The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-08-28
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
Per s. s. Australia" San Francisco,
August IA, 1888.
ttrom our special Correspondence
Sugar.

The San Francisco market for refined
has been in a furry since the last
steamer left. The following changes will
show what has TRANSFERRED: On July
2Sth sugar declined & cent, graduated
being 73s cents; July Goth declined Is
cent; August LIST declined & cent;
August I'd declined d cent; August 4th
declined 4 cent, making granulated 634
cents. On the same afternoon there was
an advance of Il cent, and on August
9th there were three advances each OF Is
cent. On August 9th there was another
advance OF & cent, bringing granulated
back to 73s cents.
The beet sugar outlook in California is
regarded as very satisfactory, the beets
in fine condition and promising heavy
return of sugar.
At Pittsburg Mr.. Spreckels and his
engineer, Mr.. Watson, have been con-
Quoting experiments with new direct
connecting process OF refining. This will
be patented all over the world, and will,
it is claimed, greatly reduce the cost OF
refining sugar.
Gen. Roger A. Pryor has commenced
suit in New York, on behalf of the Gov
eminent, against the Sugar Trust The
complaint alleges that the North Sugar
Refinery Co. is corporation that, for
establishing and maintaining mono
poly of the manufacture and sale of re-
fined sugar and controlling the market,
has diminished its production and thus
enhanced the price; that the defendant
combined, about August 18th last, with
all other refneries in New York, and
others in other States; that the owner
ship of the capital stock should be as
signed to Board of eleven members
styled "The Sugar Refineries Company"
that in return the Board should issue
certificates OF stock. In conclusion the
plaintiffs demand judgment that the
North River Refinery Co. be dissolved,
its charter vacated, its corporate exist
ence annulled and receiver be APP
pointed The defendants have twenty
days to answer, which will expire on
August 9th.
The Austrian Government has an
nounced that it will join the Sugar
Bounties Convention if the United States
and Brazil will do the same.
American planters are agitating in
Cuba for annexation to the United States
owing to financial troubles.
or Interest to Hawaii.
The Examiner has continued its
"object lesson" in regard to the increase
in trade with Hawaii and direct benefits
resulting therefrom. This has, of course,
been attacked by other papers.
A number Of mango, tamarind, guava,
and avocado pear trees, that were i'm
ported from Honolulu, are thriving well
near Redding, Cal
F. L. Clarke has been doing some
good work for the islands among tour
lists visiting San Francisco, and he pro-
poses now to extend his work east, de-
livering illustrated lectures, if he can
receive any support from Honolulu.
He has received encouraging offers OF as
sistance from the east.
In the case of Minnie Schultz the
Secretary Of the Treasury upholds DR..
McAllister in his efforts to prevent her
from landing. He has prescribed that
in future steamship owners bringing pas
sengers from foreign port must give
bond as a guarantee that they will re-
turn all passengers who are not permit
ted to land.
The Oceanic Steamers.
The S. S. Mariposa lett the Colonies
on her contract time without taking a
crew of Sydney Union sailors, as the
Alameda did, notwithstanding the
threats of the Sydney Labor Unions.
Captain Hayward appears to have been
in fighting them, and the Ala
media takes back the Union men that
she brought from Sydney without ship
ping them.
The Alameda will sail on August 25th |
with full passenger list, having large |
for Honolulu, among whom are
Prof. w. F. Frear, Miss Frear, Miss
Hopper, Miss Louisson, Mrs. DIR. Brown, |
R. Lille and wife, Mrs. and Miss Forbes,
Mrs. David Center, Miss NJ. A Brewer, |
Miss H. E. Cushman, Miss G. L.
Brewer, Mrs. J.. L. Renney, w. H. |
Levers, Edgar Lewis, G. Carter and |
wife, o. P Downing.
There has been good deal of talk
about the Oceanic Company's steamers |
being withdrawn at once from the Aus
tralian trade. Nothing is definitely !
known, however, and it is probable that
they will continue to run for another |
year. The North German Lloyd's Com
pany has been enquiring into the San
francisco trade with the Colonies.
American Notes
Gen. Phil Sheridan died quite sud-
1enly on the evening of Sunday, August
18th. He had been improving some
what in health when his heart refused
% act, and all remedies proved useless.
He was buried on August 18th in the
Arlington Cemetery.
Prof. Elisha Gray has obtained letters
patent for an instrument called the
designed to transmit mes
;ages in the handwriting of the sender.
Another invention is the Welsbach sys
EN- Of incandescent gas-ighting, for
which is claimed all the advantages OF
Edison's light and more, that electricity
,annot attain.
Yellow. fever has been declared cpl
iemic at Jacksonville, Florida, and the
place is being deserted.
A dynamite bomb was discovered in
Palace car at Chicago about an hour
before the time for starting. The head
II match was at the end of the fuse so
hat kick or roll would have exploded
he thing.
The second trial OF Powell, for the
murder of Ralph Smith, began ON the
9Th inst, when one juror was secured
The British Government asked for
espite for Maxwell the murderer, but it
vas refused by Governor Merehouse, and
Maxwell was hanged at St. Louis at :56
!. m. on August 10th. He weakened