The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-08-06
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
Per :. : Alameda, san Francisco,
July -, 1889.

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Sugar.
The local sugar market is veal
and prices have receded half cen
a pound all around since the Aus
tralia departed. Granulated is quo
ted at s. cents, Confectioner's \
( at s. cents. other whites at 81 cents
extra Cal. : cents and Golden c. g.
cents.
Death of Andrew weIch.
Andrew WEIGH died at Portland
Oregon. on the morning OF the 25tl
inst. Mr.. Welch was q sufferer from
complication of stomach troubles
during the past half year, and his
death was fastened by overwork
/ He leaves . wife. three sons and one
daughter. well provided for by the
| earnings Of 2 well conducted bus
mess.
lIr. Welch was a native of Scot.
land. He came to America in 1865
remaining for awhile in British Col
umbia, where he founded the we'll
Z known house of Welch, Rithet Il Co..
and built up almost Immediately 3
large and lucrative trade
For the past twenty years he has
welded q great influence in the bus,
! mess community in this city and
Honolulu. On coming to San Fran
+ cisco from British Columbia. his re
markabie shrewdness and sound
business sense soon caused him to
. be recognized. and it was not long
before he was the acknowledged
leader IN many business enterprises.
/ Becoming interested in the Hawaiian
trade he acquired and admirably
conducted large interests in the IS
lands. For years he was one of the
leading island traders. his line OF
trading packets which is still run
ming is doing much to build up trade
between the two countries. With
him the sugar business became of
great interest. and of late years he
devoted his extra time to sugar. He
became interested in the American
Refinery. and has long been acknow-
lodged as one Gifts warmest support
ers. While he was the Presi-
dent Of the company. position
from which he resigned only re-
Gently. heconducted Its buiness with
great sagacity.
His business interests however
were not confined to the island trade.
His original house Of Welch. Rithet
u Co., at Victoria. has grown to an
immence concern. and his business
connections in Portland were nu-
merous. \ Liverpool agency of his
firm of Welch x Co. transacts a I
large business across the water and I.
his connection in the South Amer /
lean trade were considerable and of |
much value.
Personally MIR. Weleh had hosts
of friends. In business he had all
Of a Scotchman's shrewdness and
ability TO foresee and calculate. In
his moments Of leisure he was q
thoroughly pleasant cOmpanionable
gentleman whose conversation was
always valuable being enriched by |
as varied an experience as Is gran
ted TO most men.
Flags were displayed at half mast
IN many San Francisco business
houses when the news Of his death
vas received. and appropriate resell
lG0ns viii be adopted by the Cham
2er Of Commerce, the Board of Trade
md other commercial bodies with
whom be was associated.
san Francisco News.
Raymond Bierce. son of Ambrose
3ierce. a prominent writer for the :
Examiner, was to have been married
asst Sunday evening to Miss Ella
Adkins Of Chico. The wedding did
lot come of. She eIoped with Neil
iubbs, who was selected as best man
N the previous evening, and they
we're married at Stockton. Bierce
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubbs to
jhico, and on the evening of the
9Th he shot Hubbs through the s
bdomen and his faithless lover in
be head. afterward committing sui
ide. Hubs Will die. but the wo- !
nan viii recover. The affair has (
reated q great stir in this city.
The Union Iron Works Company
as got 4 contract to build another |
ruiser. The vessel Will be 1000 {
1ns displacement, will have a speed t
is knots an hour and viii be 4
rmed with two 6-inch breech leaders !
nd four finch breech leaders. She
i'll cost 100000. This will be the
2urth man-of-war from the Union |
Works. The Charleston will soon t
e ready for another trial. The San Q
francisco is to be launched shortly J
nd the company has contract to t
uild an armored coast defense Il
sssel. e
About 4:3O a. m. on the 9th fire b
roke out in the middle of the block t
/ Sacramento's Chinatown on the a
,uth side of I street, between Third c
I'd Fourth, and the entire block on II
lat side of the street was reduced C
ashes. All the buildings were o
ght frame structures. and once G.
arted the flames spread as though Is
lrning a fuse. i
The steamer Belgic arrived from II
nina on the sd, and among her c.
sssengers were Ii Ching Fong, son
Ii Hung Chang. Premier of 5
nina, and Chew Shu Yiu, Consul
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