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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
Japanese lettings.

There have been 685 deaths so far since
the smallpox broke out in Japan.
The Emperor being now over fifteen
years of age and the time for his marriage
being near at hand, the Eight Banners have
been ordered to find out the eligible daugh-
tiers, between fourteen and seventeen. of
Manchu officials of the 4th and 9TH ranks.
so as to furnish the youth with an Empress
Consort and inmates for his Imperial serag-
Ito.
The agent of a large German firm is
about to proceed to China for the purpose
of negotiating with the Chinese Govern
ment as to a loan of e35, 600, 900 to be used
In the construction of railways and in the
strengthening of the military dcfenses of
the empire.
1t is rumored at Canton that Japan is
making great preparations for war and the
Chinese surmise that the intention is to
attack Corea. Another opinion held bv
those who give credence to the rumor is
that Japan deems it necessary to be pre-
pared for war, having reason to fear that
China will attempt to seize upon Loochoo.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
COrea.

A serious riot occurred in Seoul over the
attempt of Chinaman to smuggle in some
red ginseng, which is the Kings special
property. The customs officials were beaten
by number of Cinnamon and narrowly
escaped with their lives. An attempt was
made to drive all the foreigners from the
town, but marines were sent on shore from
the gunboats and order was restored. Six
OF the ringleaders in the riot have been
deported, and the property destroyed by
the rioters is to be replaced at the expense
OF those Chinese who took part in the riot.
His Majesty the King on February 9Th
(tne IND OF the COrean new year, issued an
edlct abolishing slavery in his kingdom.
The decree orders that the guild which
furnished slaves to the Government be
abolished, as well as the guilds connected
with the various palaces for similar pur-
pose, and that the books or lists of paupers
held by slave masters be burned. Hence
forth there can be no slaves in Corea, save
those who voluntarily, because of poverty
or otherwise, sell themselves; but the chill
dren of such are to be all free born.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
SIR CHARLES dixie.
His wrPth Aroused I'm the House of
Commons.


In Parliament, H. J. Wilson, member
from Yorkshire, asked whether in a recent
case IN the divorce court (here he turned
toward Sir Charles Dixie, who sat behind
the Treasury benchl it was decided that the
evidence upon which the respondent was
found guilty of adultery was not receivable
as against the correspondent, and whether
he was prepared to take steps with the view
to making the law of evidence in cases of
adultery similar to the law of evidence in
cases of conspiracy.
Sir Charles Russell, Attorney General.
defended the adultery rule, and denied the
applicability of conspiracy in reference to it,
and said see no reason to suggest anv
alteration In the rules of evideL ce on the
point referred to-
Dixie, pale, but preserving command of
his voice, addressing the Speaker, said ::
The question just asked cannot but be
taken as referring to the case in which 7
was recently concerned. 1 wish to ask the
honorable member who has just asked the
question, that If he thinks it right that the
matter should be mentioned in the House.
ne would raise 1t In form which would en-.
aole me IN some way to meet it in the
House."
Wilson made no sign, but soon after told
the reporters that he accepted the challenge.
and would move an amendment to Law be-
lore the House evidence covering any fu-
ture parallel case to the Crawford Dixie con-
troVersy. 1t seemed to be the general opin-
ION, that Sir Charles had again Numbered
by noticing the matter after the Attorney
Generals explicit answer.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
CAMBRIDGE WINS THE RACE.
The Oxford Boat Crew Defeated After.
Splendid Contest.

