The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-08-04

rise of the lake in the Colorado desert
has finally been settled by the discovery
that the water comes from the Colorado
river. An immense body of water is
flowing into the lake, and a gentleman
who has Just returned from the scene
saws that if the channel is cut little
deeper the water from the Gulf OF Cali
fornia will find an entry into the desert.
He reports four other breaks from the
Colorado, and it is now believed that the
filling in of the lake is not only perman-
ent but that it may become an arm OF
the Gulf of California.
A New Steamship Line.
The Keweenaw. the first of feet of
four iron steamships, sailed from New
York, for San Francisco, on July Is.
She has carrying capacity of 8 500 tons,
$500 of which is devoted to freight and
the rest to COAL She will make but two
stops between New York and San Fran
cisco, and shippers are guaranteed that
their freight will be transported in sixty
days. This is only twenty days slower
than the lsthmus route and about half
Sle time it takes sailing vessel to go
around the Horn. One of these steam
ers will leave New York each month,
and freight rates will be fixed between
| those of the Pacific Mail and the clip
pers. It is believed that the new line
will be we'll patronized.
The Canal Project.
Subscriptions to the stock of the
| Nicaragua Canal Construction Comps
are still being received in this city but
they are not coming in as rapidly as the
promoters of tue great scheme could
wish. Several prominent merchants are
soliciting subscriptions and up to the
middle of the month had secured $751;
900, distributed as follows: James e..
Fair, $25, 900; Mrs. A. M. Parrot,
$25, 900; Holbrook, Morrill, & Stetson,
SIS, 900; Louis Sloss & Co., SIS 900 ;
Henry J. Croker, $4,000; Noyo Lum-
Der Company, $4,000; J. L. Rathbone,
$4,000: Whittier, Fuller & Co., $4,000
L. L. Baker, S. 900; w. B. Macdonough,
$4,000; J. D. Spreckels & Co., SIS, 900
H. A. Scott. So 700; Moses Hopkins,
$4,000; E. w. Hopkins, 5000; John
I. Doyle, $1,000; Alvinza Hayward,
S., 900. Besides these amounts there
are many smaller subscriptions, which
raise the total to 1888, 500. Mr.. Fair
and Mrs PARROT have paid their sub
scriptions in full.
American News.
The methods of the last Legislation
recently sitting in Sacramento, CAL,
have received thorough airing in suit
now on trial in the Superior Court
brought by George Taylor to get divi'
sion OF the spoils Many members are
| oh fO no fob hrih
James McCudden, the Mare Island
Navy Yard coal contractor and politi
clan, has been exonerated from the in.
dictments against him by the United
States Attorney. The swindling of the
contractor was shown up by the Elk.
aminer, but politics forbade prosecution
Further tests of the new American
armor plate, of nickel and steel, have
been made at the Annapolis md
proving grounds. The tests were very
successful.
Immense asbestos deposits have beer
discovered at Medford, Or.
Bob Ingersoll has been interviewed or
politics. He thinks that Mckinley is
the coming man and that if he carries
Ohio this fall in the Gubernatorial fght
nothing can prevent his nomination In
1892.
The Fish Commission of the United
States has published a report on the
pearl fisheries of the Gulf of California
The industry gives employment to SOC
men.
The census Office has issued bulletin
on the gold and silver production of the
country in the calendar year 1889. It il
placed at l 500, 1863 ounces of gold, coin
ing value $32 ,866, pa, and 81 1854, 851
ounces OF silver, coming value $68, 1916,
9SS. This is 28 per cent. of the worlds
gold product and Al per cent. of the sill
yer product.
Dispatches from New York state thai
private letters have been received there
to the effect that Mrs. Langtry has beer
dis6gured for life. She was knocked
down and kicked in the face by Abing
don Baird, the Englishman who sup
planted Freddy Gebhardt in her favor
Gebhard has ordered all her stock from
his ranch in Lake County, Cal.
E. 81. r. Green, the son of the famous
woman millionaire Hetty Green, O
Chicago, intends to publish a triple cit,
daily, using the Chicago Times as
bases on which to build. 1t will have 6
page of New York news and a page o
Boston news telegraphed verbatim from
news papers of each place.
1t is rumored that the Wellington
coal mines near Nanaimo, B. c., owned
by the Dunsmuirs, have been sold to the
Union Steamship Co., which owns the
steamers Monowai, Nanki Poo, Grand
holm, Taichion and others.
Foreign News.
A dispatch from London states tbat
Abingdon Baird the sport who has been
caring for the Jersey Lilly, and who dis
placed Freddy Gerhard in her "affec
tions," became jealous of her and gave
her beating and kicking. The cause
of the assault was the fact that the Lilly
was found enjoying feast with 1othe1
man. 1t is said Baird has paid Off Mrs,
Langtry's debts amounting to 500 600
She brought suit against him for dam.
ages but withdrew it. Freddy Geb.
hard hurried across the Atlantic and at.
tempted reconciliation but was coldIy
Tilted and went home broken-hearted.
The first direct shipment of grain
from Duluth, Minnesota, to London ar
rived on June 21st. 1t was carried on
an inland built steamer and consisted OF