The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-08

las CoAlSrrSu WITH SALISBURY on the
Canal bill.
The merchants of the East are or
ganiZing 10 secure a share of the trade ,
in the Orient. Forty of the diversified
industries are represented in the new I
syndicate.
The American Asiatic Association I
held banquet at New York on jan
uary 26th at which the future of
Americas trade with the far east was
discussed.
The bill to repair the Spanish cable
at Mania, cut by Admiral Dewey, in
troduced into the House went over
without action upon the development
of opposition.
lie M0hammedans, and Hindus OF
Calcutta have passed resolutions OF
loyalty to the British and subscribed
$4,000 rupees for the relief fund for
South Africa
The British advance into the Orange |
Free State was preceded by the seizure !
Of Thebus station, accomplished by a |
column under command of General |
Kelly-Kenny.
Representative Kahn of California
has introduced bill into Congress, by
request, for tunnel under San Fran
Buena Island.
1t is believed in Japan that Russia
has had hand in the downfall of
| Kwang Hsu and Chinese reformers ac-
| cuse the Dowager Empress of killing
the young Emperor.
| Captain Carroll of the Norfolk regi-
/ ment and $50 men of the West African
frontier police were attacked by Basa
tribesmen in West Africa. One man
was killed, and twelve wounded.
The balance of SAT, 600 on the Agama
river bridge claim was paid to the
American Minister on January 9th by
the Dominican Government This is
the end of a long-standing trouble.
/ General lamont, the French Com
mander in Chief, while on a tour of in
spection along the coast of France
walked over quay and fell into the
! sea. He narrowly escaped drowning.
A new Philippine Commission, con-
sisting of five men, will be appointed
by President Mckinley, Colonel DENLY
and Dean Worcester being the only
ones of the old commission to be re-
tanned.
Captain Dalthe and crew of the
Moresby are reported to have been
massacred by the natives of the Ad-
miralty Islands. An expedition has
been sent from New Britain to pun
ish them.
The courts hold the Pullman com
pany liable for ejecting a passenger,
who, while entitled to ride on a car,
carries ticket issued by a railroad
other than the one on which he lis
travelling.
Manila dispatch states that Briga-
d1er-General Hobbies expedition has
occupied Sorsogon, Donsol, Bulan.
Legaspi and Virac on Catanduanes ISL
and. Five Americans were wounded
at Legaspi.
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler of
the University of California in a re-
cent address declared that he believed
the distinct mission of the United
States to be to prevent the dismem-
| berment of China. -
Spider" Kelley OF San Francisco
and Martin Denny formerly of Homo
lulu have been matched to fight
twenty rounds in San Francisco on
February 23d under the auspices of
the Washington Club
Rev. Chas. NJ. Sheldon. author of "In
His Steps," had the Topeka (Kans0
| Capital turned over to him for one
week to run "as Christ would conduct
a newspaper if he were on earth today."
and met with great success.
with one exception, the five embas-
| sadors who received invitations to a
| dewey reception given in Washington.
refused to attend owing TO the repub-
llcan wording OF the invitation. They
objected to being asked to ''meetr the
Admiral.
one thousand armed men arrived at
Frankfort, KY, on January 18th pre-
pared for resistance against the Con-
test Boards decision should thew de-
| eide against Governor Taylor. They
departed after learning the decision |
was not to be announced.
The German Government has official |
ly entered strong protest at Washing
ton through Secretary Hay against the |
existing United States customs regu- |
iations applicable to merchandise i'm |
ported from Germany, declaring that |
serious injury Is done their trade.
Inc House Committee on Interstate /
and Foreign Commerce reconsidered
the Nicaragua canal bill which had |
been reported with an appropriation
OF Sl4O,000,000 and changed the appro-
prlation section so as to make SIC, 000.-
oOO available, with authority to con-
tract for the entire excavation and
completion Of the canal at a total cost
not exceeding s140,000,000
The transport Thomas, bearing the
body of General Lawton, arrived at
San Francisco on January 80. With
1t were the remains of three other
recent victims of the campaign in Luz
zon-Major John A. Logan, Jr., Major
F. c. Armstrong, brigade surgeon
and First Lieutenant Edward T9vlor
of the Twelfth Infantry. Mrs. Law
ton and four children were passengers
on the transport.
A statement by Edward Jose Mar
tlnez. who claims to have been direct
ly concerned in the plot to destroy the
battleship Maine, adds few details To
the well-known facts. He states
that large mine was purposely placed
near the Names buoy, which could he
nred either by contact or by an cleo
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