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Tenders Not Called for
in This Branch of
Buying.
PRESIDENT RAYMOND SAYS
ALL WILL END RJfiHJ
Opinions of the Different Local Drug
. gists in the Matter Will Have
Early Attention of the
Board.
The muthods In vogue with the offi
cers of the Board of Health In pur
vliaslng drugs (or the government phy
sicians having been questioned ttic bul
letin has mode an effort to secure the
statements all parties concerned.
From on Inspection of the accounts
nt the Board of Health, It appears that
the blllJor drugs lait 'year 'was over
$12,000, Vbt this t$Mm T,000 was for
drugs fWIolokal; the remainder was
for drugs for government .physicians
throughout th9 IsU'nds.
Formerly Jnose. drugs were pur
chased on'"tefjdera made by the differ
ent druggists." This business like
plan was discontinued" 'by the former
Board of Wealth and' the present Board
finds the' system 'among the .various !
legacies Itflias Inherited. f
Dr. Raymond, president of tho Board
said: "Requisitions aro now made by
, .the country government physlelans,
which are sent to the oHce of the
Board of liealth. The purchases are
then made b Executive Officer Pratt.
As tho public knows, tho affairs of the
Board of Health are In a transition
stage. This matter of government drug
purchases Is one that I have not yet
, had time to take up In detail.
Howover, I will say that my plan for
a reorganization, of. the Board, nax
business basts will settle the drug pur
chasing matter satisfactorily to all.
There will bo a purchasing agent, If I
have my way, who shall be competent
and responsible. All we want Is a
chance to straighten things out.
"As to tho merits of tho old system
of purchnscs on tenders or bids, you
mny say for mo that I know of goods
purchased by tho Board of Health, then,
at high prices, for which the govern
ment got Inferior drugs. The lepers
nnd tho poor patients got tho worst of
It. I propnso to do away with all that.
I propose to see to It that wo get good
drugs and tho worth of our money.
"If my suggestions as to the appoint
ment of n Health Commission nnd a
purchasing ngent aro carried out, I
-think wo wlir have a Health depart
ment second to none In the world.
"There may bo grievances from
tradesmen. I will say, however, that
If Benson, Smith & Co. have had tho
inost of tho business, It Is probably be
cause they have furnished tho best
goods. They always give a square dent
and, If any favoiltlsm Is shown by Dr
Pratt In uIb purchases, It must be for
that reason.
"Howover, I do not think Dr. Pratt
lit tho man to show favoritism to any
firm.- He Is working hard for the puln
11c and Is not receiving tho credit (
know to bo his due."
When seen by the Bulletin man, Dr
Pratt said;
"Tho Board's purchases of drugs
amounted In round numbers, last year,
to $12,400, When I came Into office, I
found things running this way and as
President Raymond's policy seems tn
eb to do away wlthgovornment phy
sicians, I thought there would,, by no
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"College Hills"
To Insure Fairness
to the large number of applic
ants, the first choice of lots In
this splendid suburb will
be sold
At Auction
Saturday, March 23,
a tow t'pset price Is placed on
the lots ; this, with their loca
tion, Improvements and condi
tions, make them the best
home Investment In
Honolulu,
Apply to tho SnleH Agent
McClellan, Pond & Co.,
and W. R. Castle, Jr.
'iwftltffrH-i,1rVYt-r'rYr T-fit'-f-'''
necessity to return to the tender sys
tem, merely for b short time.
"The business ls"now divide Among
the local druggists. In fact, TVion't
know much about the business myself,
as tho requltstlons aro taken In hand
by Secretary Wilcox and forwarded by
him to the druggists. ''
"Unless something1 unusual appears
In the requisition, Secretary Wilcox
checks tho druggists bill with the
requisition and the bill Is paid without
examination by the Board,"
T. W. Hobron of the Hobron Drug
Co., when told that the Board of
Health claims to bo dividing the gov
ernment drug business equally among
the houses, said: "Well, our business
with tho Board of Health last year
amounted to $100. All of this, however,
"Was not direct purchases by that body.
I think It Is a greaj. hardship to the
taxpayers, nut to liavo this drug busi
ness submitted on bids. If the Board
of Health wants to buy a broom, It
calls for tenders; If they want drugs.
It Is another matter. When the tender
system was In vogue tho government
patd for drugs not over $4,500 annually.
