The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-16
NEWS OF WORLD
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MKINLEY no ATTEND NEPHEW's
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MKINLEY TO ATTEND NEPHEW's
FUNERAL
i CANTON, Ohio, Jan. president
and Mrs Mckinley are expected here
Thursday evening to attend the funeral
Friday of James Saxton Barber, their
nephew, who died in Hongkong of ty-
phoid fever while on duty as paymaster
in the navy. The body reached San
Francisco on the transport Grant anu
is expected here tomorrow.
BRYAN VISITS KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 6.-William j.
Bryan passed through Kansas City to-
night on his way home from Galveston,
Tex.
Speaking of his paper the Commonef,
he said the first issue would be out
about January 20. He feels that his
newspaper enterprise will be a great
success. He said that subscriptions
were received from thirty-three states
and territories within week after he
announced his intention of publishing
the Commoner.
Mr.. Bryan was accompanied by his
son.
KINYOUN BEFORE LEGISLATURE.
The Legislature at Sacramento is to
be asked to pass a joint resolution re-
questing President Mckinley to relieve
Dr. j. J. Kinyoun, United States Quar-
antine officer at San Francisco, from
further service on the Pacific Coast.
The resolution was placed in the hands
of Senator Cutter and was offered to
the Senate several days ago. The Sen
ator says that he has discussed the
matter very fully and that he is con-
WINGED that the resolution will be
adopted.
SHERMAN REACHES FRISCO.
The transport Sherman reached San
Francisco on January 9Th with her state
rooms unroofed and her hold partiall:'
filled with water as the result of a &C.
hour battle with typhoon near San
Bernardino Straits. She carried a large
number of sick and disabled soldiers, aud
the bodies of twelve soldiers who had
died in the Philippines. Six deaths oc
CURED on board while the steamer was
en- route.
WASHINGTON COAL TO HA-
WAII.
TACOMA Wash, Jan. THE Ameri-
can bark Agate cleared today for Eleele,
Hawaii, with cargo Of coal. The Agate
is the first vessel to carry coal from Ia
coma to that port, and thee second YES
sci to sail there from the Sound. The
Agates trip to Eleele is somewhat of an
experiment, the owners of the vessel hop
ing by landing Washington coal there
direct to obtain the added profits that
have been going to the steamboat own
ers.
SUGAR WAR IN DOUBT.
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Oficials of the
American Sugar Refining Company and
of Arbuckle Bros. refused today to con-.
firm or deny dispatches from Chicago to
the effect that the war between the two
is about to be ended. At
the offices of Arbuckle Bros. no one was
willing to talk concerning the report. An
official of the American Sugar Refining
Company said the company would inform
the public at the proper time whether
the war would be settled or not
CANAL BILL BEFORE SENATE.
Senator Morgan presented part 4 of the
report of the Senate Committee on inter-
oceanic Caanls on the project of an 18TH
mian waterway at Washington on jan
lary z. 1t was chiefly interesting in be-
ng a reaffirmation that the House bill
now pending in thez.Senate providing for
the construction of the Nicaragua canal
furnished the true, safe and honorable
method of dealing with the rights, pow
ers and duties in connection with an
canal" The report says that
there is no reason for further delay. but
that the pending bill should be passed or
abandoned.
TO SIGN JOINT NOTE
The report that the Chinese court has
the Chinese peace ENJOYS to
Sign the joint note of the powers is con-
irmed at Peking under date Of January
I. The court referred to the objections
wi ia
same as the court have Prince Ching,
however, informed the court that it was
90 late, and reply from the court Is
shortly.
ELECTION AT MANILA.
The first municipal election at Manila
was held successfully at Bagulo, Prov
nee of Benguet, Saturday, January T. |
The Igorrotes took part in the election.
The Filipinos in Manila have been en-
Dying recently novel experience, in
he holding of free, open political meet |
ngs.
GEARY ACT EXTENDED.
Representative Kahn's Chinese exclu-
ion bill as introduced in Washington |
January 18th, extends the Geary act for I
wenty years from June 80, 1902. and pro-
-ldes several amendments, the only i'm I
'ortant changes being provision giving
ne United States or accused Chinese the
lght OF appeal from the decision of the
United States Commissioner.
SAILED FOR TAHITI.
The steamer Australia sailed January Z
rom San Francisco for Tahiti, carrying
large cargo of freight, including much
lumber. There were thirty passengers
or Papeete, one of them being j. Lamb
)oty, the American Vice Consul at Ia
Iii, who has also been appointed agent
or the Australia.
CAPE TOWN FEARS BOERS.
CAPE TOWN, Jan. 5.-The heads of
rms here are hastily organizing their
taffs into companies of the City
iuards, independent of the colonial de-
ense.
An emergency meeting of the Cabinet
vas convened at noon today after long
onsultation between the British High
commissioner. Sir Alfred Milne, and
'remier Sir Gordon-Sprigg. An impor-
ant announcement is expected.
JAYNE FOR THE NEXT CABINET.
CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-Henry c. Payne
I Milwaukee, vice chairman of the
republican national committee, was at
he Auditorium Annex tonight. When
sked as to the probability of his be-
oming Postmaster General in McEin-