The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-06-25

the wrecked steamer Slavonia brought
two steamers to her assistance. The
message was heard $50 miles, and its
efficacy on this occasion has added new
laurels 10 the wireless system.
A Los Angeles boy of fourteen has
constructed an airship that has shown
flying powers.
An insane Japanese patient jumped
to his death from the roof of hospital
in San Francisco.
The electric lines of the Fresno Trac-
tion Company is to be taken over by
the Hartman interest within the next
few months.
William Z. Corey, the steel king, and
Mrs. Corey, were in an automobile acct
dent in Paris in which they sustained
slight injuries.
The nomination OF Colonel Marion p.
Maus of the goth Infantry to be a
Brigadier General has been sent to the
Senate by President Taft.
The Supreme Court has ordered a re-
view of the Glass case and the action
brings the telephone magnete once
more in peril of the penitentiary.
The United States government has
put a regulating hand on the Chinese
lottery at Colon and has limited its
operations to one drawing week.
After July / the Naturalization Blu
reau will become part of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor instead
of being an arm of the Department of
Justice.
Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh
has approved the plan to allow the sub
treasury at San Francisco to become
a member of the Clearing House Asso.
citation.
George w. Young, the millionaire
banker, whom Nine. Nordica is to
marry on her return from Europe, has
purchased for her a mansion on the
Hudson, which she has been occupying
under lease for the past three years.
President indications are that the
trouble between the quarry owners and
employees in the Rocklin district will
| be averted, as several of the companies
have granted the raise in salary de-
manded. A strike would have tied up
! building operations in the principal
cities of California.
The control of Alaskan business by
Seattle has aroused San Francisco bust
ness men to action, and the Chamber
of Commerce has under consideration
ways and means to get just proper
ton of the trade, which is said to be of
more value to the city than the traffic
with the Philippines.
In an address at the University of
Michigan, Baron Takahira, japanese
Ambassador to the United States, dis
cussed the socalled commercial inva-
sion of America and declared that it
was impossible to avoid commercial
rivalry which is the outcome of the
development of international relations.
The War Department has notified
seven of the eight midshipmen who
failed at the Naval Academy because
of physical disqualifcations and who
desired to be transferred to the Coast
Artillery Corps of the Army, that they
were unsuccessful on the physical eX'
aminations given them for commissions
in that corps.
A train on the Kansas City, Mexico
and Orient railroad was blown from
the bridge across the BraZos river il
Texas and passenger, j. Il. Stafford
of Crowell Texas, was killed. During
the same storm a tornado almost totally
destroyed the little town of Hamlin
Texas, and in Colorado Springs a prop
erty damage of $4,000 resulted from {
furious hail storm.
Halsted Lindsey of Yokohama ha'
reported the loss of jewelry valued a
$4,000 from his stateroOm on board tn,
steamship Manchliria while the vesse
was lying at the wharf in San Fran
cisco, before she proceeded to sea OF
her last trip to the Orient. The lettel
containing the complaint has JUS
reached Chief of Police Cook from
Lindsey in Yokohama, who offers re
ward of 5000 for the return of tn,
jewels.
The battleship Oregon has been taker
from the drydock at the Puget SounC
navy yard and her place has been taker
on the dock by the Great Northern
steamer Minnesota.
Alder Arechega, wealthy rancl
owner of Zacatecas, Mexico, was as
sassinated at his own door after ignor
ing threatening letter containing I
demand for money.
Oriental employees of the salmon
plants in Washington have demanded
higher pay and general strike o
celestials and complete tie-up of tn
canneries is expected.
Captain John NJ. Bowyer has assume
the superintendency of the Naval Acad
envy in place of Captain Charles Bad
ger, who has been assigned to the bat
tleship Kansas for sea duty.
General James F., Smith declared i
an interview on his arrival in San Frar
cisco that his desire is to live hereafte
in that city and that his principal an
bition is Federal iudgeship.
American fnanciers are agreed tina
Edwin Hawley would probably tax
Hartman place should continued il
health cause the railroad king TO add
cate the transportation throne.
Rev c. f.. Rich died in Oakland 9
almost the same hour as his form6
friend and patron, Dr. Edward Everet
Hale, under whom he had labored
missionary work in Boston for man
years.
Mrs. Emily Terrill, n wealthy sa
Francisco woman, made sensations
charges against her nurse in Los A
geles whom she had arrested for TO
bling her of trunk containing iewe
and several thousand dollars in none