The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-07-29
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER
Per S. s. Australia, San Francisco
July 10, 1889.
lFrom our special correspondent.l

(From our special correspondence
[Continued.]
San Francisco News.
The Fourth of July was celebrated as
usual. The1s was parade in the lore
noon, in which however the trades unions
did not participate because the Fourth
of July committee did not employ union
bands solely. The regimental bands OF
the National Guard refused to parade, for
| this reason and have been court-mar-
| tailed but the decision of the court ls not
known. The literary exercises were held
at the Tivoli, Seth Mann being orator
The Assessors annual report shows
that the real estate assessment Will
aggregate $249, S1O,652 as against SILL
467, 1887 for 1888. The personal property
assessment roll is $64 9t7, 511 making the
taxable property OF San Francisco $780,
767, 1853.
Senators Dawes Jones Stock bridge and
Henderson have gone to Alaska to visit
the entire territory, and determine the
truth or falsity of the reports Of the
Indians there being maltreated and de-
graded by the soldiers and others, as
has been charged.
The State Board of Trade will con-
tinue to send the travelling exhibition
California on Wheels" through the
East, throughout the summer.
General Dimond gives notice that the
Mint will not reopen until August LIST.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the
decision of the Superior Court in the Jes-
sup will case. Young Richard Jessup
obtains $4,000 by the decision.
The annual report of the Southern
Pacific Company, which controls and
operates all the various Stanford Croker
Hopkins-Huntington properties, shows
that the total receipts last year were
$35, III ,241 the expenses were $22 1885,
544.
Adolph Spreckels, of the firm of J. D.
Spreckels and Bros, who has been
located in Philadelphia for some time
experimenting the construction of the
new sugar refinery, has returned from
the east. Mr.. Spreckels has been re-
lieved at Philadelphia by his brother,
g. A. Spreckels, and returns to assume
the management of the firms sugar in
terests on this coast.
General American News.
The Chicago police have ascertained
nothing further in regard to the Cronin
murder. Burke, a suspect, is to be
brought back from WinRepeg for trial.
The New York Herald has published
another article against the Clan-na-Gael
charging the organization with murder
J ing John McInerny as well as DIR. Cronin.
McInerny was the go-between of Alex
ander Sullivan, Nicholl Boland and DC.
Feely. He was last seen April 18th.
The Herald also charges the Clan with
conspiracy to murder McCahey of Phila-
delphia, and John Dewey of New York.
1t claims that traps were laid for these
men.
The will of General Simon Cameron
has been admitted to probate. The
value of the estate is $1,700, 900. Rela.
tives outside of the children are given
about 100000. The remainder is equally
divided among deceased's three children
J Haldeman of Kansas, late Minister to
Siam, will get the Chinese Mission l.
Hung Chang, Viceroy at Washington
would be immensely pleased at Halde.
, mans appointment, and Kansans claim
: that they haven't had their share of the
Offices.
Carlisle D. Graham, who has been an.
nouncing that he would go over Horse
shoe Falls at Niagara, in patent boat
of his own continuance, decided to LEI
the boat go over alone. It was we'll fol-
him he did so. The boat was smashed
: into pieces when it went over the fall
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nothing was left of it.
On July I'd train of eight cars fel
through a bridge at Thaxtons, neal
Lync6burg, Virginia, on the Norfolk anC
Western Railway. The engine exploded
and the wreck took fire. twenty-five
people were killed and twenty hurt, some
of whom will die.
: Duncan A. MacTavsh, agent of the
. Bank of British North America and al
old-time merchant, died in New York
aged seventy-two years. He was il
California during the gold excitement
and established trading store and ship
, ping line in Oregon that proved profit
able enterprise.
: Coils Z. Huntington is building {
shipyard at Newport News, Va, which
he claims will be the biggest establish
ment of the kind in this country.
The Goodyear Rubber, Boot and Shoe
Company of Providence, has assigned
The attachments aggregate $4,000.
Mrs. Tyler, widow of ex-President
John Tyler, died July 10th at Richmond
Va. She was married to Tyler while he
was President, and left four children.
That an extra session of Congress is tc
be called is about as certain as ANYTHING
can be which is that far in the future. II
is the general understanding among the
Senators and Representatives that thew
are to be called in session about the first
Of November.
Canadian and European Affairs.
The trouble in Canada over the Jesrits
bill is not abating. The Professionals are
determined to change the policy of the
government, if protests will do it. Some
even favor religious war with the
catholics in the Province of Quebec.
War rumors are coming almost daily
from Europe. France is taking gold
from other countries, notably from Amer
lea, and is believed to be preparing for
a struggle. Authentic reports say that
the Pope is preparing to leave Rome.
France has not ceased to resent the En-
glish protectorate over Egypt.
There is a row in England over the
payment of any more annuities to the
members of the Royal family. Princess
Louise, the daughter of the Prince of
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