The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-08-24

Baldwin Hotel, and that il will be
conducted by r. II. Warfeld.
The will Of Maria Coleman has
been filed for probate. The estate
is valued at about 100000, and
is divided equally between her three
children.
! Lloyd Tevis, president Of Wells,
Fargo q Co. for twenty years, has
resigned, and was succeeded by
Vice-Presiden: ]. J. Valentine.
1t has finally been decided that
the water front of Oakland is avail
able for purposes Of running oppo-
sition ferry boats.
A. +. Williams, a smooth swim
dler who started the San Francisco
Purchasing Co, has feeced the
town, as well as his partner, and
skipped.
Bernard Levy, well-known
commission man who failed in
business, has committed suicide to
escape the disgrace.
The Treasury officials of this city
have succeeded in sending $20,0OO,-
600 in specie by special train from
the Sub-Treasury here to the one in
New York. The train was heavily
guarded and was not disturbed.
Richard Tenbroeck, the cele-
brated owner Of race horses, died
on August 1st in this city.
Berthold Greenebaum, former
United States Consul to Samoa,
and who lived in this city for over
thirty years, died on July II last
at Managua, Nicaragua. Mr..
Greenebaum left here on May IS,
with the view of connecting him
self in some way with the Nicara-
qua Canal Company.
Sergeant Thomas Langford has
been voted the most popular police
man in San Francisco.
w. H. Patton, the distinguished
mining and mechanical engineer,
is dead.
1t is reported that owing to the
cutting of clipper rates from New
York, the Pacific Mail Co. will take
hand in the fight.
Fresh fruit is now being success
fully shipped from California to
London, where it arrives in fine
condition.
American News.
The hull of Vanderbilts sunken
yacht Alva has been sold at auc-
ton for $500.
An expedition for Cuban liberty
is reported to have sailed from Kew
West, Fla.
A fearful hail storm and torn ado
swept over Minnesota on the 9Th,
doing about 100000 damage.
According to the Brooklyn Eagle,
one of its reporters asked Mr..
Dallett, of the firm owning the Red
Line, about the rumor that the
Cramps, of Philadelphia, had Sc
cured contract to build ocean
greyhounds to beat the record of
the City of New York and City of
Paris. "The contracts have been
signed" Dallett said. 81 saw
Charley Cramp at Philadelphia
few days ago, and he told me the
drawings and specifications had
been made" The contract calls
for two ships of 1000 tons each,
but it is understood that three
such vessels were contracted for.
The great stallion Sultan, sire of
STEAMBOAT and twenty-six others in
the 2:3O list, dropped dead at
Abdallah Park, Cynthiana, KY, |
on the 4th. The owners recently
refused $4,000 for him. Sultan
was California horse, having been
bred by Hon. L. J. Rose, at the
famous Rosemeade Farm, near
Los Angeles. He was bay, foaled |
in 1875, by the Moor, dam Sultana
by Delmonico. He got a record in
California of 2 "a, and was sold to
W. II. Wilson, Of Cynthiana, Ky.
A fearful double tragedy was
enacted at Fall River, Mass, on
the 4th instant. A. J. Borden, a
banker and prominent capitalist,
and his wife, were found murdered
in their rooms in their house, their
heads being split open with an ak.
Lizzie Borden, their daughter, is
lnder arrest for the crime, but
here is no evidence against her,
except that she might have dis
posed of the old people to inherit
heir property.
The Eastern journals are after
Director Holden, of the Lick OBJ
'ervatory, with a sharp stick. He
las as good as admitted that his
observations on Mars at the last
opposition have brought nothing
lew to light, while astronomers
ike Schiaparelli, Picking and
'thers have achieved good results
lnder less favorable circumstances.
ncompetency is charged.
The free coal miners of East
Tennessee have again risen against
he employment of convict labor
Under contract, and have sent back
100 convicts to Nashville in a spe-
tally guarded train. They declare
hat they will fight before per- I
the convicts to return.
Ex-Governor John G. Warwick. {