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KU You Want Your Children to Know the Meaning of THE FLAG! Evening Bulletin Take a Share in the GRAND ARMY FLAG FUND! A Dollar, Or a Dime. Will Help the Good Work Along. Vol. VII. No. 1390. HONOLULU, H. 1.. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1899. Price 5 Oentb. ;? y M" ' J r RULING ON THE STAMP FEE Exchange of Wilcox Land for Brewer Stock Raises the Point. Attorney General Cooper Holds That Market Value or Stock Shall Establish Stamp Fee -Difficulties of Exchanges. Attorney General Cooper today sent to Mr. T. O .Thrum, registrar of con veyances an Important ruling. Tho In quiry of Mr. Thrum was concerning stamp fee. It Is the law that tho stamp to bo at tached to a document evidencing con sideration or on account of considera tion shall In slzo or amount bo pro portionate to tho sum of tho transac tion. Mr. Thrum has been puzzled very often by exchange transactions of con siderable magnitude and by trades In which It happened that tho nominal sum of $1 was mentioned a3 price. Tho caso in point Is tho transaction by which Chas. M. Cooko bought of O. N. Wilcox that lino tract of land on King street adjoining tho Mttlo Brlt nln a Inclenendcnce nark tract of Mr. Wright. The consideration was a largo block of tho stock of tho old and sub stantial corporation of C. Ilrowcr & Co. This stocK Is listed on tho exchango here, but tho dealings In It nro Infre quent. Within n month or moro It has been mentioned by ono broker only. This Is a gilt-edged security and tho list of all tho stockholders Is a com paratively short ono. Mr. Thrum wanted to know of At torney General Cooper how ho should fix tho stamp feo In tho caso of Drowcr & Co., stock being used In lieu of cash for tho purchaso of this land. Mr. Coop er decides, nftcr deliberating and con sulting authorities and looking up local precedents or parallel cases that tho amount of cash Involved, this being tho sum fixing tho stam.p duty, shall bo considered to bo of the total value of mo stock at ts market rate or quotation. It Is remarked by brokers and a num ber of business men that It will bo ra ther dldlcult to ascertain tho exact vnluo of a stock In which Micro Js bo llttlo trading as that of Brewer & Co. In this relation It differs altogether from almost any other security on tho list of tho Honolulu Stock Exchange, most of tho stocks being called In tho course of three of four days or a week, in taxing all corporations hem now tho taxation valuo Is fixed with stock worth simply ono of tho points used In determining tho valuo of tho whole en terprise. It may be that Messrs. Wilcox and Cooko will ngreo upon somo sum to be named In tho transaction Instead of such and Biich a number of tho shares of the stock of C. Drewer & Co. UP IN A SPEEDY ELEYATOR There Yflll Be Rapid Transit In the New Tall Omce Building. A Handsome Fireproof Structure Steel on the Way From Nev York -Automatic Hose Line-Office Suites Club at the Top. Superintendent Prozcc. srjarArArjarjkrjfrArArArjkrjtrA I K R A Dray Load of Coin From the bank of UlBhop & Co., on Tuesday afternoon there v:,ia sflnt to the Huwallan Treasury the num of $75, iioo In sliver coin. This had been po- curcd somo tlmo ago In exchango for gold and yesterday tho trade was made for gold again. It has happened very often this year that silver lun been scarce not only on tho other Islands, but right In Honolulu as well. Bishop & Co. have been heavy Importers of tho white coin and have at length pro vided what promUcs to be a supply for somo time. It is said that tho impor tation of gold is moro oxpenslvo than that of silver. Hawaiian silver cur lency la becoming less every day. The bulk of sliver in circulation hero is from the Mainland. Much of tho Is land whlto coin has been lost or mado into Bouvenlr Jewelry. However there Is a large quantity of now coin in tho Hawaiian Treasury nspeclal deposits ngalnst certificates. Why 'They Desert? It is not so common now for run away sailors to seek employment on plantations, tnougn most 01 mem on first leaving their ships go Into tho country for a fow days. Hut for per manent engagement they seek to ship on tho United States Army transports, which aro usually short a few men or lose a few here. Tho sailors who como up from tho Colonies receive two pounds ten a month sterling. It tho men can got on transports they nro raised to tho afiluenco of having J2.G0 and S3 a day, as men aro scarcer than over at San Francisco. A number of runaway sailors have this woek been picked up by tho pollco and shipped on deep