The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-29
CORSON CLARKE PURSUED.
AN ANGRY MAN AFTER HIM WITH
A GUN.
4 patricide Observation-Disclosures
Fruit Crop Injured by Frost-Plague
in Bombay-Nicarague Canal.

WASHINGTON. March 11.-While
there is little prospect of the passage
of the bill for the construction of the
Nicaragua Canal at the present ses-
sion of Congress, there is a strong
probability that one can be put
through at the short session. The
members of the board. of which Ad-
mral Walker (retired) is chairman,
have practically completed their la
bors. and Admiral Walker will soon
be in Washington.
While no official report has been
received from this board. il is known
that they are of the opinion that the
work can be done at less cost than the
recommendation of the first board of
Government officials that examined
the proposed route.
BOMBAY. March 1S.-Two hundred
and fifteen new eases and PIG deaths
from the plague were reported today.
Five Europeans have been attacked.
The Mohammedans at Tubli, on the
South Mahratta Railway, hearing of
the riots in this city, have decided to
resist the plague precautions and op-
erations over that line
Volunteers have been modelled and
the infantry have been summoneG,
but as vet there has been no conflict.
TACOMA, March 1S.-lIarry Corson
Clarke is in more trouble over dis
charging Miss AtIie Warner from his
previously. f. NJ. Dasher, to whom
she is engaged to be married, is chas-
ing him all over Canada with a gun.
and blood in his eye. lie insists that
Clarke shall make an entirely satisfac-
tory explanation or suffer the consc-
quences.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 1s.-The
severe frost throughout the state on
yesterday did great damage to the
orchards in nearly all of the interior
sections. In the country about Sac
ramento peaches and aprcots were
ruined. and the loss may reach high
into the thousands. The San Joaquin
valley was a sufferer. and in Los An
geles and other southern countries,
vegetables on the low lands have lit
tie chance of successful growth. APP
ricots felt the frost severely in the
Santa Clara valley, but there the
SAN FRANCISCO, March 17.-The
Tahitian authorities have granted a
subsidy of $4,000 francs, or nearly
$4,000, a year to the American bark
Tropic Bird the brig Galilee and the
barkentine City of Papeete. for car
rying mails between this port and Ia
hiti and the Marquesas Islands. ST.
gar from this country has been admit
ted free of duty, and it is expected
siderable guava jelly to this country.
VANCOUVER, b. c., March 1S.-Of-
fetal advices received here by Major
General Perry, special commissioner
for the Yukon territory. from Major
Walsh, now at Lake Bennett. deny his
resignation. also that from authorita-
tive advices received from Walsh that
the Yukon gold output will amount to
over $25,000,000 next spring.
SPOKANE, March 16.-"S saltwater
Biz Gates says it is all off with his
wife, the eX-actress. 81 have not
heard from my wife since I went
East he said, ''nor do ! expect to. If
she doesn't bring a suit for divorce,
will-maybe not this trip, as I won't
have time, but it's all off with her, as
far as ] am concerned"
SAN FRANCISCO. March 1S.-Tho-
mas w. Flannelly, who murdered his
father. was today sentenced to hang
May 27th. Tears filed his eyes as
the sentence was pronounced.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1S.-The
Oceanic Steamship Company's steam
err, now on her way from Australia,
to San Francisco, has on board the
largest amount of treasure ever
brought into this port by a single
vessel. The amount of gold is more
than 100000 British sovereigns,. equal
in value to $3.5OO,OOO in United States
gold coin. This gives some idea of
the amount of trade between this
port and the antipodes.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1S.-Bill
Martin is trying to secure a match
with Harry Terrill in this city.
l have been afflicted with rheuma-