The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-09-03
AMERICAN lEIIER.

me that the political pot i. beginning
10 slmmcr quite lively. The Harris
burg, Pa, Republicans are shouting
for Blaine, as great many other
Republicans from other points are,
while Stephen Il. Elkins of PhiIadel-
phia, Pa, considers Gov. Pattison Of
Pa, the most formidable rival to
both Cleveland and Hill for the next
Democratic nomination for President
n great many Democrats remain true
to their allegiance to Cleveland, how
ever, and will stand firm for their
/ fayOrite.
California will have to be looking
| to her laurcls. Delaware is treading
on her golden toes by putting first
/ class peaches into channels that Cali
fornia fruit had all to itself last year,
and the East is undoubtedly doing
something in the same line 1t is all
owing to the difference in the price
and the fine quality of several East
ern packs. If California packers do
not send first class article they
must suffer the consequences.
The town of Silvertou, Col, is
without a mayor. Ed. Lambert, Jr,
mayor anA bookLeeper of the san
Juan Smelling u Mining Company.
was discovered to be $4,000 short
IN his accounts. He offered to SET
tie and turned over $50, 900 worth of
real estate and left to secure tinan-
clal assistance, when it was discover
Ell he had q large amount out at in
terest. A warrant was sworn out for
his arrest but the willy Lambert had
left for parts unknown. In the same
category comes o. Il. Dunkle, who
year ago wrecked the Merchants
Bank of Atlantic City, N. j., by en-
bezzlng nearly 800, 900. He has
been found in small village IN Ala
bama, acting as cashier of bank
there, and will have to face the
music.
The Mechanics Fair IS Just now
the center of attraction in San Fran
cisco, and up to date is below the
average. However, it always takes it
from two to three weeks to get in fair
running order. Punctuality is not a
failing of the people on the Pacific
Coast. They are too free and easy
gong for that.
There is wellfounded rumor 90
ing the rounds that Senator Stan
ford is interested in colonizing u
large number of negroes on the Paci-
iic slope. The scheme is under full |
Roadway and it is predicted that in
side of twelve months $4,000 color
ed people will find employment or
homes in California which is in need |
of laborers. Evidently the Chinese,
who are neither liked nor trusted,
must go.
Timothy Hopkins will fight Mrs.
Seafles will until the bitter end.
John A. Boalt has already gone East
to join Russell j. Wilson and act with
him III contesting the will. 1t is to
be hoped that he Will be successful
in breaking the will and that her two
poor cousins will come in for gen
erous slice of the property. During
her lifetime the widow of the Cali
fornia millionaire, Mark Hopkins, pro
yi!ed for his two cousins, Miss Harriet
Hebbard and Mrs. Jane Smith. For
many years they supported them.
selves by sewing, but when they
became too old to work Mrs. Hop
kins granted them an annual allow
ance of $500 year. Mrs. Hopkins
Searles left them without an income
and the poor-house stares them in
the face. Rumor hath it that Mrs.
Searles was virtually a prisoner in
her own home, her husband having
an eye to business and her millions,
never leaving her alone or permitting
her to see anyone who might in
iluence her.
Cloud-bursts have been very fire.
quent during this month. A special
from the agency on Platte river says
that on the 18th cloud burst occur
red causing much loss of property.
The river rose twenty feet and Twelve
or fifteen farms were ruined, houses,
barns and crops being swept away.
Colorado, reports another
cloud-burst on the 18th which DIES.
JrOyed a number of houses, causing
considerable damage. Reports also
come from Oakland Mills, st. Joseph
and other points telling of fearful
oss on the goth. The Platte river
n some places was nea.ly two miles
vide and all the tributary streams
BADLY swollen. Corn fields and pas
,ures are inundated and hundreds of
armers suffer the loss of cattle,
grain and buildings. The loss is
at thousands of dollars.
The Produce Exchange held an ex-
;iting session on the goth. Buyer
'ear wheat advanced 50 cents to
Sl.73S; seller 81 cents to $1.G7J,
md buyer season cents to 81. 793.
Rudolph lIochkoher, the Austro-
Consul for San Francisco, !,
md one of the oldest and best known
merchandise brokers of the city, died
It his rooms in the Bohemian Club
august 23d of valvular disease of
he heart. He was GA years of age
nd pioneer of the State.
Prof. w. B. Oleson, President of
he kamehameha Schools at Homo
uln addressed the Nnnnn Man.