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Vol. X. No. 1858.
II
TO fit HIM)
Supreme Court Decision
Restores Cash to
Importers. .
TRANSITION PERIOD . .. .
DUTIES ARE ILLEGAL
J. G. Rothwell, of Peacock & Co.,
and D. H. Lewis, of Lovejoy & Co.,
Played Good Waiting
Game.
The decision of the Supremo Court of
the tnlicd States on tlio status of In
sular possessions Is a matter of more
moment to Importers In Honolulu than
n mere question of principle. The firm
of W. C. Peacock & Co. from the 12th
of August, 189S, to Juno 13, 1900,. paid
custom duties under protest on liquors
Imported from the United States to tho
amount of $150,000. Lovejoy & Co,
paid duties under similar circumstances
amounting to $80,000, I Tim question
confronting the managers of these con
cerns Is, wiirtho Supreme Court de
rlslon result n the, refunding of this
amount.
When tho American flag went up In
Unwell pursuant to tho Newland
resolution, J. O. Rothwell, manager of
W. C Peacock & Co., heard among
other things that all treaties with for
elgn countries must ccnso."-Thls mado
him bcllevo that no tariff should bo
collected by the Hawaiian government
upon Imports. Ho therefore, three days
later filed the following protest, to
the payment of duties on goods taken
out of the Customs House: '
"We hereby protest against jour de
cision, liquidation and assessment of
duties as made by, you on our Importa
tions below mentioned, consisting of
certain spirits, wines and other bever
ages, or other merchandise, contained
lu the cases or'packagcs marked and
numbeied ns described en the entries
nnd Invoices thereof, to which for nines
certainty of description, reference Is,
hereby had, claiming that as the'sam-
me not Imported from foreign coun
tries, but are brought from one part of
the United States Into another, no Im
port duties can lawfully be assessed
upon them, nnd not nt the rate charg
ed by you; and wn ejve notice that wo
pay all other higher rate3 than Is
claimed above as the legal rate, under
compulsion, and to obtain possession of
our goods,"
This protest wns filed systematically
until June 13. 1900, when the period of
transition tamo tq an end. This dili
gence on the part of .Vr. Rothwell may
result In tho rclmbursjment to the firm
of the sum of $110,000. Mr. Rothwell
Is not at all over elated about the mat
ter, no: yet having heard from tho
Arm's attorneys, Currle, Smith & Max
veil of New York.
To test tho contention of the firm,
tho matter was carried to the Supremo
Couit of Hawaii and a decision was
rendered at 'the March term 1899, by
Judges Judd, Frear and Whiting, hold
ing that until action was taken by Con
giess otherwise, the Hawaiian govern
ment could collect customs duties, Not
withstanding this decision, Mr. Roth
well continued to pay duties under pro
test, and mado a shipment of goods to
New ork to bring a test caso before
the Supremo Court of tho United States.
The goods shipped were American
goods that had paid tho Hawaiian
tariff: French goods that had paid tho
Hawaiian tariff and toods of Hawaiian
manufacture. This consignment wns
rent to W, II. Crossman & Bros., New
York, and the question of paying duty
thereon wns contested to the Supreme
Court of tho United States. The Su
preme Court decided In favor of no
payment of oity. Since by tho Bams
decision of the United States, Supreme
Court, Hawaii during the transitional
period from June 17, 1898 to Juno 14,
1000. Is held to have been an Integral
YOU'VE DEEN-
LOSING MONEY
for itiipistearor
Uo on suga stock
Pettcr rrnnce tour ne hoj a-d
p Miir.nlnfwnj fpaitinnney
rlt a Ri,c4 home at t t .
College
Hills
Lts, with Flectrlc Car Smlct,
v.tr anj the bt c( sjmtnJ'nss,
at only ne-thlrJ th price of similar
grun4 t-lwwMre.
One tr.lrJ cash anJ ba'ance at on
ly 6 per cent makes a gooJ Investment
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CASTLE SLANSDALE
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Personal
it
pari of the United States, It Is consider.
cd that the decision of tho Hawaiian
Supreme Court has been overruled.
In other words, If goods from Hawaii
to the United States during this period
should not pay duty, the reverse of tho
proposition should hold and goods from
the United States to Hawaii would he
exempt from duty.
