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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-03-08
Spelling FOR a FIGHT.
SIOgger Sullivan Eager to Meet the
British PugiIIst, Smith.

William G.. Harding, representative of
Richard K. Fox, arrived at Boston and had
a conference with John L. Sullivan. The
result of the talk is not definitely known.
but John L. Kennedy, manager for Sulli-
van, is authority for the statement that
match has been arranged between Sullivan
and Smith, the English pugilist, and that
match will take place within six months
from the signing of articles. Sullivan is
reported to have said concerning Smith S
proposition to fight for $4,000 in France,
that there was hardly enough in it if he
had to go there especially, but he will
fight Smith in a private room in any
part of this country, before dozen or
less number of persons, for the cham
pionship of the world and stake of from
$15, 900 to $4,000 If this cannot be ar
ranged, Sullivan says he will fight Smith if
he has to follow him all over the world.
During Sullivan's European tour, begin
ming next September, and which will last
two or three years, there will be ample OPP
portunity to find fighting ground that will
be satisfactory both to Smith and himself.
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The ChInese QuestIOn.

The Chinese Minister laid before Secre-
tary Bayard sundry long kilograms received
by him from California, to the effect that
there was a concerted movement in progress
to drive out the Chinese from all the towns
and cities of California, except San Fran
cisco, and that the Governor of the State
and the Sheriffs of the various counties
evinced no disposition to protect the Chinese
in their rights. The telegram also asserts
that the threatened action will not only be
disastrous to the Chinese laboring class,
but ruinous to the Chinese merchants of
San Francisco. It is understood that the
representations made by the Chinese Min
lister have double purpose in view-frst,
to invoke the protection of the Federal
Government, and secondly, TO lay the foun-
dation for claim of money indemnity
similar to the claims that have been adj
vanced by the United States in a large
number of cases and paid by China as
;ndeuanity for injuries sustained by Ameri-
can citizens in that empire.
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british Affairs.

The genuineness of the desire of the
laborers for land to cultivate is being put
to a practical test in Kent. A number of
landlords there are letting half-acre plots to
laborers at nominal rental. The expert
ment will be watched with interest by the
friends and opponents of Ceilings scheme
for relieving the distress of the poor.
The Queen has sent donation of $500
to the Mansion House relief fund for the
unemployed. The fund now amounts to
eI3O, 900.
Sir Charles Dixie has decided to perse-
we're in his policy of silence in regard to the
very serious disclosures made at the recent
trial. He has decided to make no explana-
ton of his conduct to the Chelsea electors.
1t is certain that he will not receive place
in Gladstone's Cabinet.
The Government is about to establish a
labor bureau similar to the Bureau of Labor
at Washington.
A meeting of unemployed workingmen
was held at Birmingham, and was attended
by 5000 persons. The addresses delivered
were of the most inhammatory nature, and
the mblage degenerated into mob
which attempted to run riot in the street
and pillage the shops. The police were
prepared and succeeded in suppressine
rioting and preventing any acts of pillage
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February 2Ist.

Sensational developments are promised
in connection with the alleged bribery of
New York Aldermen.-Three hundred girls
in Troy, N. Y, collar factory struck
work-The Vanderbilt estate has sold to
President Gowan of the Philadelphia and
Reading. Railroad the stock of that COM
pany held by the late w. II. Vanderbilt
1t is believed at Washington that j. w.
Mackay will enter the Senatorial race in
Nevada.-Oregon will be the first State to
elect Representative to the next Congress.
- The Morrow anti-C Chinese bill will proba-
bly, be favorably reported to the House,
The Republican Senators propose to ques-
ton Cleveland's right to arbitrarily remove
United States Judges in the Territories
Another call for $10,000,000 bonds has
been made.-Revolution are impending in
Honduras, Guatemala and San Salvador
Gladstone is not expected to develop his
Irish policy before April 1st.-The Earl of
Aberdeen, Ireland's new Viceroy, was cool
ly received on entering Dublin.-The Par
nellites will hold a meeting in London on
st. Patrick's Day.-It is proposed to or
'ganize a National Arbitration Society in
Germany.-A tidal wave did some damage
at St. John, New Brunswick.
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February 2ath.

