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Vol. X. No. 2003.
HONOLULU, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1902.
Pition 5 CiHfTH.
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Conflicting Descriptions
Given of Deserter
Bloomfieid.
ADVERTISER'S COLLIER
CLUE FALLS TBROUIH
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John Garvin Reports That He Is
. , , Alive Carpenter Ellison Remem
; bers the Peter Iredale
Sailor.
A sailor walked Into tho office of
Lewis & Turk on Queen stret early
this morning, remarking as ho took a,
chair and reached (or a morning paper,
that he was alive and hoped to remain
alive for some time yet. He was John
Oarvln, formerly of the United States
Navy collier Alexander, whom the Ad
vertiser, In today's Issue, suggested
was the man found dead In the harbor
near Lie stern, of the transport War
ren on Sunday.
. '"Why, to he sure, you are alive!"
"replied Mr. Lewis, "you haven't the
appearance of a dead man. If I were
you I'd hustlii round to the police sta
tion and report -)urself In the land ot
the living before they raise a tomb
stone over the dead man's grave and
mark your name on It."
John Garvin took the advice of Mr.
Lewis and went to Bee Deputy Sherlfl
Chllllngwortb.
"So you're not dead, then?" remark
ed the deputy when Garvin broke tho
news of his being alive. "You've saved
me a lot of trouble. I was Just going
down to the Alexander to find out all
about your mysterious death."
Another sailor called at the police
station this morning. He was John
Falcon a deserter from the British
ship Peter'Iredale and the.mnte.ot -Ars
thur llloomfleld, a deserter from.-lhe
tome vessel, who Is still unaccounted
for and. as published In the Bulletin
on Monday, tho description ot whom
closely resembles that of the man
found ilead In tho harbor.
Falcon was closely questioned by
Deputy Sheriff Chllllngworth. The
following statement, brought out by
questions. waB made by Falcon:
"llloomfleld and 1 left the I'eter Ire
dale about n fortnight ago. llloomfleld
hnd about 5 In his clothes. I saw him
Inst In the office of Lewis & Turk on
Queen street. He said he was going
to ship to San Francisco. He was about
five feet Beven Inches In height, had
v reddish brown hair and wore a stubby
red mustache. He had on dark clothes
and wore, a belt about two Inches wide,
l.e wore heavy shoes. Ho had no tatoo
marks on tho back of his hands nnd 1
think he wore no ring. I have Been
him stripped and remember the tatoa
mark) on his body. He had a sheath
knife on his right forearm, a butterfly
on his right biceps, a circle on hU
right wrist with the word Move' be
neath It, and a prize fighter on his left
arm. I do not think he had any tatoo
marks on his breast
"I went to 'Russian Frank's' place to
' board when I left tho Iredale. I don't
know where Bloomfieid went. I was
working on the collier Alexander yes
terday. I'm going to stay In town
now. I don't want to go to Bea for a
while yet."
Falcon's description of llloomfleld
does not agree with that of tho mur
dered man In all particulars although
there are some points of similarity.
There Is some doubt as to whether Fal
con's description of his friend Is accu
rate. A ship's carpenter who claims to
liave taken Bloomfieid to the railway
depot about ten days ago, for tho pur
pose of putting him on the train for a
place down the road where ho was go
ing to work, was seen this morning.
He was asked to describe llloomfleld.
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Oregon Block, cor. Hotel and
Union Sts. Entrance on Union.
He gave a description as directly oppo
site tolh.it given by Falcon as could hj
possible, declaring that Bloomfieid had
black hair, a black muatacho and wai
only about five feet In height.
Ho said further that llloomfleld wore
suspenders and not a belt, adding that
he clearly remembered a star on the
back of Bloomfleld's left hand,
The ship's carpenter said that ho had
gone with Bloomflcld to show him the
way to the depot. Bloomfieid had se
cured a Job with Charles David, better
known as "Dutch" Dave, through th
office ot Lewis & Turk.
