The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-09-14

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cain the soarchIghts used IN the eS-
pertinent were Inferior. and the vessel
| Wound have been found by the Search
/ light of battleship.
| The convention OF the National Aseo-
IclAtIuu Of Local Fire Insurance Agents
Is ended. 1hey passed resolutions ~
| FAVOR OF the sole agency representa-
uJn. Their next session VIII be at
Louisville. In October
| The Increase In the Cuban trade Is
evidenced by the statement showing
| that the total receipts for the first sew
en- months OF the present year aggre-
gate Sy,33l,SS2, as against S.ll2,Sl9 Tor
| The same period last year.
! Charles Mccoy. az, d twenty years, an
Iepileptic. killed his father, JOnn Moody,
while loo feet below the surface of the
earth in the Glendale mine. Young
Moody turned suddenly insane. lie ex-
! presses no sorrow for his act.
| Literary Paris Is interested in the
hitherto unpublished diary Of Marie
| BashHrtseff the young Russian writer
and artist who died in her youth. The
new letters and sketches are now ap-
! peariug In the Revue des Revues.
! There has been a great boom in ship
building this past year. and almost four
/ hundred thousand gross tons were
built. Cleveland takes first place in the
construction of steel vessels. The Pa
cihc Coast has n big showing also.
The announcement was made in New
| York on September ], that these five
banks would be amalgamated: The Ma
tional Citizens Bank, the People
Bank the Pacific Bank, and the East
River National Bank with the Ninth.
A serious fire broke out in Loie Full
ler's home at Passy, France, on Septem
Der /. Many valuable works of art
We're destroyed. Her mother and wish
tors had narrow escapes from death.
Miss Fuller displayed great bravery
| Many miles of cars are loaded with
wheat at Kansas City, and the rail-
roads are unable to handle the great
crop of Kansas. The wheat is being
dumped in big piles on the ground near
the railroad stations, as the elevators
are full tr'
American miners will profit by the
European shortage and the coal opera
tors and their agents are swarming to
England. Il. M. Hopkins is said to
have closed a contract for 100000 tons
of coal for Mediterranean and Black
Sea ports.
The epidemic among the Alaskans
threatens to decimate the native popu-
lation. 1t is a kind of grippe, accom-
panied by pneumonia or measles The
Treasury officials are endeavoring to
relieve the situation, and Governor
| Brady has issue. report.
| Chief Spencer, the famous Indian
chief of the Yakima tribe, is
nearly a century old. His memory is
still clear. AT one time Chief Spencer
was a powerful enemy of the white
man. He is now ninety-eight years of
age. and enjoys good health.
The monthly circulation statement is
sued by the Comptroller of the Curren-
cy shows at the close of business Au-
gust 81, 1900, that the total circulation
of national bank notes was 1924 223, $40.
an increase for the year of SS2 152, OILS,
| nf 4
2OS,454
| The exports of copper during the
month of August, according to returns
kept by the Metal Exchange, were 49,
$50 tons. This is considerably in excess
of the July record, when shipments
were about 1000 tons. Copper pro-
ducers continue very confident over the
outlook.
Thirteen French firms are wrecked,
| while others are in a critical condi-
ton, having lost millions in wool spec
| ulation. RonbaiX and Tourcoing firms
reached the fabulous total of 4O,0o0 OOO
Kilograms, which means deficit of &c.
900 francs. Thirteen houses are in
the hands of receivers, one house alone
losing 100000 francs.
| The War Department Will probably
1arrange for the return of the volunteer
troops from the Philippines about the
middle of November 1t will proba-
bly, take the services of all the trans
ports to accomplish the return of the
10000 volunteers between the date nam
ed and June so ofneXt year, when their
term of service expires by operation of
| law.
Thomas Nelson Page, the Virginia
author, has raised a stir among New
| ports society. A warm controversy is
| in progress over its status. Prominent
resident Californians are involved in
Mr.. Pages criticism of society built up
on the foundation stone of wealth, and
| the ministers of fashionable churches.
who toady to "dlsreputable and dlssi-
pated wealth"
The New York Cigar Manufacturers
/ lockout, which has lasted over two
years is ended, and the union will win
u complete victory. The strike involv-
| ed 10000 persons, and spread to Phila-
delphia, Lancaster, York and McSher-
rytown The strike has cost the Cigar
makers International Union nearly
| $4,000 and the cost to the manufac-
turers cannot be estimated.
The agent of the American Interna-
tional Railroad, Texas, reports that a
| 900 package was stolen from the
Wells Fargo Express Company at Ire
veno, Mex. and recovered in peculiar
manner. The thief was escaping north
into the United States on a train when
the package accidentally fell from his
coat while he was STOPPING over The
trainmen took the package.
The New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad Company has decid-
ed TO spend over ST. 100000 in extending
and improving it's facilities for hand
ling freight traffic In the vicinity of
New York. A large tract of land at
Oak Point has been purchased by de-
grees at an outlay of $l00O,000. and
plans for the construction of freight
yard have been practically carried out
The Washington Peak. Mount Baker
is reported to be live volcano, and to
emit smoke in heavy cloud. Strong
lsulphurous fumes are said to arise from
the crater. The party which went up
was headed by Prof. Il. w. Eply. pro-
fessor OF natural sciences In the State
Normal School at New Whatcom, and
Prof, Robert u. Vale of the same in
stltution. They saw and photographed