The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-08
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER
San Francisco, January 81, 1890, Per
>. $. Australia.

(Fro1n Our Special Correspondent.)
The Sugar Market.
New York January 3lst, Cuban centri-
fugals 90 degrees 55s Granulated 658.
The local market is weaker having de-
clined "a cent since the last steamship .
adyices were sent. Granulated is quoted |
at 6z8 cents. The receipts have not |
been large.
The Eastern market without any |
feature except that the struggle in the
courts over the Trust is still going on a
despatch dated the 29th says: The
books OF the sugar trust are to be taken
into court. Secrets hitherto guarded as
too sacred for the scrutiny OF the public
are to be unsealed. People who bought
sugar trust stock at 1926 are now to be
shown just what they are getting for
their money. The money has been lost,
strayed or stolen. During the recent
few months, when from sl26 the stock
has dropped like SO much lead away
down to $50, over 200 per cent was poured
in above the real value of the property.
Henry Heniz, one OF New 4ork's best
known merchants and eX- president OF
the Cotton Exchange, thinks that he
has been swindled, and wants $500, 900
verdict against the proprletors OF the
sugar trust. He brought one suit to try
to collect that sum. The papers have
already been served upon Theodore
Havemeyer, president of the sugar
trust. The notable feature of his suit is
that it involves the opening OF the sugar
trusts books in court and full expo
sure of the financial conditions prevail
, ing in the organization.
Claus Spreckels is in Washington in
the interest of the sugar tariff. He went
there on the oath with ex-Congressman
FELTON, and the two at once began a
vigorous campaign to prevent any
change being made. Their argument is
that the duty is necessary to protect the
new beet sugar industry, and FELTON, has
announced that should the tariff remain
untouched he, alone, will invest $500 ,OOC
, in the new industry. The Louisiana
and Kansas producers are also endeavor
ing to prevent any change.
The old firm of sugar brokers, Willett
& Hamlen of New York, has dissolved
partnership. The business will here
after be conducted by Wallace p. Will
J lett and Alfred F. Gray, under the firm
name of Willett & Gray.
The Pacific Cable.
A dispatch from Chicago dated Jan
uary Goth says: A cable across the Pa
cific ocean within a year and half i:
the prediction of Attorney General Ash
, ford of the Sandwich Islands. 81 have
, spent some time in this country in inter
E esting people in the proposed cable,
he said. eve need it badly. Two line.
are proposed-one from British Colum
bia to Australia, an English affair, ane
the second from the United States t.
Japan. Both will touch the Sandwich
f Islands. 1 can 60 back feeling contiden
, that one or the other line will be laid a
an early date"
, Captain Houdlette Fined.
In March, 1888, the steamer Austria
. liza, Captain IL. G. Houdlette, plying be
tween this port and Honolulu, reached
| San Francisco. On an investigation,
being made it was found that there W.,
9 an excess OF the immigrant passenger.
!. over the number allowed by law for the
J steamer to carry. which was 1913. The
persons found aboard over that number
D amounted to twenty-seven. Captain
Houdlette was accordingly arrested by
I the United States authorities and re
: leased on bail. On being arraigned h,
1 pleaded not guilty. On January 2Sth
r in the United States District Court, be
y fore Judge Hoffman, Captain Houdlett'
withdrew his plea of not guilty and al
lowed the plea of guilty to be entered
q In consideration thereof the Court sen
fenced the captain to pay $50 for eacl
person that he carried on the trip in ex
of 10 FIJI toto
[. 81 $50. A stay of execution was grantee
by the Court.
r Snow and Floods.
The longest snow blockade ever know
on the Central Pacific road has just beel
broken at an expense of over $500 900.
The blockade began on the 18th @
January, though for several days befor
that the trains were not run on time
o Snow has fallen almost daily in tn
mountains since December l and by tn
q 18th of January had reached a depth c
q 81 feet ON the level at the summit. Tn
track had only been kept clear up to tina
a time by the utmost exertions. On tn
r 18th an unusually heavy fall of snow OF
Cured, which drifted badly and tn
n blockade began. The road from Cola,
# Cal, to Reno, New, about $50 miles, wa
l. completely blocked. Snow fell ever
night after that for twelve nights in SUI
r. cession. The railroad company 500
20 found that it was dealing with the mos
% serious blockade ever known. Tw
west bound trains were blockaded a
Truckee and four at Reno, while tire
u east-bound trains were detained at Col
Il fax until the full extent OF the troubl
= was understood. Then the east-botnt
trains were sent over the Southern route
l. The battle with the snow was fight
10 full one. The thermometer sunk to L
n and II degrees below u ro every nigh
and in the day the sun softened til
is snow. The thawing and freezing 500
i" converted the snow into an icy mass
:" The old-fashioned bucking plows wer
entirely useless. The only dependenc
d the company had was one rotary plo'
=. and in the shoveling ability Of an arm
a of 10000 laborers The blockade wa
finally broken on the 30th. The Cal
4 fornia & Oregon road is blocked for
), distance of over 100 miles by land an
I. % snow slides and may not be open for
" fortnight.
While snow was falling on the noun
. tains the valleys were drenched WIZ
&c rain. The Sacramento river again !os
u though not as high as in the presiou
food. On one day San FranIi'oo %,
o completely isolated by washoITHis us ou d.
II the lines leading to the city,, me , slIln
S. is now over and no more ram - ioohe
- for for weeks.
The Influenza.
The influenza has abou! run run, out Il
Europe and the East D". - s .L pieva
lent in San Francisco anu .iIe ueat'
g rote has been higher IMAM ever KNOW
Iato h"S . ,be raVa0eS of limo dis