The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-01-14
FOREIGN NEWS.
Tbs Chilean Trouble Almost Settled.
Interesting Dispatches About
American and European
Affairs.

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pers the following dispatches are
clipped. The European cablegrams
state that Chile's trouble with the
United States is about settled. There
is civil war predicted for Canada.
Chile has proclaimed new Presi-
dent.
AFFAIRS IN THE UNITED STATES.
Mr.. Crisp, Speaker of the House OF
Representatives, has appointed Mr..
Springer Chairman of the Committee.
of Ways and Means, Mr.. Mills Chair
man of Foreign Commercial Com
mittee, and Mr.. Bland Chairman of
the Coinage Committee. The gen.
eral revision of the tariff is not looked
for.
Mr.. Springer, Chairman of Com
m ittee of Ways and Means in the
House, proposes to introduce a Bill
making imported wool free, and not
charging tariff on woolens.
The Buffalo and st. Louis express
trains collided on Christmas at Hast
ings, Nebraska. A brakeman was
alleged he delayed doing so by going
to a hotel to get drink. Ten persons
were killed and fifty injured. Many
were scalded owing to the bursting of
the boiler of the st. Louis express.
1t is considered that there is little
prospect of a radical change in the di-
rection of free silver coinage in the
United States. The Democrats, who
have hitherto advocated the system,
are now less urgent for its adoption.
The New York World states that
Mr.. ]. G.. Blaine, Secretary of State,
will be the Republican nominee for
the Presidentship of the United
States.
The telegraph operators on the
Texas railway lines have struck for
an increase of wages, and in conse-
quence, 700 miles of line are blocked.
An Infatuated mob rescued from the
custody of the sheriff seven outlaws
charged with robbery in Alabama,
and hanged the whole of them.
President Harrison has consented
to the payment of an indemnity for
the lynching of the Sicilians at New
Orleans some months ago.
Twenty thousand cases of influenza
have been reported during the week
ending December Goth, in the State
OfeOhiO.
The Coinage Committee of the
House of Representatives divided on
the question of free coinage of silver,
nine being in favor of the proposal,
and four against 1t.
CHILEAN MATTERS.
General Montt has been proclaimed
President of the Chilean republic.
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the minor officials under the Balma-
ceda regime.
The United States fleet appears to
be slowly massing in the harbor of
Valparaiso.
Judge Forster, who has been con-
Quoting the inquiry into the charges
made against the police of having ILL
us ID sailors belonging to the United
States warship Baltimore, has finish
ed his labors. The American sailors
admitted that they were drunk, and
very little evidence was adduced in
support of the charges of ill-treat-
ment.
A later dispatch says: The inquiry
into the disturbance with the men Of
the u. S. cruiser Baltimore has con-
oluded. Two Chileans were found
guilty OF SUdOOlUS. ne pOlICc WeTO
exonerated from blame.
The Chilean Government is likely
to propose that the dispute with the
United States be referred to arbitra-
ton.
The Chilean Government interpret
the absence of the United States Min
lister from the ceremony at the pro-
clamation of the Chilean President
as an act of discourtesy. The followers
of the late General Balmaceda are
said to be holding secret meeting.
Mr.. Blaine is preparing a statement
for President Harrison to present tC
Congress, showing the grounds on
which the request that action should
be taken against Chile is based.
United States officials deny thai
preparations are being made for wal
with Chile, and state that the pros
poets of q settlement of the difficulty
between the two countries are favor
able.
THE REVOLT IN CHINA.
In the battles which took place be-
tween December Sd and eth the Chi
nese troops killed 1000 rebels and be.
headed 80 rebel leaders.
The Propaganda has been informed
that all missions in the interior OF
China are menaced.
PARIS, December 27th.-The Chi
nese Legation here denies the truth
of the statement that revolt has
taken place in Mongolia, and that
Christians have been massacred.
THE CRISIS IN CANADA.
The Hon. H. Mercier, ex-Premiel
of Quebec, prophecies possible civil
war as the result of the action of the
Lieutenant Governor in deposing
him. He says that the constitution
has been violated, and will ulti-
mately cause annexation to the
United States.
The Ottawa Citizen, the leading
Conservative organ, condemns the
dismissal of the Mercier Government,
and states that such acts by provin-
cial Governors jeopar6ize the Dom
inion.
Thirteen Conservative members of
the Dominion Parliament have been
unseated on the ground of corruption.
There is an increasing feeling
throughout the Dominion that the
dismissal of the Hon. H. MERCER
Government is dangerous invasion
of the provincial autonomy.
The Treasurer of Quebec declares
that deficit of half million pounds
has been concealed by the previous
Treasurer.