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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-05-12
Literary and Social.

On Friday evening, the Ladies'
Literary Club in response to an in
vitation from Mrs. Rev. S. II. Day.
to meet and discuss a Wagner pro-
gram, assembled at the Methodist
parsonage Portraits OF the great
musical composers were placed upon
the piano; a critical sketch of his
work was read by Miss Matte Brock,
and examples of his musical style
were rendered by Mrs. DR.. Hartigan
Altogether 1T was an unusually de,
iightfui and instructive evening.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-05-12
POSTEN'S.
IF you WHIT

Anything in the line Of Paints,
Paint Brushes, Carpet Paper, or any
thing else usually found in Drug
Store, remember, that you can get it
at McVicker's New Drug Store at rea-
sonable prices.
McVIcKER's PANsY CREAM re-
moves sunburn, tan and freckles and
keeps the skin soft and white.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-05-12
Sbaffer's Grocery
248 Front Street

DIR. Morris, Dentist, has made his ar
rangements TO remain permanently at
home hereafter and keep his Office open
all the time. Any one needing his SER
vices can find him always prepared tn
wait on them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-26
DTSPOSING or 4 "HOBO" hhu1.

ERIE COUNTY AUTHORITIES PUNiShiN" '''
FOLLOWERS OF COUNT RYbAko"SNi'
p,raIo Aug 25-Everything Is reported au'e' IL
e,,hhorbood of the late hobo camp to-day
,,, ,,,,,c lad ny count" Rybakowski nave u''
,aa ard those who are not In custoo! are III
h ~ come more congenial CLINE. patch VI
.o,,yave of the wanderers was sent 10 the WI
s,,sa ,bts morning for periods OF from H'e W
r. aavs In the Police Court this ho'"'''e
custav Lang a chief OF the army WAS Se''
IN ak months imprisonment Inc e's.' .,,,
.bohoes " who were transferred from ' 90
po,,o. ueadouarters, were also sent down io'
three months. .,, ..,ohoes"
Justice Forster Of Cheektowaga' "ied i
.u r.arv midnight. AS fast as cohVic'eu 'ne
..hod .andustrials' were confined In an oiu
BAN nearbv for the night. This morning. co'"'''
o,, naners were made out and the 'ou ha"e'
ho,ng about sixty taken TO the pehitetho,,"' t, bo
I,ar,nis the hobo doctor, utcidi n. ~
Ia IL not n "hobo" but a repu'spIe pmg po noIIeees
~ood standing and with Diplomas ir n dawn for six
".You are "A common Vasrhh'' wv ~
mHinsrette Mc6innis the buger came up an
ing: I'm hobo and ,,r, deTe far a,.' # ~
.,rotte" s went down for thirty days S,'f, ,ror,
Iste In the night gang were VI cousin
- d'aav mn ~ Among them was the countess sn'
the camp. P..,Hski She got two months In the p, psn -
sopna The Countess did not appear a.irS iinfS
Yen entire trouble. When 1t became o,s camn and
that the army would DE De Ssard from since The
Count is wild over her deserlon on example OF the
Comn and his officers They dsnree @,r, or melting
tried LOT oronvIcton on either charge insurng soou
iorg term OF Imprisonment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-26
PREPARING FOR A GREAT BATTLE.

