The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-03-11

lated, 62100 cents.
The local market is quiet. Receipts
are very free.
San Francisco News,
A, W. Foster and Sidney V. Smith,
or Santa Rosa and San Francisco
respectively, have bought the con
trolling interest in the San Francisco
ana North Pacific Railroad (Donahue
llne) for S850,000. The road is mort
gagged for about S4,500,00O.
Jose Gahill, a half-bred Missiou
Indian, was hanged at San Quentin
prison on the Sd. He was the first
man to be hanged in the penitentiary
under the new law. His crime was
the murder of two old German set
tiers near San Diego.
The San Francisco and Great Salt
Lake railroad has collapsed, and E.
l.. u. Steele, the chief promoter, is
about to go to Cuba for a pleasure
trip. About $4,000 in all was spent
on the line In surveys, etc. Steele
and several other fine leading spirits
are now engaged In active wordy
war over the causes of the failure.
John w. Mackay, d. .. Mills, j. l..
Flood and S. l. Jones are consider
ing plan to pump out the deep
levels of the Comstock lode and con-
tinuing explorations. At present no
mining Is done lower than 1900 feet,
though in one instance in the Hale
and Norcross niue the exploration
has been carried down 3400 feet.
Another highlander war is on in
Chinatown between the Bing On
Tong and the Suey On Tong. 1t
started up during the new years
festivities. SO far, five or six fight
ing men have been wounded more or
less severely.
Park policeman S. w. Harper has
been acquitted for shooting and kill
ing Harry de Greayer about year
ago. The jury decided that it was a
case of self defense
A. O. Hastings, millionaire and
founder of the Hastings Law Col
lege, died recently at his home in
this city, aged 70 years.
The Worlds Far Commission is
receiving photos of the young ladies
who want TO pose as models for a
statue of the California Venus,
which is to be placed in the Cali
fornia building in the Woman's de
partment.
According to Secretary j. IL. G
Bonte's report, the wealth OF the
University is represented by an en-
dowment of S12,323 ,438, as follows
Capital, at 5 per cent, SS,0OO,0OO
Berkeley and Mount Hamilton plant:
$685. 600; Hopkins House, $1,000,
600; non invested, S113,43S othe1
property, land, etc, $25, 900.
The Hobart estate has been ap
praised at S5,273,366.
The North Pacific Coast railroad
has been purchased by syndicat
headed by Leroy q. Harvey, and th'
new owners will at once build
branch to Bolinas Bay.
Whitelaw Reid, of the New Yorl
Tribune and Harrison's associate OF
the Republican ticket last year, is OIL
the Coast for his health. He had no
been here for several years.
The wholesale fish dealers OF tn
city have entered into trust.
Count Festetics, who married
daughter OF Louis L. Haggin, has OF
tanned masters certificate from tn
local School of Navigation. He
building a yacht, and when 1t Is don
proposes to sail around the worlC
Honolulu being the first objective.
Bill Nye, the humorist, Is on tn
Coast delivering series of Lectures
J. w. Girvin q Co, rubber dealer
have failed. Liabilities, 1928 sos.
The marine collection of Geors
w. Lichtenthaler, of Bloomington
ILL.,. celebrated all over the countr.
has been donated to the Stanfor
University.
John w. Mackay, the mining mi
ionaire. was shot IN the side and bat
on the 24th ult., by w. G. Ripe,
while passing through Lick plac
Rippey is an old man who 10
heavily in mining speculation
After shooting Mackay, Rlppey pr
a bullet into himself. Mackay Is +
covering nicely, but Rippey Is at Il
point of death. The bullet he l
tended for his heart went throus
the lungs, and as he is man of abo
10 ii is not believed that he can hv
Baroness Blauc's theatrical cor
pany has been stranded here, and
the wardrobe, etc, Is In the hands
the sheriff to secure unpaid note
debts, etc.
Elk Judge Selden S. Wright dis
recently at the age of IL years.
Thos. II. Thompson, secretary
the Worlds Fair Commission, h
resigned. ,.r
Dial Hawkins and William Mill
fought before the Pacific Cub she
time ago. Hawkins won and IN II
hours Miller was dead from conct
sion of the brain. This will st,
prize fighting in California. II
California Club has disbanded, sou
in debt. Hawkins is held to answ
for manslaughter.
American News.
The row between the Kansas Pt
ulists and Republicans is not J
over. The Supreme Court Of t
State has decided that the Repuh
can legislature is the legal boo
The Populist governor undertook
override the law and was check
by the sheriff with 1000 special deE
ties. The Populists will be fore