The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-02-19
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
san Francisco, February II, per :. 5.
Alameda.

san Francisco, February II, per :. 5.
Alameda.
tErom our Special Correspondent)
The Alameda has been detained
for two days owing to the late ar
rival of the S. S. Aurania at New
York.
Sugar News.
There are no changes to report III
the sugar market for either raws or
refined, the former being quoted at
5 GIG cents for 90 degrees, and gran
ulated in San Francisco at IS cents.
The Pacific Coast Sugar Company
OF Alvarado has levied an assessment
of S. per share for the purpose Of
extending its works. Mr., Burr, late
Superintendent of the American Re
fnery, was negotiating for the pur-
chase Of this beet factory.
Legislation against Trusts is being
agitated through various State Leg
isIatures, In Congress q clause has
been inserted in the Trust Bill which
inficts a penalty upon all officers of
Trusts, and provides for the punish
ment OF those who are connected
with Trusts even if they live ia
! foreign countries.
Clans Spreckels returned from the
East on February LIST, and leaves for
Honolulu by the Alameda for q rest
/ from business.
There Is a bill before Congress
providing for the establishment OF
! schools for the instruction Of stu
! dents IN the various processes Of
manufacturing raw sugar, the schools
| to be under the control Of the Com
missioner of Agriculture.
r. B. Mitchell, attorney employed
/ by the Tammany Society in the suit
against the American Refinery, has
reported to the Society that the case
! Will be at issue in few days and
| that the people are ready for trial.
! The suit will be pressed at the earl
lest possible date.
! Hawaiian Commercial Company's
/ stock has declined little owing to
/ the effect of the Senate Tariff bill,
and is now quoted at 1929 asked
with nothing bid.
American Affairs.
There has been a strike on the
! Brooklyn and New York street cars,
which was won by the companies.
! A large fire at Buffalo, \. Y, de-
/ stroyed seven blocks and S2,00O,0O0
worth OF property.
j. A. Moore, the insurance en-
bezzler, has gone to Canada The
| frauds of County Clerk Sullivan, Of
/ Indianapolis, exceed 100000. He
robbed his friends, widows, orphans
and everybody with whom he came
! in contact.
Mrs. Matilda Griswold Freing
! huyseD. the widow Of Frederick T.
/ Frelinghuysen, President Arthur
Secretary Of State, died at her home,
/ Park place, Newark, \. j.
! Mrs. John L. Sullivan. legal wife
! Of the prize-fghter, after listening to
/ the persuasive eloquence Of Captain
/ Rowland of the Salvation Army, has
/ become a convert.
A. S. C0Okin. cashier Of the Man
! haitian Elevated Railway Company,
. has gone to Canada with $4,000 to
! $50 900 of the funds Of the company.
DR. Morrow Of New York Is III
( San Francisco Investigating leprOsy,
and he will visit the Hawaiian Is
lands for the same purpose.
The ThurlOw gun, cast by the
/ Standard Steel Casting Company Of
/. Thurlow, Pa, stood the Government
/. test at the naval proving grounds.
. Twelve rounds were fired. two Of
/ thirty-six pounds of powder with
shell Of 100 pounds; two Of forty
/ eight and One-haf pounds Of powder
and 100 pounds Of shell. The gun Is
I AS inches IN length, Of sIz-Inch bore
/ and 12.125 pounds IN weight. The
! company viii receive S33, 900 from
+ the Government.
Earthquakes have been felt at
/ Cotton, San BernardinO, Los Ange-
/ les IN California. and Charleston II
/ South Carolina
The Pacific GuanO Company Of
/ Massachusetts, has failed with 2
/ shortage Of Sl,00O,O00.
The War Cloud.
/ StanhCpe, Secretary Of State for
+ War. addressed q meeting IN Lin
colnshire and said a tbundercloud
was hanging over Europe and tnat
/ sooner OF later It would burst, bring
I ing the fercest and most horrible
war ever known. 1t was impossible
TO view the preparations for war now
/ being made throughout Europe with
I out feeling that war was approach
I ing. He hoped. however. that the
wisdom of F.ngland's statesmen
would prevent that nation from be-
coming involved.
At Berlin, the Emperor and Prince
Bismarck have held long conferences
. with Lord Charles Beresford. Dur
inc the interview the conversation
turned upon England's preparations
. for war against the combined naval
. forces Of France and Russia. Prince
Bismarck. It : reported. advised
. Lord Charles that an Anglo French
war was nearly as probable as one
between France and Germany. and
# the BoUlanger clique saw the pos
sibility Of beating England by a sud
den attack, they would prefer that
risk to taking the chances OF The ter
rible results Of a defeat by Germany.
Prince Bismarck declared his read
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