The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-09
Supplement to the Daily P C. Advertiser, April 9th

2 1APA" 0OMs
with ten guns each. The Admiralty has
ordered the mep-Of.war Iron Duke, Hotspur,
Hecate, Conquest and Hyacinth to be pre-
pared for service. It is presumed thew will
go to the Baltic. The Admiralty has also
ordered into active service the ships In
flexible, Devastation, Cyclops, Rupert, Cor
della, Voltage, Active and Emerald. They
will be ready for sea IN q few days.-Eng-
land has proposed another frontier line. It
is not known whether Russia accepts It, bat
official circles rely upon O peaceful COM
promise. Great irritation has been caused
by the preparations Of India, which, il is
stated, far exceed those Of ussia.--Count
Vogue, brother-in-law Of General Anako6,
estimates the army Of the Caucasus ct 100.
600 men. BE says the army could be easily
replaced by another Of equal strength from
the western frontiers Of Russia.-The
military authorities have settled every de-
tail for the advance Of $4,000 troops to
Pishin. The scheme has been submitted
for Earl Duferin's approval.
FRENCH FAILURE.
The Chinese force gained victory over
the French at Langson. They carried the
key of the position and the intrenchments.
The French retreated beyond Dongdang,
and are falling back on Long-Koi. The
Chinese are estimated to be so 1000 strong.
They menace the French lines of com-
munication with the south. General Briere
Delisle asks for 10000 re-enforcements.-
General Negrier has been severely wounded.
The Chinese, in three large columns, made
an impetuous attack upon the French be-
fore KiIua.-Political excitement in Paris
increases and it is expected that the Minis
try will be defeated in the next Tonquin de-
bate and viii then resign.-Nobody is able
to predict who Ferry's successor viii be-
The Cabinet has decided to dispatch re-
endorsements to Tonquin Immediately aud
asks in the Chamber of Deputies a credit
of 100000 600 francs, half for the Ministry
Of War and half for the Ministry of Marine.
THE CHAMPION oARsMAN.
Beach, who defeated Hanlan, is going to
England at once. Hanlan returns to Amer
lea in few days. Beach will consider the
challenges of Ross and other American oars
men. j. A. st. John, chief representative
of aquatic sports in st. Louis, challenges
Beach, for So, 900 side and the champion
ship of the world, the race to take place in
the United States and st. John to allow
Beach $500 for expenses.
CLEyELAND's NOMINATIONS.
President Cleveland has sent to the SEN
ate the following nominations ENJOYS
Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipoten-
tiary of the United States-Thomas j. Jar
Wis of North Carolina, to Brazil Alexander
Lawton of Georgia, to Russia Anthony NJ
Kelly of Virginia, to Italy. Ministers
Resident Of the United States-C. Bell Jr.
of Rhode Island, to the Netherlands /;
Rufus Magee of Indiana, to Sweden and
Norway; George w. Merrill of Nevada, to
the Hawaiian Islands. Ministers Resident
and Consuls-G General of the United States
Edward Parke Curtis Lewis of Newt ersey,
to Portugal; Rasmus B. Anderson ofWiscon-
sin, to Denmark. Consuls- General of the
United States-Thomas w. NJ Walker Of
Connecticut, to London Frederick Paine
of Maryland, to Berlin Edmund Jussen of
Illinois, to Vienna. Jussen is a brother
in-law to Carl Schurz. Consuls of the
United States-A. Halter Gross of PennsyI.
vania, to Athens, Greece Evan P. How
ell of Georgia, TO Manchester, England.
George w. Merrill of Nevada, nominated
to be Minister Resident at the Hawaiian
now private Secretary to Senator Fair. he
is well known here and is generally esteemed.
THE EUROPEAN PANIC.
Additional extensive orders have been
sent to Chicago meat-packing establish
ments, as it was impossible for the English
firms to compete with the Americans. The
Russo-Afghan question have been greatly
improved during the past IL hours. Rus
sian securities are much stronger. The
Bacchante has been ordered to get ready to
sail on a moments notice. Twenty-Five
gunboats and SO toTpedo-boats are ready
for crews. Nobody believes that England
and Russia are actually going to war. The
panicis the work of spectators. war
would be such q terrible blow to the great
no nj int Of =,
sure to be averted. The best financial
authorities in Paris have never wavered.
They are convinced now, as they were q
fortnight ago, that England is playing a
grand game of bluff. Italy must act in con-
cert with England and Russia. Torpedoes
have been placed at the entrance of the
harbor of Port Phillip, Melbourne, and
measures are being taken for the defense of
Adelaide and the ports of New South Wales.
IN THE soUDAN.
Osman's forces are concentrated at Tam
anieb, where they propose giving battle to
General Graham. Ell Mahdi has sent large
re-enforcements to the Arab garrison at
Mount Berber Mount Hamund to the
north of Berber, has been strongly fortified
by the enemy. A spy reports that Osman
Digna has been deserted by almost his en-
tire force, only about 100 followers remain
ing with him. messenger from Osman
Digna, bearing flag of truce, asked terms 4
of peace. Zebehr Pasha has been landed
at Gibraltar.
FRANCE AND CHINA.
General Negrier, who was wounded in
Fridays engagement at Langson, has been
promoted to be General of Division. When I
Jules Ferry, the Premier arose toannounce =
the decision of the Cabinet council he was
loudly Missed by the galleries. Ferry rep
resented that the Government would re- :
quest credit of 40, 1000, 900 francs on ac-
count of military operations in China.
Ferry at once moved for the appointment
of a committee to examine and report upon
this credit, and he demanded that the
motion be given priority. He said the re-
treat of the French had been effected in
perfect order. The troops found them
selves confronted by Chinese forces whose
numbers it had been impossible to foresee,
The French Generals had been obliged to
re-enter the Red river delta and msintain
the defensive. Ferry's motion was rejected
by a vote of 308 to 16I. The result of the
vote was received with applause. Ferry i'm.
mediately announced the resignation of the
entire Ministry. President Grevy accepted
it The Chinese have recaptured all their
positions in the vicinity of Lancson A