The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-12

was held in London oil January GOTH
The Queen was unable to attend.
The French Chamber of Deputies is :
becoming a very lively place. The
latest is a fight between a member
and Minister COnstans. a bloodless
duel will doubtless result.
Rev. Father Auderly, Vicar-General |
OF the Jesuits, died at Rome on Janu-
airy 18th.
Harry Resented, who inherited a
million dollars from the late Michael
Reese, the San Francisco millionaire,
is getting some worldwide nOtOriety
as wild gambler at Monte Carlo.
Rudyard Kipling, the East Indian
author, who does not like Americans,
has married an American girl.
Charles H. SpurgeOn, England's
most famous divine, died at Mention,
France, on January 3lst. He had been
i'll for a long time. He was 50 highly
revered that some OF the great London
journals appeared in mourning Dor
ders.
Italy has presented a bill to the |
United States, giving the names OF |
those who are entitled to indemnity |
for the lynching of the Malta at New |
Orleans. The amount is left blank for |
the United States to settle.
Argentine has a revolt. The cavalry
and Infantry at the garrison of ChacO
are reported to be out for revolution,
and marching upon COrrientes.
The Government of Ecuador has
raised its tariff 10 per cent, to take
effect June lst next.
London physicians have declared
! that the grip is infectious. The disease
| in that city has become a scOurge, and
/ medical science cannot check If.
Sir MOrrell Mackenzie, LondOn's
! eminent physician, is dead.
Cara, the Mexican bandit, is still
| gaining recruits and making things
hot for the Mexican Government.
Emin Pasha has been heard from.
| He is making Il successful march to
his old headquarters.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg says
that the Car proposes to revive serf-
dom.
Advices received from Samoa are to
the effect that Mataafa's followers
have abandoned his cause and the
danger of q civil war is now over. The
protecting powers intend to make a
demonstration in favor of MalietOa.
Baron Pilsach has withdrawn his
resignation Of presidency of the Apia
council.
Advices from China of January 23d
state that the rebels are so strong that
they are driving the Government
troops before them.
Sporting News.
A new baseball league including
Kansas City, Milwaukee, Columbus,
Indianapolis, Minneapolis, st. Paul,
Omaha and Toledo has been organ
lied.
Lucy, 2:14, the famous PAGER, died
at PalO Alto recently. She was once
one of the greatest campaigning horses
in the country.
J Slosson and Schaefer may soon
J meet again in a series of three games.
Slosson is not satisfied with the last
match, which Schaefer won by POS
points Q4-inch baIk lineO.
, John l.. Sullivan has challenged
Charley Mitchell to fight anywhere
and any style. Mitchell said he would
, face John l.. in twelve-foot ring.
: This, Sullivan says, is just what he
l wants.
The sale of Senator Stanford's stock
| in New York Melted $119,73 Baby
Mckee the brother of Arion (2:108 al
1 years. brought $4,000.
l Frank Slavin has declined to box
. |
California Club. The club has match
ed Goddard against Joe McAuliffe fo
e $4,000.
Shipping.
/ A letter received at the Merchants
Y Exchange from Captain Marston
e dated Glasgow, January 6, states tina
the steel bark r. p. Rithet wa
: launched from the yards of Charlie:
e COnnell & Co., Whiteinch, on Deem
a Der 30. She was built for the order O
: G.. Brewer q Co., of Honolulu, and in
tended for the Honolulu and Austral
s ian trade. Her dimensions are length
It 200 feet, beam SO feet and depth
: feet; built to Lloyds highest class
She is fitted with Emerson & Walk
e er's direct acting steam Windlass, ha
l. two stern ports and two side ports il
10 between decks, two steel deck house
and steel chart house on poop, tw
Il steel boats and one wooden dingy, en-
o CINE and boiler to be put in in Sal
IS Francisco.
e The Pacific Mail Company has ha
the alternative given of calling at Sa
is Diego with it's Mexican and Contra
is American steamers or abandoning tn
e mail subsidy. 1t has decided to sen
II its steamers there.
The British bark Ferndale wa
n wrecked on the 9th ult. on the cOas
g above the mouth of the COlumbi
a river But three men were saved
+, The master, Capt. Blair, and siXtee
n men were lost. The Ferndale was O
It her first trip from England, and wit
her cargo was valued at 100000.
n The schooner Mabel Way has bee
1T wrecked at the mouth of Eel River
,e No lives lost. She was owned by Dal
beer q Carson and was worth $4,000
er The ship Helen Brewer, previousl
1t reported having capsized, is now re
is pairing at Port Glasgow; she will b
completed in about two months tn
N salver's claim is about e1S00, and tn
lg cost of repairs will be about G5OC
D. more. This ship is not to run betwee
to San Francisco and Honolulu, but
Or built for the general freighting bus
o. ness.
ic The Discovery was badly buffete
about on crossing the bar on her il
L. ward trip, and her captain was throw
n from the poop to the deck. The ma
at the wheel also suffered the san!
Il fate.
as The Tourists Guide for the II;
80 waiian Islands can be had at tn
of Office. This handy book is inval1
S able for strangers visiting this coul
- try. 1t contains descriptive matte