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Eafawwiai-ll VSnllt!PQmMMMt4 rnrarpfJWi piv. ' "!,( v'U! , f V V ,ff. "f"" mri 'V w Jo U4 au c: SS5 Bjjnri t-r rmn c Brlclit, Reliable, NEWSY AND POPULAR. ' Tlie Progressive PAPER! OP HAWAII. JW .5-. V r T "; Vol. 8. hilo, hawaii, Hawaiian islands, Friday, December 19, 1902. No. 7. l' 1 1 -Mt rf. f Mb Erxmim ?fc. i -,.,' ' J '& & fc. i; i . i ?."W j Qfye SU rttame. PUIIM9HKD UVKRY FRIDAY Office, Kino Strrkt, Hilo. Hawaii. (Triul'nb block.) . Hilo Tribune Publishing Company, Ltd. Publishers and Proprietor. President -...C. C. KbiJidv Vice-President 1 1!. E. Richards ' Secretary-Treasurer I.. W. IIaworth Auditor A. K. SUTTON Ulrectort Quo. 3. McKrnzir, D. W. Mariii Advertisement! unaccompanied by nstructlons Interted until ordered out pedSc Advertisements dlicontlnued before expiration of ipeclfied period wilt be charged as If con tinued for lull term. Address all communications either to the Kdltorlalor I!ulness Departments of Tim Hilo TribCNR PunusiiiNO Company. The columns ol Tun Hilo Tribune are alwava orirntn cnmmiinlratlona on suhlects within cope of the paper. To receive proper attention, me each article must be signed by lisaumpr. inc name, when desired, will be hem connqcnuai. Tub Hilo Tribune Is not responsible Tor the opinions or statements of correspondents. ATTOKNEYS-AT-LAW. Wise & Ross, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW .Will practice In alt Courts of the Territory, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Office: Tridonk Building, Bridge Street, HILO, HAWAII C. M. LliDLOND W. II. SMITH LeBlond & Smith ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Hawaiian, Japanese, and Chinese Interpreters, and Notary Public In Office. Office: Skvkranck Building, Opposite Court House, HILO, HAWAII J. Castlr Ridgway Thos. C. Ridgway Ridgway & Ridgway ATTORNHYS-AT-LAW Solicitors of Patents General Law Practice HILO, HAWAII. Notary Public in Office. OFFICE :, Walanuenue and Bridge Streets L. S. Thompson Naalehu, Kau, Hawaii tATTORNEy-AT-LAW'"" COLLECTIONS ATTENDED TO VI1YS1U1AXS. DR. I. J. GRACE, M. D., F.R.C.S. PHYSICIAN AND' SURGEON O fflce Hours: 9 to 11 a.m.; 1 to 3 and 7:30 to 8. p.m, Sundays 9 to It a.m. R. H. Reid, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Walanuenue Street. Office Hours : 8 to 9:30 a. m.; a to 3 and 7 to 8 p. m. . Sundays, 9 to 12 a. hi. Milton Rice, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Office, Walanuenue St. Hours, 8:30 to 10:30 a. m.; 2-4 and 7:30 to 8:30 p. M. Sundays, 9 to 11 A. M. Dr. T. MOTONAGA DENTIST Office Hours 8 A. M. to 4 I'. M. HILO, - King Street next to Tribune HAWAII REAL ESTATE, ETC A. E. Sutton H. Vicars A. E. Sutton & Co. Agents for London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Company, Orient Insur ance Company. Westchester Fire Insurance Company. AUCTIONKKRS, COMMISSION, RRAT. ES TATK AND INSURANCK AGKNTS Office in ECONOMIC SlIOK Stork, HII.O, HAWAII. W. A. Purdy, LIFE. FIRE, ACCIDENT, MARINE INSURANCE Old Custom Housr Buimhng, Front Street, Hilo, Hawaii. lj DENTISTS. M. Wachs, D. D. S DENTIST Office Hours, 9 to 4 HILO, HAWAII Walter H. Schoening DENTIST SSVItRANCU Housa, I'itmau Street, Hn.0, Hawaii m. M. Springer ' ' X STENOGRAPHER AND TYPEWRITER With WISE A HOSS TELEPHONE aio LtE. Arnaud EMBALMER & FUNERAL DIRECTOR All order's will receive prompt and careful attention Care Owl Drug Store Telephone 15 Hilo, Hawaii Notice Neither the Masters nor Agent of vessels of the "Matson Line" will be responsible for any debts con tracted by the crew. R. T. GUARD, Agent. Hilo, April 16, 1901. 34. LEGAL NOTICES. In the Circuit Court, Fourth Circuit, Territory of Hawaii, United States of America. IN PrOBATK ATvCHAMBKRS. In the matter of the Estate of TSUMURA NISUKE, deceased. A. E. Sutton having filed his petition and'accounts as Administrator, asking that his accounts be approved, and that. a final order be made, approving the same, and discharging him from all further responsibility as such Administrator, It is ordered that Monday, the 5th day of January, A. D. 1903, at 9 o'clock a. m., at Chambers, in the Court House at South Hilo, Hawaii, be and is hereby appointed as the time and place for hearing said petition and accounts, and that all per sons interested may then and there ap pear and show cause, if any they have, why the same should not be granted. Hilo, Hawaii, Dec. 10, 1903. By the Court. DANIEL PORTER, ClerU. Ridgway & Ridgway, Attorneys for Petitioner. 6-3 BY AUTHORITY. