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4 DISSOLVED POOL.

PEORIA, Ill.,, February 24.-After endeav'
oring to settle differences, the Western Ex'
port Association to day decided to dis
solve the whisky pool, and adjourned.
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RAILROAD RACKET.
The Latest FL ON the Central Points of

The Latest Fl ON the Central Points Of
Traffic.
CHICAGO, February 23.-The railways
out of this city running to the Missouri
River are openly selling a first-class limited
ticket to s IN Francisco in connection with
the Burlington and Rio Grande and Union
Pacific roads for $40, and second class
limited for $27. The same rates are
quoted in connection with the Atchls0n
& Santa Fe road. though in the case Of the
latter company full rate is imposed and
a rebate allowed the traveller on reaching
San Francisco.
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A Rifle Match.

From the Great Falls Tribune.
The respective Gun Clubs Of Fort Benton
and Sun River will shoot for prize of 5 90,
at the latter named place on tha 9th OF
next month.
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Talk Of tho MOntana Central.
From the Great Falls Tribune.

From the Great Falls Tribune
The Montana Central ia surely moving
this way. Another party OF surveyors
comm enced work ut the mouth of W"f
Creek last week, and will likely reach this
point within the next two WEEKS. 1t is
thought the line will be run up Dig Creek
and crossing of the Dearborn River and
Flat reek made near where the wagon road
crossings are; thence through Sullivan's val
lev, by means OF short tunnel through
Suilvan's 3 hill to the Muddy, which will be
followed t. the Missouri River.
This route, We are informed. il practical
and for that reason is quite likely to be Sc
lected in preference to the route through
the Missouri River Canyon. The Sun River
Valley rou 9 has not been looked into, and
We believe will not he by the Montana Cen
trail. although there is every reason to be-
lieve that the whole length OF the valley
will be traversed by great railroad line in
que time. This valley is, beyond question
the richest and most productive in the Ter
rstory, asd capable Ut producing millions
of bushels OF grain annually, and will sus-
tain large population.
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Respectfully Drclined.

In yesterdays mail Sheriff Sullivan re-
ceived a square envelope containing d neat
invitation card with black border, upon
which was printed the following:
BUFFALO, Wyoming, February is. 1886.
EUGENE SULLIvAN-You are resp clfully In
yited to attend the execution of Bill Booth, on
Friday March 5, 1856, at II o'clock. M at the
F. NJ. CACTOC,
Sheriff of johnson County.
Sheriff Cautou will be remembered us the
officer who came to this city after Mr..
Keel4r some weeks since. and while Sheriff
Sullivan recognizes and appreciates tn,
spirit in which the epistle was sent. he beg~
to decline the invitation. Ills heart i. al
WAYS weak on the side nf those in trouble.
and unless duty calls him imperatively t"
attend an execution, he is one of the last
men who will ever be efound ut a hanging.
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TERRITORIAL TOPICS.


From the Billings Gazette.
II rumnr he at all reliable we shall soon
hive the Division Superintendent OF the
Montana & Yellowstone division OF the
Northern Pacific located at Billings. The
operative force at the work shops, it is
said. will at no distant date be augmented
by employees from Livingston and Glendive.
TIE demand for dwellings, already urgent,
will thus be considerably increased.
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A pREAcHER'S DENISE.

LONDON, February 24.-Rev. Stoweil
dead. He was 03 years old.
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Affairs ut the Crow Agency.

George w. Ash returned recently from a
visit to the Crow Agency. He reports him
sell highly pleased with the present admin.
istration 4 affairs there under Gen. Will
hanson, the new agent. and his staff Of
assistants Gen. Williamson seems to be
a thorough going business man, and has
made himself intimate with the details Of
his work. Mr.. Ash gives a sood report OF
NJ. s. Blake, the agency clerk. c. H. Bar
stow is still an agency employe, and ia
Justly as great a favorite as ever to all
doing business at the agency.
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THE RAILROAD WAR.
Cut and Slash still the Order ON the
Transc0ntinental Lines.

