The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-01-23

against We NDIJu INlhtl CuS az I've
filming Company, and the point at
issue was whether the corporation
passed out of existence as such when
il passed over its stock to the Sugar
Reineries Company. Judge Barrett
rendered the Courts opinion, which
was an exhaustive one on corpora
ton law, the rights of trusts and
monopolies. The ruling was that
the company forfeit it's charter and
be dissolved. The counsel for the
company took exceptions and the
battle is net over yet.
A sugar syndicate known as the
International Sugar Syndicate"
has registered at London. The con-
Germ proposes to take part in regu-
lating legislation concerning the
sugar trade; to assist in the read
jUstment of state subsidies, draw
backs and bounties; to prevent the
use Of deleterious substances in the
manufacture of sugar and to do
variety of other things of more or
less importance.
On the 5th inst. delegation of
Louisiana sugar producers headed
by Mr.. Dymond appeared before the
Senate Finance Committee and pro-
tested against the contemplated re-
duction in the tariff on the ground
that it would ruin their business as
we'll as that Of the sorghum sugar
producers of Kansas and the beet
sugar producers of this State. w
L. Parkinson of Fort Scott, Kansas,
made a similar plea. The committee
afterward made a change in the
sugar schedule making the reduc-
ton but recouping the American
producers by providing that they
shall receive bounty equal to the
reduction out Of the duty collected.
This law is to stand until half as
much sugar is produced in America
as is imported. The Senate Com
mittee is said to be fully agreed on
this proposition and the Republican
senators will bear it out.
On the 9th inst. Claus Spreckels
made a statement before the Senate
Committee Of Finance, concerning
his experiments IN the manufacture
Of beet sugar in California. He op-
posed any reduction in the duty and
the payment Of a bounty.
In the Senate on the 14th inst.
Senator Allison, on the part of the
Finance Committee, reported two
sections which he proposed to offer
as amendments. They relate to a
bounty or sugar, and provide that
until April, 1900, there be paid to
the producer Of sugar " testing not
less than eighty degrees by the po-
larlscope" from beets or sorghum
or sugar cane, grown within the
United States, bounty of one cent
a pound, under such rules and regu-
l8tious as the Commissioner of In
! ternal Revenue with the approval Of
the Secretary Of the Treasury shall
prescribe, the bounty to be paid an
nuaIly from the duties collected on
imported sugar.
Refined sugar is weak and sloppy,
several reductions having been made
since the % inst. on account of free
arrivals from Hawaii. Dry granu-
lated is quoted at 6g cents, other
whites at cents, contectioner's A at
| 81 cents, extra @ at 81 cents and
! Golden G at 81 cents.
The Gable Scheme Ended.
Little doubt is now expressed that
the Trans-Pacifc cable scheme to con
meet New Zealand and Canada has
fizzled out. The company was en-
! deavOring to get an annual subsidy
from the British, Colonial and Cana
dian Governments amounting tC
! $375,O00 for a period of twenty-five
years. Canada has already objected
to the Government paying large
sum to encourage privste specula-
ton. The cable would have been
over 5000 miles long and would have
cost S10,000,000. The route ha;
never been properly surveyed and a:
far as the Dominion is concerned
never will be, the debt being already
something enormous in proportion
to the population.
The Samoan Troubles.
The situation in Samoa is grave,
than ever. Almost daily cablegram:
come from Auckland bringing in
formation OF more fighting. lama
sese's forces are reduced to a hand
full, according to the latest informa
ton. 4 battle was fought on the 1Stl
Of December in which the German
lost 16 killed and 80 wounded. Tha
day the man-of-war Adler went t.
Lanta to disarm Mataafa's men. TIL,
Germans landed some troops who
were at once attacked by a body o
Mataafa's adherents led by j. c
Klein, Of the San Francisco Exam
liner. The Germans had to return
and contented themselves with bonn
harding several villages. All tn
white people have left Apia and gon,
on board the men-of-war. j. @. Klein
is we'll known IN San Francisco. H
was formerly on the Chicago Time
and Herald, and came here about {
year ago The Examiner sent hin
to Samoa at the beginning of tn
outbreak.
Cleveland's Cabinet had q confer
ence last week and the result is tina
the mon of-war MOhican and Wanda
liz have been ordered to Samoa t.
reinforce the Dolphin, Adams an(
Nipsic.
Consul Harold NJ. Sewell has mad,
full statement to the Senate For
eign Relations Committee. TIL,
Committee, it was understood. hal
decided on energetic action. It il
believed, however, that Bayard will
not have the backbone to sustain any
such action.