Lewis & Turk confirm the story ot
their securing a Job for llloomfleld
with "Dutch" Dave. They also say
that the carpenter above quoted, Kill
son by name, saw llloomfleld to the
depot. Lewis & Turk descilbe Bloom
field In a manner different than did
Ellison, As Ellison presumably only
saw Bloomflcld ohce, hjs description of
the man may not be accurate. It It
peculiar that the description of Elli
son should be so different from that
given by John Falcon.
Falcon's general description of
llloomfleld was very similar to that of
tne (lead man. Ills description of
Bloomfleld's tatoo marks, however, did
not agree with the tatoo marks on the
dead man. The body found In the har
bor showed six flags and n man's face
on the right arm and nothing on tho
left arm, except a star on the back of
the hand. The dead man wore a grey
shirt without buttons. Falcon says
Bloomfieid wore a blue shirt with but
tons. The police have seen the man Chat
terton aboard tho transport Warren, to
whom a bundle of laundry was address
ed and delivered yesterday morning,
bearing a number Identical with one
of the numbers marked on the hand
kerchief found In the hip pocket ot the
dead man. Chatterton said he could
not account for the dead man having
the same mark on his handkerchief.
He said ho had missed nono ot his
washing. As a matter of fact, the
handkerchief found on the dead man
was of a much liner quality than thoso
Included In Chatterton's washing.
As yet, no further light has been
shed on the mystery, though anothel
day or two may show Importnnt devel
opments. To Identify a dead sailor In a busy
shipping port Is an exceedingly difficult
I)(ece of business and nil tho hat bora
of the world have 'their lists of un
fathomed rriurder mysteries. A sailor
frorn the othqr Jjlde of the earth drops
Into p&rtf iB'-sefcn'ny t'wb'Or thre j--;
. ,. "-. .., i.i3Y.2'?..rj.'.Ti.n;.
pie, niBuppeiirn. ms hiiiii iuut whh-j
him, his body is found bearing marks
of violence, no one Identifies the re
mains, and the mystery, perhaps, re
mains unsolved.
SAILS FOR VANCOUVER
AND VICTORIA TODAY
Bubonic Plague in Sydney and Brisbane-Tug
Fearless Will Put
Mail and Passengers
Aboard.
The Canadian-Australian ltoyal Mall
steamship Aorangl, Captain I'hllllps,
arrived off port early this morning
from Sydney and Brisbane. Quaran
tine officers boarded her outside and,
on being Informed of tho bubonic
plague conditions In both Sydney and
Brisbane at the time of the vessel a
departure from thoso ports, ordered
her Into quarantine and Issued orders
that no ono was to be allowed to go
iboard her.
The Aorangl steamed thiough the
channel and dropped her anchors In
the stream. Sho would havo gone to
tho channel wharf, which Is used for
vessels In quarantine, had It not been
for tho City of Peking, which was dis
charging frolght from tho Orient at
that wharf. Tho Aoranxt was not ex
pected by the officers of the United
States Marino Hospital Service until
lato this afternoon. It wai thought
that sho would como in after the City
of Peking had left for the Coast and
that she could then dock at the chan
nel wharf, rho Aorangl Is taking wa
ter aboard In the stream.
Thrco iiasscnECrs arrived for Hono
lulu In the Aorangl, oho cabin passen
ger and two stcorage. They were, per
mitted to land, their baggage being
fumigated. The through cabin passen
gers wero also permitted to land for
a visit ashore.
The Aorangl sailed from Sydnoy on
February 24. Thoro had lieen twenty-
six cases of bubonic p)agtte In that city
since tho outbreak several weeks prior
to tho steamships departure. Nine
cases had resulted fatally; all other
vases wero carefully quarantined.
Two days later tho steamer left
Brisbane, where thoro had been eight
cases of plague, threo resulting In
death. Tho last case In Brisbane oc
curred on February 22.
