The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-06-06
AMERICAN LETTER.
SAN FRANCISCO, May %, 1892.
PACIFIC COAST EVENTS.

The preliminary examination of
Illinois Wise, the colored cook of the
barkentine w. H. Dimond, charged
with numbering Chinaman in the
harbor of Honolulu, was commenced
before United States Commissioner
Sawy er last week.
A pitiful case has just come to the
notice of the people of Oakland.
Not long since man and his wife
and two months old child, hailing
from Hawaii, arrived at Oakland
where they have since made their
home. The wife was taken i'll not
long after their arrival and the two
doctors called in failed to decide
what allied her, although they had
very grave suspicious in regard to
the nature of the disease. A third
doctor was called into consultation
and at once decided that it was
case of leprosy. The family are
about heart-broken and the people
living in their neighborhood are very
much alarmed. AS yet no pesthouse
has been prepared for the afflicted
woman, but something will be done
within the next few days.
Jos. A. Devote of this city has
been appointed California representa-
tive at the Italo-American exposition
for the celebration of the fourth cen
tenary of the discovery of America
by Columbus. 1t will be held in
Genoa, and will open in July and
close in December. The exposition
commission earnestly desire that
Americans should take a leading part
in an exhibition in which their nation
al pride is to an extent interested,
and that may tend to increase the
commerce between Italy and the
United States.
The crew of the ship St. Charles,
blown up at sea on the Oregon coast,
reached San Francisco last Wednes-
day on board the steamer Willamette
Valley. The second mate "Buck -
Flynn was terribly injured and will
probably die. He received a great
hole in his scalp, and his legs from
his body down were burned to a
crisp. Captain Chapman had his
spine broken and has since died.
California has been busy the past
week entertaining the Editors Con-
vention. About 600 delegates were
present from the Western and South
ern States, and they have been wined
and dined and shown the principal
places of interest in the State. They
are delighted with their trip to the
Golden State. The excursion will
start on the return trip Friday. But
one event has occurred to mar the
pleasure OF their visit, and that was
an accident which occurred, not to
one of their own party, but to Fred.
G. Wells, member of Battery B OF
the Second Artillery. Wells fol-
nearly seven years was Seargent
Bugler of the Battery, but he resign
ed a short time ago and has since
served as a private. TO add eclat tC
the occasion ard in respect to Gov.
III. H. Markham, guard of honor of
twenty picked men from Battery B
had been detailed to attend an ex-
cursion on the bay given the visiting
editors. No one knows how the &C.
cident happened, but in some mys
FERROUS manner Fred. G. Wells, who
was detailed TO fire the first salute
had his hand blown off at the wrist.
He narrowly escaped death, but will
be manned for life.
1t is said that extortion is being
practiced in the public schools o.
this city under the direction of the
teachers and with the approval ant
consent of the Board of Education
Girl High School graduates ar,
forced to pay large amount and i
they, refuse to do so are excluded
from the class exercises.
Opium amounting to about $1,000
worth was Struggled in on the Una
tllla. The two men who were hurry
ing away from the vessel dropped
the valise containing the opium OF
finding they were pursued and mad'
good their escape. Inspector Noye
and Patterson captured the booty.
Abe. Jones, the stage robber, ha
been sentenced to twenty years il
the State Prison.
State Senator K. FL. Heacock o
Santa Barbara has been appointed
Standing United States Court Com
missioner by Judges McKenna AM
Morrow concurring. He has ais
been appointed Examiner and Re
fierce by Judge McKenna. He a
once took the oath of office and i
now installed in the office formerl
occupied by Commissioner Hough
ton.
Senator Stanford is thinking @
giving his Mob Hill residence in thi
city to the State to he converted int
free public library.
The latest intelligence in connec
ton with the Nicaragua Canal pre-
ject is that the Bank of California
in this city, has been made the locs