SAN FRANCISCO. February 24.-The Post
this evening prints statement that the
agents Of tho Sunset Route have sent to
their customers for all freight bills paid since
the war broke out, and are making rebates
ON such bills to meet the lowest cut made
by themselves or any other roads.
But slight changes have taken place in
declined somewhat. Tie lowest rates
quoted are: ToNew York-Unlimited-$
limited, s63; third class, $35. To Chicago
unlimited, $62 40; limited, $50; third
class, $25. Freight is now being taken a t
SO per cent. reduction on old schedule
rates. The Atlantic Il Pacific still main.
tains old rates on unlimited tirkets.
ST. PAUL, February 24.-The st. Paul
and Minneapolis Passenger Agents Associ-
alton this morning issued instructions to
sell first-class limited tickets to San Fran
cisco VIA either Omaha nr Kansas City for
S42 65. and second class limited for So .G5.
The Northern Pacific still retains it's $65
passenger rate to San Francisco, but has
made cut on the rate to Portland as an
nounced yesterd y.
THE FEELING IN GOTHAM.
New YORK, February 2t.-The uneasy
feeling yesterday concerning Western pass
enger rates has grown into a conviction
that es eservbody is cutting. The officers Of
the Sunset Route are figuring out their
promised new tariff, which they will
issue tomorrow. The rival lines ridicule
this action, saying i5 wt.uld be nonsense
for the Sunset TO d.. anything of the kind,
because they will imm"dia tely cut under it's
rates. Th, opinion prevails in some quar-
~
$S5 900 subsidy which 1t receives under
the existing agreement by cutting before the
thirty days notice expires. If the Eastern
pool breaks up it will be everybody's fight,
with the Sunset in the lead on fighting ia cili-
ties. The Iowa roads have made cut "f
81 from Chicago to Omaha, so that $50
and $50 passenger rate from the Missouri
River obtains on all lines. The Baltimore
and Ohio people are jubilant and claim t.,
see in all this trouble benefit for them.
An official said that the fight was sure
to he expected to- the Eastern trunk lines. 1t
was rumored that freight RI tes had b en- cut
again from yesterdays figures 80 that the
discount now was sixty per cent. off on all
cls ssses OF freight from 81 per hundred to
81 25. forty rer cent. nff on al grades from
1925 to $l.5b per hundred, and twenty
five per cent. off on all grades under $l.5O.
This WAS told to a Sunset official, and he
eona 1if5def 1ied fnay yRfitheE. jtheiGv sex tagiy"
under that" but refused any other infor-
nation.
At meeting OF general passenger agents
of the Trunk Iin,- iv-ln> H. was decided to
adupt cut rates west of the Missouri River
from day to day. as they were reported
through Commissioner Fink's office.
Cnmmis-inner Midgley, OF the South
western Railway Association, and Presi-
dent Potter of the Chicago. Burlington q
Qnincy, will be in town tomorrow. it is
rumored. to meet the Executive Committee
Of the Trunk lines and confer W tn them
about. the Transcontinental freight.
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AN AUSTRALIAN BANK FAILURE.
LoNnoN, Feruhary PA dispatch from
| Adelaide says the Commercial Bank Of
| Soutl Australia, the head office o! which is
| at Adelaide has suspended payment.
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SAN Francisco. February 23.-The
steamer San Pablo" arrived to day with
Hong Kong dates to January and Yoko-
hOma to February 8,
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IN TINES OF sTRlNaENCY
- .:<L <hn TrAo anrpr

must rest with the Treasurer. One other
consideration may be presented as iatai
argument against the reduction ei.n ton &: OF % tne
which r. ia necessary at all times to keep
for the redemption Of the legal tender notes,
is the ability Of spssulstors 10 reduce this
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TO PRESERVE SPECIE PAYMENTS.

Such a contingency would be an edifylng
ing spectacle to people whose proud boast Is
that within twenty years frt m the close OF
the war it has ,.aid off more than one-half
of the public debt and reduced the burden
of interest to one-third OF it's original
amount. Certainly Il policy so huin'liat'
ing would be condemned by the people
when its effect would become apparent.
The greatest care must be taken not to in
terf.re with the fpxilility Of the currency
and the only flexible agency rests In tie
Treasury in the power now exercised ny
,he Secretary to make calls for the redemp'
tion of tho public debt. 1t is grave ques'
tion whether suth power should ever be en-
trusted to the Government or to the o's'
cretion Of an official. In other con.
seryative commercial countries IL
has been conferred on Intermediate
agencies in direct communication with the
business interests of the people. We have
no such system, and hence the Treasury
has been forced to become member "i
the New York Clearing House, which 's the
financial center of the exchanges n1 tne
country. The Treasury 10 thus practicai,y
engaged in the banking business, not oniy
in the issue OF currency. but IN a"aponk
it's Operation to the general reqhrefneh::ss -
III trade. Dangerous as this system 49,
was the outgrOw,h Of a necessity, ana un'
I'll snme securitv besides the bonded debt
of the United States is devised Tor the is-
sue for currency, the power to come to 'ne
relief Of the money market
IN TINES OF srRINaENcY
must rest with the Treasurer. One other
confederation may be presented as iatai
,o,mont aoainst the reduction OF the
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miscellaneous Items.

