The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-12

ldu, DuJ IuaU Juty uhI SIllCC DOuSIlt
Ter for a pleasure cruise, being men of
means and anxious to visit the ports
Of the world at their own pleasure.
San Francisco News.
The passengers who came here from
China and Japan by way of Honolulu
on the steamship City of Rio de
Janeiro are now confined at the
Quarantine Station on Angel Island. |
Since the Rio arrived, two more cases /
have broken out in the Chinese steer /
age, and the chances are that the /
will be held an almost in
definite time.
Catalina Island, off the coast of
santa Barbara county, has been sold
to Banning Brothers, of Los Angeles,
who will turn it into a grand pleasure
resort.
The Chamber of Commerce, at its
annual meeting, adopted resolutions
against the proposed post-ofiice, and
in favor of the Nicaragua canal.
Great surprise has been created here
by the announcement that Lawrence
]. Kip, a grandson of Bishop w. |.
Kip, of the Episcopal Church, has
become a Roman Catholic.
The Alameda brought a large con-
signment of lady bugs from Austria
liza, which are deadly enemies of the
San Jose and black scale which infest
the orchards of the State. Great
things are expected of the lady bugs.
1t is reported that the Railroad
Company and G. p. Huntington are
backing w. II. De Young for United
States Senator. De Young will GER
tainly be candidate against FELTON,
next year.
A motion for a new trial has been
denied the Williams claimants to the
Blythe estate.
Lucky Baldwin had u scare this
week when slow match, evidently
laid with incendiary intent, was found
on the floor on the lobby of his hotel.
Moses Hopkins, brother of the late
Mark Hopkins, the late railroad
builder, is dead, at the age of % years.
American News.
The Surgical Institute at Indiana
polls was burned on January Dist with
! the loss of over q score of lives. The
victims were cripples and invalids.
A resolution has been introduced in
the House of Representative request
ing the President to recall Minister
Egan from Chile, to the end that reci-
procity and amicable relations may
be had with that country. 1t is not
probable that the request will BE-
granted.
San Francisco failed to secure the
National Democratic Convention. II
will be held in Chicago on June Dist.
preme Court, died in Washington Oh
| ho ~ Of
attack of grip last spring. He was
ceased was 20 years old and was one
of the many famous justices this coun
try has had.
Cyrus w. Field, the millionaire, il
expected to die at any time. He j
brOken-hearted over the disgrace OF
his son.
The New York Legislature ha
| been forced to pass q law admitting
reporters to witness electrical execu
tiOns.
Congressman Stump, of Maryland
has introduced bill in Congress alb
soluteIy prohibiting the immigration
of Chinese to this country. The bill
with several others of the kind, will
hardly be acted upon at this session
A company has been organized il
Illinois to build an air line raiIr0a
from Chicago to st. Louis. Train
will be propelled by electricity an,
run 100 miles an hour.
A New Jersey crank tried tn
satchel and dynamite act on ia
Gould and nearly scared the "wizard
to death. The fellow demande
81, 5000 but young Gould's strateg
defeated the scheme and landed tn
man in jail.
A New York capitalist is under
taking to create trust to consOlidat
all the fruit farms of California into
vast association. The scheme is feas
; bic and may succeed.
1t is announced from New Orlean
that the Louisiana Lottery will nc
renew its charter and will cease Ope1
atoms in 1894.
A great gold strike has been mad
l in Colorado which is called the mouI
tain of gold. The ore assays 500
; per ton.
Carlisle Harris, the young medic:
2 student who poisoned his girl wife
hide the fact of their marriage, hi
1 been convicted of murder and will [
electrocuted in New York.
$ 1t is said that Grover Cleveland
s so grieved over the treatment he
: receiving from his friends, that l
will withdraw from the Presidents
i contest.
/. A convention has been held
S Fresno for the purpose of arrangiI
S for the counties benefited, to build
o ship canal from Fresno to tide waite
a 1t is officially announced that Japa
S and China will have fine displays
: the Worlds Fair
t Patti has arrived at New York {
q another farewell tour" but is n
is thing of the past.
Jacob 2. Leese, the oldest Phone,
of the Pacific Coast, and who bui
:, the first house in San Francisco
i dead at the age of 50.
s. The House has adopted q resOlutiC
n of Holman, the great Director, calliI
IT for the cutting down of regular appr
q priations and pledging the House
8, make no special appropriations
important public proposals. The res
u luton is one of Holman's most idiot
d efforts.
?, 1t is again stated that the Mort
e western road is building to San Fra
l, cisco.
II The great Northwest is having
y dreadful winter. In Minnesota it h
=. been so cold that the mercury W
1, CONCEALED.
IS The people of the United Stat
n have contributed 100000 pounds
+ flour for the famine sufferers of Ri
STA.
Sc One of the subjects discussed at Il