THE JAIA.,ssr AND CHINESE FLEETS AND
ARMIES Likely MEET AT ASIAN
Japan and China are on the ii big batue'
sa,d the Japanese Consul, Naoeymon Hashsuo"'
IN A Tribune reporter yesterday. lie was 'aihi"e
,,,, a number OF friends one Of the persons pres
ont was n tall. solderly looking man 10 "ho" N,''
Uashguchi paid unusual Difference Inc se'
.,an.s r,rno could not be obtained. but he con-
sented 10 comment on Mr.. Hashgucais deciara''o"
that an important battle was imminent.
"ASan will be the scene OF pattie he"oi"o
I'm the history OF the orient said he. III VIII De
,he Marathon of the East, for the contest Will De
vvaped both on and on shore A-San Is d pace
of great natural strength. Ii is a sihai SeaPo'' "
tho coast OF Corea. The Chinese nave IL ioi' anu
,,so, th.re on the sea side 1t looks over to an
tsIord nv which the northern and southern APP
nroaches are narrowed into channels easily c"pap,e
:, ,orredo defence on the land II Is assahapie
from one direction only that OF Heitaku' 'ur'ou's
enou a there is prediction current III |o'e" ''1
A-San will witness Struggle. mak'hs "eOe,
rho northward flight OF the Chinese Emperor anu
,hat the present year will mark the downrai OIL
rho IA dynasty in Corea. A copy OF the prophecy
l., .a,d .o have been in the hands OF the Japanese
consul at Fusan for eight years. The Chihese
forces have been busily engaged strengthening "e
nos,ion They have dug trenches prepared oo'"
clos and laid mines. that the task OF storhlns
place must present great nt there are now
about GOc Further. the whole Chihese Iivad ar
thSSan Thns China has accepted Corea as a battle
deid on side OF the sea she pI pa".s ~ s,,nni,es
, secire the line of retreat and basis OF supp,.sS
on the side of the land she Is marcnhg Praa 70
army across the northern iroh'leyi Hnnction
racoI,or nossesson OF Seoul and erect Junivv'oW on
with the troops and fleet at A-Sah ~ VIII nG Og
Ian,n's business prevent such Junc.'oi .',u nu
She ia getting about the work in earnest. Japan M
has AT the present moment 5000 men uIiaS neo o M
.nJ o. n MT any moment put into the neid a-o.VV oi
wbnm l5G 600 would be armed with the Murada re re-
aat,n,, rides and the rest with single rines lnese
pca.''ihS p 90 all been well-dred and are between
,wentv c and hrty-two years old Japan has al ,s
nm, M ~ tc,dnr capitalists OF the Empire SoOWVW
yen we're subscribed. yen Is worm ap%es npesent ~
..or,. Of United States money Japan PIesen'
rtnn,on is 10 march one japanese army norm
Yard To- meet the Chinese coming across tne e,L 30
nn trontIer and another westward TO attack
ASan while the japanese fleet VIII ensast a 'hS ne
chinese near A-San The naval battle VIII IL De pei, "
Kim the Japanese fleet she VIII be vrtuaily IN MS IS
tress OF the situation II Japan wins emma Will De
helIl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-26
TEL EGRAPHIC NOTES.

Memphis. Aug: 5-The deeper the tax E,ana seandaI
prows Indictments were returned ~, y.S,.,uy ',tay
against twenty-four OF the mos. ha Nth failure to
nav taxes and doing business without , ne and
The amount OF revenue OUT OF wIun ,h & ios, eirht
nomnty have been defrauded during the ia-t e's"'
wears is more than Nvc.UO
wa,tham Mass. Aug. 25.-A canoe conta'niib u i
80, Thomas aged thirty-fve; Ben)amih fs >ei,
law aged thirty-eght. and the latter son, T. 'v ,n
IItarsbaw eight years old. was capsIled III III tiI
tver this morning and all three were dTo"n snpI
trhe accident was witnessed by NUMBER OF peop'e
on the M0ody-st. bridge
Clinton ILL., Aug 1.-THE dreaded ed horse o 81 9'ssaS many
,naiadie du colt" which caused the loss Oh I'%,y
hnrses in this neighborhood several year asV' s
mhich was believed to have been eradcd,s" IN %
m,acLed n number OF horses near Wapena- ne ne
dsese Il incurable 1t brought 20 America py
a stallion imported from France MI" IN '''''''
cable by contact
Portsmouth ONO Aug Ivory reachea r nsrsone nene
.h,s norning OF the drowning or -FOUR person
tWelve miles north of this village Adsm Is VIE a. nd
rst., s cbtjdren we're riding In .sprns wagon and
aaftempted to ford the Scioto River: tne 'eam am
..,n n sinkhoe and all the occupants OF tne
wagon were drowned. except t~siss-year-o'a '0S
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-26
rrERyTHING QUIET IN HAWAII