D, H. Lewis, managsr for Lovejoy &
.Co., Is n little dubious upon this point'
His firm has paid $80,C0O In duties un
der protest and have been advised by
their attorneys on the Mainland that
the decision of the Supreme .Court un
questionably means that this amount
will be refunded. J
Mr. Lewis believes that the clause In
the Newlands resolution providing that
all existing laws of the Republic of
Hawaii, not Inconsistent with the Con
stitution of the United States shall re
main In force, cuts off any, hope of a
reversal of the local Supreme Court
In the Peacock case above referred to.
However, when it Is remembered that
the Supreme Court of tho United States
has said that the Constitution follows
the flag to remain until Congress may
enact special legislation for the Ter
ritory, then It seems that from August
1898 to June, 1900, the American con
stitution was the final authority on
matters of customs In Hawaii. This
view renders the prospect rather bright
for substantial reimbursement to com
to the firms nbovo mentioned and to
such others In Honolulu as were dili
gent In filing protests.
Mr. Rothwell has also been filing pro
tests agalust the payment of littles on
Invoices of cigars from 'Manila. Thodo
clston appears to bear htm out In tl'-
contention that 'Hawallaus arc entitled
to smoke their faorlte Manila brand
as In olden times, nt ten for a quarter.
.
TWISE I
PHILIPPINE TRADE MAY
BE DECLARED AS SUCH
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Effect of Supreme- Court Decision is
Far Reaching Shipping Men
Object-Changes How
Necessary.
Ne,w York, May SO. Commenting
upon the Supreme Court's decision In
the Insular (est cases, the Washington
correspondent says that at the capital
It Is thought tbatHhe pilotage decision
which attracted llttlo attention nt the
vtlme, but was handed down with the
Insular decisions last Monday, will
bo constructed as affecting the regula
tions of the coastwise trade to tho Phil
ippines, as well as to Porto Rico and
Hawaii.
lly direction of the President nnd on
recommendation of the Iiuieau of Navi
gation of the Treasury Department, tho
coastwise regulations were extended to
Porto Rico soon after tho ratification
of the Paris treaty, or In August, 1838,
about the same time they were also
extended to Hawaii. What Is known as
the pllotago case, which was argued
by ex-Senator Lindsay of Kentucky
wns friendly litigation brought to test
the legality of theso extensions to tho
shipping laws. The Supreme Court
sustained the President's act and It Is
now thought that there will be a de
mand to extend the regulations to the
Philippines, In pursuance of tho court's
mandate.
Shipping men say this would bo a
serious blow to American shipping.
It Is contended that tho country Is not
yet ready to Include the distant Phil
ippines In Its coastwise trade and to
confer on that far removed archipelago
the bcnrllts of tho American navigation
laws. Still, ns tho question Is not very
well understood, it Is likely that little
will be heaid about It until Congress
will tako hold of It nnd enacts tho ne
cessary legislation.
Whllo virtually settled that substan
tial change In tho government's Philip
pine program Is contemplated, yet
there is a likelihood that this will form
tho chief topic of consideration nt the
meeting of the Cabinet, Attorney
General Knox Is known to be carefully
studying tho various expressions used
by tho Justices In tho l) Mma and
the Downes decisions, with tho view
of preparing an opinion to submit to
tho Cabluet, as to the, powers which tho
Supremo Court has declared belong to
tho President by constitutional war
rant as well as tho grant of power vest
ed In the EvecutUo by the Spopner
lesolution. 'It Is regarded therefore, as
a reasonable assumption that definite
nrrd authorltatlvo announcement of the
Government's Philippine policy to be
pursued until Congress passes special
legislation for the arclpelago will bo
made Boon after tho Cabinet meets
nest week".
At the Orpheum.
Tho ''Silver Kin's" to bo presented to
night at tho Orpheum Is tho stronger
bill yet' piesented nnd should receive
good Intel pietntlcn nt the hands of th
Ullefords. Curl Birch as tho leailcr
Is fully up to tho requirements of Wi'
son Barrett's greatest role and tho com
pany generally Is bo evenly balnneed
that a good entertainment Is practi
cally assured .
"Tho Silver King" has for twenty
years commanded both the. attention
and the respect of playgoers. It Is a
drama of sound moinl principle nnd
absorbing Interest, built from experi
ence of humanity and Us many types
of. good and evil, In a manner that
bilngs an audience back to sqe it when
ever tho bill Is repeated.
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HONOLULU. TERRITORY OP HAWAII, WEDNESDAY. .TUNE 5 1001
WAMW
TO AT ON LOAN
Senator Brown Springs
r Proposition in Sen
ate Today.
