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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-02-11
The Greek 0uestion.

The inhabitants of the Island of Crete
three-fourths of whom are Greeks, are
excited over the prospect of the arriva
of the Greek squadron There are only
two Turkish ironclads in Creton waters
and they are stationed in Zuba bay
They would be unable to resist the pro
gress of the Greek fleet. The Turkish
garrison on the island numbers 10000
men.
NJ De Freycinet has informed Mr.
Criesis, the Greek Charge d'Affaires.
that France, although she sympathized
with Greece, was unable to separate her
self from the action OF the Powers
towards that country.
The Porte threatens the immediate in
vasion of Thessaly. 1t is rumored that
the British fleet has arrived at Crete.
The fall of the Salisbury Government in
England has raised the hopes of the
Greek people.
Greece has informed Turkey that the
Greek squadron has gone on a cruise,
and will not visit Crete.
The Greek Government recently
bought the steamer Hammonia for con-
version into Il man-Of-war. Germany
objected to the purchase, which was con-
sequently annulled. An order from the
Greek Government for l 200 horses has
been received in Trieste
kilograms received from Athens state
that the warlike views of the
Greek Cabinet have suddenly changed.
Dispatches add that the Hellenic Minis
tiers issued a declaration that "Greece
would comply with the wishes of
Europe.
\ rumor is current i'll Constantinople
that a skirmish between Greeks and
Turks has taken place at Glassova, on
the frontier of Epirus.
\ dispatch from Berlin says the
Greek Ministry has resigned. The re-
port lacks confirmation.
An order has been received at Brus-
sells for the manufacture of 10000 uni
forms for the Greek army.
The official journal of Athens denies
hat the attitude of the Greek Cabinet
has changed Lord Salisbury has in
'tructed Admiral Hay, commander of |
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

\ regular meeting of the Honolulu Fire
Department will be held this evening.
The steamship Australia is due to-day
from Sydney, en- route to San Francisco.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society will hold
their regular monthly social this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Hopper arrived
from San Francisco yesterday by the St.
Paul.
1t is probable that the Oceanic steamship
St Paul will sail at II o'clock noon on Sat
urday for San Francisco.
The brig John D. Spreckels sailed from
}San Francisco January 10Th for this port
with cargo valued at $500.
The Choral and Quintette Club meets
this evening at 80 o'clock at the gymna-
stun. Every member is requested to be
present.
Z Her Royal Highness Princess Liliuoka-
lani will hold her regular monthly recep-
ton at her residence this afternoon from 3
to 5 o'clock.
The total value of domestic produce
shipped from this port yesterday for San
Francisco, on three sailing vessels,
amounted to $179,750 81.
Mr.. r. F. Guard, formerly Purser of the
Mariposa and latterly on the st. Paul, is
now freight clerk for the Oceanic Steam
ship Company at San Francisco.
The Chronicle of January Both pub
fishes a long and instructive interview
with 1.-The Marquis Rivola de Teano, gen
tleman of worldwide reputation as a
geographer and geologist," on Samoan af-
fairs. 1t will be remembered that this gen
tleman came to Honolulu from Samoa,
where he had made a long stay. He thinks
the Germans will support the claims of
Taumasanga to the Samoan throne, and
that upon the defeat of King Maleatoa at
the coming election, the Germans may put
forward their claims to annexation. The
Marquis proposed to make a short stay
in San Francisco, and lecture in French
before the Geographical Society if it can be
so arranged. 1t therefore appears probable
that Mr.. Michiels may arrive in time to
interview the Marquis before his departure
east
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NEW STEAMSHIP FOR THE OCEANIC
COMPANY.

