Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-06-13
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rHt PACIFIC COAST

Fifty ships have been loaded with wheat this
year at Benicia
Arizona soekmen are sowing extensively
alfalfa for their cattle.
San Francisco is enjoying the luxury Of the
Thomas concer,s--not Thomas.cat concerts,
either.
The news that Rear Admiral Macauley will
succeed Rear Admiral Upshur in command Of
the Pacific squadron is confirmed.
Lieutenant, Carlin, formerly Of the Hartford,
and now Of the Independence, has been visit
ing friends in Alameda county, California.
The Amgo, the first steel ocean steamer
built ON the Pacific Coast, had a successful
tnal trip in san Francisco Bay on May 27th.
Graders on the California Southern Railroad
are twenty miles beyond San Bernardino.
Open cuts are being substituted for the pro.
posed tunnels in the Cajon pass.
The commencement, exercises Of the
California State University at Berkeley took
place on May 27th. The resignationoi President
Reid has been formally accepted.
Much excitement has been caused in British
Columbia by an order in council from Ottawa
raising the price Of railway lands to So. so an
acre, and increaang the stumpage and other
duties on timber to an extent that will destroy
the lumber trade Of the province.
The California Church Union, which was
organized in 1870 for the purpose Of promoting
religion and benevolence, but which discon,in.
ued its work in 1873, was re. organized recent.
~ at Grace Church, San Francisco. 1t was
found that $6s7.II yet remained to the credit
of the association in the San Francisco Savings
Bank.
GENERAL AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE.
New York City is to have a railway under
Broadway.
The Bartholdi statue has left Rouen, France,
for New York.
Gradual emancipation oil slavery in Brazil is
being initiated.
In Cleveland, Ohio, there has recently been
a conviction for playing baseball on Sunday.
Canada has decided to refuse entry Of all
United States goods manufactured by convic,
labor.
The Presbyterian General Assembly Of the
United States has recently been in session in
Philadelphia.
There had been fighting in British America
with Indians after Reill's capture but the
trouble there was believed to be at an end on
May 3Ist.
1t is said tina, Riel, the Manitoba rebe
chief, is an American citizen, and recently
took an active part in Montana politics as .
Republican.
On May 2sth. the French fishing bark
George Jeanne was run down by the Anchor
Lines steamer City of Rome, during fog OF
the Banks Of New Foundland, ~ men being
lost out OF crew Of "a.
American Consul Mackay, of Rio Grand,
do Sui, Brazil, was recently grossly insultet
| by Brazilian editor, whom he shot, happil,
not killing the journalist Sympathy is alto
gether with the consul.
Arizona and New Mexico are in the mids
of another Indian outbreak. There had beer
over sixty whites killed up to June list. man,
of them women. Geronimo, who has led tire,
previous raids, is head Of the movement Tn,
Arizonans are vigorously subscribing.
The First Comptroller Of the United State
Treasury has decided that mutilated Unite,
States bonds cannot lie redeemed unless tn
treasury department is satisfied that the part
presented are all that remain Of the bonds o
in other words, that the unproduced part
must be satisfactorily accounted for.
From twenty to thirty bands are now in thu
different provinces of Cuba. The attack il
the province of Santiago de Cuba is the sigma
for the beginning Of another long war tor indie
pendence. The Governor General of Cub
has issued decree declaring that the proync,
of Santiago de Cuba is in a state Of siege.
The capture Of Ricl was the prevailing topi
in Quebec during the past week in May. Thu
French Canadians are unanimous in the declar
alton that he must not be hanged, and on
newspaper demands fair and searching investi
gationin orderto ascertain and dythegrev
ances which irresponsible for the aterebellion
Miss Elizabeth Cleveland, sister Of Presi
dent Cleveland. has written letter to ID
Howard Crosby of New York upon the ques
ton Of total abstinence, in which she takes es
ceptions to certain views expressed by ID
Crosby upon the liquor question. Miss Cleve
land argues steadily for total abstinence an
makes plea for the absolute extinction Of in
toxicating beverages.
Arrangements have been made for an intel
national sculling match to take place be,wee
August list and August 18th. The followin
oarsmen will contend; Hanlan, Teemel
Wallace, Ross. ID. Goodwin Of Iondor
) Plaisted, Gaudaur Of st. Louis, Albert HAM
) of Boston. Lee, and Austin Stevenson Of Sa
Francisco. The winner will get $1,000, an
the second, third and fourth men respectivel
ST., 400, $500 and $3oo
i &onSOctbbiC itttStCst N tCit III uuD'
the Hudson's Bay expedition. to sail fro
+ Halifax in juno to solve the problem whe,h,
the Hudson Straits can be navigated by steam
ships for sufficient time in the summer
make them an available route for grain fro
the northwest to Europe. The railway fro
Winnipeg to Montreal is expected to be read
for heavy traffic this summer. Tho distance
400 miles. II, however, Hudsons Bay
found navieable. the railroad will be col
structed from Winnipeg to Churchill, savinl
it is claimed, 6so miles in the transporta,ic
OF whea, from the northwest to Liverpool.
I, EUROPEAN AND GENERAL.
The blockade Of Founosa ports has bee
: raised.
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