The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-08-20
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the Schuylkill and tributaries New
Jersey and Pennsylvania towns are
inundated. The Susquehanna is
also IN food, and bridges across it
have had to be ballasted with coal
laden cars. A large dam at Feltvill,
N. j., threatens to give way; and, if
it does, the loss Of life and property
will be fearful. Already the loss is
estimated at millions of dollars; but
no loss Of life is known so far, and
the floods are beginning to abate
S. F. Chronicle, Aug. I'd.
Manitoba Projects.
WINNIPEG, (Manitoba), Aug. l.
The Manitoba Government is con-
templating several sweeping amend
ments 1t intends at the next ses-
sion to abolish the use of two Ian
guages French and English,) for
official purposes and to limit such
business to English alone They
also propose to abolish the dual
school system by Matchmaking all
schools and obliging both Protes-
tants and Catholics to attend them.
The French Catholic minority
threaten to appeal to the Imperial
Government if these encroachments
on what they consider their special
privileges be made.
A Fine Steamer Going to Pieces.
WATERFOWL IN. W, August l.
The palace steamer st. Lawrence,
which for several seasons has been
the pride of her officers and the best
of the Thousand islands line of
boats, ran on a rock off Hog island
in the Canadian Channel to day and
is going to pieces. She had on
board nearly 900 people, who were
safely conveyed to the adjoining
islands. It is expected the steamer
will go to pieces during the night.
The Granada's Treasure Recovered.
New YORK, August President
George Gould of the Pacific Mail
has received cablegram from the
company's agent at Manzanillo
stating that the treasure (20O,000)
that was on board the steamer Ora
NADIA when the vessel was lost, had
been recovered. The vessel was
valued at 100000 and is total loss.
The COke-Workers' Strike.
PITTsBURG, August Private adj
vices from the Louisville, O., coke
region indicate that the great strike
of $4,000 coke-workers, which was to
take place to-day, was not general.
About one-third of the miners are
said to be out. The strikers claim
the men will all be out before eve
ming.
The Dow Liquor Tax.
COLUMBUS (O) August 1.-The
Dow liquor tax reports for the first
half of 1889, which have been re-
ceived by the Auditor of the State,
show that there are 1902 saloons in
the State, an increase Of lis. The
receipts to the revenue fund are
1922, 900, an increase of $500.
Irrigation for the West.
ST. PAUL, August 1.-The United
States Senate Committee on the ir-
rigation of arid lands in the West
has commenced it's labors. A dele
cation from Dakota was present and
was heard touching the necessity for
irrigation in certain sections of that
State.
Trains in Collision.
WASHINGTON, August lon the
Richmond and Fredericksburg Rail
road two passenger trains collided
tonight. Engineer Desmond was
killed and Conductor Neuman badly
injured. Conductor Howell and a
lady passenger were slightly hurt.
Hippolyte's Advance.
New YORK, Aug. 1.-The steam
ship Ozana, which arrived today.
brought some important news from
Hayti, she having left the port of
Gonaives July 21st. On the 14th
General Gerard, Hippolyte's com
mander -in-c chief, had taken Fort
Toussaint POuverture, situated on
hill three miles northeast of Port-au-
Prince, and shelled that town.
Hippolyte was in Gonaives on the
29th, and much powder was expended
during the day and night in cele-
brating his arrival, and in his well
come the Ozana joined. The captain
of the Ozana is of the opinion that
the next news from Hayti will be de-
cisive and that Hippolyte will be
master of the situation.
Small Assets.
READING (Va.), August 1.-The
Sheriff to-day carried out the order
If the court to sell tie property of
he Standard Live Stock Insurance
Company of this city, the failure of
which was recently announced. The
'nly property found was lot of old
'tfice furniture, and hundreds of
reditors will realize nothing. The
BUSINESS of the company was that of
nsuring horses, and it had nearly
], 100000 of insurance on its books
t the time of the failure.
The President at Deer Park.
DEER PARK, (Md.), August l.
he President did not disappoint
ne veterans at Mountain Lake Park
o-day. He drove over this morning
/ 8 o'clock with Secretary Window
nd took the train there for Wash
lgton. He was given an ovation by
le Grand Army men, who repre-
'nted all the posts from Martins !
1rg to Wheeling. 5
The Sioux Indians.
BISMARCK, On. d., August l.