I do not believe the Increase In popu
lation has been sufficient to warrant t
drug expense of three times that
amount. We liave had no opportunity
to bid for this government drug busi
ness." George, W. Smith of Benson, Smith
& Co, said, that as a member of'th'o
Board of .Health, I know nothing of
tho system of purchasing drugs. It is
In tho hands of tho exec.uttve officers or
Secretary Wilcox. As a member; of lhls
drug firm, I am satisfied with the meth
ods of tho Board of Health, We get'a
little business. I have no knowledgo
of what the other druggists are doing."
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NOCTURNAL VISITOR IN
VTHE MILK MAN'S WAKE
Steals a Gill, a Pint or a Quart From
the Bucket on the Back Prch
of Unsuspecting
Families. ,
Some enterprising pilferer has hit
upon a cloor scheme to avoid buying
milk. Tho scheme Is merely to steal
It. The thief plys his trado under cover
of the night and makes nocturnal visits
lr tho wake of the Industrious milk
wogon.
There aro a great many deliveries of
milk between the hours of two nnd fivj
In tho morning. Trusting housewives
lenve n receptacle on tnj frojt pci"h
or on tho hack stoop n'nl Into (his the
delivery boy from the dairies, pour tho
dally ration. Sometimes It Is a quart;
sometimes a gallon.
Tho man or woman who follow In
tho mllkmnn's wake, wears rubbcr
solcd shoes nnd noiselessly approaches
nnd carries nwny what l thjugbt the
trado will stand.
If tho facilities are jnr.d, a pint of
water Is added to cover ii. Ihe steal
ings. At times, the thl-jf Is In a hurry
nnd falls to make ovm this watery
restltutton.
As n middleman betveen the dairy
and the milk consumer, this nocturnal
thief Is not a public beenfactor and
his trado Is bound, sooner or later, to
bring disrepute upon the dairy.
Tho complaints are mutlplylng fast
and, unless the thief Is Intercepted,
many households will go mllkless to
breakfast and the orders for early de
liveries will of necessity, be discon
tinued. II lii Y Di
Copies of tho Ticn-Tsln Po (Ths
,TI4n-Tsln News) were received here
on tho last steamer by many promi
nent Chinese. This paper positively
affirms tho death of the great Chinese
statesman, LI Hung Chang, at Itung
on December 2 of last year,
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GILL, CA8B NOLLE PRO'D.
E. S. GUI appeared In tho Pollco
Court this forenoon on the clmrgo of
assault llth n weapon obviously nnd
Imminently dangerous to life. As tho
alii case Is In the hands of the Ornnd
Jury, Deputy Sheriff Chllllngworth
asked that a nolle prosequi be entered.
This was granted by Judge Wilcox.
Hand Cut Off.
A Hawaiian boy was badly Injured
at tho shops of tho Honolulu Iron
Works, Kakaako, at about 12 noon yes
terday. Ho was engaged In the llttlni;
of somo heavy Iron when his left hand
became caught. The poor fellow had
all the fingers and about ono-hnlf of
tho hand cut off clean, Tho native Is
now nt tho hospital undergoing treat
ment. THE WATERMAN IDEAL FOUN
TAIN PEN. All sizes, all shapes. H
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Has Aboard Dead, Sick
, and" Wounded
'Soldiers
MEN COMPLAIN ABOUT
. F,00D ON TRANSPORT
Story Contradicted , ky Others Story
of Aguinaldo's beath Not Be-
lieved Desertions from
Uncle Sam's Army,
Tho U, S. A. T. Indiana, Captain
Merle, arrived unexpectedly last. night
after an uneventful trip of 23 days' from
Manila. She has aboard, over five hun
dred Blck and wounded soldiers, and In
her hold two hundred dead, I
Several army officers and lliolr wives
are aboard the vessel and Bmne.of the
.soldlera-fere' traveling ns private citi
zens, iney.naring rccetvca.tneir uis
clfargcs before leaving Manila,- -'
There seems to be a good deal of
complaint among thoimen aoArd re
garding their food, while others say
that the food Is as good and plentiful
ns can ba expected. Be this as It may.
'many of the discharged soldiers afn go
ing no furthef thVn Honolulu In the
timitiiiu. i. ,
From ono of the' men aCoard, a tale
of bad food and a great scarcity of It
was bad. He was a prlvata and just
convalescent. One of the hospital corps
men" satd that evcrythlngJln'-ttfe fool
line was all right. He acknowledged,
however, that the men not In the cabin
wero getting the kind of food that they
got "at homo with mother."
