The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-17
would drive ont the sailing vessels is
commonly pronounced puerile.
HomfnS Pigeons Freed.

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commonly pronounced pueriie.
Homing Pigeons Freed.
The Australia arrived on the Sd with
two homiug pigeons aboard, which were
freed on the 5th inst. at a. NJ. by Cap
tain Houdlette. These birds were fur
nished by Mons. d'Anglade, the French
Commissioner at Honolulu. who is a
iancier, and has several cotes full fancy
birds. When the Australia left Homo
lulu, Mons d'Anglade gave Captain
Houd!ette four birds. Two We're turned
loose when 400 miles from the Islands,
and started back al once. The other, too,
the strongest flyers, were reserved for a
flight from San Francisco. One Of them
bore the message Free sugar aid the
other, THE Tariff Bill passed
Personal.
Commander D. w. Mullan, formerly OF
the Nipsic, has been presented with .
gold watch, chain and charm by the
Legislature OF Maryland in token of his
service at Apia Commander Mullan is
a native OF Maryland, and the money was
voted by an especial act. The presenta-
ton was made on the 18th ult. by Gov
large number OF people.
The story about the proposed marriage
OF Sister Rose Gertrude and DR.. Lutz has
created deal OF comment in American
and English journals. DR. kimball, who
was one of the passengers on the Mari
posa, has refused 10 say anything about
the matter.
Gus Hopke, Hon. S. NJ. Damon and
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allay the fears of some merchants here
OF any trouble o, the islands.
Walter Glib ON, the cashier of J. ID.
Spreckels & Bros, who had his arm
broken while on pleasure trip to the
Volcano, has resumed his duties in the
office.
San Francisco News.
Politics are the engrossing subject of
the day Markham and Pond, the can
didates for Governor, are stumping the
State. The city tickets have been fixed
up by the two parties. Frank McCoppia
heads the regular Democratic ticket for
Mayor, George Ii. Sanderson of Sander
son & Root is the Republican candidate,
and J. NJ. Mcdonald is the independent
Democratic candidate.
The Anglo Nevada Assurance Corpo-
ration has decided to wind up its affairs.
Prof f. s. Haiden of the Lick Obser-
vatory and Camille Flammarion, the
French astronomer, are having an ami
mated discussion as 10 the alterations re-
Gently observed on the surface of the
planet Mars.
Robt. p Hastings, son of S. G.. Hast
ings, the founder of the Hastings Law
College, is dead.
Percy Williams, a son of the late Gen
eralT. III. Williams, a well-known mil
lionalre sport, was shot and killed at
Fresno, on the 3rd, by Jack Smith, a
hackman, who acted in self-defense.
John T. Cutting has been nominated
for Congress from the Fourth (San Fran
CISCO District by the Republicans. Rob-
ert Ferral is the Democratic nominee.
The Oakland saloonkeepers have COM
bned to build brewery and fight the
English beer trust which controls the
business in San Francisco.
William f. Norwood, President of the
Stock Exchange, is dead.
The thanks of the Pacific Hebrew Or
phans Home have been rendered to the
widow OF the late Andrew WEIGH, of
Welch & Co., for the prompt payment OF
the s. 900 legacy left by Mr.Welch to the
society.
w. f. Huey, collector for the Board of
State HarbOr Commissioners, has alb
seconded with $4,000.
The first rain of the season fell on the
LIST OF the month, considerably alarming
vineyardists and fruit men. No damage
was done.
John G. Klein, better known as
Klein, the American" from his con-
nection with the Samoan troubles, in
tends to start an illustrated weekly poll
teal and social paper in San Francisco.
Patrick Mulgrew and Michael koenig
were asphyxiated in wine tank in
Eisens cellar on the 3rd inst.
General American News.
Wilired Woodruff, head of the Mormon
church, claims to have had a revelation
from God forbidding polygamy. His
revelation has been ratified by a meeting
of 10000 Mormons.
Mark Kerr, of the Typographical Sur
vey has assembled Mt. ST. Elias in Alaska,
after untold dangers.
The new tariff bill went into effect on
the 9th inst. There was much excite
ment in the Custom House at New York
and several ship captains were rushed
from their steamers to the Custom House
at night in order to get the cargoes in
under the old tariff.
Congress has passed the anti-Lottery
law forbidding transportation in the
mails, of any paper or publication giving
accounts of lotteries or " drawings" The
San Francisco Examiner has had one
issue stopped because it gave the result
of a Church Fair drawing
Jane Harrington, a Bakersfield, Cal,
lawyer, has been tarred and feathered
for interfering in land litigation.
The Chicago stock Yards, owned by
the Anglo-AmericanP Provision Company,
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