Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-11-17

oftuth aud wisdom on the statement that the
Mariposa carries to the islands tomorrow the
largest cargo ever sent from this port to the
same destination"
The above isthe best evidence Of your con
tinued prosperity looking at It on one side
only, but how about the new order Of things
which " corals all the freight, leaving the
old timer, out in the cold and forcing such
vessels as the Murray, Kalakaua, Falkenburg
and Iampson, whose sighting" in years
gone by ha. gladdcned many hearts, and
whose occupation is now nearly gone. It III
becomes one welding 50 weak pen as mine
to prognostca,e the result Of too much mono
poly, bat many who are interested in the vel
fare Of your country aud people, do not hest
tate to express their doubt Of the new arrange
ment being aught else than very large
nail in your coffin so far as the treaty is con
cemed. OF course the Chronicle Is "only the
Chronicle" but everybody reads it, everybody
is interested in the Opera bouffe Kingdom,
and the general belief is in the correctness of
much that is contained in its column notices
and that some one thoroughly posted furnishes
the items
Sugar is lower so says report, first notable
change since March. What does it all mean
And it must be something this fcar can't
find out. But it looks as though there might
be method in lowering the price, as the pros
pect Of rise in freiehts seems so good
The current news Of the day has little interest
foryou. We are all preparing for winter which
promises plenty Of moisture and in some sec
tions the "wise.acres prophecy a flood be.
cause the experiences Of past years have shown
most singular regularity in the recurrence OF
those floods which have done so much damage
TO towns and crops in the interior However,
as many believe eastern immigration has trans
formed our climate, perhaps the change may
extend to the watery elements as we'll
Perhaps the railroads are not getting plen.
tiful with US, for here comes the United
States Central Railroad, to whose prospectus is
affixed georgeous array of names, the array
being more brilliant than the names, for il the
stability Of the new enterprise depends upon
the fortune OF some whose names adorn the
charter, the glory will be short lived. Omitted
States Central Railroad how impressive it
sounds on paper; but we viii see. People
did not believe in the success Of the Suez
Canal, but look at it its duplicate would
never be started at Panama, but the "war has
begun, and thousands are laying down their
lives for the enterprise, kindly assisted by mi.
'sratic influences over which they have no
control.
But we have one enterprise now fully in
shape which admits of no doubtful rendering,
refer to the incorporation OF the Pacific Whal.
ing Company, composed OF successful business
men who have by years of experience become
fully qualified to make this grand success and
very important adjunct OF our manufacturing
interests, the calculation being not only to treat
all oils and other results of Arctic ventures, but
10 build here steam whalers, iron ships, and in
TACT to furnish most every means of transporta.
ton, at some convenient point for our shipping,
and fit out in every particular such vessels as
may be needed for their different voyages The
stock is high up in the millions, and the cor
poration will certainly prove a strong one, be-
ing composed of money, brains and energy
As paper truly says, "The merchant princes
OF New Bedford have amassed large fortunes
at this business, passing our doors to do so
and We are pleased to see, at last, men who
have grown up with our city and state reach
Ing out for the business
south San Francisco with its sugar refinery,
oil works, and abaltoirs will soon rival the
odors OF Araby the Blest, for the combination
is something not soon forgotten. The new
company of oil rehners have secured site
500 by 200 feet, a, deep water 80 tina, the
whalers may discharge cargo at easy distances
from the refinery. thereby saving expensive
handling, carriage aud.much leakage. Know
ing how much interest your old residents had
years ago in the whaling business, have
quoted thus largely.
From oil stock to any other stock seems
easy work after so much lucubration, and so
note Hawaiian Commercial as selling at ox.
o 7smfo,ai o "lfesesl" Shades of the
departed Where now are thy dividends Is
there no ban in Gilead
Some people think the new freight rate be-
tween your shore and ours will be SIS per ton
both Ways. And captain OF one vessel about
to draw oil remarked he would contract to
carry both ways at $a.so per ton, going or
coming, so evidently somebody intends to
make money, unless the figures are all wrong.
Aniuscmen,s with US are at low ebb "Ro.
many Rye" at the California scenic effects.
automatic scenery, blood and thunder, poor
acting and iai. houses town posted with life.
size scenes from the play in gorge,us colors,
all in keeping with the piece itself which,
though drawing play in New York, suits not
iastidious san Francisco. Minstrelsy holds the
boards on Bush Street. two companies playing
pss-a-vss. new joke commands premium.
old ones being the rule. Grand Opera House
furnishes "Maleppa" a, as cents sight, thes,ar
beng Zoe Gayton, who esssayed :" pinafore
at the Hawaiian theatre in 1880. Foole gives
"Chimes OF Normandy and Vienna Gardens,
The Spanish Students whose guitar play
ing, though considered very line. have heard
as well done BY native boys in Honolulu sere.
nadins for hapalua, but then languishi
eyes and picturesque costume as against
sleepy eyes aud few clothes may take some
Of the glamour
Talking Of music, nc are really developing
considerable salen, in the way OF instrumental.
lists. and several Of our societies have amateur
performers who furnish most excellent enter.
tainmen,. and when one understands the
amount oi positive hard work and application
required TOT one to aoquhe anything like pro.
i'eieney, the result is really gratifying. Con.
eesss are fairly attended, provided the location
S easy, the tickets gra,ui,ous and the evening
hne, but our bes, attended musicales arc those