The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-03-04
OUR san FRANCISCO LETTER.
Fer %. 3. s. Australia, san Francisco.
February "a. 1891.
(From our special correspondent.)
Sugar.

Sugar.
NEW YORK, Feb. 90. - Cuban
Centrifugal, 90 degrees, 5 65-l0O
cents; granulated, 8 9-16 cents, the
highest it has been since last Oc-
tober.
The local market is quiet and
without feature. There have been
no changes worthy of note. Both
the California and American re-
fneries are getting rid of their
stocks Of Hawaiian as fast as pos
sible after they come. The last
consignments of Manila and Java
for Spreckels are now in port, and
are stored On Mission Rock, await
ing the time when they can be ad-
mitted free of duty.
Some difficulty is being had in
conducting the investigation into
the affairs of the Sugar Trust re-
Gently undertaken. A dispatch
from New York dated the goth
says: The Senate Committee on
Laws resumed its investigation this
morning. 1t was found that Treas
urer John E. Searles, Jr., had dis
appeared to avoid being questioned.
The Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms an
nounced that he was unable to
serve subpenas on Searles, Theo-
dore Havemeyer, Dekest and Will
liam and J. d. Dick. The deputy
said he was hampered by the peo-
pie In the Office of the trust COM
pany. the employees doing all they
could to prevent him from finding
the persons wanted.
~ A Terrible Wreck.
The fine clipper ship Elizabeth,
Capt. Colcord, was wrecked at
Tennessee Cone, above the North
Head of Golden Gate, on Saturday
evening, the 21st inst. At 3 o'clock
n the afternoon of that day, four
tugs went to her relief, but could
not get her in the bay.
The wreck resulted in the loss OF
eighteen men, including the captain
and two mates.
The Nicaragua Canal.
Congress is still struggling with
the Nicaragua Canal Bill and each
week developes stronger opposi-
ton to the measure. The bill came
up again the following day and
Morgan addressed the Senate in its
| defense.
American News.
The Legislature of Oregon has
adjourned without making any APP.
preparation for the Worlds Fair
1t IS as good as settled that the
California Legislature will set aside
100000 for that purpose.
The final ceremonies over the re
mains of General Sherman were
held at ST. Louis on the 2lst inst
The procession in St. Louis was
fully equal in size to that in New
y, York <: The cerem2nies were con
Quoted by Father Tho2as H. oher
man, son of the dead soldier
The Washington Post has create,
a political sensation by announcin.
that under no circumstances will
ex-President Cleveland consent t.
run for the Presidency in 1892
The announcement has brough
about a deal of talk and gossip
and it's truth has been half doze
times asserted and denied. Cleve
land has not defined his position
) but he is commonly considered t
) have ruined his chances by reaso
of his open opposition to the fire
coinage of silver.
The New York Herald's Wash
ington correspondent asserts tina
Blaine is scheming for the annexa
ton of Cuba, and that the reciprot
ity treaty, as proposed, is only
deep-laid scheme to compel tn
Spanish planters to throw off tn
yoke of Spain and annex the islam
{ to the United States. The Cuban
are very FESTIVE over the failure {
the Spanish Government to come t
terms with Blaine and conclud
reciprocity treaties.
President Harrison has name
Ex-Governor Charles Foster {
, Ohio as Secretary of the Treasur
q to succeed William Window, VIII
, died at New York so suddenly r.
: Gently.
!, San Francisco News.
3 The steamer China has brugl
, four steel plates, from Japan, COZ
: cred with lacquer which it
claimed will not foul when kel
= under the sea water. If it is a
d that is claimed for it, the Unite
S States Government will adopt
? for use on the new men of-war.
U The brig Tahiti has arrived fro
II Tahiti bringing later news of al
d other outbreak on Raiaetea islam
, one of the windward group. Thre
, men war, the Champaign, Voll
:, and Voltage have shelled the natiy
IS villages with no real advantag
n The natives refuse to submit I
e French protection and have thr
r far successfully resisted.
Foreign News.
5 Berlin has another remedy ft
3 tuberculosis. 1t is the discovery
. Professor Liebrich, Director of tt
n Royal Medical Institute of tn;
city. He asserts that it will cul
& advanced phthisis, and anuounc,