The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-25

n adequate to handle the stream of new
! Corners.
A report of the Equitable Life show,
that hundreds of small policies hav,
been allowed to lapse during the pas
few months.
Fears for the safety of the drydoci
Dewey are expressed by navy officials
in view of the advent of the typhoor
season in the South Seas.
London society is making big prep
arations to receive Mr.. and Mrs
Nicholas Longworth, who will visit the
British metropolis in June.
The Santa Cruz labor unions have
denounced the alleged violation of the
extradition laws in the removal OF
Meyer and Haywood from Colorado &c
| idaho
An avalanche which has blocked the
track leading into Silverton, Col. has
been tunneled to allow trains to pass.
The town had been cut off from rail
| road communication for SO days.
! The United States Steel Corporation
| is being constructed IN Northern Min
nesota. There is to be a 100000 school,
| public library and paved street, but no
| saloons or small frame buildings.
! Canadian dispatches state a fear Of
the American absorption Of the west
ern trade through the railroad enter
| prises of Jim Hill in that country.
/ The King of Saxony is endeavoring
| to secure the sanction of the Pope to-
ward a separation from his wife, the
! Countess Montignosco, who eloped
some time ago with Professor Giron.
Washington is agog over the radical
proposals of the President regarding
his inheritance tax suggestion. A
doubt is expressed of the power OF
Congress TO confscate private fortunes.
A serious nlutiny has broken out on
the Portuguese battleship Vasco de
Cana, in which a lieutenant was kill
ed by the crew. The mutiny is said
to be spreading to the other vessels of
the fleet.
Nine out of every ten of the men of
Cody Wyo., have been indicted for
gambling during the past week. Con-
victions are doubtful, as a jury panel
must necessarily contain one or more
of the indicted men.
Affairs have assumed a threaten
ing aspect in the coal fields of West
Virginia. where the miners are out on
strike. Strike breakers are expected in
tn : section and their arrival is ex-
pected to precipitate trouble.
olSilOp 11dIllitOi mas OG0H COHUSlnIitQ
by the native sons of California for
his structures on the morals of San
Francisco. They say the charges are
false and libelous and have demanded
a retraction.
Brass filings found in diamond drill
borings caused a gold stampede to
Newton county, Indiana. Mining COM
panies We're organized and options |
taken on the whole section before the
mistake was discovered.
An attachment for telephones has
been perfected by which if viii be pos |
sible to talk across continents. The |
device has been declared practicable |
by the superintendent of the Pacific |
States Telephone Company.
The number of women wage-earners /
in the United States constitute one |
sixteenth of the population, according |
to recently issued Census Bureau re-
ports. OF the SOB kinds of employment /
enumerated, only eight had no female |
participants.
A peoples convention to amend the
respecting the popular
election of Senators and other reforms
is advocated by former U. S. Senator
Turner OF Washington. Such con-
vention is provided for in Article Y.
of the constitution.
Purple will be the color predominant
ing at the fete to be given in Denver
for the Elks in July Purple flowers
are being planted. purple bunting will
be stretched. purple globes will be put
on the electric lights, in honor of the
.olors of the Elks' Lodge.
In his speech at the cornerstone
ceremonies for the executive building
1t Washington, President Roosevelt
proposed a new tax to limit the ac
of great fortunes, and talk
ID of the recent exposures of graft
n high places by the magazines.
Negro congregations have been told
" Chicago preachers that it is time
or negroes to arm for their own de-
ense in view OF the recent Missouri
ynchings. In other negro churches
here We're predictions that unless the
ynchers were punished there would
,e bloodshed in more than one south
IN city.
A mob of 5000 people stornled the
ounty jail at Springfield, Missouri,
nd Iynched two negroes accused OF
ssault Following this third negro
ras taken out and hung Governor
'ollx has denounced the lynchers and
roops have been sent to stop further
awIessness The last victim of the
-nchers was held on charge of muir
err
Sales of San Francisco real estate in
he vicinity of the Custom House are
eported in the Call of the 18th as
aatures of the market. A 100000
cal had just been put through for
attery street property. The property
f the corner of Van Ness and Oak
reefs was sold last week to \. s
tcDonaId for $4,000 the southeast
1rner of Mission and Julia was turn
/ over for SI02 500. Many other sales