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HAWAII, TUUSDAY, MAY
R o TIIK WBItKl.Y HII.0 TRMIUNMS, IIII.O,
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K -j ..! -,.:K,,,t AN IMPORTANT UASIJ.
K .... .. .. . ,, Siiiirrnm Courl llcnrs Petition or
I TUMBDAY. - MAY .6, ,905. .,,,,.....,..
I'niPifilnlllip Postofficc nt Ililo, Hn-
, if nil. ns it-rond-class mattC
Mb' 4 I'UiiM.siusii uvkkv tuhshav.
K J. Casti.k Rinc.WAY Kditor
WS t). V. Mau.hu - Huslness Mnnngcr.
Jfe CARTER'S GOLD URICK.
LI
1905.
Governor Cnrter is quoted ns re
ferring to the county law ns n
"gold brick". If correctly report
ed, such n statement shows the
Tctritotinl executive in the very
light in which his enemies have
sought to place him. All his pro
fessions of sincerity and good faith
towards county govorntnent are
merely catch-penny sayings intend
ed to deceive the people and to se
cure his own ends.
Hither the public must conclude
that the Governor has been guilty
of base political deception or in the
heat of childish resentment gave
expression to his feelings over the
passage of a county bill over his
veto. In either case, such public
utterances do not set with dignity
upon executive shoulders or com
mand the respect of good citizens
who believe in honesty in politics
as in every other avenue of life.
The County law was drafted by
a commission of competent lawyers
and received careful consideration
by the lawmakers before being en
acted into law. That it did not re
ceive the Governor's approval does
not signify that it is wholly worth
less or without merit. Care was
taken in the preparation of the law
so that a repetition of the farce
could not occur when the measure
.should be put into operation or be
submitted to the courts for judicial
interpretation. If the Governor's
quotation can be taken asr. prophecy
of the probable action of the courts,
it does rrot reflect much credit or
honor upon the bench that will
pass upon the law.
If we understand this to be the
situation, we may yet be not far
removed from the detestable cen
tralization and un-American form
of government through which these
islands have floundered for so many
years.
GREAT COFFEE DRINKERS.
A petition for n writ ofhnbcns corpus
nmt for ccrliornrl sn)s the Washington
I). C. Star In tlio case of Oil Niton, sub-
milled by Attorney till Iter I 1'. Utile, of
Panama, In the Supreme Court of tlic
United Slnles, opens up hiiKirlnul ques-
linns In connection with Hie government
of tlie Isthmian c.innl 7one; in fuel, il
questions lire right oftlie Unlled Stnlcs
In legislate for lite 7011c, except under the
constitution of Panama. The petition
wns submitted Insl Monday.
Solicitor General Hoyt Informed
the conrl Hint lie did not renlhe the im
portance of Hie case nt llic time, mid
niked for opportunity to file n brief re
ply, which wns granted,
OH Nifou. n Chinese resident of the
canal' 7one, wns arrested lor selling Pan
ama Lottery Company tickets. He wns
committed to prison by the municipal
court lof lefault of bail, mid applied to
tbe circuit court of the 7011c for n writ of
habeas corpus. This application was
heard by Judge Oceola Kyle, and Nifou
was remanded to the custody of the
United Slntes marshal. He Is now In
jail nt Umpire.
Tbe petition avers that lie committed
no offense, since the Panama Lottery
Company is sustained by the constitution
of the republic of Panama, which charter
ed it. There is nothing In the treaty be
tween Panama nnd the United Slntes, it
is alleged, which prohibits the side of
hitler) tickets, and the net of Hie Canal
Commission is held to be unconstitutional
and void.
His incarceration Is futhennorc defined
lobe Illegal, becnuse he was deprived of
his liberty without due process of law nnd
without trial by jury, no constitutional
jury being provided for the cnnnl zone.
Solicitor General Hoyt, in his reply
brief, will raise the point that as Nl foil
has not ycl been tried on the merits of
the case, his application cannot be seri
ously considered.
