The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-10-18

| hackiDg. The house would defeat a
gold bond bill, but the President can
Issue bonds on his present authority.
| Carlisle denies the bond story, but it
Is believed just the same.
In the house the bill repeating the
Federal election laws is sure to pass,
and there Is now no doubt but that
the Geary Chinese law Will be so
changed as to make 1t worthless. II
Is not probable that the tariff bill will
be taken up till after recess.
The Great Yacht Race.
The series of the great international
yacht race between the American boat
Vigilant and Lord Dunraven's Val
kyrie, began In earnest on October
9TH. Two days previously a race had
been attempted, but the wind was so
light that il became a drifting match
in which the English boat had the adj
vantage. 1t was no race, however, as
the time limit was not made. In the
first real race the wind was light in
which work the Vigilant was supposed
to be the slowest. Still she got the
lead and held it throughout the race,
beating the EngIishman handsomely
by five minutes forty-eight seconds.
The Vilkyrie people had no complaint
to make but said that in a strong breeze
they could best the American. On
the 9th inst. the second race was run.
1t began with good breeze and
ended in half a gale. This was
what the EDglisbmen wanted and
some admirers of the American boat,
wac did not know her real qualities,
were very nervous, particularly as the
first stretch OF the triangular course
was beating to windward, in which
A4 70 IL. Of q
transpired, however, that the yankee
was also built for that kind of work,
for she not only outsaiied the Valkyrie
but outpointed her in windward work,
holding her course better than the
keel ooat. The Vigilant increased her
lead to the turn where they came
down on the wind and here it was
feared the Valkyrie would overtake
the yankee, but on the contrary the
white champion of the American fly
ers did better work still, and flew to
the starting line twelve and one-half
minutes ahead of the Valkyrie, which
was left about two miles behind.
Lord Dunraven was astounded at the
performance of the American and &C
knowledged that there was no chance
for his yacht in yesterdays race. The
programme is for five races but if the
Vigilant wins the next of the series it
will be three straight victories and
will decide the race. The Englishmen
ha re little hope of winning now, as
they must take the next three races.
TIE great contest is for the "Queen's
Mai which was first won by the
Cup,b,r yacht America, a center
schooooat, forty three years ago. The
boarG have crossed the Atlantic
Eng ties to try and take the cup
eifk but have always been beaten.
hie Valkyrie represents the English
idea OF keel boat and the American
is the ideal center board, and the con-
tests have always been between such
boats. The Valkyrie Is the best yacht
s ct sent over by the Engli sh and the
Yigilant Is without doubt the bes;
York OF American designers. The
wee is attracting remarkable attention
rad i'm New York city business is sus-
anC-jed when the contests are on. 1t
pent timated that the last race was
is est ssed by one million people. he
witne.race will be sailed on the 11th
next h Americans confidently expect
and TIL 1t.
- TAKE su1 Work of Storm.
tppalling storm which swept
The az of Mexico and its coast line,
he Gulf worst in the history of this
Vas thek The greatest damage was
ountrys the low islands and bayous
one or vicinity of New Orleans. In
he chests suffered 100000 loss and
nter'' damages were fully $1,000,O00.
ther the city for so miles the devas-
;eloy n was dreadful, rice and sugar
itio ttations being destroyed, towns
Ian pit away and several hundred large
we'd small vessels either sunk or cap
n zed. The loss of life to date is esti-
mated at nearly 1000 and full reports
will not be in for weeks. In some
places relief steamers found dead
bodies floating in the gulf by hun
dreds and in the marshes. There are
hundreds of unburied bodies the efflu-
via from which it is feared will cause
an epidemic or pestilence. In most
cases Identification of bodies was i'm
possible and they were buried in great
trenches in the same manner as dur
ing the rebellion after a great battle.
The city of Mobile was left complete
wreck and Pensacola, Florida, was
badly damaged. Nearly all the fine
seaside resorts on that part of the gulf
were demolished. The total losses
will amount 10 many millions.
San Francisco News.
George Sontag, brother of John Son.
tag and now life convict at Folsom
prison, has made a full confession to
the officers of Wells, Fargo & Co.
Great preparations are being made
for the launch of the Oregon, which is
set for the Goth inst. Three young Ia
dies-Miss Eugene Shelby, represent
ing the city of Portland, Miss Daisy
representing the state of
Oregon, and Miss Ruth Dolph, repre-
senting the navy department., will
in the ceremonies.
No new Developments have come |
to light in the dynamite outrage, by
which John Curtin's sailor boarding
house was blown up and four men
were killed. John Tyrrell has been
with murder, but the evidence |
against him is slight. The other sus-
poets have been discharged. The po- |
lice are looking for one Tryggve John
son, a sailor, who is supposed to know |
about the matter,