The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-12-17

said it would be two years before they
were through with the graft prosecu-
tons 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-
ed that President Roosevelt was not
the cause of the recent financial panic
Prince Vladimir Tehertkov. reputed
to be 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 ". H. Moore Of the Pa
ciffc Mail Steamship Peru has been
offered the command of the San Sal
vessel, the Presidente, at a salary or
$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 Lyermore. the twenty-eight
year old plunger, who recently cleaned
up $4,000. 900 in Wall street is now said
to own 300, 900 bales of cotton, which
at the recent advance in price will
make him million more.
The steel hull of the British battle
ship Montague which was wrecked on
Lundy Island a year ago has been sold.
and will be converted into steel for
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company has Withdrawn from that
state, and the Equitable and New York
Life are talking of doing so.
Dr. George Frederick Shrady. who at
tended General Grant during his last
illness and who was called into con-
in the case of the Emperor
Frederick of Germany, died in New
York November 20, aged 20 years.
Lord Ayebury, writing to Andrew
Carnegie. wishes to correct the impress
sion which has been created that he
,avors a central national bank in the
United States. On the contrary he
would be very sorry to see one estab-
ished. Andrew Carnegie agrees with
him.
The city Of san Bernardino, Califor-
liza, Is about to enter upon the cuItiva-
ion Of eucalyptus trees for revenue on
| thirty acre lot IL owns which pro-
iuces no income. The plan was pro-
POSED by F. T. Ferris, general man
Lger Of the Santa Fe Railroad COM
ANY.
Nine. Lavalliere, a Partisan actress.
5 having a small airship built to take
Ter to London. to enable her to es-
ape the sickness Of the sea voyage.
Herbert Winfield, chauffeur for W.
,. D. Smith, MP, while driving two
aides in Ar. Smiths car was the vic
I'm OF tragedy unexampied in motor
ng. His car suddenly swerved,
through some fault in machinery, and
ashed into fence coming to a stand
till The ladies discovered that VIM
ED was dead. His last act had been
0 apply the brake, and his foot stT11
ressed the lever. But for this II IL
elieved serious disaster would have
ccurred-