The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-01-11
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER
San Francisco, January 2, per s. S.
Australia.
ttrom our Special Correspondent
Sugar Notes.

uHeQ sugar IN oaQ francisco Ildu any
one since 1850. There have been fifty
six changes in quotations as against
thirty-two in 1897, thirty-eight in 1886,
thirteen in 1885, seven in 1884, four in
1888, ten in 1882, twenty in 1881, and
eight in 1880. Taking granulated as
standard it WAS quoted at ga cents on
January LIST, 1888. The fluctuations
were small and all over a fraction of
cents until July 9th when the price was
IA cents. Eight cents was reached on
July 18th, and prices then dropped to 6
cents on August 4th. The market again
strengthened and on September 10th
sugar was 81 cents a pound, which was
the highest of the year, and 818 cents
was again reached on November 18th.
The Chinese Question.
The discussion of the Chinese question
has broken out afresh. The Examiner
started the ball rolling just after Christ
mas by publishing interviews with fruit
growers throughout this State, in which
much fear is expressed that the State
will not have sufficient labor to gather
the crops next season. The Federated
Trades and State Board OF Trade have
| taken up the question and on January
/ 4th they will have general conference
| to decide how the demand for men can
| be met. The general opinion is that the
! fruit-growers are needlessly alarmed.
! There are plenty of white laborers-men,
| women and children-in the State. The
| great question is how to get these people
! to the country, when wanted, and to &C
! commodate them. The Examiner, after
| making itself for two days the mouth
piece of the numerically insignificant
! band of pro-Chinese apostles, hedged
! most completely when protest was set
| up by the people at large. The sole out
come of this discussion is that the Elk
aminer has been most completely sat
| upon and that the fruit-growers and
| ranchers have been convinced that they
must take further steps toward providing
! decent accommodations for their hands.
| Under the present system the majority
| of farm laborers are VagabOnds and are
treated no better than horses, if as well.
Not few fruit-grOwers are going to pro-
vide better quarters for their men by the
time that the next season sets in.
The Haytian Trouble Over.
The steamer Prins Mauritz arrived at
New York on the 29th of December and
reports that the Haytian dispute is over
Legitime was inaugurated President on
the 10Th. On the goth the United States
men-of-wars Galena and YantlC steamed
into the harbor of Port-au-Prince with
shotted guns and ready for action. They
demanded the instant release Of the
seized American steamer Haytien Re
public. The Yantic's guns were trained
on the city, while those of the Galens
were pointed at the Haytian man-of-wa
Dessalones. Legitime finding that NJ
DELAY would be tolerated protested anC
then commanded the steamer towed on
to the position she occupied when cap
tured. The crew were given passage t.
New York. The release was most op
perfume, as Legitime had about con
Guided to sell the steamer to the Alta
Line. Rear Admiral Luce afterwar'
visited Legitime and many peaceful
speeches were made. b. &. Morse
owner OF the steamer Haytien Republic
has submitted a claim OF $35O,OOO t.
> Legitime, 5000, 900 for himself and $3.50
900 for the detention of the crew an
passengers.
: The Race War in the South.
Almost daily accounts of trouble be
, tween the whites and negroes are tele
graphed from the Southern States.
= Walhalak (Miss.) special of the 18th ult
says: "There was terrible riot her
+ last night and six white men and tire
negroes lie dead as result. For a lon
time there has been much i'll feeling be
tween the whites and blacks at thi
place, and it has been aggravated by tn
impertinence Of the latter, and yesterda
the two elements became involved in
Quarrel which resulted in great loss
life. As nearly as can be ascertained
negro and a white man got into a quar-
rel because the negro would not give tn
g : 70 no 11-hi TO q,
ing in opposite directions with teams
There was a fight and the negroes too
: refuge in house and would not give u
the man without warrant of law. 4 bod
}. of whites numbering $50 charged tn
house three times and were driven of
. The negroes then took refuge in neigf
boring swamps. The whites hunted fc
them for three days, without finding any
one with a gun or the man who wOul
not give the road. 1t is impossible to Ct
particulars, as the whites in the vicinit
S uphold their people and will say nOthln
= about the fight nor permit anything III
favorable to be telegraphed away. TIL
negroes are too thoroughly frightened
\ talk"
=, A bloody battle between whites an
L blacks is reported as having taken plac
e at Jackets Mills, Stafford county, Virg
n Christmas eve, during political discus
sion. This led to a wrangle between
white man named Bennett Hiflen and
n colOred man. Both INDUCED in person
: alities, which ended with a fight.
general riot was the result. Hi1en wa
IL shot and instantly killed, and his colore
n enemy was also shot. Twenty peopl
# are reported dangerously injured.
At Monticello, Ark, on the 29th I'll
q a row grew out of an attempt to arrest
% negro, and a general fight between white
and blacks was narrowly averted. 1t
reported that the negroes Will attempt
release the prisoner. The whites al
70 prepared for any emergency.
le San Francisco News.
lie Charles F. Merle, agent of n. K. Fai
= banks d Co., of Chicago, is missing ar
100000 OF the firms money has gor
ID with him. He was also President of ii
to California Bone and Fertilizer Co. ar
was a general broker as well.
= The recounts are over and develt
n gross frauds. O'Donnell, the anti-Ct
ny nese candidate for Mayor, gained g.
:. votes, Pond (Dem.) lost 100 and Sto
II (Rep0 lost 1O2. In the recount for X