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-w(r- r fpwjv)iwi 'wp ""fJjfP ,'" 1 For knowing how to Advertise to protlt Consult the patrons of The Evening Bulletin Evening Bulletin The oldest and best. Reliable and newsy. Uniformly leads. The Evening Bulletin does Vol. V. No. 100S. HONOLULU, H. I., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1898. PlUOH 5 OKNT8. FROM MANILA HARBOR WORK OF THE COMMISSION MORE CHINESE ADMITTED PLANS OF THE PORTUGUESE FOOD INSPECTION BEGINS IT IS ALL SPECULATION Julius Ebel Writes When About to Land From the Newport. Cabinet Officers Examined Today About the Local Situation. Held They Are Beyond the Scope of I Their Ideas to Be Presented to the Protection of People from Fraud In Food and Drink. So General Merriam Says of Examiner Annexation Resolution. Commission. Statements About Honolulu. 'r J 'J A Typical Soldier's Letter Boys Cheer Admiral Dewey Manila Warm and Yery Wet. L. II. Meaiok, editor of V o Ha waiian, bti8 received the following letter fr jui ouo of tbo boys who -went through boroou the Newport. Tho letter iB written on a scrap of thick brotvu piper. Tho wrilor apologipcs, Btatiug tbat tbpre is "a great scaroity of papor at tho front And ink is out of tho question :" Deau Sin: At la3t wo have reach ed our destination and are eafoly anchored in Manila hay in plain view of tbo ciiy of Manila At this writing tho city is still in possession of the tin my, bu m completely surrounded li tbo troops of our two former expedi tious and also tbo iosuigen s. The steamer Newport, Irom which this communication is eout, sailed iu advance of tho balance of the ileet, comprising tbo third expedi tion, aud it is doubtful whctboi the General will wait for tbo bal ance of our ships to at rive before takiug the city. We aro preparing to go ashore today aud shall proceed toward tbo city at once. Thero is plenty of evidonco scattered about the harbor of tho battlo that touk place tho morning of May 1st, thoro mains of several of the Spanish battle shins poking their funnels and masis just above the water lino, Severnl small gun boais have been dit-manthd aud are plying to anil fro iu the buy beiug used as tow boats, and Beem to be doing cxeollout servico for our govern ment. Tho weather is very warm and heavy showers have been prevail ing over since we have b.-en iu tho-o wators. Tho laud surround ing Mtuila is very low, but gra dually inclines upward aa it ox tonda toward tho interior. Far iu tin distancn high mountains ex tend in all direciious and seem to remind ono of California vory much. The cily of Manila preeeots a beaut. fill Bight at night with its clectno lmlitrt in tho diotauce. Admiral Dewey called on the General yesterday aud tbo cheer ing he received from our boys wa something tromeudous. It it understood that notice has been served upon the Germans and English warships to withdraw from the vicinity of Manila as the cily will be bombarded prior to our making an assault upon the sarao from tho sea. Ono of the soldiers during picked duty around tho city was shot on Snu day night. I have been uuable to learn whether it was an ttccidcnt ordono by tho enemy. Ishall have to bring theeo liuo3 to a close now, as wo aro receiving tho order tu prepare for landiug. Battery H of tho 3rd Artillery desiics mo express thoir most sin cere thanks to tbo liiud and goner ous citizens of your fair land aud are happy beyond tho bounds of expression that tho stars and stripes now float over your homes. May they continuo to do bo until tho end of timo. Julius Euel. Manila Harbor, July 20. ItauKli at Karma. Said Captain Tullett of tho James Makoo this moruing: "I never oxpocted to find badwoathor at Kapaa when I reached thore Saturday as tho channel was veiy Binooth. Howover, when I not in side, the Bwells were ouormous. Tho waves reaobed from the bhoro leaving tho whirf high and dry. Crept) Suite. Tho Temple of l'ashion tins week offers big bargains in Gout's furnishing goods. Silva adver tises cropo suits for 51.85. , k&k&ii&tfiVikiUim Visit to Molokal Settlement on Sunday-Kauai Gets the Go-by Early Departure from Islands. "Wo woro hearing officers of the Cubiuot on the situation here. Th it is about all wo did tbi- morning. ouou is uuairmuu Outturn's accouut of tho session ol tho Hawaiian Commission. "I think it likely wo shall go to fll.. : R.hml.n mui.!,.., "I ALUIUtWIi UU wuiuiwr.jr urutu, he said in answer to a question. "Thero will not bo time, I am afraid, to visit tho island ol Kauai." Mr. Cullora Baid it was still tin intention of tbo Commission ti leave tho