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE United States for the Territory of Hawaii. In Bankruptcy. In the matter of B. L. Jones, a Bankrupt. To the creditors of B. L. Jones of Hilo, in the Island of Hawaii, and District - 'aforesaid, a Bankrupt. Notice is hereby given that on the First day of December, A. D. 190a, the said B. L. Jones was duly adjudicated bankrupt and that the first meeting of his creditors will be held at the office of Thos. C. Ridgway, in the city of Hilo, Island and Territory of Hawaii, on the 15th day of December, A. D. 1902, at 9 o'clock in the forenoon, at which time the said creditors may attend, prove their claims, uppoint a trustee, examine the bankrupt, and transact such other busi ness as may properly come before said meeting. THOS. C. RIDGWAY, Referee in Bankruptcy. Hilo, Hawaii, December 3, 1902. 5 Notice to Creditors. In the Circuit Court, of the Fourth Circuit Territory of Hawaii. In Probate. Iu the matter of the Estate of EMMA F, WISE, deceased. Notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against the estate of Emma F. Wise, deceased, to present the same, duly verified, to the undersigned at Ills otticc in 11110, lerruory 01 iiawati.wuuin six months from tile date liereol or sucti claims, if any, will be forever barred. Dated Hilo, Hawaii, Dec. 5, 1902. W. S. WISE, Executar of the last will and testament of Emma F. Wise, deceased. WiSK & Ross, Attorneys. 5-4 Notice to Creditors. In the Circuit Court of the Fourth Circuit Territory of Hawaii, U. S. A. In the matter of the Estate of ROBERT ANDREWS, deceased. Notice is hereby given that the under signed has been appointed Administrator of the estate of said deceased. All credi tors of said estate are hereby notified to nrescnt their claims, whether secured or otherwise, duly verified and with proper vouchers, if any, to the undersigned, at his place of business in Hilo, Hawaii, Territory of Hawaii, within six months from date ot tins notice, or sucn claims, if any, will be forever barred. JOHN A. HUMBURG, Administrator. Hilo, Hawaii, Dec. 10, 1902. Wise &. Ross. Attorneys for the Estate. 6-4 Rupture Dr.Plsroa'r EUctrlt Tnut U a Usntl. Nothlnr Ilk It. BMtBsUloironMrth and I GihvIiu Curt far Ruptur. world-rsnowntd. 271mprot.m'U. It ruptursd laiMtirsU at onoe. Can or wrlla for "Booatar Mo. I." HUWfTIC t.TBllMC033WitthHtr..,Niw You, it. V. or 204 i'oti Ulrtot, Sua Fluiclsco, Cal. If you want to Advertise in newspapers anywhere at anytime call on or write E. C. Dake's Advertising Agency 61 .'5 Merchant Exchange SAN FnANCIBCO CAL. " J' Hilo Business lien to .'V Commissioner Eustis. The Population, Wealth arrt- Resources of Hilo and the Island of Hawaii Arc Set Forth in a Letter to the Rep resentative of the United States Treasurer Why We Need a Big Federal Builcjing. Hilo, Hawaii, Dec. 13, 1902. iiioner and all other Federal officers Hon. W. H. Eustis, Special Com- are compelled to transact their bust mtssioner U S. Government, ness iu private offices. City. j't SITU FOR FEDERAL BUILDING. Sir: The citizens of Hilo are) The Government owns here a gratified and much pleased to greet magnlficent sjtC( an entire block( a Commissioner of our Government ;bounded by Bridge( Walanuenue on such a mission as you represent, and Pitman 9lree,,. otie nf the and take pleasure in submitting tog the princjpal street , the you the following facts for your own) and the Waijuku river This earnest consideration: POPULATION. In 1896 the population served by the Post Office at Hilo was esti mated at 6876; in 1900, as per Cen sus report, 13,000; at the present time it is estimated 14,000. In 1920 (with the early completion of a ca - - nal across the Isthmus, the protec-)of tion of our harbor by a proper break-water, and the erection of I suitable wharves) we think a con- scrvuuvc esiiuiuic ui uui (jumiauuu . will be so.ooo. ,' FEDERAL BUILDINGS. There are none in this town or. on this Island, and an urgent neces-1 sity exists for a large one for many reasons. We will mention .a tew the principal town and port of the Is- r r r land of Hawaii, the largest Island of the Territory, it having an area of 4,210 square miles and contain ing about 2,500,000 acres. It is here the Assessor, Collector and Sheriff of the Island have their headquarters. We have an electric light, power, cold storage and ice plant not ex celled on the Mainland with a capi tal stock of $300,000. Excellent telephone communication; not only in our community, but completely encircling the Island. A complete system of water works, good bank ing facilities, large commercial houses, in fact everything to indi cate a vigorous, progressive and stable community. The money order business at oit post office in 1901 was 8,570 orders issued, amounting to $288,116.13; 2,420 orders paid, amounting to $45,ii4.65i For the first eleven months of 1902, 9,862 orders issued, amounting to $292,511.15; 2,648 orders paid, amounting to $48, 523.40, showing an increase for the past eleven months over the pre vious year of 1,520 orders handled, amounting to $7,804.07. The present wooden shack' used for our post office is most inade quate and unsafe. Regular mails between here and Honolulu are handled only once a week. Our Postmaster considers the place so unsafe that the night preceeding the outgoing regular mail, when he has