The Aorangl made a good trip up
and Is In good ondltlon. Sho sails for
Victoria and Vancouver at 4 o clock
this afternoon. The Fearless takes
mall and passengers aboard from tho
Pacific Mall wbarf at 3 o'clock.
Judge Estet Is hearing tho admiral
ty caso ot Jacob Mosoloy and other
sailors against the ship A. J. Fuller.
It Is a claim for money on account ot
short rations at sea, Ooorgo A. Davis
appears for complainants und Hatch
& Sllllman for defendant.
It Is said that Schiller, before com
posing, put his feet In cold water.
i&iiinn
Walter G. Smith
EDITOR OF ADVERTISER,
Cited fo? Contempt
Walter G. Smith, editor of the Ad-
vertlser, Is cited to appear before
Judge Gear forthwith to show cause
why he should not bo adjudged guilty
ot contempt of court for a cartoon
published In the Advertiser this morn -
Ing.
First Judge A. S. Humphreys and
Third Judge W. J, Robinson will sit
with Second Judge Gear, presiding at
tho February term, at 3 o'clock this af
ternoon to hear further proceedings re
garding the citation.
C. C. Bitting, attorney for William
McCarthy on trial for assault and bat
tery before Judge Oear, upon the open
ing of court this morning asked tor
time to present a motion pud affidavit
In contempt proceedings he desired to
take against Editor Smith for n cartoon
that appeared In this morning's Issue
or the Advertiser. The obnoxious work He respecting the same, and, to oh
of art occupies three columns ot' struct and prevent the administration
breadth upon the front page of the , of Justice; and by knowingly publish
Advertiser. ' It represents Judge Gear . Ing an unfair report ot tha proceeding
conferring n benediction upon a ruffian
who Is biting a woman's ear, with the
words underneath, "Bless you, Mc
Swlllegan, bite her again." Above the
picture Is the title, "More Judicial
Good Cheer."
Judge Gear gave Mr. Bitting until
12 noon to prepare the necessary pa
pers. At 12 o'clock the three Judges of th
First Circuit Humphreys. Gear and
Robinson sat to hear tho affidavit pre-1
sentcd by Mr. Bitting. Assistant At-
torney General E. A. Douthltt was deemed It proper also to say that this
present for the Territory. Most of tha case afforded a striking Instanre of the
panel of Jurors also attended. , attitude of the Attorney General's De-
Mr. Bitting read his motion and am-, partment toward the Circuit Court ami
davit, whlcn recited the proceedings In Its Judges, who were appointed by the
the cases ot William McCarthy, where- President of the United States. If the
In he was released after conviction ot officials of the Attorney General's De
mayhem on account ot a defect In the partment were Inspired by the respect
Indictment and, secondly, reindicted due by them to the courts of Hie Ter
"utona;dfiTlijcl, charge and placed" on rltofy and the nppolutees of trio I'resl
txlal. Tho- Information concluded with dent. It would not have been necessary
the following specification ot tho
charge of contempt:
"That on this 12th day of March A.
D. 1902, at Honolulu, Island of Oahti,
Territory of Hawaii, and within the
Jurisdiction of this Honorable Court,
the said tho Pacific Commercial Ad
vertiser, a newspaper printed, publish
ed and ot general circulation within
said Honolulu, tho said Walter G.
Smith, editor, and . lu
agents, owners, officers, servants nnd
-H- -ft't-f-ftt4-f -t-t-H-M-r
HARRY KLEHM FOUND
DEAD THIS MORNING
Physician Told Man If He Drank
Any More He Would Surely
Die-Prediction Came
Speedily.
Harry Klerom, a Gorman, was found
dead In his room on Cbrlstloy lane,
this city, early this morning, Ho had
been ailing for some time past ' and
was told by his physician th.it any re
turn to tho drinking ot strong liquor
would surely result In his death.
Klemm listened attentively and when
the physician had gonu went out to
get something to drink. This was last
night nnd death came more quickly
than perhaps even the doctor hlmsell
suspected.
