The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-11-02

can Congress have had their atten-
ton drawn pretty forcibly to the
Nicaragua Canal project on several
occasions. At banquet given in
their honor at Cleveland, Ohio, Sena-
ator Sherman urged tie delegates to
present its advantages to their gov
ernments. The San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce on the 18th
inst. also directed memorial to the
Congress in the same tenor.
The Panama Canal Company is
endeavoring to sell its plant and
good will to some company who will
proceed with the work.
The number of wolves in Europ
can Russia is estimated to be about
175,000. These wolves destroy an
nually 100000 head of cattle, 100000
sheep, 100000 dogs, besides $50 hui
man beings.
The dimensions Of the Atlantic
liners are gradually being increased
until they begin to approach those
of the Great Eastern. The Males
tic launched from Harland & VOLTS
yard, Belfast, is $50 feet long, and
with her sister vessel, the Teutonic,
belongs to the White Star Line.
They are believed to be the longest
vessels afoat, but still fall short of
the Great Eastern's length by more
than 100 feet. The vessels have a
breadth of 81 feet, 6 inches, depth
of 80 feet, 4 inches, and a gross ton
mage Of nearly 10000 tons. They
are all built of Siemens Martin steel
and will each be propelled by two
independent sets Of triple expansion
engines, driving twin propellers
with manganese, bronze blades. They
are constructed with transverse bulk
heads and also with a longitudinal
bulkhead running fore and aft. The
vessels are intended to carry 800
saloon passengers. There is also &C
commodatiOn for $50 second cabin
passengers and about $50 in the
Storage.
Uneasy lies the head that wears
a crown'' is an aphorism that
may not be. applicable to west
ern civilization; but its truthful
force on portions Of the continent of
Europe may be learned from the
following telegram which details the
precautions considered necessary to
insure the safety of the Russian en-
peror on the occasion of his recent
visit to Germany
BERLIN, Oct. 19-The safe arrival
of the Imperial party at Gatschina
has relieved the official mind No
precautions seemed to satisfy the
Russian officers. Count Schouvaloff
fortified the Russian Embassy Six
Russian artisans, especially attach
ed to the Cars retinue, examined
the walls, flooring and furniture of
the embassy and inserted CRATE bars
in the tops and bottoms Of the chin
neys Sentries were also stationed
upon the roof, apparently to prevent
explosives being thrown down the
fues. The Berlin secret police as
sisted the Russian detectives as far
as the frontier. In accordance with
the Cars desire, the railway bridges
at Neustadt, Dantzig, Marienburg,
and all the streets Of Dantzig, were
guarded by troops. Until the Gar
left Dantzig even the officials were
not allowed to know whether he
would board his yacht or make the
journey by rail. When the train
started, orders were telegrapbed to
put $4,000 Russian troops in motion
to protect his life.
The CrOnin Case.
A plot has been discovered by the
authorities in Chicago, which had 1T
not been unearthed, would have led
to the defeat of justice in the Cronin
case On the 18th inst the. rumors
of attempted jury fixing which had
previously been banded about be-
came tangible in the arrest of AL
Hanks and Mark Soloman the two
baliffs who guarded Kunze and Sui
Ivan the Cronin suspects. These
men were caught in an attempt to
instruct talesmen who were called,
as to how they should answer so as
to be accepted as jurors, and they
offered $4,000 to any man who was
accepted and who would stick out
for an acquittal. The man who was
approached and who realized the
plot was Ct. S. Tschappel foreman
in an oil warehouse. Subsequently
both baliffs, Thomas Kavanage,
Fred W. Smith and j. Graham were
arrested and indicted Hanks, Solo
man and Kavanage at once weakened
and agreed to turn States evidence.
John Dewey who was marked for
removal by the Clan-naGael says
that the administration is doing
much to harass the prosecution of
the murderers by appointing prom
inent Clan members to important
Offices. The appointment Of Pat
rick Egan as Minister to Chill, and
Michael Kenom in the second dis
trict in New York are cases in point.
The fight over the Clan has reached
such pitch that it will be the lead
ing issue in one of the Chicago Con-
gressional districts at the next