The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-09-20
LATEST NEWS.
American Notes.


The lockout OF clothing cutters in New
York will throw 10000 people out o
work
The work OF burying the electrical
wires in New York was begun August
/ 3Oth.
Daniel Magone, the new Collector O
! the Port of New York, assumed the
| duties Of his Office August 18th.
Commissioner Mckay refused to allow
three Mormons TO perjure themselves by
taking the improperly oath.
\ colliery explosion at Scranton, Pa,
recently, caused the death OF five men
and seriously injured two others.
Rear-Admiral Russell has been re-
tired
The Knights OF Labor have placed a
ticket in the field at Chattanooga, Ten
nessee.
General Newton has been sworn in as
Commissioner OF Public Works at New
York.
The Yaquis are again making trouble
near Guaymas, and the Mexican troops
have taken the field against them.
Over 400 of the Warm Spring and
Chiricahua Apaches have been gathered
in at Fort Apache, and are to be re-
moved from Arizona.
Roth Pratt has been arrested at Phila-
delphia on suspicion of robbing the
Adams Express Company of $4,000.
Congressman Dibble of South Caro-
lima saws the Democrats of that State
are solid for the denomination of Presi-
dent Cleveland
From the Far North.
The steam schooner Dolphin, which
arrived at Victoria from Behring's Sea
August 3Oth, reports that the United
States steamer Corwin has seized three
schooners, which she is bringing into
port The Dolphin brings 1000 seal
skins and reports that all the schooners
have done we'll
The schooner Alfred Adams, from
Behring's Sea, brings 1000 seal skins
She reports a submarine volcanic erup-
ton in Behring's Sea on the 9TH of
August, when the deck was covered
with ashes for several hours. On the
18th, the steam whaler Orca was spoken
and reported her catch to be five whales
in five days. She was blubber-lOgged
after taking in the last one. All was
well on board On August Sd the
whaling bark Ida T. Hartman was
spoken All was we'll on board, with
three catches, one sperm and two right
whales.
Off Ghe BROOKLYN Bridge.
New YORK, August 2S.-Lawrence
Donovan, a pressman employed on
weekly paper, jumped from the Brook
Ign bridge for wager of $500, at 5 80
O'Clock this morning. A boat was in the
river containing some few friends, who
picked him up. He was not injured by
the jump.
Proposed Celebration.
SYDNEY, n. s. w, August 30-The
Government have introduced in Parlia-
ment a bill providing for the celebration
of the centenary of New South Wales in
January, 1898. 1t is proposed that the
of attractions for the occasion
shall include a carnival, a regatta, a uni
versal exhibition, a musical festival,
review of the colonial forces, athletic
sports, etc The celebration will be
conducted on the grandest scale. The
Prince of Wales and other members of
the royal family and members of the
and Parliaments of Can
ada and the other British colonies will
be invited.
Getting Tired of Free Trade.
LONDON, August 28.-It is reported
that the British Government is prepared
to concede the demand of the English
to impose a small import !
duty on foreign hops.
The MayhOwer-GaIatea Races.
New York, August 3O.-In the race
Tor the Americas cup, 1.-The Mayfower will |
be sailed by Captain Stone, her skipper,
4 Swamscott sailor, and a man who thor
oughlv understands his business. Cap
tain Joe Ellsworth, who was advisory
skipper on board the Puritan last year,
has been requested to fill the same office
his year on the Mayfower. The first
race will take place on Tuesday, Septem
Der 9TH, at 10 a. m, and will be over the
New York Yacht Club course. The
second race will be twenty miles to
vindward or leeward, and will be sailed
outside Sandy Hook Thursday, Septem-
Der 9th, at 10 80 a. m. A race over a
triangular course outside Sandy Hook
will be sailed, should such race be
necessary The sailing rules of the
New York Club will govern all the races.
Trouble Brewing in Denmark.
COPENHAGEN, September LIST. - The
struggle between the Danish Government
md the Danish House of Representa-
ives has aroused a most bitter feeling
the country. Leading poll
icians say that unless Estrup, the Dan
sh Conservative Premier, who has been
n power since June, 1875, resigns, a
rising is likely to take place,
he result of which would be the down
all, not only of the Ministry, but of King
II -, hoo, ,,o,er,r,o n IL, ;Joy,-