The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-01-26
NEWS ITEMS.

In the United States District Court,
Pittsburg, January 9th, young Irish
widow named Hamiu renounced her
allegiance to Queen Victoria and was
made citizen of the United States. 1t
is said this is a forerunner of move
ment which will include the Irish
women in America. The idea seems to
be that more perfect action can be taken
for the liberation of Ireland with all
these people naturalized. They say that
when their letters home go astray or are
destroyed they will have the United
States Government to inquire after them.
All women born in foreign countries be-
come citizens when they marry citizens
here. Irish girls are to qualify by re-
nouncing all allegiance to Queen Vic
toria, and will thus be naturalized with
out waiting for husbands.
w. F. Davis, the open-air preacher,
who is serving a term in Boston Jail for
persisting in violating the law by preach
ing in Boston Common, recently sent a
petition to Governor Ames asking for
pardon, ''to the end that God may save
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts"
In his reply the Governor says: 81 am
sworn to see that the laws are enforced,
and you propose to openly violate one
OF them. L express no opinion as to the
business of the law in question, but it is
a law, and L have no right to in any way
aid in its violation.''
Rev. John Lowther, rector at Bolton,
near Wighton, England, has committed
suicide by shooting. Previous to the act
he had received a summons to answer
to charge of indecent assault upon a
servant girl. Deceased was cousin of
Lord Lonsdale and a relative of Right
Hon. James Lowther.
The London Chimes" announces that
John Walter, editor OF the London
Times" has been admitted to the
peerage in commemoration of the jour
nails centenary.
The POpe's jubilee money presents
are valued at nearly 10 900, OOOf. and the
other presents at 10000, OO0f. A new
room is being built for the exhibition of
10000 bottles of wine
More than one million signatures have
been attached to the women's jubilee
petition to the Queen in favor of closing
public houses on Sunday.
A supposed case of leprosy at Atlanta,
Ill.,, has been reported to the State
Board of Health. A physician was sent
from Chicago on the 4th to investigate.
The British ironclad Swiftsure will
cruise in Behring Sea during the coming
season to observe the operations of
American cruisers.
A shipment of Florida oranges to
Europe has proved successful, and is
likely to be repeated on a larger scale
next season.
Miss Phoebe Couzins announced on
the 9th ult. that she would be an indie
pendent Prohibition candidate for Gov
ernor of Missouri in the coming cam
paign. She discusses the issues of the
day, and is an ardent supporter of Presi-
dent Cleveland's tariff polio!
Opponents of the prize ring in Eng
land propose to introduce bill in Par
lament forbidding the publication in
new spapers of prize fight reports.
Fifty Pittsburg boys, ranging in age
from eight to fourteen years, engaged in
a free fight, in which revolvers were
freely used, and one boy was fatally in
jur ed
In May, 1888, there is to be a great
international exhibition at Brussels, and
IN May, 1889, there is to be an exposi-
ton IN Paris, the work of preparation
having begun.
His Majesty of Spain can now walk
and talk Spanish to surprising extent
for one OF his months, eighteen in num-
Der.