The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-12-24


ance In 9, IS, and 80 months.
The u S. Supreme Court has decided
against Sarah Althea Terry in her suit
against the estate OF the late Senator
Sharon.
Clara Belle Mcdonald has applied for
new trial in her divorce case, supply
ing new testimony shat indicates perjury
and collision on the part Of the Nc
Donalds and their witnesses.
A freight train crashed into pas
senger train near Seattle, instantly kill
ing Mrs. Wilcox of Portland and dan
gerously injuring several other people.
O'Donnell's recount shows regular
svstematized plot to count him out. lie
gains several hundred votes, but not
enough to defeat Pond. Other frauds
have also been discovered tending to de-
feat the Republican candidates, and
general recount may be ordered.
The whaling bark Little Ohio has been
given up for lost
The new iron steamer Yaquina Bay
has been totally wrecked, on her first
trip, when entering Yaquina Bay. She
belonged to the Oregon Improvement
Co.
Sporting Matters.
Kilrain has accepted sullivan's chal-
lenge to fight to d finish, for 1000,
within six months.
Mitchell and Dempsey are talking fight
and have been offered $4,000 by the
California Athletic Club to fight in San
Francisco.
Hanlan has ARA ged a race at Sydney
between Teemer and Searle. Hanlan
and Teemer will challenge any other
double crew in the world.
Searle easily won the four days inter-
national sculling race at Brisbane.
John NJ. Ward cables as follows to the
World from Sydney, n. S. w: The
first game in the series of three to be
played before the Sydneyites by the ALI
America and Chicago mines is ended.
We succeeded in holding the interest of
the spectators from the time play was
called until the last ball was caught.
How many spectators do the baseball
enthusiasts of our country suppose came
to see us play ball to day? Over ten
thousand by actual count. We didn't
expect such a crowd, nor did we expect
that the verdict of the spectators would
be so pleasing as it is. From hundreds
OF people who were asked after the game
how they liked it came the reply: eve
are we'll pleased" There was quite a
sprlnkling of Americans in the crowd,
and when they say that they were glad
to see. a good game OF baseball it is put
ting it mildly. Quite number of them
made our acquaintance to-day. All of our
party continue In good health.
American Affairs.
A terrific explosion occurred at Chi
cage in the vicinity OF the Haymarket in
the Oliver Oatmeal Works, at Fulton
and Halstead streets. The building was
blown TO atoms and ten lives are reported
folk oil
the business part of the city. A general
explosion is not known. The excitement
is intense, and rumors of dynamite and
anarchy are flying thick and fast.
There was another tremendous explo-
sion at Shufeldt's distillery, corner of
Hawthorne avenue and Larabee street,
which smashed the windows for blocks
around and created great CONSERVATION
in the neighborhood. 1t was discovered
that someone. had thrown two packages
of dynamite containing seven sticks, each
fourteen inches long, on the ROOF Of the
store room.
Mayor Hewitt of New York has re-.
ceived note signed Jack the Ripper"
IN which murderous work is promised to
begin Immediately after Christmas. 1t
is believed to be hoax.
A fire occurred in the theatre at O5-
wego when Mrs. Langtry was perform
ing. Nobody was hurt and it was soon
distinguished.
The Chicago Opera House has been
burned down. Loss $4,000.
The Chicago police have determined to
break up anarchism.
E. H. Morse, cashier of the National
Bank at San Bernardino, was shot by
man who is supposed to have entered
the bank for robbery. Morse put three
bullets into his assailant.
The dynamite-gun cruiser Vesuvius,
constructed by the Messrs. Cramp, left
their SHY yard at Kensington and pre-
ceeded down the river TO short distance
below the ship John Light, in Delaware
Bay, where a test of speed took place
over a measured course of 457 miles
This distance was covered by the Vesu-
vius in II minutes and A seconds, a
speed OF II AT knots an hour. The con-
tract calls for speed Of 20 knots an
hour.
Foreign Affairs.
A volcano has broken out in the dis
tant State of Tabasco, Mexico. The po-
litical chief of the municipality OF Hui
manjilio reports that the mountain of
Mono Pelado has been in eruption, eject
ing vast quantities OF reddish-tinged
water, which, flowing, into the river Girl
jota, dyeJ it red for long distance.
At a meeting at the Russian Foreign
Office a high military authority urged
that an ultimatum be sent to the Persian
Government that Russia would occupy
Persia unless it cancelled the treaty open
ing up the Kirun River country to the
English. De Giers opposed such a course
and urged moderation.
In cheap restaurant in Bermondsey
street, London, man made an unpro-
voked attack on the landlady's daughter,
and cut her throat so that she is not ex-
Pected to recover. Great excitement
prevails as the criminal is supposed to
be ''Jack the Ripper"
The crisis in servia is acute. The
elections show the entire nation has
turned against King Milan. He dare