The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-06-28

had been relieved OF the warden
ship of San Quentin, and that ~. ID.
Drew had been appointed to bill tho
vacancy.
The report of the experts APP
pointed to examine the brickwork
executed under the Mccarthy con-
tract in the new City Hall fully
sustains the published accounts OF
the job. Expert Wright says:
"There have been up to the present
time about forty=three openings
| made in different parts of the struc-
ture. OF these about one fourth
have been found filled with rubbish
in greater or less quantity. In
about one.fifth defective brickwork
was revealed, while the rest OF the
work examined appeared to have
been properly laid"
The Supervisors have prepared
an ordinance opening Market street
straight through to the ocean.
Another proposition is to extend
the Pan Handle of the Park to
Market street.
A movement has materialized
to unite San Francisco and San
Mateo counties, by which San
Mateo, as a separate county, will
surrender it's Individually and an
mex itself to her neighbor on the
north.
Christopher A. Buckley, known
to the country as the blind politi-
clan of California, was led to the
altar of the cathedral chapel in
Boston at noon on the 18th by
Miss Annie Hurley.
Thousands of people attended the
reception at the new Chronicle
building on the 18th inst. when
the twenty.fifth anniversary of it's
existence was celebrated. The
building was brilliantly illumin-
ated. As far as it was possible,
the great crowd made an inspec-
ton of the facilities of the new
establishment, and the general
opinion was that the Chronicles
new home was a marvel of perfec.
ton and completeness.
A mass meeting of citizens was
held at the Chamber of Commerce
on the 18th inst. and it was deci-
ded to raise 100000 by subscrip-
ton, for the increase of the Fire
Department.
American News.
! The Senate has followed the ex-
ample of the House in passing the
bill authorizing the Secretary OF
the Treasury to purchase 81, 50O.-
900 worth of silver every month
and issue bullion certificates on it
which are to be legal tender for the
payment of all debts.
A dispatch from Victoria says:
The full Victoria sealing feet will
enter the Behring sea to hunt for
seals and take their chances of be-
ing hauled up by a United States
cruiser. The British war ship Am
, phion will leave her dock in a few
days, and it is believed she. will
cruise in the Behring sea. Exciting
news is looked for from there about
the latter part of July.
Josiah Potts and his wife were
hanged at Elko, New, on the goth
inst, for the murder of Miles Faw-
cett. Mrs. Potts was the first
woman legally strangled in New.
ada.
Great fears are entertained fol
the safety of st. Paul's Cathedral
London, in consequence of the new
, underground railway to be con-
structed within a few hundred
yards of the building. Christopher
. Wren wrote memorandum to the
effect that the foundations were not
SO good as he could wish, conse
1 quently it is feared that the vibra
ton caused by the trains will en-
3 danger the dome, even if the pre-
! liminary work does not imperil tn.
entire fabric.
Stanley has been rendered anl
, has accepted the Governor General
> ship of the Congo Free State. III,
l VIII AVV OAVOA ORVA Un0 OuOlO0
the beginning of 1891, unless callec
upon to assume them earlier by
King Leopold. After his marriage
he will go to the United States ant
remain there until he assumes biz
new duties.
Boulanger, it is announced, will
shortly lead an expedition int,
Africa, and float the French fla,
from the Congo to Victoria Ny
ANA.
Much alarm has been occasione,
: by the continued spread of choler,
at Puebla de Rugat, Spain. Tn
authorities are making strong eli
forts to stamp out the disease, bu
so far have been unsuccessful.
Mary Anderson was married O
the 18th inst. to Antonio Navarr
in the Roman Catholic chapel &
. st. Mary's in Hampstead. Tn
ceremony was performed in a
= quiet and simple manner as pos
!, sible. There was no choir, til
only accoE, panying music bein
= !. that of the organ. Only the in
= mediate friends of the BRIDE An