The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-09-18

and Porto Rico, but no doubt Is enter
tanned that such action has been tax
en- and that all exports from America
will have to pay the same duty IN
Cuba and Porto Rico ports that have
been exacted on articles from other
countries.
The officials of the State Depart
ment are not at all surprised al
Spain's action and failure TO give TINS
country notice, as the reciprocal reIa-
tions were merely the result OF n di-
plomatic arrangement, no formal
treaty being involved.
Affairs in Germany.
BERLIN, Sept. l The effect OF the
new Tariff bill has been instantaneous
In Berlin, Frankfort and other export
centers. The very day the law went
into effect the invoices passing
through the United States Consulate
increased 80 per cent. and on the fol-
lowing two days the number was
doubled. The industries most affected
are decorative china, paper ware ana
chemicals. The whole German ex-
port trade to the United States Will be
Increased owing TO the passage OF the
United States tariff measure from IOu
to $50 per cent. for some months, II
present indications can be relied on.
The Vossische Zeitung printed
verbatim translation of the United
States tariff bill on Wednesday last
in an extra edition, piece of journal
istic enterprise much commented up
on here as being quite departure
from the usual methods adopted III
| such cases.
Emperor Williams activity contin-
ues. On Tuesday he reviewed his
| Brandenburgers on the Templehof re-
| view ground. He is in constant COM
munication with his advisers on all
| subjects and is diligently discussing
| the plans to check the spread OF chol-
| era. Yet he finds time daily TO take
| long excursions.
| Since Emperor Williams return to
| Berlin large numbers of uniformed
police are always present at the rail-
way station when he arrives there or
departs from the city.
An interesting hOrserace Or test or
endurance is shortly to take place.
The Emperor has ordered two officers
of the dragoon guards to ride from
Be,lin to Cologne, 312 miles, within
four days Each officer is restricted
to make use of one horse, and the two
contestants will also be accompanied
by bicyclists.
During the coming army maneu-
vers the bicycle and the use of trained
dogs will be tested on a large scale.
Henceforth, the bicycle is to form
| part of the equipment of each infantry
| corps, and each battalion will have
| detachment of trained riders, as well
as experts to train them. The dog is
becoming more generally used in war
} like operations, especially for an ad.
J vance guard and field dispatch SER
! vice, although 1T has been demon
strated that coolies are the only dogs
which have been found really avail
, able for .his work, and their number
: ! is limited and the selection confined
: to first-class animals.
Owing to the prevalence OF cholera
in certain districts, the naval review,
r | fixed to take place al Dantzic in the
3 | middle of the present month, Will be
/ held at Swinemunde, and for the
r | Koenigsberg festivities the gathering
of crowds has been officially prohib'
D tied.
< II Emperor William has not sue
f ceeded in completely reconciling
e Chancellor Won Caprivi and DR.. Mi.
g | ouel, he has at least been able to effec
y a truce between them. This result il
t apparent in published interview, IL
It which the Chancellor is quoted a:
n saving that DIR. MIGUEL must stay II
office, as his task is only half done.
Fatal Forest Fires.
n CHICAGO, Sept. |. - Forest fires
+ which have been sweeping over North
"a ern Minnesota, Wisconsin and Mich
II ipan, wrought terrible havoc today
: wipinV out two towns in Minnesot
m and four in Wisconsin and inclosin
"a others in circles of flames from whic
10 there is little hope Of escape. Hinck
is lev, Mimi a town OF 1900 inhabitants
n. was entirely destroyed and fifty peopl
q are reported burned to death.
y Mission Creek, Mimi, was also de
81 | stroyed. Bashaw, WIS, was wipe
ia out, and train was sent frem Ric
re Lake to- pick up its people, many {
n | whom were overcome with the hea
To and smoke. At Barronett, a lumbe
al town, 500 persons lost homes an
IN every thing. The depot is the onl
building left standing. A railroa
ct train was sent to the rescue of I'll
ne people. Marengo and Milaca are re
Mt ported as burned up. In the form,
of place 200 families are homeless, and
n the latter several lives were lost.
IT. The people of Fifield have burie
their goods and abandoned the
~ homes. Cartwright, Cadott and oth'
n towns are surrounded with fires, wit
- the probability that some will not @
No. cape. There is n reign of terror i'm I'll
,st stricken district. Thousands are ligh
ing the flames and others have fit
n. out of danger Railroad bridges hay
been burned and trains abandoned.
The telegraph wires are down al
n communication with many points
nd cut of PineIies have been destroyt
et | and millions OF feet of lumber ha'
re- been consumed. The draught has le
everything of an intlammable natu
an dry as tiuder, aud the high win
.Iv have scattered the sparks far aud wild
at II is inevitable that immense damal
in and greater loss of life will follow.
Siam Ts Restless.
LONDON, Sept. THE Pail Nj
ate Gazette today publishes long lett
ch from Bankok, Siam, saving the ci