Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-31
TRAFFIC IN TRADE DOLLARS
General News.
OUR HAWAIIAN RELATIONS.

OCI IlAhalI8N hiAiLAl1ONS,
A dispatch from Washington of Jan.
28th says the United States minister at
Honolulu reports that the CARRYING
trade between the United States and
the Hawaiian Islands has increased one
half since the Reciprocity treaty went
into effect. The minister SAYS the I'M
petus given to the sugar and rice trade
by the treaty has brought not ONLY
agents, put principals, from British
manufactures to the Islands. to extend
their trade by furnishing sugar and rice
machinery, while not one principal or
agent from the United States has vet
made his appearance. Notwithstanding
the wide range Of free importations
granted to American manufacturers
In almost every branch of me-
| chanical production, and especially in
agricultural implements and machinery,
in which the United States excel, the
Hawaiian trade is almost wholly aban-
doned to British competition, although
the latter has to meet the disadvantages
of the tariff and of thousands of miles
of additional carriage. The Hawaiian
sugar-crop finds its principal market
among the refiners Of San Francisco,
but the advantage mainly rests with the
| planter in the islands, who pockets the
| difference of the tariff duties in his fav-
or under the treaty. The San Francis
co refners, strange to say, do not seem
| to build up the Hawaiian market for
refined products in return. The plant
er, with the very money he receives
| from the refner for his raw sugar, pur-
chases German refined sugar, or some
other, according to representations
made to him by foreign agents.
PREPARING TO RESUME.
A New York dispatch dated Jan.
28th says the banks here have, since
gold fell below 1.O2, been buying large
amounts of gold, thereby putting a
part, and in some cases, the whole Of
their capital in gold. This they have
done SO as to be in position to en-
courage the use of gold among their
customers, with the hope of creating
such extended use for that metal in
mercantile transactions as shall make
transitions from paper to gold basis the
more easy when the appointed and
proper time comes.
MORE OF THE RETURNING BOARD.
A New Orleans dispatch dated Jan.
2Sth says Anderson, Casanave, and
Kenner remain in the Parish Prison,
but will give bail Monday. Wells has
not yet surrendered, but will probably
do SO tomorrow, when the trial will
commence.
THE TEXAS TROUBLES.
A dispatch of the 28th from Washing
ton says the following order has been
issued by direction of the president:
The following named officers of the
army are detailedto act in conjunction
with one person, to be designated by the
governor of Texas, as board to inves-
tigate the recent troubles in Ell PasO
county, Texas; Col. John I'll King, 9th
infantry, 1t Col VIM. St. Louis, 18th
infantry. The board will assemble at
Fort Bliss, Texas, and then in such
places in Ell Paso county as may be
deemed necessary to secure a thorough
understanding of the matters presented
by papers which will be laid before it,
First Lieutenant Leonard, Adjutant of
the 9th infantry, is detailed as recorder
of the board.