The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-29
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BREVITIES

The Arizona drought remains un-
Typhoid fever is developing in Nome
camps. so
Convict Tracy is stin at large near
Seattle.
The health of Queen wIlheirn,ina is
A beer, trust is said to be in process
| OF formation.
Cholera has invaded the royal pre-
cincts of Picking.
| Gov. La Toilette of wisconsin has
| been renonlinated.
Russia proposes national conference
to deal with trusts.
August 9Th is the date fixed for King
Edwards coronation.
Leffie, queen of the gypsy tribes OF
Pennsylvania is dead
DR.. John Flood. San Francisco ply
stefan, has gone insane.
The Gage libel suit against the Times
is on trial in Los Angeles
John w. Mackay is suffering from
heat prostration in London.
The invading Colombians have been
beaten back from Nicaragua.
The Isla de Luzon has been ordered
from Manila to San Francisco.
Lillian Rus Sells automobiles said TO
be worth $4,000 have been barned
Persia suffered severe property de-
struction by reasonlof an earthquake
The Egyptian sphinx is said to be
decaying, as a result of climatic chang
es.
The Denver, Northwestern and Pa
cific Railroad will extend to San Fran
cisco.
An anarchist believed to have had
designs on the King has been arrested
in Italy.
E. II. Hartman has succeeded Chas.
II. Tweed as president of the Pacific
Mail Co.
Two attempts of the revolutionists in
Nicaragua to capture Bluefields were
frustrated.
New York butchers will erect a mil
lion dollar slaughtering house and fight
the beef trust.
The unions intend to raise half mil
lion dollars for the support of the strik-
ing coal miners.
ST. Vincent has been in the throes of
more severe earthquakes and the people
are panic stricken. .r ~
In a typhoon in the Philippines, the
customs schooner Shearwater was lost
with 10 of her crew.
Four were killed in Cumberland.
Tenn, in a quarrel between negro min
ers and white officials.
The King of Wurtemburg saved the
lives of three German aeronauts who
fell into Lake Constance.
Owing to a fusillade of bullets an at
tempt to hold up q ROCK Island paSSen-
ger train in Texas failed,
Ore bandit and two officers are re-
ported killed as a result of a battle
with Colorado train robbers.
A Well-to-do middle-aged man, wear
ing diamond, was killed while robbing
a chicken house near Downey, Cal.
The Earl of Cadogan has resigned the
lord lieutenancy of Ireland. He may
be succeeded by the Duke of Marlbor-
ough.
The body of Merrill, who broke jail
with Tracy and was afterwards killed
oy the latter, has been identified and
buried,
Floafts in Central iowa have destroy
ed tha corn and wheat crop to a large
extent The damage will be nearly
50, 600 200
TheSIuban government has made for
maj ffptest against language, critical
of th eubans uttered by Consul GEN.
eral Bfagg.
Ger1S Jacob H. Smith, who gave the
kill and burn order IN Samar has
been reprimanded by the President and
put on the retired list.
A girl jumped into the Mississippi at
ST Louis for. the sake of being rescued |
by Richmond Pearson FfIobson. He
saved her but she had a narrow escape. |
In the House of Commons the War
Mr.. Brodriek, sharply crit |
icised Gen. Butler, ending by saying |
that he. was a good peace command
err "a
Ex-President Steyn has sailed for |
He is in a pitiable state from |
enterfc fever. His arms and legs are
partially paralyzed and he is unable |
to open his eyelids.
VIM. Casper, an American, accepted |
the challenge to fight Capt. Wester or
the Swedish Army. Casper was on I
hand at the appointed time but Wester
did not appear. The latter may be driv-
en- frCm the army.
Henry Tichenor of Indiana is said to
be slated for the position Of Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury. w. ID. By
NUM-, formerly chairman Of the gold
Democratic National Committee, Is TO
Dc appointed a member of the Board or
General Appraisers.