The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-20

Lord Pirrie has purchased a British
castle, Whitley Court, for $1,000, 900.
Several Americans have had an au-
tomobile built, which they will present
to Pope Plus.
Early California cherries sold for
1915 a box in New Orleans during the
first week of May.
The bodies of two men who disappear
ed thirty-two years ago, were unearthed
from near an old well on the Mccoy
ranch at Mariposa, Cal.
Friends of Castro was attempted to
start a revolution in Venezuela met
with failure, and the reelection of
Gomez seems certain.
The collapse of balcony railing in
the State Armory at Seattle during an
! athletic meet resulted in serious in
jury to sixty spectators.
Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw paid the judg-
ment against her for $3.50 and costs
obtained by New York mflliner tt
avoid going to jail for contempt
Six men. woman and two children
were drowned in the Susquehanna
river by the capsizing of boat In
which they had started for an outing
Theodore Bell, a Napa County at.
torney, chastised w. D. Pennycook
editor of the Vallejo Chronicle, fol
criticizing him severely in an edi.
/ itorial.
President, Taft has recommended a
new Porto Rico law and says in q
special message that the natives have
abused their powers and are unfit tt
govern themselves.
| Diplomatic relations between the
governments of Columbia and Vene,
zuela have been resumed after breal
of several years. according to a dis.
patch from Caracas.
Two Mexicans fought a duel in g
crowded church in Monterey, Mex.
which created panic among the wor
! shippers and resulted in both combat
! ants being seriously wounded
May Yohe, the actress, formerly
Lady Francis Hope and later Mrs
| Bradley Strong, is now figuring as tn,
/ principal in a secret wedding with {
/ Canadian lumberman named Murphy
Edward Albert. son of the Prince Of
Wales, and the future king of Britain
has entered Dartmouth Naval College
where he will spend two years in train
| ing which win turn him out a midship
4
man.
An extensive system of government
coaching roads, that would make the
Yosemite district one of the world 1
most famous Fairgrounds, is the am
bilious scheme being fostered by JohI
| Muir.
NJ. Forsenetti, military governor Of
| Monaco, is dead. He was commandant
4 % A1o - -.
incarceration of Dreyfus, but lost hi
position because he testified favorably
to Dreyfus.
| Professor Henry Fl. Clayton is plan
ming to cross the Atlantic in balloon
and as preliminary test of the posi-
bilities of the trip he win try an All
voyage from San Francisco to the At
lantic coast.
The British have just concluded
some experiments which will probabl,
revolutionize naval gunnery. Absolut,
control of series of guns can b,
established from a fire control station
| by one man.
| A big boycott of all japanese is be
! ing planned, and an organization 1
being perfected in San Francisco hav
| ing for its avowed purpose the endin,
] of all japanese enterprises in tn
| Coast States.
President Taft was unable to at
tend the unwilling of the Longfellov
statue in Washington, owing to
badly-inflamed eye. caused by som
small insect getting into it while +,
was horseback riding.
During their stay in San Francisco
Admiral Ijichi and his officers visit
ed Mare Island, Stanford University
and other interesting nearby places
i where they were most cordially wei
coined and entertained.
1t is reported that Mulai Hafid, tn
Sultan of Morocco, has broken off ne
gotiations with the Spanish Ministe
to Morocco and has written direct t
| King Alfonso demanding Spanish evac
/ uation of the Riff country.
Jasper Kefford, a convict, found OF
his release from prison that his wifi
had transferred her affections TO an
other. and in a Jealous rage determine
on a novel revenge. which ended dis
astrousiy for himself. He forged hi
! rivals name to two checks, with tn
| result that he was arrested, but in
vestigation revealed the true culprit
/ and kefford will probably return t
! prison for another term.