The Oxford Boat Crew Defeated. After
Splendid Contest.
Cambridge won the university boat race
on the Thames. The sky was cloudy. the
weather mild, and the wind pretty strong.
AT the start and during the race the water
was sufficiently "lumpy' to put to thor
ough test the stamina of the men in the
contest. Betting was in favor of the Cam
bridge crew. The river banks were crowd
ed with people, thousands of people making
the race event holiday. A large crowd of
rough and ill-clad persons appeared on the
scene, as if to remind the holiday makers
that they were Englishmen and incapable
of enjoying themselves. These marched in
procession along the race-course, headed
by a band and bearing banners calling at
tentlon to distress among the UNEMPLOYED.
The excitement at the close was thrilling.
Up to almost the finish, the race belonged
to either side, and the excitement among
the partisans along the river banks was in
creased from minute to minute from the
start by the continuous evenness of the
rowing and the equalization of advantages
until the splendid finish relieved the excite
ment, which broke and dissipated in a per-
feet thunder of applause. The race is
everywhere pronounced the greatest ever
pulled on the Thames since the dead heat
of 1877. The length of the course was four
miles and a quarter. The time made bv
the Cambridges was 2229L-the longest
in any of the university races
since the contest of 1877. The tide was
poor and the race was rowed against strong
head winds almost the whole wav. two
facts which sufficiently explain the time
made. In view of the continuous hard
pulling done by the crews the men of both |
we're very much exhausted at the finish. |
The Oxfords' boat was steered badly in
'acing.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
April end.

}. Cabel Breckenridge of Kentucky has
oeen appointed Surveyor General of Wash
ington Territory. Senator Stanford nra-
scented a petition from California against
the reduction of the duty on chrome iron.
The public debt was reduced to S14. OS7. :
oS4 during March-The anti Chinese bow
colt was mm-nced at Carson and many
Chinese are leaving that place.-Several
city officials of East st. Louis have been
indicted for various crimes and misdemean-
ors.-The Missouri Pacific strikers have
not yet returned to work.-The warlike out
look in the East is causing considerable
alarm IN Engiand.-The bill appropriating
5000 to erect a monument to the mem
DRY of Abraham Lincoln at Washington
passed the Senate.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
March 3Oth.

The anti-Chinese memorial of the Sacra-
mento Convention was laid before the Sen
ate.-Senator Fair introduced the Morrow
Anti-Chinese Bill in the Senate.-Belmont
introduced in the House a bill to repay the
Chinese for the losses sustained in the
Rock Springs riots.-Herman introduced a
resolution directing the House Committee
on Public Lands to report back the bill for
telt1ng the North Pacific grant from WalIula
to Portland.-The order for the Missouri
Pacific strikers TO resume work has been re-
sclnded.-Steinitz won the chess champion
ship by his defeat of Zuckertort at New Or
Ieans.--The Union Pacific has announced
a 20 rate from Omaha to the Pacific coast
.DeLesseps asserts that the Panama canal
will surely befnished in three years
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
FROM THE ORIENT.
Tho Feeling In China Against enc
United States of America.

Tho Feeling In China ARnfmse enc
United States of AinerIea.
A correspondent of the China Nail writes
as follows from Canton The news from
America is too indefinite and incomplete 70
move the people. The time OF possible
danger has not yet arrived. OF courss
many Chinese will be leaving the United
States in consequence of the recent out
break, and all reports they bring will influ-
ence the anti-foreign feeling more than any
thing else. 1t will therefore be difficult 70
say when all danger Of demonstration
against foreigners is past. Hitherto the
talk of the town has been directed against
the Irish and not against the United States as
such. Should the telegram whici states
that President Cleveland will not entertain
the idea of compensation be true, the whole
aspect of the question will be changed.
such is the opinion of intelligent Chinese.
The matter becomes q national offense, and
the United States as such must bear the re-.
sponsibility. To attempt to stop inamigra-
ton is absurd and must end in disaster.
immigration obeys natural laws, and the
only thing that can be done is to regulate Il.
All rlght-minded men, whether Europeans
or Americans, must sympatbize with the
Niceroy III his demand for compensation.
On the other hand, we hope that any at
tempt to secure compensation will bs made
in accordance with law and recognized Gus
tom.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
Rock of Home Rule.

The breaking up of the Cabinet is
imminent. Lord Kimberly, Sir William
Harcourt, Mr.. Childers and Mr.. Mundella
refuse to consent to any home rule measure
giving Ireland control of the customs, and
threaten to resign if such measure be in
sisted upon by Gladstone. Morley de-
mands modification of the plans for buy
ing out the landlords. Gladstone, how
ever, remains inhexible, and will maintain
his full scheme intact Cabinet councils
are to be held this week, and the climax
will be reached on April 9th. The Ministers
themselves admit that an agreement seems
improbable. Gladstone may make his
statement on April Sth without the ap-
proval of the minority.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
stanIey,s AIlegea Mother.

