The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-05

and 300 lives will always be a
mystery.
1t is understood that the Mont
serrat will land a cargo of islanders
at San Benito, Mexico, if possible.
Advertising Hawaii.
The Commercial Record Of this
city has just issued a special
twenty-four page edition describing
the beauties and commercial ad-
vantages of Hawaii. The number
is handsomely illustrated by half
tone process views and portraits,
and the work is splendidly done.
It is doubtful if a better piece of
publishing has been done here for
some time, and the whole is a
credit to the Islands and the peo-
pie who assisted the enterprise.
american Politics.
AS the weeks go on interest is
more and more concentrated on
national politics, and the presiden-
tial candidates are being largely
canvassed
The denomination of Harrison
by the Republicans seems assured.
State delegation after State delega-
ton is being instructed for him.
Blaine has vigorously denied time
and again that he will run, and
the fact that he is out Of the race
is being gradually accepted though
an occasional Blaine enthusiast is
still heard. AS matter of fact
Blaine will soon abandon politics
for a course of physical training
under William Muldoon, the
wrestler. Harrison is undoubtedly
the man.
Cleveland's boom, on the other
side, is gaining but Hill's deter
mination to block him out Of New
York is growing stronger. Elk
Senator Whitney and others have
declared for Cleveland but Hills
opposition and Tammany's i'll will
may cause the Democrats to look
west, in which case Palmer of Hi
nois or Boies of Iowa will be the
man. Palmer is very old, with
chances favoring Boies.
HIPS boom seems to have
collapsed. His Southern trip
was failure, and Senator
German is steadily knitting him
in the East. Yet Hill has
sent out a letter saying that he
is in the fight for the nomination
to the end.
An amusing side issue is the an
nouncement of Mrs. John Biddulph
Martin, better known in America
as Victoria Woodruff, that she will
run for the presidency. She is to
run on a woman's rights prohibit
ton platform, with all the "isms''
incorporated that it is possible tc
get hold of.
The Republicans have held new
primaries. There was bitter fight
between two rival firms of would
be bosses-Burns & Wilson against
Kelly & Cummins. The rowdies
of the city were in full control and
each faction got about half of the
delegates to the State Convention.
Foreign News.
Minister Rudini of Italy ha;
handed in his resignation to the
King 1t appears that the country
is bankrupt, and unable to obtain
loans in any of the great European
money centers.
Kaiser William has engaged hi:
sister Margaret to Prince William
of Luxembourg, who is known a;
the most dissolute man of his age
in the continental courts. The
King is anxious to secure the do
main of Luxemburg, and is willing
to sacrifice his sister to a sot il
order to do so. There is great in
dignation against the act of tn
Kaiser, but he will probably carry
out his design.
The revolution in Venezuela i:
still in progress, with little advant
age on either side, although tn
latest reports indicate that tn
rebels were getting the Government
troops in chancery and preparin!
to crush them. They propose t.
besiege Caracas, and will attacl
Valencia and Victoria unless re
pulsed. The Government has re
ceived severe loss in the assas
sination of General Quevedo, tn
greatest soldier in the country. H
was killed by the citizens of
mountain village through which h
was passing with his escort.
1t is reported that another revo
luton is in prospect in Hayti. TIL
excited Haytians, it is said, pro
pose to descend upon Hypolite AM
make desperate effort to depos
him.
Prince George, the only son G
the Prince of Wales, has been be
trothed to Princess Mary of Teck
who was engaged to the late Duk
of Clarence. The betrothal is yer,