islands on the 20th o' this month. "If a steamer comes alone a few days ononor wo mu try to get away in it. On hearini; from ono of tho re porters questioning him that the steamer Australia was liablo to b delayed, in arriving and departing hero, two or throe days beyond tho dates already published, he ex claimed: "Then I shall go at onoo ami engago passage by the Australia.' With regard to tho matter of a public session on Wednesday, tht ohairman of tho Commi-siou said: "Instead of having irregular heunncs wo have thought it bett to sot Wednesday morning apart to hear auybody who might hav auything to pay to us. It aoybodj comes forward to ask a hearinu. bo doors will bo open to tho pub lic. Otherwise, tho session on Wednesday will bo privato as usual." During this morniug's session Sorgeant-at-Arins A. S. Berry Jr. wa-i dispHtohed to tho Land Office aud tho Registry of Elections for data required by the Commission. It is evident that tho session wan important. Groat woight will naturally attach to tbo informa tion and opinions of the gentlo mon who have for the past five years tho transition period bo twoen tho monarchy and uuiou with the United States administ ered tho affairs of tho Hawaiian Islands. Arliono, anil NcnniUa. Tho Arizona, acoording to pres ent calculations, w io sail on Wednesday. Sho will come along side bpforo hor departure for Manila. The Scandia will bo here for a week yet. Sho cannot got out sooner on account of tho faot that a lot of plumbing is nocessary ie fore th) ship can put to soa again. An Able Physician. M s. Savant Jerome M. D., homeopath, offico Progress Block, has attended several of tho famed medical institutes of Europo whoro sho acquirod honors. She has made a s pocjal study of diastolics aud physiatrics. Royal malt the food pure, wholesome anil dellclMt. POWDER Absolutely Puro row MKiwa rowom eo., Kfw row. itidtoHteaijijj mmmmm lillWk No Federal Officer Here to Enforce Exclusion Classification of Hundred and Sixty Arrived In the Coptic, Tho annexation resolution sign ed by Prosidout McKiuloy on July 7 HHyn: "Thpro shall be no fur ther immigration, of Ouineeo into tho Hnwaiiau Islands, orcopt upon such conditions ns ara now or may hereafter bo allowed by tbo I tw'of tbo Uuitod SUteB." Iu viow of this caBtiron pro hibition of Ohineeo immigration, nomo public interest attaches to 'ho arrival, in tbo steamer Coptic last Friday uicht, of nbuut 1G0 Chinese. Miuistor Coopor was nskid this morning us to the status of these Cbiueso under pro sout oiuditions. He answered: "I'hey will bo allow! to land uudor their permits. Tharo i io United States officer horo to prevont them. Tho permits woro i-Biwl before tho passago of the annexation resolution, and we -null navo to houor our own per mits." This was to a roporter then on his way to the Chinese Bureau to ascer aiu the cla-sificatiou of the Chinese who arrivod iu tho Coptic, dncrelary J. W. Girvin furnishon this classified liat of tbeso Chinese: Hawaiian born 10 Naturalized 1 lleturn permit 35 Minors 7 Womou 10 Traveler's bond 88 H7 Ooly two of those classes may rcquiro explanation. It haB been Hccording to the restriction laws of Hawaii to graut return permits to Ohineso leaving the islands for a vittit to Chiua. Somo frauds in tho way of selling theso permits to Ohineso who had never bcou hero were porpetrated at first, but lat terly precautions to prevout theso have bjon bo well onforcad tint it is soldora a man is rejected for porsouatiug tho mil owner of u permit. Traveler's bondB aro issued to allow Ohineso to enter tho country and remain six months. Mr. Uir viu bays all the traveler's bonds will lupiO by January 12 next, as uo now ouos havo boen issued sinco the news of tho paesige of the annexation rcBolutiou was ro ceived. It is said there are six more bond men iu tha Coptic's list than Umbo reported by the Consul ut Hongkong. Tliia excess is easily accounted for by Mr. Gir viu in the foot that it often hap pens that Ouiueso intonding to come aro detained from embark ing in tho steamer for which they aro roturncd. Tho extra six men, therefore, aro probably men who failed to connect with u previous steamer. 