The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-16

complshed his purpose of having the
resolution adopted, il being pointed
out by several of the Senator'S who
supported him that the call on the
President was not mandatory.
CABLE CONCESSION.
Secretary Hay has practically made
up his mind TO disapprove the Scrym-
ser concession, under which the Pacific
Gable company would enjoy an exclu-
sive cable charter to the Hawaiian
| Islands for twenty years. He has stat
| ed to the other members of the Cab
| met that he had received a communi
cation from the Hawaiian Comml lSSion-
ers in which they recommended that
the control of the Hawaiian cable
should remain in possession of the
| United States, even if it had to be laid
| by the Government. They are opposed
TO the granting of a monopoly to any
private company. and ii is said that
practically all of the members of the
| Cabinet approve of this attitude.
HAWAIIAN COMMERCIAL
The Board of Directors of the Ha-
waiian Commercial & Sugar Company
has approved of the action of it's pres
ident in settling the suit brought by
| that corporation, when under control
of G. A. and Rudolph Spreckels, against
Claus Spreckels, for the six thousand
acre tract in the Wailuku valley. AT
! once upon the adoption of the reSolu-
| ltion Claus Spreckels sold the property
| in question to the Hawaiian CONNER
cial & Sugar Company in consideration
of 100000.
LOCAL NAVAL STATION.
Contracts are being made by the
Navy Department for the construction
of piers and slips at Honolulu for the
new coaling station, which is to have
a capacity of 10000 tons of coal.
/ 1t is the intention of the naval
authorities to leave to Congress any
action that may be taken in regard to
the improvement of Pearl harbor.
Iron work for the piers of the coal
ing station at Pago-Pago is being put
on board ship at Norfolk, Va, for its
destination, and some of the structural
work has already been shipped from
this city.
The island of Guam will have naval
instead of a military governor. Capt
selected for the post, but it is not yet
certain that he will accept the position
The Oregon has been cabled at Cal
lao to proceed with the distilling shir
Iris to Honolulu, where she will receive
orders to sail for Manila.
SUGAR FIGHT.
Articles of agreement are being pre-
pared for the incorporation in West
Virginia of the Independent Sugar
iCompany, designed to cooperate with
the Arbuckles in fighting the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining Company. The
capital stock of the new corporation
will be $50,0000 900, and large blocks
will be owned by Armour and the
lArbuckleS.
MRS. BOTKIN.
The trial of Mrs. Cordelia Botkin in
this city for the poisoning of Mrs.
Elizabeth Dunning, came to a close on
the last day of the year, when the jury
brought in a verdict of guilty of MUIR
der in the first degree, and fixed the
penalty at Imprisonment for life The
murderess maintained her equnimity
fairly we'll under the trying circum-
stances, but, when removed to her cell
gave way to her emotions and raved
like a maniac. She is to appear today
for sentence, but it has been agreed
that the matter shall be put over
When the time arrives it is understood
that new trial will be asked for, and
upon its refusal an appeal will be TAX
en- to the State Supreme Court, where
the question of the right of Califor-
MIA jury to pass on crime which had
it's elimination in Delaware will be
raised by Mrs. Botkin's attorneys
GOVERNOR GAGE.
Henry T. Gage, the new Governor ot
California, assumed Office on January
4th, his predecessor, James Budd, be-
| ing elected today attorney of the
Board of Harbor Commissioners il
: place of Tirey l.. Ford, the new attor-
ney general.
ANOTHER FAIR.
1t is proposed TO hold an exposition
= in San Francisco in 1901 Of the pro
ducts of the countries on the border.
: of the Pacific ocean and lying upon it
and Hawaii is expected to take a prom
inent part. The State will be asked
TO appropriate 81 100000 and the city
$3.50, 000 for the purpose.
A colonial fair will be held here from
September 2 TO October by the Me
l chanicS Institute.
: JAPANESE CRUISED.
) The Japanese cruiser Chitose made