The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-09-30
American News.

Roanoake, Virginia, has had a
bloody carnival. \ mob of 5000 men
attempted to break in the jail ana
lynch a negro who had tried TO muir
der a woman. The mayor called out
the local militia and the troops were
charged by the mob. y fight ensued
in which ten persons were killed and
nineteen wounded, among the latter
the mayor. During the battle the
negro was spirited out of town, but
the desperate mob found and lynched
him and buried his body. The mayor
had TO flee for his life and the MEM
bers of the militia also fled. The
trouble is not yet at an end.
A great fire has been raging in the
Black Hills and much property has
been destroyed. One town was wiped
out and several lives lost.
The government has ordered two OF
the best revenue cutters of the Attain
tic feet to this coast to aid in prevent
ing the smuggling of opium and Chi
nese.
The mint officials at Philadelphia
discovered that about 100000 in gold
bullion had been stolen from the
vaults. a clerk who was suspected
confessed the theft and nearly all the
gold was found.
September 10th the United states
senate paid the usual tribute to the
late Senator Stanford. Some fine eulo-
gies were pronounced.
The rush for land on the Cherokee
strip of 5000, 900 acres, thrown open to
settlement, included 200, 900 people,
and some wild scenes were enacted in
which many lives were lost.
President Cleveland has nominated
Judge w. II. HOrnblower, of New
York, to the supreme bench 10 sue
ceed the late Justice Blatchford. The
nomination gives great dissatisfaction.
A bad wreck occurred on the Big
Four road in Illinois, in which two
sections of a train collided. Eight
people were killed outright and six
teen wounded. Several more will die.
An engineers carelessness was the
cause.
In Indiana burglars entered farm
house and, because they could not find
money, butchered the six members of
the family, including babe.
A panic in a Canton, ILL.,, theater
caused the death of one person and
the injury of many others.
A race war is imminent in New Or
leans. 1t grows out of the lynching
of three brothers, colOred, for the
shielding of favOrite brother from a
mob which desired to lynch him for
killing Judge. The negroes are arm
ing and an outbreak is expected at
any moment.
The terrible forest fires in Wiscon-
sin continue to rage and are Destroy
ing an immense amount of property.
Two women and two men, colored,
were lynched in Mississippi for the
poisoning of children of a neighbor.
The Standard Oil Trust has been
disorganized to avoid legal complica-
tions.
+. T.. Ames, a $25, 100000 million
aire and president of the Old Colony
railroad, was found dead in his state
room on September 10. 1t is supposed
he committed suicide.
The centennial anniversary of the
laying of the cornerstone of the capt.
tol building at Washington was cele-
brated with great ceremony on Sep
TENDER Is. Cleveland delivered an
Grafton on patriotism.
Sporting News.
"Luck' Baldwin is doing well with
his racing string this season. On Sep
TENDER Dist he took three good purses
at Cincinnati, and has fine prospects
for the remainder of the season.
Ives, the American billiard cham
pion, is still heading on Roberts, the
English champion, in their great
$4,000 match for the championship of
the world.
In the fight between Van Hest and
Napier at New Orleans for purse OF
$1,000, the former won in the 18th
round, although he was supposed to
be whipped.
Bob Fitzimmons has sued his wife
for divorce on the ground of adultery. |
At Chicago, on September 18th,
Alix, a California mare, beat the trot-
ting race record in 2:073. The field
was the best that ever faced a starter, |
and was as follows: Hulda (2:0S3), |
(2:10D, Greenleaf (2:l03), |
Ryland II. (2:11R], Lord Clinton
(2:1ON, Alix (2:09D, Alvin Gid,
Pixley (2:1lD, Walter 4. (2:10) and |
Little Albert (2:10). This showed ten |
horses with an average speed of log: |
such race yielded great |
results.
The British yacht Valkyrie which |
is terrace for the Americas cup is now |
long overdue, and much anxiety is |
make the race late in the season.
Charley Mitchell the English pug
list who is to fight Jim Corbett in
has arrived in New York.
The purse is to be $4,000 the winner
to take all. 1t is not known where
they will fight, but probably before
the icy Island club.
Al licago September 18th Flying
Jib, great California PAGER, made
q mi IN 2:04 and Directum of the
same ing trotted in 2:064.
Ole .aceland won the sweepstakes
at Gravesend and big sum of money
for Mike Dwyer.
The California PAGER w. Wood
made the coast record at Sacramento,
time 2:0S4. -