The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1877-08-29

reduction OF their employees wages but upon the
outbreaks Of the strike in the EAst theeompany with
drew the order and there has been no trouble any
Of the roads the paci6e Coast. But the roughs,
the idle and disafscted in this city have grievance
and that grievance Is the poor Chinamsn-this pa
tent man OF toll whom are trying to push away /
from our shores with The cry 'there is room for
you here. this 10 white mans eOantry," while we |
stand in need of cheap labor as much as you do on
Hawaii.
Inspired by the deeds Of violence at the East, and
stimulated by the which daily reached u.s. our
HOodlums attempted 10 reproduce the scenes Of an
arehy and bloodshed that Oecuiing in Psnnsyl
yania.
Gangs Of Hoodlums, several hundred strong would
take possession OF the streets AMI marching through
item would destroy every Chinese wash-house in
their way, either by iemoishing them OF by apply
ing the torch. Numerous fires started in this
way which threatened 70 devastate the city. The
ronghs eoneregAted 81 the Pacific Mail Steamship
Cos. wharf with the Intention Of burning the
ers which brought the Chiusmen here. They failed
in this. but set re the lumber yards the wharf
aud great condagration was the result-afre which
lighted tae Southern sky far into the night and
destroyed great amount Of building marsriAls.
Citizens were alarmed and aroused The municipal
Government Is strong enOugh for such occasions
and the police force much too small. large Com
nit,ee Of safety or Vigilance Committee was organ
Ied consisting Of hundreds OF best citizens Pick
handles were bought up by the thousand as clubs
with which to arm the committee who had offered
their lives to protect properly and the homes of the
eity. The scenes Of SO which have made the deeds
OF the Vigilance Committee of those days memorable
were il part re-enaete3 in ~. San Francisco has
become noted all over the country community
which does not trine with mob, and when this fact
was exhibited last week unm able illustrations
noodums took 10 their holes. and order and safety
was secured.
Oakland was aroused, and every evening ( IT
week citizens met in their various wards dril and
be in readiness for Nny emergency. But beyond a
few attempts to hold meeting of worSing
men, and one two iueendiary fires. nothing oe-
CURED to alarm the people Of the EncinAl.
Wars ~ NANE:
Some time ago some misereant started the rumor
| that the Hawaiian steamer to be named the
Z" Leaky," and San Francisco began to smile. The
/ report then got out that she TO be called the
e Leaky Leaky." aud San er4nciseo lsughed right
out in meetin'." One villianous paper suggested
DRY Rot" as better name, but what could you
expect from the kGo les here. The Evening
Bulletin tries very hard to make fun Of this name.
In editorial entitled " Thoug ughtessuess in naming
vessels it says; Some evil genius has given her
very uninvitiug name. Let US imagine
for one moment that some adventurous globe-troter
steadily pursuing the setting his way to those
green and charming isles. washed by the eentra
waves Of our broad Pacific, searching for good y
vessel stAuneh and strong to embark upon. inquiries
'' What is this erAft ~ and is answered 18th,
leakyleaky for Honolulu. sail the s0tl
instant" Would it be strange it he imagined him
self on a shore Of the ancient SIyx surveying old
Charons immortal ferry "A l at LloyJsl by Inger-
SOILS survey3 Wide Col. Bob. 90 - Evolutionary
Navigation in Aboriginal Dug-outs.'O
THE TRIAL TAR.
On Friday morning las; at I0:30, the Likelike lef
her berth the Pseihe Mail Dock with large partl
of invited guests to make her trial trip. After ex
changing signals With the Pensacola she steamed to-
Hunters Point Dry Dock. She then steamed t,
AleAtrSE, and. passing the water front. she va
greeted with the blasts of whistles from ever,
tug and steamer that fred up. At AleAtraI sh
detained for couple of hours while her cyIinde
head was being repaired account of tfifing de
feet Her trial trip very satisfactory Sh
made easily 81 revolutions per minute, with spec
Of IL knots. The steSiiness of the vessel unde
steam was the subject of general remark. The Like
Ike Is the largest ses-gOing steamer ever built i
California by private parties but Diekey Brother
have turned stauneh, beautiful, se.vieeable,
well-Sppointed vessel. She sails tomorrow for th
waters in which she will make her home, and th
bearer Of this letter give her my blessing. Ma
she prove all tha; is expected of her in stimulatn
the commerce Of the kingdom. EScNAL.