The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-11-25

dropped one cent during the past
week, and raw sugar is now quoted
at A for Sc test Cuban basis.
The question of sugar beet culture
is exciting the farmers of Southern
California, and their interest in the
question has been increased by the
announcement that a large beet
sugar factory is to be constructed in
the Chino Valley in San Bernardino
county. The American Sugar Re
fnery Company is said to be back OF
the scheme, and it is asserted that
they have entered into contract
with Richard Gird, owner of the
Valley, by which MIR. Grid transfers
to the American Company 1000
acres of the Chino lands at very
satisfactory price, and leases 1000
acres more for term of years.
The decision in the New York
Courts has been given against the
Sugar Trust.
N. w. c. T. U.
The National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union has gone to
smash. At the national convention
of that organization on November
18th, the Iowa delegation walked
out and withdrew from the conven-
ton, on account of a difference of
opinion as to the propriety of the
union mixing in politics in it's fight
against King Alcohol.
The Charleston. a
Captain Geo. @. Remey lately ap-
pointed to the navy yard at Nor
folk, Virginia, as commander Of the
new cruiser, Charleston, is now in
this city. News has been received
here that it has been definitely set
tied at Washington that the cruiser
Charleston will make her maiden
cruise as the flagship Of the Pacific
squadron.
Commodore Brown, who is under
preparatory orders to command the
squadron, was in Washington dur
ing the past week, and while there
he consulted the chief naval con-
tractor in regard to certain changes
in her cabin accommodations neces-
sary to a flagship. The changes
will be made at the Mare Island
Navy Yard, where Commodore
Brown will put his flag upon hen
some time during the month OF
January.
Nicaragua and Panama.
The first sod of the Nicaragua
canal was officially turned on
October 22d, according to a dispatch
received on November 10th. The
ceremony was performed amid the
cheers of thousands of spectators
and in the presence of Governor
Ireno del Midillo and staff, repre-
senting Nicaragua, the chief engin
eer and staff of the Nicaragua Cana.
Company and all the foreign Consuls
in this city. The work really began
June Sd last, but owing to Sigh
misunderstanding between Nicara
qua and Costa RIGA, which has since
been amicably arranged, the forma
opening was postponed until to-day
Mr.. Johu Hewson, an English
civil engineer, who recently returned
from a visit to Panama, has the fol
lowing to say about the big ditch:
''To abandon it altogether would
be disgrace to the skill of this
century, yet it seems impossible t.
complete the work on a paying basis
To complete the canal on leve
with merely tidal lock the remova
of 1O0,000,000 cubic meters of eartl
is still necessary"
Mr.. Hewson thinks it would TAKE
at least two or two and a half year.
more to complete 1t, and that thu
expense would be about 2,OOO,000,0O(
| francs.
American Affairs.
A blizzard swept over the western
states, New Mexico, and Texas, dur
ing the fore part of November anC
did a great deal of damage. The
storm was accompanied by snow
and sleet and several people los
their lives in Colorado and New
Mexico. In the latter section thou
sands of cattle were frozen to death
and in Texas about 100000 sheep per
ished. The blizzard came without
warning and was almost unpreced
ented in severity. It is thought
that when the reports are all in il
will be found that the death list
among stockmen and travellers founC
frozen will be large.
A Washington dispatch says: The
subject that will receive the consider
alton Of the Secretary of State and
the Navy, and probably be presented
in their annual reports, is that of es
tablishing a coaling station on the
Pearl river on the island of Oahu, OF
the Hawaiian groupe, about sever
miles from Honolulu. The privilege
of establishing station there, which
is conceded to be a great desidera
tum. was secured to the United States
by the treaty concluded with Hawaii
by Secretary Bayard, but no appro
priation was made by the last Con
gress to make it effective. The
site must be purchased and the
bar across the mouth of the har
Dor blasted out to make the entrance
for ships of war. The appropria
tions to secure these ends will pro.
badly be urged upon Congress.
Three of the four breweries To-
Gated in Kansas City, Mo-, have prac-
tically been sold to the English syn