The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-10-21
OUR SAX FRANCISCO LETTER.
Per :. :. China. san Francisco. octo-
her y. 1890.
tfrom our eorreSpondentl

Sugar News.
New York, Oct 9th Cuban eentri-
tugals, % degrees, . cents; granulated
6as cents.
The local and eastern markets are
without feature, the refners and buyers
having refraIned from operation while
the arid bill Was pending Granulated
Is quoted locally at cents.
Ills much-disputed measure WAS final
IN passed by Congress and signed by the
President on the Srd. Thus far no au-
thenuc copies OF the bill, as il finally
went through, have been received in
san Francisco. However. copies OF the
Conference Committee bill have been re-
ceived- which is practically the bill as it
went through.
The British ship Ben DOuran has ar
rived iron Manila with 9S.9l5 bags OF
sugar for the California Refinery. Re
ports Indicate that the Philippine crop
VIII be short this year.
Wrecked Within Port.
The briss J. y. Spreckels and Lurline,
from Hawaii, narrowly escaped being
wrecked on the North Heads 81 the en-
trance 70 the harbor on the LIST inst.
These vessels and five other deep-water
ships arrived of the Heads within an
hour OF each other, and refusing 10 en-
gage tug boats took advantage OF the tide
and Wind 10 enter under sail. The Lurline
and J. d. Spueckeis were close together
and were about opposite the Fort, when
the wind died away. Tue brigs were
then helplessly carried 10 the north, the
SpreckelS getting into s little blight in
side Point D.ablO, from which she was
hauled by the tOwboat Relief owned by
SpreckslS-
The Lurline, however, was not 50 for
tunate. a. she drifted 10 the north. Cap
rain Mattson, who WAS IN command,
threw over his anchors, but without
avail. She swung around and went on
the rocks outside Point DiablO with s
smash. Another swell lifted her up s
Ittls higher and smashed another hole
IN her bottsm. Alter this II was nothing
but 4 succession OF thumps, and IN i've
minutes she commenced 70 settle At an
alarming rate, taking heavy list 70 star
board the of shore side as she did so.
Captain NartsOn feared that she would
slide OF the rocks and sink, and hurrledly
launched both his Gfe-boAts. Into one
was put the two passengers, Mrs.
Sehultze and Mr.. Dowd OF Honolulu,
with TWO Of the crew, and the remainder
Of the crew, with the exception OF the
captain and mate, took 10 the other.
Henry Peterson. the Ozrrn2u, was out IN
his whitehall, snd pulled up With an
Orfer Of assistance. Just then the helieI
srrived. Captain Haskell ran IN as lar
- he dared. but = thump OF the tugs
keel on the rocks warned him Of the
danger. and he backed of Just IN time TO
avoid sharing the Lur.Ine's tate.
Peterson then rau 3 line 10 the brig
and took of Captain MattSOn and his
mate. who were afraid that the moment
the brig wzs pulled of she would 90 TO
the bottom
Bv this time her decks were awSsh,
and when the Relief pulled her on she
settled another loot. Haskell thought
he could keep her afiOIt, however, and
started Il full speed up the bay as soon
IS her anchor chains were slipped Alter
5 mile or two the tug Alert came along
SIDE the half sunkel craft and made last
how and stern II such q manner as 70
bll0v ber up As much IS possible The
Relief took I'D : similar position On TIE
other SIDE, and with the Lurllne between
them the two tugs made ; race Tor the
SIisS5oa bay mud fats
II was = question Of minutes, tor the
IurIlue was sinking constantly, ana
every pound Of steam the tugs could
stand Vas put on. The bOSts with the
passengers and crew were towing astern,
and when Nsttsou saw that the prospects
were fav5rable Tor his vessel keeping
sf1a- he sniezvored to board her again.
This Captain Haskell would not permit,
Gaining that n the absence Of any one
On board when he made last the LurAne
vas Al abandoned snip, and his 0y rlght
Of rascge. Later on he relented, and
made s. salvage contract Tor $4,000. The
tu-s rOu the race, but with little or
nothing 70 spare. and rushed their capt
r1rs .rel I'D on the fats 1t the loot OF
Seeo1- street. lust zS she was eOmmen-
chg ID roll and wObble and give other
SINS Of going 70 the bottom She vas
fuI ~ water when landed, and had
considerable depth On her decks
An examination Of the LurlIne's cargo
shows hat i good deal Of the cargo
melted but fully f0ur-fths Of the bags
were taken out with their contents intact
bur f0r the sat water. The rehneTles
can handle MS s--AAs l--- @AA~-- 49, -
3 considerable reduction n Us value
from the intricacy Of the process neees-
sarv 10 get nd - the salt Tster favor II
has acquired. TIE insurance companies
viii have ID bear the loss, though Il was
q case Of Sprecksls' tugs saving Spreck-
els sugzT.
Steamship ommunieatiOn-
The House Of Representative failed
10 pass either the mail subsidy or the
bounty bill. and considerable speculation
! being INDUCED N IS 10 what the
Oceanic Company viii do IN regard to
the Colonial srezmers- IL L. understood
however. that the Company has not yet
formulated It's plans An abandonment
os the service L not 70 Be thoUght Of N
vizx Of the trade that has been built up
a7f Of the 6ne prospect for getting the
.hfDufnz bills through At the coming
sasssi,,n Of Congress The general Oellef
i rat the Spreckels Brothers viii decide
- -. the steamers for st least three
tr7ns I'm December, January and Feb