A Southern California Citrus Fair is to
be held at Chicago in March; number of
bearing orange trees will ba sent, and a
veritable orange orchard established in the
Exposition building.-The Pacific Coast
Representatives argued in favor OF anti
Chinese legislation before subcommittee
OF the House Foreign Affairs Committee.--
Senator Stanford Ininas THAT all Of the Cali
fornia appointments viii be confirmed.-
Senator Jones says that bi-metallism is daily
gaining strength at the East.--Senator Dolph
proposes to press his bill for the admission
of Washington Territory as a State.-Sena-
tor Fair is trying to have the Carson Mint
reopened.-The Irish leaders severely de-
nounce Lord Randolph Churchill Tor his
attitude of hostility towards the national
movement. Childers' committee severely
censures the London police for not prevent
ing the recent riots.-The Polish bill has
been referred to a committee of the Prussian
Diet. The second volume of Blaine's
g Twenty Years of Congress y has been
published
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The present condition of financial circles
since the commencement of specie pay
ments is most gratifying. One man pre-
sented himself at the bank on January 9th
to exchange ITO gen of paper currency for
silver, and on the 9Th another applied for
exchange of 200 gen. The fact deserves
prominent place in the history of Japanese
financial administration that after wears of
forced circulation the paper money is prac-
tically at premium compared with silver.
Twenty nine cases of smallpox are re-
ported to have occurred in Yokohama be-
tween the LIST and the 23d of January, and
OF this number few cases ended fatally.
Vaccination is being vigorously carried
on In the Town Hall of Yokohama, daily
average of one hundred persons being vac
cinated.
Several cases of smallpox have occurred
on the French frigate Pnmaugnet at Yoko-
hama.
An American resident in Kobe has en-
gagged thirty Japanese experts in ivory
work with the object of introducing the art
into the United States.
A fire occurred at Yokohama on the
morning of February 9Th did large
amount of damage. The insurance, which
was only partial, footed up about $55, 900.
Work has been commenced at the Osaka
arsenal upon seventy guns of heavy caIiber
| ordered for coast defense.
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the BRITISH EMPIRE.
Parliamentary Particulars ON the Re-
AssembGanE-Odd and Ends.

Parliament has re-assembled Gladstone
stated in the Commons that after the Gov
eminent had concluded the financial bust
ness they had to place before the House
they would Be able TO state part, if not the
whole, of the Irish measures they intended
to introduce. He expected to be through
the financial business about the I'd of
March. Gladstone announced that the
Government had no intention of renewing
coercion in Ireland.
Abiding to the foreign policy of the new
Government in the Commons, Gladstone
said ne would follow the Eastern policy in
augurated by Salisbury.
In the Lords, Granville, Secretary of
State for the Colonies, announced that the
Government would not introduce any Irish
measures into Parliament before the LIST of
March.
Both Houses of Parliament were crowded.
Lord Harrington took a seat behind the
Treasury bench, and was loudly cheered by
the Conservatives. The crowd outside of
the Parliament buildings, which usually
gives an enthusiastic reception to the Prime
Minister, only family cheered Mr.. Glad
stone upon his arrival. There is a general
feeling OF discomfort over the meagreness
OF the Governments statements regarding
It's proposed Irish measures. The fact that
the Government made no announcement of
its programme for the introduction of bills
affecting Ireland is taken as an indication
that the Cabinet is still undecided as to
what course it shall pursue. In the House
OF Lords, the Marquis of Salisbury said he
would wait to see what changes six weeks
would give the policy of the Government.
His remarks were greeted with cheers. The
Tories valnly tried to goad Lord Rosebery,
Foreign Secretary, to speak on the situation
in the East, which is very critical.
Queen Victoria will go to the Riviera in
April with the Princess Christine. The
Princess is recovering from the effects of
her recent illness.
The Sunderland ship-builders threaten to
open their works to unemployed workmen
unless the hands on a strike accept the
terms offered them.
In the House of Commons, Hugh c.
Childers, Home Secretary, made a state
ment concerning the recent riot in London.
He said that the evidence procured by the
commission appointed to inquire into the
causes of the outbreak disclosed the fact
that there was a state of affairs existing in
the administration of the police that re-
quired his serious attention.
The House resumed the debate on the
address in reply to the Queens speech.
Lord Randolph Churchill and the rank and
file of the Tories abused and worried Glad
stone, and provoked from the Prime Minis
ter dignifed speech in which he said he
knew the Government had a severe and
difficult task, which it would endeavor to
perform resolutely and as speedily as pos
sible.
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February 18th.