A story of desertions from the Am
erican ranks In the Phllllplncs was had
from one of tho privates. Ho told of a
negro named Kagan who had deserted
and gone over to tho Filipinos.
Through the agency of this man, the
Filipinos were prevented from doing
much damage to the Americans. The
negro had deserted on account of harsh
treatment by officers. Many American
soldiers had deserted for the same
cause, although but few of them had
gone over to tho enemy.
Tho Macnboebes are doing great ser
vice under American officers nnd ns
they are tho mortal enemies of tho T
galos. thoy take no prisoners. These
natives have learned to yell as they
chargo and the yelling is said to bo as
great. If not greater, assistance In a
charge, as bullets.
With regard to the death of Agulnal
do, tho men on the Indiana think that
this is a mistake. There was an Agul
nntdo killed 'by the troops but the Pres
ident if the Filipino Junta is believed
to bo rjtlll enjoying good health.
This Is confirmed by reports by tho
secret servlco department which was
organized among some of the disloyal
Tngalos by tho Americans. These na
tivesmen and women are In the
employ of the army as spies and as a
rule their Information Is rellablo.
Tho Indiana will probably get nway
for" San Francisco tomorrow nftcrnoon
unless It Is decided to mako necessary
repairs to her boilers which aro In a
pretty bad condition. She Is taking 400
tons of coal hero.
Captain Merry and
Party Hard at Work
Neither Lieutenant Commander Pond
nor Arthur Merry, clerk nt .tho Naval
Station, received any direct word by
the Solace from Captain Merry who Is
now In Guam. From tho officers of
tho Solace, It was learned that Cap
tain Merry and his party aro doing
good work and making great progress
with whnt labor they started out to do
Jn and around the harbor of San Luis
do Aprn and Captain Merry was of tho
opinion that, In three months tlmo, ho
would bo back In Honolulu again.
On account of tho loss of tho Yosem-
Ite. tho natives of tho Island ore bo
Ing employed with their boats to do
considerable work. Captain Merry's
party Is now domiciled In houses erect
ed by them nnd all are enjoying good
health.
Ily tho Solaco, Captain Merry sent
fifty small cocoanut treesuor planting
nt the fs'avat Station hero. The sproutn
aro of a cry superior quality' nnd,
when grown, will provo a great orna
ment to tho station.
New Telephone Compnny,
The articles of Incorporation filed by
the Century Tclephono Company soma
tlmo ago, havo been approved by At
torney General Dolo.
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EDWIN S. (illl m
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l)ls Attorney f Enter
Plea or 'DerWref
Tuesday;..
GRAND jtlrix STARTS ON
TOUR OF INVESTIGATION
Other Arraignments on Indictments
by the Grand Jury-Matters Settled
by Judge Humphreys at
Chambers.
Edwin S. Olll was arraigned in Cir
cuit Court this morning on a flranJ
Jury Indictment, charging him with
assault with a weapon obviously and
Imminently dangerous to-life. He was
represented by Attorney F. W. Hnnkey
who asked for time In which to formu
late a plea or demurrer to the Indict
ment. The matter was set for next
Tuesday foicnoon. Gill's bond was
fixed at (500.
Okaklchl, a Japanese, was also ar
raigned on n like charge. Ho ertered
a plea of not guilty and was represent
ed by Attorney Drooks.
Okngichl Is tho man alleged to hive
cut Ah Hln over the head with a knife
during the progress of a gambling
game In a den nt Maklkl. The case
came up In the Pollco Court hut, after
trial, tho defendant was discharged on
account of Insufficient evidence. The
kChlnaman was not satisfied nnd took
steps to bring his case before tho
Grand Jury. ,
The Grand Jury has practically con
cluded Its examination of criminal
cases and this nftcrnoon began Its
work of Investigating the Institutions.
At 2 o'clock the members entered hacks
nnd procetded to tho Insane asylum,
which Is the first place to be honored
by these visitors.
In the estato of Captain Harry En
gush, tho following distribution., of
property was ordered this morning by
Judge Humphreys: One-fourth to Har
ry English, one-fourth to Robert, one
fourth to John, sans; one-fourth to
three grandchildren. The total vnluo
of property distributed was about JI.'O.
Tho distribution was made on the peti
tion of II. Smith, administrator.
Solomon Kunell was arraigned In
court this morning on Indictment for
larceny in tho second degree. Plea was
reservd and W, J. lloblnsoir rypolnt
cd by the court to defend him,
Kamehameha, for larceny In the sec
ond degiee, was nlso arraigned; same
pica taKen anil samo defense appointed.
