The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-04-23
Chi1e's Terrible Plight.

The first reliable and authentic in
formation which has come from Chile
for over month was received on the
18th inst from the New York World g
correspondent at Buenos Ayres. 1t is as
follows:
The revolution in Chile now amounts
to a civil war. Rapine, violence, con-
fIscations, arbitrary arrests, complete
cYerturning OF the laws, treachery and
everything else almost that is bad, pre-
vail. Trade is nearly at q standstill ,and
the Supreme Court and Court OF Appeals
are closed, as the judges found them
selves without authority.
President Baimaceda has assumed
functions which the Gar of Russia
would hesitate to grasp. The actual
situation from purely military stand
point is difficult to comprehend. Not a
word of reliable news comes by trans.
andine telegraph. The mails afford
sCanty protection for correspondence
and the censorship over the press pre-
cludes truthful presentment OF the
news.
The revolutionists have thus far won
most of the skirmishes and battles that
have occurred. Baimaceda has no funds
legitimately acquired. and he confs-
Gates the property OF those who do not
for 100000 pesos. The manager re-
fused, and he was at once thrown into
prison.
Italy Cooling Off.
Baron Fava, the former Italian Minis
ter to the United States, has sailed fol
home, and the New Orleans lvncbins
and the international compile atoms tc
which it gave rise have been relegated tc
diplomatists to settle. There was q
furry in Rome and Washington on the
10th in consequence of runor that
Italy had demanded reparation by the
14th or would send Minister Porter home
and withdraw the Italian diplomatic
corps from Washington. This proved &
cana-d, and it arose out OF King Hum
bert's alleged indignation on seeing some
cartoons in the American comic papers
in which he was personated az mon.
key. The italian papers are still thirst
ing for war, but Biaine's reply that this
country wanted neither to be bullied mol
hurried in the negotiations has Quilted
down the Rudini Ministry.
JMiIIer's Party III Central
America.
Dispatches from Greytown state that
President Warner Miller, OF the Near
aqua Canal Co., aud tie capitalists who
are with him, have started inland over
the route of the canal and are expected
to reach Nicaragua on the 18th inst
They will go clear to the Pacific termin
Gus before returning to New York.
Reciprocity.
1t is announced in Washington that
the basis of reciprocity treaty between
the United States and Spain has been
agreed upon between Presmer Castillo
aud General E. Burd Grubb the United
States Minister It is known that Gen.
eral Grub had instructions to open
negotiations when he went to Madrid
The New York World has q special
from Rio de Janeiro saying that the
European mercantile community is NOV
ing every power that can be eXerted to
prevent the ratification OF the new com.
mercial treaty of reciprocity between the
United States and Brazil. Whether
Brazil will sanction the treaty is deemed
very doubtful.
A special commissioner left San Do
mingo April 7th for the United States
to conclude a reciprocity treaty on the
lines laid down by Blaine and the Nc
Kinley bill. The trade is about So, 250, ;
600 annually and heavy export charges
are levied by Santo Domingo.
A dispatch has been received by the
Governor General of Canada, announc-
ing that Secretary Blaine has fixed Oct
ober 18th as the date for the coming
reciprocity conference between the
United States and Canada. The Lib
erals OF Canada have secured several
bye elections since the general election
and the chances are considered good for
e raaty being arranged.
No Mail Contract Yet.
Postmaster General Wanamaker is
evidently in no hurry to give the Ameri-
can steamship lines on the Pacific the
benefits of the Subsidy Bill passed at
the last session of Congress. De has
awarded mail contracts TO two South
American lines, but up to the present
time neither the Oceanic Company moi
the Pacific Mail Company have received
any attention. His derilection in this
particular is causing much dissatisfaction
on this coast.
President Griscome of the Inman
line, one of the largest transatlantic com
panies, is authority for the statement
that another American line of Atlantic
steamers. aside from the one projected
by Austin Corbin, will very shortly be
established. 1t will consist of feet Of
thirty vessels, all to be manned by
American seamen. Two vessels, each to
be OF 10, 800 tons, will be at once built at
cost of 100000, and it is reported
that the Cramps have already secured
the contracts for building the vessels.