Tho police went up to Investigate
and found a most deplorable state ot
nffalrs. On a table near trio place
where the body of Klemm lay was a
flasK containing a liquid which appear
ed to bu diluted whiskey or brandy, A
part or tho contents of this flask had
very evidently been taken by the do
ceased. Deputy Sheriff Chllllngworth was
unnblo to tell by smelling of tho stuff
what It really was, so he sent It up
to Dr. Shorey, the Government chem
ist, for analysis. It Is possible that
Klemm bought a flask ot cheap whisky
and then added some alcohol. The
appearance of the liquid would seem
to point to this conclusion.
Klemm leaves a widow and seven
children who aro absolutely penniless,
with neither lood nor clothing. Who
the police arrived at the place this
morning, the family hadn't a slnglo
thing In the houso to eat. Tne neigh
bora and Deputy Sheriff Chllllngworth
clubbed together and they were gven
n square meal, The Associated Charl
tleB and German Benevolent Society
have taken hold of the matter and will
undoubtedly see that tho widow and
children aro well token caro of.
Tho funeral of the lato Harry Klomm
will probably take place this after
noon. A Kau correspondent writes that re
cently a dozen Japanese and Chinese
wero arrested for illicit liquor selling
and that they wero all acquitted, al
though In some cases, It was very hard
to seo bow the men ould possibly havo
been freed, tho testimony against them
LIQUOR
employes did make and publish for
circulation an Insulting, contemptuous,
contumelious, disrespectful cartoon or
picture, intending and meaning there
by to throw disrespect upon the Hon
orable George D. Gear, ono of the
judges of said Court, and thi presld
Ing Judge at both of the trials herein
before named; and In said cartoon or
picture Intending to and attempting to
represent the former action In a ludi
crous and disgraceful manner, of him
the said Honorable George D. Gear In
bis official nnd Judicial capacity, as
well as to prejudice the case- of xaln
defendant In tho minds ot tho public,
and that by reason ot said Insulting,
contemptuous, contumelious and dis
respectful picture or cartoonind In
tending to publish animadversions on
the evidence or proceedings In a pend
Ing trial tending to prejudice the rub
of the Court, and malicious .invectives
against the Court and Jury tending to
bring such Court and Jury;. and tho
administration of Justice, IntOtridlrule,
contempt, discredit and odium, did
then and there and thereby commit n
contempt of court." i
Judge Gear without any comments
granted the motion, making the cltn
tlon of Editor Smith returnable forth
with. Judge Humphreys said he sat there
on the Invitation ot Judgt Qear. He
for n private attorney to hnve brought
these, proceedings.
Judge Gear remarked that he had In
vited Judges Humphreys nnd Robin
son to sit with him at the hearing of
the motion, also that they had consent
ed tn alt with him at the leturn of tho
citation.
Mr. Douthltt desired to say n word
entltely on his own behalf. He bad,
come into court lato this morning toi
prosecute tho case against McCarthy.!
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HARRY DEVOLL'S HURT
PROVED TO BE FATAL
'Old Man Was Well Thought of
Along Waterfront Came Here
Many Years Ago in
Whaler.
Harry Dcvoll, tho old man who was
Injured yesterday hy Sorenson & Lylo's
marine railway, died at a late hour last
night In the Queen's Hospital. At first
his Injuries did not appear to be very
serious but Duvoll's extreme age (ho
was 84 or 85 years old), and lack ot
vitality made the shuck ho received
sufficient to kill him. I
Devoll was very well known nnd well
liked along the waterfront. I
He camo from New Bedford and dur
ing tho first part of his life went on
the whaling fleet which came from
that port, as a ship's carpenter. Over
forty years ago Devoll arrived In Ho
nolulu In one of these whalers. Ho de
cided to settle, down h-ro and has lived
In Honolulu ever since. He married
but his wife died a number of year
ago. He worked at his trade as a car-.
penter at different places being finally
employed by Sorenson & Lyle. I
During the last tow years ot his llfo
ho was employed at minor Jobs and
established himself In a vessel's after
deck house which was lying on the
beach near the marine railway. It
was In attempting to move this house,
which was necessary as tho, low ground
upon which It stood was to be filled In
that he sustained the Injuries which
caused his death .
