The herald., 1896-08-20
SAN DIEGO
The Silver Gate Harbor Suits the Japanese
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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 19.-The Union this
morning publishes the following special
dispatch, dated Chicago, August IS:
Arrangements with the railroad COM
plete. have the written authority that
the steamers will go to San Diego if San
Diego and Los Angeles comply with the
requirements made when we were there.
leave here for San Diego tomorrow,
stopping one day in st. Louis. Mr.. Asano
leaves tomorrow for New York.
'(Signed) A. H. BUTLER"
This refers to the arrangements be-
tween the Toyo Kisen Kaisha Steamship
company of Japan and the Santa Fe
Railroad company to run steamers be-
tween Yokohama and San Diego for
handling the overland business, espe-
cially cotton to Japan.
The Union adds: At conference
with San Diego and Los Angeles people
Mr.. Asano stated what the company
wanted, which was a guarantee of 1000
tons month cargo on outbound steam
ers. He had no doubt as to cargoes
bound for this country, but wanted to
be sure Of return cargoes. Arrangements
with the Santa Fe would be such, he
thought, as would settle the question of
handling cotton brought to this port so
the bulk of the freight would be pro-
vided for. Perhaps 1000 tons of cotton
per month would be handled.
After canvass of the situation, San
Diego and Los Angeles committees
agreed to enter into bond to guarantee
1000 tons of freight per month, with the
further agreement that If freight were
not Forthcoming, the amount would be
made up in cash at the rate of SO per ton
gold or Sc per ton silver.
This agreement having been reached,
Mr.. Asano assured the Southern Cali
fornians he had no doubt the Santa Fe
company could make satisfactory ar
rangements with him for overland busi-
hess. If so, he said. steamers would be
pointed toward San Diego. He said the
first steamer could be sent here within
six months. The dispatch from Butler
clinches the matter. There is great re-
joicing here over the news.
Horace Poole, a young swimmer, has
beaten the diving record for the coast
by eight feet. The dive was made from
the cliffs at La Jolla into the ocean, a
distance of ninety-three feet. Up TO
that time Prof. Ramus of San Francisco
held the record for a dive of eighty five
feet.
Col. William S. Oliver died at his home
at Ensenada last night. Deceased had
gained much distinction as an officer In
the union army and was favorably men
toned in Grants memoirs for the as
sistance he rendered at the siege of
Vicksburg. After the war he was for
many years prominent resident of Lit
tie Rock. Ark, and was sheriff Of that
county for twelve years.
The San Diego high school baseball
club, which now represents this city in
the Examiners tournament, will go to
Los Angeles Saturday, where they will
play the crack team Of that city. The
local boys are adopts at this popular
game, and are liable to carry off the
honors for the city by the sea.
w. E. Hollingsworth and Mrs. Rose
Kennedy were married this morning at
$50 and took the morning train for the
north, where they will spend their hon.
eymoon.
At a meeting of the defunct National
City bank held yesterday, Cashier Whit
tlesey submitted statement of the
banks condition on the day OF closing
as follows: Resources, loans and dis
counts, $62.S42.6s; overdrafts, $3,68s.64:
furniture and fixtures. $416.10; expenses,