An esteemed correspondent at San
Francisco sends us several points OF in
terest from the Coast. Among these is
the announcement that Mr.. John d.
Spreckels, President of the Oceanic
Steamship Company, has gone east to
arrange for the construction Of new
steamship, of larger dimensions than the
sister ships, Alameda and Mariposa,
now on the Australian mail line. The
letter contains reference to other matters
of great importance TO these Islands,
and fully justiies the stand the ADvER-
TIsER took during the late election in
reference to the Reciprocity Treaty. In
addition to the information given by our
correspondent regarding the proposed
new steamship, we quote the following
on the same subject from the San Fran
cisco Bulletin:
Tomorrow John d. Spreckels, President
of the Oceanic Steamship Company, will
start for the East, empowered by the COM
pany to have built an iron steamship for
the Australian business. The new ship is
to be $50 feet long, AZ feet beam, and about
the same depth of hold as the MaripOsa
and Alameda, the boilers and engines to be
of sufficient power to keep up the record
already attained by this line. The passage
accommodations will be as ample as posi-
bic and the increased tonnage of the new
vessel will be principally for carriage of
larger cargoes. She will be about 1000
tons gross measurement, and will cost be-
tween $4,000 and 100000. She must be
completed in seven or eight months. On
arrival here the new steamer will be inn
mediately placed on the Australian route,
to run with two of the boats now in service,
and one of the fleet will be used solely be-
tween here and Honolulu
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Custom House at Portland, Oregon, has
been favorably reported to the Senate.
De Lesseps has sailed for the isthmus
of Panama.
Twenty-nine bodies have been re-
covered from the Newberg wv. Va coal
mine.
Hippolyte Mellon Victor Charamaul,
the French lawyer and statesman, is
dead.
United States Minister McLane pre-
sided at banquet given by the students
OF the Condorcet Lycee. In his speech
he eulogized the French system OF edu-
cation and said for that reason many
Americans availed themselves of the
educational advantages offered by
France.
John Russell Young, who has nearly
recovered his health, says he will prob
ably re-enter journalism He denies the
report that he has accepted confden-
tial or any other position with j. w.
Mackay.
One of ex-President Arthur's old in
Inmates says that he is a confirmed
hypochondriac. He suffers greatly from
indigestion, and believes he will never
recover from the disease. He maks no
effort to throw it off by exercise, and
lives largely on baked apples.
A gang OF Chinese section hands have
been escorted by a committee out OF
Placer county, California.
The Nineteenth Century" and the
"Fortnightly" each contain an article
denouncing the Irish, and warming the
Government not to grant them Parlia-
ment.
Four men were killed and several
injured by wreck on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad.
Paymaster General j. A Smith of the
Navy, recently court-martialed, has been
suspended for three years.
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THE MILITARY VOTE.

A good deal of stupid partisan non
sense has been written and spoken about
the military vote in this city First, the
law gives the franchise to volunteer mil
itary companies and the Household
troops, and that should be the end of it.
Second, the National party could have
sunk the military vote" altogether and
polled big majority over the Opposi-
ton; and it is fact that the aforesaid
military vote" was divided. Third,
what may be termed the regular troops"
do not number sixty, and therefore
could not materially influence the result
when Hayselden, the leader on the
National ticket, polled $50 votes over
Waterhouse, the leader of the Opposi-
ton; and Baker, the lowest on the
National ticket, polled 945 votes over
Kapolena, who occupied the same place
on the regular Opposition ticket. Fourth,
the volunteer military companies here
occupy precisely the same position in
the Commonwealth as the State militia
does in the United States, and no one
ever questions the right of State militia
or national guard to vote at all elections.
The tax exemptions on account of mill
tary service here and in the States are
about equal We trust, therefore, that
there will be an end of the nonsensical
attacks upon our volunteer military COM
panies. 1t is the very best thing that
can be done with young Hawaiians to
train them to habits of discipline and
obedience, to encourage and develop
the military spirit among them. More
over, the hygienic advantages arising
from military exercises cannot well be
For these and other
reasons that might be stated, our local
volunteer force should be encouraged.
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THE SILVER QUESTION IN CONGRESS.