THAT DOES NOT MEET -
WITH MAJORITY'S FAVOR
It
Independents Must' Have Special Ses
sion or No Action on Loan
Bill- Will- Be
Taken.
Mr, Cecil Drown exploded a bomb
shell In the Senate at this morning's
session which brought even Mr. John
T. Brown of Hllo to his feet. It was
nothing less than n proposition to Dro
vide money for lntern.il Improvements
by the Introduction of another appro
priation bill, embodying the Items ns
submitted to the Lcziiglatiiro In a rae'
sage from Acting Gwornor Cooper:
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The first thing taken 'up on this
forenoon's Senate program was the
i military, The report of tho majority
k . . . '
of tho commlttco was read and tho
clerk called nttentlon to tho fact that
the committee recommended striking
out in tho neighborhood nf a dozen
pages In tho bill. As great many of
theso items had not bcn referred to tho
Military Committee, them was evident
ly n mistake somewhere. Mr. Kanuha
found tho mistake and moved that the
report bo changedi
Mr. Aehl nrose to a point of order,
stating that tho report of the com
mittee was contrary to Rule 42 of tb
Senate. There were no reasons given
for tho recommendations made. There
was a wholesale striking out of Items.
Tho chair sustained tho point of or
der nnd ordered the report back Into
tho hands of Chairman Kanuha to bo
changed. Mr. Kanuha, very warm over
the nctlon of President Kaluo, appealed
from the ruling. The majority was on
tho sldo of 'the chair and the report
was rorerroii back,
On motion of Mr. C, Drown, the con
sideration of the minority report of th
Military Committee was deferred until
such time as the report on the majority
should mako Its nppcarance.
Next came tho explosion, Tho mes
sage of tho Acting Governor submitting
additional estimates having been an
nounced on the order nf the day, Mr. C
Brown moved thnt the same bo defer
red until such time ns nn appropriation
bill framed on tho lines laid down r
tho message, should be Introduced In
tho Senate. Tho motion was seconded
by Mr. Carter but that Is as far as It
got.
Mr. Brown went on to explain thn
reasons underlying IiIb proposed nctlon
of introducing a supplementary appro
priation bill. He stated that tho fail
ure of tho Legislature to pass n loan
bill had mado some other action along
the same line, absolutely necessary,
Tho Attorney General had submit
ted his opinion on the matter of a loan
1)111 which wn,s to tho effect that the
Legislature in this extra session could
deal with tho loan matter. The entire
Judiciary Commlttco of th,o Senate had
handed In n leport. showing their opin
ion to bo nt varlanco with that of the
Attorney General. It would not bo a
wise move for the legislature to pro
ceed nlong tho line of tho opinion of
tho Attorney General tihen Biich doubt
was expressed nnd when there wan a
likelihood that such nctlon would be
attacked.
Ills proposition was to Introduce nn
appropriation bill pure and simple, pro
viding for tho expenditure of money
according to tho additional estimates
in tho Acting Governor's message. Tho
Territorial government could framo a
loan bill and send tho same on to Con
gress to bo nctcd on nt Its meeting In
December. Thus Hawaii would bo
freed from the dilemma which now
threatens, Tho money would be forth
coming and the country would bo plac
luuiuiK uuu mu cuuuiry wouiu uo piac-
cd years ahead In development nnd lm-
provement. There was no doubt what-
ever that Congress would pass th
measure slneo tho Territorial Legisla
ture had, failed to do $o.( Tho wisest
thing to do then would be to provide
for the expenditure of mich money ns
should be received from bonds author
ized by tho United States Instead of al
lowing Congress to provide for this
alone. There might bo Influence,
brought to boar In Washington by
which tho countiy districts would suf
for,
Mr, White objected to the proposed
measure, srfylng that tho Legislature,
In tho event of consideration of such
a thing, would bo monkeying with Its
own privileges, Tho principal speech
on tho side of tho Independents (tho
majority) was mado by Mr. J. Brown
who, as a preface to his remarks, stat
ed th&t he Intended to vote against nny
Biich bill upon its Introduction Into the
Senate.
Mr. J. Brown then continued ns fol
lows: "We learn from tho report of
tho Treasurer of tho Territory that wo
aro falling behind about $80,000 every
month. Now If this Is a fact, why does
not tho Governor call a special session
for tho consideration of a loan bill.
