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I . """""'w f ( - Evening Bulletm "Wittai -which is Incorporated the "Independent," (J VOL. 1. NO. 74. HONOLULU. H. I., TUESDAY. AUGUST 13, 1895. PRICE 5 CENTS. K, y 1 THE uepii? Bulletin With which Is Incorporated tho iNDErESD- KNT. Hawaiian Copyright by A. V. Geah, Juno 22, 1805. Publlnhod ovory day except Sundny nt 009 King Streot, Honolulu, II. I. sunscnnTioN hates. Per Month, anywhere in the Ha waiian Islands 8 70 Per Year. 8 00 Por Year, postpaid to America, Canada, orMoxico 1000 Per Year, postpaid, other Foreign Countries 13 00 l'nynblo Iiivnrlnlilv 111 Atlvnnco. Advertisements unaccompanied by epcciilc instructions inserted till ordered out Advertisements discontinued beforo expiration of specified period will bo charged as if continued for full term. Liliornl allownnco on yearly and half yearly contracts. Address all communications to tho edi torial department to "Editor Bulletin." Business letters should be addressed to "Manager Evening Bulletin." Tolephono 256. P. O. Box 89. B. L. FINNEY, Manager. Business Cards. H. HACKFELD & CO. Gf.neiuij Commission Aoents. Oor. Fort and Queen Streets, Honolulu. LEWERS & COOKE. iMronTEns and Deaieiib in Lumdek AND Afcli KINDS OP BuiIiDINO Materials. Fort Streot, Honolulu. THOS. LINDSAY, Manufacturing Jeweler and WATCH MAKER. Eukui Jewelry a Specialty. Partionlar attention paid to all kinds of repairs. Campbell Block, - - Merchant Streot. HONOLULU IRON WORKS, Steam Engines, Sugar Mills, Boilers, Coolers, Iron, Brass and Lead Castings. Machinery of Evory Description Mado to Order. Partionlar attention paid to Ships' Blaoksmithing. Job Work ex ecuted at Short Notice. Jas. F. Morgan. AUCTIONEER AND STOCK BROKEU No. 45 Queen Street. Export Appraisement of Real Estate and Furniture. n2-lm ALLEN & ROBINSON. Dealers in Lumber and Coal and Buildinc Materials of all kinds. Qnobn Rttoot. Honolulu. C. B. DAVIGHT, Docs all kinds of Work in Cement & Stono Sidowalks & Curbing Ho has on hand a largo nupply of Chinese Granite Curb and always keops Hawaiian Curbing Stone. Estimates given and lowes1 prices assured. Tele phone 833. H. G. BIART. FINK WATCH REPAIRING. Island Jewblry mado to order, Sonvonir Spoons, Gold wiro Jowolry, oto. gW Island orders solicitod. P. O. Box855;ntO. Gortz'set'ro. Fort Streot. C2-tf TJL-1JE Hawaiian InVeniBnt COMRA3STY Real Estate Agents Loans Negotiated Records Searclied Bills Collected Notary Public and Accountant Work promptly attended to. Oi'i'iOK 11) and Jfi Kaihuninnn wtroot. Tolopliono 030. JnM tf Gained in Strength Ayer's Sarsaparilla 1 did for the Inralld DntiRhter of n rrom Inent Lowell Trndemian. "My danichter had for a long time been troubled with Tlolcnt headaches and sleep lessness. Sho was nalo. had no appetite, and was losing flesh rapidly. Bho took yarlous remedies for her trouble, but re ceived no benent until sho commenced using REAM UU&T Ayers Harsapariua. Alter taKinc ha After taking half n Dome, sno oegnn to ieei oeiier. jjy a con tinued use of this medicine, her appetlto re turned, her cheeks began to nil out and show eel better. lly a con telne, her appetlto re an to nil out and show rentrth. her henilftr.hns coior, sue pmneu in strength, her headaches disappeared, sho slept better, and now says she feels like a new person." K. P. Coaaics- riALL, 6 Lyon Bt, Lowell. Ayer's Sarsaparilla Hns Curod Othora, Will Curo You Haiti by Dr. J. a Ayer 4 Co., Lowell, Mui.,UAA. Hollister Drag Co., L'd, Solo Agents for tho Republic ot Hawaii. L. A.1VJOR.A.DE BAKER Kinau street near Punchbowl street my2l UIGGO JAC0B8EN . Engrosser - and - Illuminator Pacific Hardware Co. Telophono 1G. Merchants Exchange S. I. SIIAW, Proprietor. Corner King & Nuunnu Streets, Honolulu Choice Liquors and Fino Boor. Tolopliono -iXOX. PIONEER STEAM CANDY FACTORY and BAKERY. F HORN. Practical Confoctionor nnd Baker, No 71 Hotol .Streot. my 20. D. J. CASHMAN. SAIL AND TENT MAKER. Awnings a Specialty. Oer Cali fornia Feed Company's store. 