The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-15
NEWS NOTES FROM
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lefty of Mexico.
Chicago has raised the saloon license
Il to $1,000 a year.
The Steel Trust is planning to alb
serb all it's rivals.
Millionaire Schwab may build a
smelter for his Tonopah mines.
The California State Library has
been placed under civil service rules.
a faro bank has been opened in the
swell Potter Hotel. at Santa Barbara.
TWO immense stee! wharves are to
be- erected on the waterfront of Ma
Mia.
An appeal for help for the South
Sea hurricane sufferers has been is
sued.
/ Continued earthquakes are causing
serious alarm in the island of st.
Lucia.
1.-THE police of san Francisco have
4 forbidden poker playing even in the
clubs.
Augustus Heinze lost from two to
six millions by the recent drop in
| copper.
The French Minister of Marine says
| that his navy is superior to that of
| Germany.
! Rockefeller has offered vast sum
| OF money for railway and land conces-
| sions in Russia.
| An American, by name E. S. Arm
strong, is reported to have won $780,,
900 at Monte Carlo.
Mrs. Potter Palmer is said to be en-
gagged to marry the Duke of Athol, but
the Duke denies it.
The naval wireless station at San
Diego has been installed and messages
sent to Los Angeles.
Steps are being taken in New York
to wipe out Chinatown and make the
whole district a park.
An insane woman has been arrested
in New Orleans who says that she has
been told to kill the President.
Anthracite coal mine operators have
six and a-haIf millions of tons IN re-
serve and want their men to strike.
The people of the Isle of Pines are
to have local sef-government and
representation in the Cuban Congress.
The War Department. has given out
statement that no more troops are
to be sent to the Philippines at pres
ent.
Mainland papers say that the pro-
posed salary of members of the Brit
ish House of Commons is only $500 d
year.
Because of collision, the new Di- |
rector of Public Works of Philadelphia |
has cancelled five big contracts for |
city work.
Turkey will admit, duty Free sup |
plies for the mission schools in Syria, |
and it is said will refund duties al |
ready paid.
a Los Angeles boy has confessed |
that he is the firebug who has been
giving the city reign of terror. He
is eighteen years old
Henry H. Rogers of Standard Oil |
says that he will answer questions If
the finaH decision Of the Missouri |
courts is against him.
w. H Condor, a Chicago million
aire, is suing newsboy for seven
cents because of alleged failure to de-
liver papers contracted for
There viii probably be some indict-
nents IN New York IN connection with
the giving of campaign contributions
by the insurance companies.
Mrs Tennebaum, mother of the dead
Tenny, viii demand that
Neil, who killed her son, and the fight
be charged with murder.
Jim Hill has offered prizes amount
ing to seven thousand dollars to Min |
aesota and Dakota farmers who pro-
duce the best results from their labors
NJ. M. Vaughn, editor of the Eureka
California; Californian, took three
shots at his rival, Manager Niles G.
Hyatt of the Herald, but missed him. /
George Gould has been elected to
he Directorate of the Western Pacific
road, the Gould opposition line now
3eing built from Ogden to San Fran
,isco.
Or. Nicholas Sem, the famous Chi
.aro surgeon, is tired of civilized life
md people, and will try the naked
'avages of Central Africa for a
,hange. II
The anarchist who tried to assassi-
tate Vice Admiral Doubassoff. Gov
rnor General of Moscow, was
she concealed the bomb
n her hair
Antonio Bozuffi, son of an italian
,anker in New York, was abducted
n broad daylight and was held by
,andits for $4,000 ransom, but was af-
erwards returned to his parents.
Rev. E. z. Hager, pastor of the First
church of Oakland. OF,
cred prayer in the police court in aid q
I a brother minister seventy-seVen |
ears old, Rev. w. P Tietsworth, ac- t
Used of using vulgar and profane | i
3nguaEe. Nevertheless, his client was | a
onvicted.
japanese proprietors of shooting t
alleries in Los Angeles put up small b
.meriCan flags as targets and encOur- 1 q
ged their Chinese customers to fire
t them. There was a mob gathered
bout the place when the police closed
hem. The Japs have had their license E
AIKEN away.