The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-07-11
Per ;. :. Cbina, Sau Fran.
cisco, July 3, 1893.
From oar Sen Fraagiso9 Correspondent

vel known newspaper man and
the fTiend who bathered her, IS
Martin O'&eil, 3 middle-aged man
employed IL a foundry. The
woman who wss inclined to sly
dissipation INST O'Neil on the fer
~, went to water front saloon
with him and had several drinks.
They were strangers bat got along
nicely till l 80 An, when he
slipped out Of the place in my
sterious way. Going into the room
the proprietor found the woman
dead in a sea Of blood. At the
moTgue no superficial wounds could
be found bat a postmorten exam
ination disclosed in the abdominal
cavity portions Of the bouquet Mrs,
Critics had carried. The crime
was most revolving one, and re
calls the fendish acts of "Jaek-the
Ripper The woman made no
cutlery and must have died instant
ly from the effects Of the brutality.
1t is supposed the deed was done
with the stump Of the bouquet.
O'Aeii was drunk and says he
knows nothing about the affair.
The evidence, however, is all
against him as he vas arrested q
few moments after he left, the
place, with his hand and clothes
covered with blood,
The latest sensational crime in
Oakland was the ehlorofofming of
a cashier in planning mill and the
robbing of the place by two men
who visited the place in the even
ing for the alleged purpose of pay
ing a bill. The victim was left
bound all night,
The survey for the BOiinas Bay
road from Sausalito is completed
and actual work will doubtless be-
gin in a few weeks. 1t is intended
to afford transportation to fine
seaside resort within an hour of
this city.
The warship Monterey has proved
herself first class product and has
been finally accepted by the seere-
tary of the navy.
Cleveland has thrown another
erumb to the California democracy
ia the appointment of W, NJ. Gwin
to the office of u. S. shipping com
missioner. This breaks the slate
made up by the democratic con-
gressmen made few days ago and
is making the party managers
very nervous as TO what will hap
pen next.
The general fund in the city
treasury is exhausted and the thou
sands OF employees must wait long
time for their salaries.
The financial pinch caught 5. Il
q. Gump, the we'll known art deal
ers and they have assigned. Their
assets are large and they expset to
resume again,
Billy Foote the famous BULLDOG
ing lawyer who is defending Heath
in the MeWhirtier murder case,
was fined 500 for contempt of
court.
On June SO, James Coveney was
shot and killed in saloon on
Howard street by Geo. W. Meyers,
the bartender. Coveney and four
other toughs undertook to run the
place, and the killing resulted,
An order for beer was the direct
cause.
Fortune still favors Florence
Blythe, the natural daughter of the
dead millionaire, The Probate
Judge Cofey has overruled all the
motions for new trial, and any
ether fight will have to be on APP
peal to the supreme court. The
girl viii undoubtedly get the
100000 estate.
The Southern Pacific owners
have selected W. f. Herrin, the
well-known attorney Of the frm Of
Newlands, Allen Il Herrin, to
succeed the late Creed Raymond
as chief solicitor of that corpora
ton. He viii enter upon his duties
about October tst, though his az
rangement with the company gives
him until January 1st next. He
succeeds the late Creed Haymond,
and viii have 3 salary Of about
$4,000 year, Rerrfn is a COM (
paratiyely young man.
The friends Of the only Frank NJ.
Pixley Of the Argonaut, who has
been a mental wreck for a long
time, viii be pleased to know that
he Is raaiiIy improving and will
soon be himself again.
Frederick q. Van Pelt, a bright,
popular aud promising young nao, .
was found dead in his bed last
week. Family troubles and &
mania for drink and chloroform
were the cause.
The funeral of the late Senator
stanford was q very simple affair,
but was largely attended. His viii
makes another cash bequest Of 81
100000 to the Stanford University
with 100000 TO each OF bis rela- .
tiyes. The remainder Of his estate