The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-02

chances for securing cOaling station
privileges. The Charleston is now en-
route to Honolulu, where she will
remain until Admiral Brown arrives.
With the Pensacola already there,
Admiral Brown will have three YES
sells to give support to the negOtia-
tons he will be authorized to conduct
in connection with cOaling stations.
American News.
Mrs. John Jacob AstOr has given
birth to a son who will bear the
name of his famous ancestor. The
baby has, at the present moment,
from money point of view, the most
remarkable prospects of any child in
America, perhaps in the whole world.
It is stated that Blaine and Har-
rison have agreed to go into the con-
test for the Republican Presidential
nomination and not interfere with
each others strongholds.
The winter has set in throughout
the Eastern States with unusual sew
Gritty, and at the present writing tele-
graphic communication with large
section of the country has been sus-
pended on account of a great cyclone
and blizzard.
The railroad companies are unable
to get cars to move the immense
/ wheat crop of South Dakota.
The Chicago anarchists have shown
their teeth again. They undertook
to hold one of their old time mass
meetings for the purpose of denounc-
ing the government and making
demonstration. The police raided
the place and after some resistance
broke up the meeting. Many of the
anarchists were armed and were ar
rested.
Arrangements are being made to
lay cable from the Bahama Islands
to the coast of Florida.
The recent eclipse of the moon has
determined the fact that that body
has no satellite.
st. Louis has had fire that cost
her over one million dollars.
The notorious Mrs. James Brown
Potter has been divorced by her hus-
band.
In the great football game at
Springfield, Mass, Yale beat Har-
ward by score of 10 to O.
A woman in Pennsylvania has
lived al days on pint of butter
milk per day.
Fifteen lines of railroad have secured
terminal facilities at the Worlds Fair
grounds.
w. J. Florence the famous actor,
died on November 18th.
The city of Brooklyn, n. Y, is
threatened with water famine.
Governor Honey of Indiana died on
November 23d.
San Francisco failed to get the Re-
publican National Convention. 1t
will be held in Minneapolis.
The bank of MADEIRA has been
wrecked through the dishonesty of
M. F. Baird, the cashier. Baird
when arrested and proven guilty by
his own confession, surrendered his
personal property.
The California National Bank of
San Diego has suspended. Its failure
was due to bad management-tOO
liberal to loans.
The Cheyenne, Nevada bank closed
its doors on November 18th. The
young cashier Geo. L. Beard, COM
mitted suicide on the following day.
Foreign News.
A despatch from Teheran, the capt.
tai of Persia, states that the Mujtahid,
or high priest of the Shah ect,which
is the predominant religious sect of
the country, it's followers numbering
nearly 100000, recently fomented a
revolt in MaZanderan, a province in
Northern Persia. The Government
took prompt measures, but the rebels
made determined resistance against
the Shah's soldiers. They were not
defeated until 200 of their number had
been killed. A large number Of
rebels, including the leader-the
priest were taken prisoner, and
summary justice will be melted out to
them.
Reports from Buenos Ayres indicate
that a revolution in Argentine at an
early day is very probable.
European war talk grows hotter,
and the powers continue to increase
their military strength. Russia is
said to be massing troops on the
Polish frontier, and Austria is also
strengthening her frontier guards.
The alleged alliance between France
and Russia is causing great deal of
anxiety throughout Europe.
Balmaceda's Minister of Agricul-
ture, who has been in hiding since the
downfall of the Dictator, has commit
ted suicide, because of his inability to
escape from the country and his
enemies.
The influenza is spreading in
Europe and causing great mortality
in Germany and France.
The extraordinary credit of over
LOG, 900 marks has been asked for
in the German budget for artillery,
intended for providing the army with
a new kind of field gun which has
been perfected under the direction of
Emperor William, Count Won Wal
dersee and General Won Schlieffe.
Dispatches from Guatemala say
that Barillas is sending troops to the
north from QueZaltenango for the
purpose of intercepting the revolu-
tionists if they should cross over from
Mexico. The Mexican Government
denies that it has been asked to stop
the revolutionists from crossing the
Mexican frontier to Guatemala, and
says that it has no knowledge Of any
revolutionary movement against that
country. Dispatches from Salvador
are to the effect that the Government
of that republic is in bad financial
strait and is unable to pay the salaries
of its employees.
The North German Gazette says the
Government has negotiated with
England and America and, it is
stated, obtained their consent to the
retention of Baron Won Pilsach as
president of the Samoan Council.
Therefore his resignation as such has