11ICVCLU acciui:t. Native Woman Hun Over by I'olli email anil llaitly Hurt. Between C and 7 o'clock yostor day evoning tho wifo of Karaaka okaloni, a Bulletin typesottor, was knooked down by a bioyclo iu Liliha stroet. Sho was badly bruised about tho body and in one arm. Dr. Humphris was called to attend to her injuries. Sho was still suffering so much this morn ing that her husband had to sum mon tho doctor again. It was a policoman who ran ovor tho woman. Altbounh ho did not havo a light it could not havo boon very dark at tho hour. Tho policoman is willing to pay compensation for tho results of his carbleBsnoas without being subjected to legal proooedings. Scheme Mapped Out By Leading Members of the Colony J. M. Vivas and Others Will Speak, A number of prominent Portu guese met Friday night for the purposo of talking over what should bo done, if nnything, to ward presenting tho views of the Portuguese to the Commissioners. General talk was indulged in.whon it was decided to appoint a com mitted with J. M. Vivas us chair man, to consider tho best methods of procedure in tho premises. This committoe will consider matters for a few days, will hear what tho Portuguese havo to say tud will then ask for auother mpeting. It is not intoudod that anything like a mass meeting shall be bel i Tho affairs of the Portuguese will lie discussed by the leading iujd among them and the courso of action will lie in their hands. Thnso who attended tho last meeting were invited, and it is proposed that tho future meotings nhall follow tho same plan. Tho Portuguese have not showu vory much froling ouo way or the other over annexation and a gr at many of thorn, J. M. ivas in eluded, aro not in favor of pro'out ing a inomxrial or anything of tho aind to tho Commission. It is probable that tho Com mittoe will recommend that noth ing wbatovor bo done. WITH HAWAIIAN MOCIBTIKW. What tint Nallve. Arc llolntf on Tide Ialantl. Tho Hawaiian National Leagne has held uoiueoting since tho ono last held but tho Executivo Com mitteo u hard at work sending here and thoro, lists to bo sigao 1 by tho natives in favor of tha recently adoptod platform. Waiauao has entered tho lists. At a meeting recently held, noarly all tho natives of ttio district woro present. Carl Widemann was aiven tho loader-hip and ho in a speech of well chosen words, counseled tho natives to join iu and ak for thoir right'). Another mooting will bo held this evening, at which time a dclegato will bo appointed to present tho views -of Waianae HawuiiauB to the Com mission. Win. Whito and Karaakelo are tho first of Iho Hui Aloha Aiua duleuatos from tho outer districts to arrive. Theso mon aro from Maui aud camo on the steamor Olaudiuo Sunday. m Tho Americau bark Wilna, Slater master, arrived in port this forenoon nftor a run of 20 days from Nanoirao, B. 0,,'witha cargo if 2177 tons of coal for tho Iutor Island Co, Colonel B. 0. Spalding leaves for Kapaa by thp James Makoe this alternoon. Fop $1.00 Per Month. HAILHY'S HONOLULU OYCMJUY, 211 - - King Stroot. Will repair all punctures, clean InslJe an! qui, aJjust and ull your bike. On and alter September ut contract! will be maie with riders to lake all the work oil their hands, Icjv Ini; bike rljlnj; without any alloy. We all like utlng the "silent Heed," but we really do not like playing troom to It. No more necessity even on the score of economy. Contracts at graduated rates taken to dnall repairs and take all risks In bicycle work renewal ol tires, etc. I'utly stocked and equipped for any amount uf business, established first In Hono lulu and we meant to keep there. For $2.00 Per month V will guuniutoo your tlron ami ronow thorn whon worn out. Arthur Johnstone the Inspector Fairly at Work Hasan Equipment ot Drugs and Fine Apparatus. Ono-hah of tho old Legislative Assembly hall in Aliiolani Hale h now the similitudo of a drug store. It haB beon fitted up foi the purposos of food inspection. Thoro aro sbolves containing n variety of drugs and chemical necessary for use in telling th. f tlso from tho truo iu food and diink, in pretty .glass stoppered vii s. Scales thero are too for weig' -ing things, but not tho fiuest tli.it aro to bo provided. There will be so iles in tho oflico shortly that will show the difference in Wi-uut of a piece of papir after a lead pencil mark is made ou it. On a dosk is seen somo beau'iful piece of mechanism in tho art of micros copy. Arthur Johnstono the in spector bus long boen au outbu siiistio microecopist. Tho princi pal instrument on his official desk is a microscopo be had iiiado spo cially for himself in Germany. Ii hxB fine but substantial median ism iu the way of slides, holders, mirror, thumb screws for regulat ing tho focus and shifting parts, etc. A caso of leusos for ihe in itrumont, it is interesting to loar , is much more costly thau the in strument itBolf. Mr. Johnatone had water laid into'his office oilly on Saturday, yet he has douo a lot of inspection already. Ho has