The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-03-11

1t is reported that General Des
Bordes, the French Commander, has
been murdered in Tonquin.
The German government has for
hidden the issue In Germany of any
part Of the Bulgarian loan, on the
ground that Bulgaria has no recog-
nized government.
The German missionaries held
captive by the Arabs at Zanzibar
have been liberated.
Stanhope, the Secretary of State
for War, thinks he is entitled to warn
his cOuntrymen that contingencies
may arise which will require Eng
land to be prepared for the most sud-
den emergency.
The report Of Sir Julian Paunce-
Totes appointment as British Minis
ter 20 the United States is semi Off
cially confirmed. Pauncefote is an
Under Secretary of the Foreign Of
fee. He is an authority on treaty
law and was selected for his knowl-
edge of the fishery question.
In battle between Emin Bey and
Khalifa Abdullah, Emin Bey cap
tured three steamers and many pris-
oners and completely routed the ex-
petition sent against him.
American Affairs.
Jacob E. Goodman, cashier III the
County Treasurer's Office at Chicago,
has skipped with $1,000 of the
county funds.
Two explosions of natural gas
have occurred at Pittsburg within
fifteen hours. Five buildings are
wrecked, and others are badly
shaken. Many persons were injured
by the explosions. It is believed the
explosions were caused by leaks IN
the pipes.
Two thousand employees at the
furnaces Of the Tennessee Coal and
Iron Company have quit work in
consequence of a reduction of wages
The House at Washington has
passed a resolution to promote com
mercial union with Canada on basis
Of uniform tariffs.
Steve Brodie, who was made
famous 10y jumping from Brooklyn
Bridge and other high places, has
accepted a wager of $1,000 to swim
the English Channel from Dover to
Calais. He sails for Europe in April.
During an experiment Edison, the
inventor, nParl -
Che 10y IOsG LIS eyes1ght. !
~ hicals on the stove ran over, and !
bis eyes were badly injured.
There Is intense excitement over /.
he great gold find in Lower Cali
rornia, tifty-eight miles inland from
LH.-,,.,Iu Fn,tr, e,Ar,IyOz hnvyO boon !
made, one a rich quartz lead and the
other big paying placer. The dis
;overies were made up La Gruella
canyon. At Ensenada the business
places are closed up and everybody |
is rushing to the mines.
The six days go-as-you-please
match in San Francisco was won by
Frank Hart, 525 miles and Z laps,
b. G. Moore being second with 525 |
niles and l lap.
san Francisco News.
Seth Cook, the mining operator, is
lead.
Sixty-one divorce cases have been |
in San Francisco during
the month of February.
Goodall, Perkins IL Co. have pur-
chased the steamers City of Puebla |
and Pomona, thus removing the OPP
position for the Coast trade.
The notorious Billy Boyd, in his !
evidence in the Ciprico case, &C
knowledges having received over
$4,000 out Of his Chinese certificate
steals.
The 9. d. Bryant and w. S.
Bovine started on a race to Honolulu
on the morning Of February 9th,
the losing vessel to forfeit $500
The captain of the barkentine S.
G.. Wilder reports that in latitude 80
deg. u min. north, longitude 1873
deg 40 min west was experienced a
hurricane lasting eight hours, from
southeast to west, during which split
several sails; hove ship to for six
hours on port tack, when it settled
in a west-south-west gale with heavy
westerly squalls, lasting thirty four
hours.
When the Wilder left Honolulu
she had as passengers Mr.. and Mrs.
II. II. West and child, Mr.. and Mrs
Nissen and Miss Val Roach. On
February 18th Mr.. West died of con-
He was forty years of
age and native of this country.
The body was brought to port, and
as soon as the vessel arrived the rela-
tlves, who reside at 4SS Twenty third
street, Oakland, were notified by
telegraph and an undertaken sent
over from there for the remains.
A posse of police attempted to
arrest the recent train robbers, but
were themselves ''stood up" and re
lieyed OF their money, watches and
firearms.
The S. S. Walla Walla has been
chartered to take the place of the
S. 5. Australia on the Honolulu
route and will sail from here on
March 29th in charge Of Captain
Blackburn. The Walla Walla is a
fine boat of 2.16S tons carrying
capacity and with superior cabin
accommodation She belongs to the
Oregon Improvement Company and
Is engaged in the northern coastlng
trade. She has just been thoroughly
renovated at the Union Iron Works
Captain Houdlette Will remain with
his ship while being repaired, the
other officers being transferred to
the Walla Wall.
Shipping.
SAN FRANCIsCo-Arriyals: Feb. Is,