Tho deceased leaves no relatives here
but Is said to havo some in New Bed
ford, His father died there a few years
ago, leaving Devoll a couple of thou-1
sand dollars. It Is said that he has a
sister still living at that place.
The association football players have
conferred with the McKlnley Memorial
committee with regard to the dato
upon which tho game between the
Scotchmen and the "Rest of the Uni
verse" aro to contest for the benefit
of tho memorial fund. The commlttco
has practically decided upon Saturday.
March 22, as the day and the teams will
probably be picked and begin to prac
tice very soon.
and Immediately upon his nrrlval Mr.
Douthltt gave notice of his motion
without having apprised the speaker of
his Intention, Ho was only a servant
of tho Attorney General's Department
sent there to prosecute cases.
Judge Humphreys observed that the
ernl was plausible but It was not stiff!
reply of tho Assistant Attorney Gen
clcnt. The Attorney General was
bound by the principles of honor and
loyalty to the Court, but In reference
to none of those principles had hu
shown any appreciation of his position.
Interrupting C! cor go A. Davis In the
beginning ot remarks, the First Judge
added:
"There would be no reason for such
proceedings If the Governor nppolntcd
the Judges instead of the President ot
tho 1'nlted States."
Mr. Davis said that no language was
too strong for Judge Humphreys or any
other member of the Court under tho
circumstances. He told of the rase ot
the editor of the Toronto Globe, who
afterward became a Senator, having
been sentenced to forty-eight days In
Jail for contempt In the accusation
made by his paper that certain mem
bers of the judiciary wero political
judges. It our Judges were at fault In
any matter, there was a court of ap
peal to correct them. Here, however,
the Advertiser attacked tho Judge In
the Williams case for the verdict ren
dered by a Jury. That was but ono of
many Instances of that newspaper's
malevolence toward the Judges of the
First Judicial Circuit and It wns time
something wero done about It.
Judge Gear asked Mr. Davis, amt he
consented, to' net as nmlrus curia for
the Court at the return of the cita
tion. POI LUNCHEON
Dr. Knapp, traveling agent of tho
Agricultural Department, was the guest
of honor nt a pol luncheon at the resi
dence of I). P. R. Isenberg on Pensacola
street today. Besides tho host and
guest of honor there were present F.
A. Schacffcr. J. F. Hackfeld, W. 0.
Smith, S. M. Damon. F. M. Swanzy.
J. P. Cooke. W. M. 0 Iff aril. 11. A. Isen
berg and E. Faxon Bishop.
II. W. Foster. Jeweler, 138 Hotel St.
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THOMAS FITCH PREDICTS
VAST PACIFIC COMMERCE
Fishing Resolution of Kamehameha
Should Not Be Allowed to
Obstruct the Trend
Of Progress.
Thomas Fitch, tn his concurring
opinion as substitute Justice tn the
celebrated sand Injunction case report
ed briefly elsewhere, saya of '.he re
striction on tho granting power at
tempted to bo made by tho Prly Coun
cil resolution of August 21), 1850:
"The resolutions of tho Privy Coun
cil were not required by law to be kn't
among tho public archives. Th? pub
lic did not contract with a view to
Privy Council resolutions, :ior was
anyone required to tuke notlco of
them. The proceedings of the Privy
Council were always kept more or less
secret, and any Privy Council resolu
tion ought to receive very little r.nog
nltlon as a declaration ot public und
general custom.
