The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-04-01
OUR. SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
FER Steamer Australia. san rranci,co.
March "a, 1891.
tfrnm our shecial correspondent
tFrnn our shecial correspondence
Sugar.

NEW YORK, March 24th.--Cuban CEN
trifugal, SO deg. 81. grannlated. no
quotations.
The sugar market is absolutely with
out feature. Hawaiian is COMING in
rapidly. Matters in the Eastern market
are 30 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 lst. when the new sugar regula-
tons take effect, there will be no change.
WEIGH d Co. IS trade circular of March
"a, says: The arrivals of sugar from
The Islands" during March have
amounted to about 5000 tons. Fully
io.OUo tons are due between now and
April lat.
The Proposed Gable to Homo
lulu.
WARRINGTON, March 16.-The HYDRO.
graphic Office of the Navy Department
ID making the preliminary preparations
!or the survey Tor the proposed cable
from San Francisco to Honolulu, SO that
active work can be commenced as soon
as the appropriation OF s25 900 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 1t is now possible that the Marion
VIII be called home from China, az Com
mander John R. Bartlett, who is under
orders to command her, would be good
man TO put In charge of the work
Robbed on the Steamer.
). NJ. Samayoa, wealthy Guatena-
Ian, was robbed of money and Jewels to
the amount of 81 900 by some Que on the
steamer Australia shortly after she left
Honolulu on her run here
When the steamer left the Islands the
valuables were all in q small satchel
that swung by strap at the side of
Senior Samayoa's body servant. 1t was
O'Clock in the afternoon when the shin
steamed away from Liluokalani'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 hook
IN Senor Samayoa's stateroom. The
satchei itself gave no clue to the value
OF lts contents. 1t was an ordinary
sling wallet, such as travelling English
women usually carry, and as no one was
supposed to know what was in il, 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
alarmed, but supposed that his patron
had taken possession OF it. He asked
and was answered in the negative. All
OF the passengers and the officers OF the
snip turned to and hunted for the
packet. They found the satchel in the
stateroom Immediately opposite to that
occupied by Senior Samayoa, on the
moor. The valet made grab for Il. He
held IL up with an exclamation of ter
ror. Across the satchel was broken
Sasn. That cut, another smaller one in
the other side and some scraps OF tissue
paper were all that were in the satchel.
me paper was the same as the diamonds
ana otner gems were wrapped in. A
magnificent solitaire ring, some diamond
earrings, some Mexican opals and Other
lewelry and $3.50 in money had heen
taken. o0N
Inc matter was given into the hands
OF Captain Houdlette and the nurser
they made an investigation and conId
not even Fix definite suspicion on anv
one. As far as could be counted every.
Oody was either at lunch or FRUSTRATED
wlth seaslekness when the robbery was
done; The passengers offered to be
searched, but no further clew was dis
covered. All of the crew that could pos
sioly have been about the staterooms
were searched and questioned, but with
no result.
Suspicion fell on three wretched STOW.
aways that had been discovered, but il
was found that they had not b, en- in that
part OF the vessel at all A close watch
was kept all the way up and MANY
searches were made. but the Jewels and
tne money were still missing when the
Australia arrived off the Heads. Word