The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-11-09
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.

F. Chadbourne's furniture manufac-
tory in this city recently are query
ing whether strikes pay or not. The
Furniture Workers Union appointed
a committee to wait on Mr.. Chad.
bourne on the DIST of October, in
or,ier TO arrange their differences if
possible and prevent him from carry
ing out his intentions of quitting
business, Their effort was fruitless,
for Mr. Chadbourne informed them
that he had made arrangements for
retiring from business the first of the
year and would not now change
them. This will throw about two
hundred men out Of employment.
Very little sympathy is felt for the
strikers, for their action was uncalled
for. 1t is a great loss to San Fran
cisco, Mr.. Chadbourne being one of
the old and staunch business men OF
the city. He will remove to New
York.
The Customs Inspector captured
172 five-tael tins of imported opium
last week on the coasting steamer
Lakure. They made a thorough
search of the steamer, which arrived
from Seattle loaded with timber, and
had almost given up the search,
when it occurred to one to cut out
some pictures on the stewards cabin
walls. The opium was found snugly
slowed in holes which these pictures
contained. The discovery will cause
all coasting vessels to be searched.
At meeting OF the Chamber of
Commerce held last week, the COM
mittee on the establishment of a
naval training ship asked for more
time in which to make a report,
which was granted. S. G. Hilborn,
in regard to the organization of the
Naval Reserve, alluded to the fact
that this Chamber was the father of
the bill under which the reserve was
established. Influence will be neces-
sary to induce the Navy Department
to bring down ship from Mare ISL
and for an armory, and the President
of the Chamber was authorized to
indorse memorial for ship to be
used as an armory.
The famous Pratt divorce case,
which has headed in interest all other
legal matters in Oakland for several
weeks past, has been settled. Judge
Ellsworth granted Mrs. Pratt her
divorce on the grounds of cruelty.
The Barnes girls, who figured in the
case, were eXonerated, from the I'M
favorable light they had been shown
in, by Mrs. Pratt's lawyer at the
conclusion of the case.
Trouble is brewing for the newly
opened Whittier Reform School.
State Comptroller Colgan has gone
to Los Angeles in response to sum-
mons from the Grand Jury, to testify
in regard TO nlleged extravaganza,
Encouragement and malfeasance of
local officers of the school. The par
ticular items to which objections have
been made are not yet known III this
city. Three pianos were purchased
at big prices and 1000 chairs costing
about Sc each. This was done when
there was only one inmate. The
apartments of the Superintendent
and his assistants are also reported
to be fitted up magnifcently without
regard to cost. They worked on the
plan that if music could soothe the
savage breast it ought to be good for
the inmates of the Reform School.
The Organizing Committee in con-
junction with President Stetson of
the Traffic Association of California,
has increased the Executive Com
mittee to twenty-five from San Fran
cisco and ten from the interior, in-
stead of fifteen from the whole
State as originally decided upon.
A private letter received in this
city from an officer of the United
States cruiser Charleston at Yoko-
hama says the appearance of the
cruiser in japanese waters created
great interest. Over 10000 people
boarded her the day the vessel was
thrown open for inspection. Admiral
Belknap has transferred his flag to
the Charleston from the old wooden
ship Monocacy, that has heretofore
served as flagship.
Irving M. Scott, of the Union Iron
Works, San Francisco, is endeavor-
ing to raise SIS 100000, with which
to establish big gun factory on the
Pacific Coast.
Elwood Bruner, of Sacramento,
another California boodler, has been
indicted by the San Francisco county
Grand Jury on two charges, perjury
and mafea,ance in office. He fur
nlshed the requisite bonds and was
released.
Steamer Alexander, Capt. Groen-
berg, arrived in this city on the 21st
from Petropanloski with 25OO seal
skins, being the Copper Island catch
of sealers., The Norwegian bark
Sabine is at Port Stanley badly dam
aged and has been sold for $1,000 |
and the cargo tor $4,000.
They are holding a grand tug of
war tournament at the Mechanics
Pavilion in this city. On the even
ing of the oath America beat Eng
land, Ireland beat Italy, Scotland
haat N0rway Canada haaf Garnopv