Senator Sherman, who is the cham
pion "gold standard" man in the United
States, has introduced bill in the Sen
ate on the silver question which salts
fies nobody. He proposes in effect to
stop the coinage of silver, but to make it
compulsory upon the United States mint
to buy not less than s., 00O, 900 nor more
than 81, 900, 900 silver bullion each month
at gold rates, paying therefor in silver
certificates of the denomination of $40
each. These certificates would be legal
tender for any amount, the bullion being
seen that the only change from the pres
ent law would be that silver dollars
would be driven out of circulation,
thus creating a famine for change
which could only be met by
an increased issue of 81 and 81 bills. 1t
would not, in fact, change the currency
of the country, although it might be said
that the new silver certificates would
represent a gold value. But that is pre-
cisely what the present silver certificates
S&uu siIFeE COiH UO tOPACSOht, 30 th1U IiiO
only result would be to embarrass the
retail trade of the country by driving sill
yer coins from circulation. Further
more, inasmuch as the bullion value of
silver fuctuates in response to the de-
mand, and the relation of silver to gold,
it follows that it is impossible to arrive
at an exact result by this method; in
other words, it might take more silver
bullion to represent 100000 in gold on
Monday than upon Friday, and vice
versa. It is clear that John Sherman is
not the heaven-sent financier he fancies
himself to be.
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LATE NEWS.
The Tories Resign - Gladstone to
Form a Government.
The Greek bismarck and
E1&a&1 the observation-disclosures
British Politics.

LONDON, January 27th.-Lord Sails
bury and his Ministry have resigned
This apparently settles the doubt as to
whether the Cabinet would accept its de-
feat or appeal to the country. If Her
Majesty should decline to accept the
resignation of the Salisbury Government,
dissolution of Parliament would be the
only way out of the difficulty; or if Glad
stone, on taking power, should find the
tide turn against him in debate, it would
be to his interest to throw himself again
upon the will of the people. In any case
a tremendous Liberal majority is assured
for Gladstone is too shrewd to antago-
nize the new voters, as Lord Salisbury
has done, by any attitude which would
destroy the immense influence that has
been thrown in his hands by the vote
on the agrarian question.
DUBLIN, January 2Sth.-Lord Carnar-
Castle, accompanied by his wife, for
their home in England. The retiring
Viceroy was followed to the railway
station by enormous crowds, and his
route all the way to Kingstown, where he
took the ferry for Holyhead, was lined
with people anxious to witness his de-
parture. He was cheered almost con-
tinually from the time he left Dublin
Castle until he departed from the Irish
coast, and the enthusiasm of the popula-
lace was phenomenal.
LONDON, January 2Sth.-It is reported
in the lobby of the House of Commons
that the Queen is sounding Lord Hart
ingtOn as to his willingness to undertake
the task of forming a coalition Ministry.
Salisbury advised the Queen to summon
Lord Harrington.
The Queen has summoned Salisbury
to confer with her at Osborne.
LONDON, January 30th.-The Queen
has accepted Salisbury's resignation and
has summoned Gladstone.
1t is yet uncertain who will be called
on to form u new British Ministry Par
nell's friends say that he will not accept
a Cabinet office.
The Irish leaders assert that Home
Rule is now near at hand.
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miscellaneous.

