The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-09-20
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER
Per o. s. o. S. S. Oceanic, San Francisco.
September II, 1889.
(From our special correspondent.)
The NeapIe Case.

(From our special correspondent.)
The Neagle Case.
Since David Neagle the slayer Of
David S. Terry was SO hurriedly
brought from the Stockton jail on
writ Of habeas corpus issued by the
United States Circuit Court he has
been confined in the Jail at San
Francisco. He was offered bail, but |
said he preferred to remain behind
the bars until finally acquitted.
The Circuit Court has not yet de-
cided whether it will claim jurisdic-
ton over the case, but has, never
theless, proceeded with the examin
alton of Neagle Justice Field,
Neagle and numerous witnesses have
testified as to the shooting, their
stories not materially differing from
what have been told before. Neagle
was on the stand for an entire day
telling the story of his turbulent and
adventurous life. It is generally
believed that on no account will the
federal courts permit Neagle to re-
turn to Stockton.
The charge of murder which was
brought by Sarah Althea against
Field has been dismissed.
The Sharon case will shortly
be dismissed in the Supreme Court.
Letters of administration on
Terry's estate have been issued.
British Capital and Trusts.
The Thomas Iron Works Com
, pany of Scranton, Pa, has issued a
circular to stockholders asking them
to vote on a proposition to sell out
to English capitalists for $5,O00,0O0
and join with the Otis Company of
5 Cleveland, Ohio.
( An English company has bought
the San Diego Water Company's
: plant at San Diego for $1,40O00O.
An English company is negotia-
ting in Boston for the purchase OF
the principal tanneries in New York
q and New England. Ten million
, dollars is reported to be at the dis
posal Of the company.
}. The thirteen acid manufacturers
: of New York have formed trust
s They virtually control the market
p and prices have already advanced.
The First National Bank Of New
York has been charged with an at
a tempt to corner all the United Statef
It bonds offered for months, and thus
= compel the Secretary of the
Treasury who is still buying bonds
in the open market, to put up the
price. If such a scheme ever existed
it failed as the government ha'
S bought not less than $20,0OO,OO(
worth of bonds at its own figures
during the past month.
= Safely Over Niagara.
I On the morning of the LIST of Sep
% TENDER Carlisle D. Graham, thu
l. cooper who has been through tn,
g whirlpool rapids at Niagara, s,
:, many times, went over the Horse
20 shoe fall, in barrel. The leap wa
- made at 7:10 a. N. and as the author
~ tiles had information that such
- leap would be attempted the tria
- was made in the presence Of onl.
~ fifty spectators. The barrel was Sc
: adrift about three miles above tn
- falls and was well padded inside. /
= shot over the falls right in the cente
n of the Horseshoe and was dragge'
y, out of the swirling rapids belo1
several minutes later. Graham wa
- - almost unconscious on being takel
- out but was not seriously hurt. II
y nearly suffocated while in the barrel
% Quite number of persons, however
~ - say that he did not go over at a.
y, and that he is merely trying to adj
=, - to his value as dime museum cur
~ osity.
70 Whatever doubt there may be al
~ ~ tached to Graham's performance
~ there is no doubt that Steve Brodi
: who has jumped from the Brookly
g bridge so often, actually went owe
o on September 7th. He was dresse
IS in a rubber suit and entered tn
e rapids above the falls shortly ate
20 daybreak He went over the Horse
- >. shoe at $50 a. m. in the presence Q
-. a hundred or more newspaper me
! and invited guests. After MAXIM
= the plunge @he was out of view fo
~ fully two minutes. Then his uncor
30 ~, scious form was cast over on tn
~ Canadian side when he was dragge,
~ out by friends. Blood poured fror
20 his mouth, nose and ears but he wa
- not seriously hurt
w The Nicaragua Canal.
w By the steamship Aguan, whicl
a sailed from, Brooklyn, September 4
Id for Greytown, additional materia
for use on the Nicaragua Canal, wa
Is sent. This makes a total of 81
Id steamship loads and three sailin
1e vessels cargoes that have beenssen
is to Greytown since May "a, las
~ The Aguan took down sixty mile
is of telegraph line and severe
miles of water pipe to be used il
O. supplying water for the workmel
70 Railroad material and water pip
st will be sent by each steamer whic
to is to follow. The Aguan carried
I'd large quantity of provisions an
Re stores.
he This really looks like business
ar The Panama Canal Company ha
er plenty of money to start with, but
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