The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-03

from her ex-husband Joseph Maillard,
and Immediately married William
Ingram, the man with whom she ran
away from her home in Marin county.
Maillard gets the custody of the chill
dren.
John Pynas and John Masterson,
workmen, were crushed by a fall of
rock in Telegraph Hill quarry on
the 18th. Both were fatally injured,
Pynas living only few minutes.
Irwin c. Stump, General Manager
of the Hearst and Haggin properties,
was married on the 18th to Miss |
Evelyn Aull, sister of Warden Jacob |
Aull, of Folsom Prison. The festivi-
ties were largely attended.
Mrs. Hannah Liebres has sued her |
husband Herman Liebres the former
for divorce on the ground of extreme
cruelty. She wants the children and
alimony. He will contest the claim,
and a lively scandal is anticipated.
Two elephants belonging to Nc
the Golden Gate Park Menagerie.
Mr.. B. Leavitt, of the Bush street
Theatre, has been sued for divorce by
his wife. Cruelty is the cause. He
has $4O,O income. and she wants
part of it.
Isabelle Archer, the actress, wife of
Harry Davenport, the actor, died of
consumption on the 21st.
An aviary is to be added to the
attractions at Golden Gate Park.
SAINTS Cruz is to have another big
seaside hotel.
There was fire in 10000 coal pile
at the Pacific Gas Improvement Co.'s
works recently. About 200 tons were
actually destroyed.
The State Supreme Court has de-
clared valid the State appropriation
of 100000 for an exhibit at the
Worlds Fair.
The Industrial School has been
abolished, and will be used as a
branch jail.
The Board of Health is taking extra
precautions to prevent an epidemic of
diphtheria and fevers. The sewers
need cleaning very badly.
American News.
The mining congress at Denver has
declared for free silver.
A. g. Porter, Minister to Italy, has
returned to Washington to confer
with the Secretary of State. The
object of his mission is not
known, but it is supposed to be con-
nected with the New Orleans affair.
General Manager Dodge of the Rio
Grande Western Railroad, has an
I nounced that his company intends to
build to San Francisco at an early
date.
Jake Harris, q noted gambler of
Great Falls, Montana, shot two citizens
without provocation and was prompt
ly lynched. He was hanged before
his victims were dead.
Advices from Alaska state that peo-
pie up there are much incensed be-
cause Congress has not taken notice
of their desire for proper territorial
government. The Alaskan in a re-
cent issue suggests that in view of the
injustices suffered from appointive
officers under successive administra-
tiOns that the people assemble in con-
ventiOn, prepare bill for Terrific
its approval by Congress. If Congress
Alaska is advised to rise and unfurl
the motto, "Alaska for the Alas
kans," elect their own judicial Off
GERS and resist all processes emanat-
ing from officials whose tenure of
office is under the Organic Act.
The following dispatch comes from
Grafton Landing, N. Y, November
18th: Several men employed by the
fireworks manufacturing concern ar
rived here this morning for the pur-
pose of "making rain" They brought
with them all outfit of explosives
which were to be fired into the
clouds. The first charge was 200
pounds of explosives. Almost imme-
diately after entering the clouds there
was great rift, and perfect deluge
of water began falling-such an out
pouring that filled every stream to
overflow within few hours. The
explosion was made directly over the
dam and the torrents of water that
fell insured a great increase of the
quantity of water thereabouts. Re
ports from the adjacent territory are
to the effect that the rainfall ex-
tended over an area of about one
square mile, the downpour being re-
ported as tremendous. The supply of
water for New York city is derived
from Croton lake, and this fall will
greatly allay the fears of a water
famine, which have prevailed for sew
eral days past.
FOREIGN News.
The British Admiralty is much ex-
cited over the growing records of
defects in the great guns on the Eng
lish warships. Five vessels have
recently officially been declared to be
carrying unreliable guns. In the 10
ton gun of the ironclad BenbOw,
which has been in commission only a
few weeks, crack has developed in
the inner tubes after the firing of a
few rounds of $50 pounds each, which
is the full service charge. Similar
accidents have happened to the guns
on the Victoria and Sans Pareil.
Generally these heavy weapons are
becoming distrusted, and the Admir-
atty has ordered q number of them to
be taken to the ordnance works to be
strengthened; meanwhile the rs ton
guns of the French fleet are acting
perfectly.
The British manufacturers are be-
ginning to feel the decrease in their
export trade sorely.
Shipping.
Captain Alexander McDougal, the
| inventor of the Whaleback boats, was
in Chicago recently, accompanied by
Colgate Hoyt of New York and a
number of the other stockholders,
| whom he is taking TO Duluth tn ay