The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-11-19
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
Continued from fourth page,.
General American News.

the English Syndicate Is still alb
sorbing American property and en-
terprises at a rapid rate. The
agents of the Britishers undertook to
corner the whiskey distilleries of the
country but failed. Then they
began to absorb the big breweries
and they are now engaged in buying
up big -four mills, water power
properties, cheese factories, etc. For
milling property recently purchased
at st. Paul, Minnesota, the syndi-
cate is said to have paid $6,250,000.
The trial of the Cronin case in
Chicago, is progressing slowly and
creating a great deal of interest in
that city. Contrary to general ex-
pectation the State is laying the
foundation of a very strong case
against the suspects and it is be-
heved that conviction could be
secured. The case will probably be
on trial several months. It is re-
ported that several important arrests
are yet to be made.
The board appointed to test the
dynamite guns Of the cruiser Vesu-
vius have made a favorable report.
They say that the guns throw shells
containing 200 pounds or more of
dynamite a mile with reasonable &C
curacy.
In his report to the Secretary of
War Bregadier-General Miles COM
ments on the defenseless condition
of the Pacific Coast and says that
San Francisco is liable to capture
by any fourth class nation. He de-
clares that there is need for immed-
late action to provide protection.
The President on Nov. I'd, issued
a proclamation admitting North and
South Dakota into the sisterhood of
States. Washington will be adj
mitted in a few days.
The Central Pacific, Union Pacific,
and Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad companies have entered
into an arrangement by which trains
will be run through solid from Chi
cago to this city. This will leave only
one change between New York and
San Francisco.
The new cruiser San Francisco
was successfully launched on Oct.
26th, and was witnessed by a large
crowd Notwithstanding the heavy
rain that prevailed. The citizens of
this city will present the vessel with
a magnificent silver service.
Francis G.. Newlands and Freder-
lex w. Sharon have purchased lands
which give them the control of the
waters of Denver Lake and they pro-
pose to use the lake as a reservoir
from which to irrigate all of west
ern Nevada.
From Elsinore in San Bernardino
County, this state, comes a report of
the discovery of an immense body of
coal equal to the best
Pennsylvania product and sufficient
in quantity to supply the whole west
ern country.
The winter began in earnest in
Mexico on Nov. 5th, with freezing
snowstorm that has not been equaled
in ten years.
The recent State elections show
that Massachusetts, has gone Repub-
lican; New York has elected Demo
cratic State officers, but a Republi-
can Legislature; Malone is showed
under in Virginia; Ohio has gone
Democratic, and Iowa is in doubt,
but claimed by the Democrats.
and New Jersey are Demo
cratic, as usual, and Pennsylvania
and Nebraska, Republican as usual.
Mississippi is believed to have gone
Democratic, especially as there was
but one ticket in the field.
The Virginia election is remarka-
bic only for the suppression of the
negro vote and the triumph of re-
pudiation. Malone who was de-
feated, advocated payment of the
States debt, but his opponents do
not intend to pay the debt, and that
was leading issue.
The Secretary of the Navy has
awarded to Harrison Loring of Bos-
ION the contract for constructing
cruiser No. IL of 1000 tons for 1914, 900 |
70 be completed in two and one
half years.
The report of Third Auditor Hart |
1eals with army and pension claims
md shows the work up to the end of |
he year, and accounts approved, in
7plving many billions of dollars.
he estimates that by June Both, next |
he number of pensioners will ex-
ICED $4,000, being a gain of 35.- |
100 during the year and that at least
s100,000,000 will be required an
lually to pay them. He approves
# the present liberal and humane
treatment of pensioners.
The government has finally &C
.epted tbs cruiser Charleston. The
question of penalty is yet to be de-
'ided.
The Carson, Nevada Appeal of |
October 10th contained letter from
Thomas Edison to Major Frank
Mclaughlin. Vice-President of the
Pacific Photograph Company. 1t
vas dated London, September 23d,
nd came on Photographic cylin-
Ter. The cylinder was secured by
he Appeal and the letter put in
lirectlv from the Dhonopraph. the