36-tf. Pacific Trading Co. WHOLESALE AND HETAIL Japanese Goods! 2Q6 Fort Street. ROBERT GRIEVTD. Book and Job Printer Morohant Stroot, Honolulu, H. I. Over Hawaiian News Company's Book Store. my 13. CITY DRAYQE Co. W. F, SHARRATT, Managor Stand adjoining H. Hackfeld fe Co., Fort street. General Cart ing and Drnyago Business dono. m 7 tf EDMUND ATTOHNEY P. AT DOLE, LAW. 318 Fort St. - Telophono 01. 27-8ms FITSC (From V, S. Journal M iMUlM.) Prof. W.ll.l'teke.who rok a nwcltlly of Fpllf pr, ho without ilmiul treated nd cum) niomcstra tliu niyllvlni(riiy,liiiililouccilAHW!lhlnK, W hamh(rd(ifcinf0;i-r'titn(liiii(rmlt)rliluu llciulill,ln'VluliluworUoiiliiii1.ff(iwlilflilio onilt with altriit UiiiMnf liiiliM4iilt)CMtr,frtlu suy tuflfrrrr who inijr ewl link I'.O.iiml taprrx '! ilri'M. Wa Klvl iiiynno wl.hlnu curu to 'Wti m, hut. W. II. I'KKliK, V, H i LV4r hi., Hw Kuik. UiED a cable atjny cost. SENATE COiriirUTTEK MEETS CHAM DEIt OF COltlHEIlCE. Urn I.nrco ITIuJorltr tho Chamber Ap proves of the Cabinet's Contract With Zephanlah 8. Spalding. Thoro was a meeting of tho Chnmbor of Commeroo, oponing shortly after 9 o'clook this morn ing, to disouss the ocean cablo contract mndb by tho Govern ment with Col. Z. S. Spalding. Thero woro presont: Mr. F A Schaofer, president, Mr, J B Atherton, secretary, Messrs P O Jonos, W F Allen, J F Hackfeld, H A Parmeloo, J G Spencer, J T Waterhouae, T J King, J H Puty, GooW Smith, 0 Bolto, M Hy man, F W McChosney, F M Swanzy, W M Giffard, F JLow rey, T F Lansing, H A Wido raann, E D Tenney, B F Dilling ham, Honry E Waity, D B Smith and Sonator J N Wright of tho business community; Senators Schmidt, McCandless, Brown, Lyman and G N Wilcox, tho Senate committeo; also Rev S E Bishop and Mr. J B Aloxander. Mr. Sohaofor was in tho act of stating tho objeot of the meeting, when tho reporters woro request ed to withdraw until it was de cided whethor thoy might romain. A motion was carried to admit members of tho props, and tho seorotary invitod them back to the room. " Sonator Brown, being asked to speak for tho committeo, said ho undorstood the only mattor of conference between tho Chambor and tho committoe was as to tho exclusive franohiso for tho cablo to San Francisco. Ho presumed that under this franchise any line from a country other than North Amorica would have to make ar rangements with Col. Spalding's company for tho transmission of its niessagos. Tho franchise did not prohibit a lino coming from Japan, Australia or South Amorica. Ho also presumed that if Col. Spalding did not net the assistanoo ho wanted from tho m V United Statos, then this Govern ment would pay no subsidy nnd the contract would become null. Mr. Jones moved, seconded by Mr. Hymnn, that the contract en tered into by the Executivo with Col. Spalding for a cable bo ap proved by this Chamber. In support of tho motion ho said tho contract was a reasonable ono. Ho did not know much about cables, but ho know that it was a great risk for capitalists to nn dortako the laying of a cablo bo twoen here and Sun Francisco. Evory previous sohomo had failod, Cooto's, Hartwoll's and others. Thoy woro very fortunate in hav ing ono of thoir own townsmen to mako this offer, rathor than any body from Australia or any othor part of tho world. Ho presumed Mr. Spalding was not going to do it all himsolf. Some ol tho torms ho thought ought to bo changed. For instanco, the pross ratos wore too high, Ho