The Chief Constructor of the Navy has
recommended that the Lackawanna be
converted into a receiving ship.
1t is asserted that Jay Gould is con-
tinually guarded by a corps of detectives.
Schaefer again beat Vignaux in the
billiard game at New York.
Five thousand five hundred dollars was
fund in one day.
Senator Stanford introduced a bill in
the United States Senate to purchase a
site, not to cost more than $3.50 900, for a
new Post Office building in San Fran
cisco. The bill was referred to the Com
mittee on Public Buildings, of which
Stanford is member
Intelligence of an encounter between
Captain Crawford's command of United
States troops with Mexican soldiers near
Nacori, Sonora. resulting in the death OF
Captain Crawford, was received by As
sistant Adjutant- General McKeever at
the Preside.
Two thousand striking employees at one
of the iron mills at Dreaseville, Depart
ment of Aveyron, France, attacked the
house of the manager of the works,
broke open the door, entered the build
ing, seized the manager and threw him
out of the window. He was then tram
pied to death by the angry crowd.
Troops were sent to quell the disturb
ance. The troops restored order, but
not until several rioters had been killed
and a number wounded.
A bill has been brought in the French
Chamber of Deputies to tax foreign
workmen, and another bill to exclude
them from employment under State con-
tracts.
The Mississippi river is blockaded by a
solid mass of ice from st. Louis as far
north as the mouth of the Illinois river,
and as far south as Ste Geneyieve,
distance of sixty-fve miles
The National Gallery and Museum de-
signed by the late w. H. Vanderbilt will
be carried forward by his sons in more
magnificent manner than the father had
planned, and finally given to the nation.
1t is reported that fully $1,000 head of
cattle lie dead on the prairies within
radius OF seventy-five miles of Fort
Elliott, Texas, having been killed by
starvation and exposure during the re-
cent cold snap.
In view of the threatened uprising
among the Indians of the Northwest
Territory, the Dominion Government, on
the recommendation of General Middle
ton, has decided to have a general mill
tary demonstration of the united forces
of the Northwest.
The Opera-house block in Franklin, |
Pennsylvania, valued at $685. 900, was
burned; insurs nee, SIS, 1000.
The bark Surprise OF Boston, Captain
w. Averill, has been totally wrecked off +
the Madagascar coast.
The House Committee on Public
Lands has decided to report a bill for the
forfeiture OF that portion of the Atlantic
and Pacific land grant opposite the I'M
part of the road
The bill appropriating $350,OOO for
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Japanese Immigration.

By the st. Paul news was received of the
probable departure of the City of Pekin
from Yokohama for Honolulu, on the I'd
instant She may therefore be expected
here on or about the 18th. Mr.. Irwin,
Consul General for Hawaii in Japan, tele-
graphed to the foregoing effect. The City
of Pekin will bring ga men, 230 women
and 80 sailors. Accompanying this party
of immigrants are the Consul General and
several physicians and interpreters. This
should be welcome news to employers of
labor on these Islands.
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The Late Fire.

We have been requested by the Hon. H.
A. Widemann to express his thanks to his
numerous friends and neighbors for their
sympathy and valuable assistance at the
late fire, which consumed his family resi-
dence at Punahou. Mr. Widemann's alb
sence from town alone delayed this express
sion of his grateful appreciation of the
many neighborly acts by his fellow-citizens
upon the occasion referred to.
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A Good Sale.

Z There was a large attendance at the sale
yesterday of calabashes, leis, kapas, ka-
hills, etc, the property of the late Queen
Emma. Some of the calabashes brought as
high as $40 and $50 apiece. A real Cash
mere shawl was purchased by Mr.. James
Campbell for S175. The total amount re-
allied was s., 600. Messrs. E. P. Adams & Co.
were the auctiOneers.
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RussIa-Capture of NihiIis,s,

The police authorities having ascer-
tanned that a Nihilist plot was being
formed, made descent upon the head
quarters of the conspirators and arrested
twenty-three persons. On the discovery
of the conspiracy the police authorities,
fearing that injury to the Gar was in
tended, advised him to return to his pal
ace at Gatchina. The Emperor, how
ever, declined to do so.
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4 Valuable nonn1Ion.

Mr.. Charles H. Watt, a well-known
mining man of Trinity county, Califor
MIA, who is at present staying in this city
has presented the Museum with number
of valuable gold quartz specimens from the
Brown Bear mine, in that county. These
specimens range from $500 to $4,000 ton.
Mrs. Beckley, the curator of the Museum,
is always glad to receive such valuable
additions as these
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Arrival Of the st. Paul.

