The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-12
Sugar.

English mails at New OEh.
Sugar.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-Cuban Centri-
fugal, 90 deg, $40; GRADUATED, 4
cents.
Local market steady and quiet.
Many rumors have been afioat dur
ing the past two weeks that the
Spreckels and Franklin Refineries in
Philadelphia have been absorbed by |
the Sugar Trust. This is strenuously |
denied by Henry o. Havemeyer of |
the Trust and the Spreckels friends as
well. Havemeyer denies that any |
negotiations to buy Spreckels out, or
arrange for prices of sugar were ever
attempted.
The Traffic Association proposes to
raise the freight rate on sugar from
san Francisco to Missouri river points
from 60 cents to 81 per hundred
pounds. If effected, this would de-
prive San Francisco of considerable OF
the trade now controlled from here.
The wholesale sugar dealers of San
Francisco have held several meetings
to establish prices at which they will
sell. A fixed rate over refinery prices
will be made.
Three thousand six hundred shares
have been subscribed to the Anaheim
beet sugaries, and work will now go
ahead.
The New Orleans jobbers have had
rates raised cent on them over New
York prices by the Sugar Trust. They
are mad, as it gives the Southern trade
practically to New York jobbers. The
Trust will be asked to rescind the
order.
No War With Chile.
AS was predicted, the Chilean Gov
eminent when the crisis came which
was to decide whether or not there
should be war, decided to come down
and acknowledge that it was in the
wrong. Matters came to a climax on
January 23d, when the United States
received demand for the withdrawal
of Minister Egan from Valparaiso.
Instead of acceding to this demand,
our Government sent an ultimatum
to Chile, requiring the immediate
withdrawal of the offensive note sent
to foreign powers, to Foreign Minister
Malta and full reparatiOn for the as
sault on the Baltimore's men. This
brought Chile to her senses, and she
not only sent prompt reply promis-
ing TO comply with the ultimatum of
this country, but withdrew her de-
mand for the recall of Minister Egan.
Chile also offered to leave the matter
of indemnity to be settled by the
United States Supreme Court. This
reply has ended the possibility of war,
and the active preparations for war
fare in the Navy Department have
been suspended. A great deal of
money has been spent in this direc-
ton, but the country generally is
satisfied with the result, as it has
shown the necessity for equipping the
United States with a first-class navy
and adequate coast defense. Reports
from Chile show that there was great
satisfaction over the fact that war was
avoided, and amicable relations now
exist between the Chilean Govern
ment and Minister Egan. 1t now re-
mains to be seen what Chile will do in
the way of furnishing the murderers of
the Baltimore's men, and what she
will consider proper reparation for the
crime. This country will not be un-
reasonable, but will insist on a just
settlement, all of which will doubtless
be done.
Opium for Honolulu.
BLAINE (Wash.), Jan. 24.-On the
18th of the present month a small
steamer left Victoria in the night
laden with opium, which was taken
to the mouth of the Straits of Fuca
and transshipped to sailing yacht
from San Francisco. The destination
of the cargo is Honolulu, where the
opium is worth $50 per pound. Thi:
is the third cargo taken by the yacht
for the same place. Nearly all the
opium used in the Sandwich Islands
is now prepared in Victoria ant
struggled into the former country.
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 90 The customs
officers here have for several day
been prosecuting still hunt for con
siderable struggled opium which thev
had been led to believe was secrete(
in one of the rookeries of Chinatown
Last night the contraband stuff wa
definitely located, and a seizure wa
made of thirteen fiVe-tael tins. n
arrests were make. 1t is learned from
other sources, however, that the can
were wrapped in a sailors handker
chief, and the opinion is general tina
the drug came from Honolulu an
was struggled in on the cruiser Char
lesion.
Whereabouts of the Beagle.
The barkentine City of Papeete
Captain Berude, arrived in San Fran
cisco on the 9th ult., after fair pas
sage from Tahiti. She left Tahiti O
December 10. On that date the zach
Beagle, having on board Bloom an
Douglass, the Sydney bank robber:
was in port.
The Beagle was sighted outside {
Tahiti on the previous Friday, but di
not go into the harbor until Sunday
December Is. She was visited by til
captains and ship officers at Tahiti
none of whom suspected the characte
of her owners, who gave out that the
were capitalists on pleasure cruise
They told of their visit to Honolulu
leaving out the disagreeable portion
of the narrative in connection wit
their arrest there and subsequent hui
ried departure.
On board the Beagle was the hous
furnishings used at Honolulu, and
large iron safe containing, as the Cit
of Papeete people believe, larg
amount OF money.
Bloom and Douglass were very FIRE
with their money during the few day
the Papeete was in Tahiti, but no OF
on board had the least idea of IL
specie being stolen money until the
learned that fact on coming into pc
to-day.