The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-12-11
FOREIGN NEWS.
Items of Interest From all Parts of the
World.

occurred in the relations between
Germany and the Vatican.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Nov. 23.-Not-
wlthstanding the speech made by
the Gar, in which he expressed a
dread of war and the desire that it
should not take place, Russian arma
ments have been accelerated to war
speed.
WASHINGTON, .ss25.-The report
of the Superintendent of Foreign
Mails for the last fiscal year shows
the aggregate weight of mails dis
patched by sea was: Letters and
postcards, 683,131 pounds; other
articles, 3,428,7 21 pounds. The
parcels post service has been extend
ed to Mexico, the Hawaiian King
dom, the Leeward Islands, the Re-
public of Columbia and Salvador.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Chief Post
Office Inspector Rathbone reports
that during the last fiscal year Sol
persons were arrested for robbing
the mails, of which &c were post
masters, 25 assistant postmasters, 45
clerks, 10 mail carriers, n letter
carriers, 127 burglars and 4 high
waymen. One hundred and forty
seven convictions were obtained and
$50 are now awaiting trial.
OTTAWA (Ont.), Nov. 25.-A depu-
tation representing the salmon
packers of British Columbia has ar
rived, and to- morrow will ask the
Minister Of Fisheries to modify the
salmon fishing regulations and urge
the Government to remove the poll
tax of $50 per head on all Chinese
immigrants. They represent that
the industry is threatened with de-
struction unless Chinese labor is
secured.
MONTREAL, Nov. 25.-La Patrie,
the leading French-Canadian Liber-
al paper, comes out strongly tonight
in favor of annexation to the United
States or to the formation of the
United States of Canada.
New YORK, Nov. 22-Stephen L.
Pettus, the Secretary and Treasurer
of the Brooklyn Union Elevated
Railroad, and a member Of Pollard,
Pettus & Co., of 81 Broad street in
this city, was shot dead here this
morning in Fulton street by Mrs.
Hannah Southworth, woman thirty
years of age, who refused to give her
address to the police when she was
arrested.
Rio DE JANEIRo, Nov. 22.-All is
quiet. A decree will soon be issued
making numerous changes in the
personnel of ofice-holders. The
present incumbents generally give
allegiance to the new government
A banquet was given to the Ministers
of Uruguay and the Argentine
Republic last night because of their
recognition of the republic.
| LISBON, Nov. 23.-Dispatches have
been sent to ST. Vincent and other
points to meet Dom Pedro with the
offer of magnificent chateau at the
port at Oporto for a residence, own
ed by former Brazilian. The Lis
bon Government has sent the cruiser
Madeira to watch the steamer AL
gaos. If Dom Pedro comes to Lis
bon the King will assign him to the
palace at Freluz, eight miles from
the capital.
LONDON, Nov. 23.-The Queen is
going to convene the entire Royal
family at Windsor on December
18th in a sort of reconciliation meet
ing, with the idea of removing dom
este disputes, which have some
what married the dignity of the
Queens household.
NAPA, Nov. 25.-Charles Marvin
and Orrin A. Hickok this afternoon
removed Sunol, Palo Alto, STEAMBOAT
Adonis and other horses from the
Napa track to San Francisco. Mar.
vim says the Napa track cannot again
this fall be got into the right condi-
ton for record breaking.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Superin
tendent of the Railway Mail Service
Bell, who went part of the way or
the first trip of the San Francisco
fast mail, has returned. He pro
nounces the trip complete success
and that other changes looking to {
faster mail will be made soon.
PARIS, Nov. 22-Monsignor La
cerda, an eminent French prelate
who is we'll acquainted with Brazil
thinks that the United States had
much to do with the revolution and
dismissal of Dom Pedro. This re
markably astute gentleman declares
that he would not be surprised tc
learn that the Government at Wash
ington had even gone so far as tc
subsidize the press of Rio de Jan
GIRO in order to prepare for the
downfall of the imperial dynasty
and he further expresses his suspi
cion that Brazil will henceforth be
commercially in the grasp of the
North Americans
| PARIS, Nov. 23.-Nellie Bly,, who is
racing around the world against
Miss elizabeth Bisland, is now or
board of the Indian mail express
train bound for Brindisi, and flying
across the Italian Alps. The lady
had an interview with the well
known author Mons. Jules Verne:
'The first thing ] want to know
exclaimed Mr. Verne, ''is what route
you are going to follow"
'SThe New York, Southampton,
Calais, Brindisi, Columbo, Hong
kong, Yokohama, San Francisco
New York route - rnnIied NaIlie R1v