The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-10-27
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
Per L. $. 5. MOnowai, San Francisco,
October II, 1891.
(From Our Own Correspondent

(From Our Own CorreSpondent.)
The Monowai sails two days late be-
cause of the late arrival OF the S. s. Um-
bria at New York with the last of the
mails. The Cmbria was delayed by
westerly storms on the Atlantic.
Sugar.
The local market is quiet and steady.
The Western Refinery Company has
marked down white sugars = cent, gran
ulated being quoted at cents net.
The Eastern market is firmer and
higher. Cuban centrifugal, Sc degrees,
is quoted at S.41 cents in New York to-
day, and granulated at Az cents.
The shortage in the Louisiana crop
promises to be even greater than was
before reported. Dealers in New Orleans
and the planters estimate the total yield
at about 10000 tons. 1t was 19S, 600
tons last year.
According to reports from jacksonville,
Chino and Alvarado, everything at those
sugaries is progressing we'll The beet
sugar plant at Lehi, Utah, is also making
q big run.
Hon. A. S. CIeehorn on Ha-
waits Future.
4 dispatch from New York, dated Oc-
tober 18th, says: 1.-The father of the heir
apparent to the throne OF the Sandwich
Islands is at the Windsor Hotel. His
name is Archibald Scott Cleghorn, and
he is Minister of the present Govern
ment and Collector OF General Customs
of the Islands. His daughter, Victoria
Kaiulani, will be Is years old the day
after tomorrow, and she will also be
Queen of the Sandwich Islands on the
death of her aunt, the present Queen
Liliuokalani. Her father arrived from
England on the Umbria yesterday. He
had been on visit to the future Queen.
He bears letters to Secretary of State
Blaine and other high Government
officials, and will go to Washington to-
morrow afternoon.
Z" He asked to be informed concerning
the recent statements made in this
| country about the Queens illness and
about the alleged schemes of England to
get control of the islands. Then he said
"' Those stories are all entirely with
out foundation. In the first place, the
Queen is in much better health now than
| she has been. As proof of that | will
read you some letters
Minister Cleghorn then read several
letters from the Queen's Chamberlain
and others, dated September oath, 25th
and Goth, telling of tine Queens move
ments, her daily horseback rides, hel
| improving health and her change OF re.
| sidence from the Palace, which is lonely
since the death of the King, to Wash,
ington Terrace, her former home.
." As to the stories about annexation,
he continued, l can say, first. that it is
the desire of the people, except a very
small number indeed who favor annexa
ton to the United States, that We shall
remain free and independent country
| will say further, however, that should
it ever become necessary to change oul
fiag-which God forbid-we would rather
see in its place the flag of the United
States than that of any other country
/ -uIs OACknO1u . W III
in England till 1885,"
San Francisco News.
C. NJ. Robinson, z feet inches tall
and Nellie Wilson who measures fee
2334 inches and weighs 420 pounds are
on the Monowai. They are going tc
Australia to show with Sells circus.
| Sells Bros. show, animals and all Ii
on board the Monowai, bound for the
Colonies. They had lively time load
ing the animals aboard.
Frederick Boyd head of the Star and
Herald of Panama is in San Francisco
He thinks that money will soon be
| forthcoming with which to dig the big
ditch.
Ellen Marie Highly, widow 81 years
OF age and wealthy, has married Charles
q Callan in Oakland. He is an ex.
convict and is many years her junior.
! George w. Burnett, son OF u. q. Bur
nett, on Montgomery street, pharmacist
has married Mrs. Lena Geantel against
his fathers will. The father who is
worth between $S00,000 and 81 100000
has cut him off without a cent.
At 10 rs P. N. on the night OF the 18th
| the city was shaken for over ten seconds
by the severest earthquake experienced
since 1868. No damage was done how
ever. a slight shock followed on the
18th.
i mass meeting of merchants is being
held this afternoon to form a Traffic
Association of Shippers to compel the
Trans-continental Association (of rail-
roads, to lower rates ON Californian pro-
duce. There is some talk OF starting a
competing railroad.
Mrs. Theresa Fairs estate has been
| appraised at Sd, 100000.
On the morning OF the 18th inst. al
half-past O'Clock the west bound fast
overland train jumped the track near
Colfax, and one Pullman sleeper and all
in it were rolled down a steep embank-
ment a distance of over sixty feet.
Many passen gers we're injured but no
one was killed. The whole train mar
rowly escaped the same fate. Ii was
found on examination that some das-
tard had removed the spikes from the
ties and pried the track apart intending
to wreck the whole train. Robbery was
undoubtedly the motive. No one was
apprehended.
+. s. Chadbourne & Co., one of the
largest furniture manufacturing firms on
the coast, announce that they will go
out OF business January LIST. Dictation
on the part Of trade unions is the cause.
NJ. B. Curtis, the actor, who shot
Policeman Grant has been committed
for trial for murder without bail.
P. E.Giilette of Berkeley has invented