The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-08-27

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physician denied that the President
was seriously i'll.
JERSEY CITY, y. j., August 10
The President arrived at o'clock and
embarked on a tug, which immedi-
ately steamed down the bay. No one
was allowed TO speak to him
The Capture of Blue fields.
LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE Times has
the following from Port LimOn, dated
August II: The British waTship Mo-
hawk has arrived here with Chief
Clarence and twelve refugees aboard.
BluefieIds has been Tetaken by 1000
Nicaragdan troops, who arrived from
Rama and Greytown on transports
flying the United States flag. On
their approach the United States ma
rines, who had been on duty on shore,
returned to their vessel. The resident
y Americans, being thus abandoned, be-
came very indignant, and many OF
them removed the national flag from
their houses and stamped on 1t in the
streets. They then hoisted the British
flag. On entering the government
house the Nicaraguan authorities
hauled down and tore to shreds the
Mosquito flag. They placed under ar
rest numerous Americans and Jamai-
cans suspected of being in sympathy
with Chief Clarence. The captain of
the Mohawk landed a party of men
and went to the prison and rescued
every one there who claimed British
protection. The Mohawk will await
orders from home. Clarence will re-
main on board.
MOBILE, Ala, Aug. l6.-The steam
er Semniva arrived last night from
Bluefields She brings news that on
August Sth the Nicaraguans occupied
Bluefields. They lowered the Mos
quito flag, loaded it into a cannon and
fired a salute with it to the Nicara-
guam flag. The British and American
marines were withdrawn at the re-
quest of the Nicaraguan general.
There was a!reign of terror among the
native Inhabitants when the Nicara-
guans occupied the place, as there were
rumors that they intended to kill the
natives The natives rushed TO the
docks and begged to be taken away.
Nearly all were taken by the British
mau-of-war Mohawk to Port Limon.
The remainder were taken away by
private boats. The Nicaraguan gen.
eral at once proclaimed martial law.
There was much disappointment on
the part of the American residents on
captain of the cruiser Marblehead re-
fused protection TO Americans impli-
Gated in political antiques and they
left the country.
Caesario GuilIOtined.
LYONS, August l6.-SantO CaesariO,
the murderer of President Garnet, was
guillotined at o'clock this morning.
The scene of the execution is about
fifty metres from the prison. Three
hours before the time set for the exc
cutiOn, a detachment of troops COM
prising the Nlnety-Eighth Battalion
of Infantry and two squadrOns of the
Seventh CuirassIers took possession
of the ground. They were reinforced
later by gems d'armes and policemen.
Diebler, the eXecutiOner, arrived at 3
o'clock, bringing with him the we'll
known guillOtine. The van convey
ing the instrument of death was es-
cOrted by gems d'armes on horseback.
After the work of fitting up the guillO-
tine had been finished, at 4:30 o'clock
Headsman Deibler went to the prison
TO bring CaeSario to the guillotine.
When the director of the prison went
to call CaesariO he found him fast
asleep. He said /: CaesariO, the hour
has come when you must eXpiate your
horrible crime CaesariO sat up in
bed, but said nothing. The prison
director added Here are Judge to
hear your dying confession, a chaplain
TO give you religious consolation, and
your legal defender to receive your
last wishes and recommendations"
CaesariO replied 81 have nothing to
say to the Judge; L do not wish to
hear the chaplain have no recon-
TO make" All this he
stammered out in a trembling voice.
During his toilet he said not word,
but trembled violently, and it was
necessary for the attendants to almost
carry him to the van which was wait
ing for him. His arms were firmly
bound behind him. When the at
tenGants seized him to lay him under
the knife he struggled fiercely to free
At 4:55 O'Clock all was ready.
Caesaria shouted: Courage! COM
rades. Long live anarchy" The
knife fell at O'Clock precisely, and
Caesario's head dropped into the
basket.
The Stampede at Pullman.
CHICAGO, August 1.-THE SIAM
pede of the Pullman strikers still
Today fully 5000 applied
for their former positions. About 1900
were on duty. The men freely admit
that the strike is broken. For weeks
the strikers have been on the verge
of starvation, and with the announce
ment that the company would begin
to make evictiOns they weakened.
This afternoon Assistant Manager
Parrot gave the total number of men
at work as over 2OOO. The foundry
started up today for the first time.
Two hundred men, all eX-strikers,
were put to work, and GOO foundry
men We're refused work. The foundry
has capacity of 800 men, but the de-
mands do not warrant the employ
ment of a full quota.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 14-Forty seven
alleged dynamiters were arrested