water vessels. Prof. Louis Marcus has severed his Tho Stangcnwald Offlcc Building, a plcturo of which was given In this pa per yesterday, will, when completed In tho early summer of next year, glvo ino largest and handsomest building between San Francisco and Sydney to Honolulu. Work on plans for this block, which Is to bo on Merchant street, next to tho Judd building, was started nine months ago In the offices of IMpley & Dickey, iho well known architects. Tho enterprise Is that of Messrs. L. A. Thurston, A. W. Carter and associates, who design to placo at tho disposal of tenants a first class ofilco building with tho best modern features. Tho Stangcnwald block will bo fit- proof. It will bo a steel structure, with tho principal wood tho heavy oaken doors throughout. Protection from flro will consist of standplpes In which will bo maintained heavy pressuro and to which, will be attached lines of plpo acting automatically In turning on tho wntcr when unreeled. Mr. Fred Har rison has built tho foundation. Much of tho steel has been shipped from Now York by Mllllken Bros., tho contract ors, who nro putting up now most qf tho metal plantation buildings through out the group. Mr. Dlckoy, of tho firm of lllpley & Dlckoy, Is on tho Coast at present making contracts for work and material out of the common hero. Tho building will havo a mall chute, will bo wired properly for telephones and electric lights. A teaturo will bo the high speed elevator, traveling 300 feet a minute, tho samo as tho lifts In tho Masonic Temple at Chicago, whero a Journey to the nineteenth story Is mnde In a Jiffy. There will be steel floor supports and steel for tho parti tions. Tho stylo of tho building is the Ital ian renaissance. Tho main cornice ex tends out over tho fifth story and makes a balcony for the sixth. There will bo on tho top story a logia, having floor space of four feet of tho veranda and four feet of the Interior. This lo gin will be a room of tho Business Men's Club that is to havo the whole of the sixth floor, which Is specially ar ranged for a club, Tho schemo of con struction of tho building has tho neat ness nnd utility Mint tho first floor may bo occupied whllo work Is under way pn tho second, nnd so on. Tho front will bo of pressed brick. Not nn inch of spaco about tho whole structuro Is to bo wasted. In tho base ment Is ono large room which will havo flvo bicycle racks, tho wheels to bo run down nn inclined plane from near tho main entrance. There will, bo In tho basement rooms for tho Janitor nnd storage space and repair shop, elovator machinery, pressuro tanks and a power storago apartment. Tho first floor plan shows quarters for a uank. Then the floors up to tho sixth story are beau tifully arranged for offices and a num ber of attorneys, physicians and bo on havo already selected their suites. The club quarters Bhowa reception room 24x24 feet 3 inches, blllard room 23x23 feet 6 inches, dining room 21x59 feet C inches, with adjustable partitions, reading room, 16x21, kitchen, cold storago, hat and cloak room, etc. On every floor tho corridors aro wide and the light ample. As supply of material Is now assured, work on tho Stangowald ofilco build ing will proceed as rapidly as possible. Mr? William Frazee, who for four years nnd a half has been hi the service of the Hawaiian Electric company here, is to be appointed to tn ei truirtnt ttftArij nt tit nninn. ment Electric street lighting plant K anJ will take charge of the works k In Nuuanu Valley and the city lines 0 of wire In a few days. Mr. Stearns 3 Buck, who lias held the position N since the letlrement of Mr. John $ Cassldv. goes to the Hawaiian Elec- ja trie company, succeeding Mr. Theo. L Hoffman as manager of the median- 0 leal department. Mr. Frazee is well g known as a worthy citizen and has Fl the confidence of a large circle of de sirable acquaintances. He Is re commanded outright by those with whom he has been assoclaied In his calling here. He came from San Francisco with excellent letters from one of the electrical companies of that city. The changes at the works of the SAYS THERE WAS A GRUB Robt. Rycroft Speaks ol Temporary Dis aster to Coffee in Puna. There Wa a Mysterious Attack on the Tree Roots -Looking Bett'r Now -Puna and Olaa Sugar Estates -At Elevation. Representative Robert Rycroft, nn old timer of this city and the Island of Hawaii, Is again visiting Honolulu for a time. Mr. Itycroft's nnmo Is closely associated with all efforts during many years for tho development of the agri cultural Interests of tho big and pro ductive Island where ho has his homo and his prlnlcpal business Interests. Ho was one of tho pioneers In coffee In two or three districts and mado somo of his plantations pay. Ho has gono out of coffco in tho Puna district, hav ing turned tho Innd over to tho new su gar cano company. He Bays that the 1 Puna estate Is bound to bo ono of tho W5 most successful of tho now enterprises. S as tho soil In rich nnd tho water supply Kl I 1,1 1. . 