The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-03-23
SAN FRANCISCO LETTER
Latest News Advices to March
18Th, Per O. S. S. Australia.
GE-om our San Francisco Correspondent
Sugar.

NEW YORK, March 15.-Cuban CEN
trifugal, 96 degrees, 3 34-1OO cents.
GRADUATED unchanged.
The local market is quiet and re-
ceipts are heavy. Another cargo of
Javan has arrived in addition to the
free receipts from Hawaii.
4 dispatch from New York, dated
the 14th, says: President Havemeyer
of the American Sugar Company de-
clared tonight that there was no
truth, 50 far as he knew, in the story
that some preferred stockholders were
about to apply for an injunction
against the payment of the extra 10
per cent. dividend on common stock.
This story was the reason assigned for
the raid on the stock in Wall street
to-day. Havemeyer said he knew alb
solutely no reason for the raid.
A subscription has been raised in
San Diego county with which to start
beet sugar factory.
The Anaheim Cooperative Beet
Sugar Company has determined by a
resolution TO proceed, just as soon as
possible to the erection of their sugar
factory. Land is now being prepared
Tor beet planting, and the farmers will
go ahead and plant as soon as they re-
ceive seed. Arrangements have been
made to ship the beets to Chino in
case anything interferes with the
speedy equipment of their factory.
Everything will certainly have to be
very propitious if they can complete
their factory in time to work up q
crop of beets this year. The Chino
factory required about eight months
for its completion, and, save one acct
dent, the work was expeditions.
An Opening for Kaiu1ani.
Princess Kauilani was almost para
lyzed in New York by visit from a
young man who sought her presence
in the guise of a representative of q
leading newspaper, and who wished
to subject her to the interviewing pro-
cess according to the latest rules laid
down by journalistic Hoyles. After
considerable beating about the bush
the alleged interviewer unfOlded his
plan of operations. He wanted to en-
gage her to shine in new farce COM
edy ca the road whose success was
assured beyond peradventure. The
Princess was daZed at the proposal and
declared that she did not understand
what the daring manager meant,
whereupon he went into particulars.
He offered her years engagement at
a liberal salary to star all through
America. 1t is needless to say that
ba Oof NOT HING for his naiOS
All the Way to Honolulu.
A railway company is advertising
in Virginia a twelve-day journey to
Honolulu. The company, being as
sured that the Hawaiian Islands will
become part of the United States, in
vites Virginians to run over and in
spect Uncle Sans new possession
The schedule is six days to San Fran
cisco and twelve to Honolulu.
San Francisco News.
By recent decision of the Superior
Court the city will have to pay
$4,000 for Shag Rock in the bay as q
pest-house site.
The fight in Chinatown between the
Suey Sing Tong and the Hah Sing
Tong continues. Since the Sd inst
four Chinese have been killed in the
vendetta and at least one MORALLY
wounded. The police have raided al
the highlander headquarters anC
splintered their furniture, etc., anC
all highbinders are ordered or booted
off the street. In the last two day:
the boots of the police seem to be
more efficient in preserving order
than any fear of arrest.
Tnlc 10 HI IN fn,
hidden treasure on the beach, is certain
that he has located 4-foot box about
seventeen feet below the surface and
will proceed to sink a shaft.
The Examiners quest for the "Cali-
fornia Venus whose statue is to be
sent to Chicago, still continues. Thus
far some fifteen young women have
posed for the honor.
The Olympic Salt Water Company
is making rapid progress in laying
the salt water mains in the streets
and the city will soon be provided
with water for bathing purposes.
The Hopkins Mansion on California
street has been formally transferred
to the University of California, and
the art school and gallery will be
opened on May 1st.
John w. Mackay and his assailant
w. c. RIPLEY are both nearly we'll
and Ripley will soon be tried for his
pistol practice.
A dispute has arisen over the foun-
dation for the new ferry depot and
new plans and bids will be called for
Jose Gabriel the Indian was hanged
recently in San Quentin prison, being
the first to be executed there undel
the new State law.
Ground has been broken for the
new S250,000 building of the Young
Mems Christian Association at Mason
and Ellis streets.
The German residents of San Fran
cisco have sent handsome souvenir
in silver, gold and gems to Prince
Bismarck whose birthday falls or
April LIST.
Both houses of the legislature, be-
fore adjourning voted to submit the
question of moving the State caplto
from Sacramento to San Jose, at the
next election. The people of San Jose
have pledged a fine ten acre site foi
the capitol building and 81 100000 be-
side. The question must now be set
tied by vote with chances largely IL
favor of San Jose.
American News.
1t is thought that the authorize:
have in charge the two men who as
sassinated Louis b. McWhorter in
Fresno last summer, have been
caught. The suspects are Richard S.
Heath, son of the late General
Heath, and F. w. Policy, Canadian
There is a strong chain of evidence
showing that they killed McWhorter
thinking he was another man. The
rauard for tho cantTrp of the muir.