The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-12-18
AMERICAN LETTER.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 10, 1891.
PACIFIC COAST NEWS,

ton that California will lose The
Socretaryship of War because her
representative cannot agree upon
man. California is standing in her
own light in more ways than one.
The Supreme Court at Sacramento
has rendered a decision declaring the
law appropriating $780, 900 for the
Worlds Fair valid.
The American bark Hesper, which
arrived in San Francisco from Kobe,
Japan, was in the harbor of Kobe
when the first shock of earthquake
was felt in Japan. A few days later
there was volcanic eruption at sea
and the bark had lively tussle with
it. 1t was righ. in the midst of the
seething, boiling water which came
on board, melting the pitch in the
seams and causing the crew to take
to the rigging. The ship was put
before the wind and it took five hours
to run it out of the boiling water.
To make matters worse about every
thirty seconds clouds of sulphur
fumes would boil up from the sea
and envelop the ship. So powerful
were the sulphur fumes that the crew
could with difficulty hold on. Some
of the men were so overcome that
they had to be held up by their COM
paniOns. 1t was a trying experience.
II. c. Ide, formerly United States
Land Commissioner at Samoa, was
passenger on the steamer Mariposa
which arrived in San Francisco from
Australia on November 2Gth. He
states that trouble is brewing in the
Samoan Islands and, while affairs are
quiet al the present time, there is
likely to be difficulty there before
great while unless there is a decided
change. 1t seems that Mataafa is
jealous of Maletoa as King, and he
is creating a feeling among his own
followers that does not warrant peace.
The principal cause of the dissen-
sions is due to the heavy taxation on
the people, for which Chief Justice
Cedercrantz is said to be partly re-
spOnsibe. The natives did not APP
preciate the blessings of civilization
especially when it came in the form
! of taxatlon, and they rebelled when
capitation tax was placed on the
population, which, with certain other
taxes realized the sum of about $22,-
600. Mataafa used this point to
further his cause and succeeded in
causing dissensions in view of the
fact that the Chief Justice is on
friendly terms with Malletoa. Mr..
lde would not say that war was likely
to be declared between the followers
of Maietoa and Mataafa, but from
what he was able to learn, the out
look was anything but promising.
Calvin f. Whitney, one of the
leading merchants of this city, met
with horrible death at his home on
Washington street last Sunday after
noon, November 30. He had just
moved into his new home and went
up on the roof to look after the gut
ters. Finding them full of dust he
sent a servant after broom. An
instant after came the sound of
crashing glass. Mr.. Whitney had
stepped backward and fallen through
a skylight at the rear of the house to
the basement below, a distance of
forty feet. His wife attracted by the
screams of the servant hurried to his
assistance, only to find his mangled
and lifeless body. HIS wife tainted
at the dreadful sight. Mr.. Whitney
was prominent Mason, being
Knight Templar, a member of the
Blue Lodge and the Order Of the
Mystic Shrine. His wife was q
daughter of Marcus d. Boruck,
whom he leaves with three children
to mourn his death.
California is quite proud of her
native daughter, Miss Alice Rideout.
The first prize over all other compet-
itors has been awarded her for the
sculpture models for ths Women's
Building at the Columbian Exposi-
ton. Miss Rideout was born in
Marysville but has resided in this
city since she was four years old.
Quite a breeze has been stirred up
among the California relatives of
Mrs. @. G. Williams, the widow of
wealthy planter of Honolulu, who
are fearful that she has husband
who is supposed to have a trio of
wives to share her fortune. At the
time of Mr.. Williams death he was
said to be worth 100000. His wild
ow's relatives say that she has been
married by contract TO DR.. II. W.
Abbott, spritualist, who formerly
piled his vocation at l644 Market
street in this city. He is said to
have a wife in Utah and also one in
the East.
Harry Miller, son OF joaquin Mil
Ter, the "poet Of the Sierras," was
arrested by Sheriff Stanley Of Men
/ docino county, for stage robbery near
/ Ukiah. Miller made full confess
sion. lie says that his life might
have been different il he had ever
had any show joaquin has nothing
TO do with the boy. lie is only -
years old. Ills mother was the bright
Minnie Myrtle, natiye Of Oregon,
and Joaquln's first wife,
i'ulN lARkIN,