The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-27

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iLeavenworth, Kas.
William Troop, an aged pioneer Of
Woodland, is dead.
I 1t is sad that this Alaskan winter i
the severest in years.
/ Bernhardt and Coquelin are still niax.
ling in San Francisco.
1t is said that the German trade is
still on the down grade.
I Edward Baird Mastick, a prominent at
torney of Oakland, Is dead. -
/ The Pennsylvania silk mills are at !,
tstandsti.l because of a strike.
w. p. Sullivan, chief of San Francisco
police. is ill with diphtheria.
There is heavy honey harvest in San
Diego county, Cal, this year.
5 An electric car line of 12o miles is in
successful operation at Vallejo.
The teamsters of San Francisco were
on the verge of a strike at last reports
| The electric car system between Bak-
ersfield and Kern City, Cal, is now run
ming.
coming a large feature of England's i'm
ports.
San Joaquin county, Cal, is making a
strong fight for the proposed State dairy
school.
| Many memorial services were held in
memory of Francis Willard throughout
the States.
I The pulpit has attacked the San Fran
cisco officials, who permit slavery in the
Chinese quarter.
| A bill against Chinese and Japanese
slavery will be introduced in the Cali
fornia Legislature.
/ Two different measures are before the
California Legislature to stop the traf-
fic in Chinese girls.
Rev. G. w. Stone of the Unitarian
Church will work in the interests of his
church on the Coast.
A favorable report has been made on
the Chinese BASIN lease by the commit
tee from the Legislature.
A quarter of million dollars has been
apportioned by the California Legisla-
ture to the State University.
draw of twenty rounds was fought
between Bobby Dobbs and Peter Jack
son at Memphis February Is
Heavy cuts had been made by the
United States Senate in the. harbor bill
at last reports from the Coast.
The four buffalo bulls in the Golden
Gate Park at San Francisco engaged in
fierce fight and one was killed.
A demented soldier, trying to escape
the police, slid down rope from the
History building in San Francisco.
The Louisville Sullivan Kearns fight of
February Is lasted twenty rounds and
resulted in victory for Sullivan
Mrs. E. f. Milvin, aged tourist
from Illinois, was run down by an cleo.
trio car in Los Angeles and killed.
A disagreement on the endowment
question threatens to disrupt the Order
of B'Nai Birth in San Francisco
Aged King Christian of Denmark,
while walking with his son, was run
down by bicyclist and bruised severely
A Mendocino county forest OF 800
acres is to be presented to the State of
California by Henry Crowell, the cap
italist.
While driving to the Capitol at Sacra-
mento last week Governor Cages team
ran away, but no serious damage re-
suited.
1t is thought that the illness of John
McCutcheon, artist and newspaper man
through the Philippine war, will result
fatally
A large reception was given by the
students and faculty of the University
of California TO President Wheeler Feb
ruary is.
1t is said that Minister De Wits pos
sition in the Russian tariff war is in the
nature of an experiment and not well
supported.
Robenau, the Berlin electrical expert,
declares that 1t will be possible in a
few years to circle the globe In twenty
two days.
The old Pioneer Hall, on Montgomery
street. San Francisco, was badly dam
the flames.
| Two hundred Filipino insurgents were
driven. into the mountains by a. detach-
ment of soldiers under Lieutenant Low
on February is.
a section in the arid lands bill has
been discovered. the effect of which
would be to require changes in the law
in many States.
Western lines now concede the rights
of the Canadian Pacific to participate
in New York immigration business on
an equitable basis.
Measures have been introduced In Con-
gress to revive the grade Of Vice Admir-
al for the benefit of both AdmiraIs
Schley and Sampson.
A battle between the clerical element
and the populace' is being waged in
Rome over some nude statues surrounds
ing public fountain.
Whitelaw Reid may be named as En-
voy Extraordinary of the United States
for the coronation of Edward VII. which
may take place in June.
An amendment has been made to the
subsidy bill excluding from subsidy all
tank ships and vessels carrying petro-
leum in cases and barrels.
A cable from Glasgow states that two
thirds OF the outer plating on the Sham
rock mas been placed and the yacht is
rapidly nearing completion.
"A movement is ON foot to repeal the
anti-liquor law of Santa Monica, Cal,
two-thirdS of the voters having signed
a petition for the purpose
Pugilist Rubin was arrested for a
friendly boxing match with his sparring
partner in music hall in Chicago He
was released on $500 bonds
rare volume, THE Rights of Wom-
en- and Children printed in the six
teenth century. has been found in the
Columbia University library.
Z Pension Commissioner Evans will not
be reappointed April 1, and il is said
that he will be succeeded by Captain
Archibald Lybrand of Ohio,
A Vancouver man of small stature
while being held over red-hot stove as
a practical joke, drew out his knife and
stabbed his tormentor fatally.
Governor Roosevelt is much annoyed
by the stories of his hunting expedition
and denies them all, though he says he
Killed twelve mountain lions.
A Phiiadelphian, who left his wife and
married his nelce, is under arrest for
bigamy, though he says he has a decree
OF divorce from his first wife,
Ihe Dill appropriating 100000 to the
International exhibition of the centennial
anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase
in 1903 has passed the House.
The Pendleton bill, apportioning s1OO,-
600 as an emergency health fund for
the use of the Governor and California
State Board of Health, was passed
Commander Benz. F. Tilley, at Tutuila.
Samoa, whose term has expired win
hn not lrrf t. t.