"Western civilization Is now rapidly
extending Its spheres of lufluenco tn
tha Eastern Hemisphere. A commcrco
ot Incalculable extent and value Is be
ing developed between tho lands
whose shores are washed by tho vast
elliptic of seas which oxtend from Val
paraiso to Vladivostok, from Al.inlci to
New Zealand, Huwfll Is almost the cen
ter where the currents of commcrco
must meet. Maritime cities will re
ccssarlly be developed here. Aro piers
and wharves, and dry docks, to remain
unbullt, and progress checked If not
destroyed by a fishing resolution of the
advisers ot Kamehameha passed fifty
years ago?"
S. S. ALAMEDA, MARCH 19,
Next express steamer to
the Coast. Express closes
10 a. m. day of sailing.
Wells, Fargo & Go.
Express
TEL. MAIN 199.
Masonic Temple, with American
Messenger Service.
mm LIENS WAIANA
ON K1A M 111
.'Itch & Thompson, attorneys, fairly" '
aiormcu tne supreme Court files this
morning with notles of liens. Ten of
these missives were entered, names of
plaintiffs with amounts respectively
claimed being ns follows:
Charles Cowan $ 117 Co
8. I. Stewart 383 00
Frank Gernrd 232 3o ,
W. C. J. Oilman 233 Bit i
C. D. Ray 2S5 OU I
,. Esser 15S 00
Joseph Kaslk 474 00
M. G. Morris 44 35
Thomas McMillan 173 00
J. Phillips 375 UO
12.572 65
They are all mechanics' liens fori
work and labor done ami furnished to
the Kona Sugar Company In the con
struction, erection nnd Instalment" of
the company's "mill, machinery, appli
ances and appurtenances."
IN
The local cricketers who for tho
past few days have been trying to
mnkr arrangements for the season of
the gamp to begin, will probably havo
to glvo up their plan of starting cricket
this month and wait till the customary
tlme. which It. nbout May 1st. The
reason for this Is that the prospects
aro that all the coming Saturdays will
lu- taken up by some big sporting
event winch would prohibit cricket.
On Saturday of thjs week there will ho
tho big nolo match at Kanlolanl Park
for the benefit of the McKlnley Memo
rial Fund. Saturday next the Asso
ciation football game for the benefit
of tho same fund. On Saturday. March
S3, tne great field day events for the
Hoys' Brigade athletic grounds will
lak- place. As the cricket people nat
urally do not wish to Interfere with
those benefit games, thu plan of start
ing cricket before the usual date will
probably become but nn Idle dream.
The Mcllrydn Sugar Co., Ltd. will
hold Its annual meeting on Friday,
March 27 at 10 n. in. Besides the
usual business to lie transacted, the
matter of Increasing the bond Issue
will be considered nnd the stock trans
for books will lie closed between March
13 nnd 27.
GLADYS FISHER WANTED
TO BENEFIT HER FATHER
Judge Humphreys Finds the Peti
tioner Did Not Understand
Her ActionHe Has No
Jurisdiction.
.Indue Hiimnhrpvi rpmtnrml n ,
ten decision this morning, denying the
I'liiiiuu ui wiHuys r inner, a minor, to
liaVU Thomas I. lilllnn nnnnlnti.,1 nu
her guardian. It nppcars from thu
evidence, quoted In the decision, that
tho object for which petitioner desired
suardiansbln wns tn nuuli-n I,,,,- in
est In policies of Insurance, on the llfo
oi ner lauier. will, k, Fisher, for tho
amount or 13000. The Judge finds
that even If tho order of guardianship
wns made It would not bind the Insur
ance enmnnnv. Tin r-nnftMnra th nA
tltloner did not understand what she
was trying tn have done.
itiueeu. judge Humphreys says,
'the, netttlnn nnttonrn t ! -tin ntlln
ol tho father of tho minor Instituted
101 tne purpose or constructing a con
(,ult through which her tltlo to tho
Lollcles In niipsllcin mnv flow tntn Mm.
r.elf."