the greatest amount of money on band, feels it necessary to keep a man on the premises all night. The town is growiug in popula tion and importance and will, un questionably, maintain its present leading position. Our collector of the port has no place to transact his business except at his private office. Our Federal Judge is allowed by the courtesy of the Circuit Judge to hold his court iu the Circuit Court Room, there being no other place available. The Internal Revenue Officers transact their business in their bed-rooms at the hotels. The Surveyor of the port has his office in a small shed room. The United States Commis- location is immediately opposite the block on which are situated all. our Territorial offices, and al together is a most admirable site for all time to come. RAILROADS. We have at present one road wlth headquarters here, conslstine general officeS( car shop3 and foundry. This extends southward, Another one from the north is oro- jected and a charter has beeQ grao AND PKRS0NAI PROPERTY. For the District of Hilo in 1807 amounted to $5,460,631,00, in 1901 it amounted to $10,281,480.00, in .,l,i . '. . " ,' Ji 'l'r""1 p-iiyu.v""i f. 6, nnsr vpar nf 4i.ini .Se nc nnrt nn gW. J . w- . , -j f ,.fW.WV, . HM increase for the past five years of $6,618,334.00. On the entire Is land of Hawaii the assessed value of Real Estate and personal property iu 1897 was $13,504,831.00, in 1901 it was $25,377,151.00, (data for the present year is not obtainable at this time), showing an increase during the past four years of $11, 872,320.00. J SHIPPING. In 1897 we entered 37 vessels having an aggregate tonnage of 24,528; in 1901 we entered 60 ves sels having an aggregate tonnage of 56,057, an increase of annual tonnage entering our port in 4 years of 31,529. For the first eleven mouths of 1902 we have entered 60 vessels having an aggregate ton nage of 70,433, an increase for the past eleven months over the previ ous year 14,376. Since annexation, 011 June 14, 1900, until August of the present year no, record has been kept here of imports, so that during that time we cannot give you the value of the cargoes shipped into this port, but for the last four months, iu which a record has been kept, the value of cargoes shipped into this port amounted to $720,692.43. Regarding exports, we have had for the first eleven months of this year 61 vessels leave the port con taining an aggregate tonnage of 71,194 tons. The value of cargoes carried away during the past eleven months of this year amounted to $4,300,790.73. This amount is segregated as follows: coffee, $27,482.30; hides and skins, $25,- 269.00; general merchandise, $37, 472.45; sugar $4,210,645.98. VVheu the projected railroad from the northward is built and iu opera tion there will be a large tucrease in the tonnage, as the said road would carry freight both ways which is now shipped in other and various ways. The figures above do not include any shipment of foreign goods that were entered in Honolulu and ship ped here locally, nor. do they in- I elude domestic goods shipped from Honolulu or any 'of the inter-island traffic. SUGAR rROOUCTION. For the year ending September 1897 this Island produced 126,736 tons; in 1901, 134,618 tons, iu 1902 131,295 tons. Total produced by the group in 1897, 251,126 tons; in 1901, 360,038 tons and in 1902, 365,611 tons. The shortage for this Island for this year is ex plained by the Hamakua District, or northern end of this Island, suf fering from a drought which cut their crop short 35,000 tons under the previous year. The tonnage in the vicinity of Hilo and shipped from the same port in 1902 was increased by over 20,000 tons over the previous year's production. docks. ' Our magnificent bay being with out docking facilities, all heavy draft vessels entering this port are required to anchor and handle every ton of freight, either loaded or dis charged, by means of "lighters" or "scows" between ship and shore. Our lumber is thrown into the water and floated ashore. The Government being unable to erect docks some of our long suffering and enterprising citizens havs banded themselves together in a joint stock company, capital ized at $100,000, and have con tracted for the erection of a double pier wharf 100 feet wide by 800 feet long. They have all the ma terial on the ground for the erection of this wharf and it is to be com pleted by the first day of April next. BRKAK-WATRR. It'seetns hardly necessary tt call '. your attention to our need for a break-water, it is so apparent. We have a large aud most' excellent harbor, as you can readily see, with the exception that it needs protec tion. For the past ten days we have had three vessels in our har bor loaded with lumber from tlie Northwest coast of the United States unable to discharge a foot of lumber on account of the swell. We are frequently handicapped in this way and lor long periods. LIGHT HOUSES. There is