The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-04-25
Reforming the Peers.


LONDON, April 1.-THE Anti Lords
bill, fathered by Lord WOlmer, MIR.
CutZon and MIR. Brodrick, has assumed
definite shape and has at once obtained
the strong opposition of the Radicals,
who have nothing for 1t but jeers.
They certainly have reason to COM
plain of its provisions, and it is very
doubtful that it will be introduced
without considerable change in its
terms. The measure provides that
peer, after sitting in the House or
Commons througout one Parliament,
may resume his right to sit In the
House of Lords { he shall SO elect.
On the other hand, the bill provides
tbas q peer once eiecting tn SIT In the
House of Lords shall forever forfeit
his right to sit in the House OF Com
mons.
The Cabinet are having considerable
difficulty in arriving at decision as
To the manner in which they shall
deal with the anti Lords question.
The Ministers we'll know that the
Radicals are deter mined To force them
to "a definite declaration on the ques-
ton in the course of the session and
are alive to the necessity of arriving
at some determinate course of proce-
dure. They are continuing their dis
ing of the Cabinet, and every effort
is being made to reach some conclu-
sion in the construction of some form
of measure restricting or abolisbipg
the veto power of the Lords that
will command the approval of ma
jority of the House of Commons.
Pacific Coast News.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 16.-Wil-
liam Fredericks, the murderer of
Cashier Herricks, has been positively
identified as the man who shot Bra ke-
man Bruce at Colfax on June 28th
last He was recognized yesterday
by once boon companion, j. +. Col
ton, who was arrested at Colfax at
the I'll ne said he knew the man who
killed the brakeman, and on being
shown Frederick's picture, said,
That's tn. man who shot Bruce"
He was sent here and is quite certain
as to Frederick's identity.
Final preparation for the long
awaited Mardi Gras carnival which
| will open tomorrow, are being made.
| The festivities will commence in the
| morning with the arrival of Rex Felix
| and his retiuue, and their tTiumphal
| march through the streets to the Mid
| winter Fair
FRESNO, Cal, April led. Nor
rell was ia Judge Harrison's court
| this morning to receive sentence for
assisting Chris Evans to escape from
| Jail last December and for rObbing
| John ID Morgan, chief of police, Of
| his pistol. Morrell was sentenced TO
| Folsom for life He tried To lay the
| blame for everything on Evans. He
| said Mrs. f Esaus carried a pistol into
! Jail aui that Evans would have killed
| him if he hal not helped him out and
| that he threatened 10 kill him il be
| tried To run away or desert him. He
| said E.vsns hypnotiZ-d him.
FRESNO, Cal, April l6.-Judge
| Webb this morning fixed the bail OF
| II > Hath az $1,000. and stated that
the bo dsmen must appear in person
! to- qualify.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 16.-The
Il veuth juror was secured this morn
| irg To tty William FIedeIicks for
| q e muir of Ca-hier Herrirks.
! AN FRANCISCO, April l6.-The
o.. | If Mrs. J4re Shai tuck. charged
I wirh the mu der of Harry Poole, her
, t!.s,yh er's lover, was today set for
/ ~ 4 es,IaV next.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 16.-Major