The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-03-08
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
San Francisco, February &c, per ;. :.
Australia.
tErom our Special Correspondent
Queen Eictoria's Message.

negotiations for the encrOachments
Of Suakim are still uncompleted and
no reason is anticipated Of a renewal
of the disturbances near Suakim.
Concerning Samoa the Queen says:
Il have consented to take part in
conference with Germany and Am
erica at Berlin upon the Samoan |
question. This will be a continual
ton of the conference recently held |
in Washington on the same subject"
Increasing expenditures for war
like preparations incurred by other
European nations have rendered
necessary an increase of precautions
hitherto taken for the safety Of our
shores and commerce. The cOunsels
by which other Powers are guided,
and which dispose of their vast
forces, are at present uniformly
friendly to England, but | have no
right to assume that this condition is
necessarily secure from the pOssibil
ity of change"
Legislation will be submitted for
the conversion of 3 per cent. annui-
ties, to restore gold coinage to a
satisfactory basis Old legislation
is to be resubmitted to regulate
titles, regulating universities in
Scotland, determining liabilities of
employers in case of accidents to
employees, establishing a Depart
ment of Agriculture, cheapening the
transfer of land and remedying
abuses attaching to limited liability
of joint stock companies.
Concerning Ireland the Queen
said: early in the session your
attention is asked to measures for the
development Of the material re-
sources of Ireland, and amending
the condition of various tribunals
having special Jurisdiction over real
property in Ireland The statutes
recently passed for the restoration
of order and confidence in Ireland
have already been attended with
| salutary results"
Gladstone, opening the debate on
the address in reply to the Queens
speech, said he hoped the Govern
ment would enlighten the House re
garding affairs in Samoa and Fan
zibar at the earliest possible mo
ment, remarking that the Govern
ment described their own armament
as precautions for defense, while
they spoke of other nations arma-
ments as warlike preparations. Glad
stone said Parliament must be very
exacting as regards proof of the ne
cessity of any unusual increase of
credits for defense. Complaining that
there was no indication of legislation
acceptable to the Irish people, he
said the Government had rendered
an elaborate Irish debate inevitable
by inserting a sentence in the ad-
dress implying the approval of their
Irish policy, which was totally at
variance with the views Of the oppo-
sitiOn.
Smith, the Government leader, de
clared the Government quite ready
to meet Gladstone's challenge. Re
garding the Samoan question, he
said papers had been prepared, but
that, owing to the pending confer
ence, the Government was unable to
express any decided opinion on the
subject. The Government nod no
intention to 70 lmpute unworthy or
! "oosressive motives to foreign ma
tions, but the country must be in a
condition to defend her trade and
her food supply. The Scottish local
government measure would be fol
lowed by the bill to establish district
councils in England. He hoped the
House would leave the subject OF
Ireland for a separate debate.
American Politics.
The vote of the Electoral College
has been formally counted, anC
ingalls, declared Harrison and Nor
ton to be elected. Harrison will be
in Washington to-day, and prepar a
, tions for his inauguration are almost
completed.
The House has agreed to the Sen
ate appropriation of $500,000 for the
protection of American interests a
Samoa, and 100000 for improving
Pago Pago harbOr.
} The Congressional election con
l test at Chattanooga, Tenn, between
Bates (Dem) and Evans (Rep.) has
; been decided in favor of the Repub
ican.
General Rosecrans has been PLACED
on the retired list.
The Committee on Military Affair
decided to amend the Army bill b.
inserting an item making an appro
t priation of S25O,000 for the manufac
ture of four dynamite guns, to b,
placed: One on the north and on,
on the south side of the Golden Gate
+ at San Francisco bay; one on Goa
/ island, and another on Alcatra
: island. The dynamite gun provided
for is regarded as the most etfectiv,
&. of all guns made, and military off
GERS believe that these four guns vii
, prevent the entrance of any hostile
! fleet into the Bay of San Francisco
= The Antitrust bill in the Cali
. fornia State Legislature has beer
/ reconsidered, and was defeated
: through the influence Of a hug
!, sack"
:. Cabinet speculations have been a
numerous as mosquitoes in Homo
: lulu. The Pacific Coast delegation
i to Congress met and decided to sen'
}, Congressman Morrow to Indiana
5 polls to present the claims of the Pa
.. cite Coast to representation in tn
Cabinet, bnt he was not permitted L