The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-11-12

eXpediency OF removing the PaPal seat
from Rome. Nodecision was arrived at
Great Fire i'm Liverpool.
LONDON, October 25th.-A great fire
occurred in the Hornby dock warehouse
in Liverpool. 1t was stocked with cot
ton and grain. The damage Is esti-
/ mated at 800 900.
Riot Among CrOTters.
/ LONDON, October 25th.-The crofters
+ OF Kilmur, Isle OF Skye, attacked a force
OF police who were assisting the Sheriff
to make evictions, and the military had
TO be called. 1t was necessary to charge
the crotters with bayonets before they
were dispersed. Several of them were
wounded, and six were arrested.
Sir Charles Dixie.
LONDON, October 25th.-In response
to renewed and pressing appeals, Sir
Charles Dixie has finally and emphat-
icalIy declined to re-enter public life,
until he has disproved what he says to
be the gross, unjust calumnies made
against him, TO which object he intends
1.
Massacre of Christians.
LONDON, October 26th.-Details have
been received OF a massacre of native
Christians at Uganda, Africa, by order
of King Mwanga The massacre began
in June and was directly due to the re-
fusal of a Christian boy, acting as the
Kings page, to commit an unnatural
crime. Many were tortured, mutilated
and speared, and thirty-two were
burned alive. The appeals of the mis-
siOnaries were unavailing. The fate of
these unfortunates did not serve to
brighten the candidates for baptism. The
diary of Bishop Harrington, who was
put to death by order of the King, will
soon be published in London.
InsurrectjOn in Cape Colony.
CAPE Town, October 27th.-Ten thous-
and Pondos have invaded the neighbor-
ing country, burning kraals and commit
ting depredations. The Government is
raising volunteers to resist them. The
situation is critical.
Newmarket Races
LONDON, October 26th-At the New
market Houghton meeting the race for
the Cambridgeshire Stakes was won by
w. Gilbert's six-year-old horse, The
Sailor Prince, Mr. MAINTAINS three-year-
old colt ST. Mirin second, Mr.. SOmers'
three-year-old colt Carlton third. There
were sixteen starters.
Suicide of King Ludwig.
BERLIN, October 26th.-At the trial of
Herr Wickels, the editor of the "Froen-
kisch Volkesblatt," before the tribunal
OF Wurzburg for charging the Bavarian |
Ministry with ill-treating the late King
and forcing the latter to commit suicide, |
one witness declared that he never re-
marked anything abnormal about King |
Ludwig; that the latter had been inn !
PEELED to commit suicide through the
procedure of the Commission of Exam |
nation.
The French Crown Jewels.
PARIS, October 26th.-The Senate has |
passed the bill providing for the sale of
the crown jewels of France.
miscellaneous.
The Canadian Pacific Railway is max
ing arrangements to open general of
fee in New York.
A rich gold mine was discovered near
the Stonewall on October 1st 1t is said
to be one of the richest finds in San
Diego county.
George expresses himself as being
''sure' of election as Mayor of New
York; Roosevelt thinks he will be
elected, whilst Hewitt says it will be
great relief to him if he is not elected.
Alfred Smith, Newport millionaire,
has died suddenly.
The San Francisco Chronicle" prints
the names of all the candidates publicly
nominated for State, legislative, NUM-
cipal and judicial offices to be voted for
in that city. The paper considers it
shows that there is deep-seated contest
with bossism.