Mrs. Jones, who died recently at Bode-
wryd in Northern Wales, cltimld, before
her DEATH that she was the mother of
Henry NJ. Stanley. She stated that tn
entry of birth could be found in the records
of the local surgery, and that the surgeon
who had charge of the establishment at tn
time subsequently traced Stanley until the
latter went to America. 1t is proposed to
erect a monument over the woman's grave,
recording the fact that she was the mother
of the famous explorer.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
BRITISH POLITICS.
Gladstone and ParneII Denounced i'm
London.

great mass meeting was held in Guild.
hall, to protest against the granting of q
Parliament to Ireland. The Lord Mavor
presided. Sir John Lubbock (I.iberaN
Member of Parliament for London Uniyer.
sity, moved the adoption of resolution
condemning Gladstone for his intention to
hand Ireland over TO ParneII, whom he had
previously denounced. A workingmap
arose and offered an amendment to Lub-
books resolution, but was howIed down
and the resolution was carried amid wild
enthusiasm.
At every mention of Parnell's name the
audience missed. The name of the Premier
was treated IN the same way. Every time
any speaker used it, there were cries of
81 Gladstone is a lunatic.'' All the speeches
were intensely patriotic and the speakers
were loudly cheered.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
APrII Bird.

General Crook has been relieved from
his command and General Miles will take
his piece. Nothing further has been heard
from Geronimo.-The anti-cooIie boycott
does not meet with much favor in Tomb
stone.-Senator Harrison of Indiana has
been appointed on the Foreign Relations
Committee to fill the vacancy caused by
Senator Miller's misunderstanding Man
ning's condition is still considered critical.
General Howard has been assigned to
the command of the Pacifc.-It is under
stood at New York that the transconti-
mental railroad war is ended.--A deolara-
ton of war by Greece is believed to be i'm
minent
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
HANLAN AND BEACH.
The Feeling in China Against the
United States.
CLEVELAND AND THE CHINESE.
March 2sfh.

General Crook has had a conference with
Geronimo, and informed him that no terms
but unconditional surrender will be accept
ed.-Over $4,000 has been paid into the
Los Angeles City Treasury, which had been
held pending the decision of the Supreme
Court on the high-Ecepse ordinance.-The
friends of the Lowell bankruptcy bill are
confident of its passage.-General J. G.
McClernand, will be offered the Governor
ship of Utah or the vacant place on the.
Utah Commission.-The River and Harbor
bill, as completed, provides for an appro-
priation of $15, 164, 900.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
The European Trouble.

There is the greatest activity in the British
Foreign Office. Gladstone has spent con.
siderable time there comforting with Earl
Roseberry, Secretary for Foreign Affairs.
Leading French newspapers take a gloomy
view of the situation in the East. Two
French ironclads have been ordered to be
placed in readiness for immediate dispatch
to the Mediterranean.
The French Government has given or
ders for the immediate dispatch of the Third
Naval Division to the Levant.
At conference of the majority of the
German Reichstag, it was decided to in
crease the sugar tax.
The majority of Pasteur's Russian pa
tients will leave Paris for home, their
wounds LAYING entirely healed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
a LONDON SENSATION.
Bankruptcy of "a SISTER of Sir Thomas
HeSeth.

An arlstocratic sensation has been caused
Dy the appearance In the Bankrupt Court of
MISS Constance Maria Hesketh, sister OF the
baronet who married Senator Sharon's
daughter. She was Diana, and was ruin
ed financially by the expenses of her hunt
Ing box at Taperley, in the center of the
Cheshire hunting district. Some of h,r
servants claimed two years. wages Her
liabilities amounted to $50, 200. She was
ordered to be publicly examined on April
18th.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
AnriI 9Th.

