The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-03-14
san Francisco News

san Francisco News
4 V. Foster and Sidney V. Smith,
% Santa Rosa and San Francisco
respectively. have bought the con
trolling interest in the San Francisco
aud North Pacific Railroad (Donahue
Incl for SS50,000. The road Is mort
gagged for about S4.500,000.
Jose Gahill. g half-bred Mission
Indian. was hanged at San Quentin
prison on the Sd. He was the first
man TO be hanged IN the penitentiary
under the new law. His crime was
the murder OF two cid German set
tiers near San Diego
The San Francisco and Great Salt
Lake railroad has collapsed, and L
L. q. Steele. the chief promoter, Is
about 10 so 10 Cuba fer g pleasure
triu. About $4,000 IN all was spent
On the line IL surveys, etc. Steele
and several other fine leading spirits
are now engaged II active wordy
war over the causes OF the failure.
John W. Mackay. d. .. Mills, J. L.
Flood aud S. 1 Jones are consider
ing a plan TO pump out the deep
levels Of the Comstcck lode and con
-luuiug explorations. st present no
mining Is done lower than 1900 feet
though In one instance n the Hale
and NOrcr05s miEe the exploration
has been carried down 800 feet
another highlander war Is on IN
Chinatown between the Bing On
Tong and the Suey On Tong. Il
started up daring the new years
festivities. So far. five or six fight
ing men have been wounded more or
less severely
PARK policeman 5. ". Harper has
been acquitted for shooting and kill
ing Harry de Gresyer about year
ago. The jury decided that it was 2
case Of self-defense.
4. c. Hastings. millionaire and
founder Of the Hastings Law Col
Alege. died recently at MS home IN
9nis city. aged 70 years,
The Worlds Far Commission is
receiving photos of the young ladies
VINO want to pose as models for a
statue OF the California Venus"
which Is to be placed in the Cali
fornia building in the WOman's de-
parcnent-
According to Secretary J. II. C..
Bonte's report, the wealth OF the
University Is represented By an en-
dowment OF S12323, 43S, as follows:
CAPITAL. at ) per cent, SS,000,000 /:
Berkeley and Mount Hamilton plants
S2.6S5,O00; Hopkins House. $500,
coo: non invested, SI13,43S: other
property, land. etc, $4,000.
The Hobart estate has been ap-
praised at S5-273.366.
The North Pacific Coast railroad
has been purchased By syndicate
headed by Leroy G. Harvey. and the
new owners viii at once build e
branch to Bolinas Bay
Whitelaw Reid, OF the New York
Tribune and Harrison's associate on
the Republican ticket last year. IS OF
the Coast for his health. He had not
been here for several years.
The wholesale fish dealers OF the
city have entered into trust
Count Festetics. who married a
daughter Of Louis 7. Hsggin, has OBJ
tanned masters certificate from the
local School Of Navigation He Is
building q yacht, and when it Is done
proposes to sail around the world,
Honolulu being the first objective.
Bill Nye, the humorist, Is on the
E1ast delivering a series of lectures.
J. W. Gir7in & Co, rubber dealers,
have failed. Liabilities, S123, sos.
The marine collection Of George
". Lichtenthaler, of Bloomington,
IL. celebrated all over the country,
has been donated to the Stanford
University.
John W. Msckay, the mining mil
li0uaire. was shot 10 the side and back
Oh the 9th ult., by ". c. Rippey,
while passing through Lick place.
Rippey IS an old man who lost
heavily in mining speculations.
After shooting Macksy, RIppey put
bullet into himself Mscksy Is re
covering nicely, but Rippey Is at the
point of death. The bullet he In
tended fog his heart went through
the lungs, and as he IS man OF about
70 it is not believed that he can live.
Baroness Blanc's theatrical com
psuy has been stranded here, and all
the wardrobe, etc. Is in the hands Of
the sheriff to secure unpaid notes,
debts, etc
E1 Judge Selden S. Wright died
recently at the age of II years
Thos. H Thompson, secretary OF
the Worlds Fair Commission. has
resigned
Dial Hawkins and William Miller
fought before the Pacific Cub short
tine ago. Hawkins Won and n few
Lars Miller was dead from concus
sier Of the brain This viii stop
prize fighting II California The
California Club has disbsnded, 5000
II debt Hawkins is held to answer
Tor uanslaughter.
American News.
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