The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-04-23

Gus Stonewali NINE in San Diego Co.,
one OF the most valuable mining proper
ties on the Coast Four years ago Gov
ernor Waterman was elected Lieutenant
Governor on the Republican ticket and
| the death OF Governor Bartlett, which
quickly followed, made Mr.. Waterman
chief executive OF the state. His adj
| ministratIon was not very popular owing
| 10 the fact that he was not poll
| tician and that he was influenced
in his official acts by unscrupulous ad-
| visers.
A private letter from Caiulco, San
| Bernardino County, gives further details
| OF the reduction OF tin ores IN the small
! test mill and the reverberatory furnace,
| which have capacity OF about eight
tons OF ore per day. The unsolicited ores
| yielded over ten per cent OF metallic tin.
| The second run OF the furnace was 70 be
begun yesterday, and the results will be
| forwarded as an exhibit 10 the San Fran
cisco Board of Trade. The present open
| ing in the Cajulco mine alone will give
a daily output of 100 tons OF ore. A large
mill and reduction works for working
/ 200 tons per day will be ready for work
by June LIST. Congressman Bowers has
sent Mr. Mckinley large piece OF tin
and fine bar of the metal.
There is every indication that labor
| and capital in San Francisco are about
to enter into bitter struggle for suprem-
acy. On Saturday night last, owing TO
| the exactions OF labor unions, the four
great boot and shoe manufacturers Of
this city-Buckingham & Hecht, Porter,
Siessinger & Co., Calen, Nickelsberger
& Co., and Rosenthal, FEEDER & Co., en-
ploying sixty-five per cent of the boot
and shoe makers OF San Francisco,
closed their doors and announced lock-
out by informing their employees that
until further notice. The lockout throws
out of employment 1850 men, women,
youths and girls.
simultaneously with this many OF the
contractors, painters, carpenters and
brickmen have united together for the
ostensible purpose OF resisting what they
| term the unjust demands of labor, but
| in reality to fight the Federated Trades
unions. Ii all the employers are earnest
in their intentions not to accede to
Ike demands of the laboring element
struggle such as has never been wit
messed west of the Rockies will be the
result.
A dispatch from Pleasanton, Alameda
county, announces that q blowing gas
we'll has been discovered in the Odd
Fellows cemetery at that place. The
gas was struck at depth OF about one
hundred feet. 1t throws seven-inch
blaze ten feet high. Great excitement
prevails in that section.
The production Of the opera Girofie-
Girofa, by the society people, in the in
terest OF charity, was great success,
and Melted a large sum of money.
Donald De Y. Graham, the baritone, was
presented with a bouquet by some I'M
known admirer, containing ruby ring
valued at $4,000.
Henry Mclean Martin, prominent
merchant OF this city, died during the
week.
Before the Coroner's Jury Maggie Nc
Getty, who killed William Du Rose a
few weeks ago, testified that she shot
the deceased to prevent him from killing
her.
C. 2. Huntington has been reelected
President OF the Southern Pacific r. r.
Company.
The Anaheim Ostrich Company have
just sold 1852 ostriches at private sale for
$4,000. They were purchased by a COM
pany Of capitalists.
The Harbor Commissioners have ac-
ccpted bids for the construction of por-
ton OF the Belt railroad around the water
front On the Sea Wall.
It is rumored that Professor Ira Rain
son of John Hopkins University will be
appointed President of the University
of California, vice Horace Davis, re-
signed.
Frank Barnard, the coal dealer, has
failed for $4,000.
Preparations are being made to give a
proper reception TO the remains of the
late John f. Swift, Minister to Japan.
American News.
On April 18th Chicago was visited by
a disastrous conflagration. 1t started
on the west side near the Madison
Street Bridge and destroyed million
dollars worth OF property. The fire
occurred in the early evening hour. The
loss would have been greater.
The Government is strictly enforcing
the new immigration law, which pro-
hibiis the admission into this country Of
the lame, halt, blind, vicious and pauper
| peoples of foreign lands. Steamship
companies bringing such classes to
| United States ports are compelled to re-
| turn llletu W VIC COuHtfy hou WHICH
| they came.
The Southern California orange fes-
tival opened in Chicago on April 18th
and was magnificent success, being at
tended by fully 10000 people. Over
standing room. 1t is great advertise
ment for the State.
General Spinoza the well-known Dem
| ocratic Congressman, of New York, died
| in Washington, April l4th, of nervous
prostration. He was 20 years of age.
| It is stated that the Farmers Alliance
OF the United States will nominate Judge
| Walter O. Gresham for the Presidency
in 1892.
| The attempt to enlist the Indians in
the regular army has proved failure.
On April l1th the citizens of Lealand,
Washington, formed vigilance COM
mittee, captured the County Jail, and
shot to death John Rose and John Ed
wards, who were sentenced to be hanged
| for murder last November, but who were
| given new trial by the Supreme Court
on q technical point.
| The result in the Chicago municipal
election last week was SO close that both
Democrats and Republicans claim the
victory.
Senator George f. Edmunds of Yer
mont, who has represented that State in
the United States Senate since 1866, has
resigned and retired to private life.
Andrew Carnegie, the great Iron King,
has been arrested for refusing to appear
in Court as a witness in a civil case.
Kincard, the correspondent of the
Louisville Commercial, who shot and
killed ex-Congressman Toulbee, in a
political row, has been acquitted.