The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-03-16
NEWS NOTES FROM
Tue COAST FILES

checked.
There is a plague of typhus in the
City of Mexico
Chicago has raised the saloon license
to $1,000 a year.
The Steel Trust is planning to alb
sorb 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 steel wharves are 10
be erected on the waterfront of Ma
nila.
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.
The police of San Francisco have
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 a vast sum
of money for railway and land conces-
sions in Russia.
An American by name f. S. Arm
strong, is reported to have won $780,
| 600 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-half millions of tons IN re-
serve and want their men to strike.
The people of the Isle of Pines are
to have local self-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 a
year
Because of collusion, the new Di-
rector of Public Works of Philadelphia
has cancelled five big contracts for
city work.
Turkey will admit, duty free, sup
in, xyria
and it is said will refund duties all
ready paid.
A Los Angeles boy has confessed
that he is the firebug who has been
giving the city a reign of terror. He
is eighteen years old.
Henry H. Rogers of Standard Oil
says that he will answer questions if
the final decision of the Missouri
courts is against him.
W. H. Condor, a Chicago million
aire, is suing a newsboy for seven
cents because of alleged failure to de-
liver papers contracted for.
There will probably be some indict-
ments in New York in connection with
the giving of campaign contributions
by the insurance companies.
Mrs. Tennebaum, mother of the deac
prizefighter Tenny, will demand that
Neil, who killed her son, and the fight
promoters be charged with murder.
Jim Hill has offered prizes amount
ing to seven thousand dollars to Min
nesota and Dakota farmers who pro-
duce the best results from their labors
Nj. NJ. 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
the Directorate of the Western Pacific
Road, the Gould opposition line now
being built from Ogden to San Fran
cisco.
DIR. Nicholas Sem, the famous Chi
cago surgeon, is tired of civilized life
and people, and will try the naked
sayages of Central Africa for "A
change.
The anarchist who tried to assassi-
nate Vice Admiral Doubassoff, Gov
ernor General of Moscow, was a
woman-and she concealed the bomb
Ia her hair.
Antonio Bozuffi, son of an Italian
banker in New York, was abducted
in broad daylight and was held by
bandits for $4,000 ransom, but was af-
terwards returned TO his parents.
Rev. r.. r. Hager, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church OF Oakland, oil.
fered prayer In the police court in aid
Of brother minister seventy seven
years old, Rev w. +. Tietsworth ac-
cCsed OF using vulgar and profane
language. Nevertheless, his client was
convicted,
Japanese proprietors Of shooting
galleries In Los Angeles put up small
American fiags as targets. and eneour-
aged their Chinese customers 10 FIRE
nt them, There was u mob gathered
about the place when the police closed
them, The Japs have had their license
taken away,
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