The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-05-09
Cleveland Gets a Scoring From the
Republicans.
NICARAGUA CANAL SEIZED FOR DEBT.
A Proposition to Incresse the Size of
the United States Cabinet-Florence
Blythe Wins Her Case a Second Time
The Tarin-Coxey's Commonwea1.

WASHINGTON, April Is. - The
House devoted the entire day to
debate on the Consular and Diplo-
matte Appropriation bill. 1t
touched a wide variety of subjects,
and at times was brimful of inter
esting personalities. The Ha-
waiian policy of the present Ad-
ministration came in for good
share of attention.
Grow (Rep) took the floor and
vigorously arraigned the Hawaiian
policy of the Administration.
McCreary (Dem.) stated that in
asmuch as the House had discussed
the Hawaiian matter for five days,
and had adopted resolutions ex-
pressing the sense of the House,
he regarded it as adjudication.
Hooker, Democrat, member of
the Foreign Affairs Committee, fol-
lowed with defense of the Presi-
dents Hawaiian policy.
SIS it still the purpose of the
President to restore the Queen -
asked Van VOORHEES,.
Hooker said that had been left
to be decided by Congress.
Milliken, Republican, replied to
some of Hooker's structures on ex-
Minister Stevens, in the course of
which he predicted it would not be
many years before the American
flag would be raised over Hawaii
and under auspices that would in
sure its remaining there.
Admiral Walker.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-There
can no longer be any doubt that
Rear-Admiral Walkers assign
ment to the command of the Pa
cifc squadron is of temporary
nature, and is directly connected
with the establishment of coal |
ing station at Pearl Harbor, and |
for vigorous enforcement of the
Monroe doctrine In case there
should be any danger of foreign
interference during the coming
elections. Admiral Walker has
been selected for the superintend-
ency of the Naval Academy to re-
lieve Captain Phythian, whose
term expires in July next. 1t
therefore follows that when Rear
Admiral Walker was assigned to
the command of the Pacific squd-
ron the department had a special
object in view in sending him to
Hawaii, and that his mission
would be short. He may not re-
turn to the United States in time
to relieve Captain Phythian in
July, but he is likely to take
charge of the academy before the
beginning of the school year In
September.
Wreck of the Los Angeles
SAN FRANCISCO, April 23.-The
steamer Los Angeles, of the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company ran on
q rock off Point Sur at o'clock
Saturday night and sank in half
an hour. The vessel was on her
way from Los Angeles to this city |
and was crowded with passengers.
Nearly all were taken off in life |
boats and raft, but eight persons
are supposed to have lost their
lives. The bodies of four of the
drowned have been recovered. |
Their names are: S. n. Sheridan,
of Ventura Thomas Nolan, a fire.
man; Fitzgerald, of Santa
Barbara, and - Curton, of Los
Angeles. About half the passengers
and crew were landed at Point Sur
and the others were picked up by
the steamer Eureka and brought to
Monterey, from which place num-
Der arrived last evening IN this
city. IF the accounts of some
clear-headed passengers are correct,
the responsibility for the disaster
rests upon the third officer, who
ran the vessel too near the shore.
The night was neither dark nor
foggy, and there seems to be no ex-
cuse for the position of the vessel
when she struck, as Point Sur light |
was burning brightly. The worst
feature of the wreck was the suffer
ing of women and children, who
were hurried into the lifeboats in
their night clothing. One party of
three thinly-clad passengers were
nine hours in an open boat, ex
posed to cold wind and showers,
before they were rescued.
MONTEREY, April 23.-The blame
for the wreck Of the steamer Los