The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-03-24
OUR San FRANCISCO LETTER.
Per q. :. :. Alameda, san Francisco,
March :, 1891.
fFrom our special correspondent.)
(COnciudeC'D
The Tourist Business.

IHP IOUTlSL DtAS1kACsSo.
a. Rice. who represents the Oceanic
Steamship Company as their tourist
agent. has been doing a great service Tor
the Islands in Southern California,
whittier he went to work up the tourist
business. He has sent circular after
circpIar 10 ali the most noted visitors to
the state this year, and when invited to
call he has impaired to them much
valuable information about the Islands.
San Francisco News.
4 scandal has been created at Sacra-
mento by the statement in the Exam
iner that Elwood Bruner, representative
from Sacramento, has been bartering
places on the San Francisco police force
for $500
The Southern Pacific Company has
been heavily damaged by recent storms
IN Southern California. Many washouts
are reported and the city OF Yuma has
been flooded.
By the terms OF the Post Office APP
preparation bill Just passed by Congress
San Francisco gets 81 ,250,0 for new
post Office site.
The remains Of Captain j. IL. Colcord,
master of the Inflated Elizabeth, have
been found on the rocks near where the
Elizabeth was lost. The wreckage OF the
Elizabeth is being gone over by Captain
T. p. IL. Whitelaw
The Chinatown highbinders are pre-
pairing ior another battle, the opposing
societies being the Eli Wing Tong and
the Suey Sing Tong.
The Nicaragua Canal.
The Nicaragua Canal Bill which gave
promise OF successful career N the
earlier part OF the last session OF Con-
gress, and which caused q great deal OF
hot discussion, was gradually relegated
to oblivion and was finally lost sight OF
entirely during the wind-up OF the SEES
sion. The objections TO it we're priGci-
pallv Democratic and directed toward
the doctrine of giving Government sup
port to private corporations. An at
tempt was made to save the measure by
Offering an amendment providing that
after a term of years subsequent to the
completion OF the canal, it should be de-
Hyered to the Government upon the pay
rnent to the canal company of per cent
of the $10,000,0 900 advanced Oy the Gov
eminent. This effort failed and when 1t
was shown that the expenditure OF this
immense amount Of money was to be In
the charge OF private parties and not
under Government supervision, the Dill
lost its charms, and was never called up
again.
With a large Democratic majority in
the next House there is no possibility OF
the bill getting favorable consideration
for two years at least.
American News.
An English syndicate which has been
trying to purchase the Moline Plow
Works at Moline, Illinois, has brought
suit against the company for $225 900 for
breach Of contract. The company backed
out after the first deposit was made.
a Gutenberg bible formerly owned
by Brayton Ives has been sold to J. w.
Ellsworth for $l4,S00. The book was
printed in 1850 and is in Latin.
Ex-senator Pierce of North Dakota is
believed to be the one who will be APP
pointed Minister TO Central America to
succeed Miner.
Secretary Tracy has made the state
ment that the navy will need six to
nine more battleships OF 10000 tons
each. four to six harbor defense vessels
and twelve torpedo boats Then the
navy viii be better fighting one than
that of any country, not excepting Eng
land The additional cost he places at
$65, 100000.
The Treasury Departments latest re-
port by Special Agents Golf Lavender,
Murray and Nettleton shows that the
number of the fur seals on the Pribilov
islands has been reduced by rs per cent
in the last few years. If the destruction
continues there will be no seals left for
England and America to quarrel over.
c. s Bushnell of New Haven has in
vented new dynamite gun for use on
torpedo boats. 1t will destroy any net
ting around q warship and the charge
will 20 $50 feet under water before ex-
ploding.
Annie E. Dickinson, the lecturer, IS
insane.
Foreign News.