The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-05-29

banks of San Francisco The
banks represent the following:
Paid up capital, 99,G81, 53S; re-
serve, e5, AZ, 1858; uncalled reserve,
Gl2, $40, 900; deposits, eSS, 504, 222 The
banks of Australia, New South Wales,
New Zealand and Union Bank of
Australia, called "the great banks of
the colonies" are still solvent.
The disastrous effects of the smash
have already reached San Francisco.
The steamer Monawai, which arrived
here from the Colonies, brought up
$50 cabin and a large lot of steerage
passengers. Many of these were
bound for the Worlds Fair at Chica-
90 and intended to extend their trip
to the homes of their youth in the.
British Isles.
What Churchill Tr:.nks.
LONDON, Nav ~-II-Lord Randolph
Churchill, speaking at Reading this
evening, said that Gladstone had in
formed the leading liberals of Mid
lothian that he would not contest that
constituency again. This decision,
said Lord Randolph, proved that
Gladstone realized what a revolution
of feeling had been produced against
him by the home-rule bill.
The Home Rule Bill.
LONDON, May II. = The second
clause in the irish home-rule bill con-
ferring authority on the Irish legisla-
ture was amended to the effect that
the supreme power of the Imperial
Parliament should remain undimin-
ished, and was passed today i'm COM
mittee of the House of Commons by
2S7 to 225.
Earthquakes in Sicily.
ROME, May 12.-Earihquakes con-
Iinue to occur almost daily in Sicily.
Today Palermo, Trapani and the isl
and of Ustica, of the Sicilian coast
" ere shaken violently. Many build
ings were injured and viii fall if the
shocks are repeated.
Beats the Record.
QUEENSLAND, May 12.-The steam
er Campania arrived from New York
this morning in five days, seventeen
hours and forty two minutes. This
beats the record for the Atlantic trip
by two full hours.
The Iohican at Port Townsend.
PORT TOWNSEND (Wash.), May II.
The United States steamer Mohican
today from Honolulu. She
goes on the dry dock before proceed
ing to Behring sea.
The Treasury's Gold.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE free
gold OH the Treasury books today was
g, 800, 000. The export from New
York today was S1,500,000, and $1,000
900 was engaged for export Thursday.
miscellaneous.
LONDON, May 1.-THE ship Coun-
tess Evelyn was run into and sunk by
the steamer City of Ham burg, be-
tween Hamburg and Swansea. The
captain and mate jumped aboard the
Hamburg and were saved. The vcs-
sci sunk in 80 seconds after being
taking with her crew of six
teen men and nine passengers.
The revolutionists may triumph at
The uprising against Pre-
sident Sacaza is carrying everything
before it and all departments except
two are now controlled by its leaders.
Perfect order prevails i'll the revolu-
ZIONIST camp, and Nicaragua is likely
to pass from its present. control.
Trouble is again threatened in Peru
over the coming election for President.
Dissatisfaction with Caceres, official
for that office to succeed DR..
BermudeZ is the cause of the trouble. |
The return of the Z S. Pacific squar-
Ion will be fastened in consequence. |
iHALIFAx IN. NJ, May 12.-The |
schooner Esperance, with eleven men |
Oh board, has been lost. Part of the |
wreck came ashore at South Beach. |
1t is supposed she ran into the ice off |
he Co UNI bian shore in q snow storm |
,n Easter Monday.
PARIS, May 1.-THE Siamese Lega- |
ion has received n dispatch concern
ng the fight at KhOng. The dispatch |
ays that most of the French officers |
md many Anamite soldiers were
killed. Only one of the hostile ma
ives was killed.
Mrs. HOrgan, so years of age, who
lived at 6lS Eddy street, San Fran
iscO, was struck and almost instantly |
killed by an iron girder which fell
lpon her from a one-story brick build
ng in the course of erection at 1880
Market street.
r. y. VOgt, the amateur bicycle
hampton OF Scotland, has made ten
niles in 24 minutes and 81 seconds.
his is IS seconds better than the
'revious record held by +. J. Osmond,
ow visiting the United States.
Frank G. Almy, who murdered
,hristie Warden at Hanover nearly
VIZ yGdIS SlSOf WAS HaHSeI III the |
enitentiary at Concord, \. II May
6. The drop fell at 10:l4, and death
7as nearly instantaneous.
CHICAGO, May FIT has been de-
ided to open Jackson park on Sun
avs at half price, % cents; the fair
uildings will be closed as usual,
nder the conditions of the congress
onal appropriation.
The Alliance has been ordered to
entral America, on account of the
tie revolution in Nicaragua and Hon
uras. The Atlanta sailed on May II
Dr. the same destination.
Thirty directors and stockholders of
lie Nicaragua canal company have !
assed a resolution thanking the Uni
ID States for its determination to pro-
,ct their interests.
United States Minister DENLY, bv
lie retirement of the German Minis.
r to Picking, has become the dean of
lie foreign diplomatic corps at the
hinese capital.
r. S. Osborn, secretary of state of
-ansas, has been bound over for Grim
lal libel for charging Cyrus Leland
18th stealing and selling coal from the
ate mines.
1t is estimated that 1900 news
apers from every state and territory .,