Wo did our best to put through such n
bill at our regular session, but we
THE PEOPLE'S PAPER.
hadn't the time,
We asked for Just
few days' extension during which
td
act on the measure but the Governor'
took no notice of the loan act. He ap
peared to bo offended and he did not
set his personal feeling aside, ,J
"Now comes this proposition to,li
Congress fix up a loan bill for' us., W
can do It ourselves as we should do, If
tbe Governor will give us a special ses
sion. I will say In conclusion, that wo
will throw out everything of the kind
that Senator Cecil Brown proposes to
Introduce, If wo are to have a loan
bill, we must pass one ourselves and
such action cannot be taken unless w
have a special session."
Tho clock had struck 11 and Mr. Ka
on I seeing that tho wh6le forenoon
would be spent in discussion, moved
to adjourn until 10 o'clock tomorrow
Carried. -
the union mm
Sf
IWOH
Captain Robinson of tho barkentlno
Skagit and his crew have been threat
ened by the Union sailors. On Sunday
night n delegation of Union men board
ed the Skagit and gave the crew twen
ty-four hours to leave the vessel er
else take n beating. Monday tho Ska
git's crow wanted to be paid otf iihd
Captain E.oblnsou wanted to know
what was tho matter. They told hint of
the visit of. the Union delegation tho
night before, so tho captain told bis
men ho would oeo tint they wcrp pro
tected. He has hired n watchman to
stay on thu vessel nt night to sec that
none of'the' crow Is molested.
On Monday, the Union agent called
on Captain Robinson and wanted him
to discharge tho crew now aboard the
Skagit and take a Union crew. Cap
tain Robinson refused and waV. then
told that his vessel would not bo
nblo to sail. This made tho captain
rather angry and ho ordered tho man
nff the vessel nnd explained to him that
If any monkey business was attempted
aboard the vessel by Union men tho
chances were very good that the dis
turber would get hurt. Captain Jlobln
son's owners refuse to carry Union men
although they pay the regulnr union
rate of wages and the captain of tho
Skagit believes In giving a man a
chance to ship so long as be Is a capa
ble man. ,'
Ho does not Intend to be dictated to
by anybody ns to who he has In his
crew and feels confldcnt-ot his ability
to stand off any attempt on the part of
the union to do him up.
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Left Pearson Affidavit
Out of Court-Report
by Mistake.
COURT ASKS FOR FACTS
' ABOUT LUNCH FUND
Mossman and Prendergast Handled
the Funds-Jury Must Find
Where the Money
Came From.
Tho Grand Jury came Into Judgo
Humphreys' court this morning not
tn make a report but to ask permission
of the Court to withdraw tho report
mado yesterday In order to correct It,
Inadvertently-, tho affidavit of A, W.
Pearson in tho matter of O. C. Lewis
bad been left out, tho foreman explain
ed, and the Grand Jury wished to cor
rect the report by making this addition.
tjio court concurred In tho vlow thnt
this was necessary and said further
that the reunrt wns itorprMvn In nthnr
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rc8l'ctts- ll wa 8tatc, ""' trom the
report- " I'I'eared that Mossman and
' prendergast had supplied tho mouey
for lunches for legislators nnd out of
town friends at Nolto's and at a res
taurant on Alakea street and that tho
fundB belonged to tho Home Rule par
ty. The Court said that a more definite
report upon this matter was to bo de
cked, and If posslblo tho sourco from
which the Home Ilulo party obtained
tho money should be ascertained.
Tho Grand Jury was then Riven Its
report of yesterday with the request to
Insert tho nbovo mentioned matters.
S. M. Uallou, presented to tho Court
o .certified copy of his pardon, Issued by
Acting Governor Cooper, releasing him
from Imprisonment for contempt of
court. Tho Court ordered tho clerk to
placo tho paper on file.
Monday next has been set ns tho dnto
for hearing on tho mnster'n report In
tho estato of II, P. Bishop nnd tho Bish
op Museum trustees.
Hearing of argument on tho demur
ijer in tho caso of J. 11, Atherton vs.
Wnhlawa Sugar Co., has been set for
10 n. m. tomorrow,
Tho caso of A, S. Antono vs. W, R.
Castlo wns continued until Saturday,
Tha Evening Bulletin,
mnnth.
76 cents per
WiYMio
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Big Increases Slated For
Its Splendid
Fleet.
GAELIC, COPTIC, DORIC
FOR ANOTHER LINE
- AM Needed by-Pacific Mail Santa
Fe is Likely to' fake Them
For Independent
Line.
