The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-01-20
TWO DAYS LATER NEWS.
The BarkentIne = anter Brings
Dates to the 9Th Instant.

The barkentine Planter, Captain Per
riman, arrived yesterday from San
Francisco with two days later news than
the Australia. Following is a summary
The Presidents Message.
Sherman began his speech on the
Presidents message at l O'Clock Janu-
AIRY Sd. The President of the United
States, he said, departing from the prac-
tice of his illustrious predecessors,
dropped from his recent annual message
all reference to the foreign relations of
the country, and the interesting ques-
tions regarding national affairs, even
emitting the usual rec ignition of the
Supreme Ruler of the Universe, post
poning all things-celestial and terres-
trial-until the surplus revenue shall be
got rid of. The existence of the surplus
revenue has been a constant occurrence
before and since the close of the war.
Instead of its being danger it is an in
dlcatlon OF the continuous increase of
the domestic productions of the country
and its foreign and domestic commerce,
and OF the steady improvement in finan-
cial conditions. Large SURPRISES ha
frequently been dealt with wisely by
Republican administrations, by a re-
duction or repeal of taxes. These sim
pie remedies had been applied on main
ly such articles as could not be produced
here and did not come into competition
with domestic industry. With that kind
OF free-trade he was in sympathy
Irish Affairs.
A London dispatch of January Sd
saysy Lord Clanicarde is making prep
arations for a wholesale eviction cam
paign in revenge for the castigation he
got at the recent libel suit. To-day he
is'to apply for $50 writs of eviction. His
new agent is staggering about, saving
there is to be war to the knife this time
The millionaire is determined to put his
purse against the purse of his tenants
and their friends, and has begun bv
lodging $4,000 in cash to his agents
credit at the bank. 1t is to be war of
purses as we'll as of house levelling and
house defending, for if the tenants be
cast out of their homes it will become
question whether their resources or
Clanrlcarde's will hold out longer. II
the Government lend Clanricarde their
troops to pursue this resolve there is
much fear that there will be bad work.
The Limerick municipal authorities
have conferred the freedom of the city
upon Sullivan, ex-Lord Mayor OF Dub
lin.
Two Irish bills will be introduced by
the Caslnet-one to conciliate the Cath
Ole Bishops in reference to higher edu-
cation, and the other to provide for
compromise between the landlords and
tenants by advances to landlords from
the Treasury of So per cent, the loans
to be repayable in installments, the
term extending over thirty-six years.
The Privy Council, at a meeting Jan
uary Sd, resolved to suppress the league
IN Dublin and thus cripple the Central
Executive
Smallpox.
nc "iipOA does not show any signs
OF letting go its hold in San Francisco
seven new cases were reported at the
Health Office on January 4th.
Los ANGELES, January AT a meet
ing OF the Board of Health this evening
resolution was adopted requesting the
State Board to station quarantine Off
GERS at Tulare and San Pedro. The
Board OF Supervisors this afternoon ap
pointed two health officers for duty at
San Pedro, to prevent the advent OF
smallpox at that port.
MARYsvILLE, January 4-The Com
S mon Council have taken steps to pre-