TUE ExoI-EEN STILL ASSERTS THAT rhh'iD"'''
p, rvrIAND rs RE!roKE HER
rrancIsco Aug 25-The steamer Aus'ra'a "a a. :
"" - ,Io,o.u,u at 8 O'Clock this morning. Inc
NV press correspondent. writing under da'e o'
August 49, says: ..o-o so,. there has been
since Tue n,et in pubic affairs There mas oe" ,ho
abso.ute the slightest scheme or eIiort oa srs
indicau nayty to disturb the Goyerhmens NJ ranub.Ic
Queen a. the expected recognition OF ir ,ne ir2 20
waiting aoi aoih,nrton nj and from European Io"sslSi az az
from AVID for the autumn e.ectlon OF tie L5 -
day The registration OF voters Is renyorton
slature ,in,chont the isand a Larger propoTNiox No ~
ceeding ti.nss Is registering than dd Tor 'he NAY
he and her ,sa Prsdeni
to inform ore ,e her The natives very comoS h 90.
about 70 assertion and hesitate 20 h, .ahs ~" Cha
credi, tbs asonsrchy The British warsnip Sma 81
against 'e In the harbor. uel -,
pon st feneais from the Britisn restdeI sIrcs the
TO urgenl ns of any American wasL.pP ss incon
The absence ., attended with the slightest '"co''
yenlence. Ian. axpress their satlsihcu9h a. 80
The Cover ~ demonstrate the srehx.n w. sneca
opportunity IN, o'i.ica. situation r.rnment has
Q. sme ~ our Asatc popn a,'o" war between Japan
benei, ., al ia neutrality IN VIZ, srciteu1ent and
procisim' The japanese snow n y, sid their country
are taxing themselves
In its conflict
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-26
THE PRICE OF TEA GOING UP.

y A. Sheffield G. Co.. tea importers OF NO. "
rront-st. said yesterday relative 10 the e"eo' VI
the war on the price OF tea;
THE war in the Orient is proving matter OF re-
,rst 70 tea buyers During the last sixty Gays o'i
ferent kinds OF tea have advanced !" per cen'. an.
,ho nr,ce IL still climbing. This is notably true oi
Tormosa teas Sixty days ago the market was very
v,oak at 10 cents pound Now 1t Is between 10 ana
,s cents with a prospect of reaching {" unless lne
sunnlv is suddenly and largely increased. lhere
., so,,.oi,v no SPOT tea to be had. and the TWO
"a rgoes on the way are half sold. The Monmouth
shre is due to arrive the 18th with large cargo, s
siI S. Z. = T. more than half sold in advance Inc pen
Mohr viii also bring good cargo the nrst week N
e ecnntamher The queer feature OF the situaton ~
lh fact that the principal ports OF China ana Japan M
sne @ ainost sure 10 be kept open, thus making yea
o. 10 iupossIbe. But the Chinese merchants are
,anng Advantage OF the TO bull prices ana we
tans LAM 30 stand IT, We made bid of 10 cents on oov
Packages OF Japan at Yokohama ths %sek h nrcs
"a zone 10 II cents and II was second crop tea al
that This with advance OF 10 per cent N a. hoh.
snn oxchance has given the tea trade the ndgets
durlng the last month. The Chinese THINK nI ine
..nn an and and they are acting accordingly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-26
WAR ENTHUSIASM IN JAPAN.
CONTRIBUTIONS POURING INTO THE NATIONAL
TREAsuRY-wIIAT THE COMBAT
,,rc pEpYESEST


TREAsURY-wHAT THE COMBAT
ANTS REPRESENT
pa,,,more Aug g.-The Rev. A. r. Morgan, In
charge OF the Methodist Protestant missions In
ranan. writes from Nagoya, under date OF August
4 that on July % the Japanese gained a complete
victory over the Chinese at Songhwan. ana on July
30 at : a. m marched on San. the headquarters OF
the Chinese forces in Corea. Mr.. Morgan continues
follows: ,.
What in America might be termed the lingo sec'ion
y, tho Nation are jubiant over the frst news OF te
conflict and the soberer part OF me peop'e ,rh
selling about rendering practical assistance ne
namas of persons making private contributions OF
money ETC. appear in the native press py tne nun,
dred daily one man has already given toVo, anu
the leading bankers and fnancers are holdins nee.
ngs TO develop plans for rendering emectuai assls,,
ance Internal political strife seems all TO nave pren
buried for the time In common cause. ihe
"Tanan MALI Yesterday gave circumstantlai re-
nort Of a poor man who had saved from MS measIe
earnings iust two dollars and half year ior tne
last forty years making n total or SU all OF whiSn
he has rendered TO the authorities for use III 'he
,.., .->uros. as
renre4auted by Japan. on the one hand. and what
.v,r one may term China the other. IL Will mos.
likely mark an epoch in the history or the orient
not Of the world. And. II the determination OF
Japan and the magnitude OF her efforts. on the one
hand and the refusal of 1900 men in merchaht
shin TO surrender three modern Japanese nleh-ol-
var on the other and the mutual hatred OF the Two
races. may be taken IN indication or the nature
OF the conflict. II will be bloody.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-26
THE JAPANESE LOSS 1900.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE BAT
TIE AT PING-YANG.
THE CHINESE BELIEVE TO BE IN POSSESSION OF
ING DOWN JAPANESE SPIES IN CHINA.

