The record-union., 1895-01-14
Special to the RECoRp-UEroY.

| S'-S
sequences Are Threatened,
Special to the RECoRp-U UNION.
VICTORIA CB. c., Jan. I3.-The stoam-
snip MloWera arrived yesterday after
hoon' ten days from Honolulu, having
been OFT Cape Flattery in the fog for three
Gays. Hawaiian adviCes are as follows:
| n letter suggesting that the Govern
ment at once send Il special annexation
envoy to Washington City was presented
TO President Dolo and the Executive
Council on December 3lst by tho Ameri-
can League. The petition is d strong one.
and makes several telling points, 1t sets
| forth that since the question Of the islands
was IN Congress before many fresh facts
have come to light. and many members
OF the Senate and House have changed
their minds upon the subject In every
instance the alteration OF views has been
! from hostility to triendLiness for Hawaii
Even the Administration now has ample
and justitiable grounds for treating the
matter differently, and is now in possess
| sion of reliable data. In 1893 it acted
| upon misintormatiOn.
The petition further recites that the
| sending OF another Commissioner will
! force the treatment OF the issue strictly
! upon its merits. Prejudice has been
! largely removed and partlsanship elimI-
mated to a greater degree than ever. The
| appearance OF a second Commissioner
! before the same Congress VIII show that
| the people here are firm i'll the determina-
| ton to secure a closer union with The
| United States.
The petition had an enthusiastic recep-
| ton at the League the previous night. 1t
covers To a nicely a subject that has been
| discussed not little III tho League and
! on the outside. The letter suggests a sin
gle man as the delegation, but the indi-
vidual in mind was not mentioned in
! the petition.
On January 9th John Il. Bush, L. c.
| CrIck and Joseph Nawah, awaiting trial
at the February term OF court for cOnspir-
acy, were taken 10 Oahu prison on the
| reef and placed IN solitary confinement.
| NJ bail Will be allowed them.
| y number OF British subjects in Homo
| lulu petltlOued to have the HyaCinthe
! Kept IN port for the protection OF the in
terests OF themselves and their country
| men, but she was ordered away to the
| south nevertheless. She carried among
other things some presents from Queen
| Victoria TO her subjects on the southern
islands.
The hearings before the Court of In
| qulry at Auckland OF the Wairarapa dis
disasters have been concluded. In both
instances the officers were severely CEN
Sured, and II Captain Mcintosh of the
former mad survived he would have been
CrlmlnaiIy prosecuted for cowardice, and
| the neglect of the officers is characterized
| as inhuman. In the Rigarooma case
Captain johnson is severely repre-
manded, Lieutenant Chetwynd is repre-
manded and dismissed from the service
and Lieutenant Macdonald Is repre-
manded.
Count Festetics has arrived at Sydney
in the yacht TOlna.
News from Samoa states that war is
! again threatened. The Atua chiefs have
| gwen the Samoan Government notice
OF their intentions to assume hUstilities
at an early date. Aana will actively sup
! port Atua.
ii. NJ. ). Wallaroo is at present at Apia.
| No one Is allowed ashore after 2. NJ.
Just prior to bis death, X. l.. Stevenson
| entertained 800 natives on his birthday.
| According TO his custom, he went about
| barelooted. The natives deeply regret
| his death.
| TRADE DEPRESSED IN NEW SOUTH WALES.
! VANCOUVER (B. c., Jan. I3.-Advices
received by the Miowera from Sydney,
| y. ). W., state that a great spirit of un-
| rest is felt in that colony owing to the de-
| preston in trade. The number OF un-
| employed is steadily increasing, and the
increase is followed by a renewal OF agi-
| tation in the form of meetings and pro-
| cesslOns OF unemployed through the
! principal streets of Sydney, beside nu-
merous deputatlons to Parliament.
Tne Mai, the weekly edition of the
! Mo19tiI1Q HerUid, says the agitation has
| begun to assume threatening tone, and
| the government must take action at once
! to alleviate the distress, or serious conse-
! quenCeS are threatened.
| NnUlnl q hnJs-gy
| startling decrease. Though the inten-
| tiOns OF the Government are not dein-
| ltely known, the ministers have limited
that they Will shortly raise loan for tho
purpose OF carrying on public works to
| afford relief.
The dispute between the two sections
| of the New Australia movement has now
| reached a crisis. The association has
| considerable property in Australia, in
| Guiding the bark Royal Tar. Some
| months ago the Now Australians on the
! original settlement deputed Gilbert Casey
! to proceed to Sydney and obtain posses-
| sion Of the property. Lanes colony,
| composed OF seceders from the old settle
| ment, Immediately sent delegate on q
| similar mission, and the matter found its
| way into the courts. Another batch OF
emigrants will leave early in the year tor
| the colony.
| Another subject now commanding at
| tentIon in Sydney is the Momba outrage.
| In September last, during the sheep
! ShearerS' strike, body OF union Shearers
! attempted to force the free shearers on the
| MOmba Pastoral COmpany's station to
! quit work. The men refused, so the
| unionists resorted to acts OF violence, but
were stopped by the police. Aiterward,
| however, they returned and tore up
fences, fired buildings and did other dam
ages. -Four were arrested. and have just
! been sentenced to seven years in the Con-
! tral Criminal Court. In his Judgment
| the Chiof Justice severely censured cor
| tain labor members of the Legislature
| who supported the unlonIsts III acts OF
| violence.
All arrangements have been completed
! for meeting of Colonial Premlers at
| Hobart on the 18th instant to discuss the
! question Of Australian federation. South
| Australia has, however, suddenly with
drawn and will not take part
| Advices from Newcastle, New South
| Wales, state that the prospects for settle
ment of the dispute OF the coal miners is
| less encouraging, The masters hold to
| their intention to reduce the hewing rate
and the miners refuse TO agree to the re-
! duction so that strike Is imminent.
The Government of New Zealand has
! decided that henceforth no Government
| officer snail be paid moro than $500 per
| annum, or allowed more than fifteen
shillings per day travelling expenses.
The railway line from Auckland to
Rostorua was formally opened for traffic
| December 10th by Premier Sedden os
| New Zealand.
| Thomas b. Waterhouse, a pioneer and
! leading merchant Of Honolulu. is dying.