The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-07-24
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.

The steamer Farrallon arrived
last evening with San Francisco
dates to July 9th, from which we
clip the following items:
The silver bill passed l22 to 80.
There is a political crisis in Sal
vador.
Taxes have been increased 6 per
cent. IN Portugal.
Edwin Chadwick, the social
economist, is dead.
The telegraph operators in Eng
land are about to strike.
A drought in Mexico has caused
the death of 10000 cattle.
The new Spanish Cabinet is COM
posed of extreme protectionists.
The Louisiana lottery bill has
been vetoed by Governor Nichols.
Twelve thousand teachers at
tended a school convention at St.
Paul, Mimi, July 18th.
A big London mob besieged the
police headquarters July 9Th. The
Life guards were ordered out.
A terrific gale swept over Lake
Michigan July 4th, and much
damage was done to shipping.
China intends to borrow 100000
900 taels of American silver for
strategic railways in Manchuria.
A rich banker and land owner OF
Sicily had to pay 100000 to Ital-
ian brigands as ransom for his re-
lease.
Edward Hanlan defeated George
Hosmer, by half length, in three
mile race, at Sioux City, Iowa
July 5th.
Advices have reached Cairo tina
the famine which has for some time
past prevailed IN the Soudan is rap
idly increasing.
A tornado struck Fargo, MINI.
July 9TH, and there is great loss o
life and property. Seven member
of one family were killed.
Ex-Treasurer Archer of Balti
more who stole more than $4,000
of State funds, has been sent to th
penitentiary for five years.
AT Trenton, N. j., July 9th tn
wife of Charles Wilke, German
gave birth to a fully develope
child with two perfect heads.
Colonel Martinovics, the com
mandant of the body-guard c
Prince Nicholas, the ruler of Monte
negro and the cousin of the Prince
was murdered in the market place
July Z.
The worlds record in putin
the sixteen-pound shot was broke
July 9TH at New York, by Georg
r. Gray, who put the shot As feet
inch, being one inch over any pre-
vious record.
An English syndicate has pul
, chased land in Mexico comprlsin
100000 acres, and also 1900
head of cattle. 1t is the bigges
land trade in the history of tn
American continent.
For some time large quantities {
coffee in transit over the Panam
, railroad from Central America hav
, been purloined. The railroad con
pany has discovered among th
thieves prominent employees. A
least over 1000 bags were stolen.
A serious conflict between TURF
and Montenegrines has occurre
. near the Lake of Scettari. TIL
! Turks were the aggressors. I'll
o British Charge d'Affairs has pr
tested to the Porte against the da1
ger of allowing the reign of al
! archy in Armenia to continue.
In the u. S. Senate July 1t
s Morrill, moved to take up the tar
: bill, saying that it could be the
laid aside informally until the shl]
ping bills were disposed of. TT
Senate refused to do so-ayes 2
o noes "a. The reason it was n,
e taken up was, that several Senator
; were disposed to take an indepe
!, dent stand until the silver questic
i was disposed of. They claimed I'll
: silver question was the greatest Oh
e before the people.
y The Russian Government,
l. counteract plans of China to NAL
i, Manchuria an outpost against Ru
STA by building railroads and flo
. tresses in that territory and an e
l. tensive colonization scheme, h
o decided to hasten the constru
s ton of the Siberian railw;
4 and to strengthen the garl
- sons In the Ameer and the Usu
s. provinces. The Government W
h also establish colonies througho
d these provinces, and no Chine
+. will be permitted to settle in
|, territory.