The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-05-26
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
The Barkentine Mary Tinkelman bring
Dates to May 8th.

On Saturday morning the bark
entine Mary Winkelman arrived in
port, fifteen days from San Fran
cisco, bringing later news than the
last mail steamer. From San Fran
cisco papers of May 7th and 9Th
we Gull the following summary OF
news:
Queen Victoria received Stanley
at Windsor Castle May 9th.
James Nasmyth, the English en-
gineer who invented the steam
hammer, is dead.
The new cruiser Philadelphia
showed speed of 2O.74 knots an
hour on her trial trip.
Senator James D. Beck of Ken
lucky, is dead. The funeral SER
vices took place in the Senate
chamber at Washington May 9th;
The remains were sent by special
train to Lexington.
Joseph Jefferson, the actor, has
been sued for 100000 on a real
estate transaction.
| Theodore Thomas, the famous
orchestra leader, was married TO
Miss Rose Fay of Chicago May 9th.
| Secretary Window on May 9Th
made an award of $4,000 to 5. u.
Moorehead of San Francisco for
his services in experimenting Chi
nese smugglers there about one
year ago.
Leave has been granted to Rear
Admiral r. n. Stembel for one
year, with permission to leave the
United States.
U. S. Secretary Tracy's residence
st Washington, the one where tne
catastrophe occurred. was sold
May 9Th for s3O,75O. 1t cost him
$4,000 a year ago. The residence
of the late Justice Matthews was
also sold the same day for $4,000.
The steamship Alesia, from Medi-
terranean ports, was quarantined
at New York May 9th. Two small
pox patients are on board, among
, over 1000 Italian immigrants.
; Joseph Gingra, lineman of the
electric light company, was killed
May 9th at Detroit by shock
! while changing the circuit.
Il The fiftieth anniversary of the
} lSan Francisco Chamber of Com
!, !. merce was celebrated May 9TH by
a banquet at the Palace Hotel, at
which one hundred and thlrty-five
, of San Francisco's representative
business men were present.
Joseph Stuart the banker, died at
, New York May 9Th.
The jury in the case of George C.
, Pratt charged with the attempted
murder of Louis L. Cromwell, have
returned a verdict of not guilty.
1t has been discovered that large
, sums of money have been embez.
. zled in the customs department al
,, Buenos Ayres. The loss to the
! Government by these embezzle'
i ments IS placed at s1O,OOO,0OO.
The discovery of rich gold mine
IN the western part of County Cork
is announced by the Irish Times
{ The scene of discovery is at place
called Dunnede. A company o.
capitalists is being organized to de-
, velop the mine.
, An engineer named Titley, ar
American, advocates scheme in
the Pail Mall Gazette for adding 8
large superficial space to Londor
, by bridging the Thames from Lon.
don to Putney, the platform to rest
, upon tubular tunnels, stretching
from shore to shore. About five
miles additional space would be
added, giving room for new aven'
ues, an electric tramway, etc. The
tunnels beneath would-be lighted
. by electricity, with stations ut in
: tervals to accommodate river traffic
The estimated cost is 100000 900
In the House May Z, Mckinley
moved that the House go into Com
, mittee of the Whole for considera
t ton of the Tariff bill. In making
; this motion he said he would en-
! deavor to close the general debate
on Saturday evening the 10th. The
4 motion was agreed to and the House
went into Committee of the Whole
Payson of Illinois in the chair. Or
: motion of Mills the committee
granted Mckinley the privilege Of
speaking without limit, and on mo
ton of Mckinley like privilege
, was granted to Mills.
r The report of the special commits
sion to inquire into completing the
Panama Canal has been given to
the public. The commission says
the canal can be completed on the
lock system for 900, 0O0,0 francs
It is estimated that the receipts fol-
the first four years after compile.
ton will be, say, 38,000,O00 francs
per year. from the fourth to the
twelfth year at $4,000, 900 francs
} and thereafter at 81, 100000 francs
per annum, the cost being 10000.
900 francs per annum. The com.
mission reports that half the mate
; rial of the old company is in good