The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-05-31
FOREIGN NEWS.
Items Culled from the Late Austria
liam Papers.

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LONDON, May 1.-THE Agents
General of Victoria and TssDlania
are supporting the New Zealand
Government In regard to Samoa.
The representatives of Queensland
and South Australia have not yet
received any instructions on the
point. New South Wales is urging
a b itish protectOrate.
LONDON, May 17-The Hon. f. L.
Bayard, United States Ambassador
in London, has informed the British
Government that America desires to
withdraw from the provisions of the
Berlin Act, providing American citi-
zens' rights In Samoa are protected.
MELBOURNE, May 1.-THE Premier
ba- received cable message from
the Hon. r. j. Seldom, requesting
the cooperation of Victoria in oppos-
ing the sugge stion that Great Brit
ain shonld control Tonga, leaving
Samoa 70 Germany.
Mr.. Patterson replied. cCncurring
in the stand taken 10y MIR. Seldom.
LONDON, May 18-The Standards
New York correspondents suggests
that the Uuited States Government
should ask the Powers interested to
grant her the cession Of Pagopago
Harbor, in Samoa.
The Nicaragua Canal.
WASHINGTON, May 18-Iu the
House MIR. Bryan, member for Ne
braska, has introduced Bill giving
the Government authority to COM
plete the construction of the Nicar-
aqua Canal.
The Pacific Cable.
LONDON. May 18.-Sir Charles
Topper, replying to SIR j. Pender's
letters in the Times, considers there
would be no difficulty in the working
of the Pacific Cable on the terms
laid down at the Postal Conference
in Wellington, New Zealand. The
existing companies, he asserts, re
ceived two million sterling in sub
sides.
Alleged Bribery of Senators.
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator
Lodge is moving for a committee to
inquire into the report that a sugar
trust bribed Senators to secure their
votes In favor of the tariff.
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-The Senate
has decided TO appoint committee
to inquire into the alleged bribery in
with the Tariff Bill.
Floods in America.
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New YORK. May IT, Floods have
taken place In Wisconsin and Min
nesota. Houses, mills, and bridges
have been washed away. The dam
age is estimated at q million dol
lars.
Earthquake In a STA Minor.
CoNsTANTfNoPLE, May 17-News
has been received OF a severe earth |
quake having been experienced In |
kars, in Caucasia. Nineteen persons |
were injured.
Three Hundred Killed.
PANAMA, May 49, News has been
-ecel we'd that train was deralled In |
San Salvador, and 800 people killed.
Work of an Incendiary.
WAsH1saroN, May 16-The Boston
fire, by winch 800 families were rem
iered homeless, was the work OF an
New York, May let has been
discovered tn at boys set fire to the
oase ball stand at Boston.
BosroN, May 17.-In connection
With the fire originating IN the base
oall stand, 40 children are missing.
TIE Presidency of France.
PARIS, May 17-Uuless President
Garnet declines 10 contest the PresI
lency, NJ Cassimir Perier (the Pre-
nier), and III. Dupuy (Ihe President
# the Chamber of Deputies) who
we're nominated, viii withdraw from
he election.
A Bouaparfe Dead.
LONDON, May 1.-THE death is
of Prince Clovis Bona
,arte.
Suear-Beet Culture.
BRUssELs, May 16.-The Belgian
JopsuI IN Melbourne reports favor
bly, ON the prospects Of sugar beet
ulture IN Victoria.
a Composer Ronored.
PARIS, May 16--M. &. l.. Ambrose
Thomas, The French muslcaj com
loser, has been awarded the Grand
ross of the Legion of Honor.
Seventy five per cent. OF New