The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-10-21

guished English journalist, author
and poet, best known in literature as
the author of "The Light of Asia"
is at the Palace. He arrived from
the East last night, accompanied by
his daughter. They are on a Trip
around the world, and will sail Tor
Japan on the next steamer.
Joseph w. Wallace the ex.pollce-
man who killed Albert Rice the pro
prietor of the Elite Theatre has
been found guilty of murder, and is
to receive the death sentence next
week.
1t is expected by the Union Iron
Works managers to have the Ban
Francisco ready for launching the
latter part of next month. Regard
ing her construction, Mr.. Dickle
says that the company is bulidlng
her to make twenty knots an hour,
although the contract calls Tor ohly
nineteen. She will have $40 tons
less displacement, but more boiler
mower than the Baltimore, having
zoo feet more fire surface. He does
not think that she will equal the At
lantic greyhounds, which average
twenty knots for the entire trip, but
she will be a very fast boat. The
Charleston is at Mare Island but has
5 not yet been accepted.
The City of Puebla has beaten the
I record from San Francisco to VIC
toria. making it in fifty-one and a
half hours.
: At the Paris Exposition five ex-
] hibitors of California wines received
n grand prizes or gold medals. Only
~ 933 grand prizes were distributed IN
g the entire exposition. Mr.. Charles
It A. Wetmore of Livermore got one
d for his clarets. The Viticultural
r Commission, Isaac de Turk, G.
e Migliavacca and A. 6. Chanche, were
awarded gold medals.
b It is denied that the genuine
g Heffeman of the Cronin mystery Ii
d in San Francisco. If so he has no
O. beer arrested. He is J. j. Hetfemal
J. of 995 Market street.
u Bulford Clark & Go. the publisher
Il of New York, Chicago and Sal
ar Francisco have failed. They wer
at among the largest publishers OF 3
IL ana 10 CouG eulblouo VI hON0to'
n assets are $250,0O0 and liabilitie
u 100000.
Ill Shipping News.
Id Captain George E. Baulden, form
lie. erly of the steam whaler Orca, die
Mt at Buzzard's bay, Mass, Septembe
ON 25th. He was in the whaling bns
wv ness for over forty years, and W;
at accounted the luckiest man In til
or fleet: He was we'll known at tt
of Islands and had many friends
ne Honolulu.
m The signal service at Washingtt
Jes has under consideration the adopti(
tn, of new signal, to take the place
IN the cautionary signal now In u
ak along the coast. It is a yellow pc
wn nant, and is intended to signify tn
at the service has information OF val
10 to mariners.
led The CHILEAN man-of-war Pilcomay
RS. which has been stationed in the ht
nd Dor for several weeks has departe
ent The vessel makes northern CRUZ
old as far as Victoria, and from then
lew will proceed to Honolulu.
ces On the 18th Of last July complai
ven was made against 0. Sodergre
bis master of the bark Lady Lampse
the that he had carried passengers on
VIII vessel from Honolulu in excess
ply the number fixed by law. He "
lar arrested and on Monday in theUnit
pre- States District Court, he was call
ent for arraignment and pleaded gull
cry On his plea, Assistant District !
ces, torney Hatch stated to Judge Hc
'ust man that the ends of justice wol
hlle be subserved if the defendant v
I'M fined 500. The Court so sentent
5lVee Sodergren and the fine was pa
ned The law allowed the vessel to ca
iers nine passengers, but eleven W
anu ~ given passage.
all The ship William McGilvery fir
nci.. Pasazua for New York, was alb
OF doned at sea August 9Th.
ana The steamer Arctic, owned by
ing Alaska Commercial Company, '
It's wrecked October LIST at st. Micha
ates Alaska. Loss $50, 900.