The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-09-03

| Canadian coast. This would not violate
| any treaty stipulation, but would be
| severe retaliatOry measure upon Canada.
| 1t is a strong political move on Cleve-
! lands part and must do away with all
! charges made against him of being pro-
| English. The message has created in
| tense excitement throughout the country.
| 1t is now reported that the Senate will
not introduce any tariff reform bill Ap-
propriations already voted by Congress
have made very large hole in the sur
plus.
American Notes.
DR.. R. j. Calling, inventor of the
| Gatling gun, has obtained patents for
making heavy ordnance, his method
| being to cast in solid steel around
| central core. The cost is estimated at
| so per cent less than the present method
The Typographical Union has agreed
to the use of type-setting machines in
daily newspaper offices, provided that
Union printers are alone the operators.
The machines will probably be intro
duced in the Government printing office
at Washington.
Commencing on September LIST, there
will be but one daily overland train,
leaving San Francisco for New York at
3 p. m.
A coal company, covering 40 900 acres
of coal land, has been formed in Louis
vile. The capital involved is So, 1000 900.
The Senate has passed bill apprO-
priating 100000 for the suppression of
yellow fever in Florida. The disease,
though of mild type, seems to be in
creasing, and quarantine has been in
stituted at New York against vessels
arriving from ports in the infected dis
trict.
The second trial of Powell, for the
murder of Ralph Smith, resulted in the
jury being discharged after being out
twenty hours. They stood seven for
conviction and five for acquittal.
Following upon the Chicago Post
Office robberies comes a report OF miss
ing registered package containing $780,
900. 1t was mailed at Portland, Oregon,
for the Chemical National Bank of New
York.
Three of the most respectable citizens
of Buffalo have been charged with steal
ing 40 pounds of prepared opium from
the Custom House at Ogdensburg. The
opium was being sold in Chicago by
Gardner who was arrested a year ago
with $25 900 worth of the drug in his
possession.
Miscellaneous.
Two new breaches have been made in
the Yellow river. Great heat has
vailed in China, the thermometer reach
ing 145 degrees. A fire at Ohama de-
stroyed 700 houses. Heavy rains have
caused damage in Japan. Twenty-six
damseIs OF noble family have been
Emperor of China.
A thousand houses have been burned
at Orenburg, Russia, and 10000 factory
operatives are homeless.
Foreign advices report that King Otto
of Bavaria is rapidly becoming mentally
weaker, and his insane fits are increas-
ing. A strike has occurred in the Bel
fast shipyards, 5000 men. being thrown |
out of employment. The British steamer |
Alicia from Baltimore went ashore at |
Cork in a dangerous position. Eight |
French ironclads have been suddenly |
equipped and sent to re-enforce the !
French squadron in the Mediterranean. |
Two bomb explosions have occurred in |
Paris. one in front of the Registry
Office. An armed force was landed from |
a German gunboat at Bagamery, Fan
zibar, removing the Sultan's flag and
hosting that of Germany. At Acera, on
the Gold Coast, party headed by Ger
man officers built fort and named the |
place Bismarckburg.
Marine Intelligence.
The Guion steamer Wisconsin, from
Liverpool, has passed Fire Island, dis
abled.
The steamer Umbria is just reported
as having arrived at Queenstown in
days 4 hours. Weather clear and no
sign of the City of New York.
Two steam vessels for the South Polar
of Henry Willard are to be
built at Philadelphia. 1t is expected
hat the expedition will sail early in the
spring, and hundreds of persons have
already applied to join it.
While the steamship Great Eastern
vas being towed from the CLYDE to
Liverpool, on August oath, an enormous
yea was encountered and the haWsers
parted. The Great Eastern disappeared
n the dark in the direction of the ocean,
md she was laboring heavily.
SAN FRANCIsCO-Arrivals August oath
)rig COnsuelO, % days from Honolulu.
Departures: August 21st bark Sonoma
nd S. S. Arabic for Honolulu.
Projected Departures = For Homo
ulu: S. S. Australia on September
18th; barkentine Discovery, brig Con- I
uelo, bark Lady Lampson.
The bark w. B. Godfrey is being re-
JARED after her collision with the Ivan
Zoe. Her rudder has been condemned
nd ordered removed.
The bark Ferris S. Thompson has an T
ergone a thorough overhauling and :
uvey. She was opened and found per-
ectly sound, well sailed and in every
aspect in first-class condition. She has
ad new mainmast put in, and been
eclassed in Bureau Veritas SO A 2 for
TX years.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 2d British ship
)unscore for Honolulu. 4