The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-02-14
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
Especial Correspondents Of The Gazetto-J
SAX FRAxcrseo. Jan. slst

SAX FRANcIseo. Jan. Slst.
Walter Murray Gibson Is dead, Tas news
of his death Was general surprise to people
/ in San Francisco, as il was not known that
/ he had been alling. E5 died about $50 u.
n. on Saturday, Jauuary 2lst, Just after tie
Z arrival of the Zealandia. His death was uf,-
doubtedly FASTENED by the very cold weather
that has been experienced lately in San
! Francisco. as rapid consumption set IN, he
was confined to his room. then 10 his bed and
was dead about fortnight after lie had last
/ been seen about town. st 81. Msry's Cathe-
1 dral solemn high requiem mass was csie-
I brated for the repose of the deceased ScUl,
/ be having, 1t Is stated. been converted te
/ Catholicism since he became an inmate OF
4 St. Nary's hospital. The body has been
/ emhalmed and will be sent 10 Honolulu. Il
Is now IN the care of an undertaken, the
/ casket being covered with flowers and
wreaths.
The brig Claus Spreckels arrived of port
/ on the morning of Saturday, January 2Ist.
\ with a cargo of sugar from X thUl1i. At 1
/ a. m, the Weather being thick and fozgy
4 with no wind, she drifted ashore on Duxbury
reef. All Efforts TO Get her of proving futile,
] Captain Swift and his crew took 70 their
( boats and were picked up by a passing steam
/ schooner. the Emily. As soon a the neNs
Z reached San Francisco, Mr.. John ID. Sureck-
1 els went TO the scene % the wreck IN the
hS-lSls WHICH Is ltEc0 Win All WECchfIl2
Z and pumping appliances, taking the crews Of
( the Claus and an extra gang OF men. They
returned on sunday night and reported that
nothing could be saved. as she was then
I breaking 10 pieces. he Claus Spreckels
was built at san Francisco in 1873 and has
been almost continuously engaged IL The
island trade. Her cargo was insured for
$4,000 and the hull for $4,000. The wreck
was sold for $50.
In ISL the Arctic whaling feet was almost
entirely destroyed by Ice aud large number
Of des titute semen we're thrown upon the
hands Of The e. ). Consulate At HonOlalu.
Messrs. Bishop d CO., bankers, advanced
money to the Consul 10 meet his expenses,
taking MS draft FOR $500 on December y,
1871. and another draft for SS9992 u on the
Secretary of State, three months later. These
drafts should have been hOnored at once. but
were not on account Of snow blockadsS early
IN 1872. and the Bank of California charged
Bishop d Co. Sl-1Sl % for immediate pay
meut of the drafts. This amount has been
claimed by Bishop d Co from the {. ). Gov
eminent, and Secretary Bayard considers the
claim an equitable one and recommends
Congress to pass bill apprOpriating the
amount of the claim with interest since ISL.
\ couple of very Successful lectures on the
Volcano Of hiiauea have been given al Pic
nser Hall under the auspices Of the society
Music was supplied by the Misses Joran.
on the violin, while Mr.. Charles Michiels
played a solo on his cornet. The hall vas
crowded or eaeh occasion.
A man named Carl Renter who has re-
Gently arrived from the Islands. has been
representing himself as wealthy sugar
agent and as a Los Angeles property owner.
He borrowed 5000 from a friend named
Durchlaub and got Sl45 from an old lady
named GruleT. DUrchlaub became suSpi-
cious, after II was too late, and Carl Reuter-
now awaits his trial in the custody OF Chief
Crowley.
Smallpox is rapidly decreasing, but very
few cases being now reported. ana all danger
of an epidemic being dec.- red to be over.
Consul Mckinley still looks very sick
man. his face showing signs of considerable
bodily pain he Is still compelled 70 use
his erutches and some OF his friends express
the belief that he will never again be able to
do without them, as they think be was IN too
much Of harry 10 get about after MS acct
dent, and did not give sufficient rest to his
injured limb.
Mr.. Il. J. Creighton IS at present engaged
with the mercantile house Of j. Schilling Il
Co.
Mr.. L. Montgomery Mather has really
gone TO Southern California and favorable
reports have just been heard of his work.
The cold spell IN San Francisco has been
very severe Mite, and even black. frOsts.
constant ice, water freezing out of doors in
the day time, Icicles on Front street, frozen
water pipes. frozen window castings and
snow, are calculated to remind one more of
Eastern winters which had almost been for
gotten and live only in our memory. This
spell lasted for a fortnight. and the price of
coal ranAed from Sl7 q SO per ton
At the annual meeting Of the stock holders
of the American Sugar Refinery. the follow
ing officers we're elected L. L. q. Steele, Z
President: Geo. 4. Low, Nice-President:
Andrew WEIGH. Treasurer: DigectOrs-E. I.
g. Steele. Geo. A. Low. Andrew Welch, = i
Alexander and W. Il. Dimond. dividend
Of SIX Per cent. on the capital stock. amount
ing to S60. 600. was ordered to be paid, aud
S250, goo was carried over to the sinking fund !
1t Is understood that Mr.. Steele Will resign
IN a few days aud that Mr. WEIGH will as
sumo the management. in Offices now oocu-
pied by GrInbaum Co., which are almost 4
opposite his own. The date Of payment of /
the dividend has not yet been announced.
l.. y. SreSOYlch, the fruit importer, who 1
deals largely in Hawaiian bananas has 4
failed, He viii probably pay forty cents on /
the dollar.
Hawaiian Commercial Colnpany's stock
advanced steadily till sales were effected at 1
SO .. 4 large quantity OF stock has !
changed hands, but prices have receded 10 /
50 offered.
Following Is the latest shipping news:
SAN FR4SCIsCo-Arrived January 18th, /
schooner Rosario, Is days from Kahului: 1
January 2lst, steamship Zealandia, days /
from Honolulu; January 3D. bark G. D. /
Bryant, - days from Honolulu: Mary VIM
kelman, IS days from Honolulu: January 4
z4th, steamship Australia, days from Homo /
I1iq; orig J. d. Spreckels. 20Iz days from 1
hahuiuI; January 18th. barkentine Ella. u 4
days from Honolulu; January 9th, steam 1
ship City Of New York, 8 DAYS from Homo 4
lolui January 9TH, DARK CeyiOn IS DAYS /
from Honolulu: January 18th, barLeufine w. /
d. Dlmond, y DAYS from Honolulu.
DePartures-JanaarY 18th. steamship Mari 4
posai JANUARY 18th, brig COnsuelo; January /
18th, bsrk Sarauae and barkentine Discov- 4
cry. all for Honolulu
Projected Departures-February ID, c. D. /
Bryant, Tor Honolulu; February 9Th. steam /
ship ZealaDdia, for Honolulu: Nary WinkeI- T
man, Caibarien, J. d. Spreckels for Homo I
!uin, date indefinite; W. H. Dimond, for 4
kahului.
The barkentine W. Il. Dimond had a nar-
row escape when entering port. She reached 4
san Francisco heads On Sunday evening. and /