11.111 IT If I III! .1 III I I l.t I 1 VT V- I 111- 1 , 1 j usauruu, iur jiycruu says mm toneo 0 made next week, Mr. Hoffman go- failed In Puna not on account of tho Sing out and Mr. Buck going In. In 0 locality or climatic conditions, but by n hnrt tim. Mr Unffm-.n ...in reason of a mysterious pest attack- WIW ! IUIIIIIKII ! . make a trip to the turning will branch several enterprises, to co-operate with States and re out here with in time a man Mr. Buck In HONOLULU ROUTE THE BEST Shown By The Unfortunate Experience of Animal Transport. Comparison of Losses on tho Victoria i Steamers That Made This Port-Disobeying Orders But Showed Horse Sense. J handling the extensive and varied 5 Interests of the Hawaiian Electric will be brought from the coast. rjrjr-jrjcrArxrzTrzzjiWzrjLrjrA OPERATE WIRELESS h connection wlMi tho Orpheum Theater Company nnd will return to tho Coast by the Mariposa which sails tomorrow. Prof. W. n Sharn will Mils evening ro- Biimo his old position as leader of tho nrrhpntra. Tho musical department of tho Wall, Nichols Co. will romaln under tho Joint actlvo management ofrror, W. K. Sharp and his brother F. II, Sharp, as heretofore. There will bo a meeting of tho Cnbi- net tomorrow. Thcro will bo finally nnnroved. for forwarding to Washing ton the new plan of tho government and tie Oahu Hallway for enlargement of the harbor on tho iswa side. A third and last effort is soon to bo as tho attraction, mado to secure a, quorum for a meet-1 lng ovent. ing 01 Uv nnWUMUU ivuiv jiDDUKiniiuu. Hiram Bingham, Jr. and Degrees. Hiram Bingham, Jr., who is now ono of tho best known students at the Uni versity of California, will not, as had boon planned for somo tlmo, go In for tho study of higher astronomy. It was decided that his eyes could not stand tho strain of tho necessary special work calling upon tho sight powers. The young man will pursuo studies in poli tical economy and sociology, will take his degreo at Berkeley and then go to Columbia for a couplo of years for his Ph. D. It may bo that Mr. Bingham will go Into teaching In time. His work at present Is satisfactory to tho faculty and himself. His general health is good ,ho having gained ten pounds. Mr. Bingham is Just now mak ing an extenslvo study of the subject of municipal ownership of public utili Papers for tho Incorporation of tho Inter-Island Telegraph Co., Ltd., were filed with tho government yestcrdny. 'ihls company holds the franchlso for the use of tho Marconi wlrelesB teleg raphy system In Hawaii secured by F. J. Cross. Tho capital stock of tho company is $100,000 nnd authority is asked to In crease to $250,000. Tho assessable stock has been subscribed and 15 per cent paid In. Tho company asks for tho right to ncqulro land for tho estab lishment of its "wireless" stations and to connect theso stations by means of tho, usual telegraphic wires, with tho central points at which messages will bo received for transmission. Tho temporary officers for purposes of Incorporation are: President J. II. Fisher. Vice Presldont F. J. Cross. Treasurer J. F. Morgan. Secretary W. It. Farrlngton. Auditor E. O. White. Directors It. Catton, C. L. Wight. W. H. Hooks, F. B. Grcanoy. Ab soon as the application of tho In corporators Is acted upon by tho gov ernment, tho company will push tae preparations for the installation of tho system. All tho necessary material will bo promptly purchased in order that tho experts to bo sent out by Marconi tho first of February may carry for ward their work with tho greatest pos sible dispatch. Off lor Washington. As Col. G. F. Llttlo of Hilo waved farowclls with hU big black slouch hat from tho deck of tho America Maru tho other morning, as that vessel was swinging away from tho wharf to head for San Francisco, ho Bhoutcd that ho would bo back and would bring some thing back with him. Ho might havo meant oxporlenco or somo new clothes or somo agencies or somo law books, but it is understood ho meant a com mission ns a mnmber of Undo Sam's official family in tho now Territory of Hawaii. Tho Colonel will Incidentally appear at Washington ns tho delegate for ono of tho political wings of tho Island of Hawaii. Legally ho will rep resent ono of tho squatter companies. lng the roots of tho trees. This vlsltn tlon cost Mr. Rycroft nnd several other growers n good deal of money, but Into j ly signs of tho grub's work nro dlBap- S-ln-uiiiiK unit ii id uunuvi'U null ill lllliu Puna will produce coffee ns well ns Ha- malum. I Mr. Rycroft spenks enthusiastically ' concerning Olna ns a cano district. Ho predicts that tho fields between tho elghc and twenty-two mllo mnrks on tho Volcano road will equal In bvery way any In tho group. Ho remarks that Mr. McStockcr is rapidly estab lishing a most envlnblo rcnutntlon ns n capablo manager. In commenting on tho great Olna estate, Mr . Rycroft makes somo remarks concerning alti tude and cano growth that aro original and Mint will bo surprising, particular ly as having never been brought out at any of the meetings of planters or lu tho reports of experts. Ho says that tho relation of altitude to enno growth depends entirely on locality. In some sections wind nnd fog mako an eleva tion of oven 800 or 1,000 feet forbid ding, whllo In other places, such as Olaa, for Instance, it Is certain that conditions favorablo to field flourishing are evident nnd havo been demonstrat ed up to not less than 2,000 feet. A number of cane men to whom this Icv was presented yesterday nnd today coincided rally with It. Mr. Rycroft Is one of tho men who hns been through all sorts of times and periods In Hawaii and who Is now moro than ever confident Mint tho Islnnds form whnt is to be for nil time ono of tho greatest business nnd productlvo communities or tho world Tho fearful experiences of tho stock transports Garonno and Port Stephens, when they attempted to tako tho north ern routo to Manila and finally wero compelled to chango their courso and put Into Honolulu, nro nothing com pared with what the transport Victor la passed through in attempting the samo route. Tho Victoria, after tossing around for some days was compelled to return to Seattle nftcr losing 90 horses nnd mules out of 304; they wero clthor killed out right or rendered such cripples ns to make their shooting necessary. The survivors woro in a fearfully maimed condition. Tho loss of stock was not so great on cither the Garonno or Port Stephens, but this was due only to tho good Judg ment of tho officers In charge of tho vessels. They disobeyed orders to bo sure, but with the liumnno result of loslnc onlv two horses on tho Port Stephens and eleven mules on tho Ga- I ronnc. Tho stock Mint was landed licro from both ships was In pretty bnd i shape ns rcgnrds cuts, bruises, etc., but I nono were so badly maimed ns to no- , eessltato their being destroyed. Horso sense is n term that can to those handling stock, and perhaps tho disaster to tho Victoria might havo f been nvcrted If tho officers In command had had a little moro of that commod- i lty nnd run across tho same happy Idea ' or sailing tor Honolulu, ns did tho o di cers of tho Port Stephens and tho Ga- uunc. Undoubtedly tho northern routo has Its advantages, this would seem to ap ply however, moro to Mio transporta tion of stock during tho summer sea son, when by tnktug that courso tho terrible hent nt tho hold of n ship Is. partially averted, this boat being son sldcrably greater on tho southern routo than on tho northern. The Iron sides of a ship becoming extremely hot, tho natural licnt from tho animals' bodies nnd their hot, moist breaths making tno atmosphere almost unbearable. r&ArATAYArATAVArATATAVArA Jj ' August Conrmlt. 3 UnJer dale of Sept. n, 1899, K August Conndt writes from Ram- 0 part City, In the Klondike, to his 0 brother here. August said he sent Sthe letter by the last steamer that would leave for eight months and, S" that himself as asscolates had set tled down for the long and lonesome m season of Isolation. He mentioned 0 the prospect of a long period on a 0 diet of pork and beans. August Is hopeful as ever and has a new scheme on hand that he believes promises well. He proposes, soon after Jan. 1, 1000, to make a start across the ice for the famous Cape Nome gold fields, which are at the present time declared all along the coast and throughout the states to be richer than anything Inlthe Klon dike, which means richer than any thing In the whole world. August tells of hearing from reliable sources of men who have been taking out at Ope Nome diggings all the way from J50 to ?icoo a day for months. It Is added that the borders of the gold territory have not yet been reached, and that the area of the diggings Is much mote extensive than the territory of the richness of the Klondyke. August had Intended going U Nome some time ago, but just at the time op- bo veil applied 1 8 10rtunity formaklngthetrlp offered c. nnd ncrhans ' LI he had signed for a voyage on a steamer as freight clerk, and could not secure Ills release. Nearly everyone who has come out of the Klondyke for a couple of years has somehow managed to meet August Conradt, and he Is known all over the world as the mighty athlete and good fcl'ow from tliFliaw.illTn Islands. 