The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-01-18
TWO DAYS LATER NEWS.

The Barkeptine w. II. Dimond Brings |
SAN Francisco Papers of January 4 |
and 8.
A snow slide at Sierra City, Janu-
airy 3, destroyed several houses and
seven persons were crushed to
death.
New evidence has been collected
in the case of Mrs. Maybrlck of
most convincing nature. and may
lead the Home Secretary to recon-
mend the Queen to grant full and
unconditional pardon.
A dispatch from Madrid, January
3, says the Ministry have resigned.
Reports received from Shanghai
are that an expeditionary force of
Chinese fought the natives near
Takow, on the island of Formosa,
and that 100 Chinese and 400 For
mosans We're killed.
Much excitement prevails in the
Glasgow iron market. Scotch war
rants have advanced to &C shilliugs.
This is the highest point reached
since the boom set in.
The influenza is spreading among
the London police force. 1t pre-
walls among the officers doing duty
in the eastern part Of the metro
polls. It prevails to such an extent
in Munich that it has been found
necessary to close the schools. The
deaths in New York from the dis
ease January Sd numbered 900. The
number of policemen reported sick
is 375, showing a steady increase.
There are 5000 cases in Cleveland.
No fatal cases as yet. Many resi-
dents in Seattle are afflicted with i'll
fuenza.
Friday night January Sd, word
was received at the San Francisco
Merchants Exchange, that naked
man was on Point Bonita rocks, cry
ing for help. At II o'clock the
high tide would cover the rocks, and
he must die unless help was sent.
The tug Monarch, that sent in the
news, was unable to approach the
rocks, on account of the high sea.
The Life Saving Station at the Cliff
House could not send out a boat, be-
cause the surf was too high. The
s. F. Examiner engaged the tug Sea
Queen, and sent two reporters
Messrs. r. H. Haxton and Allen
Kelly out to the rescue. They sue
ceeded, with much difficulty, in saw
ing the life of the unfortunate, who
was Russian fisherman named An
tonic Nicholas, and the sole survivor
OF crew of five belonging to fish
ing smack which was upset. Mr.
Haxton passed through here two OF
three months ago on his way from
China where he had been sent to
write up the.famine.
The steamer State of California
was heard from January 4th as the
following telegram will show
Bowen's Landing, via Gualala, Cal
Goodall, Perkins q Co.: Steam
ship State OF California has her END
shaft broken and ship is disabled
Lifeboat No. 2 arrived at this place
at IL o'clock this morning, and re
ported ship in latitude 80 deg 4G
min. north, longitude 126 deg. Al
min. west. She had drifted thirty
miles southeast to s o'clock this
morning. Send assistance as soor
as possible. All we'll on board anC
ship all right. G. STEVENS,
First Officer.
| A tugboat was at once sent to the
disabled vessel, and she arrived a
San Francisco on the morning O.
January 5th, between 3 and 4 o'clock
| The arrest of the notorious nihilis
leader, Pierce Cross, at Warsaw, ha.
been productive of disclosures From
letters and documents found con
cealed in his clothing the mos
damaging evidence is obtained
against many persons high in i'm
perial favor and authority, contem
plating not the assassination of the
Gar alone, but the murder of thu
entire reigning family as we'll.
A dispatch dated Washington
January Sd says: At the re opening
of the session on Monday next Sen
ator Frye will introduce bill author
izing and directing the Postmaster
General, as soon as practicable, t.
forward the ocean mails by American
steamships, and make contracts with
them for not less than five nor more
than ten years. It is required tina
the ships with which contracts arr
made for the transatlantic service
shall have a capacity Of 5000 tons, (;
speed of not less than eighteen
knots an hour, and those fol
the transpacific and South Amer
lean trade tonnage of no
less than $500 tons and speed O.
not less than IA knots an hour, ant
that they shall be paid not more
than $40 and not less than S. PEI
mile for the distance travelled or
their voyages outward bound
Another condition is that the vessels
like those of the naval reserve O.
England and France, shall be con
structed upon models approved by
the Secretary of the Navy and suit
able for the use of the Government