The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-07-03
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
Per :. :. australia" san Francisco.
June 10. 1888.
lFrom our special Correspondent

HIS a. m. on June 18th. After lingering
for q few months, he became suddenly
worse several days before his death and
was finally unable to take any nourish-
nent. The Emperor William had also
died on Friday, March 9th. The En-
press Victoria had scarcely left her hus-
bands side in the last fortnight OF his life,
and finally she broke down completely. a
post mortem examination of the neck,
laryn1 and lungs, was held contrary to the
wishes of the Empress. The disease was
found TO be cancer of the larynx a cavity
being found there the size OF clenched
fist. The direct cause OF death was paraly-
sis of the lungs. Sir MoreH Mckenzie pur-
poselv endeavored to conceal the existence
of cancer. 1t is rumored that certain acts
of the late Emperor will be called in ques-
ton as he was Illegally sovereign, and
that the position and title OF the widow, as
Dowager, are seriously compromised. 1t
hardly seems possible, however that the
son could take any such action IN regard TO
his mother Emperor Frederick was buried
on June 18th. The first public act OF En-
peror William IL was an address 10 the
army and navy. which certainly contained
most military and warlike illusions. His
subsequent more peaceful address TO the
German people has been inadequate 10 on
set the alarm created by the former ad-
dresses.
General Sheridan seems to be slowly but
surely recovering. He rests well, takes
nourishment and is gaining strength.
Mrs. Sheridan, the aged mother OF the
General, died on June 18Th.
The continuance OF the Australian mail
service i now assured for another year,
as the New South Wales Government has
agreed to the proposals OF New Zealand.
The time, terms and conditions are exactly
the same as at present, but paltry offer
of a meagre subsidy from the United States,
which wanted the same powers and author
ity as the Colonies, was refused by the lat
ter, and no delays will occur in future for
American mails if they happen to get be-
hind the British portion.
The action of Captain Hayward, of the
s. S Mariposa, in going out Of his course
TO pick up the crew and passengers OF the
wrecked bark Henry James, has been very
generally commended and also highly
spoken OF by the press, which suggests that
he be awarded the Royal Humane SOciety's
gold medal 1t IS hoped that Major Wode-
house, H. B. NJ : Commissioner at Homo
lulu, will be able TO make some such re
commentator in his official report. 1t
would be graceful act
A new source OF coal supply is now being
tried by J d. Spreckels & Bros, who have
just received cargo OF 1920 tons. by the
bark Sunbeam, from Kobe, Japan. The
vessel carries japanese crew and brings
the first cargo, from that source, TO San
Francisco.
In speaking recently of the sugar trust
and its operations, Claus SpreCkelS said
that there are twenty rehnerieS in the
trust. Outside Of it are the California re
hnery with a daily capacity OF 100000
pounds, Harrison and Frazier with l,50O,-
900 pounds, K. c. knight d Co. with 400 600
pounds, and the new Philadelp hia refinery
with 100000 pounds daily, making $500
tons produced daily outside OF the trust.
The consumption in the United States Is
1870, 900 tons year, of which the retinerleS
outside the trust can produce 10000 tons
d year, leaving $4,000 tons Tor the rehner-
les in the trust.
Raw sugar remains without change, with
prospects of an advance. On June Sth the
California refinery put up the price OF re-
fined sugars by Is cent, and made similar
advance again on June 18th and 18th. On
the 18th the American refinery advanced
u cent, and prices now are cents for
crushed, ~ cents for dry graduated, and
So cents for Golden c. The London mar
ket has advanced to-day.
The exports of sugar from San Francisco.
by sea and rail, from Jan. lSt to June lst,
were $685., 6SS pounds, being 2,502, 726
pounds more than in the same period last
wear. The imports for the same period
this year were 1862 ,S35 pounds, being
26, 446 500 pounds more than in 1887. The
receipts from the Hawaiian Islands were
I24 .6l2, $50 pounds, and from Manila IL
$4,000 pounds. Four cargoes OF Hawaiian
raw sugars have sailed for New York,
carrying 2369S 800 pounds. There is an
advance in beet sugar owing to unfayorable
crop reports in Europe
Minnie Scholz, a passenger from Homo
lulu by the ;. s. Australia, was refused q
landing here by the authorities because
she was suffering from leproSy. She was
accompanied by her father. Frederick
Scholz, who was taking her to Germany for
the purpose OF placing her in charge of Dr.
Aiming The u S. Circuit Court was petit
toned 10 allow her to land and Judge S2bin
held that Collector Hager's action was
Illegal and that the Immigration Depart
ment alone could take action. She will
probably be allowed 10 land this morning
The air i full OF politics. Cleveland and
Thurman have been nominated Tor the
Presidency and Vice-Presidency by the
Democratic party, and in few DAYS the
Republican candidates will be known. The
heDuDllcan convention Is now IN session at
Chicago, the names OF Blaine, Gresham,
Sherman, Allison, Depew, Harrison, His
cock and Alger, all being mentioned as the
probable candidate. As dark horse Nc
kinley OF Ohio Is q very general favorite,
and there are very many who would not
be surprised to see him nominated. He is
a brilliant leader and undoubtedly heads
the Republican side of the House Should
he receive the nomination it Is said that
your Consul, D. A Mckinley, will put on
q clean shirt.
Lord Lansdowne and four Canadian
members OF the Imperial Federation
League have sent a memorial to the Colon
ial Secretary, favoring a conference OF
Australian and Canadian delegates to pro-
mote trade interchsnges. Lansdowne
thinks the Dominion government should
take the initiative
The inter-colonial conference held at
Sydney on the Chinese question has ap-
pealed to the Imperial Government 10
negotiate q treaty similar TO that con-
Guided between the United States and
China. In the event of this being done the
conference proposes to abolish the poll tax
and to repeal the enactments relative TO
tonnage tax on vessels bringing Chinese to
the Colonies. The Chinese will not be per-
mitted, however, to travel from colony to
colony without passport.
At Gloucester. \. j., John Teemer won
a boat race, three miles with a turn, in
p 40, Bosmer being second in 81 so,
Hamm third and Mckay last. At Bris-
bane Hanlan beat Trickett, the ex-chan-
pIon, easily by six lengths, the race being