The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-01-11

4 SNAP count was made by watchers
at the time OF the Bonestell-Levy con-
test from which it is believed that
Phelps was elected to Congress in the
Fifth District. The official returns gave
the Democratic candidate, Clunie, ma
jority of 81 votes in a total OF about
10000. Phelps will contest Clunie's
election.
During the year 1888, 456 divorces
were granted in San Francisco, 1874 be-
ing for desertion, 121 for extreme cruelty,
80 for failure to provide, AZ for neglect,
Al for adultery, q for intemperance, /
for conviction Of felony and ) for other
causes.
Irving NJ. Scott has notified Secretary
Whitney of his acceptance OF the cOndi
tons proposed by the department for an
official steam trial of the cruiser Charles
ton, and that she would be ready within
three weeks. The Charleston will have
a six hours trip at sea, to make which
she will go two or three hundred miles
westerly of the Golden Gate.
Joseph Durbrow, an old and we'll
known citizen, died at his residence re-
Gently, after an illness OF about three
years. The immediate case of death
was pneumonia.
Billy Boyd is again in jail and will be
detained as a witness in the Ciprico
fraudulent Chinese certificate cases.
Boyd was about to go to Honolulu again
when arrested.
On the night of Dec. Dist one of the
| boldest and most successful train rob-
| berries was committed near Clipper Gap,
| Placer County. The east bound over
| land train stopped at that station
| for water and it was boarded there
by two masked men who got on
! top of the express car. No one saw them
| but some tramps who did not say any
thing, suDposing they were stealing a
ride. When the train started they lei
! themselves into the express car by means
| OF rope ladders, first covering the mes
sengers with revolvers. While one man
stood on guard the other helped himself
at the safe, filling two sacks from the
coin packages. Both men then dropped
out of the car, jumping from the train
! while it was running up grade at about
u miles an hour. No alarm was glver
by the express messenger until the trair
reached New England Mills. There i:
no clue to the men. Wells, Fargo q Co
belittle the loss, but the most reliable in
formation is that the men got $50, 900 il
gold, taking all that they thought they
could safely pack.
The California National Bank, which
has its offices under the Palace Hotel
has suspended payment. At first the
officers of the bank were inclined to init
mate that cashier f. T.. Ramsden va
not straight in his accounts, but late
investigations prove that these imputa
tons were without foundation. Tn
suspension was made because the Presi
dent, r. 2. Thomas, a soap maker, ant
every one else about the bank, knew
nothing of banking. The bank backeC
money losing concerns, notably tn
Panorama of the United States here an
in Los Angeles, the Lockspring Mattres
Company, the Bijou Theatre and sucl
ventures. The bank has deposits c
$3.50, 900 and it's capital is 100000 pai'
up. The concern Will probably not re
sumo, though it is believed that dolla
for dollar of indebtedness will be paid
The heaviest stockholders are r. T
Thomas and +. r. Thompson who hav
more than half the stock.
To prevent smuggling Collector Hage
recommends to the Treasury Depart
ment that the duty on opium be re
duced.
The House of Representatives ha
/ passed the Morrow Post Office bill whic
; appropriates $3.50 900 for the purchase (
a site. The amount is considered to
/ small.
: The Southern Pacific Company will pa
) It's taxes for 1888-89. The Company pal
1921, SOTO on December 28th into til
State Treasury. The total sum due
/ about 100000.
r Governor Waterman has removed tn
D Registrar of voters, Ben. A. Prindle, an
/ has appointed T. J. L. Smiley.
t Leong Sing, who murdered his uncI
: Leong Chun on March 80, 1888, becaus
D he would not loan him money, W.
= hanged in the county jail on the 28t
: nit. He did not realize that he was
s die until taken to the scaffold, sayir
4 that the sheriff was trying to eXto
il money from him and was trying
}, scare him. He died stolidly as Chin
:, man always dies. His neck was broke
0 by the fall and his heart stopped beatir
: in ten minutes.
d The total eclipse of the sun was sui
cessfuIly observed throughout this Stat
Nevada and Idaho. In only few place
J. did the fog or clouds interfere. The be
= of totality ran about 100 miles north
A San Francisco and thence in a mort
t. easterly direction. At all places tt
q thermometer fell from to 10 degree
"a Chickens and birds went TO rOOst, al
o the motion of birds ceased. The Obser
= ers in San Francisco and other plac
s saw Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter al
e many stars, and Prof. Elkin OF Va
V College, who was stationed at VIM
a mucca, New, detected two comets clio
If to the sun. The corona in all places w
a exceptionally fine and over l 800 pilot
= graphs were taken IN all. About o.
q San Franciscans went to ClOverdale
J. Sonoma county and were abundantly r
). paid for the trip.
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