More than a billion pounds of
coffee came into the United States
last year. This great amount of
coffee was valued at $88,000,000.
The figures are supplied by the
bureau of statistice of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor.
The actual figures were 1,112,
703,546 pounds, valued at exactly
$87, 427,099, coming from foreign
countries, while Porto Rico sent us
2,391,425 pounds ami Hawaii 1,027,
491 pounds. The value of the
product from our island possessions
was $515,852, During the same
period the United States exported
coffee of foreign production to the
amount of 67,256,947 pounds, val
ued at $6,478,592. This shows the
consumption of coffee by the peo
ple of the United States during the
year to have been 1,149,665,641
pounds, valued at $81,000,000.
The United States consumes one
half the coffee production of the
world. During the past few years
the consumption has rapidly increas
ed, the per capita consumption in
1904 having been 14.64 pounds,
while in 1900 it was but 9,81
pounds.
An impost duty of one cent per
pound on all coffee other than Ha
waiian imported into the United
Slates means over $10,000,000 in
revenue. It is hardly likely that
coffee growers would be satisfied
with so small an import duty, and
will insist upon a five-cent tax,
which would increase the revenue
proportionately. So it will be seen
that a protective tariff on coffee
would not only protect the Ameri
can coffee groweisiu Hawaii, Porto
Rico and the Philippines, but would
materially increase the customs
revenues of the United Slates.
T11 n illy-disguised threat to make
a "gold brick" of the county law
will not deter the county conven
tion, made up of representative Re
publicans of the I.slai.d of Hawaii,
from selecting a county ticket
worthy of the party.
Reward r Virtue.
Only four hundred thousand to our good
mother city
And that princely gift to our own
Will surely enlist our great nation's pity,
As soon us the fnel becomes known.
Though four hundred thousand is n good
denl of gold
And may be some old miser's choice,
Hut lo one who loves music, nnd to money
is cold
Will prefer that heavenly voice.
For years we have clamored, petitioned
and kicked
Por something to sooth our breast,
We even threatened to sec Merger licked
List he bring over His band ns n tpicst.
Music we wanted, anil It hns come nt last,
A freak of some musical notion,
It can't get away. It is anchored quite
fast,
And is played by perpetual motion.
What tune says one, or whnt rnnster,
what school?
I know, says nuolhcr, I've got it,
It is the dying song of Hrughelli's poor
mule,
Just before the Governor shot it.
It beats nil bunds, nil bells of chime,
And requires no Jules to lend it,
It knows no stop, plnys overtime,
There is sure no band to bent it.
Our skippers want to know whnt good it
serves,
Hut none here seem to know it.
Some say, it came to serve our nerves,
And that some begin to show it.
The Kinau now will roll and feel gay,
When her lookout shouts "lnndnhoy,"
Por she'll know her locution on the
brightest day,
When she hears that whistling buoy.
God help the man who mndc this owl,
God bless the man that sent It,
God help the folks that bear il lioul,
And help a gale to end it.
I., b.
UruKlielll'.s Mule Again.
So, Teddy, he has klled n bear!
What do you think of that?
Say, George, you'll have to get back there
Into the hills, I do declare,
And breatlie some ynrdsofmoiiuloiu air,
And show him where he's at.
He killed his bear ul the first shot;
And doesut he shoot true?
Hut Carter, too, is rather hoi
At shooting things and wherefore not?
If mules dont fill the dinner xt,
He'll shoot it goal or two. Adv.
Advertised Letters.
Advertised letters for tbe week ending
May 13, 1005:
Hermit, Lizzie
Hleiiiugs, Mr.
Castnubn, Domiligos Kodligues
Decker, Manuel
Ilanineye, Siiauito
Koti, L. K. I).
Kami, Win.
Knapiia, Mrs.
Kou, Kalaui David
Koohila, P11I0I0
Miistino, G,
Peterson, Julian
Salas, Gabriel
Koelies, Rafael
Shnt'iia, Mrs.
Gl'.OUGR ORSHA, P. M.
