The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-12-23

TO get the marine monster.
Splendid progress continues to he
made on the Midwinter Fair. The
buildings are approaching completion,
the Hawaiian building is well along,
and there is every indication that the
Fair Will be a complete success. \
horse show Is already prepared as one
of the attractions.
James G. Pearne, one of the best
known Of the '49-ers died last week of
heart disease.
L. b. Miner, formerly Minister to
Central America, died at Yountville
recently of dropsy, aged IS years.
The grand Jury has investigated the
cases of State Senator Dunn and
cry in the Curtis case. They have
been exonerated, but an effort is TO be
made to land NJ. y. Curtis in Jail.
+. A. Bartlett, of the firm of Bart
lett & Steeb, has been appointed Ha-
waiian Consul at Port Townsend to
succeed +. l.. Macondray.
1t appears to the Bank Commission
ers that 1t Is unsafe for the Peoples
Home Savings Bank TO continue to
transact business; The board is again
In trouble and r. III. Mcdonald has
retired from the Dictatorship. About
$4,000 difference exists between the
assets and liabilities.
Pauline Cushman the famous Union
spy died recently in this city from the
effects of an overdose of morphine.
She had been living very poorly here.
The Grand Army conducted her fun
eral.
Captain ]. F. I.uttrell of the bark
Helen w. Almy, which arrived in
port few days ago from the Gilbert
Islands, reports that when his vessel
left Butaritari the British High Com
missioner, appointed TO take charge of
the islands, was expected TO arrive
the next day by the British sloop-of-
war Archer. He will be the first Brit
ism official to assume control Of the
Gilbert Islands since the English flag
was raised on the Islands about eight
cen months ago by Captain Davis of
the British ship Royalist.
Wells, Fargo & Co. have received a
renewal of their contract with the rail
road for express rights for twenty-five
years by paying a bonus outright of
S1,7O0, 600 and giving forty per cent. of
the yearly gross proceeds.
The Mayor is moving to have all
unused street car tracks in the city
torn up.
American News
The trial of Prendergast, the assas-
sin of Mayor Harrison Of Chicago, is
now in progress. The prisoners
counsel put in plea of insanity but
Prendergast objected to being tried as
an insane man, and declared that he
was of sound mind. The general
public agrees with him and there is
little doubt that he will be convicted
and hanged.
Chris Evans, the famous bandit of
the Evans ontag gang, who robbed
railroad trains and killed five officers
before he was shot down and cap
tured, has had his trial. The jury
found him guilty OF murder in the
first degree, but recommended that
he be imprisoned for life instead of
executed. Evans took the verdict
very coolly, but his wife tainted when
he was taken back to Jail for life.
John Sontag, Evans partner in
crime, died from his wounds after
capture and George Sontag, the other
rObber, is in Folsom for life. He led
an attempted jail break last summer
an was shot several times making
him a hopeless cripple. His testi-
mony went to convict Evans, whom
he blames for wrecking the lives of
himself and brother.
The New York branch of Donohoe,
Kelly Il Co., of this city, will retire
from general banking business and
confine itself to private business.
The contracts for the three new gum
boats were let to G.. p. Huntington's
company.
Robbers captured train in Texas,
looted the express car of $50, 200, rob-
bed the passengers of all their money
and yaluables, shot the fireman and
are in fair way to escape.
On December 18th the Chicago Post
Office was robbed. A. ]. Robinson,
cashier, in the wholesale stamp de-
partment, was assaulted by an I'M
known man, who took from him sew
eral thousand dollars. The exact
| amount of money taken is not known.
J. r. Sovereign of Iowa, will sue
coed II. ". Powderly as general mas
| ter workman of the knights of La
| Dor.
The Carlin hunting party which
was lost in the SHOWS of Montana
mountains for several weeks have ar
rived in Missoula with the loss of the
cook who was abandoned to his fate.
The trial of Jefferis for the alleged
murder of Miss Ayres near Sacra-
| mento, and which has occupied the
courts two months, has ended in ac-
| Quittal. His first trial was disagree
| ment There are many who still be-
lieve him guilty of the terrible crime.
| Foreign News.
The comment of the English press
| on Cleveland's message is very, very,
| fiattering to the President, as the fol-
| lowing shows:
'Not often has an American Presi-
dent delivered so statesmanlike
message. 1t is courageous throughout
| and reveals that the President has a
| strong mind with a definite policy.
He risks giving offense to the admir-
| ers of spread-eagleism by repudiating
| breach of international etiquette"
The Pail Mall Gazette says: "Presi-
dent Cleveland's frank, honest, state
men, regarding Hawaii may we'll
| cause ex-President Harrison to hide
his head in order to hide his bushes"
The st. James Gazette says: "Cleve-
lands tone toward foreign states con-
trasts agreeably with that adopted by
his predecessors and himself" The
same paper adds: sit is enough that
he is now courteous to US and scrupul-
| ousIy fair to Brazil and Hawaii.
Whether the unlucky royal family of
Honolulu will be any better off for
| the Presidents disavowal of Stevens
and his acts is an inquiry which need
not be pursued"
The paper applauds Cleveland's