The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-06-22

MINNEAPOLIS, June THE first
day of the national convention
ends with the Republican nomina-
ton still, a hidden secret. It is
realized by the friends of the can
didates that the result depends
upon uncommitted and vacillating
delegates who are pledged to no
candidate and who are claimed for
both.
The day closes without percep-
tible advantage to either side. To
be sure the Blaine element elected
the temporary chairman, but, as
the selection was not contested by
the Harrison element and the cleo
ton was unanimous, the victory
was won by default.
The Oil City Horror.
OIL CITY, Pa, June T. Mayor
Hunt issued proclamation to-
day calling upon all business men
to close their establishments, so all
could engage in the work necessary
to recovery from the present condi-
ton of the city. That many of the
victims will never be found is GER
tain. The swift current has carried
many away and the flames have
burned others to cinders, and the
crumbling banks of the creek have
made their graves.
The Philadelphia committee,
which arrived here to day, sent q
telegram to Mayor Stewart, chair
man of the committee at Philadel-
phia, saying that forty-three bodies
had been recovered and that a low
estimate of the losses was 81 ,000,-
600.
Seven hundred people have been
burned out. Sixty-six bodies have
been recovered. Immediate help is
so badly needed that the commit
tee authorized both towns to draw
for $4,000 each.
TITUsvILLE, Pa, June To-day
the body of Mrs. Quinn was found
in barrel factory half a mile from
her residence. 1t is believed other
bodies will be found when the
debris is removed.
The relief committee is busily
engaged in supplying the needy
Food is becoming scarce owing tc
the fact that trains as yet are I'M
able to reach the town. 1t il
estimated that 100000 will enable
Titusville to get on it's feet again
3 The aggregate loss to the city il
now placed at million and a half
4 Off With the Funds.
SAN FRANCISCO, June S.-R. c.
Beggs of Oakland, secretary of tn
Oakland Consolidated Street Rail
way Company, is a defaulter in tn
sum of $4,000, and has disap
peared in order to avoid arrest
The news of his defalcation was
8 great shock to the business commu
nifty, for Beggs was thought to be I
very clever business man, who's
word was supposed to be as goo'
} as his bond. So far as known h
: did not indulge in any vices, was
great home man and an attentiv
church member.
The Santa Fe Sets the Pace.
CHICAGO, June THE Atchisor
t Topeka and Santa Fe Company
/ about to inaugurate the most rad
3 cal revolution in second-class trans
continental passenger traffic eve
attempted. Three months ago ii
management gave official motto
= that at the expiration of ninet
2 days it would reduce the rate b.
: tween Kansas City and Californi
from $35 to $14.70 as an offset
4 the excessive commissions paid b
/ other lines, which deprived til
: Santa Fee of portion of the h-si
ness, unless it would agree i M
longtime contracts with agents i
New York who control the dire
!, ton and routing of immigrants.
> Again on the Market.
f PHILADELPHIA, June 7.-Nearl
e 1000 men resumed work yesterda
S morning at the large Sprecke
d sugar refneries here after a shu
e down of nearly three months. Ger
n eral Manager Peterson said:
: con Thursday we shall put oil
: sugar ON the market again at sue
prices as we deem remunerativ
without any reference to sue
prices as any trust may be dispose
y to dictate to u.s."
. He Asks Fair Play.
: New YORK, June T. Notwitl
/ standing the statement of Brad
d manager of James J. Corbett, tn;
d the California boxer will not as
;, the Olympic Club to give a mon
y tary guarantee that the fight b
= tween him and John L. Sulliva
r will not be stopped, Charley JOIN
son is as firm as ever in the stan
if he took Wednesday to get such
d guarantee. It had been suppose
y that a mutual understanding b
e tween the Sullivan and Corbe
r parties on this question was tt
g reason why Johnson had made {