San Francisco, May 30. The admit
of the new steamships Korean nnd SI-
Dorian, now nearlng completion at
nf tht 1)PKt nnatnil tnnn nn tlii
Mil
Hi Oil
Newport News, for the Pacific Malt "" " '' l ' "am no" '"' These words cxnres In n
rmn..,. in i.. ..,i. ft number of positions n the classified . '"ese woriis express In n
:,:.':::?: ,"r;.!r""."'u.l'a' service there nnd at Washington. Hn- dwrlptlon of a tropical L'l,
: "Z' V. ;"T""-'-. 7- """"' "B . wall Is entitled to fifteen annolntments '"o I'hllllplnes made by J. I).
iu uuu ui iiit ut'Mi mimi'ii innn nil inn -i
front the Occidental and Oriental I "J T n,V,0,r ,0"c" uepartmenini ser
Steamship Company will go out ot l vlre In Washington and Hve In the np-..!-..,
... ;,.' ,,",'. . portioned Government Printing Office.
v... .v,.,w ,. ii. uuu., uipuc nnu
uonc win be returned to their British
nwnnra na tlia Mill Pnmn.H,. ..Ill 1...
able to handle the trade nloue, Tho
Santa Ke wants esscls of this clasj
for the China trade, nnd Ismar, Imrln
& Co. may bo able to dispose of tbe
fleet to the railroad.
Tho Toyo Klscn Kalsha will build,
three larger and faster vessels to su-
persede the America Maru. Nippon Ma-
ru and Hongkong Maru and will con-1
tlnuc running In conjunction with the!
Mali Company, while tho White Star I
lino (tsmny, Imrle & Co.) may put the I
Macjstlc, Teutonic nnd Gothic on the
route: that Is, If the Santa l'e takes
the Gaelic, Coptic and Doric,
Some months ago the Occidental and
Oriental Company wanted to replace
ihe Gaelic, Coptic and Doric with larg
r vessels, and ns the Oceanic and
Celtic, the two largest steamships afloat
have recently been added to the White
Star's Atlantic lleet, nnd others nrc,
building, that concern was willing to'
send out three vessels that can nveraKei"'"0' , . ,. ....
'eighteen knots an hour 'to replace tho . 1?r.p?cUI T?""'"'"1 ?hlcU "'
three now on tho route. The powers
that be In New York would not agree
tnilii.arr.inci.niPntaiinnov.ir nthul
program for the O. and O. will i,c
merged Into the Pacific .Mall. In that "" "" -w- " 'eer ua. in
event Ihe Santn IV nnd White Star i l,Ud',lon t0 lhc carc of ,he ""''"
pcoplo will be looking for wharf space. n,n'1 R' """'. ' "" a "wiled small
What with tho pow vessels for thn . nltt-rntlons nntl repair of the bnliaiiiRS
Pacific Mali, ocean greyhound, for tho'""1' do man' othcr d,ltle8- We "''
Toyo Klscn Kalsha, twenty-knot tilers ,ha,' the salary Is adequate,
for the White Star line, and the pala-l f'01"1' l!Dy "oU 1M ot ,,oaU' 3000
tlal liners for tho Pacific Steam Nnvl-, "e llnd tl,at xhe estimates made by
ration Company, not forgetting tlw th " "' entirely too small,
magnificent now vessels of tho Oceanic1 lhp boat bo nre Pal'' 'l cnc" ,or VC8'
Kteamshlii Comimnv-s fleet, times 1 tvU ,0 whlc1' they convey pilots. Tlw
should be busy nlong the front In n I
few months.
JUSTICE FREAR
SPEAKS
ON DECISION
Chief Justice Frear when Interviewed
by a Bulletin reporter this morning bn
tho United States Supremo Court deci
sion regarding Insular possessions, said
that ho had not rend any more thau a
short synopsis of the decision and
therefore could not give n very mature
Judgment. He said, however, that the
decision sustains the Hawaiian Su
preme Court upon tho main proposi
tion thnt tho Constitution does not
follow tho flag. The Hawaiian court's
Interpretation of tho New-lands resolu
tlon, however, had been reversed, ho
said, by the construction placed upon
It by the higher tribunal. Tho main
contention of tho Hawaiian Supremo
Court, said Justice Frear, Is that Con
gress possesses tho power tq enact su4i
laws as it saw fit for tho Insular pos
sessions of tho United States.
