The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-08-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

There is a great scarcity of lahorers
in Montreal.
yellow fever has broken out in
I Brunswick, GA.
There have been two deaths from
yellow fever in Pensacola, Fla, and
the people are fleeing from the city.
The Hamilton Loan and Trust Com
pany of New York has been passed
into the hands OF a receiver.
The Commercial bank of Minneap-
oils closed it's doors August 9th. The
Linden Steel Company, of Pittburg, is
in difficulties.
The democrats held silver caucus
in Washington on August 9th and APP
pointed committee to decide en- the
future steps that should be taken.
The debate in the United States
house of representatives on the silver
question, is expected TO occupy three
weeks.
The first Chinaman deported under
the provisions of the Geary act, sailed
from San Francisco August 10th for
Hongkong.
". Pavie, the French minister, has
returned to Bangkok.
tuberculosis has broken out on the
experimental farm at Ottawa.
Official returns show a large increase
of cholera in Russia the middle of
August.
There were nearly $50 deaths from
cholera in Naples and other towns in
its vicinity last week
By the burning of the steamer Don
Juan, off the coast of China, I45
persons, chiefly Chinese, lost their
lives.
Ex-Premier MERCER has gone to
Chicago to hold a French Canadian
convention there in favor Of Canadian
independence.
General Herbert is said to have
proposed a scheme to the Dominion
Government involving some impor-
tant changes IN the militia staff.
The cholera is spreading in Italy
and increasing in Roumania. y
second death from cholera occurred in
Grimsby lEngland) on Aag. 10.
\ train on the Taft Vale Railway,
in Wales, ran Off the track OF Aug.
Z and rolled over an embankment.
Seventeen persons were killed and
forty injured.
The religious riots in Bombay still
continue, and more than fifty persons
are said to have been killed.
There was riOting August IIth at
Port Townsend between Union sailors
and nOn-union men.
The debate on the silver question
commenced August 18th in the House
OF Representative at Washington.
Five cases OF cholera have been de-
velOped among the passengers from
Europe &C the New York quarantine
5 tatiOn.
1Tajor-General Herbert is now at
70
Mr.. Patterson about the Esquimalt
Qualifications.
y ministerial crisis has occurred in
Egypt, which may again necessitate
action on the part Of the British rep
Tesentative.
Although the Bank OF England rate
of discount was advanced l per cent.
on August 10th, it is not unlikely that
the heavy gold shipments will cause
another advance very shortly.
The Union Pacific Railway Com
panv's steamer Annie FaXOn, which
piled on the Snake river, Wash, was
blown up on the 18th August while
lying at = wharf. Eight persons were
killed, and all on board were injured.
Mr.. Gladstone announced in the
house OF commons on August 5, that
there would be an autumn session of
I'll AllOLLOl4 OA Nh AuaD-
lin. Sir VIM. HarcOurt and the gov
ernment's financial policy were
severely criticized.
The steamer Ripon City, which has
arrived NJ Glasgow, reports having
spoken the Dominion liner Sarnia on (
August eth, 500 miles east OF New /
fOuudland, in 4 disabled condition. /
her machinery having broken down. I
The Saruia refused offer of assistance. I
President Cleveland's message Is re- /
garded with approval in American {
financial circles and seems generally 4
endorsed by business men of both par ,
ties. The p0puliStS and extreme silver /
men are, however, greatly disappoin- .
ted at its failure TO propose positive 4
legislation on the money issue in favor /
of silver,