The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-07-22
WAR IN SIAM, NICARAGUA AND
SAMOA.
TERRIBLE HOLOCAUST AT
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Yellow Fever in New York Harbor-
The German Government Has
Small Majority-Persecution
OF Armenians, Etc.
FiShfinS in Siam.

FiSHfiu3 IN Siam.
LONDON, July 13.-The Times cor
respondent at Bangkok telegraphs
that the Siamese government has re-
fused to permit two more French gun
boats to enter the Meinam River, 20
miles from the mouth of which Bang
kok is situated, and threatens if the
gunboats attempt to cross the bar at
the mouth of the river that they will
be sunk, and France will be held Off
| cially responsible for beginning war
upon Siam.
In a later telegram the same cor
respondent says: despite the most
pacific assurances from the French
minister, who undertook to stop the
advance of the gunboats and to ar
range equitably all differences, the
Compile and the Inconstaute slipped
across the bar this Thursday even
ing and exchanged shots with the
Paknam forts. The two men of war
then proceeded to Bangkok and now
are anchored with the gunboat Lutin,
opposite the British Legation. One
sailor was killed by the exchange of
wounded. The King is now holding
council. II it comes to fighting,
fearful scenes will probably be wit
nessed.n
War in Samoa.
SYDNEY, n. S. W., July Is. - The
latest Samoan advices, dated July 9Th,
show that active hostilities have
broken out between the natives who
support King MalietOa and the adher-
ents of Chief Mataafa. The opposing
factions have each formed camp
about two miles from Apia, the capt
tai, and skirmishes occur occasionally.
The kings forces are numerically
stronger than the supporters of Chief
Mataafa, but the latter have better
arms. Both leaders refuse to hold any
district neutral. .
AUCKLAND, n. H., July Is. - The
last Samoan mail contains reports of
the outbreak of hostilities. First blood
was shed while Malietoa was march
ing on Malicoa. He captured a rebel
outpost after short fight. His follow
ers now outnumber the rebels five to
one. Many of the rebels have deserted
to him. ,Apia is feverishly excited.
a Terrible Fire.
CHICAGO, July 1O.-A terrible fire
with loss of life occurred here this
morning. The fire occurred in cold
storage warehouse not belonging to
the exposition containing an exhibit
of the Hercules iron works. The fire
men ran up the shaft surrounding the
smoke stack to fight the fire. The
shaft caught fire from below, and fif-
teen or twenty men were killed by
jumping or burned to death. The
scene was witnessed by thousands
and was terrible.
Serious Charge A sainst Members
of the Italian Parliament.
ROME, July 12.-Out of 400 mem
beers constituting the senate, 100 are
charged with completely, either direct
or indirectly, in the bank scandals.
About 100 of the members of the
chamber of deputies are similarly i'm
plicated. 1t is proposed that the sem
ate, sitting as hight court of justice,
demand that the accused senators re-
sign.
The Behrine Sea Arbitration.
OTTAWA, July 13.-Professor Ma
on the seal islands in Behring sea, get
ting additional information on seal
life to supplement what DR.. Dawson
and Sir George Baden Powell got, re-
turned today from Paris. He says
that the general impression there is
that Great Britain will win every
point in the case.
More Persecution of Armenians.
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 13. - The
British embassy has received news
that 800 police and Bashi- Bazouks
were sent out from Caesarea in Febru-
airy to arrest so-called refugees in
Everek. They looted every Armeni-
an house in the town and abused the
women. The Armenians were too
weak numerically to offer effective
resistance. Two Turkish prisoners,
caught recently, as they were escap-
ing from the Angora jail, falsely ac-
cused the Armenian prisoners of hav-
ing helped them to get away. Ten of
the Armenians were taken and tor
tured numerically and were thrown
into chains.
The Rebellion in Brazil.
PARIS, July 12.-Senor Guanabara,
the Brazilian delegate to Europe, has
made public an official telegram from
Rio Grande do Sui, saying that no
conflict has taken place there since
the defeated insurgents took refuge in
Uruguay. The despatch also says
that the passengers on the steamer
Jupiter We're revolutionists. On the
arrival of that vessel at Rio Grande
do Sui, the captain of the warship
Rio Grande, threatened to open fire,
whereupon the Jupiter withdrew and
recrossed the bar. The government
is supported by all the land and sea
forces. The admirals of the fleet held
meeting yesterday and declared
unanimously in favor of the govern
ment. The authorities are taking en-
ergetic measures to suppress the out
break.
PARIS, July ia telegram from
Montevideo says it is reported that
the port of Rio Grande do Sui. No
confirmation of the report was obtain
able.