The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-04

Picking. The President wants Conger TO
stay.
/ 1t is said that thousands are starv-
ing in Russia.
Great restitution is reported among the
Alaskan natives.
1t is said that the tone of trade in the
East has been improving
Thousands of Filipinos celebrated
Washington's birthday at Manila
Mrs. Nation has declared her inten-
ton of editing a paper for negroes.
Six cases of smallpox have occurred
at Sitka but the people oppose Quaran-
tine.
The Russian troops have been ordered
to hold themselves ready to queu STU
dent riots.
Mathew Fox, an ex-soldier, persisted
in the Alaska snow recently His wife
barely escaped.
New Caledonia has been swept by
great hurricane several towns being
seriously damaged.
General Darlington Booth is to tour
California to arouse interest in the Vol
unteers of America work.
The Chicago police believe that Saliva
tore di Giovanni, an Italian, was muir
dered by secret society.
) At last reports Great Britain had taken
no action in regard to the Waldersee
phase of the Chinese situation.
On February % it was reported tina. a
last effort was being made in Congress
to save the California big trees
The Thirty-seventh Infantry Regiment,
United States Volunteers, were mustered
out at San Francisco, February 20.
Under date of February % the Foreign
Ministers cabled that the pun ishment
edict had been signed by the court.
1 1t is said that the Cincinnati mer-
chants will urge Governor Gage of Cal
ifornia TO rescind his sugar decision.
William Price, former lieutenant of the
San Francisco police, has been restored
to duty after being out of office for about
a year
1t is said that through fear of the pro-
posed Waldersee expedition China has
promised to accede to the Powers de-
mands
Rev. f. w, Clampett, rector of Trini-
ty Episcopal Church. San Francisco is
at odds with Rev. E. Johnson, his as
sistant.
Fifty thousand emergency rations have
been arranged for and will be sent to
the Philippines for distribution among
the soldiers.
DR.. r. A. Huntington has been found
guilty of the murder of Miss Jennie Nc
Kown and sentenced tto ten years in
States prison.
1t is rumored that King Leopold is to
be the promoter of big mercantile con-
Germ with an aim to monopolize the
commerce of China.
Frederick Harrison, the famous Eng
lish critic, recently lauded George Wash
ington at Chicago saying that his name
was revered by the British.
The Union Iron Works has been sued
by the Labor Council, which charges
that the works imported contract labor
ers there from foreign countries.
A richly dressed woman in opera cog
tune recently picked the pocket Of a
wealthy old gentleman on a New York
street car, securing 800 watch.
Viscount Hinton, the rightful Earl of
Poulett, who at one time was reduced
to playing a hand-organ in the streets,
viii contest for his title and fortune.
Admiral Cervera, who is now staying
at Gibraltar. on the occasion of a recent
visit on board a tourist steamer. reeeiv-
ed an ovation from the American pas
sengers.
Patriotic speeches were made by prom
inent Republicans before an audience OF
500 members at the sixteenth annual cei.
ebration of Washington's birthday,b by tho
Michigan Club
Police Commissioner Murphy Of New
York has lived ten years without tast'
ing food having for that length IF time
subsisted ON food pumped through
tube into his stomach.
Articles of Incorporation of the En-
!. pire Construction We're filed at Sal
Lake City. The company will con
struct the new Salt Lake-Itos Angelo
, road projected by Senator w A Clart