The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-02-24

one who con break the spell.
Patti has cancelled all her engage
ments east of Omaha, and San Fran
cisco will be able to keep her "al-
mighty dollars" at home.
Smoked glass has been all the rage
for the past few days, everybody
wanting to get sight of the spot on
the sun. Prof. HOLDEN OF the LICK
Observatory says, in ore OF the more
recent observations h'ew star mas
been discovered. 1t is one OF the
fifth magnitude, and there certainly
was not star there so bright as the
tenth magnitude as far back as 1850.
The star may disappear as suddenly
as it appeared.
There have been several attempts
to burn the town of San Diego with
in the past few days. All of the fires
have been started in hotels and lodg
ing houses.
Francisco Jose Bispo was killed in
Oakland Saturday evening while on
the way home from church where he
had just been married While wait
ing for the train he took his little
nephew in his arms and with Mrs.
Silva, one of the guests, walked down
the track. The next instant another
train dashed by and the bridegroom
and Mrs. Silva were picked up dead.
Neither one was mangled. The boy
was taken from his dead uncle's
arms badly hurt.
The new Spreckels' tug Fearless,
the most powerful steel towboat ever
constructed in this country, made
her trial trip last Saturday. About
200 guests, representing the ship
ping, insurance and mercantile ele-
ments of the community were aboard
and partook of the hospitality of j.
d. and A. B. Spreckels assisted by
Capt. Dan Haskell.
One hundred and fifty messenger
boys, composing the entire force of
the American District Telegraph Of
fees in this city, went on strike
Saturday evening. They objected to
a new rule the managers had made to
prevent overcharging. An agree
ment was made by which the strike
ended at $3.50 o'clock.
Three thousand people participated
in the great rabbit drive at Fresno
last Friday, when 1000 were killed.
Guard Alexander at San Quentin
prison arrested Henry Ray, an ex-
convict, Friday night. Ray was
endeavoring to smuggle opium, to-
bacco and letters to the convicts. He
had been released only the day be-
fore.
Negotiations are in progress for
the purchase of the library of the
late historian, George Bancroft, for
the Stanford University. The collec-
ton comprises about $4,000 volumes.
There are less than 5000 volumes
now at the University for the use of
500 students.
There is an extensive leech farm
at 1925 Bush street in this city where
10000 Of the bloodthirsty monsters
are confined awaiting purchasers.
The farm is one of two in the United
States, the other being in New York.
The leeches in the San Francisco
farm broke away the other night and
spread CONSERVATION in the neighbor-
ing tenement. Hundreds of them
crawled up the walls and tried every
window and crevice. About a thou
sand found their way into the sleep
ing rooms to the horror of the VIC
tins upon being awakened by their
terrible bites. 1t took several hours
to get rid of them.
! personal.
Admiral Sir Provo Wallis, X. G.
B., aged over hundred years, SEN
ior Admiral of the British Navy, is
dead. He saw Captain Lawrence
fall on the deck of the Chesapeake
as he cried, Don't give up the
ship" He was also mid-shipman
under Collingwood at the battle of
the Nile.
Mark Twain has had a relapse of
influenza.
G. A. Peterson and family of Ho-
noluu are guests at the Grand Ho-
tel.
Rudyard Kipling, the novelist, &C.
companied by his wife and her
mother, is on third trip around the
world. He will arrive in this city in
the near future and will 90 from here
to Honolulu.
POLLY LARKIN.