THE CHINESE BELIEVE TO BE IN POSSESSION OF
CHUNGHo-GENERAL YEHs RETREAT-HUNT-
ING DOWN JAPANESE SPIES IN CHINA
London. Aug. 25-A dispatch from Shanghai to
n news agency here says letter received in Che
Foo yesterday from Chemulpo, Corea. reasserts
that the japanese were defeated by the Chinese
at Ping-Yang. Thirteen Japanese transports.
conveyed by nineteen japanese warships. arrived
in the estuary Of Taston-Kang on August IS and
landed a force Of 5000 men, who advanced upon
Ping-Yang When midway between the land
ing-place and their objective point. the Japanese
were attacked by Chinese cavalry. who succeed
ed in dividing the advancing column into two
parts. Thercupon the Chinese artillery poured a
heavy fire into the japanese ranks creating al
most panic. The japanese retreated in disor-
der to the shore where the advance Of the Chi
nese was checked by the fire. from the guns Of
the japanese feet The japanese lost 1900 men,
The letter does not mention the retreat OF the
japanese troops from Chungho, from which place.
according to Chinese reports, they had been
driven Nevertheless, it Is believed that the Chi
neee are In possession Of Chungho as 1t Is stated
that n council Of war was held there on August
90 when 1t was decided to attack the main Japa-
nese force which is preventing the Chinese ad-
vance upon Seoul
1t is reported that the japanese are re-embark-
Ing their heavy baggage in Ping Yang Inlet. Inc
country Is being secured by Chinese cavalry, VINO
have taken prisoners and beheaded 100 strag-
ger5.
\ dispatch to The Times" from Tien-Tsln says
General Yeh's force Of 400 men Joined the main
bodv of Chinese troops on Ping-Yang on the
morning Of August 30 The retreat from 1ashati
was a brilliant feat. The heat was intense ana
the route lay through difficult country In ad,
dlton TO these obstacles, tn. column was ma: assed
along the whole distance by bodies OF the enemy;
Vet The march OF 800 miles effected in good
order the Japanese lines at Chung-Chew being
broken.
shanghai Aug 25.--Seven japanese In Chinese
dress were arrested in this city to-day. IL Is
stated that they will be driven from the country,
hut should more rigorous measures be adopted 1t
would cause no surprise. Chinese activity IN
hunting down japanese spies is daily growing.
and according to Chinese statements. japanese
Government agents thick,y scattered along
the entire coast. Throughout China the japanese
are harshly treated many. said to have been
snies having been beheaded on the island OF For
mOsa.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-26
ur THINKS THE WOMiN VAS M'hDEh"D'
INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF MhS De MED
AT PORT JEFFERsoN-ANo1hER L"N'
ISLAND MYSTERY.

Postmaster Walker has been inves,lsanns 'i'
na,h Of Mrs. Henry DevrIes at Port Je''er'on' ~
who was found dead on the floor WIN wVt"t ,sa,
On her head on Thursday. and Is MS opinion s'a a,
the womab met foul play. He MADE a scar" eaau on.
tne house yesterday and found tina, II hAu ,,as
tered by some person or persons IN sao1 and a
Wy w., =, lass smashed. The stick which held UP
pan, ,Ss window was picked up In the back yard tne
Coroner Cor thought that the woman sustained ,sn ner
49," no f,IiInr In Mt. Sheriff OBrien has been
ca;,ed upon to make investigation ana "''' p'o'
ap.y uo D1yress husband, who was sent 10 4, tnS S
poughkesrse Insane Asylum some ,ne His body
yys,Ii he ',aken 70 Port Jefferson on Mohday lAA~
hurled beside that OF his wits.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-26
SHE DROPPED DEAD At 1HH Hi"" l.

