The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-08-19
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
Arrival OF the 'sForest Queen With Six
Days Later News.
The bark Forest Queen arrived about
5p. N. yesterday with dates up to Aug.
I'd; but the news brought by this vessel |
is very meagre, and not of much general
interest.
We Gull the following items from the
San Francisco Chronicle of August I'd,
the latest date:
Duties on Sugar.
A story comes from London going to
show that syndicate had been formed
in Europe for the express purpose OF
engineering a swindle on the American
Government in the matter of import
duties on sugar which had come under
the control of the syndicate. The sugar
| as it came to the ring was over IL Dutch
standard, as the technical expression is,
so the manipulators determined to color
the whole mass down to Is the difference
in duties, had the plan succeeded, being
| some 81, 900 against the Government.
This incident is given, not with view
of explaining the tariff on sugar, which
is very intricate question, but as re-
enforcing the views expressed by success
sive Secretaries of the Treasury, as we'll
Democratic as Republican, in favor OF
the substitution of specific for ad valorem
duties. 1t is obvious that where the rate
of duty is dependent upon a standard, as
in the case of sugar, it is more of an ad
valorem than specific duty, for the rea-
son, as illustrated in the case in hand,
that the rate of duty may be reduced by
lowering the grade of the article, which
corresponds almost exactly to the under
valuation which is commonly practiced
as method of reducing ad valorem
duties. The effect is, of course, the
same, whether the grade of an article be
reduced or it's cost price be understated,
Tor in either case it is fraud on the
revenue of the Government.
The Behring Sea Question.
AS to Behring sea, it is very sure that
Mr.. Blaine will carry out the act of Con-
gress and the Presidents proclamation,
and will not give one set of orders to the
press for publication and another and
contrary set to the officers of the revenue
vessels. When he directs the command
ing officer of the Rush to capture sealers,
he means what he says, and will see to
it that his orders are obeyed. His duty
is clear under the Act of Congress and the
proclamation, and there will be no finch
ing and no double-dealing about his con-
duct in the premises.
George William Curtis and the other
Mugwumps would almost like to see a
war with England if they could succeed
in charging Mr.. Blaine with it. They
have never forgiven him for making
them ridiculous aud exposing the hollow
ness and insincerity of their professions;
but the American people, including the
mugwumps, whose citizenship is doubt
full, have full confidence in the patriot
ism and ability of James G. Blaine, and
in his genuine sturdy Americanism.
Shipping News.
The schooner Emma Claudina which
arrived from Fanning's island on
Wednesday, went alongside at Howard
street wharf at l p. m. yesterday.
! From those on boarG it was learned that
the United States steamer Nipsic would
not arrive in San Francisco before De-
cember. When the Emma Claudina
left Fanning's island the Nipsic was
there awaiting her coal. The brig Cal
BARREN was chartered at Honolulu Nv
the Government to take coal to the
Nipsic When the latter received her
coal she was to proceed to Honolulu and
there go on the marine railway to have
her propeller Strengthened and be put
in shape to travel.
| The brig George K. Douglass came
over from the California Sugar Refinery
wharf yesterday afternoon and went
alongside the Oceanic dock, and will
commence loading for Honolulu this
morning, August I'd.
The Fremont-street pier is nearly fin
ished. The fender piles were put in
position Oh Wednesday, the planking
has been completed and the pier will be
ready for use by the early part of next
week. The inner piles are covered with
canvas and tar, after the Key West
fashion. The wharf is the longest one
along the bay.
General News.
1t is rumored that an English syndi-
cate has been formed for the express
purpose of purchasing the paper mills of
the Pacific coast.
It is learned from Glasgow that the
striking riviters in the shipyards have
returned to work on compromise, and
from Vienna that 5000 of the striking
spinners at Brun are back in the mills,
and from Liverpool that the sailors
strike has collapsed, and from Berlin
that 1000 bakers have gone on strike.
w. F. Johnson & Co., leather dealers,
doing business on Purchase street, Boston
have failed.
New YORK, August John L. Sui
Ivan was taken before Judge O'Brien in
the Supreme Court Chambers this noon,
and, through his counsel, admitted his
identity as the person called for in the
writ of extradition. He said he was
willing to go South; and the Judge
ordered that he be turned over at once to
Deputy Sheriff Childs of Jackson, Miss.
The News Washington special says:
1t is expected there will be an informal
conference between the President and
such members of the Cabinet as may be
In the city tomorrow in relation to the
| reDOrted GeiZura of q British vacsoI II,