The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-08

lives CoEIerzr ard nnm1er az his
n1en hare been pzzt On tire defensive
b. the Cfril Service Commission
The first Important step toward the
racing establishment at Heath House
was the sale October 31s<- Of ten Of
Dir Whitney's racers The Mount
Vernon fiIy fetched the best price.
e3zeo
For years the output Of the Pennsvl-
T4ni2 oil field has been steadily de-
elfning Fears arc now expressed By
oil men IN Pfttsburg aEd Western
Pennsylvania that = scarcity Of high
grade crude oil IS impending on this
account
The New York Conduit ana Cable
Co. viii furnish the cables required
for an extension of the Glasgow Cor
portation Tramways- The contract
win amount 10 nearly $3.50. 600. The
cables win be manufactured at Hast
fngs-on-the Hudson
Tacoma moulders returned to work
Oct 81 after being cut on strike
since June 9Th No concessions were
granted the men. who have returned
20 work for pay at the rate of IS
cents an hour. the same as they were
paid when they went out
A mob Of fifty or seyenty-iTe de-
termined citizens came down upon
Lodgenyilie, KY. Oct 81. and took
from the jail SElas Esfers. a negro.
charged with forcing Granville Ward.
a fifteen-year-oid boy Of Near Upton
to commit crime and strung him to
the court house steps
Arrangements are being made for
the formation Of general alumni as
ISOLATION OF New York University. Il
Is the intention to have local centers
for the general association in some
of the larger cities. preferably Phila-
delphia, Boston. Chicago and St
Louis
The Royal yacht Ophir, with the
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and
York, has arrived at Plymouth and
the escort of warships encountered
the full force OF the gale blowing 0c-
tober 31st over the Channel and were
Obliged to abandon their intention to
put into Portland Roads.
The British Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing Company Limit
ed of Glasgow, has closed contracts
with American machinery manufac-
turers for the equipment OF its
extensive works, now under construc-
ton at Manchester. These contracts
aggregate nearly 100000.
The French railways are about to
a. l~ - <n&- a. H.
than 100000 francs, the amount by
which the railways net profits fall
short of the fixed charges. The
amount of the railway deficit will
probably exceed 6e,000.000 francs by
the end of the year. The general bud
get deficit is likely to be 100000
francs
A steamer from Colon, Colombia,
recently arrived at Kingston. Jamaica,
reports that business continues at a
standstill at Colon. Kingston mer-
chants are arranging a meeting to
take place for the purpose of request
ing the imperial government to take
steps to have a large number of
Beers permanently settled on the isl
land of Jamaica.
Americans at Ccnstantlnople are
a reception for Miss Stone
upon her release. The Russian Min
lister. NJ Bakhmeteff, expects a let
ter soon from Miss Stone and the
brigands through the envoy sent last
Friday. It is believed that Miss Stone
will be able to be present at Philip
polls on November Sth at the dedica-
ton of the new American church
there.
The Judge in the competition for
prizes from the fund established by
Ignace Paderewski last year have an
nounced their decision. There were
three prizes of $500 each for the best
work for orchestra. the best piece for
chorus and orchestra with or without
solos. and the best piece of chamber
music for any combination of instru-
ments- The competition was restrict
ed to composers born in the UnSed
States.