A wEIJ-KNowN NYACK WOMAN SUDDENLY EN-
ptREs AT SEEING A RUNAWAY WHERE l"o
Young WOMEN ARE THROWN OUT
horse owned and driven by J. d. Campbell
,,.oo,,nv resident Of Suffern. was frightened by
-, ox,ress train on the Erie road. near NyacN
loo, evenine. and two young women, Miss Ella
,,oocn and Miss Josie Hafey. Of this city, were
,.rowr from the carriage. One OF them was
seriously hurt. ,u,r
urs Robert Rattle. one Of the best-kho""
,,,. of tho village saw the accident from d
r,,ndow Of her home, and dropped dead from '"e
shock,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-26
TRIED TO POISON HER FAMILY.

HER ACT BECOMING KNOWN. THE INSANE WOMAN
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Hazleton. Penn. Aug. %-Mrs william 'Ai''''n -
sugar Loaf. while temporarily insane yeste'uny
,r,ed 70 poison her entire family. she hao pa'eu
,s or.o, in the coffee and bread In suihcieht !
p,r,s,,es m make death certain. A numi,er oi
goats happened to be the first to get ,e r. was
thn mai ne discovered the poison In the c0'ie' an
oacer was summoned. and upon seei,s om, % ~ ;bs
Cnnnn vent upstairs and threw herseli out oi ,ile
ydndow receiving injuries from when she may o''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-26
wu,r CAUSED THE CAISSON EXPLOSIONS
ARMY OFFICERS CHARGE THEM TO THE DE
rECTIVE EQUIPMENT OF sHRAP-
MEL, SHELLS.


rEc-rIvE EQUIPMENT OF sHRAP
MEL SHELLS.
Chicago. Aug 25-A morning paper says: Ex-
n,os,ons of caissons in the batteries under Major
RandoIph now manoeuvring at Evanston. have
been discovered to be directly chargeable to de-
vice which forms n part OF the equipment OF
ah~,nneI sheIls This device faulty in construc-
,ion and therefore, more dangerous to friends
than TO foes is to-day under the ban OF the Army.
and II has been ordered out OF service rms h VIZ,
rendcr the shells perhaps as useless as so Hucn
scrap ron and 1t will become necessary 10 aTphs bP
is the conclusion reached yesterday by the txPertS
detailed by the Government 10 examine mo tn1
raf,er II is the asis OF the report or 'oionel
Wiston Inspector Of Artillery for the , De,
,artment of Missouri concurred In by 9eheraI
Niles and Captain Rogers Brnie IN command Oh me
artillery now here General Miles goes iui ", 'nei ~
and savs the cartridges Of every caisson IN tne
Army are a century behind the times, anu supii.s W
plans and drawings OF style co"'p'e"e"'"e ."
tirely lines. - H., ,,..s NTH him
Captan Birnie will take nine fuses WIN WIN ~ nun,
IN Washington, where they VIII be snp)ec'ed u "
severe scientific test.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-26
FIRST WRECKED, THEN BURNED
THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH WENT AGROUND FRI
DAY NIGHT AND CAUGHT FIRE THE
STyT MORNING.

Salem Mass. Aug. @.-The wrecked steamer CITY
~ Portsmouth, which went on Little Aqua vitae
,o ,as, evening was burned TO the waters edge
o,riv this morning. ON board were captain George
4 Whitney and wife. John l-ibbey engineer. e
Uornby. fireman, and Charles johnson and f. Palm.
deckaands. -, -. ..,ld and vybsr 4,
came in She did not rise with IL, ana the wafer
49,, n come I'm the cabin windows. soon after
n,Itiork the steamer took fire. The occupants were
barev able to escape to the tug W y: Beach. whicn
n" , i;,.Ine Nv Ia haul the vessel OH. Ihcy saved
nn,bing 'rhc steamer was owned by captain Whit'
noy Engineer Lbbey and Oliver Coolidge OF i.c.
~ v,oe yalucd at $3.50. insured for s3"D. ana
chartered By the Beverly and Boston Steamship
COmpany.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-26
THE FRANKLIN NINE DISASTER.
No INCREASE IN THE NUMBER or DEAD As
FIRST REpoRTED-s SPONTANEOUS coMBrs-

