The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-03-31

moulders from the East on a special
train, but all but six escaped or
deserted after getting here.
A thousand men are still employed
in the park on the new road. Funds
are rapidly coming in for the relief
of the unemployed, and it seems that
the period of distress is over. /
The Supervisors have finally fixed
the water rates for 1SS9-90 and 1890 |
81, and the long battle between them
and the Spring Valley Water Com |
pany is over.
The fur seal island lease has Teen
formally awarded to the North
American Commercial Company, and
George r. Jingle, who was formerly
a Government agent at the islands,
has been appointed general manager
of the company.
On the 18th inst, committee ap-
pointed at the recent River Conven-
ton IN Sacramento, started for
Washington to appear before the
House Committee on Rivers and
Harbors, and ask for an appropria-
ton of $50, 100000 to improve the
Sacramento river.
Gabriel, the old Indian who lived
at the County Hospital at Salinas,
Cal, died on the 18th inst. He is
supposed to have been about $50
years of age. He distinctly remem-
bered the coming of the Jesuit mis-
sionaries to California over a cen
fury ago.
The details of a deal by which
Alvinda Hayward and other mining
men were nearly swiDdled out Of
100000 in buying the Mulattos
mine in Mexico, have just been pub
lished. The Mulattos is owned by
two Mexicans, and though it is
nearly worthless, they succeeded IN
6 sailing" it for the experts.
American News.
Major General George Crook,
Z. S. A., died at Chicago. March 2lst,
of heart failure, aged 81 years. He
had a fine war record. His place
will be filled by the promotion of
General Miles.
The World Fair Bill will be con-
sidered in Congress next week.
The New York Court of Appeals
has affirmed the judgment of the
lower Court declaring electrical exc
cution legal.
The Master Laundrymen's Associ-
alton of New York, has begun an
anti Chinese war. A fund of $780,
600 has been subscribed with which
to drive the Chinese from the bust
ness. The Chinese first tried to buy
out several white laundries.
The Mississippi State Supreme
Court has reversed the decision OF
the State Court convicting John L.
Sullivan of prize fighting. Sullivan
was remanded and held under bond
to answer tosuch indictments as may
be found at the next term of court.
Burchell, the murderer of Benwell
the young Englishman, near Niagara
Falls, has been held to await trial
His wife was released.
Henry Willard is said to be endeav
oring to purchase system of rail
roads in Minnesota and add it to the
Northern Pacific, as we'll as the Bal
timore Il Ohio.
The lower Mississippi valley ha:
been visited during the past fortnight
; by floods. Great breaks occurred ii
the levees at many points and at New
Orleans the Sugar Exchange wa
flooded out, the water being higher
than ever known before. Much dam
age was done to growing crops bu
there was no loss of life, the peopl
being forewarned that the water wa
high in the rivers tributaries.
Congress has declared the ''Chero
, kee strip" in the Indian Territor.
: public land, but it is not yet open t.
, settlement. Thousands of boomer
marched into the new country OF
: hearing the news, only to be elected
) again by the United States cavalry. =
: Deputy Commissioner of Public
Works Bernard T. Martin, Deputy
Sheriff Patrick Martin and Deputy
Sheriff Phillip Walsh, of New York
: have been arrested for accepting
brides from prisoners in their care il
) return for extraordinary privileges
Foreign News.
: The French have declared wa
/ against the King of Dahomey whose
! force of Amazons and male warriors
, recently attacked the French settle
ments in Senegal. The French in
5 tend to annex part of the country.
3 Prince Hatzfeldt the Noblemar
t whom G. p Huntington, the railroad
magnate, bought for his daughter
, has to all appearances given himself
! up to gaming. His losses at baccara
l in Paris, are heavy and continual
4 Mr.. Huntington has not yet come tt
} an agreement with the Hatzfeldt:
> regarding the payment of tn
: Princes old debts. Jean Dale
magne, his former mistress, is pres
sing him very hard for money.
Marwood, the English hangman, i
< dead. He was about to sue the
: Home Secretary for f25 claimed tt
be due him on account Of the execu
D ton of the Phoenix Park murder
S when he died. He was promised
S $50, but he received only f25 for tn
job. He died lnsolyent.
/ Sir Peter Coates Of the thread
g making firm CT L. Il B. Coates il
dead.
S The Tichborne claimants candi
e dacy to the British Parliament ha
f been withdrawn He failed to dc
f post the necessary guarantee.
a The Toronto journals have becom