Henry Irving, the actor, was given a
grand reception at Oxford ON the 1st in
slant. Three thousand persons listened
to his lecture on Dramatic Art
Minister of Fisheries Foster has issued
an address to the electors of Carleton
Place, saying that the Dominion Govern
ment will stand firm on the fishery ques-
ton. He claims that the existing treaty
had not been violated; that therefore
the Dominion Government would hold
out to the bitter end for Canadian rights,
and that their position would be sup
ported, if necessary, by the British Gov
eminent.
Lieutenant Schwatka and party landed
at Sitka, Alaska, and will start to Yoku-
tat in few days on the United States
steamer Pinta, and from there they in
tend to start on their expedition to Mount
ST. Elias.
The sentries have been removed from
General Grants tomb at Riverside Park,
and two park policemen have been placed
on guard.
Senator Edmunds has introduced a
bill giving the President the sole right
to appoint large number of officers.
A London dispatch of June 25th an
nounces that Parliament was prorogued
on that date. The Queen said in her
speech that Parliament was prorogued
thus early in order to ascertain the sense
of the people in the proposal to establish
a legislative body in Ireland as dis
tinguished from Imperial affairs.
Eight persons have been killed and
twenty wounded by railroad accident
at Knockbride, Ireland.
The explosion of sewer gas in the
House of Commons on the 29th of June
caused the most exaggerated and sensa-
tional reports about Irish plots" and
dynamite outrages" to get into circu-
lation
John L. Sullivan offers to appear in
the Madison-square Garden some even
ing to be decided upon in an athletic en-
tertainment for the benefit of Home
Rule funds.
When the news arrived of the confirm
alton of Governor Swineford everybody
in Alaska was very much disappointed
excepting the Marshal Governor
Swineford has made himself unpopular
with the people in meddling with every
body's business and making statements
which are not true.
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THE TREATY.

The most important item of news by
the Zealandia yesterday was the an
nouncement, which appears in another
column, to the effect that no action
would be taken in the House of Repre-
sentatives this session to abrogate the
Treaty OF Reciprocity with this King
dom. This intelligence was published
by the San Francisco Chronicle" a
paper which has waged constant and I'M
scrupulous war against the treaty,
backed by all the wealth and influence
of the Eastern sugar refners. And we
have been informed that this informa-
ton is confirmed by advices received by
the Government. The treaty is there
fore safe for the present, as the ADyEE-
TIsER anticipated it would be, for we
have no fear whatever on account of the
proposed Senate amendment to the
Convention extending the operation OF
the treaty of 1876 for seven years. The
views of His Majesty's Government in
reference to the cession or occupation OF
Pearl River harbor are doubtless before
the Washington Executive and the Sen
ate, and we therefore anticipate that
this scheme will be quietly dropped in
the Foreign Relations Committee.
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BoYGoTTING THE OCEANIC COMPANY.

