New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
Honolulu Japanese Troubles Not
Regarded Seriously.
Lpy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

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TBv telegraph to The Tribunel
San Francisco June I9-The troubles in Homo
lulu due TO the activity Of japanese labor aglta-
| tors not regarded here as serious Negoro,
the editor who is trying TO make an internatlOhAi
incident of his arrest and the seizure OF his papers,
| Ia well known here as q professional agitator HIS
fellow countrymen IN San Francisco do not see
how he can receive any consideration from tho
Japanese Foreign ONCE. as he has attacked inc
Japanese Consulate at Honolulu and mas lncited
the radical faction IN Hawaii 10 believe that the
Japanese cruisers the way from Seatt1s
| 10 Honolulu will land marines and force the
Hawaiian planters to grant the laoorers demands
for higher wages. Although the Japanese ouIhuih-
b.r all other races Hawaii. they have given no
serious trouble heretofore and II Is not believed
that they would have struck had IL not been for
the appeals Of the small band OF ag1tators headed
by Negoro-
Within sixty days the United Railroads will have
the new electric line TO Ocean Beach running IN
McAIster and Fulton streets. which viii give
TRANSPORTATION to the large suburban district be
twean the north line of Golden Gate Park and
Point Iobos This section Of the Richmond
district has remained without buildings because no
transportation line reached IL Now It is expected
that It will be chosen by many for homes.
Diego son Of President Cabrera. OF Guatemala
attempted obtain damages OF $4,000 this week
from George WhtteH. capitalist. but the jury
threw his case OF court Cabrera was celebrat-
ing New Years Eve with whitter and the festivi-
ties wound up in the early morning cat WhiteLs
rooms. There Whittells father surprised them and
elected Cabrera The Guatemalan thought the in
4urv TO his feelings demanded a large sum One
OF the features OF the was the refusal or
George De Uriesti 1uryman because
he said President Cabrera had ordered two OF his
cousins shot.
The arrest o, four smuEgled Chinese on the Pa
ctnc Mail steamer Msuchuria. will lead to the
speedy completion OF the new immigration build
inss on Angel Island. With these island quarters
Il will be difhcult for any Chinese stowaways TO
reach the city whereas under present conditions.
all that s1nuggIed coolies have to do is 70 step from
the steamers the dock when the vigilance Of the
watchman is relaxed
II came out this week that for sixteen years
since the failure OF the Peoples Home Savings
Bank w. z. Palmer. secretary, has been drawing
500 a month for ostehslbly looking after the IN
terests OF depositors. Suits have been carried on
against the stockholders and it Is declared that
IS cents on dollar has been realized Now
Edward J. Ie Breton, acting for the depostors.
will force the winding up OF the affairs Of the de-
funct bank
About one hundred stonenasons. bFicklayers and
carpenters working the Doe Memorial Library
a. the University OF California struck this week
because non-union electrical workers were en-
ployed by the university authorities These cleo
trlcians are working under Professor Cory, Of the
department OF electrical engineering. and. as the
university IS state institution. these men by law
must be non-union The regents Will probably have
to let the electric solve the difficulty.
The Claus Spreckels estate has fled plans for
building a theatre TO cost $4,000 on the lot in |
Market street. between 9th and 9Th streets
Colonel Marcua H Hecht who made a fortune |
in the manufacture of shoes and partner in |
the firm OF buckingham Hecht, is dead. He was |
stricken with paralysis last week. while on the |
way to his country home, at San Mateo.
great reception given this week to General |
James F. Smith his return from the Philip |
pines. He was known here Colonel Jim
Smith the lawyer. when the Spanish-American /
War broke out. and he went to Manila in command
Of the lst California Regiment.
The Crockers and the Stanford estates are to
complete q railroad line IN Guatemala which Will
give through rail connection between San Francisco
and Guatemala City. The Pacific Improvement |
Company owns the railroad from San Jose TO
Guatemala City. and this company is owned by the
Crockers the Stanford estate and Searles q Hub
bard President Cabrera will furnish cash bonus
OF $3.50 600 for the road, which Will cost
$1.5OoOoO.
The recent discovery OF rich gold ore in several
mines in the Allegheny district. Sierra County, at
,rac+ed many prospectors. but these men can set
no work and many are suffering hardship for lack
OF food and lodging. The mines continue 10 pro
duce rich ore. but there is Work for only sih~iI
number OF men.
Colonel Robert Mckee. of tho few surviving
members OF the Charleston convention OF 1Soo |
died this week in Tulare. where he had spent |
several years In the Civil War Mckee was aid
TO General John c. Breckenridge.
Th. Sacramento Valley Development Association
has decided 10 put q stop to misstatements OF land
companies advertising for settlers. The assoca-
ton takes the ground that any place is injured by
tho sale of land under false pretences.
The folly Of the strike OF six hundred Italian
workngmen at the McCloud Lumber Mllls' IN Sis
l,ivou County has already been demonstrated
These men wanted advance OF 25 cents day,
although lumber ia. dropped n price In the last
few months. The company paid them on, and Is
now running the mills with new men, II was
.houn that these Italians in two years had sent
ss5 900 back 10 Italy and had deposited 100000 IN
AtoCan,,d hanks which w considered good PROOF