The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-28

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one year of the time for completing the
marking of the Mexican boundary line.
There was no debate
WASHINGTON. December 15.-The
House today passed a bill appropriate
ing Sis, 900 for the relief of the people
who are in the Yukon river country
and also the bill passed by the Senate
yesterday to prohibit pelagic sealing by
American citizens.
HAVANA. December ia small
box apparently made to contain sam
pies of some description was found this
morning at Casa Nueva, where the
United States Consulate is situated.
An examination showed it to contain a
tube filled with an explosive. Under
meath the cover was piece of sand pa
per intended to light box of matches
and thus bring about an explosion.
MADRID, December 15.-The Queen
Regent today received General Weyler
the former Captain-General of Cuba.
The audience lasted an hour and three
quarters. The Weylerist organ, La
Macdonald believes that General Wey-
Ter expressed his ideas on the situation
to the Queen Regent with great frank
ness, and notably his indignation as a
soldier against president Mckinley
unjustifiable insults
SYDNEY, On. S. W.), December 10
The Australian eleven in the cricket
match with the visiting English team
which began Monday last, were all out
today in their first inning for 237 runs
AS the Englishmen in their first inning
ended yesterday were all out for sol
runs, the Australians followed on with
their second innings and at the close OF
play today had 126 runs to their credit
for one wicket down.
San Francisco papers of the 10Th say
that January 7th has been set as the
day on which Durrant must hang.
NEW YORK, December ia prom
inent Cuban received the following
dispatch from General Sanguilly, dated
Philadelphia: please deny the false
and absurd reports of my having offer
ed my services to General Blanco or to
the Spanish Government 1t is an in
famous lie''
PHILADELPHIA, December 12.-
The damage resulting from last night
fire at John and James Dobson's whole
sale and retail salesrooms, 500 and S11
Chestnut street, will reach 100000.
MADRID, December lit is under
stood that the Cabinet at it's meeting
today discussed the proposition to in
how to meet the expense of such step
which the impartial estimates at So
000, 900 pesetas.
BERLIN, December 10.-The Lokal
Anzeiger this afternoon says that ow-
ing to the illness of Emperor William s
only daughter, Victoria, aged years. a
court fete, which was to have been held
tonight, has been postponed.
NEW YORK, December IA spec
ial to the Herald from Monte Carlo
says: There is good authority for stat
ing that further concession of 90
years has been granted to the Casino
Company.
PARIS, December 1.-THE Chamber
Of Deputies today, in spite of the b.
jections of NJ Turrel, the Minister OF
Public Works, adopted proposal fix
ing upon 10 hours as a days work for
railroad employees. This is to be fol-
lowed by 10 hours of rest.
HAVANA, December 11-Senor En-
rique Capriles, Governor of the prov
ince of Santiago de Cuba, in a CONVEX
sation with the foreign consuls, told
them that the state of the island was
very serious, and that he considered
Cuba lost. Many residents Of towns in
the province of Pinar del Rio and Hav-
ana have joined the ranks of the insur-
gents
LONDON, December 1.-THE inves-
tigation of the recent big fire is con-
tinuing. Witnesses and members of
the firms burned out are submitted to
severe cross examination 1t has de-
veloped that the fire was of incendiary
origin.
LONDON, December IA special
dispatch from Shanghai asserts that
China will acquiesce in Germanys re-
tention of Kiaochau Russia and
France are irritated at Germany's pre-