The prospect for appropriations for pub
lie buildings in California, outside of San
Francisco, is not good.-Collector Beecher
of Port Townsend is in Washington for the
purpose of answering the charges against
him The bill for the creation of ma
tional park in Oregon is likely to receive
favorable action.-The call for bids for
Federal draysge in San Francisco will be
made at once.-A caucus of Republican
Senators adopted resolutions referring to
the trouble between the Senate and the
President.-Two children were killed and
FIVE others badly burned by coal-oil ex-
plosion at Tangier, Va.-It is asserted that
Mrs. Dudley, O'Donovan Rosa s assailant,
is now sane.-The Marquis Tseng has been
offered the post of Chinese Envoy to the
Vatican.-Count De Lesseps arrived at
Colon-The National Woman's Suffrage
Convention met at Washington.-Kidd
Peabody & Co. Of New York have engaged
1888, 900 in gold bars for shipment to Eur
ope.-A mutiny on the training ship Are
thusa, off Greenwich, England, was quelled
by the police.
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Down ON o Ike.
a SuppOsIGious statement I'm Defence
OF Sir Charles.

Matters have gone badly with Sir Charles
Dixie The expectation of his friends and
advisers that the public would accept his
escape on a legal bubble as proof OF his
innocence has been completely dlsappolnt-
ed. The feeling in ali classes of society
runs high against him. The Council of
the Chelsea Liberal Association has passed
vote of confidence and accepts his denial
of the charges, which he failed to make
under oath in Court. The Birmingham
Times publishes a long argumentative state
ment, apparently from Sir Charles Dixie
himself The points are that he intended
and desired to deny charges on oath, but
as his legal advisers and Chamberlain IN
animoasly dissuaded him he yielded,
though he was ready with testimony 70
show the improSability of Mrs. Crawford's
assertions This statement contains little
that is likely to affect the general opinion
The provincial and religious press agree IN
stern eensure and a stern protest against
Sir Charles Dilke's entry into public lie.
The Lac .Tofafndl says that the legal mean
ing of the decision is understood. The
Judge did find as fact the guilt of the two
persons charged with adultery. Sir Charles
Dixie has not appeared in the House OF
Commons. 1t is reported that he intends
to live abroad for two years.
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February 18th.

A bill to forfeit the unpatented land
grants of the California and Oregon and
Oregon and California railroads viii be
favorably reported to the House.-It is
rumored that Justice Field will appoint J.
G. Maynard to act as United States Marshal
for California until Franks is confirmed
Land Commissioner Sparks has recon-
mended that stlius be brought against Daniel
Chaplin of Oregon for cutting timber on
public lands.-The Cabinet considered the
claims of Chinese for damage caused by
riots in the West There is a prospect that
the trouble between Italy and the United
States of Colombia will be settled peaceably.
About twenty men were injured by the
collapse of building in Liverpool.
persons were burned to death at Green's
burgh, Wis.-Four alleged heirs to the
Blythe estate have been discovered in New
Haven, Conn.
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British Affairs.

