The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-06-12
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER,
rcr :. :. Alameda" san Franeiseo.
June Srd, 1888.
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Atlantic. she being two days late in arriv-
ing at New York.
The Canadian Pacific Company has made
another addition to their fleet OF steamers,
thus giving them five boats in the China
and Japaii trade. The Parthia and Abys-
sinia havt already been here, the Zambesi
is lust due. the Batavia is on the way from
Yokohama to San Francisco, and the Port
Adelaide was TO have sailed from Hong
kong ON LIST inst The Abyssinia took 2l4
Chinese passengers, a larger number than
has been carried by any steamer OF either
of the other lines for some time past. The
passenger rates for Chinese were reduced
from S5l to SIS, a corresponding cut being
made in freight rates OF course theold
lines suffer from the competition, but it
makes lively business at the Office OF j. ID.
Spreckels x Bros
The Alameda carries several passengers
and some freight for the Melbourne Expo
sition, She goes out with very full pas
Senger list. the whole OF her accommOda-
ton having been secured.
AT the Mills College commencement ex-
erciSeS held last week. the first part OF the
programme was ended by q vocal solo.
:. Adieu," sung by Miss Annie Dowsett of
Honolulu a member of the junior middle
class
The fourth sugar ship of the season, the
\. J. Fuller, I,7S2 tons, has been chartered
BY the American Refinery and is now load
ing Hawaiian raws for New York.
An effort will be made during the con-
Sideration OF the Tariff Bill 10 put sugar on
the free list. Mr.. Searles has been working
to secure the passage OF the Mills Bill, as
far as il relates to the sugar duty. A con-
ference was held by Senator Aldrieh, Re
representatives. Reed. Mckinley. Brown and
Cannon. ut which it was agreed to make
careful canvass of the House to ascertain
ii a majority for free sugar can be obtained.
SearleS and the Trust have since been
working for the entire abolition OF sugar
duties.
A new twin screw steamer for the Guion
line to be built by the Fairfield Shipbuild-
ing and engineering company, will, it is
claimed. make the trip from queenstown
10 New York in five days.
The White Star steamer Arabic has
sailed from Liverpool for San Francisco,
via SueZ, HongkOng and Yokohama to
take the place of the lost San Pablo. She
is expected TO arrive in San Francisco
about August 3rd.
At Boston Teemer defeated Gaudaur, in
three mile race with a turn, by two and &
half lengths It's supposed to have been
q put-up Job. Hosmer and Ross rowed
2J5 mile Scull race on the Merrimac river.
Hosmer winning by halt length. Time,
10 minutes.
The bark Julia Foard, formerly in the
Hawaiian trade has been lost AT Karluk
Bay, Alaska She was at anchor. close in
shore, when heavy storm came up, drlv
ing her against the rocks.
A sequel to the Coleman failure was the
sale OF the property of the j. Lusk Can
ming Co., which had also assigned. The
property consisted of 3 acres of land ut
TemeScal, besides all the factory buildings
aud plant at San Lorenzo, and il was
bought by syndicate for SIS COG
The German post office at Apia is now
subordinate 10 the post office administra-
ton of Germany, aud mail matter can now
be sent to the Samoan Islands on terms
and rates OF the Postal Union. This is an
admission of Germany's jurisdiction over
the Samoan Islands.
Although Claus Spreckels Onlyleft San
Francisco on MAY 10Th, he has already let
the contracts for the construction of all the
buildings OF his Philadelphia refinery.
Boring has been completed, pile driving IS
in order and on June 11th- Just month
after he left here all building operations
will be in full blast with men working day
and night in three shifts. Mr.. Spreckels
has opened his Philadelphia Office at the
Girard building, lie South Third Street
Three sugar ships, chartered at San
Francisco BY the California Refinery, the
J. r. Kelley, George Curtis, and W j.
Pirrie. have arrived at Manila to load
back. The ship Loeb Eek and bark W w.
Grape both sailed from Manila last month
with cargoes Of sugar for this port.
At the annual meeting OF stockholders of
the Pacific Mail ). 5. Co., the report
showed net earnings OF $40, 425-45- The
need OF new steamers was referred to and
the Board Is considering how to raise
money for the extraordinary expenditure.
The report deprecated the apathy Of the
government in regard 10 steamship com
palie5 and urged a subsidy for carrying
the United States mails.
Hawaiian Commercial Co.'S stock has
strengthened and IS nov quoted at SI9I<
Raw sugar remains unchanged at 81 cents
fOr Cuban 50. eut the price Of Golden c has
been advanced Is cent in San Francisco.
Blaine has again positively declined to
permit OF his nomination for President by
the Republican party. CleTeland viii be
the DemOcratlc nominee aith Thurman
for Vice President probably
The fight over the tariff. under the five
minutes rule, bias began III lively man
ner. Mills takes the lead for the Demo
cTats and he has already been pretty
sharply attacked By Reed, Mckinley and
Brown. A number OF amendments to the
Mills bill have been PROPOSED By Demo
Gratis and all we're accepted None Of the
changes affect island affair.
General Phil Sheridan has been lingering
at the point Of death for the past ten DAYS.
suffering from an attack Of disease OF the
heart. His death has been expected sey-
eral hines but he seems to have extraordi-
nary vitality. To-day heis somewhat better
and his friends and relatives are more
hopeful. 4 bill vas introduced and quick
Iy passed Through Congress making him
General Of the Army 1t was passed in
four minutes, signed Dy the President and
cOn6rmed by the senate then handed 70
Ms. Sheridan. III as he was the General
insisted upon being propped up in bed 70
sign his letter OF acceptance.
The Affairs Of VIM r. Coleman & Co.
are still In process Of settlement. and II i
reported that composition EilI be effected
at the rate Of - cents on the dollar The
Published statement Oftassets and iiabai-
ties sh1Ts that the later amounted 10 al
most s., 90, 100, which is exceeded bv the
estimated assets when they include the
private property of VIM T. Coleman.
Without this property there is deficiency
u almost 81 1000 go IN the actual business
transactions Of the firm Yaluing the assets
as estimated by themselves.
A japanese paper states that the number
Of ernigrants going thence 70 Ha~aii bss
been yearly increasing and that the team
er IzkasagO- MaFu Waa 70 sail On MAY 1ah
with 50 more. When a certain rifiroher
has departed the Japanese government will
put 3 restfictiOn upon further eruf1raffo,,