Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-09-07
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discovered ninety miles north of the
Comstock in Nevada.
A dispatch from Fossil, Gillian
county, brings news Of the poisoning of
three children at that place.
County fairs are being held in Santa
Clara, Butte, Placer and Sonoma coun.
ties The fairs are all well attended
and show good results.
Only small portions of the Tuscarora
and Narragansett now remain unde
stroyed at Kershaws to show what was
once the United States North Pacific
squadron.
1t has been decided to establish
naval yard at Mihara, the place having
been found to be admirably adapted TO
the purpose. The estimated cost is
100000 yen.
Thirty two thousand seven hundred
head Of cattle have been shipped East
from points in Washington Territory
on the Northern Pacific, between Wal
lula and Spokane Falls, this season.
Blackman Bros logging camp, on
Lake Beecher, near Snohomish, w. r.,
has been burned. out =. Loss, $1,000.
The disaster was caused by fire in
the brush adjacent, and strong wind
sprung up.
The news from Peking is depressing.
1t seems that after all the projects
talked about railroads were to be
started, mines opened and the country
generally developed--the signing Of
peace has had the effect of putting a
stop to all these improvements.
The Mechanics Fair at San Fran.
cisco is now well started, and prom
ises well. The amount received on
the opening night was $I,o2I, as
against $1,000 for the opening night
last year. AT the library $500 more
than last year was received from new
members who joined the institute to
obtain the privilege Of half price adj
mission.
The General Committee upon the
Twentieth National Encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic have
decided upon July 6, 1886, as the date
for holding the encampment. The
railroad rates from the Missouri river,
on the excursion tickets during the en-
campment, to San Francisco will be
$50 and return.
A Grant Monument Association is
under way to erect memorial struci
ure to the dead General. 1t will pro-
badly be built in Sacramento. The
subscriptions will be 81 each. A long
address has been issued TO the people
by the committee. The scheme is
heartily indorsed throughout the state.
A disastrous collision occurred in
Oakland, California, on August 2Sth,
between the South Pacific Coast Rail
road passenger train and water train
of the Central Pacific road. The two
roads cross each other at Webster
and 9TH streets. The baggage car was
thrown over and crushed by the water
train. DIR. Rankin Of Oakland was
seriously injured
En0iish and European Nccs.
The expulsion of Polish subjects from
Austria has begun. All classes alike are
expelled.
Gladstone states that his cruise to
Norway and his travels through that
country have greatly benefited him in
health.
The ship Cilu,num, from Newcastle,
England, for San Francisco, has been
abandoned on fire. All the crew, ex-
cept one we're saved and landed at Per-
ambuco.
1t is reported Spanish men-of-war
have arrived at Yap, the chief Island OF
the Caroline group, and planted the
Spanish flag. No German vessels were
in sight.
Agarian outrages are increasing fear
fully in Kerry county, Ireland. Every
day cases of moonlight work, of incen-
diarism and hamstringing of cattle are
reported
The remains of Admiral Courbet
were inferred in the Hotel des Invalides
on August aSth. A large assemblage
attended the burial ceremonies notwith-
standing the weather was nclement
The Standard of the 78th says sew
eral thousand unemployed workingmen
assembled at Hackney last evening and
adopted resolution demanding that
the Government assist themto emigrate.
1t is stated that Emperor William of
Germany,through feeling of sympathy
with King Alfonso, has made personal
interference in order to obtain settle
ment of the Caroline affairs favorable
to Spain,