From California the main interest
centers in the progress Of the boycott
against Messrs. John d. Spreckels &
Brothers. So far the Union has failed
to embarrass that firm, which has no
difficulty in procuring competent crews
for their steamships and sailing vessels
when the Union men walk out. Mr.
John D. Spreckels speaks confidently of
the result, and the leaders of the Union
are beginning to become discouraged.
A more tyrannical or inscriptions in
reference with the liberty of individuals
and the rights of property never was
attempted in any age or country. The
men had no personal grievance what
ever, and the struggle really is and has
been whether a few idle demagogues,
who have secured the control of labor
organizations in San Francisco, shall be
permitted to control the business of the
Oceanic Steamship Company, and make
themselves rich by levying blackmail
upon that corporation and the confiding
members of their Unions. 1t is about
time the community put stop to such
work, as it is calculated to do great in
jury to the trade of San Francisco.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There will be the usual services at st.
Andrews Cathedral tonight.
The book of the season. THE HoNoLULE
ALMANAC AND DIRECTORY FOR 1885. Price.
so cents.
Thirty-eight bags of mail arrived at the
Post Office yesterday by the steamship
Zealandia.
FOrty-six Chinese arrived by the steam
ship Zealandia yesterday, and have been
placed in quarantine.
Purser Brewster of the steamer Zea-
landia has the thanks OF the ADvKRTIsKE
for files of late papers.
a new lot of gents furnishing goods
just arrived, and will be opened in few
days at n S. Sachs. l04 Fort street.
Mr.. J. Farnsworth shipped the other day
for Mr.. Gregg, OF Fanning's Island, per
schooner Jennie Walker, two hives OF
italian bees.
Mr.. Locke Richardson will recite Mac
beth" at the Hawaiian Hotel this evening
at o'clock. Tickets can be had at the
Hotel for 81 each.
1t was His Excellency Mr.. Kanoa who
gave notice of the payment OF salaries bill
/ on Wednesday, and not Mr.. Kaulukou, as
appeared IN our report.
The Steam Laundry is the only place
where clothes are boiled by steam, and
thereby thoroughly cleansed. Boiling by
steam is also true disinfectant.
The examinations at st. Adams College
commence this morning at 9 o'clock. The
| closing literary exercises will take place at
half-past O'Clock in the afternoon.
1t is expected that the first steamer on
| the new Mexican line between China and
| Mexico, via Honolulu, will leave Hong
! kong for Mexico within three months.
The steamer Zealandia has brought an
immense new stock of goods for the Popu-
lar Millinery House, which will be ready in
Il few days. n. s. Sachs, proprietor
| The building on Nuuanu street formerly
occupied by HOLSTER q Co., has been re-
| fitted since the fire and is now being re-
plastered on the outside. 1t will be ready
for occupancy in about two weeks.
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70 make public Chamberiain's account
of the matter is damaging, both to Glad
stone and Herbert Gladstone, If left as it
now stands.
But it is the Carnarvon-Parnell contro-
versy which Gladstone has followed up
most eagerly. Lord Salisbury now re-
spends to Gladstone's challenge and Par
nelPs assertions with series of explicit
and categorical denials. Parnell's state
ment that he had reason to know that
the Conservative Cabinet would give
him Irish legislation is absolutely false,
says Lord Salisbury; so OF Parnell's
stories that Lord Carnarvon had been
urging his views on the Cabinet, and the
Cabinet had been debating the matter
till the election went against them. The
whole thing, declares Salisbury, is fab
rication, and Parnell simply invented it
for the purpose of the present political
canvass. This is unusually strong, even
for Lord Salisbury, and makes deep
impression on the English public. Other
contradictions appear at other points.
The Times" risks remark that Par
nell has been convicted out of his own
mouth of conduct impossible to gentle
man or man of honor, but Parnell's
friends say that he has not spoken his
last word.
UNDER POLICE PROTECTION.
Joseph Chamberlain told reporter of
the Birmingham "Mail' that well-in-
formed friends had told him there was
in existence an Irish plot to murder him
This information, Chamberlain added,
had been corroborated by the London
police, who warned him of the plot and
informed him that the assassins meant
to kill Lord Harrington also. Chamber
lain said that both himself and Lord
Harrington, in consequence, had per
mitted themselves to be placed under po-
lice protection.
THREE MEMBERS ELECTED.
LIVERPOOL, June 20th.-Baron II. De
Worms, K. Wayhly and d. p. Royden,
Conservative candidates from East Tox-
! teth, Everton and West Toxteth divisions
! of Liverpool respectively, were elected
to the House of Commons, their seats
being conceded them because neither
| was contested.
COnvOcatiOn at Oxford.
The convocation at Oxford was I'M
usually crowded. Honorary degrees
were conferred on Dr. Oliver Wendell
Holmes and John Bright. Both gentle
men were received with demonstrations
amounting to an ovation. The students
passed every mention of Gladstone
name, and cheered for Lord Salisbury
| and Lord Churchill.
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ANONYMOUS ACCUSATIONS.

