The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-04-12

upon the probabilities of the situation
respecting Japan and Hawaii was
withheld by the Minister.
Kaiulanf IN London.
LONDON, April /. - Princess Kaiu-
laui, who arrived Wednesday, is full
Of her American experience, and says
with girlish enthusiasm that the Jour
ney was one Of the most pleasant ever
known. On the question of annexa-
ton she talked very frankly. II think
the matter will be settled according to
| modern ideas of JUSTICE she said,
land that annexation will not really
| take place. Indeed il looks more pro.
bable that the monarchy will be Ie-
| vived, either with the Queens restora-
ton or my own succession, possibly
with United states protectorate. But
this is what you call Sin the air. "
Smoking Tobacco.
NEW YORK, April "A seven-story
brick building at Seventh avenue and
Thirty-eighth street, formerly occu-
| pied by w. Duke Sons 81 Co., as a
cigarette factory, but more recently by
the American Tobacco Company as a
mandatory of smoking and chewing
tobacco, was destroyed by fire early
this morning. James 3. Duke places
the total loss at $500, 000, wholly COW
cred by insurance.
Bishop Kip Dying.
SAN FRANCISCO, April +. - Bishop
| Kip was a great deal worse last night.
| At late hour in the evening he be-
| came unconscious and his condition
was such that his death was momen-
tarily expected. At the hour of going
to press he had not recovered consci-
| BUSINESS.
| Mrs. Langtry Luck.
LONDON, April SIT is stated that
| the late Squire Abingdon Baird, who
| died at New Orleans, before leaving
| England wrote letter to Mrs. Lang
try, saying he had made will giving
her his entire estate. 1t is estimated
that Mrs. LaDgtry will get an annual
income of from 100000 to $4,000.
French Cabinet Troubles.
PARIS, April s. Meline has failed
| to secure full Cabinet. 1t is stated
President Carnot will ask Deville, late
| Foreign Minister, to undertake the
| task.
Charles Dupuy has consented to
form Ministry, and is now working
on the matter.
| Corbett's Wife as an Actress.
MONTREAL, April 3. = About 5000
| people assembled at Sohmer Park to-
night to see James J. Corbett, the
champion pugilist, in Gentleman
Jack" a new feature in the perform
ance was the first appearance of Mrs.
Corbettt, the champions wife. Mrs.
Corbett took the part Of Polly Ora
ham, the college widow, and Mrs.
William Brady, Corbett's managers
wife, appeared as Alice Saunders,
Jacks betrothed.
| Engiand's Pacific Squadron.
VICTORIA (B. c., April III. NJ.
S. Hyacinthe leaves tomorrow for
| South American waters. She is to
meet the present flagship Warspite at
| Valparaiso, where the new flagship
Royal Arthur with Rear-Admiral
Stevenson will take over the COM
mand of the Pacific squadron. Rear
Admiral Hotham cabled to-day saying
the Warspite arrived at Coquimbo
Thursday.
| Extra Session RuInors.
WASHINGTON, April L. The Post
to-day published the following:
Speaker Crisp has had consultation
with the President with reference to
an extra session. The President, it is
understood, exacted an assurance
from Crisp that the latter would sup
port the Presidents tariff reform,
monetary reform and pension reform
policies. The Speaker gave those
| &c To fhnro inf a
that an extra session would surely be
called in September, and the vacant
committee chairmanships should be
| given immediate attention.
Planning to Free Cuba.
KEY WEST (Fla.), April .. - The
work of the Cuban revolutionary
party is just now attracting much at
tention. The revolution is near at
hand and many believe that it will
come within the next few days, no
one placing it more than two weeks
in the future. Americans, even those
in Key West, are not aware of the
work already accomplished by the
revOlutionists or the magnitude of
what they have undertaken. The
Cubans say that they will not suffer
another defeat.
On the Verge of Starvation.
PANAMA, April Famine RACES
in the Cauca valley, where the price
of provisions and the necessities OF
life has so increased that life has be-
come almost impossible to the poorer
classes. The attention of the national
government has been called to this
sad state of affairs and to the neces-
sity of adopting some means of allie
viatil G the pitiable condition of the
half-million starving people who in
habit the Cauca valley.
All Honor Bismarck.
FRIEDRICHsRUHE, April 1.-This is
Prince Bismarck's birthday. The
event was celebrated by a dinner
party to-day, and will be publicly
celebrated Tuesday so as not to clash
with the religious festivities of holy
week and Easter. Nevertheless $500
kilograms. and quite as many letters
and congratulations for the Prince
arrived during the day, while every
train brought crowds of people. There
was also a continuous flow of boxes
and baskets filled with flowers and
presents.
For the Cars Safety.
LONDON, April ?. Over 100000
troops have been under arms this
week, standing for hours facing the
silent railway tracks as. they waited
for the imperial special train to whirl
past them on the way from st. Peters
burg to Sebastopol. The whole tire.
mendous length of this guarded line
is closed TO ordinary traffic for twelve
hours prior to this passage. All the
rolling stock is sidetracked at the ter.
| minal divisions 4 bout the middle OF