The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-14

covered an anti-tQxin for scarlet fever. |
1t is produced through the medium OF |
rabbits.
United States Minister TO China W. |
w RockhilI in an interview in New
York. praised the work done by Judge |
Wiley.
The Knickerbocker Trust Company,-l
the closing of whose doors precipitated
the late panic, is shortly to. resume
business.
Governor Coe I. Crawford of South
Dakota has declared himself eandi-
date for senator in opposition TO SEN
ator A. B. Kittredge.
After three years of socialist rule in
the city of Brest, France, more than
one-third of its 1000 population are
in receipt of poor relief.
During the recent panic many Amer
leans travelling in Europe found they
could not get their checks and drafts
on American banks cashed.
The brewery interests of the country
are reported to Rave contributed
fund of 5000, 600 to secure the reestab-
lishment of the Army canteen.
The New York Tribune is the author
ity for the statement that Hartman
and Hill have made treaty of peace
between their railroad interests
The Interstate Commerce Commission
has denied the<petition of Santa Bar
bara and Ventura that they be given
the benefit of coast terminal rates.
Digger indians from Round Valley
reservation, after getting drunk. shot
up the town of Tomales on the shore
of Be1inas Bay the day after Thanks
giving.
Attorney General Bonaparte wants
Francis j Heney. of the graft prosecu-
ton. to resume the work of prosecute
ing land frauds in oregon as soon as
possible.
The subway tunnel between New
York and Brooklyn has been complet-
ed. 1t will permit the carriage of 3d.
600 people an hour between the two
cities.
The first winter excursion in the his
tory of Yosemite Valley left MERGED,
November 50, over the Yosemite VAL
lev railroad. There were about forty
in the party.
II is announced that the Southern
Pacific Company intends to change the
motive power Of it's trains between San
Francisco and Sacramento from steam
| to electricity.
The jamestown Exposition may be
opened for another year by the reee1V-
ers in the hope of being able to keep
the property intact and sell it as a
| whole to advantage.
| District Attorney Langdon of San
Francisco in an interview in New YORK
said it would be two years before they
were through with the graft prosecu-
tions in san Francisco.
The Japanese and Korean Exclusion
League of san Francisco is working to
secure petitions signed by 100000 peo-
pie in favor of the exclusion of these
nationalities. to present to Congress.
| 1t is reported from Nome that the
whole country around has been covered
several inches deep with a shower OF
ashes as though from some volcano
The shower continued for several days
Former Comptroller of the Currency
| Charles G. Dawes in a speech before
the ST. Louis Commercial Club declar-
edS that President Roosevelt was not
the cause of the recent financial panic
Prince Vladimir Tchertkov, reputed
to be a half brother of the Czar-the
son of the late Gar by one of the
ladies of his courts one Of the most
active revolutionaries against the Rus
sian throne.
First Officer w. H. Moore of the Pa
cifc Mail Steamship Peru has beer
offered the command of the San Sal
vadoran navy, which consists of one
vessel. the Presfdente, at a salary Of
$500 a month.
Rev. Gustavus A Hoffman of Maple
wood, Mass. has refused to pay a note
given to the Bible Christian College
because he has found that the college
is not orthodox on the question Of
Jonah and the whale.
Jesse Livermore. the twenty-eight
iyear old plunger, who recently cleaned
up 50. 600, 600 in Wall street is now said
to own 500. 900 bales of cotton, which
at the recent advance in price vii
! make him a million more.
! The steel hull of the British battle
ship Montague which was wrecked or
Lundy Island a year ago has been sold
and will be converted into steel fol
tin plate out of which tin cans and
other tinware will be made.
Because of the stringent insurance
law passed by the legislature of Wis
consin. the Mutual Life Insurance
company has withdrawn from thai
state, and the Equitable and New YORK
Life are talking of doing so.
DR.. George Frederick Shrady, who at
tended General Grant during his las
Illness and who was called into con
sultatfon in the case of the Emperor
Frederick of Germany. died in New
York November %, aged 20 years
Lord Avebury. writing to Andrew
Carnegie. wishes to correct the impress
sion which has been created that rs
favors central national bank in tht
United States. On the contrary he
would be very sorry to see one sstab-
Hshed. Andrew Carnegie agrees with
him.
The city of san Bernardino, Califor-
mia, is about to enter upon the euItiva-
ton of eucalyptus trees for revenue or
a thirty acre lot it owns which pro-
II duces no income. The plan was pro-
posed by 2. T. Ferris, general man
ager Of the Santa Fe Railroad com
pany.
Prof Koch, who has spent year II
Africa investigating the sleeping sick
ness, reports that wherever crocodiles
are found the disease may be discov-
- t.-.- o,,fx- IN r4IoraS near the hank