New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-06
about S2JOOM. Twenty per cent reinsurance
had been paid on the vessel.

about $4,000 Twenty per cent reinsurance
had been paid on the vessel
In taking steps to begin the erection of heavy
hatteries/ on the ocean beach south OF the Gilt
House the Government Is carrying out plans
made by the Forti1catiOns Board some years
ago and in tEe opinion OF military experts me
new works VIII make San Francisco Harbor al
but impregnible and render bombardment oi
the city from the ocean side impossible On tne
site to secure which condemnation proceeilnb.
viii be begun at once 1t Is proposed to erect
mortar batteries, and long range coast ieiehce
guns will also probably be mounted. the pro-
nosed fortiiratiOns command the southern up
nroach to u,e harbor and long range ri'ies
rpioced Their. would compel hostile fleet - lie
so far off Tire coast that the city woulu pe "pS'
lutely out q range
The repors Of the great activity of Mauna 1.oa
volcano or the island Of Hawaii. nave nad
depressing effect on sugar stocks mere. fauhdu
and Hutch nson both OF which plantations az"
on mat island dropped 50 share. but !atc7'
,ndor tho influence of reassuring advices. prices
recovered somewhat. Pauhau went from nv W
~ Recovering to 39l2 while Hutchinson pTokc
from - to32 rallying to 81 Other sugar Ftoch h
slurned somewhat, the movement being purely
sympathe ic.
Petroleum production in California Is assIn-
ing such proportions that arrangements are De-
inc mad, TO organize an oil exchange a pre-
URINARY meeting was held this week, ana IL
wos deciled to limit the membership to 1fty tor
Urpsent. the exCnhnRc VIII NC
after that at Pittsburg. The exchange VIII 'dke
nm the Ill OF the producers Of the state AT mar
i,et uric,s and issue exchange certificates, which
viii be me medium Of exchange between the pro-
Queer AID the consumer
San francisco at last seems in far way 70
-ocure pavrnent for street railway franchises
Tho Ntarket-st. company has agreed to pay 20
the city a percentage Of the income from tne
nronos,d new electric roads. for the ITahcilIse
FOR a 'rosst0wn line. which VIII tap the primer
nal Wholesale district Of the city. / ne com-
pany will give the city per cent or me gross
incoup OF the road for the first I'VE years Oh IT'S
existence per cent for the next succeeding zen
years and : per cent during the remainder OF
its Duration
Lewis Morrison the tragedan, has decided
10 take a company to Japan at the close or ms
nresert season. He will cross the Pacinc Win
his entire company, taking with MN co'hpleIe
scenery and stage effects for six OF his most
successful productions The undertaking rep
resents an outlay at first hand Of more than
S75 OOO Mr. Morrison has gone 10 New-fork
10 complete his arrangements for the japanese
invasion.
The theatres this week have done heavy
business Blanche Bates. at the California, drew
rig touses with zone Of our Girls" but owing
10 many requests II was decided 10 put on Mime
Sans-Gane" during the last two days or the
week A large audience at the Columbia Thurs
dav night saw Henry Miller essay Hamlet. The
critics term his performance of the part "un-
conventional" and while II Is conceded that
Mr. Miller made a good beginning the writers
say he will probably not make great Hamlet