Per II. W, LUDLOI'P.
STUIIYIMI L.VIIOU eOMHTIONS,
Federal Onirhtls lnvesllgnlo llu Con
ditions of Island Labor.
United States Labor Commission
er Charles P. Niell, ncconipanied by
special agent Victor S. Clark, have
been making a tour of tbe Islands
investigating labor conditions, and
spent a portion of last week visit
ing the plantations adjacent to Ililo.
Commissioner Neil to aTiuiiPNU
representative, speaking of his mis
sion to Hawaii, said, "My visit to
the Islands is simply to familiarize
myself with the local conditions af
fecting labor. Mr. Clark, who'ls n
special agent of the Bureau oft,a-
bor, is making his quinquennial visit
to the Islands, as required by the
Organic Act. His last visit to lite
Islands was in 1900.
"There is no special purpose in
my visit, except to become better
acquainted with labor conditions in
the Islands. I am making a gene
ral tour of the United Slates and in
clude Hawaii in my itinerary."
Among other things which the
Labor Commissioner is making in
quiry, is the number of Japanese
laborers who have departed, for the
mainland. Commenting on this
unfortunate state of affairs, so far
as the plantations arc concerned,
Mr. Ncill said: "In order to insure
a stable and permanent labor sup
ply in the Islands, the plantations
should offer better inducements not
only in wages but improved condi
tions in the matter of housing. To
endeavor to corral plantation la
borers in camps of a semi-military
character has a tendency to make!
.ilnilnnH r- Ilrtlaini1 nfilnilil Al '
uuijuuyccs nu muu.sv.ii n-.swv..s.s mm
migrating. Where attempts have
been made to improve these condi
tions, as in the case of many Portu
guesc laborers who arc given sepa
rate homes and a small tract of laud
which they can cultivate, you will sec
n more satisfactory state of affairs.
The question of wages is a very
important matter in the maintain
ancc of a labor supply, and where
better wages are secured there will
labor naturally gravitate. I prc-
ccive the price paid to laborers on
island plantations has been increas
ed from $18 to $20. This ought
in a measure stop the emigration of
laborers to the mainland."
Asked regarding the destination
or use to which this exodus of Ja
panese from Hawaii is being put
on the mainland, Mr. Neill rcplcd:
"There is a growing demand for
field labor all over the United
States. Every year when there is
a large crop of cereals or other
farm products, the tanners com-1
plain of the scarcity of labor. In
California, large numbers of Japa
nese are being employed in the
fruit orchards, where they find con
ditions better and wages more satis
factory. Railroad construction and
industrial activity of the West at
tracts a large portion of the Japan
ese leaving the Islands."
"Do you think that Congress
will enact any special legislation
permitting the importation of Chi
nese laborers into Hawaii under
restrictions?"
"No, I very much doubt whether
Congress would enact exclusive le
gislation for the Hawaiian Islands,
not applicable to the rest of the
United States. There will probab
ly be much legislation concerning
labor, but the passage of a law, as
desired, I fear will not be met with
approval by Congress. Permitting
Chinese immigration exclusively
into the Territory of Hawaii, and
restricting the labor lines or occu
pations, savors of class legislation.
This is opposed to the fundamen
tal principal underlying a republi
can form of government and equali
ty between men. The United
States government stands as the
sponser of freedom of speech and
freedom of action, regardless of race,
color or previous condition and
Congress will be slow to make any
radical changes in the established
conditions of the country.
"I have told some plantation
managers that they may as well ex
pect Congress to pass a law permit
ting each of them to have five wives
as to hope for the enactment of
such legislation."
Commissioner Ncill and special
agent Clark left Thursday morning
for the Volcano House and from
thence will proceed through Kan,
returning to Honolulu on the
Mauua Loa.
BY AUTHORITY.
County Election
Proclamation.
