The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-12
YACHT
COLUMBIA
WINS CUP.
King Edward May
Be Victim Of
Cancer.
PKOuKESS OF lHE
BEET SUGAR WAR
Another British Reverse in South
Africa-RebeIlious Filipinos
Will Be Punished.

THE Columbia won three races, all
by narrow margins. The last
race was won barely by the Co |
lumbia's time allowance of forty-three
seconds.
Such was the information obtained
from the steamship Peru at an early
hour this morning. No papers contain
ing the account of any of the contests
could be obtained. The telegraphic
matter appearing herewith is from the
special Associated Press letter.
NEW YORK, Oct. 5.--A dispatch to
the Herald from London quotes the
Daily Mail as saying:
Sir Thomas Upton has, if we may
use the Irish-like expression, scored
a splendid failure. His countrymen on
this side of the ocean, and doubtless
Canadians and others, have already
extended to him admiring sympathy.
His countrymen are fully alive to the
great service he has rendered a manly,
adventurous national pastime, the
pastime of a people who have made
history upon the sea-
NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-The London
correspondent of the Tribune quotes
prominent English yachtsman as
saying that a renewed attempt to cap
ture the Americas cup had been made
improbable for a long time to come
owing to the general disappointment IN
Great Britain over the result of the
latest international races. Sir Thom-
as Upton will not try again" he add
ed 'tand there is no other British
yachtsman with money to spare for so
expensive an enterprise, hence the cup
will remain in America for another
decade"
Has King Edward Cancer?
NEW YORK. Oct. 5.-Concerning the
report that the illness of King Edward
is caused by cancer of the throat, the
London correspondent of the World
cables:
The report from Copenhagen followed
close upon the visit to King Edward at
the Danish royal palace at Fredens-
berg of Sir Felix Semon, the noted
throat specialist who was summoned
from London and who was recently ad-
ded to the staff of Royal physicians.
with the title of Physician Extraordir-
ary It was noticed that the mys-
terious throat trouble had affected the
Kings voice. making it husky, and 1t
was sait. he had been forbidden to make
any more public speeches. He also cut
his consumption of cigars down to three
a day.
The Sugar War.
NEW YORK. Oct 5.-The journal OF
Commerce says:
AS a result of the misunderstanding:
existing between the American Snga1
refining Company's interests ard th'
beet sugar people, it is understood tina
the beet sugar interests whose proht
have been affected by the decrease .
IL cents in the price Of granulated su
gar in their territory. will not recog
nize the cut price of 81 cents per poun'
as the basis for their own dealings VIII
customers. The beet people will retail
late, however, by offering their sugl
in competition in the Eastern markets
Telegraph Notes.
WASHINGTON, Oct 5.-The lates
advices from the Philippines indicat
that vigorous measures will be take
10 suppress the insurrection in the isl
and of Samar
The Beers attacked Col. Kekewich'
camp at Moedwin, killing 4 officers an
wounding 23, and killing 81 men an
wounding 110.
Croker is trying to buy a 17O-acre es
tate near Vantage.
The Marine Hospital will ORGANIC
a yellow fever institute.
Marquis Ito has left Seattle for n
East. He will spend several days i
ST Paul.
Reports of a pending Carlist rising
Spain are confirmed. The Duke of So
ferino, the Carlist leader of Barcelon;
has gone 10 the frontier
An appeal has been made to Chri!
.ian America to raise the $4,000 neet
cd for the ransom of Miss Ellen Ston
tbe missionary in the hands of bri:
ands. Kidder, Peabody & Co, of Bo
ton, will be trustees.
The English parliament will not
summoned before the middle of Jan,
arv unless there is a public demand f
an early meeting.