Nallie was arraigned on tho chargo
of larceny In the second degree; plea
reserved and II. A. Illgclow appoint
ed to defend.
II. Snead, who was arraigned a few
days ago on, tho charge of larceny In
the second degree through his attorney,
W. W. Thayer, entered n plea of not
guilty, .
The petition of H. E. Mclntyrc, exe
cutor, nnd Jnnc Wnlkcr, executrix, for
discharge In the estate of John S.
Walker, was granted.
The petition of Genrgo Uoardman,
executor under the will of Eliza J.
Uoardman, for allowance of accounts
and discharge, was granted.
s Case is
Put Over to Monday
The habeas corpus case of C. C, Hit
ting In the United States Federal Court
was called up this moping nt 10
o'clock by Judge Est'ec. Leon Strauss
appeared for Georgo A. Davis, Illttlng's
attorney, and moved for a contlnuanco
to noxt Monday.' A lettsr from Ji
Davis to Judge Estco stated that, owing
to Illness he was unable to appear In
the case and asked that the trial be de
ferred. Tho Judgo accordingly set tho hear
Ing for Monday morning nt 10 o'clock
A largo number of tho members of tho
bar wero present to hear the proceed
ings. FOR SICK SOLDIERS.
L. P, Teney went to the transport In
diana this forenoon and asked Sur
geon Captain Jones who is In chargo of
the sick and wounded soldiers If ho
would object to ladles of the city visit
ing tho vessel with their carriages nnd
taking tho men out for an nlrlng. Sur
geon Jones replied that he not only
would not object but that ho would be
most glad If tho men weio tnken out
for an airing. This was just exactly
what was needed.
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Flno Job Printing at the Bulletin
Ofilco.
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ARE VffiY-ACTIVE
Are Considering Propo
sition Made by W. C.
Achi Recently.
PLANS FOR CLUB HOUSE k
AND OTHER FEAJJWK
Maile Ilima Club is Branching Out in
All Directions Nomination of
Officers-Quintet
Club.
Tho Mallc-Illma Club which was or
ganized some two years ago simply ns a
football team and comprising a small
handful of menbtrs 'Is, from present
Indications, destined to become the
leading nil round outdoor athletic as
sociation of the Hawaiian Islands.
At the present time the club has
fully fifty actlvo members, with appli
cations for membership bctog rrrclteri
iv. every meeting. It Is the Intention
of the club to take up general athletic
ports and, for tho season of 1901, It
will have a baseball team; In Intercol
legiate football team and three baBket
ball teams. Inndditlon to this, a quin
tet blub has been organized with John
Rumncr Ellis ns leader.
At tho regular monthly meeting of
the club, which took place on February
13, a new constitution and by-laws
were drawn up, to be acted upon at the'
next regular meeting. The following
names were placed In nomination as
officers for the ensuing year, the elec
tion to tuko place at tho next regular
monthly meeting which occurs tho
first Wednesday In March; It. I). King,
for president; for vice president, G, F.
Wright, P Jarrctt, John Vannetta and
Georgo Lucas; for recording secrctnry.
Geo. Lucas; for financial secretary, E.
V. Illchardson; for treasurer, S. A
Ciook and P. Jarrettj for property
man, John Clark nnd II. II. Clark.
The matter of a baseball team was
taken up, nnd G. F. Wright was elect
ed manager.
It was nlso decided that basket ball
practice should again be renewed on
next Monday.
Tho moit Important proceeding be
fore tho mentllii? was the discussion of
tho proposition of W. C. Achl, which
was mndo a short time ago, whi'reby ho
agrees to give nt greatly reduced rales
to the Honolulu lovers of outdoor nth-
lrllc sports and pastimes, sufficient
land to estnbllsh spacious baseball
grounds.
The consensus of opinion nmong tho
members present was to the effect, that
steps bo taken at once to Acquire suffi
cient ground ndjaccnt to the proposed
baseball grounds and to erect theicon.
n lnigo and comfortnble club house.
Tho boys nre anxious to get hold of
tho property and everything possible
will bo dono In that direction so that.
In a few months, Honolulu may see a
lino baseball field. In conjunction with
this, they Intend, If posslblo to make n
rnco trnck nnd to lay out lawn tennis
court-) nnd a basket ball Hold. These
matters will bo more fully discussed at
the next meeting.
Tho Mnllc-lllma Club has Included
lr. Its membership, a number of young
men who represent a lot of money and
l Is to theso that the club will look for
their main Biipport.