The Labor Arbitration bill was favorably
reported to the Standardization laid his
Irish home rule scheme before his Minis.
terial colleagues, and is said to have made
some important concessions.-Si Sir John
Macdonald, the Canadian Premier, is i'll -
DIR. B. H. Warner died at Baltimore of hy-
rophobia.-There was a million dollar fire
at La Crosse, Wis.-The steamer Brink
burn was wrecked near Cape Henlopen.-
The House Committee on Rivers and Har-
bors, decided to add an appropriation of
100000 to the bill, for the survey of San
Francisco bay.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
cLAOsroNg's CABINET.
Prospects of Its Being wrecked ON the
April 9th.

Several companies of militia arrived at
Fort Worth and more trouble is expected
1t is alleged that a faction of the Irish Ma
tional League of America is opposing Par
nell.-The Balkan Conference will appoint
Prince Alexander Governor OF Eastern
Roumeha for five years. - Two Socialist
leaders We're arrested in Belgium Senator
Fair is working TO prevent the confirmation of
Collector Hager.-The House is not likely
to consider Morrison's Tariff bill for a
month yet. - Curtin's resolution, providing
for a Congressional investigation of the
labor trouble, will be pushed to speedy
passage. = The House expects to reach a
vote on the Free Coinage bill April ath.-
Manning, Lamar and Garland are improv-
ing in health.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
GREECE AND THE POWERS.
Affairs i'm the East Alarming Western
Europe,

The Eastern crisis has created general
alarm throughout Western Europe. Berlin
advices point to war, all efforts TO make the
Greeks hear reason having failed. Con
fdence has since been regained, Lord Rose
berry carrying his point. Greece now as
serts that war against Turkey means def
ance to United Europe. Russia, if she
does not take part in active measures,
should such become necessary. will NOT ON,
pose them.
The British Admiralty has ordered four
more torpedo-boats to proceed to the Medit-
eranean.
DeFreycinet, Prime Minister, at a meet
ing of the French Cabinet, stated that the
situation in the East had not improved.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23

Gladstone laid before the Ministers his
irlsh Home Rule scheme. It is reported
that the discussion which followed resulted
IN continuing the Ministerial opposition 10
certain features of the Premier's proposals..
The Earl of Kimberly, Secretary for India,
Childers, Home Secretary, Sir William Ver-
non Harcourt, Chancellor of the Excheauer.
and Mr.. Mundella, President OF the Board
OF Trade, are as much opposed as ever TO
that feature which surrenders the control of
the customs in Ireland, and, as Gladstone
remaines firm, these Ministers, rumor says,
will resign.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
Striking knights OF Labor.

The striking knights of Labor and officers
of the law have met in deadly conflict at
Fort Worth, (Tex.) Two officers fatally
wounded and a third shot through both
hips are the casualties on the side of the
law. Of the strikers, so far as can be
ascertained, one has been wounded. 1t
was announced by the officers of the Mis-
souri, Pacific that trains would move or that
there would be bloodshed The strikers.
on the other hand, had put it down, as
stated, that no trains would be allowed to
pass over the Missouri Pacific line unit
their demand for arbitration was conceded
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
Foreign Affairs.

Right Hon. j. Stansfeld has been ap-
pointed to succeed Chamberlain in Glad
stones Cabinet, and Earl Dalhousie sue
ceeds Treveiyan as Secretary for Scotland -
Gladstone's Irish programme is meeting
with much opposition in the Commons, but
the Premier is determined to make no con-
cessions.-The riots in Belgium have re-
suited in the loss of many lives and the de-
struction of much property.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23

A communication from Captain Brown az
the British schooner John Millard, reports
that IN February last. he encountered
terrific gale of wind, with great seas run
ming, which would constantly break over
the vessel. To save the vessel Il was do.
eided to use OIL two bushel salt baa
made of burlap. was filled with ton pounds
OF oakum, saturated with one gallon Of
Kerosene Oil and suspended from the weather
forerigging. The vessel at the time va
hove to under double-reefed forsail and wnn
heading west-southwest. The effect was
wonderful. The oil spread to- ffty yards
around the vessel Captain Brown saws. and
after doing this, not bucketful OF water
came ON deck.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
POSITION OF THE KNIGHTS.
They Are Determined 10 Fight 1t Out
TO the End

Secretary Turner, left st Louis, for a tour
along the Gould system. He will visit all
points where the effect of the strike is man
lfest. He said in substance "This strike
IS on IN earnest and will be fought, to use
Mr. Gould's language, to the bitter end.
There will be no lawlessness, no violence to
person or property. We are satisfied the
Missouri Pacific cannot operate without the
knights Of Labor. They can, of course,
make pretense. They can run few
trains, but course of mastery inactivity
will force them to come to time.''
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
JUMBo's coNsoRT.
Not Much Likelihood of Her Being
the ChiIdren's Pet.

Barnum's new elephant Alice, the con-
sort OF the late Jumbo, was fettered at the
Zoo preparatory to shipping her to
America. large force of workmen were
occupied several hours in moving her a
hundred yards. Although she had been
kept several days without food, she offered
such dangerous resistance that it was re-
solved 20 immense her in a pond The
keepers managed to get her partly sub
merged, but the beast drove them off by
filling her trunk with water and squirting
1t upon them until they were nearly drown
ed and waded back to terra firma. She
was finally confined in a massive box, but
before she could be secured she had
smashed several heavy timbers forming the
frame work and nearly demolished the
front end of the structure.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
April Ist.

Further details of Geronimo's escape show
that he was afraid he was to be hangeI as
soon as he reached Fort Bowie.-The
Treasury Department has not yet made its
promised revelations regarding the Sub
treasury shortage Senator Dolph spoke
In favor of the admission of Washington
Territory steamer Europa went ashore
near Quogue, L. 1.-The striking knights
of Labor on the Gould system have been or
dered to go to work and traffic has been re-
sumed.--The sealing steamer Resolute was
wrecked off Fargo island.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
The New Frencr, Ion,,

The Budget Committee of the Chamber
OF Deputies in Paris have unanimously ac-
Gcepted De Ffeycinet's proposal that a new
loan OF $4,000, 900 francs be issuable in 3
per cent perpetual rentes, that 10000 600
be raised directly, in order to repay the
money borrowed of the Savings Bank Fund
and that the remaining $4,000, 900 be OBJ
tanned by public subscription
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
GREAT BRITAIN.
An Attempt to Organize the OpDos,.
tiOn TO Gladstone

Chamberlain and TreveIyan are prepar-
ing plan of open hostility to the Gov
eminent. They are arranging to make a
statement to the country through the House
of Commons of their reasons for leaving
the Cabinet, and will accompany this state
ment with the proposal of measure of
government for Ireland which they will
jointly prepare. They will endeavor to
consolidate all the opponents of Gladstone
in support of their scheme.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
Hanlan Ready to Row.

Edward Hanlan, on hearing of Beach,s
challenge to the world, has sent the follow
ing cablegram to w. j. Innes, London
t' At once offer e1OO forfeit for $500 match
against Beach on the Thames with the
Sportsman. Hanlan has engagements this
side of the Atlantic until July, but will sail
for England about the middle of that
month. The race, if arranged, will proba-
bly, take place early in September.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
April 9Th.

Tue new tariff bill is expected to effect
reduction of about $23, 100000 in the an
nual revenue of the Government. The
bill TO consolidate the bureaus of the Navy
Department has been favorably reported to
the House Gladstone will announce his
Irish programme on April 8th. 1t is meet
ing with much opposition, especially from
Scotch Liberals, and a Cabinet crisis is
believed to be imminent Negotiations be-
tween Germany and the Vatican continue.
won the race for the Leicester
shire spring handicap.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
The Irish Problem.

The Cabinet discussed the scheme buv-
ing out the Irish landlords. In consequence
OF the unfavorable attitude of the Scotch
Liberal Association, Gladstone proposed to
modify his project in several particulars,
but no agreement could be reached by the
Cabinet. 1t now seems probable that the
project will be withdrawn,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-23
a Lady Lecturer.

Louise Michel, the French female agita :
tor, is expected to arrive at New York in
few days, for the purpose of delivering
lectures throughout the country The
French communists are making prepara-
tions to give her fitting reception.