Ill mnrlllMlmi lin On,! thnt no ll.d
petitioner expressly avers "that sho
has nn I.Rtntn In hnr nvi'n -t)if olton.
ed III said Territory of Hawaii" the
Court Is without Jurisdiction to make
tnn lllllinlnttnnnt nnd tl,n iltanli.nt.tii ,,r
any question connected with It Is Idle,
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also, properly, a shoo for nurses. , . ,
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one that gives solid comfort, try a
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Manufacturers Shoe Store
1 087 PORT ST.
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And Elect Their Officers
For the Ensuing
Year,
REPORT OF MANAGER
MAKES GOOD SHOWING
Crop of 1901 amounted to 4913 Tons
Taken From 799 Acres-Estimate
of 5600 Tons
For 1902.
The ndjouncd annual meeting af
the stockholders of the Walanac Com
pany. Limited, was held this morning
In the office of J. M. Dowsett. Tho
roports of tho treasurer and manager
wore presented to tho stockholders In,
printed form. Manager F. Meyer ro
ports as follows:
Crop of 1'JOJ This amounted to
4913 tons of sugar, taken from 700
ncres.
Crop of 102 This will be taken
from 400 nrroa nf nfnn- jinn.. hm.I .iaa
j acres of ratoons, and should yield. In
. ItlV imlnlnn aLnnl tiOA A
Crop of P.I03 This will consist ot
400 acres of plant cann and 500 acres
of ratoons, which should yield well
from present nppearances. but us yet
It Is too early fo make an estimate of
samu.
Ijibor Wo havo i.ad an ample sup
ply of labor, hut wnges have been
very high during tho whole year. Con
ditions hnve now chanmd somewhat
for the bettor, as I havo been able to
reduce wages nbout 20 per cent and
still hnve nn ample supply of both
Japam-sp and Chinese ns well as n
few natives and Portuguese.
ExpensesTho Increased cost or
manufacturing a ton of sugar during
the past yeai1. vlx t(5 vet ton, as will
bo shown by the accounts of tho treas
urer. Is fiwlne tndri, aTinla1U- In ..
Item of labor already referred to, In-
jrurv .1 .rein lor.i-vernmcnt lands
owing to the larger acreage now un-
11H.-1 luiuimiun, udu me payment or as
sessments levied hy the Planters' As
sociation for defraying expenses of
Importing Porto Rlcans, of whom.
Judging by tho experience of my
I neighbors nnd other plantations of thu
Islands, I am thankful to say wo havo
! never received any.
New Work This Hem U ravr,,,l I...
the purchase of a new pump for drlv
Mug our centrifugals, ihe first pump
.having been found too small for tho
work required of It, and additions nnd
alterations to our mill building, as
. well ns tho erection of several new la
I borers' quarters on the plantation.
I Profit-sharing This system Is still
COntlnilpll. (a Im.rnnalnir In rn..n- ...1.1.
, - -.- , iu.ui mill
the Jnpanesp. and now forms a largo
proportion of our annual pay-roll.
For tho coming year I propose add
ing to our rolling stock and railroad,
thf, fnplllllna Iti thta .llrAl i...i ...
( ............ ,,, ,,,,D ,,,,1-iiiuii uciuf, an
yet Insufficient to allow us to grind
I twenty-four hours n day. a condition
I made necessary by our Increased
1 crops. But beyond this I see but ilttlH
to bo expended for permanent Improve-
ments, and I trust with a lower scale
oi wages und a fair return In price for
our product wo may bo enabled to fill-
fill expectations on the part of out
I stockholders In tho matter of dlvl
' (lends for tho coming year.
1 Tho following officers were elected
iur mo. ensuing year: u. jv. wncox,
president; J. O. Carter, vice prcsl-
flltnt 1 t n,twtnl, B..A.B. ...1
....... hi .... funni-it, m-iii-mi Mini
I treasurer; and Henry Holmes, audi
tor. Tho board of directors will ba
O. N. Wilcox, J. M. Dowsett and J. O.
Carter.
Mall (op Conttt.
The steamship City of Peking sails
for San Francisco at 3 o'clock this af
ternoon, Mali cloces at 2 o'clock.
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