The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-16
GOSSIP BROUGHT
BY THE STEAMER

COLOGNE, Aug. Skiing Peter, of
Servia, is being openly terrorized by
his encourage, according to the Bel
grade advices of the Cologne Gazette.
Most of the present court officials who
actually participated in or were privy
to the murder of King Alexander and
Queen Draga appear to have strongly
objected to the appointment of Colonel
Leschjanin, the Servian attache at
Constantinople. to the post of court
marshal. The official gazette yesterday
contained the appointment, but short
ly after its publication all copies of
the gazette were called in by the police.
Leschjanin is a brother-in-law of the
Minister of Finance, who was court
marshal under the late King Alexander.
WHEN MILES RETIRED.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Sat 12
O'Clock today Northumberland
Young issued an order in accordance
with the order of the President assum-
ing command of the United States
Army. Previously General Young had
taken the oath of office in the War De-
partment. At 1890 o'clock under an
order issued by Adjutant General Cor
bin the officers of the army in Wash
ington, including also those at Fort
Meyer, Va, assembled at the Army
Headquarters and paid their respects to
the retiring Lieutenant-Genera Cen
eral Nelson a. Miles. General Miles
arrived in an undress coat with no en-
blems showing his rank but with the
coat of arms on his shoulders such as
is now prescribed to be worn by all
officers.
three stars of the rank of Lieutenant
General. although he did not Actually
become Northumberland until noon.
The officers were presented to General
Miles by General Corbin and also were
presented to General Young
General Miles will leave tomorrow
morning for San Francisco to attend
the annual encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic The clerks in
the office of General Miles presented
him with handsome silver loving cup
and a large vase of flowers.
PROMOTER HOOLEY'S SCHEMES. |
LONDON, Aug. S.-Attorney Gener- |
al Finlay has instructed the director |
of public prosecutions to investigate |
the transactions of Promoter L. T.
Hooley in connection with the Sap
phire Corundum mine of Canada.
Hooley's financial career and the heavy
failures were the sensa tions of Lon
don a few years back. The bankrupt
has since been operating in his wifes
name and has been living in the great
est luxury. In the course of the hear
ing on Thursday of a suit to recov-
er money paid in connection with the
deals Justice Darling characterized the
whole transaction by Hooley and his
colleagues as fraudulent and declared:
1T was a grave reflection on the courts
of this country that such a thing
could occur in the middle of London.
on a race course is
a simple crime compared with the
transactions Of these people with mil
lions instead of peas
THE GAME OF WAR.
BAR HARBOR, Me, Aug S.-The
enemy in the mimic war has been
captured and is now in the harbor.
The hostile fleet was sighted for the
second time during the night at a.
m. by the Olympia, which signalledi
the flagship Kearsarge. The Kearsarge
with the Illinois and the Alabama put
after the enemy who surrendered after
shots had been fired by the Kearsarge.
At $50 a. m. the Kearsarge, Illinois
and Alabama were in sight, headed
for Port with another battleship, evil
IDENTIFY the Indiana, following. Sig
nails to the effect that the enemy" ]
had been captured and was being
brought in were read by naval Off
Gals on shore. The fleet was headed
for Lamoine. the government coalIng