The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-11-16
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER

Per s. s. Australia, San Francisco,
November 8, 1889.
(From Our San Francisco Correspondent
The Sugar Market.
There is nothing new in the sugar
market, but Eastern advices report
the demand very slack for refined,
and dull market for the raw pro-
duct, with large stocks in sight. Of
the latter market the New York
Shipping List says: ''There is in
reality no market for supplies of any
description or in any position, the
absence of demand being due to the
fact that refners both here and in
neighboring cities have all the stock
they require and care to carry in the
present condition of affairs, so that
the making of sales is not question
of price" The latest quotation for
Cuba So degree test was S..
Fighting in Samoa.
A London cabiegram of October
25th says, that news has been re-
ceived via Auckland from Apia
under date Of October 18th, that a
battle had taken place between the
followers Of Malietoa and those of
Tamasese. Three hundred were en-
gagged on each side several were
killed and many wounded. The
conflict took place on the island of
Savaii, but the cause of the fight
was not given nor was it stated
which side was victorious. No Off
cial report of the affair has yet been
received at Washington and the
officials of the State Department
though somewhat startled at first,
have concluded that the affair is of
not great political Importance.
Suicide.
Thomas II. Harrison committed
suicide in Golden Gate Park, San
Francisco, on Oct. 18th by shooting
himself in the mouth with a pistol.
There Is a romance connected with
Harrison's marriage and death.
About three years ago he came from
Honolulu and advertised for house
keeper, representing himself as a
carriage manufacturer. Ambro Sam
uels, girl of II, answered it "just
for fun" The two met and ten days
later they were married. They went
to Honolulu later, where he tried to
place her in a dive. Eventually the
islanders ordered him to leave. They
came here and he maltreated and
abused her until she finally obtained
a divorce last Friday Harrison's
former wife, Ambro Harrison, has
been notified of his death. It is I'M
derstood that she will see that he is
properly buried.
Trouble in Guatemala.
Affairs are not progressing smooth
ly in Guatemala as indicated by dis
patches, received via the city of Mex
leo, which state war is impending
between Guatemala and San Saliva
dor. The alleged motive for the bad
feeling is that San Salvador does not
want to enter into compact for the
unifcation of the Central American
States. The consul general for Qua
temala at New York, has received a
dispatch from the Secretary of
Foreign Affairs of his country, in
structing him to deny the report of
revolutionary outbreak in Guate-
mala. The trouble, he says, was a
riot in the department of Santa Ross
(which was completely quelled in
three days, and perfect peace now
prevails" The Secretary's explain
alton is generally regarded as a cor
rect one, and there is little fear of a
Central American war.
An obstacle to Central American
federation is stated by a Nicaraguan
paper, which says that Guatemala,
Honduras and Costa Rica owed
abroad S53,0O0,000, and that Nicara-
qua and Salvador are not anxious 60
enter into an malgamation to share
such a doubtful benefit. However.
if union were agreed upon, the ques-
ton of this debt might be easily
settled by exempting the federation
from It's payment.
San Francisco News.
Mrs. Charles Croker, widow of
the late Charles Croker, died sud-
denly on October 18th. Her death
was supposed to have been the result
of heart disease. Her funeral which
took place on November 9Th, was
largely attended by the leading citi-
zens of the city. Her son, Col. Chas.
f. Croker, is absent in Europe.
In an opium case recently tried in
the .. S. District Court, one of the
witnesses, an ex-inspector, declared
that Deputy Surveyor of Port, Fog
arty, is and has been in collision with
the opium ring. Fogarty denies the
charge.
A sailor named James Finch at
tempted to shoot British Consul
Donohoe in his Office on October
18th, The Bullet did no damage.