The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-03

Vice President Roosevelt has become a
Mason.
Chief of Police Ripley of Chicago has
resigned.
A mutiny of Irish troops is reported
from London.
/ Plans are on foot for a gigantic ship
building combine.
| Bresci, the assassin Of King HumDert'
is said to be insane.
Callahan is now on trial at Omaha for
the Cudahy kidnapping.
Six persons persisted on New year
day in the Nome storm.
The New York tax rate this year is
| the lowest for many years.
l. The ST. Lawrence is to be spanned by
| another bridge at Montreal.
The famous "IIumbug" Ininc in Titan
has been sold for s250, 900 cash.
The mosquito fleet arrived at Cavlte,
Philippine Islands, on April "a.
Boer agents are charged with injecting
horses destined for South Africa
/ It is said that the shortage of the VAN
/ couyer bank may not exceed $4,000.
The Kaiser in a recent address to stu
dents made a plea for national ideals.
Spreading rails caused wreck at Day.
ton Ohio, in which two men We're killed.
| DR.. III. S. PeIton of Oakland is reported
to have persisted in the Alaskan bliz-
| Zard
zanardelli, the italian Premier, is to
| arbitrate in the Genoa dock 1aborers'
strike.
Ysobel Haskins. the actress, is row
married to w. w. Price, the New York
broker.
Lord Pauncefote and Secretary Hay
held conference on April "a at Wash
ington.
Credit is given Japan for her firm
/ stand against Russia in the Manchurian
matter.
| j. Pierpont Morgan has sold big block
or United States Steel stock (S2,000,o0O) III
! London.
| A Portland electrician in a bad temper
drew a pistol and shot down two o. his
workmen. y -
The opera house at Dallas, Texas,
costing $4,000, is probably a total loss
from fire.
| Brutal outrageS are reported in the
conduct of the British towards Boer
prisoners.
1t is rumored that the big Chicago and
Northwestern line may lease the South
ern Pacific.
The latest telegraphic reports state that
an early surrender of Filipino insurgents
! is expected
| Iincoln's remains were removed to
Springfield. to their final resting place,
on April "a.
| Secrecy is still maintained in regard to
| the Shamrock, which is kept covered
with canvas.
| A suspect is being held in Alabama on
his resemblance to Durham, the Califor-
MIA murderer.
| 1t is reported that Princess hatfield
| may sue the Huntington estate for ex-
| tensive claims.
| Minister Conger is credited with stat
| ing that he believed missionaries guilt
less of footing.
| Ex-Governor Hogg of Texas has been
offered 100000 for oil lands that cost a
tenth as much.
Jos. Wolfson, the New Orleans bank
wrecker. has been pardoned by Presi-
| dent Mckinley.
Alfred Vanderbilt recently searched
| for five minutes for a penny which he
dropped in a saloon.
| Cleo de Merode, dancer, threatens to
| sue the Belgian King for failing to keep
| his financial promises.
| The steamer Pilgrim burned to TIE
| waters edge at Seattle on the 24th inst
| Incendiarism Is suspected.
| John /. Sabin of San Francisco will sue
coed John NJ. Clark as president of the
Chicago Telephone Company
| 1t is reported that there Is dissension
in the British Cabinet and that the Sal
isbury Ministry may be upset.
| Edison Sturgeon, who has been mar
ried to four wives in ten years, is now
in the Tacoma Jail for bigamy.
| John I. Sabin, at the head of the pro-
posed telephone combine, says that tele-
phone rates may be cut in Chicago.
| Mark Twain. in recently declining
dinner invitation, admitted that ne has
overtaxed his strength with work.
George Phillips of Chicago is said to
have cleaned up three-quarters of mil
| lion dollars In the recent big corn deal.
The commission of five delegates from
Cuba arrived at Washington on April "a
and met Secretary of War Root on the
| 25th
| Four priests seven sisters and more
| than hundred children were massacred
| by Brazilian Indians in Maragnone, Bra
| zil.
General Wood says the Cubans are
ready to accept the American plans and
| that there is no need to fear trouble in
| Cuba.
1t is reported that the Car has signed
| a decree expelling Count Tolstoi from
| Russia and that the decree has been
served.
DR.. Joseph Muir, the American Consul
at Stockholm. while crossing the At
lantic recently was f1eeced of $4,000 by
sharps.
Justice Gaynor of Brooklyn has refus-
| ed to attend Professor Herrin's dinner
for the reason that the professor public
ly criticized him.
A violent duststorm, followed by heavy
rain, swept through Manda1ay on April
| "a, killing twelve people and working
great destruction.
The general land Office has decided
| that the Oregon Short Line shall have
! its right of way, against the Clark in
terests OF Nevada.
An attempt was made to prevent the
execution of Black Jack Ketchum at
Clayton, N. NJ, by means of a forged
telegram from Governor Otero.
| The Southern Pacific has given an or
der for 500 tank cars for the oil traffic.
All registration and other fees required
of Stanford graduates are to be abolish
ed.
An English force recently defeated the
Emirs after heavy fighting in Northern
| Nigeria. The Emirs were slave-seizers.
and the defeat was blow to their pur-
suit.
Black Jack, the Denver desperate, has
been granted a further lease Of life by
the President. He was to have been
hung April 10. He has killed fifty wom-
en- and children.
The report from Chicago that pillow
manufacturers have formed s50,0O0.0O9