FIRsT REPORTED- SPONTANEOUS coMBUs-
T,oS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.
Tacoma Wash Aug. 25.-Iater reports OF y'ster-
davis coal-mne disaster Franklin do not Increase
tho number OF the dead Thirty-seven miners. most
Of them negroes. sweies and Weshmen were Killed
s., sunoc,tion Their bodies recovered The
cause q, the fire Is supposed TO have been spon-
,neous combustion Of the refuse and screenings In
us Sserlnicndent Ramsey says ne will bulk the sixth
level ana perhaps the hfth .evel. and hermctic,.y
~ ,I ,hem thus shutting on the air and snotherins
g. Nre The mine contains good det. OF Dack-
damn and when the gir supply Is shut on the o;aeh,
Iann vi form and put the hre. II ls be;ieVti
,hsr in . ~ee months 1t will have become completely
y
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-05-03
Foreign News.

LONDON, April 17.-There are at
present five Brazilian insurgent war
ships at Buenos Ayres from which
the crews have deserted. The
Argentine Government will transfer
the vessels to the Brazilian Minister
at Buenos Ayres.
In reference to the reported
capture OF large body Of Brazilian
insurgents IN Uruguay, later advices
state that Admiral de Mello, the
lnsurgent leader, landed number of
unarmed men, and afterwards sailed
for Buenos Ayres-
President Pie1oto has decided to
grant an amnesty to the insurgents
who took part IN the late rebellion,
with the exception OF the leaders in
the revolt
The Paragusyan Consul In Lon
don has been advised that 40 set
tiers have abandoned New Austria
lia," IN Paraguay, aud that they
desire so return to Australia.
4 German 3 per cent. loan OF I6O.-
OO0OO0 marks Is about TO be issued
In London.
The French budget shows deficit
OF 139. 100000 francs.
Lord Reay, formerly Governor of
Bombay, will be appointed to sue
coed the Earl of Hopetoun as Gov
ernor of Victoria, Australia
The Legislative Assembly of New
foundland has been prorogued pend
ing the hearing OF II election petit
ions.
LONDON, April 17.-It is announced
that Sir Charles Russell, O. c.. NJ.
P, has been appointed to succeed the
late Sir Charles Synge Bowen
Baron Bowen) as one OF the Lords
Justices Of Appeal
LONDON, April 17.-Today's price
OF bar Silver is Is Aid per OF.
standard-56 cents.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-05-03

IN order to give the public some
idea as to the application which
was made In yesterdays election
Of the cumulative vote, we publish
this morning, besides the ordinary
table Of election returns, copy of
the inspectors tally in the first
precinct of the second district.
This viii show the proportion be-
tween the votes cast for a given
candidate, and the ballots depos-
tied for him, and viii thus show
not only how many votes, but how
many voters the candidate had be-
hind him. The result In this pre-
cinct is probably fairly representa-
tive of other precincts. 1t is inter
esting to observe that the ballots
thrown for Vivas and Fernandes
are In uniform series of threes.
This makes it very clear that the
Portuguese colony boycotted all
outside candidates, and then d.
vided their votes almost evenly be-
tween the two named.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-05-03
THE FRENCH NAVY.


LONDON, April 15-M. Lockroy,
president Of the subcommittee of
inquiry into the condition OF the
French navy, has presented his re
port
1t states that the reality surpasses
the foreboding. Disorder prevails
throughout the administration of the
navy. Nothing Is IN state of pre-
paration for war or for mobilization.
The naval stores are depleted, and
the torpedo boats are unseaworthy.
The report demands that fresh
blood should be infused into the adj
ministration, the negligence of
which is regarded as inexcusable.
The report OF Admiral WALTON states
that the ircnclsd Magenta is
liable to capsize at the first impact.
1t urges that the country should stop
building ironclads.
NJ Lockroy, president of the sub
committee Of inquiry into the condit-
ion OF the French navy, whose report
makes such a sensational character.
extols the loyalty and honesty OF the
French naval officers.
The report of Admiral WALTON, re-
lating to the ironclad Magenta,
which he declared liable to capsize
at the first impact, applies to all the
large ironclads.