The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-10-26

According 10 reports from w atSOIlFlLc,
Chino and Alvarado, everything at those
sugaries is progressing well. The best
sugar plant at Lehi, Utah, is also making
big run.
San Francisco News.
G.. M. Robinson, feet inches tall,
and Nellie Wilson who measures 8 feet
234 inches and weighs APO pounds are
on the Monowai. They are going to
Australia to show with Sells circus.
Sells Bros. show, animals and all is
on board the Monowai, bound for the
Colonies. They had lively time load
ing the animals aboard.
Frederick Boyd head of the Star and
Herald of Panama is in San Francisco.
He thinks that money will soon be
forthcoming with which to dig the big
ditch.
Ellen Marie Highly, widow 81 years
of age and wealthy, has married Charles
q. Callan in Oakland. He is an ex-
convict and is many years her junior.
George w. Burnett, son of q. G. Bur-
nett, on Montgomery street, pharmacist,
has married Mrs. Lena Geantel against
his fathers will. The father who is
worth between 100000 and 100000
has cut him off without cent.
At 10: 2S P. NJ. on the night of the 18th
the city was shaken for over ten seconds
by the severest earthquake experienced
since 1868. No damage was done how
ever. A slight shock followed on the
18th.
A mass meeting of merchants is being
held this afternoon to form Traffic
Association of Shippers to compel the
Trans-continental Association (of rail-
roads, to lower rates on Californian pro-
duce. There is some talk of starting a
competing railroad.
Mrs. Theresa Fairs estate has been
appraised at $6,000,0O0.
On the morning of the 18th inst. at
half.past o'clock the west bound fast
overland train jumped the track near
Colfax, and one Pullman sleeper and all
in it were rolled down a steep embank-
ment distance of over sixty feet
Many passensers were injured but no
one was killed. The whole train mar
roWly escaped the same fate. 1t was
found on examination that some das-
| tard had removed the spikes from the
ties and pried the track apart intending
to wreck the whole train. Robbery was
undoubtedly the motive. No one was
apprehended.
F. S. Chadbourne & Co., one of the
largest furniture manufacturing firms on
the coast, announce that they will 60
out of business January LIST. Dictation
on the part of trade unions is the cause.
M. B. Curtis, the actor, who shot
Policeman Grant has been committed
for trial for murder without bail.
P. E.Gillette of Berkeley has invented
/ a., NJ
whether it will fly yet, though.
The Supreme Court has declared the
San Francisco Grand Jury legal, and
the investigation into municipal cor.
ruption and legislative scandals will be
continued.
Foreign News.
On October 14th, the British Islands
were swept by a great storm which die
an immense amount of damage on sea
and shore. Many coasters were lost
watering places along the Eastern Coast
were almost demolished and passenger
trains were stopped by having the fires
in their engines put out. The steamship
Anchoria and French brig were strand
ed and the latter was lost. The storm
which resulted in the loss of many lives
was the worst for many years.
Advices from London, under date Of
| October 18th, explain the recent peculiar
conduct of the Chinese Government in
refusing to grant the demands of foreign
powers for the protection of foreign resi-
| dents. 1t appears that the empire is in
such rotten condition that rebellion is
liable to occur at any time, and the Gov.
eminent fears to punish the rioters lest
they bring about revolution that may
dethrone the Emperor. In order to helI
China out of its predicament the great
powers have assured the Viceroy that in
the event of rebellion arising from such
a cause, they will assist the Government
in putting it down and bringing the
offenders to justice. 1t is certain that q
serious crisis is at hand, but as the pres
ent dynasty has such solid backing, its
stability is pretty well assured, although
the crash may result in wholesale blood.
shed.
Three of the men-of-warsmen of the
United States Cruiser Baltimore were
killed and several others seriously
wounded in desperate street fight in
Valparaiso on October 10th. A number
of CHILEAN sailors were injured. The
trouble grew out of insults to Americans
| ~ 40 SOAhOOitIy tACdlCOCu IIId1 Lie
Conservative party of England will meet
with defeat at the next election and that
Salisbury's weak administration il
largely the cause of the detection from
the party ranks. Gladstone favors the
early evacuation of Egypt.
The Russian police have unearthed
another society the object of which is to
employ the present famine to arouse the
people to revolt. Numerous arrests have
been made. 1t is said that the number
of people in distress is 32,OOO,O 900, and
the government requires $4,000, 200
roubles to supply them with food.
Sibil Sanderson, the San Francisco
prima donna, has made another great
hit in Paris.
On the 18th, rioters in Montevideo,
Uruguay, attempted to start a revolution
under the leadership of one DR.. Percy.
He was captured and, with fifty of his
followers, was riddled with bullets. The
rioters numbered 600 and it was their
intention to assassinate President Obers,
twenty Sicilians having been lured to do
the deed. The government supporters
declare that the Catholic clergy are res
ponsible for the trouble. The colonel of
artillery was offered $500, 900 to turn the
town over to the rebels, but refused.
The city is now under martial law.
A tramp steamer named the City of