The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-03-23

Attempts were made to explain or
contradict Madame COttu's startling
testimony, but they only made mat
tiers worse. Bourgeois, the Minister of
Justice, has resigned on account of
the woman's evidence.
A delegation of prominent Irish
merchants, bankers, etc, have visited
Gladstone and protested against Home
Rule. They declared that it would
complete the ruin of their country, as
1t was not rich enough to take care of
itself.
The town of Sandgate, Kent, Eng
land, covering square mile, was un-
dermined by the sea, and 200 houses
destroyed.
A London dispatch says that the
House of Commons is to be asked at
this session to sanction the construc-
ton of bridge across the Straits of
Dover, connecting England and
France. Messrs. Scheaffer and Hor-
sent, Frenchmen, and Sir John Fow-
Ter and Sir Benjamin Baker, engineers
for the bridge, are responsible for the
latest designs, which provide for n
bridge on the cantilever principle,
carrying double line Of rails with a
clear Roadway underneath of 200 feet.
The bridge will consist of seventy
three spans, alternately of 1880 and
1910 feet, supported on seventy-two
piers. The cost is estimated at $685.
$4,000 and the period required for the
construction is seven years.
The programme of the cholera con-
ference to be held at Dresden is still
the subject of communications be-
tween the governments that will be
represented.
In western Russia and eastern Ger
many enormous losses of property
from floods are reported. In Hungary,
also, the rivers are OVERLOOKING their
banks, submerging villages and
sweeping away thousands of cattle.
The small river Raab is swollen to
three times its usual size and has
wrecked some three hundred houses.
Europe is again menaced by the
phantom of war owing to the attitude
and words of Chancellor Won Caprivi
with reference to the Army bill and
what Germany must prepare itself to
do in case of necessity. 1t is said that
Russia is the object, on account of the
great military preparations in that
country.
1t is announced that the Austrian
Emperor will abdicate, owing to poll
tical complications which he cannot
adjust.
a dispatch from Valparaiso states
that the rumor prevails that Santa
Anna, in the State of Rio Grande Do
Sui, which has been besieged by
rebels, has fallen and that the leader
of the Government troops, General
Isidore Fernandez, has committed
suicide. Previous to the receipt of the
rumor the Herald's correspondent at
Montevideo telegraphed that General
Favarty, with 1000 well-armed troops,
was encamped three leagues from
Santa Anna. He was then planning
to give battle to the Government
troops commanded by General Isidore
| Fernandez. On the result of this bat
tie would depend the fate of the revo-
luton. Foreign residents in the
State of Rio Grande Do Sui have been
attacked by the adherents of both
sides. Previous reports of the defeats
of the revolutionists, except at San
LONE, are now vigorously denied.
The Herald's correspondent at
Buenos Ayres telegraphs that Min
lister of War Victoricas has resigned
owing to the unfortunate position of
his son, who was one of the condemn
ed officers of the war ship Rosales.
Again Procurator Fiscal has demand
ed that the extreme penalty be melted
out to the condemned officers of the
| Rosales. This would mean death.
| Among the officers over whom this
penalty hangs is eX-Minister of War
| Victoricas' son.
England is rapidly increasing her
army of occupation in Egypt, and the
preparations are so Ominously warlike
that {: great sensation from that quar-
ter is ally looked for.
Hippolyte Adolphe Taine, the great
French author, died in Paris on March
9TH. Taine, perhaps, had more inhu-
ence on the intellectual development
of his time than Renan. Without
him the Psychological school of Bour-
get and Barres would not have eX-
listed. 1t is to him that lola owes his
theories of atavism. He created and
developed among the French taste
for travel. AS historian he initiated
the reactionary movement against
the revolution of 1889 in his great,
but uncompleted work.
Cardinal Place of Paris is dead.
Charles PHILIPPE Place, Cardinal
Priest and Archbishop of Rennes, was
born in Paris on February IL, 1914.
He studied law and took his degree
in lS4l. He entered the diplomatic
service, but shortly afterward quilted
if for the priesthood. He was made
Archbishop of Rennes in 1878, and
dinal late in 1886.
Sporting.
Bob Fitzsimmons, the Australian,
defeated Jim Hall at New Orleans on
the Sth inst. The fight was amaz-
ingly brief. During the first three
rounds Hall showed the greater gen
eralship and FitZsimmons the most
slOgging ability. In the fourth round
Hall went out by tremendous blow
on the point of the chin. The battle
was for $4,000 but the fight was a
loss to the club. 1t is thought that
this will be the last ring fight in New
Orleans, as the authorities are taking
measures to prevent any more con-
tests.
Dial Hawkins the fighter who killed
William Miller in the ring recently
has been discharged in the police
courts, the reason being that it was
deemed impossible to get convic-
ton, even for manslaughter.
Austin Gibbons defeated Mike Dali
ley of Bangor, Maine, before the
COney Island Club on the 9TH inst.
Thirty. one rounds were fought.
Jack McAuliffe is matched to fight
Mike Mooney of st. Louis for $500 a
side and the light weight champion
ship of the world.
Joe Goddard the Barrier rusher met
his match at New Orleans on the
evening of the Sd when he fought Ed.
Smith of Denver. Goddard was a
to l favorite before the mill, and