The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-04-16
Per $. 5. UmatilIa, San Francisco,
March 81, 1889.
(From our special correspondent.l

The Sugar Market.
The New York market is very firm,
though reported quiet. The reports
of the shortage in the Cuban crop
are fully confirmed and London buy
ers are competing with those in New
York. The London market has been
steadily advancing till it now touches
It's. I'D, much higher figure, re-
latively, than is quoted in New York
The total stocks of raw sugar held in
the East were less than 10000 tons
on March Goth.
The Alvarado beet sugar factory
has been sold to the newly incorpor-
ated Alameda Sugar Company, for
S150,000. It will IN future be under
the management of Mr.. E. G. Burr,
late Superintendent of the American
Refinery.
With the advance in sugar there
has been an advance in Hawaiian
Commercial Company's stock, sales
having been made this week up to
500 per share, with sales yesterday
at $3.50. 1t is believed that 100000
of the bonds will be redeemed to-
morrow, and the adjoining planta-
ton of Mr.. Cornwell be also paid for.
Home and Foreign Affairs.
Boulanger is suffering from the
opening of an old wound, and has
been compelled to resort to the use
of morphine.
England has demanded of Nor
Deco 100000 indemnity, for the mas
sacre and pillage at the Mackenzie
factory, Cape Nuby, in 1888.
Postmaster General Wanamaker is
getting himself disliked by applying
business methods and hours to his
Department, much to the disgust of
the clerks.
Admiral Steven B. Luce was re-
tired on March 25th. He is sixty
two years old, and has been actively
in the service nearly forty-eight
years.
There have lately been sixty sud
den deaths in the hospital at Flor
ence, all preceded by intestinal dis
turbance. Some papers attribute the
death to bad food and others to
cholera
1t has been decided to make EN-
peror Williams coming visit to Eng
land the occasion Of a grand display,
similar to that which accompanied
the reception of Queen Victoria in
Berlin.
John Bright died at $50 o'clock
on the morning Of March 9th. He |
was in his seventy eighth year, hav-
ing been born November 16, 1911. |
His end was peaceful and painless,
and he had lain in a comatose condi- !
ton for two days. All the family |
were present.
Lord Dunrayen has issued chal- |
lenge for the America Cup. His |
yacht is being built at Southampton
and is designed as a steel cutter
with slot for a center board if re-
CURED. She is to be named the Val
kyric. General Payne says he
will not race the Volunteer against
her.
The King of Holland is uncon-
scious. The Ministers have pre-
vailed upon the Queen to undertake
temporarily the Dutch Regency.
The Cabinet has decided to convoke
a congress of the two chambers for
the purpose of declaring the King
incapacitated for the duties of
Hon. John A. Campbell, ex-Justice
of the United States Supreme Court
and Assistant Confederate Secretary
of War, died at his home in Balti-
more recently, aged nearly seventy
eight. He regarded his success in
the great estate" case, as it is called,
the States of New York and New
Hampshire VS.. Louisiana, as the
triumph of bis legal life, as it estab-
lished his view of the rights of the
States under the Constitution. Re
ferring to his argument in that case,
Chief Justice Waite said: THAT is
the greatest legal argument that l
have ever heard
Mr.. Campbell, of New York, in
ventor of an air ship, has received a
letter from Lieut.. g. P. Lempriere,
Of the British Navy, expressing con- {
idence in the feasibility of aerial {
navigation. Prof. Allen, one of the
most successful aeronauts in the !
United States, who operated Camp
BELLS ship at the trial ascension, was
perfectly convinced of its nayigable :
qualities. Capt. Paul Boyton, the /
swimmer, wants to go into partner {
ship with Campbell If the inventor
loes not go to England this spring, I
/ trip will be made from New York l
20 Philadelphia in the ship. !
1t is estimated that there are
u 900 Eon.:l:Or = - l