The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-12-30

in the mill. Poison was put in the
coffee, and detectives allege that
many mysterious deaths and much
strange sickness among the men was
the result. The guilty man is sup
posed to be in custody.
A dispatch from Laredo, Texas,
says that the Garzia bandits sur
prised troop Of Mexican cavalry,
shot twenty three of them and roast
ed five alive. United States troops
are IN pursuit, and the Mexican au-
thorities are rushing troops to the
border.
Foreign Ne'ys.
a Berlin dispatch says that the
statement is made on good authority
that Germany, as we'll as the United
States and Great Britain, has become
deeply involved in the conflict raging
round Chief Justice Cedercranz, of
Samoa. The Chief Justices local
government scheme finds as little
favor here as in London and Wash
ington. Baron Senfft Won Pilsach,
President of the Municipal Council
and adviser to the Samoan King, is
also IN bad odor at the Foreign Office
here. 1t IS said that the latter has
resigned, but that his resignation
has not yet been accepted. 1t is GER
tain that both Cedercranz's and Pill
sachs positions have been badly
shaken, and that either or both can
not last much longer.
The Garzia bandits have had
another battle with Mexican troops,
and the contest was bloody one
both sides sustaining heavy losses.
After the fight the Garzia men re-
turned to United States territory.
Our troops are in pursuit Of them,
and the outlaws are now pretty hard
pushed. At last accounts, they had
taken refuge in thick jungle, and
were practically surrounded.
German political circles are greatly
agitated over the crisis in the Reich
stag on account of the Army bill.
Won Caprivi's retirement is openly
talked of, and it is generally thought
will have 10 step down Count Won
Gutenberg, Herr Miguel and General
Won Harnke are mentioned as his
successor.
Work has begun on the Haifa and
Damascus railroad in Palestine. The
| line will skirt Mount Carmel and the
Plain of Esdraelon of Jezreel, pass
through the Valley of Nazareth,
cross the River Jordan south of the
Lake of Tiberias, and pass thence
over the Haooran Plains to Dsmas-
Gus.
A new Spanish Cabinet has been
formed by Senior Sagasta, as follows:
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, Marquis
de Amigo Minister of Finance,
Senior Montero Rios Minister of
Public Works, Senior Moret; Minister
of War, Senior Dominguez; Minister
of the Interior, Senior Gonzales :;
Minister of the Colonies, Senior
Maura. The Minister of the Marine
is still unsettled. The Cabinets sup
port is composed of moderate Repub-
licans and Liberals.
London has big dynamite scare,
owing to the desperate threats of the
Anarchists. The internal machine
is supposed to be located in the city,
but the officers have been unable to
find it. The result is, that all the
public buildings are guarded day
and night by an army Of detectives.
Although the Chinese Restriction
law has been declared constitutional,
the Emperor Of China has instructed
his representative here to resist it
to the utmost. Their objection is to
the registration requirement under
penalty of deportation.
4 1t Is reported from Hayti that an
other attempt has been made to
assassinate President Hippolyte. The
story is that the President was in
bed at the palace when one of his at
tendants saw man slipping along
the corridor toward the Presidents
room. The attendant grappled with
him and was stabbed in the shoulder
Other attendants came and the man
was held and bound. He was asked
what his object was in visiting the
palace and said: $40 kill Hippolyte.'
He was then taken out aud shot.
An investigation was made and it
was found that the man got into the
grounds by breaking through the
fence. The next day six of the
guards were shot for allowing the
man to get into the house, and the
Lieutenant who commanded them
was sentenced to be shot, but son
of Hippoiyte interceded for the Lieu
tenant and his life was spared, but he
is still in prison. 1t Is believed that
the attempted assassination is the re-
suit OF conspiracy in which people
in Hippolyte's household are impli-
Gated.
The silver conference at Brussels,
has adjourned to meet on June LIST
next, when final effort will be
made to reach some agreement.
Nothing has been accomplished thus
fer except to set some of the foreign
fnanciers to thinking. As result
of this failure silver took a tumble
to the lowest figure it ever reached
in this country, and there was a
similar smash in England.
Brazil is still terrofized by revolu-
, tons and heavy battle is expected
between Federal and Republican
troops In Rio Grande de Sui. Both
sides are accused of cruelties. The
Federals are indignant at the Gov
eminent of Uruguay for permitting
alleged violations of neutrality in al
lowing purchases of arms and am
munition in their territory. Secret