The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-08-18

for the reason that their
delay at Victoria will be much
shorter than that of the Canadian
Pacific Companys boats, the bulk
of whose freight will have to be
handled there. Neither the Abys-
sinia nor the China have any freight
although both have en-
croachlng cargoes. The Abyssinla
has both through freight and
through passengers, the agents at
Hongkong having been cabled to
accept them a week before the
steamer sailed.
This is the second battle between
these companies for, the Oriental
traffic, the first one, three years
ago, ending in the withdrawal of
the Canadian Pacific from this port
after a short rivalry. No subsidy
has yet been paid by the Pacific
Mail, but doubtless would have
been paid if the Canadian Pacific
had consented to moderate its de-
mands.
Steamship Subsidies.
The prospects for the passage of
the two shipping bills were never
better There is no quorum of the
House in Washington at present,
but the day one can be secured the
bills, already passed by the Senate
will be put through. Robert j.
Creighton the New Zealand mail
agent has done excellent service in
assisting to push these bills and
the Spreckels Brothers as well as
the Pacific Mail Company have
been untiring in showing the adj
vantages of building up the ship
ping interests of the country.
Wars In the South.
So many conflicting stories come
from Central America regarding
the war between Salvador and
Guatemala, and from Buenos Ayres
regarding the uprising there that
it is difficult to say just what the
situation is at either place. The
dispatches of Lansing B. Miner,
United States Minister to Central
America, have all been held by
Guatemala and our government
has no official information what
ever of the trouble.
AS far as Central America is
concerned, the truth seems to be
that Ezeta the Salvadorian leader
has defeated the Guatemalans in
several engagements at the from
tier and that an invasion of Guate-
mala has been made. An insurrec-
ton in the Salvadorian ranks was
promptly suppressed. There is
talk of the other republics moving
against Salvador and arms and
ammunition are being forwarded
as rapidly as possible.
The trouble in Buenos, Ayres is
popular protest against any
more reckless expenditures on pub
lie improvements, following on the
financial crash President Celman is
wanted to resign and there has
been an uprising in which the navy
has joined. Celman is still presi-
dent however.
There has been some fighting in
the streets and one exaggerated
and unconfirmed story of the bonn
bardment of the city by the navy
resulting in the lost of 1000 lives.
The Florence Blythe Case.
Judge Coffey rendered a decision
August 1st in the suit of Florence
Blythe VS.. Abbie Ayres, ct al.
whereby the millions left undis-
posed of by the California pioneer
have been declared to be the prop.
erty of his daughter, familiarly
known as " Little Florence" The
same decision announces that
Blythe's name was Thomas Will.
liams; that Alice Edith Dickson
with whom Blythe was cohabiting
at the time of his death, was not
his wife, and that the claims of the
numerous outside claimants are
worthless. An unimportant excep.
ton is made in favor of the collat
eral claims of the Williams heirs
but if this were all that the attor-
neys for Florence Blythe had te
contend with, the litigation woul6
be quickly terminated. AS 1T is
the case may be appealed and may
eventually find its way to the
United States Supreme Court. II
the mean time little Florence Is one
of the richest heiresses in Cali
fornia. If the decision stands, a
least 100000 will drop into hel
lap when she shall become of age
in December of next year.
A Hawaiian Scheme.
A despatch, dated Washington
July %, says: Jonathan Austin, the
deposed Minister of Foreign Affair:
of the Hawaiian Government, ha:
been in the city for few days. L
is understood that he visits thi,
country for the purpose of seeing
Secretary Blame, In the hope thai
the latter may become interested
in Minister Carriers scheme for the
annexation of the Hawaiian Island:
to the United States.
San Francisco News.
On the evening of the Cd inst.
Henry A. Sievert, one of the strik
ing iron molders, made a vicious
and unprovoked attack on Walter