The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-03-23
AMERICAN LETTER.
SAN Francisco, Mar. lj, 1892.
Pacific COAST EVENTS.

III JlG I nlltN NlhJGS DlSlIlCI OOuIb
at Los Angeles March 18TH, Judge
Rose orocred that the hbellant in tue
case against the ltata and the two
thousand cases o! arms and ammuni-
ton taken from her hold be granted
thirty days time from March 3rd
within which to file exceptions TO the
rulings of the court and to appeal
therefrom.
An attempt, which, had it been
successful, would have resulted in
terrible holocaust, was made last
Saturday morning to burn lodging
house ON the southwest corner OF
Broadway and Dupont streets. 1t
was occupied by one hundred sleep
ing men and women. Bernard Label,
Portuguese seaman, is charged
with The deed and is now languishing
: in the city prison on charge of ar
son, although he stoutly denies his
! guilt.
The committee of the Starr King
Monument Association and the Gold
en- Gate Park commissioners have
chosen a site in The park for the
erection of the Thomas Starr King
monument. The pedestal is now on
its way from Chicago.
AT the annual election held in this
city March 9Th, James l.. Flood sue
ceeded to the control of Hale x Nor
cross. The news gave general sat-
isfaclion at Virginia, New.
j. NJ. Browne, son of the late j.
Ross Browne, at one time Minister
to China, has been arrested in Oak
land for insanity. His mania is for
huggng women on the street. May
be you won't believe it, but it like to
have frightened some of the fair sex
to death.
Sarah Althea Terry has been de-
clared insane and taken TO the insane
asylum at Stockton. A pitiful end
ing TO shadowe,i life.
The forty-scventh birthday of his
August Majesty, Alexander ILL.,, was
celebrated IN the Russian Church in
this city last Friday with unusual
splendor.
The dashing Seneca Augusta
Swain, who got into San Quentin by
appropriating Clara Belle McDon-
AIDS jewelry, has petitioned the
Governor for pardon, on the plea
that he was not guilty of the crime
with which he was charged, as Clara
Belle gave him the jewery. He says
he is engaged to Clara Belle and will
marry her when he is released. Prison
life has aged HIM and his golden
moustache and silky hair have turned
perfectly white.
Clay NJ. Greene, the dramatist
and author, will present the Church
of st. John the Evangelist, in this
city, with magnificent marble font,
costing S2500. 1t will be in place
in the baptistry by Easter. The de-
sign is original with Mr.. Greene.
The basin is shell-shaped and upheld
, by the outspread hands of an angel.
The figure is life-siZe. and in kneel.
ing posture. The face is a perfect
likeness of Mr.. Greene's little
daughter Lizzie Esther, who died
four years ago. The font will, when
completed, be five and one-half feet
in height and is intended as a mem.
orial of Lizzie Esther Greene and
. Alice Maude Greene, the donor S
only children. IL is made of the
finest Italian marble; the figure is
being made in Italy and the pedestal
in New York.
Revenue Inspector Clapp and
Callundan seized $500 worth of opium
at Chinese store on A. I. Hatch s
ranch near Suisun and 20OO un.
stamped cigarettes in the town o
Su!sun.
The patriotic Irishmcn Of this city
are arranging to erect memorial tC
gallant Phil Sheridan.
= 1t is SAID that l65 distinct shock
e of earthquake were counted al
Campo, San Diego, Feb. 23d Severa
adobe buildings were thrown down
Joaquin Miller the poet has re-
e nounced the world and will 90 into
S retreat in the mountains of Sal
Diego. He says he feels koenly The
! disgrace OF his son and will neve
y again write over the name which ha
been so dlshonored. 1t might hav'
g been different if he had been more
j thoughtful father.
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