The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-02-19
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NATAL NEGROES
MAKE TROUBLE
The Moroccan Deadlock and Other
News Later Than the
Coast Files.
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PTETERM Natal, Feb.
10.-A punitive expedition OF 4oo
Carbfneers with artillery left here To-
6a,~ for the scene of the troubles in
4b, Richmond district caused by the
natives refusing to pay the poii-taN'
tnotber detachment of 200 men VIII
start Sunday. The ringleaders Oh tiie
turbulent faction have disappeared III
the bush The chief of the trloe, VINO
* now here, describes the maicoli'ei'
,s being the troublesome Chrlstlah-
ized section of the tribe" They are
said TO be converts to the Ethiopian
Church. whose banner is inscribed with
tho words africa for Africans The
Government does not anticipate pro-
tracted field operations.
DIIRBAN, Natal, Feb. 10-Nlnets
mounted police have started from Dui
han for the center of the native us
turbances. The local militia mas oeen
,..,rned TO be in readiness for active
service.
r5E MOROCCAN DEADLOCK.
pnRITN Feb. 10-The negotiations
at Algeciras have reached d oeciSi'e
turn and the dissolution of the Moroc-
%, Conference without an agreement
upon the principal subjects Oh oi'e
sion appears to be the propaple
s,,,t .rne position of France and Ger
,an,, have now been clearly dlsclos-
aa Each country, supported by sew
o+ba- Powers holds tenaciously
70 its own principle of settlement Il
oI,, f7rance for srecial recognition
=, nforocco because of her geograpn-
tool and historical relations to Moroc-
- opd Germany for a strict appica-
+ior of tho doctrine of equal treatnehe
of All countries in the future from MO-
rocco. h-a
In meantime press campaigns ia"
been begun in behalf of france ana u
Germany in support OF their reSpe''-
positions.
HEAVY RAILWAY FINANCING.
KEW YORK, Feb. 1O.-Announce-
7nent was made today that the SOUTH
ern Railway Company has decldeo -
ask the stockholders to authorize ai
,ssua of 5000. .OO0, 900 development ana
general mortgage 4 per cent poiiuS
Of this amount SIS, 100000 will be 1ssneh
5,nmediately for refunding and equip
ment l,.
.f+or nrovisions for various obiiga- |
.;rs arc made there will be left S99'-
s64 600. which will be used to pro'iuc
for future acquisitions and better
ments. -.
ABLE MAN RETIRES.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10.-Opposit1on
in Congress to an improved Consular
Service with permanent tenure OF OF
flee has caused the loss to the Con-
suIar Service of one of its most effi-
cient and experienced officers by the
resignation announced with regret py
f,ba DeDartrnent of state today of
James w. Davidson, Consul to Antung,
Manchuris who, after a service OIL
nine wears retires because of his IN
ability 10 longer draw on his private
income to maintain the consulate.
In his letter of resignation. Mr.. Da-
wilson says that the salary at each "l
the Consulates he has served has been ,
too small TO conduct in satisfactory
way the several offices he has helu'
and had he not possessed some private
income obtained from literary work 1t
would have been impossible for him =
TO have continued in service this long
He concludes: =
NV relations with the Department i,
OF State have been SO pleasant and l
have found Consular work SO inter
esting that / take this step with re-
gret 1 have postponed this action Tor
some tirr7e feeling that Congress would
soon recognize the necessity of re- I
organization of the service with sala- \
RES commensurate to a degree with d
the Importance of the position and the {
work required
Mr.. Davidson entered the service as
Consular agent at Tam-sen in 1886, ana p
he served successively as Consular J
agent at Shanghai, Nankin and An G
tung
DEMAND OF MINERS.
wILK ESBARRE, Pa. Feb. 1o.-A
of the anthracite min D
ers' scale committee. composed of Dis
trict Presidents Fahey. Dettrey and =.
Nichols held a secret meeting today "
Il is said the demands to be presented .
81 the operators have been agreed up