The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-01-26


tions to his proper duties, he provoked
in the administration of the law.n
Baron Zeuit Won Pilsach, the Presi-
dent of the Municipal Council, is
treated as severely by the Vice Consul
as Is the Chief Justice. By arranging
to assign the Customs receipts to the
Samoan Government instead of hav-
ing them drawn, as originally, by the
Municipality, the President of the
Council had involved the whole adj
ministratiOn in such financial embar-
rassment that it was impossible TO pay
the salaries of officials. Repeated
conflicts between the COnsuls and the
Municipality are among other deplor-
able results of the Presidents activity
in realizing this and similar plans.
The book closes with a list of amend
ments to the Samoan law, approved
at meeting of the Apians.
san Francisco News.
There is battle on in the Produce
Exchange over the reinstatement of
the old settling committee. Presi-
dent Newman has resigned and
general row is impending.
The Hopkins Searles mansion on
Mob Hill will soon be decided over to
the University of California, in trust,
to be used as an art school. The
arrangements are now about COM
| pleted.
Report has il that Jack Allan, son
| of the famous Sir Hugh Allan who
| founded the Allan line of steamers, is
now in Honolulu with Mrs. Hebden
| the society woman of Montreal with
whom he eloped months ago. Allan
and the woman were in San Fran.
cisco some time ago posing as Mr..
and Mrs. ]. S. Adams.
Trinity Church has called Rev. G.
E. Walk of st. Andrews Church,
only 81 years of age but is one Of the
coming men on the Coast.
Varneo w. Gaskell has resigned his
position as Deputy Surveyor of the
| Port. There are rumors that the
resignation was forced.
Greed Raymond, for a long time
Chief of the Land Department of the
Southern Pacific, died on the 18th
inst, aged 81 years.
Ramon Guzman, Worlds Fair Com
| missioner for Guatemala, is in the
city. He says Guatemala will have
coffee plantation at Chicago and will
dispense the fragrant drink free to all
| Corners.
The appointment of Harbor Com
missioners to succeed G.. o. Alexander
and General Brown next March is
hanging fire. Governor Markham
wants to appoint Dan. Cole of Sierra
and Paris kilburne of Salinas, but a
big protest is going up from San
Francisco, and the State Senate will
not confirm the nominations. John
d. Spreckels is leading a fight to have
some San Francisco men appointed.
The interest of j. NJ. DOnOhue's es-
| tate in the San Francisco and North
Pacific road has been conditional!y
sold to J. and w. Seligman Of New
York for $4,000. William Graves
has put in bid of $45O,OO0 and the
matter will be settled by the Marin
county courts.
Egbert Judson, capitalist, died re-
Gently. Deceased was bachelor and
left his 100000 estate to his
nephews and nieces.
The Woman's Club is now an ac-
complished fact. 1t starts with 200
| members, and has quarters next to
the new Crocker building.
The Supreme Court has decided the
litigation over the Woodwards Garden
| property, and the place will now be
| cut up into lots and sold.
Edgar Mills, capitalist, brother of
d. o. Mills, died recently. He left an
estate of several hundred thousand
dollars.
Ex-Mayor E.W. Playter of Oakland
died on the 9th inst, while sitting as
a member of the Board of Public
| Works. Heart disease was the cause.
David Porter. the wholesale liquor
merchant, fell distance of five stories
| in the Mills building on the 18th inst,
and was instantly killed. No one saw
him fall, but it is supposed that he
had an attack of vertigo and went
over the rail. One of his daughters
married Henry Campbell (Enrico
Campobello), the baritone singer
some years ago, and the two gave con-
certs in Honolulu at one time.
A bill has been introduced in the
Legislature to appropriate S250,00(
with which to erect building in San
Francisco for the Dental, Medical
Pharmaceutical and Law colleges
connected with the State university
An addition in the shape of & Veter-
mary school is proposed.
Three new small poX cases are re-
ported at 1894 Howard street. All are
quarantined.
A proposition is before the Legisla,
tgre to erect State Leprosy Hospital
American News.
General Benjamin F. Butler died al
Washington on the 18th instant a
the advanced age of 70 years. There
is no more familiar name in America
than that of Ben Butler. Born a
DeerfieId, n. H., he made striking
figure at the Bar, in the army, and II
politics. His funeral was largely at
tended.
Senator John e. Kenna, of Yves
Virginia, died late tonight. He haC
been very i'll for over q month will
heart trouble. He was elected to th,
Forty-fifth, Forty-siXth and Forty
seventh Congresses, and just re-electet
to the United States Senate, takin:
his seat December 8, 1888, and was re
elected in 1889.
A magnificent ice-bridge has forme
at Niagara Falls-the finest since
1885.
, BY a railway collision near Chieag
on the 18th instant, over a score c
, people received injuries.
) A terrific cold wave swept over tn
{ East in the first two weeks of January
f The cold was so severe that New YOr
g bay all but froze over, and traffic wa
= suspended for three days.
: The Hotel st. Louis, at Duluth
Mimi, was burned on the 18th, an
several lives were lost. The damag
due to fire was So, 1000.
L The pneumatic guns of the dyni
s mite cruiser Vesuvius are being teste
e at Fort Royal, S. G.
A new electric storage-car system