The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-20

chuapa, broken. According to he --latest
intelligence he Is dead. Official information
was received at Galveston, Texas, via the
Mexican Central telegraph line, that Gen.
Barrios has been killed in a battle on the
San Salvador frontier. In case Of his death,
J. Mariana Roma. of the firm Of Cabrera Il
Roma, San Francisco, viii be proposed for
the Guatemalan Presidency.
April 9Th.
AT HOME AND ABROAD.
fire in the Gosport Navy Yard did con
siderable damage. Briss0n accepts the
task of forming IA French Ministry ere
tary Whitney will send $50 more marines TO
Aspinwall. Russia lacks men and material
to put her army on an effective basis
Wholesale arrests of anarchists. chiefly Ger
mans and AUstrians, have been made at
Berne, Zurich, st. Gall and Schaffhausen.
EGYPTIAN FINANCES.
The reservations made by Turkey on
signing the Egyptian financial agreement
are as follows: First, that the ouez Canal
Convention shall give Turkey the right to
defend Egypt IN the event of internal
troubles or foreign invasion; second, that
the convention shall not deal with the ex-
penses OF the English occupation of Egypt;
third, that mention of a mixed tribunal IN
the financial convention does not imply an
indefinite prolongatiOu of the tribunal;
fourth, that the Porte reserves the right TO
recognize any commission of foreigners de
puted to inquire into the financial resources
Of Egypt.
IN THE soUDAN.
Arab deserters, who have come to Gen.
McNeil's zareeba report that Osman Digna
has only 1,500 followers at Ekrotat, to-
gether with the members of his household.
If General Graham will offer a sufficient re-
ward the sheiks are ready to deliver Osman
Digna prisoner. Ell AIahdi has summoned
the Emir of Berber to go with his army to
Khartoum to assist i'll quelling n revolt.
The Governor of Yemen has asked the
Turkish Government to send 5000 re-en-
fOrcements to suppress the uprising in favor
of Ell Nahdi and prevent the friendly chiefs
from joining the insurgents.
april 9TH.
GENERAL JoTTINGs.
Daniel Carrignan has pleaded guilty in
the naval fraud cases at Washington.-An
attempt will be made at the next session of
Congress to show that Henley is not a
Tom Thumb, widow of Gen
eral Tom Thumb, is married to Count
Primo Magni, the italian dwarf, to-day
Ohio municipal elections show Republican
gains Michigan went DemOcratic.--The
Chinese Government has negotiated q loan
for 81, 500, 000.-A large fire in Canton de-
stroyed 40 houses, and fire in Toxic de.
Stroyed 1880 hOuses.-It is rumored that
peace has been concluded between France
and China on the basis of the FOurnier
Convention and that China will pay no in
demnity - The Coldstream Guards and
Australian contingent are marching towards
HANDFUL.
THE FRENCH REpTTRT
NJ BrissOn has completed the formation
of a Cabinet as follows : BrissOn, President
of Council and Minister of Justice; De Frey
cinet, Minister for Foreign Affairs Allan
large, Minister of Interior; Clamaperan,
Minister of Finance ; Goblet, Minister of
Public instruction General Camperon,
Minister of War Sadi Carnot Minister of
Public Works; Pierre Legrand, Minister of
Agriculture Herne Magnon, Minister of
Commerce Sarrien, Minister of Posts and
and Admiral CALDER Graviere
Minister of Marine and the Colonies.
THE AFGHAN AFFAIRS.
Orders have been received by the Indian
Government from London to actively con-
inue preparations for war, Notwithstanding
IN pacific assurance OF Russia. The Gov
eminent will arm the fast ocean steamers.
They will receive 10 guns each and each
will have transportation facilities for 1900
nen. Two thousand men will immediately
De drafted for regiments serving in India.
grand review of all English and native
roops has taken place in India, which was
Jne of the finest spectacles ever beheld.