The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-10-22

Professor irving StrlngnaIn, actnB
head of the University of California,
died suddenly on October 6.
John r. Howell, news editor of the
New York Herald, died at his home in
New York Of heart disease.
The large increase in French ex-
ports to the United States under the
new tariff law is continuing.
King Edward of England has been
thus far unsuccessful in arranging
compromise in the budget controversy.
The governors Of the Bank of Eng
land have raised the minimum discount
rate from two and half to three per
cent.
The government at Bogata is in.
sisting upon the adoption of measure
restricting the liberties of the press in
Colombo.
The Chinese naval commission head
ed by Prince Tsai Chun has gone to
Europe to investigate matters of naval
construction.
Seventeen persons were killed as a
result of a collision on the Atehison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, near
Topeka, Kansas.
The cornerstone of the new Frank
McCoppin Primary School in San
Francisco was laid with imposing cere.'
monies on October 10.
Miss Katherine Elkins has returned
to New York and emphatically aflirms
that she did not meet the Duke of
Abruzzi while abroad.
A gift of $425,000 has been received
from William ID. and Henry Sloan of
New York for the equipment of a
physics laboratory at Yale.
R. A, Ballinger secretary of the in
terror, has gone to California to make
o personal investigation of San Fran
cisco IS Hetch- Hetchy project
John p. Hodgson of Eureka, CAL,
who was shot in the head while hunt
ing, will live notwithstanding the fact
that he has bullet in the brain.
The actual registration for the first
day in the land opening of the Chey-
enne River and Standing Rock Indian
reservations contained $40 names.
Eight midshipmen have been recon-
mended to be dropped from the Anna.
polls Naval Academy because of their
failure to pass their examination.
The Wright brothers have declared
that hereafter they will make no flights
but will devote their time to the con-
struction and perfection of machines.
Falk Vidaver, one Of the world IS
foremost Hebrew scholars, known for
his commentaries on the Bible and his
poems, died at his home in New York.
William J. Bryan has declared that
he will not again be a candidate for
office, but expects to take an active
interest in politics as long as he lives
A new gold bonanza has been dis.
covered in the Mohawk mine at Gold
field, New, which surpasses anything
yet unearthed in that district for rich
ness.
The doctors attached to the hospitals
in Vienna have decided to go on {
strike December 10 unless the city
agrees to their demand for an increase
in salary.
The foreign ministry in st. Peters
burg has announced the settlement OF
the dispute at Hardin between the
German consul there and the Russian
authorities.
The veterans at the Soldiers Hom
at Los Angeles are much incensed owe
the fact that an iron fence is to b
placed about the institution at a cos
of $4,000.
Henry White, American ambassado
to France, has obtained leave of al
sence to visit the United States, whic
it is expected will be followed by hi
resignation.
The report that Emil Bruguire an
his wife, who was Vesta Shortridg,
win be reeonciled, is denied by Mr.,
Bruguire on her return to San Fran
cisco from Tahiti.
The radum dealers in Great Britai
have formed a combine, and doctor
have begun to complain of the pric
of the commodity, which has bee
placed at $500 n grain.
John r. Walsh, guilty of misapplica
ton of funds of the Chicago Nationa
years according to the verdict of tn
trial eourt of Chicago.
An absolute settlement of the stree
railway situation in Cleveland, Ohio
which has been bitterly waged for eigh
years has been reached and the cit
will have three-cent fare.
According TO the opinion of til
Twelfth International Congress on A
coholism, held in London recently, a
eohol in any form is seldom of distin,
value in the treatment of disease.
Grace F. Chapman of Kansas Cit
pieaueu puuly 10 charge OF naNln
married six men without having S
cured a divorce from any of them an
was remanded TO Jail TO await trial.
United States Consul General Ham
at Monterey, Mexico, has telegrapht
THAT the condition of the Mexican pc
pie in and about that city is moi
serious than the reports have heretofol
indicated.
Van orley's famous picture of Il
Last Judgment, which was painted
wood in 1885, was sold in Antwerp
New Yorker. Neither the name
the purchaser nor the price has be,
made public.
Active opposition TO the CORPORATE,
tax supported by President Taft W
launched at the opening session Of /
American Street and lnterurban RIA
way Manufacturers Association viii
convened at Denver
The cilms fruit exchanges Of /
Angeles county, representing $1,000
900, are preparing To fuht for thp d