The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-09-21
Four Hundred Dead.

dead is the record made by the forest
fires in this state in the past twenty
four hours In Hinckley, Sandstone,
POkegamay Sandstone Junction,
are 355 known dead. In addition sew
eral hundred are missing, while from
$50 to 200 are scattered on farms
throughout the district burned over
The destruction was complete in
most of the towns named, but some
of the forest land escaped. The loss,
however, will be in the millions, and
the loss of life will not be definitely
known for several days, if ever. The
relief trains brought supplies sent out
from this city, Minneapolis, Duluth
and other towns, and the sufferers are
being cared for at Pine City and other
points.
New System at Yale.
NEW HAVEN Conn, Sept. g.
Yale students are to be brought I'M
der an entirely new regime OF dlscl-
pline the coming year. Under the
new system they are to be fenced IN,
locked up, and admitted or released
only when an ever-watchful porter
sanctions their request. With the
erection of new buildings on the Yale
campus, two campuses have been
formed, and the college corporation
has planned to inclose both by huge
iron fence, and at night time to guard
the entrances at an official gate
termed "the porter's lodge"
Subjected to Outrage.
TANGIER, Sept. 4.-Kabyles around
Denmat, town northeast of Morocco
City, are killing the Jews by whole
sale, Ieoting the shops and houses,
selling the women and children at
auction, and defiling the synagogues.
Similar outrages are reported at ka-
laha, Sadierahel, Tanai and TanIlat.
The Kabyles are also besieging Mo
rocco cities, and it is feared the Sarrl-
son may be unable TO resist much
longer, in which case horrible scenes
will be witnessed when the Kabyles
loot the city.
The Tennessee LynchinS.
MEMPHIS (Tenn.), Sept. Grim
inal Court Judge Cooper is determined
to punish the mob who lynched six
alleged negro incendiaries near Mill
fngtOn, Friday night. -Four more
men were arrested on bench warrants
today, charged with completely in the
lynching. From facts brought out
today, it appears that Detective Rich
ardson knew that an attempt would
be made to lynch the prisoners, and
deliberately led them into the hands
OF the mob.
Affairs in Nicaragua.
MANAaUA (Nicaragua), Sept. g.
General Ortiz has been deposed from
the Vice Presidency on the charge OF
conspiring with the Conservatives
against the administration, and Presi-
dent Zelaya has appointed Senior Fran
cisco Buca General Minister. The
Government is taking measures to
meet any contingency, as 1t Is eX-
pected that important events may
happen at any moment and there are
rumors of impending trouble with
Honduras.
The Hyeienic Congress.
BUDA PEsTH, Sept. 2.-Archduke
| Charles Louis, acting on behalf OF
Emperor Francis Joseph, today opened
the International Hygienic Congress.
Representatives from all the leading
! countries were present. DIR. Billings,
| speaking on behalf of the American
Government and the scientific boards
in the United States, said that the
| fact that the American delegates had
come so great distance showed the
Importance attached to hygienic ques-
! tions in America.
The Count of Paris.
LONDON, Sept. 3.-Bulletins received
| from Stowe House say that the Count
of Paris is growing weaker. The
! Prince Waldemar of Denmark, Prin-
| cess Marie of Orleans, daughter of the
Duke of Chartres, and Prince de j DIN
willie, second son of the Count of Eue,
| one of the grandsons of King Louis
Phil arrived at Stowe House yes
terday evening. The Count is fully
conscious and is patiently awaiting
| the end.
The Cholera Epidemic.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 3.-One death
/ from cholera and one fresh case OF
| that disease are reported here. AT
| Maestricht three fresh cases and two
! deaths are announced.
WASHINGTON, Sept 3.-General
! Mason, at Frankfort on-the-M Main, has
telegraphed the State Department
| that cholera exists at Bergoin, neal
! Marourg.
Revolt of Natives.
LONDON, Sept. "A Cape Towr
dispatch to the Times says that bust
ness is at a standstill in Lorenzo Mar
uuuez, on the north side of DelagC
Bay, owing to the revolt of the ma
tives. 4 Portuguese launch was free
on by natives and returned the fire
killing a number of the natives
None of the Portuguese were hurt.
Russia's Tariff OH Petroleum.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Sept. 3.-A de
cree will he issued September 10Th re-
ducing the tariff on distilled petro
leum exported via the Russian from
tier from thirty-four to twenty-fou
kopecks per pound, in order to faclli
tate competition with American pc
troleum.
A Commission from the Pope.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-Dr.:Burtsel
is coming home with an importan
commission from the Pope. He is t.
| collect labor statistics in this cOuntr'