The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-09-01

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800 horsepower, and three boil
ers working under $50 pounds
pressure.
Warner Miller the president OF
the company recently said: ave
have been all summer building
railway from Greytown along the
line of the proposed canal. We
have completed ten miles, and will
continue until the line reaches
Ochoa. There the first dam is to
be built. While we have been
pushing the road into the interior
we have been at the same time
working on the entrance to Grey
town. We have been dredging
out the entrance and erecting
splendid breakwater. At present
we have seven feet of water on the
bar where three months ago there
was dry land. Vessels drawing
not more than seven feet of water
are now able to come in. We have
purchased the entire plant of the
American Contract and Dredging
Company at Panama, and are now
removing that plant from Panama
to Greytown. Everything con-
nected with it is in first-class con-
dition. Incidentally l may say
that this shows the collapse of the
Panama scheme"
A dispatch from Bogota. Column
bla, dated the 18th says: THE
Government has passed to the
Senate the petition of Lieutenant
Wyse, the Panama Canal Company
Commissioner, who recently arriv-
ed from Paris. Lieutenant Wyse
asks for six years prolongation of
the canal company's concession
without recompense, and that the
Government concede to the CON-
pany, 10000 hectares of land for
the lake which will be formed by
the Chagres river, the Government
receiving 100000 francs, which
sum the company will pay in in
stalIments. Nothing more is Of
fered."
San Francisco News.
DR.. Samuel Merritt, a pioneer
and we'll known capitalist, died
at his residence in Oakland on the
18th of apoplexy. He had been in
failing health for upward of a year.
He was man of public spirit and
a well known figure in this city
and Oakland. He at one time was
mayor of the latter city. DR.. Mer-
rift was never married, but leaves
a widowed sister and nephew.
His property is estimated at up
wards of S3.O00,000.
General John G1bbon has been
ordered to the command of the
military division of the Pacific, re-
lieving General Miles who has gone
East.
James Hill the St. Paul million
aire who owns the Great Northern
railroad is talking of extending his
road from the terminus in Mon
tana to San Francisco.
A. 2. Lawrence, S. P. Quinn,
Miss Belle Mcnamara and Miss
Lizzie Carl were drowned by the
upsetting of boat in Crystal
Springs reservoir at San Mateo on
the 18th.
The Census Bureau estimates the
population of San Francisco at
297, 234 and California at 1000, 900
J. r. Wilbur says his new rail
road connecting San Francisco and
the Santa Fe system will be done
within two years.
The Democrats had their State
Convention at San Jose this week
and after spirited fight E. B
Pond, Mayor of San Francisco was
nominated for Governor and State
Senator r. F. Del Vale of Los An
geles for Lieutenant-Governor.
The agitated condition of the
Central American Republics is un
doubtedIy responsible for the mark
ed advance in white corn, which
has been taken in quantity for that
destination, at prices ranging from
S1.25 @ S1.40, the latter rate pre-
vailing for choice yesterday. 1t ii
estimated that shipments in tha
direction will, for time at least
be as free as the supply and price
will admit. Australia is also {
good customer.
A freight train broke loose OF
the summit of the Sierra and wen
down the track twenty-five miles
on the morning of the 22d inst. L
struck another freight train at Gas
| cade station and in the wreck tw,
, conductors and two brakemen wer,
killed and several people were in
jured.
A Disastrous Railway Accident.
One of the most disastrous rail
road accidents that ever occurred
in the vicinity of Boston, and on
that rivals the famous Wollastol
disaster of October 5, 1873, occurred
August l9 on the same road, tn
Old Colony, and very near tn
same locality. In the Wollastol
!, disaster fifteen persons were killed
and nearly $50 injured. On thi
occasion fifteen persons were killed
twenty-three seriously injured
three fatally, and several more sus
tanning slight injuries. The trail
,, wrecked was the Woodshall ex
press, and consisted of a locomotive
=, baggage-car, smoker, Pullman cal
and four ordinary coaches heavil,
loaded. When just beyond h
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