The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-06-03
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.


the Umatilla, with San Francisco
dates to May "a, has no startling
features. Peace reigns in every
country. The most important
trouble is that of the labor strikes
in Germany, where between one
and two hundred thousand coal
miners have struck for higher wages.
They have been receiving on an aver
age two shilings and six pence a
day (sixty cents,) and ask for an
advance of three pence day, and a
reduction in the hours of labor. 1t
is said that the Emperor William
and the German Government
strongly sympathize with the
strikers, and if so, they may secure
at least the advance asked for.
IN Vienna, very singular strike
of conductors occurred on the city
tramways, they demanding a red"c
ton of two hours daily work, from
sixteen to twelve. The conductors
refused to yield, and the Populace
siding with the conductors, would
not allow a car to move. Finally
the matter became so serious. that
the Emperor Francis Joseph inter
fered and notified the companies
that in his opinion the demand
of the conductors was a just
one, and that the hours of work
should be reduced to twelve,
which was done, and the
trouble ended. The city council of
Vienna also imposed a fine of $4,000
for breach of contract, and $1,000
a day for every day the tram service
was idIe- and this fine had TO De pald.
The French Exposition was
opened on May G, though the ex-
hibits were very far from being COM
plete. During the day, President
Carnot was shot at by crazy person,
but beyond a temporary excitement,
there was no interruption of the pro-
ceedings. The Exposition is said to
surpass, in size and display, every
previous exhibit of the kind. The
inference is that when finally com
pIete, as it will be in few weeks
time, it will constitute a most re
markable exhibition of art and in
dustry. The area covered by the
buildings is said to be unpreced-
ented, amounting in all to 100000
square feet, nearly IS acres. The
total number of exhibitors is said to
be little short of 10000. The United
States is the only country officially
represented. All other countries
except Germany, Turkey and Mon
tenegro, however, have presented ex-
hibits OF varying sizes and character.
This French Exposition, it will be
remembered, is intended as a cele-
bration OF the uprising of the French
people century ago, known as the
French Revolution. This event has
always been considered the birth of
Republicanism in France, though
there have been several Interruptions
of it during the century. But it &C
cOmplished results which have given
to France what promises to become
a permanent republican government.
The celebration corresponds in its
purpOrt to the Philadelphia centen-
NAL exposition of 1876.
The Samoan Conference at Berlin
will probably continue in session for
several weeks longer. The plan of
settlement seems to be this: The
recall and reinstatement Of Malietoa
as king, with a council of three or
six advisers, appointed jointly by
England, Germany and the United
States, with a judiciary and land
commission OF joint approval, t1o
whole government and people to be
uuder the john protection Of the
three powers named. The only