Iween llic Seventh Precinct nnd the and Tux Collector will, or onn, huolerlnl
lands of Knlup.i. Polling Place Knohe ul the Pitst Itleclfou of County Officer
School House. lo be held on the twentieth dny or Juuu,
NINTH PUKCINCT Thai portion A. D. Nineteen Hundred and I'ive, nor
oftlie Pirsl Klccliou District lying be-1 will the iininc of miy iu'imiii 01 persons
tweeu Hie P.iglltll Precinct nml the In it be leeeiuil or liriuled iiihiii the b.illots
of Ihe Miilnuahac Gulch. Polling Place 11s cmnlidnte or enudidnles for sueb office
WmtltRAS, ACT 39 of the Regular
Session of 1905 of the Legislature of
the Territory of Hawaii provides that
nn Klccliou shall be held on the Twen
tieth day of June, A. 1). Nineteen Hun
dred nnd 1'ive, for the first Klccliou of
County Officers, nnd thnt n proclnmn
lion shall be made by the Governor 1m
mediately upon the pnssagc and np
proval of said Act:
NOW, THKRKPORK, in accordance
therewith, I, GKORGK R. CARTKR,
Governor of Ihe Territory of Hawaii,
hereby give notice that n sriccinl election
for county officers of the several Coun
ties of the Territory of Hawaii, will be
held 011 Tuesday, the 20th day of June,
A. I). 1905, between the hours of 8
o'clock A.M. nnd 5 o'clock P.M., In
each County throughout the Territory,
except tbe County of Kalawao including
Kalaiipapa, Kalawao and Wnikolu on the
Island ol Molokai.
THE -COUNTIES ARE AS
FOLLOWS:
r. TIIK ISLAND OP OAHU nnd nil
Houoknn Court House.
TKNTII PRKCINCT That portion
of the Pirst Klectiou District lying he
tween the Ninlh Precinct nnd Kohaln
District. Polling Place Kukuiliaelo
School House.
KLKVKNTH PRKCINCT The Ml
lance of Puna lying south of the Sec
ond Precinct mid east of the Pirst Pre
cinct Polling Place Knpobo Ranch
Itarn.
I or offices.
IN TKSTIMONV WHKIUtOI',
1 I have hereunto set my hand
I nnd . cnuied the seal of the
1 Territory of, Hawaii to be
SKAL1 nffixul.
DON!'. AT TIIK KXI'CU
TIVK HUILDING, in Hono
lulu, Ibis 3rd day of My,
A. I). 1905.
G. R. CARTKR.
other Islands in the Territory not In
cluded in nuy olhcr County, nnd the
waters adjacent thereto, shall be the
County of O.diu, with its County Seat nt
Honolulu.
a. TIIK ISLAND OP HAWAII nnd
nil other Islands lying within three
nautical miles of the shores thereof, nud
the waters ndinccul thereto, shall lie
the County of Hawaii, with its County
Sent nt Ililo.
3. TIIK ISLANDS Olf MAUI, MO
LOKAI, LANAI AND KAHOOLAWK
nnd nil other Islands lying within
three nautical miles of the shores
thereof, nnd the waters ntljncctit there
to, except that portion of the Island
of Molokai known ns Kabiupnpn, Ka
lawao nud Waikolu mid commonly
known and designated ns the Leper
Settlement, shall be the County of
Maul, with its County Seat nt Wai
luku. 4. TIIK ISLANDS OP KAUAI AND
NIIHAU nnd nil other Islands lying
within three nautical miles of the shores
thereof, and the waters adjacent thereto,
shall be the County of Knuai, with its
County Sent nt Liliue.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
COUNTY OFFICERS TO BE ELECTED:
FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII.
SKVKN SUPKRVISORS, one of
whom shall be elected from the Districts
of North Kohnla nud South Kohnla;
1 from the Districts of North Kona
nud South Kona; 1 from lite District
of Kan; 1 from the District of Puna;
r from the District of Hamakua; and
2 from tbe Districts of North ami South
Hilo.
