The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-05-04
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
Per :. =. UmatilIa, san Francisco, April
&c, 1889.
(From Our Special Correspondent
The Sugar Market.

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this addition that the market has
further advanced, 90 centrifugal5
being to day quoted in New York at
TAI cents. Sales were made at this
figure on April Odd The market is
exceedingly strong both for spot
stocks and afoat.
The AIariposa on Fire,
The S. S. Mariposa sailed from
Auckland for San Francisco on April
22d at p. m, her regular time.
/ When 22O miles out it was discov-
cred that her cargo of fax, of which
sho had 500 tons, was on fire. Capt.
1 hayward Immediately decided to re-
! II n to port and arrived at Auckland
/ at 4 a. N. on April oath. The cargo
Of flax was discharged and the
steamer proceeded on her voyage at
| 5 D. m. the same day. The Mariposa
,-as rot injured by the fire. As ste
finally left Auckland two days be-
| uind her regular time, and may also
| call at Apia, it is quite possible that
! she will not arrive in Honolulu with
her customary punctuality.
Miscellaneous News.
A case Of yellow fever is reported
| from Florida.
The King of the Netherlands is in
/ bOnaf1rl condition
Claus Spreckels and family left for
the East on April Goth.
At Rio JaneirO deaths from yellow
| fever number 100 daily.
The U. S. S. Brooklyn arrived at
New York on April oath.
The U. S. S. Iroquois will be placed
in commission on May 18th.
Postmaster Pearson of New York
died of cancer in the stomach.
Prohibition was defeated in Bos-
ton by 1884 for, to 55,328 against.
The U. S. S. Adams has been
placed in commission at San Fran
| cisco.
The yacht Coronet arrived at New
York, from her trip round the world,
on April 25th.
1t is believed that an extra session
! of Congress will be called about the
middle of October.
The big steel cruiser Chicago went
| into commission at the Brooklyn
Navy-yard on April 18th
The Yorktown has also been put
in commission at Philadelphia under
the command of Capt. Chadwick.
Boulanger has gone to London.
This decision is due to a warming by
the Belgian Government of expul-
sion.
The Times intends to pay $4,000
into Court as damages in the Par
nell suit. Parnell claims 100000
damages.
The trial trip Of the Charleston
has been delayed, and it is believed
that there is something wrong with
her machinery.
Murat Halstead is dangerously i'll
with rheumatism of the heart. His
wife, who is in Europe, has been
cabled to return.
The Gar is suffering from ex-
treme nervousness and excitement,
being in constant dread of at
! tempts on his life.
Lord Lonsdale arrived in San
Francisco on April 23rd, coming
from Kodiak by the Alaska Com
mercial Co.'s steamer Bertha.
! The bark Hesper, from Honolulu,
was disabled on the sixth day out,
on account of her miZzen-mast head
| being carried away, and was thus
unable to carry sail.
Hon. John A Cummins gave a
concert to the guests at the Grand
/ Hotel, the Hawaiian Musical Club
boys, who accompanied him to San
Francisco, performing. They are
now engaged at the Orpheum where
they give great satisfaction.
There is strong movement
/ against Hawaiian Consul David Nc
E;nley as a candidate for American
Minister to Hawaii. The ground is
/ taken that he must haye technically
at least surrendered his rights as an
| American citizen before he could
represent the Hawaiian King at San
! Francisco.
d. G.. Camarinos, who made a fly
ing trip to Honolulu, speaks en-
Enthusiastically of the adaptability of
the climate for the growth of melons,
oranges and pineapples. He talks
of going into the business on large
scale to properly cultivate these
fruits for which a ready market
ould be found in San Francisco.
The anxiety concerning the fate
of the 700 passengers and crew of
the steamer Denmark, found aband-
oned in mid ocean, was not relieved
till April Dist, when it was learned
that they had been picked up by the
steamer Missouri Of the Red D line,
bound for Philadelphia. A number
of the passengers were landed at the
Azores and were taken to Lisbon.
The Golden Gate Special, leaving
tomorrow evening, April 9th, will
carry eastward Hon. John A. Cum
minis, Colonel CT. w Macfarlane,
Captain and Mrs. Wright, John
Hind and wife, Judge Bickerton,
and George ". Smith. This train
viii be discontinued after May 4th
and two daily overland trains will