The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-03-23
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
Per :. =. Mariposa, san Francisco,
March 9, 1889.
lFrom our Special Correspondent
More About Samoa.

criticising the increase in the Ger
man squadron in Samoan waters, as
serts that the order for the dispatch
Of the warships was not gwen
through Bismarck, but to the Ad-
miralty by superior authority.
Bismarck's organ, the North Ger
man Gazette, charges American
newspapers with bringing ground
less accusations against Germany,
and placing occurrences in Samoa in
such a light as to make hlein's
'crininality" appear as heroism,
while the German American press
points out the moderation Of Ger
many. 1t says the hostility mani
tested is due to a desire to please the
Irish-American element.
The BOersen Zeitung says: The
United States has proposed to refer
that portion Of the Samoan question
concerning Germany and the United
States alone to arbitration. Germany
is not averse to this, but adheres to
the opinion that the conference to
be continued in Berlin should settle
all questions involving Germany,
Great Britain and the United States.
In the British Commons Fergus
son, Parliamentary Secretary for the
Foreign Office, said the Government
had heard of no truce between the
German Consul at Apia and Mataafa.
England, he said, had no right to
interfere in the matter. He had no
doubt that Germany treated MalietOa
well.
There is reason to believe that Mr..
Blaine intends to appoint General
Benjamin +. Butler to represent this
country at the conference. General
Butler had an interview with the new
Secretary of State. General Butler
never expends any effort or wastes
any time in idle company. When
you find him at any of the depart
ments you can take it for granted he
is on business.
American Affairs.
Captain Ericsson, the world-fam-
Gus engineer and designer of the
celebrated Monitor, is dead
The Enterprise left Nice to pro-
tect American interests at Zanzibar
The flagship Lancaster remains
there until the Quinnebang arrives.
The Secretary Of War ordered a
court martial for the trial of Major
Garrett j. Lydecker, of the Corps of
Engineers, on charges of neglect of
duty in connection with the work of
constructing the Aqueduct tunnel.
The Merchants National Bank of
Des Moines closed its doors. It's
paper was rejected by the clearing
house. Depositors will lose about
thirty thousand dollars.
Robert CARROTS health is very
much improved, and he is able to
take short rides through the sur
rounding country with pleasure and
benefit.
The roof of a large planning mill at
New York fell in and three walls fell
outward. Eighteen workmen were
buried in the ruins. Several were
rescued severely injured.
The Duke Of Sutherland and Mrs
Blair were married at Dunedin, Flo
rida, March 4th.
Hobart Mullaney, cashier for a
New York ithographing firm, when
arrested for embezzlement shot him
self dead.
l. V. Williamson, the millionaire
philanthropist of Philadelphia,
whose benefactions in recent years
have reached a total of S14,000,00O,
is dead.
The Mahoning National Life AS
sociation doing an insurance bust
ness at Columbus, Ohio, on the mu
tual assessment plan, failed and
| asked an order of court for dissolu-
ton. The inventory shows $4,000
cash and $4,000 notes and accounts.
The risks amount to $10,OOO,OO0.
The Metropolitan-street Car Com
pany's stables at Fourth and Wyan-
dotte streets, Kansas City, Iowa,
were burned on the 9th. Sixty-six
mules, five cars and hundred tons
( Of hay were consumed. Officer Elan
agan, who, with eight others, rushed
into the building to cut the mules
loose, says that only two Of the men
succeeded in escaping, seven being
burned to death The loss is
$4,000.
Sydney Bartlett, LID, died at
Boston, aged 80. He was of the
counsel before the Hayes-Tilden
Electoral Commission, and was in
many other prominent cases. He
leaves a large estate, including
S1,OOO,0OO in stock of the Chicago,
Burlington u Quincy road.
The Farmers Market building on
Broad street and Columbia avenue,
Philadelphia, was burned. Loss,
$4,000.
Stacks Mountain City Theatre was
burned at Altoona, Penn. Loss,
$4,000.
The building of the Minnesota
Transfer and Packing Company was
burned at Minneapolis. Loss, $685.
900; insurance, $4,000.
The Willetts Manufacturing Com
pany of New York has suspended.
The next House of Representatives
has Republican majority of three
kleinhaus q SimmonsOn's NAM
moth general store at Louisville
caught fire. A high wind was blow
ing and the fire spread rapidly. The
clothing house was Quilted. The loss
was S25O,0O0.
An earthquake has been expert
enced throughout New York, Penn
SVlV4Dia and Delaware