The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-07-07


up as clever advertising dodge.
The Spanish Cabinet was OPP
posed to declaring officially that
the disease prevailing IN Spain is
cholera, but had no alternative In
view of the report of the Sanitary
Commission. Investigation shows
that the cholera epidemic ut Pue
bla de Ruegat had It's origin in the
opening up of an old cemetery, in
which the victims of 1885 were
buried.
In the Reichstag on the 26th all
amendments to the Army bill were
rejected by vote of 211 to IFS.
Paragraph l, which authorizes the
Government to maintain the effec
tive peace strength of the army
until April, 1894, at 1928 men
was approved.
The Berlin police have decided
to refuse q permit to Buffalo Bills
Wild West show, on the ground
that it is demoralizing to youth.
England and Germany have con-
cluded a treaty by which England
gives up Heligoland in exchange
for valuable East African conces
sions.
The ball room in which the
French officers held their famous
ball before Waterloo is to be sold
at auction.
A dispatch from Berlin an
nounces that Count Won Moltke is
seriously ill.
Sporting News.
On the oath John L. Sullivan
pleaded guilty to prize fighting
when arraigned at Purvis, Miss.
He was fined $500. Before being
sentenced he made the following
characteristic speech; din enter
: ing the plea of guilty" he said, II
, do so with an humbleness of heart,
: and ask for the leniency of the
: Court. | realize the fact that /
have done wrong and violated the
} laws of Mississippi, but l assure
/ your Honor that it was uninten,
!. tional on my part, and it will never
a occur again. Since the beginning
of this trouble L have suffered awful
G punishments, which have told on me
e severely, and l beseech the Court to
e be as light as possible in this I'M
S fortunate affair. l remain your
obedient servant,
: "JoHN l.. SULLIVAN"
n Sullivan now says he is ready tt
i fight any one.
a The famous Salvator-Tenny rae
p for $4,000 side and $4,000 adde,
Il was run over the Brighton beacl
: course en- the 25th. Salvador own
ed by Haggin won in 2:O5 the dis
70 lance being a mile and quarter
W This lowered the record for th
distance. The last mile was run il
v, 1893 which equals Ten Brock
y time made thirteen years ago.
st Uncle Bob won the America
k Derby at Chicago on the 2lst ms
re Firenzi owned by Haggin ia
+ a mile and half at Sheepshead ba
j. on the Goth in 2:34 lowering th
lie record by one second.
Stansbury defeated O'Connor j
IN the championship sculling mate
st on the Paramatta on the 23d ins
le OConnor raised a claim of fol-
o. and the race will be rowed over O
sc the 30th.
y Marine and Naval News.
W A China rate war is immineI
= between the Pacific Mail and Dec
y, dental and Oriental companies G
- one hand and the Canadian Pacif
:, on the other. The Canadian has
~ ~ guarantee of 40 per cent. of cas-
y bound business, but wants an add
Il tional subsidy to keep out of ST.
~ Francisco for outward business.
-. The new man-of-war Philadt
w pha made 10 5-12 knots an hour
., her trial trip, emitting her builde
a. to a bonus of $4,000 for spec
=. The Cramps, who built her, a
nv not satisfied and want another tri;
The Adams has arrived fro
Honolulu after an uneventful vo
on age. She will soon go out of col
te, mission.
lsh When the barkentine Irmga
ny was six hours out from Honolu
re- ON May 3Ist, she lost her roy
me skysail mast, her foretopmast he
'u- and main topmast. Neverthele
Inc the captain decided not to tn
ne back.
ma The Conference Naval report
hts passed by the House on the %
!, provides for three line-of-bat
me ships, one torpedo cruiser and 0
rut torpedo-boat.
TO Orders have been sent to Ma
'ok Island Yard by the Secretary
I'M the Navy to have the San Fr;
ny cisco fitted for sea with the utm'
ara dispatch, and as much as possi
ol in the way Of getting everythi
ready to put aboard her will
MA done before her trial, which is
10 pected to occur earl Y in July. t
aus masts are TO be put in her at
ers Union Iron Works instead of at
ioi navy yard.