The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-02-09

| day, brought dates to January olst.
! There is very little of importance.
Another Frontier Dispute.
Regarding the recent incident on the
| frontier, in which Freedman named
Barbarot was deprived of his gun by
| German customs officer named Hahne-
mann. The ''Lothinger Zeitung" says
Hahneman saw Barbarot following game
on German soil. AS poaching is daily oc-
currence, he declined to arrest the in
truder. He overlook Barbarot few
PAGES from the frontier on German sell
and requested him to follow him. Bar
barot refused and resisted arrest. Dur
ing the struggle which then ensued Bar
barot was disarmed. The German Dis
trict Director and the Police Commissary
are to make an official inquiry into the
affair, in order to determine whether
Hahnemann's story or the version by
Barbarot, who said that he was enticed
across the frontier and then arrested, is
the correct one.
John Bright and Gladstone.
says that Gladstone prefers to maintain
silence when questioned regarding such
cases as the circulation of bills, attrib
uting the Mitchellstown riot to Bright
and Chamberlain. Bright fears that
Gladstone does not object to the stones
and mud thrown by his followers. He
says Gladstone latterly has given no
definite answer regarding Irish affairs,
probably because he fears that the reply
might injure his cause and party.
ROumania's War Preparations.
The Roumanian Minister of War re-
Gently paid an unexpected visit to the
arsenal and inspected the military works
which are being constructed. He ex-
pressed dissatisfaction with the progress
of the work, and declared that it must
be carried forward more rapidly. He
said: "Who knows from one hour to
another what might happen
miscellaneous.
Emperor William received the Pres
ident of the Landtag at Berlin January
goth, and in the course of his remarks
observed that the Prussian finances
would show further considerable inn
provement, if as he hoped, in spite OF
the existing uncertainty of political af-
fairs, peace were maintained.
Rev. Father McFadden, a priest of
County Donegal has been sentenced to
three months imprisonment. William
O'Brien has gone to France; fresh war
rant has been issued for his arrest.
An outbreak of Moslems against the
French is threatened at Beyrout.
Twelve of the Socialists on trial at
Posen have been convicted.
A Russian army officer who recently
shot himself said he did so rather than
kill the Car, which he had been chosen
to do.
The German Crown Prince continues
to improve.
The Franco-Italian commercial treaty
will not be renewed.
Cashier Charles C'Brien of the First
National Bank of Auburn, N. Y, abb
seconded and the bank has closed it's
doors.
During the recent storm 10000 sheep
were frozen to death in Texas.
Chester Snow has secured verdict for
$98,657 against J. B. Alley at Dedham,
Mass.
1t is alleged that several bogus banks
are being conducted in New York.
Ismail Pasha has effected settle
ment with Egypt.
Louis Michel has had a narrow escape
from assassination.
M. Rousseau's report on the Panama
Canal has been published.
Gounoud's new opera has for it's plot a
story of the French Revolution.
Patti, who has recovered from her in
disposition, contemplates making visit |
to California during her next trip.
The Pope received 800 American pill
grims.
A number of prominent Socialists have
been expelled from Germany.
Queen Victoria has presented an
Indian shawl to Lady Morrell Macken-
zie.
Lord Augustus Lotus has gone
through his fortune and the bankruptcy
court.
Sir Charles Dixie points out number
of defects in the British military system.
Herr TIA explained the policy of
A1nstria and hor llios To tho Hnnorn rinr, |