MIhh Kitchen to be Married.
Miss Allco KIti-heii, formerly of this
city, Is engaged to bo married to a Mr.
Schultz, a very wealthy young man of
New York City, where tho Misses
Kitchen went to live a couple of years
ago. Tho wedding will tako place In
tho near future. Mrs. C. W. Marfar
Inne, mother of Miss Kitchen, left for
NcwHTork not long ngo to attend the
wedding of her daughter.
Corp. Perry Who
Killed Gen. Pilar
Corporal Perry of the 33d U. S. In
fantry Is tho most prominent man
aboard tho transport Indiana. His
prominence somes principally from the
fact that he killed a man. In doing
this, ho rendered a great service to his
country as tho man killed by him was
ono of Uncle Sam's most rnbld and ac
tlvo enemies In tho Philippines. Ho
was Gregorlo Pilar, a general in tho
Insurgent army and ono of tho best
fighters tho Filipinos had.
When Pilar fell his forco surrendered
nnd so Corporal Perry got the credit
for a good deed.
As a memento' of tho day's work
Peny weais n flvc-dullur gold piece en
Erawil with the tilaugle and allsce-
a&rfw-t.? itNv
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Ing eye which Is the sign of the Fili
pino Junta. The charm Is set In' dia
monds, nnd Is worn ns a watch gnnrd.
It was taken from the body of Pilar by
his slae. h
The war In the Philippines has; been
bad business for the Pilar family who'
were all' actively engnged in fighting
Uncle Sam. i Gregorlo. th young gen
eral, was slain. His lather, also a gen
eral, was captured and Is now on the
Island of Guam nsa, prisoner of war.
Several other members of the family
are dead or havofbeen tnken prisoners.
Tho father was one of thf richest
men In tho Philippines and was the
'means of a grat deal of money being
supplied to tho' rebel cause.
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froR CYqLE -TfllED.
Mr, Whitman, tho manager of thl
Tribune agency, went out for n spin ou
his new motor cycle this morning. He
chose a ery early hour so that them
would not be any "rubber" except that
on the tire of the wheels.
Mr, Whitman thus describes his
trip, the very first taken by anyone ot
motor ejelo on the streets of Hono
lulu: "I went over to Alakea stret and
turned on tho lowest power posslblo.
t! was my Idea that the wheel would
make a Jump so I prepared myself. In
stead of that, It started but as a man
would do when pushing on the pedals.
and then kept going faster and faster.
I didn't bump, even u llttlo bit.
"At Emma street, when I reached thu
steep grade, the machine went mora ,
Hlnnlv and climbed tle hill without.
trouble. Arter that, I took n spin about
tho city nnd out to Wnlklkt. Every
thing worked splendidly."
NAMES OF NEtf DEPUTIES
IN REVENUE OFFICE
Old Employes will Dine With the
Retiring Collector this Even
ing and Present
Memorial.
The Internal Revenue offlro opened
this morning with It. 11. Chamberlain
In charge. He has appointed tho fol
lowing persons ajofllcc deputies: Har
ry I). Couzciis. cltltTdeputy; Philip It.
Whelan, deputy and cashier; Walter F.
Drake, division deputy; Albert M. Wob
bler, deputy ganger; Charles Chong,
deputy and messenger.. Tho Chinese
registration force remains the same.
W. F. C. Hasson, who retires from
tho office as Acting Collector, will tnke
up his former linn of work as con
sulting engineer, with ofllces tu tho
Judil building. Mr. Hasson rays bo
feels a glad sense of relief and does
not regret tho change from clo.e ofilco
work to an occupation affording great
er freedom.
He went Into tho Revenue office In
Juno ns a faor to Wm. Haywood nnd
expected to remain only temporarily.
1iw circumstances were such, how
over, that he stayed with the office and
when Mr. Ha) wood left, ho was made
Acting Collector.
Tho old employes will nt n private
dinner tonlght.prcsent Mr. Hasson nl-.h
n beautiful engraved memorial ns a
token of their high personal regard
and esteem.
REDUCTION SALE OF STRAW
HATS AT IWAKAMI'S, HOTEL
STREET.
Ladies !
WHEN You Are Ready
to frocure your
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Mardi Gras
Footwear
KINDLY INSPECT OUR AS
SOIUMENT OF
QUEEN ELIZABETH
SLIPPERS
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They have Large Buckles.
These slippers will help
make your costume attrac
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