The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-05-03

SATURDAY MORNING, 100 A. M.
FRIEND TOMMY: I cannot get in
o see you, as they do not allow any
ne before 10 o'clock, and by that
ime you will be up in court.
ave talked to that party and you
re all right. He will not prosecute
7ou, so you can tell your attorney
when you see him. FRANK.
Crank" if his identity becomes
known to the police. stands a pretty
good chance of being arrested for
:ompounding felony.
San Francisco News.
c.. P. Huntington and Senator
have been indulging IN a
rather acrimonious personal war
fare, over remarks made by Hunt
ington on succeeding Stanford as
of the Railroad Company.
Huntington has withdrawn any re-
marks Of his calculated to I'M ure
Stanford's political standing. The
personal breach between them is
said to be irremediable.
Mills college, a female seminary
in Oakland, is in the throes OF a
scandal on account of charge that
the President, G. G. Stratton, en-
tered the rooms of the lady teach
ers after all had retired.
Eight Chinese lepers were sent to
Hongkong on the steamer Oceanic
recently. The fact of their depar-
ture was not known until after she
had left port. They fought and
resisted deportation as we'll as they
were able. At present there are
but six cases of leprosy in the pest
house.
General John Bidwell has been
nominated for Governor by the
Prohibitionists.
Some resistance is being made to
the proposition to establish a pest
house and leper hospital on Angel
island in the bay, but it will doubt
less be put into effect.
The Republican State Central
committee met on the 23d and de.
cided to call the State convention
for the 18th of August at Sacra-
mentO.
Governor Waterman has retired
from the Republican canvass for
Governor and it is thought that III.
H. Markham of Pasadena will be
nominated by reclamation.
More iron molders have been I'M
ported from the East by the Foun-
drymen's Association and installed
in place of the strikers. The places
in the shops are now fairly we'll
filled. A contribution from Homo
lulu molders has been received by
the strikers.
The Risdon Iron Works Co. has
decided to bid for the construction
of men-of-war for the United States
navy. James Cutler is their east.
ern agent and the yard here will
probably be established in connec-
ton with the Pacific Rolling Mills.
Woo Sing, Chinaman, who has
been engaged in the business oil
smuggling Chinese in from Mexico
at San Diego, has been arrested.
The bag establishment of Neville
Il Co. on California street, was
burned out on the 21st inst, caus-
ing a loss of 100000.
Ten passenger cars loaded with
people jumped the track at Teha.
chipi Pass, on the 18th, but all the
passengers escaped death. That
no lives were lost is deemed almost
q miracle.
The annual encampment of the
Department of California G. A. r.
began at San Jose on the ed inst
General R. A. Alger, the national
commander, Mrs. John A. Logar
and others were in attendace.
At meeting of the Chamber o.
Commerce on the 18th, resolutions
against the requirement of Mexican
territory, favoring the Farquha,
Ship Bounty Bill and adverse to 3
national bankrupt law were
adopted.
Cashier J. K. Owens of George
w. Gibbs Il Co. has turned de
faulter to the extent of severa
thousand dollars. He has not beer
arrested.
Collector Phelps has received
notice from Washington revokine
the right of transit to Chinese
bound from China or elsewhere tt
Mexican ports.
The. 18th of April was not 8
cataclysmic success for the Oak
land "Doomsealers though bu1
few of them have yet returned from
the mountains.
Michael Lane, stonecutter, while
temporarily insane killed his wife
and committed suicide on the Oath
American News.
The Pan-American Congress has
adjourned, after recommending
steamship subsidies, an inter-conti
mental railway and Pan-American
dollar. It is understood that Blaine
has concluded commercial recipro
city treaties with several of the
countries.
A triangular fight in which
Cleveland and the New York World
and Sun have had q hand, is at.
tracing genera! attention. The
trouble started in the Suns publ.