SHKRIPP. who shall be ex-officio
Coroner; COUNTY CLKRK, who shnll
be ex-officio Clerk of the Hoard of Su
pervisors; AUDITOR; ASSKSSOR
anil TAX COLLKCTOR; COUNTY AT
TORNKY; TRKASURKR; nil to be
elected by the duly ipinlificd Electors of
the County.
DKPUTY SHKRIPP, nnd n DKPUTY
ASSKSSOR nud TAX COLLKCTOR, to
be elected by the ipinlificd Klectors of
each nnd every District.
REGISTRATION PRE
CINCTS. The Registration Precincts are ns fol
lows: FIRST REPRESENTATIVE
DISTRICT.
Ptinu, Ililo ami Ilnmiikiin, Island of
llinvnll.
PIRST PRKCINCT That portion of
Puna lying south of Kenan nud from
the eastern boundary of Kau to the
eastern boundary of Kaiuaili, following
that boundary to nnd uloug the western
liouudnry of the Knohe homesteads and
a line the extension thereof to the boun
dary of Keaiui. Polling Place Kala
pana School House.
SKCOND PRKCINCT The lands of
Keaau nnd Olaa. Polling Place Road
Hoard Stables; n X miles Volcano
Road.
THIRD PRKCINCT That portion of
Ililo lying between Puna and Ponahnwai
Street nud Road nud the line of its ex
tension to the sea. Polling Place
Davies & Co.'s Warehouse, corner of
Wninkea nud Kalepolepo Roads.
POURTII PRKCINCT That portion
of Ililo lying between the Third Pre
cinct nud the Ilouolii Stream. Polling
Place Circuit Cuurt House at Ililo.
PIPTH PRKCINCT That portion of
Ililo lying between Honolii Stream and
the laud of Mokahiiualoa. Polling Place
Papaikott School House,
SIXTH PRKCINCT That portion of
Ililo lying between the Pifth Precinct
and the bed of the Wnikaumalo Gulch.
Polling Place Hononiu School House.
SKVKNTII PRKCINCT That por
tion of the Pirst Klectiou District lying
between the Sixth Precinct nud the
boundary of Hamakua, including the
land of Humiiula. Polling Place Lau
pahoehoe Court House.
KIGIITII PRKCINCT That portion
of the Pirst Klectiou District lying be-
SECOND REPRESENTATIVE
DISTRICT.
K0I111I11, Konn nml K1111, Island of
llauali.
PIRST PRKCINCT North Kohnla.
Polling Place Circuit Court House.
SKCOND PRKCINCT South Kohnla.
Polling Place Wnhueii Court House.
THIRD PRKCINCT That portion of
North Kona lying north of tbe north
erly boundary of Hohialoa nud n line
running from the north corner of Do
huilon to the south corucrofPmiaunhulu.
Polling Place Circuit Court House at
Knllua.
POURTH PRKCINCT That portion
of the Second Klectiou District bounded
by the Third Precinct, Hnmakua, Kmi,
the east boundaries of Kcnlia 1, Kiilae,
Keokt'ti nnd Houiiuiiau, the north Ihiuii
ilary of Honiiuniiu nnd the sea. Poll
ing Place Konitwacna School House.
PIPTH PRKCINCT That portion of
South Kona lying between Keel 3, nud
Olelouionna 1. Polling Place Hookcim
Court House.
SIXTH PRKCINCT That portion of
South Konn lying between the Pifth
Precinct nnd Kau. Polling Place Papa
School House.
SKVKNTII PRKCINCT That por
tion of Kau lying between South Konn
nnd Pitiinluu. Polling Place Wuiohinu
Court House.
KIGIITII PRKCINCT The remainder
of Knu. Polling Place Pallida School
House.
IN TKSTIMONY WIIKRKOP,
I have hereunto set my hand
nnd caused the senl of the
SKAL Territory of Hawaii to be
affixed.
DONK AT TIIK KXKCU
TIVK HUILDING, in Hono
lulu, this 17th day of April,
A. D. 1905,
G. R. CARTKR.
Hy the Governor,
A. L. C. ATKINSON,
Secretnry of Hawaii.
