The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-04-24


patched at San Francisco chaos reign K
ed and particulars were not obtain-t \
able. That information will come latert
and until it does the suspense willf
continue among those who have rela-
tives in the city who have not been
heard from.
Mr.. Giffard was skeptical as to theA
extent of the damage reported in thet
early dispatches. Every agent heref
has sent q n,eSSage asking for par
ticulars and 1t is strange We do not
hear from our representatives. Thef
report that the Spreckels refinery hask
been destroyed may be correct, but itR
is sttanre thnt we have not heard Off
it in this office. There are threek
Spreckels refineries in the State, buth
we are not told which one it refers TOY
and for that reason l am inclined to4
the opinion that the message in whic1H I
the statement was made was gather-ll
ed in New York from the columns Off
one of the daily papers which, in suchb'
times, does not always linger close .oA|
truth"
The action of President Roosevelt inf|
ordering the coin of the mint to BET
comments from the public and at thdH]
same time it was looked upon as 81
most unusual proceeding. AS arm
emergency measure 1t was permissibleS
for the coin capital of the entire citY3
was buried in the ruins and the onlYl
available cash was that in the vault$ I
of the mint There is no doubt of thu
immediate necessity for the money and
DraoiIant found NM
putting it into circulation withou Il
having to bother Congress in the pref
llminary steps. This is the way th&|
people of this city expressed themI
selves and the President rose in thei
opinion according as he would help thf
sufferers.
The shipping interests in HonolulE
were stirred from center to circumfer
ence by the late report that thf}
whartes We're burning. 1t is the opint
ion of some of the shipping MASTERY
that the vessels were removed out int n
the harbor at the first sign of dangekl
50 that they might be safe from del
struction. This feature of the disaste}
may bring consequences to Honolulu
that were not at first thought; this cit
depends largely upon the market "a
San Francisco for certain supplies ann
unless they arrive regularly bad reEI
suits will follow. If the Sonoma gdu
away on Thursday she would brint
down an immense quantity of foo
stuffs and without which there will n
a shortage. This applies more partid
ularly to the ice house goods thsV
should have been, in the regular ordd
of loading, placed on board on Wednes
day last. 1t is already noticed thi
there is a tendency in some quarteii
here to raise the price of commoditid;E
and the frugal housewife Will With
a few days curtail in the use of buttd
and the regular customer at the res
taurants who has been all the TIM
accustomed to having two pats witt
his waffle viii have to content mini
self with one and make 1t go around.
The officers and passengers on III
America Maru expressed surprise
the news that greeted them on the
arrival and there were some of u
passengers, those with homes in SdlX
Francisco, who showed "A decided di
position TO return to the States on IL
first steamer. The imposslbility to 81
cure answers to their cablegrams mad
the uncertainty greater and their d
sire to return stronger. one of the otH
iicers stated TO a reporter for this p
per that he had noticed mark
shortage In the supply OF float" cot
such as is used for bunkering tran
pacific steamers, and he and the 9TH
officers OF the steamer are OF
opinion that vessels scheduled TO leal
since the departure of the Aneri r.
Maru may be unable To leave owl
10 dihiculty In securing quantity
this coal.
The steamer Mauna Loa arrived frf
Hawaii early yesterday morning,
first of the island fleet 10 reach ht
since the news of the disaster was
ceiYed, one ~ the passengers says
news reached Honuapo Wednesd
morning as the passtngors were
barking 0n the steamer There wF
rumoTs of an sorts, none ~ thf
of Ices import than that lhs entire 9
had been destroyed and half the
hahlianls klllni u 10 possible u
! the news reached Hawaii ny WlFrlN
message ssyeTal having been seni III
here Within short llme amer the Is
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