was not thoro to represent tho press, but tho wholo community had an in terest in getting the news. Mr. Lowrey was opposed on prinoiplo to oxolusivo franchises and thought that tho oxporionco of many cities was ngninat exclu sive franohisos. It soomed to him that a lino running from horu to tho American opnut hold tho koy to tho wholo position, It was not unlikely that hoforo ninny yoiiri thoro would bo n lino from tho Unilod H tat oa to Jnpnn, mid pro bably ono from Cniindu to Aus tralia. It wan to tho ailvitiitugo of this oity to havo ns many ca bles as po.-siblo. Thoy ought not to block any other linos from com ing horo. If, on tho othor hand, it wqb decided to givo them tho exclusive f ranch iso, ho thought that it was ontirely out of propor tion for Hawaii to givo $4.0,000 a year, bcsidoH froo r'ght of way and exemptions from taxes and du ties. If tho oxclusivo franohiso wab granted thero would bo very little moro for this little country todo.lt was out of all reason to ask for this oxolusivo franohiso and all thoso other favors besides. Mr. Jones said that would bo ail vory woll if thoro woro half a dozen cable companies knocking at their door. Thoy woro not co- ing to como in horo with a grand rush. Mr. Athorton would go with Mr. Lowroy to a considerable ex tent against an oxolusivo fran ohiso, but thoro wore exceptional features in the presont enso. Tho lato Mr. Castlo waB told in Now York by Cyrus W. Field of tho first Atlantic cable that Hawaii could not get a oable without granting an oxolusivo franchise. It seemed to him, howovor, that an exclusive franohiso would bo worth a great deal of njoney to its holder. Ho would favor giving an oxolusivo franohiso without tho subsidy. If ever thoy obtained olosor relations with tho United States, it would bo saddling that country with $40,000 of additional indebtedness. Mr. Swanzy thought it was vory unfortunato that so littlo timo was given for consideration of Mm important, suujoui. un mo jiu inBtj, it was given out that oortain proposals had been mado by Col. Spalding, on tho 12th a contract with thut gontleman had boon signed, and on the 13th thoy woro invited to meet with tho Sonnto committoe. Ho thought this was railroading legislation with a von gounce. Moro timo ought to havo been given to a matter of that kind. How could a man make up his miud betwoon eatinp; his broakfust und 9 o'clock ? They woro told that until Novombor, 1915, an oxolusivo franchise for landing cablos on theso islands from North Amorica was to be given, and that wo were to pay S40.000 a year besides all those things that Mr. Lowrey had montionod. Thoy wero also told that tho fulfilment of tho contract depended on the con tractor's getting substantial as sistance irom tho United Statos. They woro not told what was that substantial assistance. Tho Govornmont is to let him hold on until ho tolls it that the Unitod States has decidod what she is going to do. Tho contruct had a crowd of details of the sizo of tho cablo, the pressure it should stand, otc. Ho did not know n blessed thing about thoso things, nor did ho think anybody in tho room know any moro about thorn. Yet tho Sonato was going to givo its oonHont to muttors about wuioh it kuow nothing. It had boon said that this was tho most business-like proposition ever offered and ho did not disputo it. Tho statemont wns mado in tho Senate thut $250,000 a veur was exneotod from tho United Statos. If thoy got that much subsidy along with what was asked from this country, it would bo onough inducement for companies to orowd in with oilers. Thoy had tlion nlroiuly secured intorost of 7 to 10 por cent, and that ought to bo enough without 20 years' ox olusivo frauohiHo. Thoro