The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-07-04
Per K. II. 5. :. Alameda, Sau
Francisco, June IS.
Iron our San Francisco Correspondent
(COntinuei.l
San Francisco News.

NAAASA 80 NAAS q -SS4SNl AA4O LIZ
reached $3.50.
The widow of Charles Lux, tn
great land baron and cattle king
has sued the surviving partner
Henry Miller, for an accountin!
and dissolution of copartnership
The property is valued at $4,000,
000 Miller & Lux began life il
San Francisco as sausage-makerS
on a small scale.
Charles Offer, the wholesale
tobacconist, is in the hands of the
sheriff. His liabilities are $22,-
600.
Edward Curtis, for years polit-
zeal agent for the late Senator
Stanford, is physical and mental
wreck, and his friends have APP
piled to the court for the appoint
ment of a guardian.
The Davie Ferry and Transpor-
tation Company has been incorpo-
rated to run a ferry between Oak
land and San Francisco.
The receipts of the San Francisco
Postoffice for the fiscal year ending
March 81, 1898, show quite nota-
Bile increase. The gross receipts
for this period were $S16,947, and
the total increase was $36,195. San
Francisco ranks very high with
other presidential offices rated in
the first class.
The Donahue Steel and Smelt-
ing Company has been incorp6ra-
ted with q capital of 100000 to do
business here. 1t is intended to
turn cut from 80 to 100 tons of
steel per day.
The Story Bros, shoe dealers,
have failed for $4,000.
Fred ". Lees has been appoint
ed city license collector to succeed
George W. Lee. The new collector
is the son of Captain Lees of the
detective force
Ralph c. Woodward, president
of the Crocker-Woolworth Bank, |
died of heart disease.
The twenty-one brightest chill
dren in the State have been sent
to the Worlds Fair by the Exam
liner and are receiving a great deal
of attention.
DR.. Jas. Stanton has been APP
pointed supervisor to succeed VIM.
Montgomery deceased.
J. Downey Harvey, the society
pet, has been arrested for drunken
ness but he says he was not inc
briated. Those who saw him say
be was.
VIM. H. Croker has purchased
the new Rosenthal building on
Market street near Seventh for
100000.
The Democrats have settled
their factional fight by appointing
Max Pope president of the gem
sral committee. This makes him
the boss and shows that Buck
ley and his crowd are at
work again.
Attorney Colonel Kowalsky who
mas been on trial for disbarment
before the supreme court for I'M
professional conduct has been ex-
,norated.
J. K. Firth of the Phoenix iron
works has been forced by his cred
tors to make settlement on debts
If $4,000. They accepted forty
,ents on the dollar and Firth will
continue business.
The Great Northern put the
Knife into transcontinental rates
again on the Doth by announcing a
ate of Sol frst-class and $33 sec
from St.Paul to San Fran
,lsco. Inns includes berth and
meals on the steamer from Seattle
o San Francisco. This will drag
he Union Pacific into the fight
lnless that road is prepared to
acrifce its Portland business.
D. J. Murphy, the well-known
banker of San Jose, Cal, is dead.
lie accidentally shot himself while
leaning pistol.
Ex-Cashier Flood of the Dono-
bank has been convicted
f embezzling 100000 and is
waiting his sentence. Flood is an
Id man.
Thomas st. Clair has been con-
icted of murder in the first degree
Or the killing of Mate Fitzgerald {
f the bark Hesper. Two more S
1en are TO be tried for the same
ffense.
The widow of the late James VI.