urgent necessity, for the safety of navigation, to establish light houses at various points on this Island with revolving lights, having a range of fron ten to twenty miles. At present there is not such a light on the Island coast, in fact we only have six lights on our coast, they are all "fixed," two small colored and four white, all cheap affairs, all of short range. In addition to the points which are halfway protected by present lights, on account of the rapidly increas ing importance of and shipping from this point, we need others, particu larly one at a point called Leleiwi. COINAGE. Hawaiian silver should be re mitited into United States coiu, to establish the absolute parity of gold and silver money in Hawaii. It is discriminated against at the banks now for two reasons, viz: It is actually worth only its bullion value. In obedieuce to "Gresham's Law," gold constantly flows from the Islands; the cost of re-importation enhances its value in relation to the silver coin which remains at home. It is only the hope and faith of the people that the United States will recoiu Hawaiian silver into standard United States money that prevents its falling to a level of value so low that business here would be obstructed, as it is iu the Philippines by a circulation of dol lars of vastly different values. Such Hawaiian silver as may be recoined or deposited in the United States Treasury we think should be replaced, not by United States sil ver coiu, but by silver certificates. I If the Treasury regulations permit, I it should be replaced by the various kinds of United States currency, including silver certificates, gold certificates aud treasury notes. These various kinds of money of absolute guaranteed equality with gold, would establish absolute parity in Hawaii's circulating medium. The normal supply of gold for the needs of Hawaii would find itself and would not vary much from year to year. Slight shipments of gold coin between the Islands and Main land would be necessary. The paper currency would be shipped at less cost resulting iu a saving to the commerce of Hawaii both in ex change and express charges. The. presence of various kinds of United States paper money would not confuse; it would impress the people with the stability of values under United States laws. HILO'S POSITION. After being here we are confi dent you will not make the mistake of comparing our requirements with localities oh the -Mainland of similar size. We do more business than any town there many times our population, being the distribut ing point for many plantations, whose employees alone equal in number a good sized village. With . the above data we have endeavored to show you how busi ness is increasing here, and feel that in the future we may reason able expect it to continue, at least, iu as great a ratio. In making the appropriation for a federal building we trust that you will not consider such an appropria tion as would ordinarily be made for a community of our sizeon the Mainland sufficient. "" Inasmuch as Legislation, pro posed to be enacted at our coming session, will bring about county forms of administration, in which case Hilo is destined to be the county seat.wethinkthesumof one hundred and fifty thousand ($150,000) dol lars at least, is needed to erect such a building as would meet our re quirements. It should be large enough to ac commodate, not only the Post office and Custom House, but the U. S. Appraiser's office, Surveyor of the Port, U. S. Marine Hospital and Quarantine Service, Immigration Bureau, Revenue Cutter and Secret Service, U. S. Army and Navy Re cruiting office, U. S. Iuternal Reve nue office, quarters for U. S. Court, U-, S. Marshall, U. S. At torney, U. S. Commissioner and U. S. Larid office. We are particularly pleased to have you come here to investigate. Heretofore those sent ordinarily stopped in Honolulu and reported on conditions here from hearsay, photographs' aud newspaper arti cles. So much of this has been done in the past that people on the Main land have come to consider Hono lulu as the Hawaiian Islands, to the detriment of the rest of the group. Should you desire further infor mation we will be pleased to furnish you with the same. All of which we respectfully sub mit for your consideration. Atltorton Recovered. Honolulu, Dec. 13. J. B. Ather tou is much improved in health, but his physician has advised that he refrain from all work for at least a year. For that reason Mr. Ath erton will resign from all the offices he holds in various private and public institutions, corporations, etc. Including the benevolent and religious enterprises with which Mr. Athertou is connected there is a total of thirty-nine of which he is an officer. People of Hawaii who want to have a good day of it New Years should come to Hilo aud attend the races. ',, . $j n 1 i m m m 'VI rt v. w : -v.-; -.. afc. br iii ' : 'MmrtUh aaaaartMta" A.-..-. --