Lord Randolph Churchill had an enthus-
iastic reception at Belfast.
Evictions in Ireland have been practically
stopped.
Parliament has confirmed the annexation
of Burmah.
Childers has accepted the resignation of
Colonel Henderson as Chief of the London
Police.
The Court has refused to grant sum
mons for the editor and publisher of Punch,
whom the Socialist leaders desired to have
committed for contempt of Court.
It is understood that the Queens proctor
will intervene in the case of Sir Charles
Dixie. The latter has intimated that he
desires to submit all information in his
possession to disprove the allegations that
the divorce of the Crawfords resulted
from collision.
In the House of Commons Childers,
Home Secretary, announced that the Riot
Committee advised the thorough and i'm.
mediate oyerhauling and reorganization Of
the police department of London.
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a PRESENTATION INTERRUPTED


Colonel Burleigh, who accompanied the
Soudan expedition as correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph, was presented at Glasgow
with clock and statuette and purse con-
tanning e300. While the committee charged
with the presentation was calling upon
Colonel Burleigh, a Sheriff officer appeared
with warrant, claiming all the presents
from the Chairman on behalf of Mr.. Tagg
against whom Colonel Burleigh had brought
an action tor Islander, the suit being an out
come of the late electoral campaign. Mr.
Tagg brought a counter action and both
cases are now pending. Mr.. Tagg's inten-
ton to secure possession of the presents
had become known in some way and the
presents had been given privately to
Colonel Burleigh. When the Sheriff's
officers appeared, the Colonel, holding the
purse alOft, declared that he had a good
grip on it and intended to keep it. Tbs
committee thereupon cheered the Colonel
and wound up the meeting by singing
" He's jolly Good Fellow"
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February goth.

The Chinese who were evicted from
Nicolaus have arrived at Sacramento and
are in a destitute condition.-Congress
Cox and MeCreary are delaying action in
the subcommittee on the Chinese bills
There is a good prospect that Chinese in
transit will not be allowed to land.-The
nomination of Franks as United States
Marshal of California was confirmed
Senator Fair appeared in the Senate; he
made a lively fight for increased mail facil-
tiles in Observation-Disclosures of Nebraska
offered a resolution directing that an in
quiry be made into the killing of Captain
Crawford in Mexico.-The wife of Profess
sor Waldo of Yale College wandered from
home while insane ami was killed.-The
private diaries and papers of Shelley will
be published during the year.-The steam
ship City of Mexico, which carried the
Honduras filibusters, has been seized by
the United States Government.
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France and Mada~asca,.

Prime Minister De Freycinet explained
to the Madagascar Committee of the Cham
Der of Deputies that the proposed treaty
between France and Madagascar represented
the minimum of concessions. Although the
word protectorate did not appear in the
treaty, French influence would penetrate to
Madagascar through the efforts of the
French Minister resident there. The French
Government would establish a port and
victualing and coaling station at Diago, on
Suaracy Bay, and would be in position to
protect the rights of foreigners on the island.
He urged the committee to agree to a credit
of 300, 900 francs to enable the treaty to be
ratified. The committee approved the rati-
fication of the treaty.
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A steamer is to be put on between Vic
toria and Manzanillo, to carry Chinese to
Mexico from the United States and British
Columbia.-The House Commerce Com
mittee has decided to report favorably on
the bill to aid the Eads ship railway scheme.
The Morrow Anti Chinese bill will be
favorably reported TO the HoUse.-T The
Postal Appropriation bill as completed APP
propriates $54, 326, 589.-The Southern Pa
cific Forfeiture bill has been placed on the
House calendar.-The House Committee
on Rules will report in favor of investi-
eating the telephone scandal.-The House
passed the bill to annex the northern part
of Idaho to Washington Territory. Repre-
sentatives Randall and Bingham INDUCED
in personal squabble at recent banquet
in lphia.-Prince Napoleon is said
to favor the attacks ON the Orleans princes,
thinking that they will aid his own cause
The Prussian Diet is still debating the
Polish question. Colonel Burnaby's widow
will marry Professor Main.-The Bartholdi
pedestal will be completed early IN April. -
The Pope had fainting fit on February
23rd, the result of overwork. Commercial
depression has reached a crisis at Stock
holm.
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TARIFF REVISION.
Sugar Provision Of the Bill Intro.
dueed by Morrison.

