The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-03
FOREIGN NEWS.
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months an omnibus patent mea-
sure, which proposes several
changes in the existing laws. The
committee proposes 70 make for
eigners pay the same in this coun-
try as charged American. Inventors
abroad for patents, and sO.4 con
structed the bill, which viii, he
unanimously reported next week.
Expenses of the Naval Review.
WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator
John w. Daniel, of Virginia, on
Monday, will introduce in the
Senate an amendment to the naval
appropriation, appropriating $780,
600 for the expenses of review
and the entertainment of official
guests Of the nation who will &C
company the foreign fleets at the
great international naval review at
; Hampton Roads and New York in
April, 1898. 1t is believed that
the presidents of the several Ameri-
can republics and reigning rulers
of some of the European nations
will attend with fleets.
Train Robbery.
NEW ORLEANS, April 15.-The
Chicago train on the Illinois Cen
trail, which left here yesterday
afternoon, was held up at $50
o'clock last night by four men, at
a point just below Independence,
La. The men then, at the point of
pistols, made the engineer and fire.
man go back and open the express
door. They robbed the Southern
Express safe of several thousand
dollars. The loss is estimated at
from $4,000 to $4,000.
A 500, 600 Blaze.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 15.-Fire
broke out in the wool-pulling, glue
and oil factory of C. T. Anderton,
at Fifth Avenue and NJ street,
South San Francisco, at 40 last
evening, and before it was exiting
uished property to the amount of
100000 had been destroyed.
a Chinese Soldier.
CHICAGO, April 13.-Private Ed
ward D. Cehota, the only China
man in the army of the United
States, has been banished in dis
grace from Fort Sheridan, near
this city, to the distant West. Ce-
hota was a private in Company HI,
in the infantry, and fought through
the war. He has been in the ser
vice over twenty-seven years. The
cause of his removal to this new
station, Fort Niagara, is selling
liquor and keeping a gambling
house, which was patronized by his
white comrades.
Poor Guns For Germany.
BERLIN, April 15-Although the
German press is still very reticent
about Rector Ahlwardt's revelations
concerning the furnishing to the
Government by Ludwig, Loewe q
Co., Jewish firm, of guns of an in
ferior character, there is reason to
believe that they have made great
stir in high quarters. Copies of
the pamphlet have been sent to the
Emperor, the Minister Of War and
other prominent persons, and an
inquiry has been instituted, but so
many clashing interests are in
volved that it is not possible to say
whether the writer of the pamphlet
or the person whom he attacks will
be sacrificed.
Another partial ministerial crisis
is expected here, as the position O
Herr Won Merr, as Minister of the
Interior, is compromised.
Post Office Appropriations.
WASHINGTON, April Is. - The
Post Office Appropriation bill wa
completed in the committee to
day and will be reported to tn
House shortly. The appropriation
aggregate in the neighborhood o
100000, the estimate being
$80,323, 400. The appropriation
for the last current fiscal year wer
$77, 907,222. The committee ap
propriated $291,S30 for foreigl
mails, besides the unexpended bal
ance. The appropriation of tn
last Congress for this purpose wa
81, 100000, and 100000 remain
unexpended in the treasury.
The Indians in the West Agai
Threatening Trouble.
GUTHRIE, Oklahoma, April II
There is a good prospect of tror
BILE with the Indians in the nea
future. Frank White and Buffal
Black, the two Indians who clair
to be prophets of the coming Me!
siah, have been released from ia
on a writ of habeas corpus an
have left for the Pawnee reserve
ton, accompanied by large nun
Der of their Indian followers, VIII
had come here to attend the trial.
The ghost dance will once MOI
be renewed, and as many of tn
Indians are arming themselve
and refusing to obey the agent
orders. it is very DrOhah1e tbs