The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-08-29
American News.

1t is now believed that the city of Pa
mama affair will be amicably settled
with San Salvador.
The Pennsylvania Republicans have
endorsed Blaine for President in 1892
Anthracite coal in large quantities has
been discovered in Sonora, Mexico,
sixty-fve miles from Guaymas.
William E. Melbourne, the rain pro-
Queer of Canton, Ohio, is still making
his experiments He has thus far sue
ceeded in inducing rainfall every time
within twenty-four hours. He offers to
sell his secret to the government for
81 900 900 failing which he will organize
a company. The government tests by
exploding dynamite, etc., in the air in
Western Texas have met with fair re-
suits.
George Jones, founder and editor of
the New York Times, died at Poland
Springs, Maine, on the. 18th aged rs
years.
President Harrison is said to be anxi-
Gus to be his own successor, but IS not
yet actively in the race.
Several new cases of leprosy are re-
ported at New Orleans. Steps looking
TO isolation are 10 be taken.
4 balloon ascension occurred at Den
Yer August 10Th. When at a height of
5000 feet tbs. balloon burst and the aero
naut Prof. King and young married
couple fell over mile like bolt. Then
the silk spread converting the remnants
into a sort Of parachute which broke the
fall. The three fell in a cornfield and
were unconscious several hours after
wards.
Prof Woodhall, an aeronaut, fell from
lis balloon at Tacoma on the 18th and
dropped 1000 feet to the ground He
was Il fearful mass Of flesh when found
A child without legs has been born
TO German woman at Portland, Or
4 statue is to be placed in Westmin-
ster Abbey in memory OF james Russell
Lowell.
Postmaster General Wanamaker pre-
poses pneumatic tubes for rapid transit
OF mails in New York, Philadelphia and
other places.
Dayton, Wash, was burned out on
the 18th. Loss, $3.50 900.
Fifty buildings were burned at Jack
sonville, Fla ), on the 18th, doing damage
placed at $500 600.
The schooner Ethel has been seized at
the Seal Islands by the Government
vessels.
Mrs. James Knox Polk, widow of ex-
President Polk, died at Nashville, Tenn,
on the l4th instant, aged So years.
Mrs. Woodworth, who set Oakland
crazy with her Doomsealer" excite
ment about two years ago, is conducting
similar revivals at Topeka, Kansas
Jay Gould has been detected IN
scheme to get control of and wreck the
Union Pacific.
II. w. Blair, who was rejected as
United States Minister to China, is in a
fair way to be rejected by Russia, he
having been made United States Min
lister there. Too free criticism of the
Cars people as drinkers is the cause
ascribed.
A monument concentrating the vic
tory at Bennington, VT, in the Revolu-
ton, was unveiled at BENNINGTON on the
18th. President Harrison and many
other prominent men were there.
Foreign News.
The British fleet in the Mediterranean
has been ordered to assemble at Alex
andria. This is done in accordance with
secret information that the Italian and
French in Egypt are endeavoring to
overthrow the British proctectorate.
There is no news OF importance from
Chile. The insurgents are constantly
receiving stores ami arms and recruiting
their forces. Definite action is expected
ere long.
The fleets OF France, England and
Russia are expected to assemble on the
Chinese coast before September and the
United States men-of-war Charleston,
Thetis, Alert and Mohican have been
ordered thither. The 9Th of that month
is set for another anti-missionary rising
in the Flowery Kingdom, and the am
bassadors OF all the countries have warn
ed the Emperor that if any outrages are
committed, the country will be held
strictly accountable. The Emperor and
his advisers are in bad situation, and
there are those who believe that the
Tartar dynasty will be overthroWn. The
situation at Picking is very grave.
The Victoria City Council is contem-
plating the expenditure OF So 600 600 IN
subsidies to railroads principally the
Canadian Pacific.
The Jews are publishing in London
book called SIN Darkest Russia" Il
has made great sensation.
A terrible accident occurred near PORT
Hayti, on the 18th. A bridge
was washed away, and eighty persons
were drowned.
A new Canadian Transcontinental
road, the Pacific Peace River, and Hud-
son Bay road is contemplated. Port
Simpson, 900 miles north of Vancouver
is the proposed Pacific terminus, and
Montreal the Atlantic. The road would
open up 100000 acres of agricultural
land. The distance from Yokohama r.
England, via the route, would be 1855
miles shorter than by the Canadian
Pacific, and 1925 miles shorter than bv
the Central Pacific.
The Grand Duke Alexis, of Russia, is
visiting France.
The Russian Government has issued