The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-11-26

| The American Minister at Lima, who
| protested against the seizure, cabled his
| Government, and was instantly in
| structed to demand an apology. The
! house was vacated after six days occu-
patton, but the Government peremp-
| tOrily refused to make an apology The
Minister telegraphed the refusal to the
| Department of State at Washington
| which has ordered him to forward full
| particulars of the affair before taking
further steps.
Foreign Affairs.
MIR. Sturgeon. is very ill., The recent
| reports of his condition are more unfay-
| orable than ever He suffers from
severe rheumatic govt, complicated with
other disorders. The great Baptist
preacher is not likely to be heard again
in the pulpit this winter
In the House of Commons Matthews,
the Home Secretary, stated that the
resignation of Sir Charles Warren, Chief
of the Metropolitan Police, was solely
due to his refusal to submit to the rule
which forbids officials publicly criticiz-
ing the Government they serve.
The London police are confident that
they are on the right track of the White
chapel murderer. Two persons have
been found who saw the man who
accompanied the last victim to her room
on the night of the murder. Their des-
criptions of the man tally in every re-
spect.
Emperor William desires that En-
peror Francis Joseph and the Car shall
visit Berlin at the same time. The Aus
trian Emperor refuses to meet the Gar
unless he withdraWs his troops from the
Austrian frontier. Emperor William is
trying to persuade the Car to withdraw
the troops.
A dispatch from Shanghai says: It is
announced that the daughter of the
Empress dOwager's brother has been
selected as the cOnsort of the Emperor of
China. 1t is stated that Viceroy Chang
has ordered rifles, ammunition, etc. to
the value of G75,0 900 from the firm of
Ludwig & Low of Berlin
A party of natives who recently ar
rived at Wady Halfa report that battle
was recently fought near Bahr-el- Ghazel
between the forces of the White Pasha
and the Dervishes, in which the latter
were defeated with great loss They
also report that other tribes are joining |
the forces of the White Pasha.
Advices from Panama are to October |
10th. Colombian Senate committee !
on the liberty of the press reports that |
the President has violated the constitu- |
ton by his press-gagging DEGREES. In |
honduras gold mines are being disccv- |
cred every day and a regular gold fever |
prevails. The encrOachments. of the |
English on Venezuelan territory con-
tinue and the Venezuelans have ap-
pealed in vain to the United States TO |
intervene.
Considerable wreckage and number
OF bodies have been washed ashore in
Cornwall. One body was identified as
that Of Captain Meyers of the German
ship Theodore Ruger, from Hamburg for
sydney. Articles have come ashore be-
longing to both the Ruger and the
Cunard steamship Nantes, with which
the Kruger was in collision. There is no
doubt of the total loss OF both vessels
with most of the crew of the Nantes and
part of the Ruger's crew.
Sporting Items.
The Spalding baseball combination
has not shown very excellent form in
5he games played here, and find that
some of the California teams are hard to
oeat. The chances are that they will be !
Unable to play in both Honolulu and
Auckland, as they will probably arrive
1t both places on Sundays.
The Irish yachtsmen have been quietly
building a steel sloop of tolerablv large
dimensions from Richardson's design,
With which they propose to issue chaI- |
enge for the America cup. Her name is
o be the Shamrock She is owned nv
he Jamisons, of Irish whisky fame, who
re the present owners of the famous
utter Irex, which was also designed bv
richardson. The Royal Irish Club
GOULD in this case be the probable chaI-
enger, for Mr.. Jamison is one Of it's
lembers.
Shipping.
The following is the latest shipping
ews:
San FRANcIsco-Arrivals: Nov. 10
chr. w. S. Bovine, 20 DAYS from Homo, !
llu; Nov. IA, bark G. D. BRYANT, Is
avs from Honolulu.
Departures: Nov. 6, S. S. Australia
nd bktne. S. N. Castle; Nov. 8, bktne.
Iscovery; Nov. 10, brig w. G. Irwin.
1 Tor Honolulu. Nov. 13, brig Geo II.
ouglass for Kahulua.
Projected departures Brig Lurline
r Hilo on Nov. 10; S. S. Australia
l Dec: 4, bark Sonoma, bktne w. H.
lmond, bark Lady Lampson and schr.
7. S. Bovine, all for Honolulu.
AUCKLAND: Nov. 10, S. S. Zealapdia
ON Honolulu 4
SINGAPORE: Nov. 8, S. S. San Mateo I
pm Alden.
BREMEN; Nov u. German bark G. N
ilcOx for Honolulu.
PORT TOWNSEND: Nov. 8, bark Ceylon
= Honolulu
San PEDRO: Nov. y, schr J. C. :
ord for Honolulu
SPOKEN; Sept. Il, lat. 20 deg. 40 min. I
, long: 80 deg. 10 min. W., bark AMY }
lrner from Boston for Honolulu.