The Oceanic steamship ST. Paul arrived
at o'clock yesterday afternoon from San
Francisco. She left the latter place on
Saturday, January Both, but could not get
outside the heads until Sunday morning,
owing to the dense fog which prevailed.
She brings eighteen passengers, twenty
eight Chinese, eight bags OF mail and a
large freight list
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L.. G. SRESOVICH & CO..

Commission Merchants and Wholesale Dealers in
Foreign and Domestic Fruits green and dried;
manufacturers OF Desiccated CocOanut Bananas,
Lines, Pine Apples, sicily Lemons, Tahiti
Oranges and COcoanuts, Nuts of all kinds, Dates
and smyrna Figs,
Packing Fruit for export specially. Long ex-
perence in shipping TO China, Australia, Mexico,
Central America, Eastern States, etc. Tropical
Fruits imported direct by every steamer.
Branch House. San Francisco, z. o. box 1855.
Honolulu, H. l., p. o. box l2O.
Alb, AS and Az Washington street, opposite Post
Office; Az, Ala and 4I6 Merchant street.
479 feb2G 81 SAN FRANCISCO.
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International Hotel.

TENHE UNDERSIGNED WILL OPEN A FIRST
i class Restaurant in the International Hotel,
Hotel street, on THURSDAY, the nth instant.
We solicit share of the public patronage, trust
ing that we will satisfy our customers by serving
only the best the market affords.
HOP WO & co.
Honolulu, February 10th. mario
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BuI~arin ana the Porte.

The Bulgarian Foreign Minister is ne
gotiating with the Porte for the complete
union of Bulgaria and Eastern Rou-
melia, with one legislature and admins
tration for both The Porte is friendly
to the scheme, and an early settlement
OF the question is expected. The Turk
ish and Bulgarian troops on the frontier
are on the best of terms and fraternize.
Thirty thousand Martini rifles from
America have been forwarded to the
front. The feet is taking on board three
months provisions and supply OF ammu-
milton.
Bulgaria has ordered the Servian from
tier closed to traffic. The Servians are
greatly irritated by this action.
The agreement between Bulgaria and
Turkey provides that in case they are
needed Bulgaria will contribute $4,000
troops to the Turkish army.
German Affairs Hopes of Polish Ma
GIOnRIity.
In the Prussian Landtag, during a dis
cussion on the Spirit Monopoly bill
Prince Bismarck declared that if the
spirit monopoly was refused the Govern
ment would be forced to impose al
enormous license upon dealers.
Mr.. lessen, the German-American who
was recently forcibly expelled from Nor
berg, returned to that town and was inn
mediately arrested.
The discussion OF the Polish expulsions
was continued in the lower house of the
Landtag. The Polish members denied
that the Poles were trying to eliminate
the German element from Eastern Prus
STA, although they confessed that the
hope was entertained of a restoration Of
the Polish kingdom
Herr Won Puttkamer, Minister of the
Interior, replied that any efforts to OBJ
tain a re-establishment of the Polish
kingdom would constitute an act of high
treason. The Government, he said, did
not wish to hamper the Poles in regard
to their religion or their language, but il
felt compelled to put an end to the dan
gerous agitation and enormous develop
ment of Polandism in Posen, Silesia and
other parts of Eastern Prussia.
Prince Bismark emphatically reiterated
that the restoration OF the kingdom OF
Poland would never be effected by con-
stitutional means.
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NOTICE.

THE UNDERSIGNED HAS THIS DAY
j bought from g. Akine, Kukuihaele, Haw ali
two houses and lease of land. The lease Is from
r. Lyman, as guardian of Kawailepolepo KuI-
kahi, dated May 10, 1885. NC CHAN
Honolulu, January Is, 1886. febIe
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the.English Mediterranean squadron, to
employ force against the Greeks wher-
ever they attack Turkey
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NEW ZEALAND OATS.

A SUPPLY OF THE ABOVE NEW CROP
"A just received. choice article for seed or
feed, In lots TO suit.
473 jy23 LAME d co.
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