The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-01-23

ing Another element is the increase in
the Cuban crop, which for the present
season Is estimated at 100000 tons,
against $4,000 tons last year,
Political.
The relations in President Cleveland's
Cabinet are reported to be not very c2r-
dial on account OF the miserable mess
into what the administration has placed
itself with reference to Hawaiian affairs.
For some reason Attorney-GeneralO lney
is to resign aud will be succeeded by
Postmaster-GeneralB issell. Josiah Quin-
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vacated by Mr.. Bissell. Chief Justice
Fuller has announced his desire to re-
tire from the Supreme bench and it is
said that Secretary Carlisle will get the
honorable position. A successor to Sc
cretarv Carlisle in this event has not
been mentioned.
The WAYS and Means Committee has
finally decided to include an income tax
in the revenue bill. All incomes Of
$4,000 per year and over, will be taxed. II
the tax be honestly enforced a man
with an income OF S, 900 a year will pay
$50; one with $4,000 a year will pay
SI2O; one with $4,000 year will pay
1920; one with 100000 year will pay
$500 The scheme has raised bitter
protest and it is not certain that the sec
ton will pass.
Secretary Carlisle has been before Sen.
ate Committee on Finance urging the
issueof 3 per cent. bonds running three,
four, or five wears. He stated that the def
cit was increasing and now amounted 10
$40. 900 No action was taken and it
is said the committee do not want to
take responsibility OF reporting such
bill, as Western Democrats are opposed
to the bond measure.
The Brazilian War.
The expected battle between the fleets
of President Peixotto and the rebel
Mello has not taken place and the latter
is again in Rio with his flagship. Peix-
otto's fleet is waiting for reinforcement
of, torpedo. boats and upon their arriv-
al will proceed to Rio and engage in
a struggle which will undoubtedly be
decisive. The President is confident he
Will DE NltLOIlOuS d. Lis lldN ' ID DllObECl
than that OF the rebels. Mello is also re-
ported to be on his way to Monteviedo
for treatment OF his wound, 1t is an
nounced that President Peixotto had
twelve naval cadets shot for an alleged
conspiracy to turn the Government guard
ship to Admiral Mello The young men
were arrested in the evening and shot at
sunrise. Seven were killed at the first
volley and the others had to be shot the
second time. Rios troubles are not
single. The horrors OF yellow fever have
been added to those of war and there is
an average of six deaths day.
The war between Honduras and Mica
ragua is on and some lively preliminary
fighting has been done. The Nicara-
guans are marching on the Honduran
capital and hot battle is soon to ensue.
1t is not thought that the war will inter-
fere with the Nicaragua canal.
A despatch from Berlin saws, that
Cossack soldiers attacked a Catholic
church at Krosche, Russia, and massa-
cred men, women and children without
cause.
The SpreckeIs Trouble Ended.
The wings OF peace hover tenderly over
the members of the Spreckels family,
among whom there was so lately every
promise of a discord which would have
beer felt across the continent and even
in the far distant isles of the sea which
Father Grover is so anxious to restore to
the sway of the dUsky ex-queen Liliuo-
kalani. At all events, the suit for an
accounting and damages which was
instituted on November 22d by G. A.
Spreckels against his father and brothers
and the Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar
Company generally, no longer has place
on the file of the Superior Court.
The settlement was arrived at and car
ried through very quietly, and all that
appears on the records in regard to it is
a brief entry made on the register of
Judge Slack's court. This stipulation
sets forth that in the case of II. NJ.
Woolley ct al Woolley being associated
in the litigation with young Spreckels,
whose name the let al" conceals-
against the Hawaiian and Commercial
and Sugar Company had been dismissed
by mutual consent OF all concerned. each
party to the litigation paying its own
costs. The dismissal was agreed TO by
ATTORNEYS Wilson < Wilson aud CARRIER,
Boat & Bishop, representing the plain
tiffs; also by E. r. Taylor and W. S.
Goodfellow, attorney for Claus Spreckels;
by S. NJ. Shortridge and Delmas & Short
ridge, representing the Hawaiian Com
mercial and Sugar Company, J. D.
Spreckels, A. B. Spreckels, w. d. K.
Gibson and NJ. H. Weed, directors of the
corporation, and finally by Chickering,
Thomas & Gregory attorney for Philip n.
Lilienthal and Meyer Ehrman-
The suit IN question. it will be remem-
bered, was instituted by young Spreckels
on the plea that he had been unjustly
deprived of the share which he should
have had in the management of the Ha-
Eaiian and Commercial Sugar Company