeping
800 yards on the enemy's flank. Leaving
one man at this point to continue firing, he
took the twelve others and as quickly as
possible pursued the same tactics at three
successive hills, giving the Arabs the impress
sion that fresh bodies of British troops
were arriving The Mahdrs forces became
panic-stricken, ceased firing and decamped
toward Metemneh, taking their guns and
dead and wounded. There has been no
sign of the enemy since. General Butler
will advance to Gadkul as soon as re-en-
forcements arrive from Korti. The British
loss during the engagement was four killed
and twenty wounded.-Isaac L. Lang, de-
faulting Grand Secretary of the Independ-
ent Order of Chosen Friends, San Francisco,
died from the effects of self-administered
wounds and poison.
February 24th.
Lady Ellen Fortesque died in poverty at
Chicago Vogeley, bookkeeper of
the Butler (Pa.) Savings Bank, is a de.
faulter to the amount of about $50, 000.-
Frank James is again free man, all the
charges pending against him in Missouri
having been dismissed. - The success of
Senator Frye's motion to insert q subsidy
of S400, 900 in the Post Office Appropria-
ton bill was made possible by the formal
vote of the Senate on point of order, made
ny OGudlOI DGCh 4AS POAuL Was ludL Tie
amendment. in permitting the Postmaster
General to make ocean mail contracts such
as the Pacific Mail Company desires, was
not in order under the Senate rules, mas
much as it was new legislation. Senator
FRYE and his allies claimed that it was de-
signed to revive our languishing foreign
During the discussion Senator
Hill of Colorado read official statistics,
showing that the Pacific Mail last year
earned 81, 200, 900, paid per cent on $780,
OOO, 600 watered stock and had no debts
He thought the Pacific Mail did not need
Government charity. The Pacific Mail
lobbyists say that the House will agree to
the Senate amendment. In any event, the
lobby hopes to keep it in the bill through
the aid of the Conference Committee
Langtry's husband was rescued from a
Yacht in trouble outside Dublin Bay.-The
steamers - Claudorn and Z" Preston from
New York for London are fortnight over
due.-John c.. Emo, the defaulter has been
expelled from the University Club of New
York.-The Duke of Edinburgh is suffering
from an abscess.-Seven hundred million
francs are necessary in addition to the
730, 900, 900 already secured, in order to
the excavation and pay the cur
rent interest charges in the Panama Canal.
In the British House of Commons yester-
day Sir Stafford Northcote moved an ad-
dress to the Queen consuming the Govern
maDtIS EUvDtiaD Dolicv: Gladstone replied