The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-01-29

from spreading. Several small
houses were burned, The loss Is
/ $4,000.
Mrs. Mary Therese Austin, wife 81
/ Joseph Austin, and known in the
world Of letters rs Betsy Is, died
on the Sd inst at the Palace Hotel
Death was caused by Bright'S dis,
4 e3se. The deceased has been ailing
I for some time, and some months ago
she was forced to give up her con
necuon with the Argonaut, Of which
1 paper she was dramatic critic. Her
funeral was attended by many OF The
first people Of the State.
/ R. Dunsmuiv's coal mines at De
4 parture Bay have closed down on sc
. countof trouble with the miners,who
demand 81 Increase Of wages Of ten
Z per cent 1t Is difficult 10 say when
or how the trouble VIII end, All Is
quiet around the mines at present.
but the English miners appear very
determined, and, unless their de
man3s are acceded 70. it Is feared
I the result viii be serious. The Duns-
muiCS say that they are in no hurry
I 10 open their mine IS coal Is no
/ Longer. scarce in this city. The Bel
I gisn. Italian and Hungarian miners
4 are ready 10 return 70 work.
+ There has also been trouble at the
. Newcastle mine. Seattle. which rs-
suited. January 4th. in riot in
which William Ruston, : miner. was
killed. The row originated in q pr
vsta quarrel between the TWO labor
( organizations, the knights Of Labor
and the coal miners Exchange Union.
T The knights claimed that union men
were given preference IN the work.
. To get even they attacked the union
camp and q general battle ensued.
( Two companies Of militia were sent
I 70 Newcastle and the outbreak was
soon QUelled.
The Legislature convened Ut Sac
ramento on the Sth inst. Stephen
VI. White Of Les Angeles was made
! President Of the Senate and Robert
( Howe Of Soroma was chosen speaker
Of the House The Legislature has
done nothing yet but provide Z scan
daloUsly long list OF offices which
have be5n filed by the appointment
OEuoliucaI buns from San Francisco.
The session viii probably be i dull
one 4 bill 10 abolish the Insurance
companies compac. : the only one
II which there ! much local interest
J. J. Valentine Of Wells, Fargo X
CO. has issued his annual statement
Of the metals produced west Of the
Missouri IN lSSS. The aggregate
product including that OF the States
Of the west coast Of Mexico Is as fol
lows: Gold. >3l46S.O go silver,
S54.3344SS.4 10: copper. SIS.26l. 80:
lead. SI1.263. $50: aggregate, S114.-
1882. During this year Si4.62I.
431 was sent 70 China and Japan.
Decker {. Nickham. proprietor Of
the Lock Spring Manufacturing Co.
has been arrested for defrauiing the
Getunc- California National Bank
Nickham owed about S2lee0 TO the
hank before he failed. He : charged
with forging many bills The stock
holders q the bank Dec o. the 9th
11s. and received q statement from
me President. R P Thomas The
volume Of business Of the last year
was stated 70 BE 81 2226.2lI The
resources are S4I5.2l3.06. including
S3E.el9-95 god paper. The Eabili
ties are $40. 6S5-f2. not counting the
capital stock Of S21l.01l. thus show
ING & deficit Of S25. 4S3 66. The bank
also Owls S243. 1917 IN bad and
doubtful paper. twill thus be seen
that the capital stock has been en-
sirely trittered away.
American News
The steamboat Paris c. Brown.
bound from New Orleans to Gin
c:1naG. struck a snsg at Her
mitsge landing. Saturday night,
and soon sank. and Is total
loss Eight persons arg known
% have been lost FheE are:
William Mitchell. William Marshall, I.
James Harrison. William Taylor. I.
Abraham Mitchell. 9 barber and 4
porter. names unknown. and Samuel T
Gray. al Of the steamers crew Al 4
Of the passengers were saYed- This I
: the ninth river horror on the Ms I
s.ssipui IN the last four weeks.
Benjamin E. Hopkins. the COZ /
vic.ei assistant cashier q the de +
tunct Fidelity National Bank Of Gin
c;n1zG. died al Cincinnati on the 9TH /
inst He was only released from the
pznitentisry las. Friday.
The strike Of engineers On the /
Chicago. Burlington d Quincy road, /
which has been on t1- SIX months. :
has bsen settled The increase IN
wages has been conceded and the .
company agre5s % take the LCc0mO- T
tive Brotherhood men back into the
ranks Is son g vacancies Occur and Z
70 do away with the black list Chief
P Il Arthur Of the Broth .
=Eho5d : II this city OF q pleasure
TIP.
BE WethereI. Emma Abb0tts
husband. died al Denver. Col on Z
.te 1St inst Death vas caused by
pneumonia Emma Abbott : left
with fortune estimated a seTeral
Governor Amss II his annual mes
age 70 the Massachusetts, Legisla-