The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-11-14
Wife of China's Ruler Takes Poison
With Fatal Results.
MONEY FOR THE GREAT CANAL.
Sugar Refiners and Dealers-Bounty
Case-France Preparing for War-4An
Expedition Against the Ruling Tribe
in Madagascar-Dynam i'm London.

SHANGHAI, Oct. 30.-The young
Empress of China, it is learned, has
committed suicide by taking poison.
She had been rebuked by the Emper-
or, who slapped her face.
The unhappy young Empress was at
the time of her marriage only thirteen
years old. She was the daughter of
General Kusi-Hslang, younger brother
of the Empress Dowager. A marriage
initiated under such unhappy auspices
could scarcely prove satisfactory in
any respect, and the past five years
have been filled with quarrels between
the imperial couple.
Capital for the Canal.
NEW YORK, Nov. TT has been
announced by people closely connect
ed with the Nicaragua Canal that the
Nicaragua Canal Construction Com
pany has secured enough money to go
on with the work of building the
canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific
Ocean through Nicaragua and Costa
Rica. A committee of the company,
composed of Smith M. Weed and j. r.
Bartlett, went to Europe last summer
for the purpose of getting foreign capi-
tai interested in the scheme and it II
known that the money is secure
Mr.. Weed came home from Eur
last week, while Mr.. Bartlett is
in London, arranging with foreig I
who have decided to put their mOQ
into the venture.
Today it was learned that at Mont
pelier, VT, bill had been introduced
in the State Senate to incorporate
| Nicaragua company for the purpose of
building canal through Nicaragua
and Costa Rica. Mr.. Weed, who is
President of the Nicaragua Canal Con-
struction Company, having succeeded
ex-senator Warner Miller, lives in
Plattsburg, n. Y, and the reason for
| the company going to Montpelier for
| it's charter seems thus to be accounted
| for.
Refined Sugar Drops.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 31.-Sugar
| took another tumble in price yester-
| day and surprised the jobbers, who
had concluded that it was already
| down to the bottom notch. 1t was
regarded as a slap back by the refiners
at the wholesale grocers, who had re-
Gently unloaded large quantities of
sugar on the market before the refin-
cry compact prices. Said a we'll
| known jObber: ''The chances are
| that sugar will go still lower, notwith-
standing the refineries are virtually
| closed" The reduction extends to all
| grades of refined, and averages of l
cent per pound.
Sugar Bounty Case.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-The Dis
| trict Court of Appeals today set No
| Vember 22d for hearing the appeal of
| +ho NTiIas (tOnananu nf .oIliai-
ana, whose petition for a mandamus
against Secretary Carlisle has been
denied. This is the case where the
sugar company demanded that in
spectors be appointed under the Nc
Kinley law with the view to collect
ing the sugar bounty.
Preparing for War.
PARIS, Nov. At il stated the Gov
eminent will on Tuesday ask the
| Chamber of Deputies for a credit of
sixty million francs for the expenses
of an expedition against the HovaS,
the ruling tribe of Madagascar. The
operations will be under the direction
of the Ministry of Marine. Colonel
Borgorise des B0rdes will hold the
chief command.
Dynamite In London.
LONDON, NOV. IA DomD was eX-
ploded tonight outside the residence
of Hon. Reginald Brett, son of the late
Lord Esher. Lord Brett was at his
club, and Mrs. Brett was in the hall
of her residence when the bomb ex-
ploded. She was, however, not hurt.
The bomb plowed upa cavity eighteen
! inches deep below the threshold of the
front door, which was blown to pieces.
The top step, slab of concrete forty
by twenty-six inches, was blown
across the street. The railings were
. twisted. The sound of the explosion
was heard for two miles.
Death OF Honore MercieT.
MONTREAL, Oct. 80. - EX-Premiel
Mercier died at 9:10 this morning.