The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-03-13
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
Per Steamship Australia, Febru
airy %, 1888.
TspecIal co1respondenee Of the Gazetto.l

Mills of the Ways and Means Committee,
has announced that his Revenue Reduction
bill viii be brought before the whole Com
mittee at the regular meeting to-day. The
whole amount of theOretic reduction VIII
reach 100000, of which SIS, 100000 viii
come from the repeal of the internal revenue
tar on manufactured tobacco, Sl0,00O,OO0
from the so per cent. reduction on sugar
duties, $5,000,000 from additions to the free
list with a scaling down of the customs
duties on various articles. Randall has sub
mitted his tariff schedule TO Mills In 1t the
duties are, as q rule, higher than desired by
the Democrats of the Committee. 1t Is un-
derstood that Mills favors striking the me-
dunn as far as possible. but that split will
be made on free wool, to which Randall Will
not agree.
Information has been received from Wash
ington to the effect that most rigid inquiry
will be held into the alleged opium ring in
San Francisco. Deputy Surveyor of the
Port Fogarty has brought suits against the
Examiner amounting II all to claims for
$I50,G00 damages, and ex-Assessor Holtz Is
suing for like amount. These, with ex-
Sheriff C1nnelly's suits. make a total IN
claims for damages of $450,000. MIR. Town
send, business manager of the ErGmiHer,
was arrested on a charge OF criminal libel al
the instigation of Holtz, but was released on
giving $500 bail.
Clans Sureckels and A. B. Spreckels started
the greatest interest has been created, both
here and in the East, concerning the object
of their visit, which was outlined In my pre-
D vious letter by the Belgic. kilograms from
! New York have been published, IN which 1t
is intimated that Spreckels has already
good business understanding with the Trust:
q then again the Havemeyers laugh at the
idea of his building refinery in New York:
] then again Others think it likely that he will
I do so; then again 1t is denied that refneries
now outside of the Trust will join him; then
a again that Jay Gould has secured all the
II Cuban sugar crop, which has caused an ad-
vance in price; then again that Spreckels is
only playing bluff game in order to prevent
the duty on sugar from being reduced, as
t this, to quote Havemeyer, would lay him
' on his back These are about all the ru-
0 mors, and enough of them, surely
stockholder IN tine American Refinery
Il stated, as reported in the Post, that an
Il arrangement had been made between the
] Trust and the American Refinery whereby
v the latter would be able to sell their sugars
at profit, or, If this could not be done, that
Of the Trust would buy their surplus at a figure
u which would secure them against loss.
tt On the other hand, if the California Refinery
el had surplus to dispose of in the East that
IL the Trust would only take Ii at q nominal
figure which would be practically ruinous to
the SprecKels. The stockholder confessed,
o however, that this new move on the part Of
b and quite unexpected. As 10 the reduction
5. OF abolition of the duty on sugar Mr.. Spreck-
OF els claims that 1t will not affect him either
OIL way. As he gets only his own sugar from
N the Islands he will have that to refine at the
h cost Of production which will be as cheap as
AZ. Cuban with the duty off, and if the duty be
l reduced then he will derive a benefit in his
ha nportations from Manila. All the different
bl phases of this question are given because
an hev are of the utmost importance to Ha-
ou Tallans, who Will watch the course of events
lia With the deepest interest. The New York
rly World, in an editorial headed Welcome
II Spreckels,s hopes that IT Is true that that
isl gentleman has formed a syndicate 20 fight
Tia be Eastern Sugar Trust on its own ground,
IA nd saws that he has money and skill to do 1t.
Il. The barkentine Planter is being fitted up
I, convey about $50 Chinese TO Honolulu.
All hese men arrived on one OF the quaran,
me ined steamers from China and were refused
am iassage by the Oceanic Company, who did
OF care to risk the danger Of disease for
Ill heir regular Honolulu steamers.
?. Some of the last Portuguese arrivals from
'e be Islands have been complaining of the
rec reatment they received on the plantations
: J here, reviyins the old stories of the whip
ali ing-post and of lunas standing over them
be 18th revolvers in their hands ready TO shoot
C lem down.
an Mr.. L. Montgomery Mather has not yet
L lcceeded in sending any tourists to Homo
q. Notwithstanding
CO eEs that Was heard of him lately. 1t mag
IN ?, however, that the smallpox quarantine
w as scared the intending travellers and that
nd has consequently been unable TO form q
1ne rave advance guard.
D Only one case of smallpox has been re-
q Is )rted in the last three days, which looks
nay sc an end TO the disease, and the last
Der Gamer from China brought no fresh cases.
as The House Committee of Manufactures
lort II investigate the Sugar Trust In New
ere lrk instead of Collector Magone, as there
luty not the least information at the Custom
60 olse relating to the Trust.
n d J. D. Spreckels d Bros. have purchased
o d. ship Alexander Mcneil 1912 tons regis
on :, and will place her in the Hawaiian trade.
On e will be commanded by Captain Howard
lent -merly of the w. c. Case.
q 4 terrible disaster occurred yesterday
hey lrning at Vallejo. The old steamer Julia
lst, blown up and totally destroyed, with a
ST. ge loss of life, as she was starting on her
setS IL trip for Port Costa with nearly 20 per
ext Is on board. As nearly as can be ascer-
airs ned there are forty killed, the remainder
me nc more or less wounded. The accident
ppllt supposed TO be due to the explosion of the
orn k containing petroleum which was used
! be fuel instead of coal. Had the accident
ltleI urred later all the passengers from Napa
1lrec the CITY would have been on board and
done loss Of life been greater. The steamer
10 u 1nged to the Southern Pacific Company.
IN \ Feb. oath, the price now being 9-l6 cents
argo IS deg.
Sc, ! he Chronicle this morning published
llu tC le correspondence relative TO the extern
nj, Of the Hawaiian Treaty, but it contains
suppl hing new or of importance.
tlY here is but little shipping news to report
q tra e the departure of the Belgic. 1t is as
the lvs:
ian IN Francisco-Dep Feb. sd, 5. s.
'rors yic for Honolulu; Feb. 26th, sehr. w. s.
rsncl ne for Honolulu; Feb. 27th, bark. Caiba-
ltere for Honolulu; Feb 18th, bktne Planter
sueai Honolulu.
e oo' objected Departures-For Honolulu: Alex
to p Sell on March ID: S. G. Wilder. Forest
Their IN, S. \. Castle and Consuelo.
wails ltest advices from Puget Sound report
OF I'd following vessels as loading. For Homo
. At Burrard Inlet the bark. Pacific
nm e; at Utsalady the bktne. st. Lucie: at
>nlft Discovery the bark. Memnon. For
-. ului: st Port Ludlow the bark. James A.
~ le large ship J. r. Kelly has sailed for
. liza and will return with 1000 tons of