The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-05-21


from I.uccrne to North Germany. win
Frankfort -on-ihe Main. II is hoped to
open the line for traffic next year.
The Insular government of the Philip
pines Is making every endeavor TO cap
ture n Moro pirate who, with n consider.
able following, has been committing
depredations on the Island Of Miudana".
james X. Motif, young merchant
and banker OF San Francisco. has been
appointed regent OF the University of
| California. He is the first representa-.
tive of the alumni to sit with the re-
| gents.
Fourteen thousand acres OF barley
were destroyed by a break IN the levee
on the San Joaquin river, which COM
pletely inundated the land. Melting
snow in the mountains had caused the
river to rise.
Samuel A. johnson, Carnegie hero.
who wears a medal. reached dire
to pawn his clothes, and con-
employment.
WI Ting Fang, Chinese Minister to
the United States, has accepted the
presidency of the Chinese school OF
Chicago, which is one of a series started
under the auspices Of the Chinese I'M
perial government.
The will of F. Marion Crawford, the
American novelist who died at Sorren-
to on April 9th, has expressed the de-
sire that his yacht and villa be solo
and that his betty be buried in the
Saint Angelloca cemetery.
fNl- 40 r. A.. d.
| Cal, has ordered the residents of the
tenderloin to go elsewhere, on the
ground that they are public nuisance,
according to recent decision of the
Supreme Conrt Of the State.
The unexpected military display BY
Austria-Hungary during the Balkan
crisis has led to a readjustment of
Russia's military policy. She is aban.
doning outlying forts and strengthen
ing her inner line of defense.
George H. Wheeler and William H
Gowan, two sailors in the Navy, were
rewarded for bravery, and by order OF
the Secretary OF the Navy, Admiral
Swinburne presented them each with
medal and a gratuity Of 800.
Three thousand silk worms have been
sent from New York to the south OF
France where they will be set to work
to breed with the native worms in an
effort to produce hybrid that will spin
silk superior to that of China.
The possible construction of Chilean
warships in the United States will b,
considered by Admiral Gacitua of the
Chilean Navy, who will shortly visi'
the large American shipbuilding yards
for the purpose of investigation.
German balloon, with an office,
and two engineers on board, made 6
landing in Troyes, France. The aero
nauts We're given a hostile reception
by the people, but were allowed t,
leave after paying custom duties.
NJ Gilbert, a wealthy Paris mer
chant, whose declining years were
made miserable by speeding automo
biles, left his entire fortune to French
churches for the repose of the soul!
| of the victims of these machines.
Rev. G. ]. Slick of the Christian
, church at Colfax, CAL, has brough
suit for S25,OOO damages against ;
, member of his congregation for tn
loss of his passionate through beini
!, called a wolf in sleeps clothing"
: Mrs. Mary Campbell, widow of Car
l
Y ley lumberman, whose sawmill wa
!, the largest in the world, died at Sc
: attic, aged 81. The family is wdel.
' known in shipping and lumber circles
John d. Rockefeller is to have rain
1 bow lake as one of the features of hi
, new mansion in New York. The lax
: is so paved with colored stones that tn,
spray from the fountain in its cente
shows rainbows at every point of view
: Cracksmen in San Francisco planne,
, to rob the Swiss American Bank an,
two jewelry stores by tunneling unde
z the buildings. Their work of severa
weeks was discovered and their plan
, frustrated, but they were not cap
. tured.
e A monument to Jules Verne has beef
4 dedicated at Amiens, France, wher
2. the great French novelist died in 1905
1t is rumored that the Mackey com
pany has gained control of the West
ern Union, and that George Gould ma,
be ousted.
: A French Steamship line has in
augurated a service of automobiles t.
convey passengers from Paris to tn
, docks at Havre.
An attempt will be made to recoVe
the diamonds, automobiles, piano an'
luxurious furnishings which Adjutan
General Hamilton of Washington Stat
purchased for Mrs. Hazel Moore,
Seattle woman, with funds stolen from
the state.
A Black Hand Society. whose pur
pose is murder, has been formed IL
Mexico. The first victim was Com
missario Politico Nicasia Gonzales
J, and his death sentence came in
: lemon which was given him by hi
assassinator.
The Calhoun trial is now progressin
rapidly, the witnesses for the prosecr
= tion following each other with unusua
y expedition. Ex.Mayor Phelan was
g witness on May 18th, when he told o
. Calhoun's attitude toward an under
l. ground system.
Lieutenant Calderara of the Italia
: navy, was injured in Rome while flyin
IS in Wright aeroplane. While in mit
= air he tainted and fell from the mi
y chine, which came down after him an
e was completely wrecked The LieuteI
ant will recover