The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-10-20
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step Of bis buggy, receiving Injuries
from which he died.
The engagement Of Miss Fola ia Fol.
lotte, daughter Of United States Bcnn.
tor In Toilette, 10 George Middleton, a
playwright Of New York, ia announced.
Thomas ". Ball leader Of the prohibi
iionista in the recent statewide election
IN Texas, will be n candidate 70 sue.
coed J. w. Bailey In the United States
Senate.
Major Ernest Goldschmidt Of London,
son Of Jenny Lind, the famous oporatic
star and vocalist of four decades ago,
visited San Francisco, accompanied by
Mrs. Goldschmidt.
DR.. G. Willard Hayes. chief geologist
Of the United States Geological Survey
and for twenty.fonr years identified
with that service, has resigned to enter
mining in Mexico.
Wealthy Parisians have purchased an
entire block Of residences IN that city
and will tear them down to hunt for
Roman and Gothic treasures believed TO
be buried beneath them.
B. F. Coulter, one of the most prom
inent merchants in Los Angeles and
well known for his philanthropy, es.
pecially in religious endeavor, died at
his home in that city.
Lillian Nordica sang America . and
"The Star Spangled Banner in
Union Square, San Francisco, in aid of
the woman's suffrage cause. She also
made brief address to the large as
semblage.
A school building in which every
room has direct connection with the
ground has been bnilt at Collingwood,
Ohio, to replace the one in which IT'S
children persisted by fire three years
ago.
Anthony Zellerbach, one of Califor-
mia g pioneer merchants, died in San
Francisco, aged seventy eight years.
One of his enterprises was paper con-
Germ with branches in many Pacific
Coast cities.
The National Constituent Assembly
of Nicaragua, by vote of twenty nine
! to two, has approved the election of
General Mena for President of Mica.
ragua, to succeed President Diaz Fer.
nando Solerzano will serve as vice
president.
Thomas A. Edison returned to New
York on the steamer America after a
/ two months tour in Europe. He was
in happy mood when the vessel dock
ed. 81 tell you, boys" he said, f'I
felt like kissing the Statue of Liberty
when | came up the bay"
General Irving Hale, who commanded
the first Colorado Infantry in the
. ,,..l,
made brigadier-general of volunteers
by President Mckinley, "for gallant
and distinguished services, was
stricken with apoplexy at Denver, Col.
orado. He may recover.
Seventeen bills of exceptions hav,
been prepared by Henry Clay Beattie's
counsel and approved and certified BY
Judge Watson, at Richmond, Virginia
4 Beattie was convicted month ago OF
the murder of his wife. The appeal
i viii be presented when the supreme
court convenes November sth.
United States Circuit Judge JOSEPH
V. Quarles died in Milwaukee. ageC
/ sixty-eight years Twelve months age
he suffered an acute attack of grip, and
for the last six weeks had been con
fined to his home. He assumed til,
bench in 1905, shortly after his tern
as United States senator expired.
Mrs. Ida Won Claussen. who once
started a damage suit for $1,000 O0G
against Theodore Roosevelt and Others
because of an alleged conspiracy to
keep her from being presented at the
royal court Of Sweden, was sent to Bel
levue Hospital in New York for obser
walton as to her mental condition.
Recently the sweet toned bell cast by
Paul Revere, the famous old patriot, il
1916, which has long hung in the tower
of the First Methodist church of Lynn
Massachusetts,, was cracked while being
rung 1t is now silent and may perhap:
be recast. For ninety-five years it ha,
rung for church services and celebra
tions.
Joseph Bell, the eminent Scottish sur
geon, who was the original of the char
aeter of Sherlock Holmes, died a
Mauricewood, Milton bridge. Midlo
kthian. He was born in Edinburgh il
1887, and was an instructor of Conan
Doyle at Edinburgh University. Hi
hobby was the study of mysterious
crimes.
Lieutenant Becker of the Royal Dan
ish Life Guards, returned to Copen
hagen from visit to, the United State
full of praise for the American Army
In company with Admiral Togo, tn
Lieutenant watched the Army maueu
vers at West Point, and he was de
lighted with the training of the Ameri
can forces.
Each citizen of the United States
under an equal division, would hav
J S34.35, the per cnpita circulation Of
October Q, according to the circulation
statement of the treasury department
The total money in circulation
amounted 10 s3.242, 1s2,7l5, nm inereas
over the preceding year, when II wa
: e2s.9ls, 1874.
The motor vehicle kept un its bad n
cord for accidents in New York durin
: September. Automobiles killed eleve
and injured one hundred and seve
Q morei the trolleys were responsible 70
. fourteen deaths aud sixty-seven IN
iuries. Wagons still head the list wit
seventeen deaths, but caused only sixt
minor injuries.