The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-01-23

houses were burned. The loss is
$4,000
Mrs. Mary Therese Austin, wife of
Joseph Austin, and known IN the
world of letters as q Betsy B." died
on the Sd inst. at the Palace Hotel.
Death was caused by Bright's dis
ease. The deceased has been aiIing
for some time, and some months ago
she was forced to give up her con
nectiOn with the Argonaut, of which
paper she was dramatic critic. Her
funeral was attended by many OF the
first people Of the State.
r. Dunsmuir's coal mines at De-
parture Bay have closed down on &C
count Of trouble with the miners, who
demand an increase of wages OF ten
per cent. It is difficult to say when
or how the trouble will end. All Is
quiet around the mines at present,
but the English miners appear very
determined, and, unless their de
mands are acceded to, it is feared
the result will be serious. The Duns-
muirs say that they are IN 10 hurry
TO open their mine as coal IS 10
longer scarce in this city. The Bel
gian, Italian and Hungarian miners
are ready to return to work.
There has also been trouble at the
Newcastle mine, Seattle, which re-
suited, January 4th, in a riot IA
which William RustOn, a miner, was
killed. The row originated IN pri-
vate quarrel between the two labor
organizations, the knights of Labor
! and the coal miners'Exchange Union.
The knights claimed that union men
were given preference in the work.
| To get even they attacked the union
camp and a general battle ensued.
Two companies of militia were sent
to Newcastle and the outbreak was
soon quelled.
The Legislature convened at Sac
rameutO on the Sth inst. Stephen
NJ. White Of Los Angeles was made
President of the Senate and Robert
Howe Of Sonoma was chosen speaker
of the House. The Legislature has
done nothing yet but provide scan
dalously long list of Offices which
have bean filed by the appointment
of political buns from San Francisco.
The session will probably be dull
one A bill to abolish the insurance
companies compact is the only one
in which there is much local interest.
j. J. Valentine Of Wells, Fargo o.
Co. las issued his annual statement
of the metals produced west of the
Missouri in 1888. The aggregate
product including that of the States
of the west coast of Mexico IS as fol
lows: Gold, S3O,463,052; silver,
| $54,348,42O; copper, $18,261 400;
lead, $11, 263, $50; aggregate, STA
BAL, 592. During this year $14, 62l,
431 was sent to China and Japan.
Decker c. Nickham, proprietor OF
the Lock Spring Manufacturing Co,
has been arrested Tor defrauding the
defunct California National Bank.
Nickham owed about $4,000 to the
bank before he failed He is charged
with forging many bills. The stock
holders Of the bank met on the 9th
inst. and received a statement from
the President, E. p. Thomas. The
volume of business OF the last year
was stated to be $44,226, 2O4. The
resources are $415, 203.06, including
$345, 9O9.95 good paper, The liabili-
ties are SAC, 686.72, not counting the
capital stock Of 100000, thus show
ing deficit of S25,483.66. The bank
also owns $243, 1887 in bad and
doubtful paper It will thus be seen
that the capital stock has been en-
tirely frittered away.
American News.
The steamboat Paris G. Brown
bound from New Orleans to Gin
I cir al- a.
mitage landing, Saturday night
and soon sank, and is total
loss. Eight persons are known
to have been lost. They are
William Mitchell, William Marshall
James Harrison, William Taylor
Abraham Mitchell, a barber and
porter, names unknown, and Samuel
Gray, all of the steamers crew. Al
of tine passengers were saved. This
is the ninth river horror on the Mis-
sissippi in the last four weeks.
Benjamin E. Hopkins, the con
victed assistant cashier of the de
funct Fidelity National Bank Of Gin
cinnati, died at Cincinnati on the 5tE
inst. He was only released from the
penitentiary last Friday.
d. w cUu6IcI4s ILIiL1d ADUObt
husband, died at Denver, Col, OF
the LIST inst. Death was caused by
pneumonia. Emma Abbott is lef
, with fortune estimated at severa
, millions.
Governor Ames in his annual mes
! sage to the Massachusetts Legisla
ture advises an early submission t.
the people of a Prohibition amend
ment, and advocates increased pen
, alties for violating the liquor law.
, Mrs. Jay Gould, wife of the mil
lionaire, died at New York Of para
lysis on the 18th inst.
, The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius
: built at Philadelphia, has made ;
speed of 2164 knots an hour This
gives the United States the tastes
, war vessel IN the world. The con
tract called for twenty knots al
hour.
On the evening of the 9th terri
bic cyclone passed over the east
Pittsbdrg and Reading, Pa, getting
! the worst OF it though much damact
was done at Wheeling, Chicago
Harrisburg and New York. At Ma
CARA Falls the foot suspension bridge
was blown down. This is the bridge
nearest the falls. At Pittsburg {