The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-02-15
American Ships Fired on in Rio
Janeiro Harb0r,
BUT THE FOLLY OE IT is SHOWN,
The Examiner Obtains Another Inter
view with the Noted Bandit Chris
Esans-Lottio Collins the Ram
page-Hetty Grsen n Retirement.

RIO JANEIRO, Jan. Soy timely
shot fired on an insurgent tug by or
der OF Rear-Admiral Benham, of the
United States navy, Admiral Da Ga
ma and the Brazilian insurgents have
been brought to realize that they can
not with impunity fire on American
merchant vessels.
One day recently the American
ships Amy, Good News and Julia Roll
Inns gave notice that they were going
To the Saudre pier. Admiral Da CANA
learned OF this, and notified Admiral
Benham that il these vessels attempt
ell such u move he would fire on them.
Admiral Benham at once replied that
the vessels would go 10 the pier men
toned, under the protection of the
American cruisers il necessary. The
Insurgents ships were made ready
the next morning, and lowered
around the American merchantmen,
ready TO prevent their moving. The
Detroit was also prepared for action.
As the Detroit steamed in among the
rebel ships, one OF the latter fired on
the Good News. The Detroit at once
sent shot across the bows OF the in
surgent. The latter replied, and the
Detroit sent shell into her stern
post. Then the insurgent ship signal
ed that she would stop firing. What
the final result will be is not known.
Chandos Stanhope, contractor for
the new tranScontinental Govern
ment railway across the 1Sthmus of
Tehuantepee, has 100 men at work
on the completion OF the road, and
will give place for 600 more within 8
fortnight. liz is expected the new road
will be in operation by September.
LONDON, Jan. S1.-The Majestic, be-
tween which and the New York there
is race as To which will first land
American mails in London, passed
Daunts Rock at 442 this morning,
having made the passage TO that point
from Sandy Hook in six days, six
hours and tifty-seven minutes.
Complete unofficial figures of the
election in the Fourteenth Congress
sional district, New York, give Quigg
(R-) 9Sl plurality-a Republican gain
OF SO9. In the Fifteenth district,
Straus 3D. has q plurality of 1857, n
Republican gain OF 7lS2. Many De-
Gratis did not go TO the polls
Lottie Collins, of ''Ta-rs-ra-boom-
decay" fame. was not received well
on her recent visit TO San Francisco.
She was guyed by the audience, and
made 3 most insulting speech 10 them,
advising all who did mot like her
style,n 70 leave the house 4 number
did So
\ meeting OF French, Spanish,
German. aud Italian anarchists has
been held at Soho, st which = French
man proposed an attack on the French
Embassy in London if Valiant was
executed The proposition WAS re-
ceived with cheers, and cries of 1--WE
will ="
Mrs. Hetty Green, OF Philadelphia,
the richest woman in America, has
received an anonymous threat from
kidnappers, and has been so frightened
by it that she has gone into retire
ment, and disappeared entirely from
public view.
The German Emperor has issued q
reSeript on the occasion of his birth
day, thanking the people for their
loyalty, and expressing pleasure at
the congratulations in connection
with Bismarck
The Minneapolis Journal says Mgr
O'Connell of the American College of
Rome, not Archbishop Ireland, is to
be made PapaI Legate IN America
dinaI IN March
The Examiner has obtained another
interview with Chris. Evans, the es-
capped bandit. The interviewer was
Richard BigelOw, 4 brother OF the
now famous .'Petey."
The steamer TTave, of the North
German Lloyd Steamship Company,
went ashore at Bremerhaven on her
last trip TO New York She had not
been ffOated at the latest accounts
The hardest OF times are being felt
all through the United States, and
many cases OF people almost starving
to death are reported
Large quantities Of sugar are being
shipped from san Francisco to Vic
toria, TO meet the wants of British
Columbia rehnerisS-
John l. Sullivan IS suffering from
blood poisoning in one OF his arms,
and will probably have to retire from
the ring
The Senate has confirmed the nomi-
nation Of ommodOre john O.. Walker
70 be Rear Admiral Of the Navy.
Rumors that Gladstone had quar-
relied with Lord Roseberry and would
resign, are aUthOritatively denied.
Another revolution is on the tapis
in the Republic Of Colon bia, and the
Govern meDt - on the alert
Chinese in san Francisco shipped
over 3, 10000 TO China in 1893.
san Francisco is still infested with
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