The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-05-31

From d. Kiel and A.
]. Marchand to J. A. Cummins. as
reminder of the Golden Gate, May
1; 1890" On another side are the
initials Of Mr.. Cummins' name, and
N the other the music and the
words " Should old acquaintance
70 forgot"
Captain James Watts takes COM
nand of the bark Ferris S. Thomp-
ION.
Captain Burnell takes command
Of the Hawaiian brig Geo. III. Dou-
glass vice Captain A. Jacobsen who |
takes command of the brig Con-
suelo.
"Honolulu" Mccarthy Free.
John w. Mccarthy, who was
of embezzling the States
money while clerk of the Supreme
Court, was pardoned last night by
Governor Waterman. Mccarthy
lost over $40, 900 in an unfortunate
wheat speculation, and then fled to
Honolulu. Detective Joe Bee was
sent after him, and he was brought
back on February %, 1887. Since
his conviction and sentence he has
been in the County Jail, and his
case IS now on appeal to the Su-
preme Court of the United States.
Nc arthy is known Familiarity as
t" Honolulu Mccarthy, from the
fact of his having fed so lnconti-
nently to the islands. His pardon is
considered an outrage, though he
says that if he ever gets the money
together he will pay the State the
money he stole.
San Francisco News.
A filibustering scheme to seize
Lower California has been exposed
at San Diego. Many prominent
people of that place were concerned
in it.
Governor Waterman has again
denied that he is a candidate for
governor and III. III. Markham of
Pasadena is far in the lead for the
Republican candidacy. J. v. Cole
man. S. M. White, Mayor Pond and
John Boggs are all mentioned by
the Democrats.
The Post Office Site Commission
has recommended the purchase of a
lot at Second and Howard streets
known as the Church of the Ad-
vent property.
Edward Fladung and his wife
were found in pools of blood in the
lodging house at 326 Ellis street on
the 10th inst. No one knows who
fred the shots. She was dead but
he will recover. It IS believed
that she tried to kill him and then
shot herself.
Mr.. Hearst has purchased the
property on the corner of Third
and Market streets, known as the
Nucleus building, and will soon
erect thereon a tall building for
housing his paper, the Examiner,
and for business purposes. The
price paid for the lot is stated to
be $3.50, 900. A ten story will be
placed upon it by it's new owner at
an early day.
The Bingham law requiring the
removal of Chinatown to South
San Francisco is being tested in the
courts. It is needless to say that
it will be declared unconstitutional
The iron moulders have to al
appearances lost their strike. The
shops have forces of non-union mer
at work. The trouble has not gone
this far without attempts at VIC
lence. Several non-union moulders
have been beaten and Captain Cal.
lunden who is employed by the
shop owners once attempted te
shoot men who were interfering
with the work in the shops.
Charles r. Clark the man who
murdered Captain Duncan Logar
has been sentenced to death.
Alpheus Bull vice president Of
the Firemen's Fund Insurance
Company fell over the parapet al
Fort Point on the goth inst. and
was drowned. His body was re-
covered.
Contrary to the many reports the
sale of the local brewers to the
British beer syndicate has not yet
been effected.
G. P. Huntington has Topped of
twenty employees of the Law De.
partment of the Southern Pacific
Ex-Postmaster Saml. w. Backue
has been appointed Postmaster by
President Harrison.
Rev. G. G. Stratton has resigned
the presidency of Mills College.
Senator Stanford intends to deed
400 acres of land at the present
terminus of Market street for 8
public park.
Horace Davis has resigned the
Presidency of the University Of
California, because the Regents in
sisted on his residing in Berkeley
The resignation takes effect on the
18th Of September.
George M. Sabin United States
District Judge for Nevada died a
the Palace Hotel on the 18th inst
d. III. Arnold who killed S. w
Gamess in the Peerless saloon las,
January was acquitted on his trial
in the Superior Court. It was
shown that Garness issued circu