The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-01-24
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
San Francisco, January 5th, per Bark
entine Planter.

dealdsburg with capacity OF Z5,OOO
cases per year.
The California railroad tax case
was to be argued before the Supreme
Court last week.
Representative Holman believes
that the Pacific railroads will pay
their debts to the Government.
Washouts were reported at Los
Angeles from every direction, delay
ing trains on nearly all the roads.
San Francisco dried fruits are very
quiet in Chicago, the market being
well supplied, while nobody is buy
ing.
Representative Mckinley of Ohio
has introduced q bill in Congress to
restore the rate Of duty on imported
wool.
Two express trans collid0d on the
Dutch State railroad near Meppel,
and twenty six persons were killed
and many injured.
The Gear, in his congratulatory
letter to the Pope, said he was de-
sirous OF protecting the interests of
his Catholic subjects.
Foreign news was meagre in San
Francisco for some days previous to
the last advices, owing to blockade
on the telegraph lines.
1t is said Lamar will be confirmed
on the Supreme Court bench, as the
Republicans cannot secure a caucus
to agree on opposing him.
The Mexican Government is giving
special encouragement to all mining
enterprises which may aid in ang-
menting the gold production of the
country.
A Chinaman in San Francisco
stole $1,000 out of n tin box in his
employers house, and escaped with
the swag. He cut the box open with
q can opener.
Representative FELTON, Of California
has introduced q bill in Congress to
prohibit Chinese immigration: also,
one to extend the United States laws
over Alaska.
The establishment Of the beet
sugary at jacksonville, Cal, has
caused boom in real estate. Prices
are becoming sleeper. especially for
good farming land.
A riot occurred, at jefferson bar
racks, st. Louis, between white and
colored United States soldiers, which
resulted in the injury Of many men
and will probably cost three men
their lives.
The Santa Rosa, CAL, city council
misdemeanor for boys under is to
smoke cigarettes, and the same Of
tense for dealers who sell cigarettes
to boys under that age.
Pacific Coast lumbermen are send
ing strong protests to Washington
against putting lumber and coal on
the free list. The wool-growers of
California are sending petitions of
similar kind regarding wool.
A violent gale has been raging on
the Irish coast, doing great damage
to shipping. A portion of Fastnet |
Rock has been tumbled into the sea. |
and the ightkeepers are terrified lest |
the sea undermine the rock.
The Board of Trustees of San Ber
nardinO, Cal, has accepted plans for
sewerage system for the entire CITY.
to cost nearly $4,000. Waste land
will be secured for q sewerage
farm, in which the sewer system viii
empty, and the material will be used
as fertilizer.
The bark Eureka, that sailed from
San Francisco with wheat on August
9Th, has been wrecked at the en-
trance to Waterford, Ireland, and her
crew, consisting of twenty-five per-
sons, were all drowned. She was
built at Bath, Maine, in 1876. and
commanded by Captain Southland.
The San Francisco Examiner of the
9TH says: Of the 2O6 Chinese passen-
gers who arrived by the Oceanic. onIv
less than half-had certifi-
:ates. Seven of these were rejected
oy the customs officials. The los !
without certificates will doubtless at
,empt to squeeze through on the
amiliar "prior residence" dodge.
A general mortgage and invest ,
nent company, with capital of S15,- :
10000 in gold, has been organized
n London to operate in Mexico. :
This makes the fourth company with 5
heavy capital organized in England
within the last two months to de
eIop property there, evidencing the :
interest and influence English :
apital is acquiring in that coun-
ry. This mortgage company will I
ombat local money lenders by max y
ng loans on first mortgages on real
state at half the present rates. Z
An American named Baggett bru-
ally murdered DR.. Eady, a wealthy :
lnglishman in Arizona, because the 5
liter refused Baggett a deed to a Z
anch that Eady bought and Baggett Y !
laimed. The murderer went to the I
lty OF Durango, where he was ar :,