The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-09-02

three central hoppers holding LULU
tons and with a capacity of SOC
tons per hour. 1t has two triple
expansion engines, working up to
1000 horsepower, and three boil
ers working under $50 pounds
pressure.
Warner Miller the president of
the company recently said: "We
have been all summer building a
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 a
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: 1.-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 COM
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
stallments. Nothing more is Of
fered."
San Francisco News.
DIR. Samuel Merritt, a pioneer
and u 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
well known figure in this city
and Oakland. He at one time was
mayor of the latter city. DIR. Mer-
rift was never married, but leaves
q widowed sister and nephew.
His property is estimated at up
wards of S3,000,000.
General John Glbbon 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. p. 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 1900, 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-Goyernor.
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 a. $40, the latter rate pre-
vailing for choice yesterday. 1t is
estimated that shipments in that
direction will, for time Mt least,
be as free as the supply and price
will admit. Australia is also q
good customer.
A freight train broke loose on
the summit of the Sierra and went
down the track twenty-five miles
on the morning of the 22d inst. 1t
struck another freight train at Cas-
cGde station and in the wreck two
and two brakemen were
killed and several people were in
lured.
Disastrous Hallway Accident.
One of the most disastrous rail-