The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-11


I The Navy department has issued
orders detAching Rear Admiral KaEtz
from his post As CHIEF
Of the Pacific station TO take effect
January -
the public library Of Seattle was
burned to the ground On January I'd.
The FIRE originated in the northeast
corner Of the basement. possibly from
the furnaces
Adyices from Dawson n W. T. say
that the proposed sale of alternate
sections of hydraulic mining grants
have been indefinitely postponed by
the Canadian officials.
The President has sent 10 the SEN
ate reply to the Bacon resolution
asking the Secretary of War to trans
NIT to the Senate the Lavshe report
on the Cuban scandal
The comet recently discovered BY
Giovanni Giacopini at Nice. France. in
the constellation of Thetis. has been
observed the past week By Mr. Aiken
of Lick Observatory
The French gunboat Menhir collid-
ed in fog on January Sd with the
French torpedo cruiser Fieuraus 1T
the entrance of the bay at Brest- The
Fleureus was badly injured.
A coal train on the Niles-Lisbon
road was wrecked January Sd at Niles
Ohio. killing Charles Track and seri-
ously iniuring Fireman William Klein
and Brakeman Garfield Powers
Captain Andrew Nelson. president
of the California TRANSPORTATION Com
PAW and one of the oldest pioneers
in the State, died suddenly at his
home at San Francisco Jan 1st-
Craig-y-Nos. Nine. Adelina PATHS
beautiful castle in Wales. has been
sold TO Sir George Newnes. the Lon
don publisher. The price paid is said
to be in the neighborhood of e250. 900
Ten thousand San Franciscans be-
gan the new year by irving their luck
at the races. Ii is estimated that 30
eco separate wagers were recorded
during the afternoon ranging from 81
TO $780,
A destructive fire visited San Pc
dro. Cal, on January 3D. The flames
were discovered first in fruit stand.
The fire extended rapidly to the south
and east, soon enveloping an entire
block.
The suit of the heirs of the late
Thomas Varney of San Francisco
against the trustees of the estate T.
II. b. Verney and John TAYLOR has
again been called for trial before
Judge Seawell
George Reed, one of two negroes
which. it is alleged. attempted to as
sault Mrs. ]. NJ Locker. wife of an
East Rome. Ga. bainff on Jan. 2. mar /
rowiy escaped lynching by an infuriat- |
ed mob
Besides the three principal claims
against Morocco previously settled |
Morocco has agreed to pay GERMANY
1929 duros on account of other !
claims and to comply with her other
demands.
The Earl of Hopetoun vas sworn |
in as the first Goverpor-Gsperal OF |
the federated Australian colonies Ian.
amidst scenes of pageantry such as
never before had been attempted in
the antipodes.
E. c. Remme. late cashier of the
German National Bank of Newport.
XIV. was arrested January Sd on an 81
fdavit by Bank Examiner Tucker IN
the charge of aiding Assistant Cashier
Brown in the embezzlement of the
banks funds.
A compilation of currency SHIPMENTS
made through the New York sub.treas-
1ry for local banks shows a total for
December of s5,100,000, of which s4.-
100000 went to New Orleans and
100000 to Chicago.
The captain of the bark Idun. which
las arrived at Cardiff Wales. reports
hat during the gale Friday he saw
hree vessels founder in the British
and he believed that as many
Is TWENTY-FIVE lives were lost.