booked 21samples of grocery articles and is ready tu report on a numborof thorn. A reporter was shown iu tlio micros cope a eaaiple of staudard aud well advertised cocoa from Lon don. It looked nt tho Gist yiow as if tho particl-'B waro of a single kind an unmixed and houest nr ticlo of whatever it purporled td bo. You slowly turn a screw closo to tbo eyopioco, whou,iprcuto, bald grain of starch appear bearing a cross on oaoh grain which iJetiti tios it as starch and not a cocoa Tho inspector explaius, iu auswer to a quostion, that a certain pro portion of sturcb is allowable, but this was exceeded in tho s.nnplo under tho inspection. A ohomical test of coffeo bought in a Chinaman's stors was m ide iu tho prdsonco of tho reporter. L'ho difference botwoen pure and badly adulterated couV, howover, could bo detectod readily enouyh by sight and feel. In the chemi cal test it appeared that tbo sam ple contained only about 30 per coat of coffee. It was simple enough. A thimbleful of tho stuff was put into a small class of chlo roform, and tho coffeo boiug of lightor specifio gravity than that liquid floated. Not chicory, the usual adulterant of coffee, but , round podbC and beans was bus pooled by tho inspector iu this caso. Mr. Johnstone will havo a ro port on many articles inspected ready for the Board of Health within a fow days. Thoro has been an agitation for food inspection horo for many years. At last this necossary pro tection to tho poople's hoalth and pockets is provided. Cricket At Muklkl. Another interesting oriakct match was playod at Makiki Sat urday afternoon botwoen "All England" with H. Herbort as cap tain and "Tho World" with Don ald Boss as captain. Tho former wou by a Bcoro of 4'J t) 41. Ono of tho featuroB of Iho gamo was tho bowling of Piianaia. Big scoreB wero mado as foil- ws: H. Ht-rbert, 22; Stanley, 14; Piianaia, 12; MoOomus, 8, nud Blushki 0. Including Mention of Large Sums for Buildings and the Substitution of Regiment or Regulars for Volunteers. A Into S. n Franoisco Examinor has a story of llon'olulu garrison nw8,conla?ping eomot' ingsold to readers of local papers aud somo things new. This isa synopsis ot tho statomouts: 1. General Merriam is author ed to piy 510,000 for tho hos pital site selected by General Mor r tt while in Honolulu, and to ex pond S2.'51000 for tlio erection of mildiug to occommodatu niuoly patients. 2. Tho garrison of tbo Firpl New York Voluuto-B aud 30D uen of tho Second Itgimeut of Volunteer Engiueers, now at Ho nolulu, is to brf increased by iho enlietmout of a battalion of -1UD .nou from tho Hawaii in militia, darracks for tho garrison aro to io orectod at IIo'uolulu, at nn mthorizod cost of Sl'JO, 00. And llii!i-rt' qinrtors, inc'u l'nihouP8 Tor 41 officers, have $58,000 nutho n'zed fur thoir construed u tlener al Morriam had, two weeks before ho article was written, coutrctol for tho shipment from Sin I''raa o'sco and So ttio of a lnrje quin tity of lumbor. Thirofoie tho contractors at Honolulu would bid on tho basis of freo lumber fra ra the Govornmont. 4. It is g uernlly bolirvcd that ho g'irriioii. foicos ubno men tioned will bo supplautwt! iu ttxa next few mouths by a full regi ment of regular troop-i. Ii fluenoe are already at work iu nnuy cir cles to havo this regular rvgimeut tent to Honolulu, and it is gOLcr illy beliowd that Gonora! ;M0rrT im will ovoutually ask the War Department to assign eithor tbo i.'ourieeuiii,iiguieoutli or l wonty ihiril Uuited S'ates regimout to permanent duty thoro. Theso thron rouimonts are now under Genontl Morritt iu the Philippines. u. Uouoral Merriam is outi lin ed with tho survey of Honolulu harbor, with a viow to hiving it quipped with dofeutos, aud tho geuernl opini hi in army circles is (hat tho dotouBo of iionoluluif horbor will not differ materially from what the army ouuiueerj lnve given San Francisco. Ueneral Merriam was shown tbo Examiner article this afternoon. and upon it ho made tho torso com ment: " That is all speculation. Thero is nothiuc settled yet. Probably something of tho kind will bu dono." Muul unit Hawaii. H. L. Chase, photographor, Wailuku, has photographs of all the chiof points of interest visited by tho Hawaiian Commission be tween Honolulu, Uilo uud rotuni. They are well dono and evcryono of them is a beautiful landr-capo. Mr. Chise is unforlunatoly in poor health or ho would have been on hand iu Maui to take picturos of tho Commibsiou'a visit Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair. Oold Medal, Midwinter Fair. 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