The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-02-10


NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-It is consid-
cred certain the Senate will reject the
repeal of the Silver Purchase Act.
Preparing for War.
BERLIN, Jan. 24.-Reports are cur
rent here 20 the effect that Russia is
massing troops on the Polish from
tier, and Fastening the construction
OF strategic railways, barracks, and
entFenched camps. General GOurkO,
addressing the Russian generals, as
sured them that a harvest was at
hand.
Railway Collision-Fiiteen Live. Lost.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. pa train
was blocked by the snow near Wilma,
and passenger train which had re-
ceived no warning dashed into it, the
result being that fifteen people were
killed.
Wreck of a Steamer.
LONDON, Jan. 26.-The Messageries
Maritimes COmpany's steamer Me
men, while on voyage to Colombo,
was totally wrecked. The mails were
lost. All hands were saved.
Inc Renny POSTAGE.
LONDON, Jan. 26.-Mr. Arnold Nor
ley, POstmaster-General, states that
existing contracts for the transmission
of mails must terminate before the
establishment OF an Imperial penny
postage is possible.
New South Wales Finance.
LONDON, Jan. 25.-Mr. Wilson, in
the Investors Review, has a powerful
article on ''Spendthrift New South
Wales" He asserts that the greatest
care will be needed for ten years to
prevent bankruptcy, and that the
million loan recently raised locally
was n ridiculous fiascO. He sees no
indication that the colony intends to
retrench vigorously like New Zealand,
and foretells reputation.
ColIiery Explosion.
VIENNA, Jan. 25.-By an explosion
of fire-damp i'm n colliery at LeplitZ,
seventeen miners were killed. Thirty
of those injured We're rescued, but it is
feared that at least eighty have lost
their lives.
The Cholera.
LONDON, Jan. 19.-It is announced
that fOrty-One cases of cholera have
occurred at Halle, in Prussian SaxOny,
of which nine resulted in the death OF
the patients.
A Grain Elevator Burned.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-An elevator
at st. Louis caught fire and million
and quarter bushels of wheat were
destroyed before the flames were ex-
tinguished. The damage is estimated
at 81, 100000.
Death of Lord st. Oswald.
LONDON, Jan. 21--The death is an
nounced of Lord Saint Oswald.
President Cleveland.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-In the course
Of an interview the President-elect,
Mr.. Cleveland, said the Democrats
had placed him in power to repeal the
Mckinley Tariff.
Returns show that the value of the
United States imports for the year in
creased nine and half million
six million four hundred thousand
pounds.
Britain and Morocco.
LONDON, Jan. 1S.-The sum of $1,000
has been offered by the Sultan of
Morocco as indemnity for the murder
of British subject at Tangier. This
offer is regarded as inadequate to the
gravity of the affair, and Great Britain
will demand further reparation.
An Electric Gun.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Mr. Calling
is making a gun impelled by an cleo
tric motor 20 supersede all machine
guns. The American Government is
testing the weapon.
The Haytf Revolt.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-News from
Port-au-Prince reports stubborn fight
ing in Hayti.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-News from
Port-au-Prince states that during the
recent rising General HyppOlite'5
eldest son was poisoned. The rising
has been suppressed.
The British Parliament
LONDON, Jan. 22.-It is reported
that the Queens speech includes pay
ment of members, local option, estab-
lishment of parish councils, ind dis
tcb3DllSIILllcHE VI Jhc kCCotCl1 anu
Welsh churches. The leaders of the
Tory party have issued an urgent
''whip' to their followers.
Carnegie's Labor Troubles.
New YORK, Jan. 22.-Dempsey, labor
leader, has been found guilty OF coTnpli-
city IN the poisoning Of free laborers al
Carnegie's Homestead Works.
To Wed the Princess May.
LONDON, Jan. 22-It g believed that
the marriage of the Duke of York o7d
Princess May will be celebrated in the
I second week OF April.
Bank Fraud in Rome.
LONDON. Jan. I9.-Exciiement has
been caused in Rome by the arrest d
the governor and secretary OF the Banca
| Romano for alleged fraud. The Banca
Romano issued G0,000,C51 lire mo-
/ notes than it was authorized TO do. The
/ Banca Romano will go into liquidation
/ The Banca Rationale viii conduct the
liquidation.
Attitude Of france.
LONDON, Jan. 23-M. WaddinG or
French Ambassador in London, has in
formed Lord Roseberry, Foreign Minis
ter, that France approves Of the appoint