1t is one thing to attack men who are
engaged in active politics; it is another
and wholly different affair to assail an
entire class, and impute to its members,
individually and collectively, corrupt
and dishonest practices. INSCRIPTIONS
methods have been resorted to from the
earliest times to weaken and embarass
public men; but it was left to the Oppo-
sition press of this city to adopt new
weapon of attack, and level it at men OF
hitherto honorable reputation aud re-
spectacle standing in this community.
The Bulletin" last evening makes a
broad and sweeping accusation against
men employed in responsible positions
under the Government. After forcible
preface, it declares that this Kingdom
unfortunately has its full share, and
little over. of corrupt and dishonest Off
Gals; and it continues: ''The nation
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BRITISH POLITICS.
Latest Particulars of the Coming
Campaign.

campaign
The strain of the political situation is
becoming daily greater. The general
excitement increases on the one side I'M
der the stimulus of feverish oratory, and
on the other as the momentous char
acter of the contest shows itself more
clearly. Nobody in position to know
ventures on a confident prediction of the
result, unless Lord Randolph Churchill
be an exception. He said that the
Unionists were winning hands down.
The split in the Liberal party makes cal
culations difficult, peculiarly SO in Lon
don, where the migration of voters from
one division to another produces the ut
most confusion. The Tories now hardly
hope to do more than hold their own in
metropolitan constituencies. Chelsea,
which they expected to win, is conceded
to Sir Charles Dixie, whom the Tories
have abstained from attacking except on
political grounds. Lord Randolph
Churchill is safe in Paddington. Cham
berlain's brother, Richard, is very unsafe
challenge to Sir John Lubbock for Lon
don University is the sensation of the
moment. Frederick Harrison is a bar
rister too rich to practice; a political
writer of signal ability, enthusiastic for
Home Rule and independent to the point
of eccentricity.
UNCONTEsTED SEATS.
Nothing is more remarkable than the
number of uncontested seats throughout
the United Kingdom. OF these SO fall
to GladstOnians and 144 to the Conserva-
tives and Liberal Unionists. These
heavy odds against Home Rule are les
sened by 80 Parnellite seats in Ireland
against 10 Conservatives. Both sides,
whatever they say publicly, are despond-
ent. Neither expects a decisive major
ity. Both look forward to a long and
bitter contest.
PERSONAL CONTROVERSIES.
Gladstone still wages his war of per-
sonalities. The list of former friends
with whom he has unsettled personal
disputes, begun since the Midlothian
journey, includes Bright, Lord Harting
ton, Chamberlain, Goschen, Trevelyan,
Rylands and the Duke OF Westminster
Bright makes no answer to Gladstone's
peremptory summons for proofs of the
statements in his letter to Rylands.
Gladstone youchsafes no answer to
Chamberlain statement about land
purchase, which Gladstone invited him
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natural reaetiQp after the recent artif-
cial advance, which was caused chiefly
by the covering of a considerable short
interest that existed in June operations.
The demand from this quarter having
been satisfied, and the market lacking
further support, prices naturally fell
back to their normal level, especially as
the situation in Europe has developed
no new feature with respect to crop pros
poets or supplies calculated to materially
influence values. Stocks in London are
still heavy with no improvement in de-
mand.
Refined. There has been a fair de-
mand, and with few exceptions values
have ruled about steady. Some grades
have been easier to buy, but granulated
is shade higher There has been a
moderate export demand, and sales OF
granulated are reported at 6.18, but the
easier tendency OF London checked the
inquiry from that quarter.
Our latest quotations are:
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The San Francisco "Call" says that a
luau was recently given at Santa Cruz,
California to number of Honolulu peO-
pie visiting that resort. Three Hawaiian
princes, Kawananakoa, Keliiahonui and
Kalanianaole, were present. The menu
included several native dishes.
Rev. DR.. Peas and party, who were ex-
pected by the steamship Zealandia yester-
day from San Francisco, did not arrive,
but will arrive by the Rio de Janeiro. They
will leave for the South Sea Islands on the
missionary steam barkentine Morning
Star.
Four new brick store buildings will be
erected shortly on King street, between
Nuuanu and Maunakea streets. They
will be owned by Chinaman and occupied
as Chinese stores.