was un important dlll'oronco in tho oli'or of Mr. Floming, who said, ''You oun allow a thousand cablos to bo landod horo provided you allow mo to lay ono." It was arguod tlintr'() or r7 a pound duty on opium would my tho subsidy. Thut might ho no, but thoro was no warrant for paying out $40, 000 a year for 20 years. If tho country's financial standing was suoh that it could atiord to givo promissory notos of $40,000 every twelve-month for twenty years, ho was glad to hear it. Yet ho for ono would baulk. Leave tho matter to tho noxt regular ses sion. If t)ioy woro to uo shut up to placing thomselvos in tho hands of ono company indeed ono man to socuro tele graphic communication with the rest of tho world, then lot thorn mako a virtue of neces sity. Twonty yoars was a long timo and there may bo a groat difference in that poriod with re gard to electric invention, the cost of cables, thoir resistance of pres sure, oto. Ho would ask the Se nate to weigh vory carefullv that proposition, which thoy had seen for tho first timo, and in a very incomplete stato, that morning. Give tho matter full consideration until un opportunity was given foroign governments or foreign companies, aftor thoy had' boon iuformod that Hawaii was pre pared to give $40,000 a year and tho United States a great amount. Givo somobndy olso a chance. Mr Widemnnn was in favor of a cablo. Wo had beon waiting sovoral years but had not got ono becauso wo woro too poor to pay for it. Tho spoakor gavo an account of previous oflorts. Now throo timos as much is offered than ever before, but will the difference be twoon $15,000 and $4.0,000 bring tho cable horo ? An exclusive franchise had beon offorod in pro vious oases, and he did not much objeot to it. That contract was given to ono man, however, to shako in tho fucos of people abroad, and toll them thoy cannot got a cablo without that papor. Mr. Giflard briefly put himself on record against tho contract, on tho grounds stated by previous objectors. Mr. Haokfold agreed with the preceding, spoakors against tho contract, lie consiaoreu it was enough to offer tho subsidy and oxomptions thoy wore doing, with what was oxpocted from tho Unil od States, without tho oxoludivo franohiso. Othor cublo compa nies would havo to mako oonneo-' tions with this company to .land their cablos hero from Australia or China. Twonty years was a long timo and chuuges canio about rapidly.Tho contract had a clauso making it capable of being assign ed. It was vory likoly thut if tho contract was ratifiod,we would vory soon have n foroign corporation to doal with. Sonator Brown remarked that, from what ho had boon informed tho cablo would cost 3,500,000, which would havo to bo raised in London. Ho understood half of tho subsides woro to pay interest on tho outlay, and half to go into a sinking fund to redeem the bondH. That was tho only basis on which tho cablo oould bo built. Mr. Thurston, being requested to speak, would stato, in addition to what Mr. Brown had said, that tho nvonigo life of n cable was fiftoon years. Tho cable when fhippod from London would cost $2,250,000, to which would havo to bo added tho cost of a cablo Bhip. Mr. Fleming's ostimato for tho Australian cable included two cablo ships at a coBt of $500,000 each, and it was ostimatod that ono ship for tho proposed liuo would cost $300,000. Tho totul coBt of making and bringing out the oablp would bo $3,500,000. It was estimated that tho recoipts would bo only $100,000 a your.und to got so much would requiro (10 meHflOgOH u day. (Jul. Spalding hnd not inonoy to build tho cablo and none of tho existing coni pnnloB hud offorod to tnko up the (Continued on ,ih juiye.) lkfc&.iM && &&." i&! , sjr .iff 'At-'