The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-04-07
Sugar.


trifugal, SO deg. 5.71, graduated, no
quotations.
The sugar market is absolutely with
out feature. Hawaiian is coming in
rapidly. Matters in the Eastern market
are so unsettled on account OF the near
approach of the time when the McKin-
ley law goes into effect that no prices
are quoted on graduated. Everybody
is waiting to see what effect the law will
have upon present figures, and until
April LIST, when the new sugar regula-
tions take effect, there will be no change.
WEIGH & Co.'s trade circular of March
"a, says: The arrivals of sugar from
The Islands during March have
amounted to about $4,000 tons. Fully
$4,000 tons are due between now and
April LIST.
The Proposed Gable to Homo
IuIu.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-The Hydro
graphic Office of the Navy Department
is making the preliminary preparations
for the survey for the proposed cable
from San Francisco to Honolulu, so that
active work can be commenced as soon
as the appropriation of $25, 600 becomes
available, July /. Sounding machines
and other apparatus will be purchased,
TO be put aboard whatever vessel is select
ed for the work.
Several vessels have been spoken of,
and it is now possible that the Marion
will be called home from China, as Com
mander John r. Bartlett, who is under
orders - command her, would be good
man put in charge OF the work.
CaHfOrnia's New Sen tor.
The long fight over the Sc torship
left vacant by Senator Hearst death,
came to an end on the I9.h when
Charles n. FELTON, was elected. For
many days a three-sided battle with De
Young, Estee and FELTON,, the principal
figures, Estee leading. De Young with
drew on the 18th, seeing 10 hope Of
election, and threw his forces to FELTON,
to beat the railroad, which was support
ing Estee. The movement was made
the more surprising in view OF the fact
that Claus and John d. Spreckels were
Felton's principal supporters. On the
18th an attempt was made to smirch
FELTON, by the alleged discovery that
papers showing he had attempted brib-
cry. The papers were tished out of a
waste basket near the Senate Chamber.
1t was then discovered that Estee was
the man VINO got down on his knees to
hunt them out and on this show ing the
Legislative elected FELTON,. Estee would
probably have been elected had he kept
out of the waste basket.
Horrible Marine Disaster.
One of the worst marine disasters ever
reported occurred in the bay of Gibraltar
on the 18th inst, when the British
steamship Utopia from Naples for New
York with $50 persons on board was run
down and sunk by the man-of-war Rod
ney. The disaster occurred during
tremendous southeast storm and OF all
on board the Utopia 500 persisted. Others
were saved by the Arson and still others
by passing vessels.
No marine disaster of late years has
been SO horrible, nor attended by such
dramatic incidents as this. A southwest
gale was blowing when the Utopia
steamed into the Bay of Europa The
waves were high and the run into the
last port before the long voyage to New
York was welcomed Her steering gear
appeared to be in perfect order as she
rounded Europa point, under the frown-
ing guns, and headed for the calmer
waters of the harbor; but there was
something wrong-what perhaps will
never be known. The steamer had
hardly got into the bay when she came
in contact with the ram of the British |
ironclad Arson, which lay at anchor a
little further out than the rest of the |
British feet and other men-of-war of |
other nations. The ram did deadly |
work, for it went through the steamers |
side abaft the engine-room and demon
allied the machinery. 1t was with a |
fearful force that the vessels came into |
collision and fatal to the Utopia, for she |
sank in five minutes, stern foremost, in |
seven fathoms of water.
Robbed on the Steamer.
J. NJ. Samayoa, a wealthy Guatema-
ian, was robbed OF money and Jewels to |
the amount OF s., 900 by some one on the
steamer Australia shortly after she left
Honolulu on her run here.
When the steamer left the Islands the
valuables were all in a small satchel
that swung by strap at the side of
Senior Samayoa's body servant. 1t was
. O'Clock in the afternoon when the ship
steamed away from Liliuokalani's realm,
and two hours later the passengers were
summoned to the dinner-table. Not
wishing to carry the satchel with him to
the table, the valet hung it on a hook
in Senior Samayoa's stateroom. The
satchel itself gave 10 clue to the value
OF its contents. 1t was an ordinary
such as travelling English
women usually carry, and as no one was
to know what was in it, and it
was locked, the valuables were supposed
to be perfectly safe.
When the valet returned half an hour
later the satchel was gone. He was not
but supposed that his patron
had taken possession of it. He asked
and was answered in the negative. All
IF the passengers and the officer of the
ship turned to and hunted or the
packet. They found the satche. in the
,tateroom Immediately opposite that
occupied by Senior Samayoa, on the
ioor. The valet made a grab for it. de