The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-02-04

it's contents. When / was lying sick in
bed Consul Mckinley told me that the
kIng intended going to a dinner at the
California Hotel. | sent back word that
he ought not TO think OF leaving his
room while In such poor health. The
King smiled atfectionately and said,
My chamberlain still thinks me sick
man.
Trans-Pacifc Cable.
Senator Mitchell of Oregon is prepar-
ing bill which shows that the people
OF the north propose to forestall those of
San Francisco, II possible, in laying a
cable across the Pacific ocean. His bill
provides for the organization OF COM
pany to construct line from a point in
the United States not designated to
Honolulu, Samoa, New Zealand and
Japan.
The New Mail Service.
The difficulty regarding the carrying
OF the Honolulu and Australian mails
appears to have been settled for some
time to come by the agreement which
has been entered into by the Union and
Oceanic steamship companies. Through
the arrangement which now goes into
effect the mails viii be carried by the
steamers OF the two companies, the
Alameda and the Mariposa alternating
IN the trip to the Colonies with the
Monowai and Mararoa. These steamers
will touch at Honolulu regularly, and
the Zealandia will be withdrawn from
the colonial route and be placed on the
Hawaiian line TO run as a companion to
the Australia. This will give the people
OF the Islands vastly improved mail
service, as under the present plan they
will have practically weekly steamer
from San Francisco.
The Union Steamship Company IS
very wealthy one. owning forty six
steamers, comprising vessels ranging
from 1000 TO 500 tons each, and from
100 to 5000 horsepower. The Mono
wal, Is the largest steamer IN the fleet
and another fine ship is to be buIiS for
service between Sydney, Auckland,
Honolulu and San Francisco. She is to
be constructed in a superb manner and
Will have gross tonnage OF 500. Man
ager Mclean of the Union Company
says that in the event that the New
Zealand Government awards the con-
tract again for carrying mails, the SER
vice to the Colonies will be made fort
nightly
The Postmaster-Genera at Washing
ton had issued a notice announcing the
change in the time of departure OF Aus
tralian and Hawaiian mails, and he in
structs Division Mail superintendent to
give these mails the utmost dispatch be-
tween San Francisco and New York.
San Francisco News.
The Government party now exploring
Death Valley is making splendid pro-
gress with the work.
Senator Hearst is lying very low at his
house in Washington, and his death is
daily expected.
The lymph of Dr. Koch has reached
this city, and on the Goth inst. five pa
tents were injected with it at the City
and County hospital.
The Coast Seamen's Union and the
Steamship Sailors Union will soon feder-
ate, and they may be expected to raise
trouble in the spring.
American News.
'Old Hutch (B. P. Hutchinson) has
withdrawn from the Chicago Board of
Trade, having lost over $9,000,0 900 in
wheat in the past year. His fortune has
shrunk to about 81 ,000,0 900.
The construction OF the buildings for
| the Worlds Fair at Chicago has begun.
The Senate has again laid aside the
Elections bill, the Republicans despair
ing of passing the measure. Jones OF
! Nevada, Stewart, Teller and others voted
with the Democrats.
A great storm ragged in the East on the
| Goth, blockading travel for MANY hours,
and doing several million dollars in dam
| age.
Foreign News.
News of the recent outbreak in Chile
| is very meagre. The insurgents are
| making good progress in their movement
however, if. the reports are TO be be-
Iieved.
Prince BaudCuin, nephew of Prince
Leopold of Belgium and heir to the throne
died at Brussels on the 23d inst. under
suspicious circumstances. The alleged
cause was bronchitis. Prince Baudouin
was twenty-one years OF age and it is
openly asserted that there was an intri-
que between him and a governess which
resulted in the birth OF child. The
circumstances attending are the same as
those attending the death OF Prince
Rudolph of Austria about year ago.
The English Government is endeavor-
ing to make the coming exposition IN
Jamaica purely British affair.
King Otto of Bavaria has gone insane
and regent has been appointed. On
being taken down he amused himself by
shooting at his subjects.
The New York Mail and Express
Paris special says; The French press
publish the bitterest remarks concerning
the late George Bancroft's conduct
while Minister at Berlin during the
Franco-Prussian war. Count keratry in
the Figaro calls him an enemy OF France
because he prevented the United States
from intervening in the conflict in behalf
of the aggresSor.
1t is announced that Mckinley will
visit Bismarck the coming summer to
express personally his admiration for
that statesman and his protection policy.
England and Hawaii.
The New York World has published
story to the effect that England proposes
to take advantage OF the death OF King
Kalakaua by sending a war vessel to
Hawaii at once, and closing arrange
ments by which Canada and Hawaii
will assume reciprocal trade relations.
The World states that England is espe
cially DESTROYS of securing Pearl River
Harbor at the expiration OF the present
treaty, and fortifying it and establishing
a naval station there.
The British Vice-Consul Moore at San
Francisco denies all knowledge of what
has been published by the World. He
said: 81 know nothing that could cause
such reports, and, furthermore, l be-
lieve there is absolutely no truth in
them -