Notice lo CniiUiriutcN lor
Election lo County
Olliccs.
WHKRKAS, ACT 54 of the Regulnr
Session of 1905, of the Legislature oftbc
Territory of Hawaii, has amended Act
Notice is hereby given that, whereas it
is required by Inw that candidates for
election to comity offices, except on the
Island of O.ihu. shall ilcnosil their nomi
nations with the Secretary of the Terri
tory not less than twenty days before the
day of special election, it shall be neces
sary that such nominations be filed in this
office not later than five o'clock on the
afternoon of Wednesdny, May 31st, 1905.
Ill order to lie eligible to fill nny elec
tive office created by the provisions of
Act 39 of the Session Laws of t905. n can
didate shall be 11 citizen of the United
States if America, and of the Territory of
Hawaii; he shall have been a duly quali
fied elector of suit! Territory nud 01 the
county in which he shall be elected for at
least one )car prior to his election; in ad
dition thereto till members of the Hoard
of Supervisors shall continue to reside
within the District from which they may
be elected during the period of their in
cumbency; nud in addition to the forego
ing qualifications, any person who shall
be elected County Alloruiy must be 11
duly licensed attorney admitted to prac
tice in the Supreme Court of the Terri
tory of Hawaii mid he must further have
practiced law in the county, in which he
shall bun cmnlidnte, fornt'least one year.
Within the County of Hawaii seven
members of tbe Hoard of Supervisors nre
to be elected, ns follows:
One from the Districts of North Kohnln
nud South Kohaln;
One from the Districts of North Konn
nnd South Kona;
One from the District of Knu;
One from tile District of Puna;
One from the District of Hamakua; and
Two from the Districts of North Hilo
and South Hilo.
Other officers lo be elected for the
County of Hawaii, h the duly qualified
electors of said county, are:
A Sheriff, who shall be ex-officio Cor
oner, a County Clerk, who shall be ex
officio clerk of the Hoard of Supervisors,
nn Auditor, a County Attorney, nml a
Treasurer.
Within each and every one of the dis
tricts of North Kohalu, South Kohaln,
North Kona, South Kona, Kau, Puna,
Hamakua, North Hilo and South Hilo.
in the County of Hawaii, there shall also
be elected by tbe qualified electors there
of one Deputy Sheriff.
Knch nomination tniisl be accompanied
by 11 deposit of Twenty-five If. 15.00) Dol
lars and be signed by not less than
39, entitled "An Act Creating Counties I twenty-five duly qualified electors of the
Within the Territory of Hawaii nnd ' Representative District in which the elec
Providing for the Government Thereof," J tit is ordered, and in which the nomi-
. 11 : . ., 1 1. . 1 nee is requested to be a candidate,
by striking out the words "nil Assessor , , ,' ,,, '':
mid Tax Collector" in Section 15 (Mini, should nny candidate desire that his
nnd inx (.ollector in bectiou 12 Chnp-, m1(. ,. ,)rilltt.,i on tL. ,)aol JM 1)u. Hl.
ler 6 of said Act 39, anil by striking out waiian ns well as in the Kuglish language,
the words "and 11 Deputy Assessor nud I he must make a special request to that
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Tax Collector" in Section 13,- Chapter 6
of said Act:
NOW, THKRKPORK, in accordance
therewith, I, GKORGK R. CARTKR,
Governor of tbe Territory of Hawaii,
hereby give notice that all references
made to the election of Assessors nnd
Tax Collectors, and Deputy Assessors I
nnd Tax Collectors, in the County Klec-1
tion Proclamation issued by me on the
17th day of April, A. D. 1905, nre hereby
eliminated; anil thnt no Assessor nud
Tnx Collector, nud 110 Deputy Assessor
effect at the time of filing bis iiominnticn
paper.
A. L. C. ATKINSON,
Secretary of Hawaii.
Per C. R. HUCKLAND.
Kxcculivc Huililiug, Honolulu,
May 5th, 1905.
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