The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-07-30
OUR. SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
Per :. :. Australia, san Francisco,
July 10, 1889.
From our special correspondent
Sugar Matters.

The local market is somewhat weaker
than it has been for some weeks. Gran
ulated is quoted at SIS cents, confec-
TONERS A at SO cents, other whites at
| ga cents, Extra C at ~ cents and
Golden c at rs cents. The raw sugar
market in London and New York is lower
though the New York market is not
changed to any material extent. The
market in London is reported as weak in
its tendency.
General complaint is made by East
ern fruit Gamers at the high price OF
sugar They are having exactly the
same experience OF San Francisco and
all California Gamers.
The Eastern retail grocers are think
ing OF agitating plan by which they
can make fair profit on all sugar
handled by them.
! Sugar Trust stock has fuctuated con-
siderably during the last month owing
! to the uncertainty regarding the deCi-
| sion Of the courts in the cases now pend
ing. The Trust now comprises sixteen
companies and has paid cash dividends
OF 10 per cent. and s per cent. in scrip
on capital OF $50.0OO,OOO.
Sullivan and Rilrain.
John l. Sullivan defeated Jake Kilrain
July 9th at Richburg, Miss, for $4,000
and the championship of the world.
| Seventy-five rounds were fought, only
once after the third round the result OF
the fight was no longer in doubt, Kilrain
received some blows over the heart in
| the third that made him good for moth
| ing during the rest of the battle. The
authorities did not stop the mill. In the
| fortv-third round Sullivan vomited con-
siderably and the fight at that stage
! looked like Kilrain's Tor few minutes.
Kilrain fought lodging waiting fight
| and tried to tire Sullivan out. Sullivan
was arrested for a few minutes at Nash
| vile, but was released on a technicalitY.
He and Kilrain and the seconds made
| their way secretly to Chicago, and thence
to New York through Canada. They
are not likely to be bothered further.
| Sporting Notes.
On July 18th, Maori, a three-year old
colt, ran mile in a race at Chicago in
l 80 40, which is the fastest time ever
made in a race and very close to Ten
1D1OCCh = lCGOlO Vi L -OJII NAL IlL1GlS
! made Maori's time :3912, 1898 and
1893, but the judges placed it at
I :39 40.
William O'Connor the champion
oarsman of America has gone east to
prepare for his boat race with Searles on
the Thames next September. O'Con-
nor, Lee, Hamm and Peterson have
| been doing the coast thoroughly.
There will be no yacht race for the
Americas cup this year. The Valkyrie
which was designed to defeat the Volun-
teer is not a success.
Was There n Leper.
Soon after the arrival OF the steamer
Umatilla from Honolulu, July 18th, DR..
0'Donnell received the following com
muniCatiOn;
Sir: There is white leper on this
boat that arrived to-day, the Umatilla at
Spreckels' wharf. His name is -.
There are over a hundred more there
ready to follow suit as the other alterna-
tive is to 90 to Molokai. Being an Am
ericau do not want to see SanFrancisco
made a dumping ground for every place. |
This man is small, about five feet three
inches and about 120 pounds, and has
been before the Commissioners, it is re- |
ported
An examination of the passenger list !
shows that a man of the name given and |
wife arrived from Honolulu on the YES
sell Immigration Commissioner Thorn |
ley is investigating the matter, but can
not find out what has become OF the man. !
Samoa.
Harold N. Sewall, Secretary OF the !
Samoan Commission and formerly Con- |
sui at Apia, has returned from Europe. |
He would OF course not say anything |
about the terms OF the new treaty, but |
expressed himself as greatly pleased |
with Phelps appointment as Minister to |
Germany.
Gustavus Howard OF Illinois, who was
formerly connected with the government |
service at Apia, is endeavoring to go back |
in an official capacity.
The Vandalia and Trenton have been |
stricken from the navy list.
The nine Samoan warriors who came |
up on the Umatilla from Samoa, have |
had big audiences at the Orpheum where |
they are showing. They will soon go
East.
The Panama Canal.
II. B. Slavin, President of the Amer
lean Contracting and Dredging Company
has gone to Europe to close a contract |
with the old Panama Canal Company for |
the completion OF the canal. Slavin puts |
the cost Of the work at 5000 200, 900 and |
is confident that he can raise it in France |
and America.
Engineer Menocal OF the United States
Navy and the Nicaragua canal will leave
in fortnight Tor the Isthmus to COM
mence operations on the Nicaragua
canal. He says the row between Costa
Rica and Nicaragua over canal conces-
sions will be speedily settled There is
no fear OF war even if the matter is not |
adjusted and Menocal expects to have
the canal done years before the Panama |
canal is ready for business.
Subsidies for American Steamers.
One OF the principal subjects which
will come up before Congress this winter
will be those of granting subsidies to
trans-Pacifc lines already in operation,
and transatlantic lines TO be organized, |
for carrying the United States mails 1t
is understood that the Pacific Mail and |
Oceanic Companies will make another |
hard effort to get something like decent |
recognition from the government, and
they will be aided by the new company
organized by the Vanderbilt family to
run across the Atlantic, and the com
pany that is endeavoring to build up
trade between Brazil and New York.
The Proposed Gable.
There is every reason to believe that
the proposed Hawaiian cable project