The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-16


has gone insane.
Hills new Northern Pacific steamship
line has been Incorporated with a capital
stock Of ss000.oO0
kogora Takahira. the new Minister of
japan to the United States, has present.
ed his credentials
An explosion of gas at Scranton. Pa.
wrecked two business buildings and hurt
a score of persons.
On Sept. LIST the Civil Commission, head
ed by Judge Taft. will take full control
Of the Philippines.
The Filipinos are very active and In
the week ending August 5th had ambush
ed many Americans.
A young man and his wife at Duffryn
Mawr. Penn. fought a duel with revolt
vers and both were killed
IL Is announced that the total American
subscription for the British exchequer
loan amounts to $4,000 Co.,
John Wanamaker has gone to Europe
and Charlemagne Tower. ambassador to
Russia, Is returning there.
Large numbers of whites and natives
are dying at Cape Nome of smallpox, ty-
phoid. grip and pneumonia.
A man wearing shirt-waist was re-
fused n meal at a Chicago hotel and or
dered out of the dining-roo
DE Vets forces are said to be again
surrounded. Burgher's say they will
A suggestion comes from Europe to be-
gin an international war on anarchists.
combining them all as lunatics.
Astors paper, the Pail Mall Gazette, is
for sale at a low figure and IL Is probable
that Aston will soon leave England
Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt, Jr., had
a close call at Newport, their automobile
almost colliding with spirited team.
DIR. Barrows of the San Diego Normal
School viii leave for the Philippines to
take an important post in its schools
/ Francis Salson, who tried to kill the
Shah. was a ticket-of-leave anarchist.
He once tried to kill Casimer-Perier.
| England has issued per cent war bonds
In the sum OF E10.000.0oo, half of which
will be taken in the United States at IS.
| Waldorf Astor. son Of w. w. Aston has
been chosen an executor of the will of the
original John Jacob Aston, who died In
1S4s.
/ Gen. Hunter reports that 3,3is men have
surrendered to him altogether. Gen. Hun
ter also captured i.462 horses and three
guns.
Sir Thomas Upton says Americans are
great yachtsmen and have no need to
send abroad for captains for their 10
footers
A mail bag on its way from the New
York postoffice to a sub-station was slit
and $4,000 in drafts. checks and cash ex-
tracted.
T. Namae. a Japanese penologist who
went to New York to study criminals,
was knocked down and robbed on Cham
bers street.
President Steyn Is seriously III and
President Kruger will surrender IL he
can make satisfactory terms about his
destination.
Kruger has issued a manifesto promis-
ing 20 pay all damage done to farms by
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with the commanders.
Col. Frank o. Lowden OF Chicago has
been offered and declined the position Of
First Assistant Postmaster General, vice
Perry Heath. resigned.
Lieut.. Bresci, brother of King Hum
bert's assassin. has resigned from the
army and will change his name. He will
enter the civil service
| All the customs officials and railway
en- ployes on the Portuguese line from
lourenzo Marques have been discharged
and supplanted by soldiers.
! Won Buelow and the Kaiser are said 10
disagree over the latter's speeches which
are hampering the Government in re-
spect OF its Chinese policy.
| The third note sent the Porte by the
American Government. demanding in
IDENTITY. remains unanswered. Our Min
lister Is pressing the claims.
! There was no estrangement between the
King and Queen OF Italy just before the
Kings death. The former domestic crisis
had long since been adjusted.
runaway steam automobile on long
hin In Connecticut ran into a stone wall
at great speed and threw two men out.
Both were hurt. one seriously
There will be a memorial service for
King Humbert at Washington, al which
Cardinal Gibbons will officiate and which
President Mckinley will attend.
a train on board OF which was United
States Consul Stowe and which was flying
the Stars and Stripes was derailed and
burned BY Beers near Kroonstadt.
The decision that the State OF Califor-
MIA owns all tide lands Is a blow to the
oil business SO far as IL Is concerned with
wells bored below high water mark.
England Is deeply interested in the
American Presidential campaign and the
papers are divided on the issues, accord
ing to their South African preferences.
An Illinois boy was accidentally carried
up by a balloon 1000 feet while hanging
to a guy rope. He came down with the
balloon uninjured save for a slight bruise
ambassador Choate Is arbitrator be-
tween the British and Chinese Govern
ments I'm the case of the sinking of the
British transport Kow Shing during the
Ctino-Japanese war.
The wind and rain that destroyed hall
the broom corn crop OF Central Illinois
may make "a profit of 100000 for w. l.
Roseboom OF Chicago. who has a monop
oily OF the old stock.
A feature of British maneuvers is tn,
holding OF roads by armed cyclists a.
to check the approach on London of ar
invading army. while troops of all arm.
organize nearer the city.
Harrismith surrendered TO Kitchener
+ August 9Th. on the same day the Boer.
attacked the Glands river garrison bu
the latter are supposed to have been re
, lieved by Gen. Darlington.
George +. Way of New York and hi
l4-year-old son, tourists in the Alps. fel
r down a crevasse LOO feet. Way was in
stsntly killed but the boy lived a few
minutes after beng found.
4 King Alexander of Servia was wedde,
at Belgrade to Mime. Draga Maschin Will
great pomp. They were cheered by tn
} ptCple and married according to thu
5 ferns OF the Greek Church.
II is not the system but the personne
; of the British army which makes tn
Beers irreconcilable. Junior officers ar
showing an exasperating arrogance an
disregard of Boer property rights.
= The United States has made a new rec
iprocity treaty with Germany. America
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