The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-16

her natural draught trial in Santa
Barbara channel on January 3rd. Dur
ing a six-hours' continuous run she
maintained a speed of 2f.4S knots an
hour whereas her contract called for
only 20.5 knots.
FAST MAIL
\ fast mail schedule has been estab-
lished between the Atlantic and the Pa
cific seaboards. On the initial run the
train made the transcontinental trip in
ninety-eight hours in place of the 40
hours and 80 minutes which has been
the rule heretofore.
TRUST SUIT.
Suit has been brought on the reia-
ton of the Attorney General of Califor-
MIA to dissolve the high explosive and
dynamite pool on the Pacific slope. The
action is against the Giant ConsOlidat-
ed Powder Company, and it is asked
that it shall lie deprived of its charter
and be fined $4,000.
CALIFORNIA SENATORSHIP.
Balloting for United States Senator
will begin in the California Legislature
on Tuesday next. The leading candi-
dates are Dan NJ. Burns, the former
Secretary of State and now owner OF
the famous Candelaria mines in Mex
leo, who has the support of the South
ern Pacific railroad company and the
enmity of the editors of the Call and
Chronicle; +. N. Bulla, a State Sena-
tor; and Ulysses S. Grant. Jr.. OF San
Diego, the son of his father, on whom
the opposition to Burns is chrystalliz-
ing. There are prospects of a deadlock,
with the possible choice of some un-
known candidate.
SENATOR QUAY
Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania, who
| is under Indictment for the misuse OF
State funds, has secured the endorse
ment of 102 of the 164 Republican men,
bers of the Legislature. but still re-
Quires nineteen votes in order to be
reelected.
HEAVY ROBBERY.
| The Wells-Fargo Express company
was robbed of 100000 belonging to the
Southern Pacific Railroad company on
December 29th, at Houston, Texas, by
Charles A. Beeler, a delivery clerk,
who escaped arrest, and is thought to
| have gone to Mexico.
| STEEL PLANT.
A steel plant is TO be built at New
port News which will cost $4,000, 900,
cover fifty acres and give employment
to 5000 men. A new system of manu-
facture is to be employed.
| GATLTNG GUN EXPLODES
Richard Gatling's experimental cast
steel eighteen inch rife, for the con-
| struction of which Congress appro-
priated $45, ,00O bursted at the Sandy
Hook proving grounds on the 4th inst.
under normal firing pressure of $1,000
| pounds. No one was hurt.
IN THE SOUDAN.
The Egyptians have won an
other battle in the Soudan. Col. Lewis
with a 'Soudanese regiment and a de-
tachment of irregulars, attacked Emir
Ahmed Fedi on December 26th while
he was crossing the Blue Nile, stormed
an island on which Fedil had taken up
| his position, and drive him out, killing
| 500 of his followers and taking many
| prisoners. The Emir himself escaped.
| On the victorious side Mai. Ferguson
six Egyptian officers and eighteen pri-
Yates were wounded and twenty-seven
men were killed.
THE FRENCH.
| The French have demanded an ex-
| tension of their territorial concession
at Shanghai. This is being opposed by
the English and Americans and sup
ported by the Russians, the London
| Times meanwhile laundering against
| France.
EsternaZy has been granted safe
conduct, and will appear before the
| French COurst of Cessation on Janu-
ary 18th, to give evidence in the Drey-
fus revisiOnary proceedings.