The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-12-31
American Politics.

has gOOQ plurality.
Cleveland has spoken and as a
result the hopes of Mr.. Murphy,
Governor Hills right hand man for
the Senate are dashed. Cleveland
opposes Murphy because he is too
close to Hill.
The extra session talk still con-
times and il may be that Cleveland
will call IL If he receives certain as
surapces from the Democratic ma
iority as to moderation in tinkering
the tariff.
Warren d. English, Democrat,
who was defeated for Congress in
Alameda district by plurality of
Z5, will contest Hilborn's election
before the House and it is thought
. @ill be seated
SW. w. Foote and Stephen NJ
.fhite are making hot fight for the
United States Senate from Califor
MIA. White seems the stronger but
it is probable that to avoid row in
the party, some dark horse will get
the prize.
Southern politicians will demand
and doubtless get two positions in
Cleveland's Cabinet. 1t is needless
to say that they will be neither the
war or navy departments.
1t is now said that the State port
folio in Cleveland's Cabinet will be
Offered Don M. Dickinson who was
Postmaster General four years ago.
Republicans in Montana are ac-
cusing the Democrats of an attempt
to steal seat in the Legislature
and thus enable them to elect the
United States Senator.
The feast of the Reform Club
tMugwump) at New York, was at
tended by President elect Cleveland.
There were 600 present including
che prominent Democrats of the
country. The event of the evening
was the speech of Mr.. Cleveland,
which was very conservative and
shows that he does not advocate a
fierce onslaught on the tariff laws
The speech was received with great
applause A peculiar feature of the
event was the fact that Speaker
Crisp of the House was sighted and
not invited to speak.
San Francisco News.
The Examiner, through "Annie
Laurie" IS making up great Christ.
mas festival for the poor of the city
The Blood Horse Association, Thos
Williams, its Vice-President, Captain
Jules Cailundan of Morse's Patrol
and others, have been made the de,
PENDANTS in five suits for damages
that aggregate $125,000 The plain.
tiffs are j. j. Tobin Jr. and his wife
who, several days ago were elected
from the race track because Mrs
Tobin insisted on going into the bet
ting ring. The grounds of the com
plants are that the plaintiffs were
made sick and sore by the i'll usage
of the defendants, and that they were
falsely imprisoned.
A baby show has been attempted
at the Pavilion this month, but al
usual has broken up in a row.
Messrs. Sherwood and Mcpherson
sealing agents of Victoria, are con
Quoting an investigation into tn
sealing interests of San francisco
They are favorable, of course, to opel
sea sealing.
The Edison Electric Light Co. an,
the Electric Improvement Co. of Sa
Francisco have been merged, with
capital of $1,t00,000.
Father Joseph Levine, once of til
Greek Church of this city, who I,
turned to Russia at the mandate {
the Gear, is now immured in a MOI
astery on the shores of the Caspia
Sea. It was he who revealed IL
abusive manner in which boys WEI
treated at the Greek school here, an
this is his punishment.
The Southern Pacific Railroad WI
this Spring build twenty miles
street railroad in San Francisco, i
GLIDING an electric line on Missit
street; an electric line to South S;
Francisco and some small addition
to existing cable roads.
S. Michin, Superintendent Of III
tive Power on Russian railroads,
now in the United States study il
the American systems. He has
spected those in the East and is NJ
inspecting the Pacific Coast line
The Trans Siberian Railroad, n
Michin says, will be completed
eight years. 1t will run from Chi
binsk, in the Ural mountains, ne
the European line, to Vladivostok,
distance Of 10000 miles. Work
the line is now proceeding from be
ends, but can only be pushed alo
during the summer months VIII
8 finished the great railroad will be
best preventative on another plae
of famine in Russia. During |
winters distress there was enou
wheat and corn stored in Siberia
feed all the subjects of the Gar,
it could not be had. owing to the Ii
) of transportation.
The Examiner is working W
movement to invite President-e 81
Cleveland to visit the Coast Def
his inauguration.
American News.
. Secretary of the Treasury Fo
says he has no fear that he will
unable to keep the treasury Fl
with gold to meet all demands.
the 18th severe crisis occurre,
- the New York stock exchange al
"a panic nearly ensued. Prices drop
- heavily all on account of large or,
for gold from Europe. In this
nection Secretary Foster said: