The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-04-08

vate advices received in this city from
New York announce a small advance
in refined grades, both Muscavadoes
and Centrifugals. The advance is due
to O speculative movement in Cuba,
and a consequent withdrawal of free
offerings for the United States, under
the belief that the Cuban crop will
fall short of expectations.
The San Francisco market remains
the same, though there will doubtless
be hardening in values if the Eastern
situation does not change.
Trade With Hawaii.
A Washington dispatch of 18th
instant says: "The Bureau of Statis-
tics in prOmulgating bulletin on the
subject of the commerce of the United
States with the Hawaiian Islands,
says: The principal reason why our
export trade with the Hawaiian ISL
lands is not larger in value is the fact
that the total population of these
islands by the latest authority is only
about $4,000, and, consequently, the
demand for foreign commodities is
IL 10 WCll uIl-
derstOod that nearly all the necessities
of life are abundantly produced on
these islands"
Cholera Again.
ST.. PETERSBURG, March 29.-It is
stated in an official report issued to-
day that on an average one hundred
and fifty new cases of cholera and fifty
deaths from the disease are reported
every week in the government of Po-
dolia. Quite an extensive trade is
carried on between Podolia and Aus
trian Galicia, and also between Ger
many and Podolia.
VIENNA, March 29.-Cholera has
appeared at Ialsoce, IA market town of
Galicia. Every attempt has been
made by the town authorities to check
the disease, but despite their efforts it
is spreading. Three deaths from chol-
era have already occurred and num-
Der of new cases were reported to-day.
A dispatch from Guaymas, Mexico,
states that the German bark Helene,
from Hamburg, arrived there on March
"a, developed a case of cholera in the
crew, although the vessel had been at
sea some months with all well. She
was quarantined and the disease will
probably not spread.
Chinese Exclusion.
Replying to many inquiries as to
whether he would enforce the EXclu-
sion Act, Secretary Carlisle has issued
the following statement:
"First As the Act of May 5, 1892,
entitled 'An Act to prohibit the COM
ing of Chinese persons into the United
States" has not been repealed, it will
be enforced SO far as lies within the
power of this department.
decentralization IA of the Act APP
proved May 6, 1892, entitled An Act
to execute certain treaty stipulations
hereafter no State court or court of the
United States shall admit Chinese to
citizenship, and all laws in conflict
with this Act are hereby repealed.
This provision of the law is in full
force, and the naturalization of Chi
nese is therefore illegal.
"Third-Chinese merchants estab-
lished in business in the United
States, who may depart therefrom
with the intention of returning there
to, will be permitted to land upon
submission to the Collector of Gus
toms at the port of first arrival evil
dence sufficient to satisfy him of their
identity as such returning merchants.
"Chinese persons not of the exempt
class, as, for instance, laundrymen re-
siding in the United States, and who
depart therefrom, will not be per-
mitted to return"
Wars and RumOrs of Wars.
A conflict between Brazil and Para
quay seems inevitable. A dispatch
from Ascension says the Brazilian
monitor Alagoa has arrived there, and
that she may begin bOmbardment
at any moment.
The trouble between the two Re-
publics began several days ago, as
already cabled. The officers of a Bra
lillian gunboat which was lying off
the city got into a controversy with
the local authorities. Criticisms of the
most insulting character were made
by the naval officers, which so in
censed the authorities OF Ascension
that an apology was demanded.
When the commander of the gun
boat received the demand for an
apology he cleared the decks and
began bombarding the city. No great
damage was done, but the Paraguay
Government sent a demand to the
Brazilian authorities Mt RIO Janelro
for an apology. This demand has been
followed by the arrival of the Alagoas,
and it is now believed that a conflict
is inevitable.
Conflicting reports come to-day from
Rio Grande do Sui, Brazil. III is re-
ported from Artigas that the reVoIu-
tionary leaders are not at all dlscour-
aged. They have 10000 men III tnelr
ranks, and only need sufficient equip
ment to make their force large enough
to overwheIm any army when the
national Government may SEM
against them.
Another warfare between President
Hippolyte's government ana the rae
tiOns opposed to his rule is now threat
ened. The insurgents have crossed
from the frontier of San Domingo into
Hayti, and battle has already been
fought. This new movement is likely
to cause trouble with San Domingo,
and possibly war. a protracted strug-
gle is the present outlook, owing to
the mountainous and unsettled con-
dition of the country.
According to the New York Herald's
Panama special, tremendous fighting
marks the progress of the war in Hon
duras. News has just been received
of a battle near Tatumbla which re-
suited in the defeat of the Govern
ment troops with loss of more than
100 killed on the field. Nearly fifty
of the revolutionary soldiers were
slain, and, after the battle, the bodies
of all the dead men found on the field
were collected in heap and burned.
San Francisco News.