The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-01-20

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gers.
American News.
New York is figuring on having
new posttffice to cost SI0,0OO.OOO.
Mrs. Elizabeth Perkins Fogg, who
died in New York Old January Sd left |
fortune valued at S2,0O0,OOO to |
various charitable institutions.
The Farmers alliance recently |
made an effort to capture the State
Government of Nebraska, and Pow
ers, their candidate for Governor,
was sworn into office. Boyd, the
Democratic candidate who was
really elected also took the oath ana
is now in possession. Troops were
stationed around the Nebraska State
house at one time.
There has been no particular
change in the Indian war situation.
A few of the hostiles have come into
the agency, but the great majority
are still out and declare that they
will not surrender. The Gordon OF
troops is being drawn tighter around
the redskins and within few days
they will be forced to capitulate or
fight.
Governor Markham was iDaugur-
ated at Sacramento on the 9Th inst.
The Farmers alliance are now pro-
posing to nominate Senator Stan
ford for President in 1898.
J. Gould is reported to have
bought the Santa Fe system of rail-
roads.
The steamer Pollux left Rouen,
France, for Philadelphia on Nov
ember 18th and on the 22d her rud-
der was carried away. 1t was found
impossible to rig up steering gear
and the vessel drifted about until
December 29th, when the crew was
rescued by the steamer State of Ne
vada. All hands were then living on
four ounces of meal and pint OF
water day.
Emma Abbott, the opera singer,
died at Salt Lake city on the 9Th
inst. after three days illness from
pneumonia. She was born In this
country in 1910 and was one of the
best known singers on the stage.
She left an estate valued at about
$4,OOO.OO0.
"A dispatch from Ottawa, dated the
Sd says: Colonel Volney V. Ash
ford of Honolulu has arrived here to
interview Foster, the Minister OF
Finance, on trade matters. Ashford
: alleges that the islands trade rela
tons with the United States have
become unsatisfactory. He had an
interview with Sanford Fleming to
day and urged that the Pacific cable
be laid by way of Honolulu.
The elections bill has been killed
in the U. S. Senate by the votes O
the Western Republican Senators
combined with the Democrats. Whel
J the discussion was at its height Sen
ator Stewart offered an amend
5 ment taking up the silver bill which
was carried. and it is believed that
free coinage bill will pass.
(, Senator Stanford has been re
: elected to the q. S. Senate by tn
) California Legislature. Stephen M
White received the complimentar.
q vote of the Democrats.
:, Secretary Blaine has issues
+ his ultimatum to Great Britain
: with regard to the sealing ques
: ton. He proposes arbitration Q
o three points: First, how far fror
;. the islands shall the jurisdiction G
n the United States extend. Secone
. whether there shall be close sea
), son. Third, what months shall b
!. The orange crop of Southern Cal
= fornia is estimated at 1000 Cal
q loads as against $500 carloads Las
d year. =, :,
i There has been an outbreak in Va
q paraiso, but the extent of the troubl
: is not known, as the Trans Andea
% telegraph wires have quit working
81. Rider Haggard, the author, hs
y arrived at New York, en- route
. Mexico, where he will collect mat
rial for a new novel about the Aztec
v A revolution is reported to ha,
occurred at Lima, Peru, on Decen
% Der 3rd. 1t was led by Nichol;
,e Pierola, who has already led thrt
other revolutions. Seventy five me
It were killed, and the Governmel
" troops won the first and only battl
n after two hours hard fighting.
The Shipping Bill.
ID During the past week the Hou'
ls went into committee of the who
g on the shipping bill. The measul
met at once with strong opposite
ID from Southern members on I'll
g ground that it was a scheme to il
discriminatory subsidize vessels {
III every character in the foreign trad
ne Dingley of Maine made forcib
IN speech in favor of the bill, in whic
IN he stated that our country had bl
D. l2a per cent. of the carrying trad
n and could reap a benefit from subs
to dies far greater than any other n
ns ton. The maximum expense of tt
bill for the first year, he stated, woul
I'd be $2,000,000, of which from $500
OF 900 to 100000 would come fro
of postage and tonnage. Taking IL
ne highest possible rate of increase an
ty the greatest amount for any one yes
r. would be $7,O00,000, after which tt
C. rate of payments would decrease.
Dockery of Missouri declared tn,
IN the bill was a scheme to tai
at S5,00O,OOO out of the farmer tax-pa,
a ers of the West for the benefit of
ly few New England shipowners.
After long, hot debate the HOu: