The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-11-16

notorious as an alleged wife poisoner,
has sued several insurance orders to
recover $4,000 due on several poll
cies on his wife's life.
The Board of Health shipped five
Chinese lepers on the Picking to
Hongkong on her last trip.
The Mechanics Institute propose
to erect an immense pavilion on the
site of the present structure. 1t will
be modelled after the Chicago Audi
forum cover the whole block and be
four stories high.
The wreck of the ship Kenilworth
has been sold to Williams, Dimond
Co. for $50, 100 She will be rebuilt.
General American News.
British capital under the title of
the English Syndicate is still alb
sorbing American property and en-
terprises at a rapid rate. The
agents of the Britishers undertook to
corner the whlskey distilleries of the
country but failed. Then they
began to absorb the big breweries
and they are now engaged in buying
up big -four mills, water power
properties, cheese factories, etc. For
milling property recently purchased
at st. Paul, Minnesota, the syndi-
cate is said to have paid $6,250,OOO.
The trial of the Cronin case in
Chicago is progressing slowly and
creating great deal of interest in
that city Contrary to general ex-
pectation the State is laying the
foundation of a very strong case
against the suspects and it is be-
lieved that a conviction could be
secured. The case will probably be
on trial several months. 1t is re-
ported that several important arrests
are yet to be made.
The board appointed to test the
dynamite guns Of the cruiser Vesu-
vius have made a favorable report.
They say that the guns throw shells
containing 200 pounds or more of
dynamite a mile with reasonable &C
curacy.
In his report to the Secretary of
War Bregadier-General Miles com
ments on the defenseless condition
of the Pacific Coast and says that
San Francisco is liable to capture
by any fourth class nation He de
clares that there is need for immed-
late action to provide protection.
In accordance with his request
Admiral Kimberly has been relieved
of his command of the Pacific squad
ron. His successor is Commodore
Brown, commandment of the Norfolk
Navy yard, who will assume lis
duties at once. Commodore Brown
has seen twenty years sea service
but has been on shore duty since
1881. He is very efficient officer.
The President on Nov. I'd, issued
a proclamation admitting North and
South Dakota into the sisterhood of
States. Washington will be adj
mitted in few days.
By the new overland schedule to
go into effect Nov. 18th, it is expect
ed to bring New York mail to San
Francisco nearly day sooner than
at present. Trains will make much
faster time than at present and will
run through solid from Omaha to
San Francisco and Portland.
The Central Pacific, Union Pacific,
and Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad companies have entered
into an arrangement by which trains
will be run through solid from Chi
cago to this city. This will leave only
one change between New York and
San Francisco.
The new cruiser San Francisco
was successfully launched on Oct.
26th, and was witnessed by a large
crowd Notwithstanding the heavy
rain that prevailed. The citizens of
this city will present the vessel with
a magnificent silver service.
Francis Ct. Newlands and Freder-
lex W. Sharon have purchased lands
which give them the control of the
waters of Denver Lake and they pro-
pose to use the lake as a reservoir
from which to irrigate all of west
ern Nevada.
From Elsinore in San Bernardino
County, this state, comes report of
the discovery of an immense body of
bituminous coal equal to the best
Pennsylvania product and sufficient
in quantity to supply the whole west
ern country.
The winter began in earnest in
Mexico on Nov. 5th, with a freezing
snowstorm that has not been equaled
in ten years.
The recent State elections show
that Massachusetts, has gone Repub-
lican; New York has elected Demo
cratic State officers, but a Republi-
can Legislature; Malone is showed
under in Virginia; Ohio has gone
Democratic, and Iowa is in doubt,
but claimed by the Democrats.
Maryland and New Jersey are Demo
cratic, as usual, and Pennsylvania
and Nebraska, Republican as usual.
Mississippi is believed to have gone
Democratic, especially as there was
but one ticket in the field.
The Virginia election is remarka-
BILE only for the suppression of the
negro vote and the triumph of re-
pudiation. Malone who was de-
feated, advocated payment of the
States debt, but his opponents do
not intend to pay the debt, and that
was leading issue.
The Secretary of the Navy has
awarded to Harrison Loring of Bos-
ton the contract for constructing
cruiser No. III of 1000 tons for S674. Otl0