The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-09-02

poisoning due to the improper admins
tration of the "elixir" have been re-
ported, but the medical fraternity is
pretty well agreed that the "elixir" is at
all events a powerful stimulant if
nothing more and deserves a most
thorough trial.
Sporting Matters.
On the 18th inst. John L. Sullivan was
found guilty of prize fighting after trial
at Purvis, Miss. He was sentenced to
years imprisonment. An appeal has
been taken to the State Supreme Court,
and Sullivan is now in Boston and is out
on bail. Referee Fitzpatrick has been
fined 5000; Bud Remand, the manager,
has been fined $500, and Kilrain has
gone to Mississippi for trial. Sheriff
Childs, of Mississippi, who went to Balti-
more for Kilrain, says that the convic-
ton of both pugilists is desired in order
to enable the Governor of Mississippi to
get at the railroad company which carried
this is accomplished both men will be
pardoned or proceedings stopped.
Local interest centers IN the middle
California Clubs gymnasium, between
"a
the marine. Dempsey is a hot favorite,
though LIE Blanche has many warm sup
porters.
mile in 2:1lI at Napa last week. The
record is phenomenal one.
The Charleston's Trial Trip.
On the 10Th, 18th and 18th of the
month the cruiser Charleston had three
trial trips about the bay. Her utmost
speed was not tested however. Her
machinery worked so satisfactorily that
on the 21st she started for Santa Barbara
for her trial trip. On the way down she
was twice pushed to her speed, once
making 1917 knots for two hours and q
| half, and the second time making 1871
knots for an hour. She is under com,
mand of Captain G. E. Goodall.
On the 22d inst. the Secretary of the
Navy opened bids for five steel cruisers
three to be of 1000 tons and two of 3 ,OOC
tons, and the cost not to exceed 500, 00(
and $1,000,000 each respectively. The
lowest bids were $4,000 and 81 ,225 900
and all bids were rejected.
| Shipping News.
On the afternoon of the 21st inst. the
big steamers Teutonic of the White Stal
Line, City of New York of the Inmar
Line, SAKE of the North German LloyC
and City of Rome of the Anchor Line
left for the old country. A race wa:
agreed upon by the captains before sail
ing. The Teutonic and the City of New
York are the favorites, and numerous
bets were made before the departure Of
the two racers, which will be settled in
Liverpool, the odds slightly favoring th'
Teutonic.
A dispatch from Ottawa says tina
James D. Leary, the shipbuilder of New
York, will soon build timber raft il
British Columbia and tow it to Sal
Francisco. He was the builder of TIN
two Joggins' RATS, one of which brok
up on the way to New York from Nov1
Scotia.
A hot struggle for the Mexican trad,
is on between the Mexican owners of tn,
steamer Alexandra and the Pacific Coas
Steamship Company. Freight is beini
taken at any figure. The Alexandra ha
an advantage in having her pilotage
lighthouse fees and harbor dues in Mex
lean ports RENTED as we'll as rebate Q
two per cent duty on goods importeC
into Mexico on her, while the imports a
San Francisco on her to pay an add
tional duty of ten per cent ad valorem
The struggle has aroused much bite
feeling on the part of shippers.