The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1892-01-05
Sugar

Sugar
NV NoKK. December --latest
Cuban centrifugal, SIS degrees test,
s-sl cents, grauulaied 9 cents.
RrrE-Narker Staruaut- with large
supplies and sales from the wharf at
: 5 : cents, 80 days. Holders Of island
r7ee quote at q cents net, with little
T5emard.
The local marke1 l. quiet and with
No. feature. There are many vessels
-.an L. lie chartered for the islands,
ro briu- In the new crop. sugar
stocks are being Well worked up, and
arrivals are very light
q Washington special says: 1t is
settled that France and Germany will
TN L. secure d repeal ci the bounty
upon our domestic sugar production
provided hy the Mckinley law, as it
threatens 10 % enlarge the sugar pro-
auc-i5n I'M this country a. 10 impair
r1e industry in those countries. They
intend 10 Us. a. leverage 10 secure
The repeal Of the sugar bounty, the
facr that they are now admitting our
pork and cereals TO their shores.
The reciprocity negotiations with
Jamaica have reached q satisfactory
conclusion. thus completing the series
~ rr-T-Ae Tho
urar-nroiucing colonies Of Great
Britain IN the West Indies.
Reciprocity Treaties.
A Washington dispatch OF Deem
ser Is SAYS that the ratification by
the Reichstag Of the commercial
treaty. between Germany and Austro-
Hungary in-UreS the completion of
reciprocity arrangements between the
United states and Germany, so far as
the latter country Is concerned, but
it, effectiveness still depends on the
action Of the AustrO- Hungarian
Reichsrath- - our agreement j. con-
riu-eut on the ratification Of the Ger
ulzn-A Us1rian treaty by each of those
governments
Another Line To Hawaii
A dispatch from Chicago, dated De
uemDer i. SAYS; 3. 7. Rogers, man
4ger OF the recently organized British
Columbia sugar Refinery at Nancou-
Yer, talked freely here to-day about
il prospects. He declared that when
the spreckels Hawaiian monopoly eN-
pires, his company Will probably get
q NT1ar 1fnF IL n
said the Canadian Pacific road was
doing wonders for that country. In
addition 10 the fast mail established
between Japan and England, he hears
ON 1he best authority that in the near
future British Columbia viii have
tast-line mail steamers TO Australia,
touching at Honolulu, and every
etFort VIII be made 10 divert the trade
and travel now going via san Fran
cisco.
LOST Overheard.
While the steamer Corona was
crossing the bar on her way into the
har50r, about 10 o'clock yesterday
morning. December 2lst, an accident
occurred by which two men, James e.
Bailey, formerly OF Maui, Hawaiian
Islands. and James Curtis, steward Of
the steamer. lost their lives.
The bar was very rough, but the
Corona j. = firsI-class bar boat, and
Captain Hall did not think it admis-
sable 10 remain outside as long rs be
had daylight and the weather was
clear. There was Il large crowd OF
passengers on board, and many OF
them were on the hurricane deck,
while some stood on the after part of
the main deck watching the big seas
n they rolled around the steamer.
None Of those on the main deck,
among wn0m were J. c. Bailey OF
San Diego, and James Curtis,a waiter,
had . thought Of danger until i warn
inr CRY Of Hold on for your livesm
rang out - the steamer plunged into
the heavy seas rolling on the bar. The
rlrst Two seas were passed in safety,
and those on deck thought the danger
EFzs over. when terrific wave that
lowered high above the hurricane
deck was seen rolling toward the yes
81 with friEhtful speed.
Most u the people on the main
deck rushed into the staterOOms, and
not a moment too soon, as the big
wall OF water broke over the vessel.
and in an instant the stater0oms on
the starboard side were flooded. sew
eral doors torn from the hinges and
tons q water poured into the saloon,
while the staUnch steamer trembled
n il she had struck n rock.
All was confusion among the pas
selcers, a. most OF them thought that
the steamer had struck, but their fears
were soon allsyed when the vessel
gll1e1 into the comparatively smooth
water inside the bar. Ii was then
inst the friends Of Mr.. Bailey missed
him, and a search Of the steamer was
made but he could not be found, and
those on board realized that he had
been caught by the big wave and
swept 10 his death in the foaming
tres
From = nephew Of Mr. Bailey, who
Wa On board the steamer, ii was
lesrDed that he resided IN san Diego
md was on his way to this city on a
pleasure trip, and expected to return
10 MS home, where he had left a fond
vie and several children. The sad
news was geleEraphed to his widow.
with the information that his nephew
would remain in hope that the body
would be washed ashore.