New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-04
FEW MINING DIVIDENDS.
SAN FRANCISCO STOCK BOARD INQUIRY
INS-SWINDLING-SAvI

-SWINDL1NG-SAVlNGS.
SAN FRANCISCO, March (Special.-Ihe oah
francisco Mining Stock Board this week h"u
epasm of virtue and appointed a commi''eo W ,"-
uuire why more dividends are not pau o"e " "0
working of the Comstock mines An 10 j. NV,
milling expenses cat up all the profits aihough 10
4 Known that half dozen Of the leading Comstock
mines have ore that would justify paying good
dividends. There is SO little confidence in the
nresent mining mana cement that something must
10 done or tho market will collapse. Thrce-quar-
tors If the daily transactions in the stock boards
arc merely wash sales between insiders. The
stock of Confidence Mime at the south end has been
RIM ND above 40 but there few sales and 1t has
failed to give any life TO the market Consolidated
Virginia and California which has large body OF
GOOD ore is kicked around IA, although it Is the
only dividend-paying mine on the Comstock Chip
foers-: though there are daily rumors of big deals
Soon to como.
The Irish Republicans Of this city opened the
ramraign this week by great mass-meeting. The
chief address was ny Edward +. Preston on the
nrotcctive tariff lie showed clearly that II an
irishman in this country hated the English for
i their cruelty to his countrymen at home nc
couldnt consistently vote the Democratic ticket
as the Democratic freetrade policy was entirely IN
favor of England. Those who styled themselves
Democrats couldn't vote the present free-trade
nc,-ct. because one Of JeYcrson's cardinal prin-
,;nls was protection TO American manufactures.
rlo summed up by declaring that the freetrado
aoctrine was Of English birth and should never
be aided by the votes Of men whom Engahd drove
from their homes across the sea-
Heavy rains this week have been general through
mt the State and have relieved the fears Of drouth
In the lower San Joaquin Valley. In San JOAQUIN
and Stanslaus counties the rainfall has been eight
inches this season; in Fresno, Tuare and Kern
four each against fall Of only two inches iaso
season. One more good soaking rain VIII assure
excellent crops even in the district where the
rainfall has been lightest.
: The will of Luigi Dana, the musician, was re-
gently contested, but its commences was proved
Now it transpires that the contest was made on
the strength of a woman's dream One OF DANA
female friends dreamed that the dead man APP
peared to her and declared that those presenting
the will trying TO rob his relatives
Simon Hamburg recently arrested for swindling
BY selling property he had no title TO- also GU
tanned a wife in q similar way. About year
ago he made a marriage contract WIN r-hlnia
Hughes by which they were TO live as man anu
wife She was to renounce the Roman Catholic
faith and become a Hebrew He was to furnish
a house and give her receiptcd bills for the fur
ni,ure. He bought furniture worth $1,000 and
gave In payment a mortgage on property whlch NC
claimed TO own. When the furniture company
learned of his frauds they replevined their goods
. Mrs. Hamburg sued the Sheriff to recover tle lur-
niture but the jury found against her ana she Is
now without husband or household goods
Great interest is shown here In the coming scull
race between O'Connor. the Canadian oarsman'
and Peterson, the Californian. James heeh5h,
the hacker of O'COnn0r, is here and IS watching
The practice of both men carefully IL Is wei
Understood among oarsmen that the winner Va
This match at Oakland Creek will be sure 10 met me-
Ucemer and contest the championship oil the "orlo|
Tho estate of Anthony Chabot Of Oakland,
amounted to about 81 100000. OF which more IMAM
ono-half was in Contra Costa County water COM
nanv's stock The executor allowed the claim
FOR $4,000 of Henry Nrooman Tor services DIS
attorney for number Of years.
Statistics Of the savings banks show that Iaso
vear was a profitable one in this city ana STATE.
There was a net gain in the State savings Dahks
~ A 600 new accounts and total deposit accounts
numbering 100000 These average S7oo each
account The money movement Of the State banks
was 500 O00 the largest in the history OF INC
State.
An Illinois colony Of 90 families has selected
! 4 400 acres IN Ventura County AN These people
bave money to improve their purchases