The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-08-04
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
Per s. S. Monowai, San Francisco.
July "a, 1891.
(From our special correspondent
Sugar.

Sugar.
New YORK, July oath, Cuban CEN
trifugals 90 degs. 3 4l-100c.; graduated
Al cents.
| The local market remains steady and
unchanged. While the imports con-
tinue small the Western Sugar Refining
Company is well supplied with sugar
and will easily carry over the coming
season. The trade feature OF the past
fortnight has been the importation OF
| 493 sacks of German refined beet sugar,
which came by way OF New Orleans and
the Texas & Pacific railroad to Fantana
& Co., one OF the largest fruit canning
houses on the Coast. They say that thew
paid less for it delivered here than the
ruling local prices, and propose to keep
on importing while such conditions last.
LIKE GOALS TO NEWCASTLE.
About 800 tons of sugar have arrived
here from British Columbia during the
past week and bonded for shipment to
Honolulu. 1t is now stored on the
Oceanic dock awaiting the departure OF
the next steamer. This same sugar OBJ
tanned a rebate from the government
when it left here several months ago in
the rush to get foreign sugar out and
free Hawaiian sugar in before the effect
OF the Mckinley bill, and its return is
mainly due to the recent compact be-
tween the Victoria refneries and the
Western refining combination of this
city. By that compact division of ter
ritory has been effected, the northern
limit OF the United States being the
boundary line.
a dispatch from Washington dated
the 18th says: The Commissioner of
Internal Revenue has prepared state
ment of the probable production OF
sugar during the current fiscal year, of
which the following is a summary:
Number of producers of sugar from cane,
$50; from beets, Z; from sorghum, 3;
from maple sap, 1882; total, 1862. Es-
innate OF the amount OF sugar produced:
Cane sugar, 500, 100000 pounds; beet
sugar, 29,2l0,000 pounds; sorghum,
= 100000 pounds; maple sugar, 0,000,-
600 pounds; total $50, 100000 pounds.
1t is stated that contract by which
the principal glucose works of this coun-
try has gone into the hands of an Eng
lish syndicate.
The Chilean Troubles.
There is little news TO reportregarding
the situation in Chile Reports that
have come to hand during the past ten
days have been very conflicting, and it
is now declared that some of the fierce
and effective combats between the con-
testants that have been so wildly de-
scribed in the dispatches from that coun-
try never occurred. The latest news is
that the insurgents are steadily advanc
ing into Balmaceda's territory and that
in naval battle off Ccquimbo the Bal
maceda feet was worsted by the cruiser
Magellanes The insurgents are said to
be determined to fight their way TO Val
paraiso.
On June Sth two government cruisers
aided by land forces captured the in
surgent town of Port Corral. They held
possession about two hours and were
then driven out by the insurgents. The
So, 100000 currency recently issued by
Balmaceda at par has now been declared
worth but thirty cents on the dollar, and
panic is the result. The Examiners
correspondent telegraphs that the armies
OF both sides are starving and predicts
that the war will not last over sixty
days.
A fight is reported to have taken place
at Huasco, in which 200 were killed.
Santiago, Chile, has been visited by
the severest fire ever known in South
America. The loss was s., 100000
The Mysterious Lake.
The mystery surrounding the sudden
rise of the lake in the Colorado desert
has finally been settled by the discovery
that the water comes from the Colorado
river. An immense body of water is
flowing into the lake, and gentleman
who has just returned from the scene
says that if the channel is cut little
deeper the water from the Gulf of Cali
fornia will find an entry into the desert
He reports four other breaks from the
Colorado, and it is now believed that the
filling in of the lake is not only perman-
ent but that it may become an arm of
the Gulf of California.
San Francisco News.
The deficit in the clty's finances
grows apace. The discrepancy is now
between $4,000 and $4,000
Robert j. Creighton, San Francisco
Agent of the New Zealand Government,
is in Washington in the interest of the
trans Pacific mail service to Honolulu
ana the Australian colonies.
Pilot j. II. Rogers is dead. He was
once a resident OF Honolulu.
Adyices by the steamer Belgic state
that Kyrle BelleW, the actor, and Mrs.
James Brown Potter were married at
Hongkong about a month ago. The
story is not believed in New York.
Manage, the Samoan chief visiting this |
country, died at Cheyenne, Wyo., on the |
train while bound to San Francisco. The |
MonowaI has two Samoans aboard, the |
survivors of nine who came to this coun-
try after the wrecks of the Vandalia, |
Trenton and Nipsic. The others died |
from consumption and hemorrhage.
Preparations are being made for the |
next Mechanics Fair to be held in Sep |
TENDER.
The report OF the New City Hall Com /
mission, Just fled, shows that up to date |
nearly $4,500, 600 has been spent on con-
struction.
William Forsyth mas been beaten for
Director OF the Department OF Viticul-
ture and Horticulture OF the Worlds
Fair. 1t is thought that j De Earth
Sharb will be appointed.
Frank W. Quick, who arrived from |
Australia on the Monowai, is missing. |
He has been traced as far as Chicago, |
but then ali signs Of him have been lost.