The construction of the local Su
preme Court was to tho effect that the
Constitution did not extend to Hawaii
by virtue of tho Newlands resolution.
This had been reversed.
Speaking of .the derision on the
Crossmnn ease, Justice Fiear said that
ho believed the reverse of tho rule
would hold good. That Is to say, If
goods shipped from Haw-all to the
United States during the transition re-
rlod should not pay duty; then goods
from the United States to Hawaii
should ulso bo exempt from duty. Ho
therefore Is of tho opinion that Pea
cock & Co, and IiveJoy & Co. may re
cover tho money paid under protest as
duty on goods Imported from tho Unit
ed States.
The closing exercises of tbo thirty-
third year of tho Knwalahno Seminary
occuri ei today at that Institution on
King street. Tho proginm was wit
nessed by a largo number of visitors
and was entertaining throughout. The
Hawaiian band stationed In tho yard
rendered good music nnd after tho pro
gram waB finished refreshments were
scived to tho guests. The Seminary
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has had an 'enrollment of fli during
the past j ear, which has been one of
successful work. The program today
consisted of music, recitations and
readings. Selections from (Hiawatha
were rendered In concert. Drawings
and other art work were dlsplajed upon
the walls.
The school works under the direction
of Miss Paulding, principal, nnd seven
assistant teachers. The corps of teach
ers Is as follows: Misses I'crley, Ncl
bel. Johnson. Belle Johnson, ' 1'roM.
Rice and Myrlck. The Seminary will
lose the services of four of tuo'.e teach
ers tbe coming car. Miss Belle John
son takes charge of the Castle Home.
Miss Perley goes to ColumbU'tOnlter
alty to study art nnd Misses, Illcc nnd
Jane Johnson return to their. hoiiius In
California. .
OFFICES FOR tlAWAUA&S.
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Washington, May 26. Chief Kamln
cr Senonof the Clyll Service Commis
sion left here tonight for Honolulu, via
New York, where he nnd CUI1 Service
Commissioner- Ilodenburg, who will
Join htm en route to Kansas City, will
look Into the civil service In Hawaii,
They expect to sail from San Fran
cisco on June Cth, reaching Honolulu
about the 14th, and during the follow
ing two weeks nn opportunity will bo
glen citizens of the United States
, y,. ,. ,.,i,. ion .,. . i, 1
t in . .. - m Ljjiiinr in .in rnnin tint iini'i
r, " ""'mine, from r.-,lifnri . ,i, ni.SV,
men
ispeni
Set Ni
aicoi
, such
FOR $36,C00 FOR STEAMER
TO PLY BETWEEN ISLANDS
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Whit Was Done in House at This
Forenoon's Session Resolu
tions Pile Up Thick
and' Fast.
. ,, ...
The 'louse was late In convening this
"'"""' """ ' " iiruirmiiun uiu
had eon referred, reported as follows:
FT8'. Salary of Janitor and Keeper
' clltol andJudlclary Orounds ami
(3130 nnd ns the number of vessels la
constantly Increasing we recommend
that the Item be placed nt ?DCO0.
Third. Item of Salary of Guards for
Public Buildings, $7200. to bo trans
ferred from Department ot Attorney I
ucneraj to jjcparimcni or runue
Works. Upon examination we find
lliat this Item Is.ioo.Iarge. ITheie nru
six guards or watchmen now emplo)cd
In the Executive, Judiciary and Survey
Buildings. There is no reason which
your commlttco can seo why tho work
cannot be dono by tlireo men, two at
night and one day watchman.
We recommend thnt an Item be In
sorted In tho Appropriation bill below
the Item of Janitor, etc.. Judiciary
Grounds. Pay of Watchman Govern
ment Buildings, $3fi00. '
J. K. lnt:.NDKRG'AST.
J. KMMELUTH,
C. II. D1CKKY.
Tho report was tabled to be con
sidered with tho bill.
The Houso proceeded to the matter
of lesolutlons and petitions'.
Kanlho
led off with n petition praying that
$2000, bo expended for two new roads
tn I'alama. Referred to Public l-ands
Committee. Kawalnhoa asked that
130,000 bo expended for n' steamer
that should ply between Molokal, La
rial, Maul and Oahu. He said that It
was not his Idea to buy tho boat hut
Just rent It. Tho resolution was re
ferred to tho Commlttco on Finance.
