The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-04-17

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which l must say is due in great
measure to his persistent efforts.
''Lothario" hele pela.
KA! HA! HA!
Maui, April 18th.
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
Per S. S. Alameda, San Francisco,
April ., 1890.
(From Our Special Correspondent.)
(Continued.)
Sugar News.
The prediction that the reduction
in duty will cheaper sugar and thus
increase its consumption will not
bear investigation, for in 1887 the
average price of dry graduated in
the United States was 6.O2 cents per
pound, while in 1883 it was us
cents and at the higher price con-
sumption increased 1880 tons. On
this subject New York and New Or
leans are in accord with San Fran
cisco, and western sentiment is ap-
parently opposed to the change also,
and where any strong support Of the
measure comes from is therefore a
mystery.
The value of exports to Hawaii in
March was $575,3OO; to Australia
$50, 100; to New Zealand $4,000; to
Samoa $1,4OO.
Inter-Oceanic Canal.
A dispatch from New York dated
the 4th says: The Nicaragua Canal
Construction Company has just con-
tracted for dredging a channel and
harbor at Graytown to a depth of
twenty feet, work to begin within
forty-fve days This is for the pur-
pose of transporting machinery and
plants for canal work and to dis
charge them at the docks instead of
transferring them seventeen miles
by railroad from Greytown. The
rock cut contracts for the work are
to begin Immediately. The con-
tractor and assistants sail for Grey
town April 18th. A railroad is nee
essary to carry in the contractors
plant and remove the excavated ma
terial The latest advices from Mica
ragua report good progress on the
pier and pipe line Of thirteen miles
to convey fresh water from the
mountains to Greytown.
The Commission of Panama Canal
experts has reached Paris and dis
NAL report has been made to De
Lesseps. He is plunged into the
depths of dependency and at last
admits that the canal is a failure
Several sub-contractors are to be
prosecuted for swind)ing.
Oakland Matters.
Several months ago Mrs. Wood
worth, an emotional evangelist of the
first calibre, made her appearance in
Oakland. She put up a tent and
preached to the people. Her sole
text was to flee from the wrath tc
come" Her converts became numer
Gus and her tent meetings became
famous. Her victims by the score
became seized with ft-like frances
Weak-minds finally began to give
way, and when Mrs. Woodwork
packed up her effects about month
ago, the excitement was intense
She had seen visions of the destruc
ton of the city by earthquake anc
water. Then others saw the same
vision, and at last one of the doom
sealers, Erickson, Swede, predicted
the destruction on the 18th of thi.
month, and others did the same
Erickson was adjudged insane by thu
authorities, and was sent to tn,
! Stockton Asylum. His place wa,
taken by Bennett, man who rode
about the street on bicycle warning
the people to "flee to the noun
tains." It is entirely within tn,
range of possibility that five or 81,
hundred people will be scared out O
Oakland by the 18th inst, and SOM
of the doom-sealers are alread,
camping on the hills back of tn
city.
San Francisco News.
| The granite quarry men at Rock
lin, Placer county, are on strike TO,
nine hours labor each day.
On the LIST inst. I. w. Hellman the
Los Angeles banker, assumed tn,
Presidency of the Nevada bank. TIL,
new directors are John W. Mackay
j. T.. Flood, J. F. Bigelow. D. B
Davidson, l.. Strauss, Louis Gerstle
III. F. Allen, Robert Watt, Henry L
Dodge, G. de Guigne and D. N
Walters.
e. III. Welles, A. B. Schanz, anc
E. j. Glave, who are to explore thu
interior of Alaska for w. j. Arkell o,
New York Judge, are in the city
Welles is an old time Alaskan trav
eler and Glave was with Stanley il
Africa.
All the clubs are agitated by the
determination of the internal rev
enue officers to collect special taxes
from them.
J. Louderback, first mate of the
Inflated schooner III. T.. Herman, has
arrived in this city. He tells thrill
ling and pathetic story of the suffer
ings endured by his crew in the fal