The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-18
JUk SAN FRANClSCO LETTER.
Ter NJ. 8. S. China, San Francisco
December 10, 1891.
From our own Correspondent
Sugar.

Sugar.
NEW YORK, December TO- Cuban
centrifugal, 90 degrees, 53-1OO cents
4 granulated 316 cents.
I The market locally continues very
quiet and steady.
The Cahuenga Company Operation
Sugar Company is now fully organ
lied. 1t will start up with 100 acres
of land pledged to beets. The people
/ in many parts of Southern California
are moving to establish several new
sugaries and the acreage in the Vlcln-
ity of Chino alone will be double
what it was last year.
New Treaty Concluded.
Mott Smith, member of the Cabi-
net of Hawaii, who was sent to Wash
ington some time ago to secure mOdi-
fications of the reciprocity treaty be-
tween Hawaii and this government,
has concluded his work. His efforts
have resulted in the negotiation of an
entirely new treaty which provides
two Governments in the products and
manufactures of both countries. The
treaty has been signed by Smith and
the representative of the United
States through whom the negotiations
were carried on. 1t has been in pos
session of the President several days
but has not yet been signed by him.
Mr.. Smith had several talks with Mr..
hn "
concluded. 1t is believed in Wash
ington that the treaty will be readily
approved.
Chilean Situation.
The Chilean situation is in statu
quo. The Valparaiso authorities are
conducting their investigation, which
is not vet over. President HarrisOn's
message indicates that this govern
ment will take firm stand, if salts
faction is not forthcoming.
The United States vessels on the
Atlantic now available for action are
rendeZvOusing at st. Thomas, West
Indies. They will go to Rio de ia.
metro and be in easy striking distance
of Chile.
Sage's Money or Life.
On December 4th, Russell Sage
the millionaire banker of New York
came near being killed by the mad
act of supposed lunatic. The man
entered Sage's office with valise in
his hand, demanded of Sage the i'm
mediate payment of $4,000, 900 on the
penalty of death. Sage replied that
he had not that amount of money on
hand and started for his inner office.
The stranger warned him to stop, but
he did not. The lunatic then threw
the valise in the air and when it
struck the floor there was an eXplo-
sion that wrecked the building. The
assassin was blown to atoms and a
clerk in the office hurled through a
window and killed. Russell Sage,
although but q few feet from the
bomb, escaped with few scratches,
but was badly injured by the terrific
conclusion. He is still in q very
dangerous condition, and it is feared
that the shock to his nervous system
may prove fatal. The head of the
bomb thrower was severed from his
body, but the police have been una
bic to identify him.
Fate of the Tahiti.
The brig Tahiti has been given up
for lost, and all of her passengers,
including the e400 Gilbert Islanders
are believed to have been drowned.
1t will be remembered that the Ia
hiti put in at brakes Bay last
September for new sails and water.
She was then under suspicion of being
q SLAYER; she was undoubtedly such,
though her owners satisfied the Gov
eminent officers to the contrary. She
had about 400 Gilbert Islanders on
board, who were under contract to
work in Mexico for seven years, but
who were virtually slaves.
Since leaving brakes Bay for AL
tata, Mexico, nothing has been heard
of her. She should have sailed down
in about thirty days, and one vessel
has been sighted bottom up off the
Mexican coast. 1t is almost q GER
tainty that she capsized in storm
and that all on board were lost.
Among the men believed to be lost
are II. III. Leavitt, the owner, Capt.
Erickson, Ferguson Skinner and
Harry Scrymser, two friends of Lea
Wits, Mates MOnsin and Knecht, four
sailors and three other hands. Ship
ping men think there is no doubt but
that all hands are lost.
San Francisco News.
A boulevard four miles long and
one hundred feet wide is being built
along the beach south from the Cliff
House.
A. G. McCune dissipated young
man about town committed suicide
recently, because he was threatened
with arrest for forgery.
Fulton @. Berry, Fresno hotel
man and real estate Spectator, was
nearly killed at barbecue on the
Goth ult.
The bark Hesper is in from Kobe
and reports a volcanic and earth
quake disturbance at sea during the
great Japan earthquake. Sulphurous
gases were emitted in abundance and
the water of the sea turned hot.
Chinatown has had two more high
binder murders. Harm All Keong
having been shot in the back and
killed while in the Chinese theater.
So To All was also killed on WAY
erly Place.
A novel christening was performed
at Grace Church on Thanksgiving
Day, when Mary Ethel Croker the
infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Croker was baptized with water
from the Jordan.
1t is reported that A. D. Wilder,
Superintendent of the Western Divi-
sion of the Southern Pacific, is to be
decaDitated He has an outside huSi.