Haaheo introduced two resolutions
asking for $1000 for Pelekunu roads,
nnd another thousand for schools In
the same district, "Referred to Public
Lands Committee,
Thero was considerable discussion on
tho consideration of tho pay roll for
boat oys. Kumalno stated that the
boys should receive $S0 n month steady
pay, ns tho present remuneration of $1
a trip wats not sufficient..
After sonio talk the Item was refer
red to a special committee consisting of
Mnsimnn, Kumalao nnd Paelc,
Tho House then took a recesg until
1'.10 o'clock.
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Fresh butter; new potatoes. Blue 911,
Tho dlvll calendar of cases In the
Circuit Court will bo railed by Judgo
Geo, I). Gear at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Now York, Muy 29. At tho annual
meeting of tho stockholders of tbo Pa
cific Mall SteaniBhlp Company In this
city today Isaac K. Gates, one ot tha
executors of tho estate of C, P, Hunt
ington, retired, and his placo was filled
by tho election of George J, Gould.
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Mountain of Luzon Full
of Free filing '
Ore.
J. D.MORGAN TAKING
T MACHINERY FOR MILL
Compares the Fields to Those of
Peru and Says Worlds Eyes
Will Focus Upfln
Them.
Gold In Luzon! Vast ledges of freo
milling ore! Unlimited water power!
lino the
lorndo In
Morgan a
passenger on the Amcrlc-n Muru, which
tailed for thy Orient today. .Mr. Mor
gan is an nngllshmnn .mil has spent
ears ai a lirosncctor and detolnnrr nf
mines from California to tho City of
.uexico. lurougn to rent nnd Chill. Ho
spent seven months tn the mountains
North Luzon searching for gold and
cording to his story, has found It In
extensive deposits ns to make him
FnicH 5 Obnth. . Mi .
in ill, ws .;
mums- xm
confident that within n year or two.
the world will be looking to Luzon as
f onto did to Klondike, and Australia.
-Mr, Morgan Is't.iklng-ui.ichlnery back
with him to develop the" propertlcsT
The equipment on board the Maru Is
sulllcliBt to operate a mill of thirty
stamps. The ledges upon which ho
will Install bis machinery are apparent
ly Inexhaustible and ro far ns tested
run from $0 to $10 per1 ton. The Tread
well mine In Alaska which keeps busy
the largest stamp mill In the world,
carries ore averaging less than $1 per Y
ton.
Morgan was decidedly reticent for nn
argonaut but his own Judgment of his
discoveries In Luzon Is shown In his
remark that he knew of one squaro
uille In Northern Luzon that Is worth
more than the whole of the Island' if
Oahu, sugar plantations and all. He
compaies the raining region In Luzon
with the famous gold Adds of Chill and
promises startling development.
The great drawback to tho rapid
oicnlng up of the dUtrlct will be tho
difficulty In securing titles to land In
the present unsettled Mate of affairs.
The most emphatic statement mado
by Mr. Morgan regarding tho Phlllp
ilne gold countrj Ii that no poor man
should go thcic. Nobody with a bank
account of lets than $25,000 has any
business prospecting lu Luzon accord
ing to his story. Tho country shows no
sign of placer deposits. The gold bear
ing belt la crossed by mammoth ledges
of low grade free milling ore. Tha
rock 1 of a soft character and mills
easily and cheaply,
Mr. Morgan is going Into this district
upon his own Judgment and Is using bis
own money. He has no syndicate back
of htm and Is thankful to say that ho
docs not believe ho will need one.
CHINA WILL PAY.
New York. May 20. A dispatch to
the Herald from Peking says:
The Chinese hnvo accepted the de
mand of the Powers for four, per cent
Interest on tho Indemnity pending pay
ment of the prtntcpal. At headquarters
It was announced that tbo embarka
tion of German troops will begin on
June 20th. Tho German guards havo
been withdrawn from several gates and
the government of tho city passes Into
Chinese bauds for two weeks. LI Hung
Chang says he la prepared to accept re
sponsibility for tbo city now but for
the province ho wants n delay ot six
weeks.
LOW SHOES
and - 8ltppcrs f op
the 6pr!n 8 c a ho n
If ttirt be ryhr In this country
low shot in4 tlirper Jpartmnt
which (sr arlrt) anj beauty ot n let,
corr? Merits ol assortrfrnt of lits,
ani ranee of fttct, Ii the eual of
ours, Mt are net aware of It t (
Prices 51.50 to $7.00.
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