The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-07-16
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
Per the Barkenfine Discovery,
IL Days from San Francisco.

N0l1, u0~S OdI0S W OdA u ohCtoOO |
of July Sd have been received, of
which the following is summary:
Miscellaneous.
Disastrous storms ragged over Germany |
July I'd.
Advices from Chill state that Balma-
ceda's troops were defeated July LIST.
LONDON. July q The Irish Land bill
has passed the committee stage in the
House of Lords.
GLASGOW, July 2.-This morning $500
additional Clyde iron men struck against
the proposed reduction of wages.
PARIS, July 2-It is semi-officially de-
MED that French troops have occupied
the province of Luang Prabang, vassal
state of Siam.
VIENNA, July "A waterspout in the
vicinity of Murau, Syria, to-day, de-
stroyed two villages, and caused the loss
of twelve lives.
LONDON, July I'm the Commons to-
day Smith, Government leader, said 1t
was the intention to close the session
about the end OF the month.
ROME, July q The report that the
Italian Chamber of Deputies has declar-
ed itself against Italy's participating in
the Chicago Exposition is absolutely
without foundation.
DIR. Silva Jardin, highly esteemed
journalist of Rio Janeiro, fell into the
crater Mount Vesuvius, having been
overcome by sulphurus cloud while
gazing into the crater.
Henry Willard has arrived in New
| York from Bremen. 1t is belived that
he has returned with new capital, and
supported by German fnanciers, to re-
| habilitate the North American Company.
SWANSEA, July g. The Tin-platers'
Union has decided against striking for
an advance in wages in August, on the
| ground that it is advisable that tin plates
be cheap in order to face American COM
| petition.
BUENos AYREs, July 2.-The bloodless
revolution which broke out day or SO
ago in the province of Santiago where
the. President was forced to resign, has
been quelled and the President restored
to office.
Lord Salisbury has officially notified
the Governor-General of Canada that
Her Majesty has bestowed peerage on
Lady Macdonald in recognition OF Sir
Johns distinguished service to the Brit
ish empire.
AMSTERDAM, July 2.-Advices from
Surinam, Dutch Guinea, say Professor
Palkir, the Redemptorist father, who
had devoted his life for the past twenty
five years to nursing the lepers of that
colony, died of leprosy.
LONDON, July 2.-Goschen, Chancellor
of the Exchequer, says that the Govern
ment is willing to advance $685. to
British Columbia in order to promote the
emigration of desirable families from the
| Highlands of Scotland to British Column
bia.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-Mr. Mont, the
Chilean Congressional envoy, to-day re-
ceived dispatch from Senior ErraZuriZ
Minister of Foreign Affairs at Iquique.
stating that the Congressional army has
occupied Ifuasco and the army of Bal
maceda has fed.
PHILADELPHIA, July 2.-Ex-City Treas
urer John Bardsley was sentenced this
morning by Judge Wilson to fifteen
years solitary confinement in the East
ern Penitentiary and to paw fine equal
ing the sum to the misappropriation o.
which he pleaded guilty.
SAN Francisco, July 2.-Agents of the
French Government have been inspect
ing the yacht Casco, formerly owned by
the late DIR. Merritt OF Oakland, and one
of the best known yachts on the coast.
They wish her as cruiser among the
French possessions in the islands of the
Pacific.
BRUSSELS, July g. The delegates oil
the powers signing the Anti-Slavery act
have prolonged the time of adhesion in
order to give France chance to recon
slider. The American Minister sale
that although his Government had no
ratified the act as yet, it was deeply in
terested in the subject.
PARIS, July q Prince Dolgoroukoff
recently Governor of Moscow, died il
this city yesterday evening. 1t seems h,
left Russia some time ago. practically al
exile. The Prince owed Jews large
sums of money, and because of this b.
was disposed to be lenient toward them
This the Gear did not like, SO he ap
pointed his brother as Governor, and, i
is believed, exiled Dolgoroukoff.
: LONDON, July 2-The Times Vienn,
correspondent, referring to the posta
congress, says that it is regretable that
owing to Germany's opposition, the tw'
| American proposals were rejected-thos
for the creation of international postag,
stamps, and for the free carriage of mail
l from country to country. Germany op
, posed the first proposal on the grount
that the difference in exchange Nigh
D lead to wholesale speculation in stamps
q SAN Francisco, July 2.-The P. M
steamship China arrived in port las
: night from the Orient, bringing advice
/ from Yokohama up to June 10Th. TIL,
!. most important items of news concern
the riots at Marking, Wuhu and Woo
3 sieh, of all of which, except the last
i, pretty full details have been printed
The most significant fact in connection
l with them is that the secret societies ar
: supposed to be back of the rioting il
, North China, and that the disturbance
l are made for political effect in order t,
a overthrow the Mastchu dynasty and re
place it with native Chinese ruler.
> The Triple Alliance.
p PARIS, July 2.-The Matin to-day de
clares the new treaty of the so-caIlet
Dreibund suppresses three clauses of tn,
! first treaty, as follows: First, the claus,
which compelled Italy to send three
army corps to the Alpine fronti-r in tn,
event of Franco-German war: second
the clause compelling Austria to station
, troops on the Russian frontier in tn,
event of a Russo-German war: ant
third, the clause fixing the no;nirn,p