Morrison's tariff bill was introduced in
the House. Morrison says that the bill
will effect an estimated reduction of S20,-
100000 IN the revenues from customs based
on the revenues of the last year. The
greatest reduction on any one article is In
the case of sugars. where the new duty will
result in a decrease of $4,000, 900 in the
receipts. The additions to the free list will
involve a loss of So, 500, coo, and the re-
auctions made by the bill on other articles
of about So, 900, 900. The sugar reduction
is:
On all sugar so per cent of the several
duties and rates of duty now imposed on
said sugar, imperative as to sugars from
countries laying export duties.
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February 22d.

Washington's birthday was celebrated as
hoIiday.-A railroad accident near Saucel-
ito resulted in the death of Engineer Lucas
and the injury of Fireman StOcker.-Major
Thomas Reddington, Chief Clerk in the
office of the Commissioner of Railroads,
has been dismissed on account of his
crookedness.--It is rumored in Ohio that
Thurman is to succeed Bayard as Secretary
of State.-The bill to admit Washington
Territory as State may come up in the SEN
ate this week.-Already forty Representa-
tives have announced their intention of
speaking on Morrison's Tariff bill. The
entire California delegation will vote
against the bill on it's final passage. Me-
Kirley (R.) of Ohio said that the final
vote would be very close.-There was a
81, 800, 900 fire at Wilmington, Del.-Two
men were killed in a shooting affray, the
result of a feud, near Pineville, KY
There was a large meeting of Socialists in
Hyde Park.-It is reported that plot ex-
lists to unite Spain and Portugal under the
Duke of Braganza General Boyen, Adju.
to the Emperor William, is dead.
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The supreme COURT OF CaIiforDIa.

Californians prominent in the legal pro-
fession who have been in Washington this
winter have discussed a most radical
change in the Judiciary of the State. 1t
was said that there was widespread disat-
isfaction in California with the Supreme
Court of the State. The plan that has
been proposed is to submit constitutional
amendment to the people in proper man.
ner, providing for the reorganization of the
Court The amendment would provide
that the terms of office of the present Justices
should all expire at a certain time, and that
new and perhaps larger Court should be
created. Both Republicans and Demo
Gratis have expressed dissatisfaction with
the Court, and while some would like to
see the present Court abolished, they are
too conservative to favor wiping out. SUI
preme Court in that summary fashion.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-03-08

The successor of Colonel Henderson as
Chief of the Police Department Of London
will be either Captain Shaw, Chief of the
London Fire Brigade, Colonel Vincent,
Member of Parliament, or MIR. Jenkinson
of Dublin. Jenkinson is most likely to
receive the appointment. The committee
investigating the recent riot found Colonel
Henderson's instructions to the police on
the 9Th inst, the day of the Trafalgar
Square meeting, meager and inadequate,
and that, although he had been fully warn
ed, he had nothing arranged to control the
mob.
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SIR Charles DIIke.

The Dixie clique in the Chelsea Liberal
Council is charged with stealing march on
the other members in adopting resolution
of confidence in Sir Charles Dixie. The
majority had no intimation that the regolu-
ton would be brought up. The meeting
was convened ostensibly to hear a membe (
read paper on free trade, and only Dixie
aud his friends were present. Dixie APP
pealed to the feelings of the meeting, but
gave no good reason why he did not 90 into
the witness box during the recent trial.
The Liberals intend to demand of Dixie q
public statement that he did not pack the
meeting.
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THE EASTERN Trouble.
The Greeks Anxious for HossIIIsies 90
Begin.

The Greek Ministers of War and Marine
threaten to resign unless war against Tur-
key is declared. The people of Greece.
who are anxious for hostilities, are much
excited. Torpedoes have been surrepti-
tiously removed from the harbor OF Salo-
MICA. The Turkish authorities boarded the
Greek steamship Omonia and arrested the
Captain on suspicion of having been con-
cerned in the removal. They then searched
the vessel, but failed to find any of the
torpedoes. The Captain was thereupon
released.
The international fleet win leave Suda
Bay for Salamis Immediately upon the
arrival Of the Duke OF Edinburgh. who IL 10
command the feet Two English cruisers
will watch the coast of Crete in order 20
prevent the landing of Greek volunteers
bent on melting insurrection.