'ATATATATjxjxrjrjxj.v'jarA-rjrM LIQUOR CASE SUBMITTED "HIRAM BINGHAM" IN PORT Bohemian Girl Tonight. If a voto wero to be taken in every country whero music holds a place as to tho most popular opera which has over been composed, there is no ques tion but that tho Bohemian Girl would bo the unanimous choice. Its bright, Bparkllng and beautiful melodies havo kept it in tho popular world long after other operas havo died and passed away, Tho cast will includo tho Hono lulu favorito, Josephine Stanton, who will sing Arllno. On Saturday tho fourth children's matlnco will bo glvon, with Mascotto This will bo a laugh- A Little Fire. Tho flro this morning was in a small native houso in Iwlel. It was startod by a child getting some matches, set ting flro to somo scraps of paper and then to a netting over n bed. Tho chemical engine from station 6 and n steamer from tho central station were sent out, but the fire had been disposed of beforo the apparatus reached tin scene of oxcltement. Actor Coghlan Dead. Galveston (Tex.), November 27. Charles F. Coelan. the distinguished Eng lish actor and playwrlter, died here todav of gastritis, age 52 years. He had been III since his thearlcal engagement here four weeks ago. Oahu Mill to Start. Oahu plantation will start grinding on tho 19th Inst. The mill Is being pre pared now and everything will be ready for the work to begin in n few days. t Dr. Galbraith, who spont n souplo of months hero last spring, is on thu way to the Islands again and will arrlvo be foro tho end of tho year. W. Ottman vs Alex. Voting, Minister of tho Interior, is tho title of n enso submitted on an agreement of facts without legal action for tho determina tion of tho Justices of tho Supremo Court. Ottman was granted a light wine and beer llcenso for the salo of those liquors on his premises at Walkikl. Since tho Issuanco of said llcenso thrco other li censes havo been issued respectively to tho Moana Hotel, Hawaiian Hotel an nex and to Walkikl Inn. During tho tlmo that Ottman has had bis llcenso ho has obeyed tho law, kept an orderly house and never had a complaint from the Marsiial. Now that a renewal Is asked for It Is refused by the Minister ot tho Interior under Section 1 .Chapter CI, Laws ot 1898, which Is as follows: Not moro than three of theso licen ses shall bo Issued for each of tho Ju dicial Districts In the Republic provid ed, however, that In any District, town or placo in which there is a llcenso In oxUtcnce for tho selling at retail of spirituous liquors nnd tho business of vending spirituous liquors is actually being carried on no such license Bhall bo Issued within two miles from tho place where business is being carried on under such llcenso. Provided, how over, that Nuuanu Valley, Walkikl and Kallhl In tho District of Kona, Island of Oahu, shall for tho purposes of this act bo each considered a Judicial Dis Going to Hilo. Wm. A. Fetter, who for the past sev en years has been manager of the Lovo bakery on Nuuanu street and who be fore that wn with tho Horn bread, cako and pie emporium, leaves next week for Hilo to become a citizen and business man ot tho big town on Ha waii. Mr. Fetter takes with him to his new field of labor tho best wishes ot hosts ot Honolulu friends and is un rcsorvedly recommended ns aworthy man In every way nnd ono who has mastered his business. Mr. Fetter has purchased a business already establish ed at Hilo and will enlarge and build up tho samo. Ills ndvont Is respectfully called to tho attention ot tho Hilo Coffco Club, whoso members will find him a good man to know and cultlvnto. Mr. Fetter has for somo years been n lieutenant of Co. A, N. G. H. New ArtlstH Tonight. William Prcstlgo and Llzzlo Victor ngnln secured first placo In last night's enko walk. Later In the ovonlng Wll- llo waB observed getting Snltcr's cut rates on salt fish and other edibles In anticipation of tho family Itinu which win roiiow tho securing of tho trophy. Tonight Frank C. nnd Lilian F. Smith. champion llflo shots ot tho world, will glvo nn exhibition of rapid shooting, in which tho breaking of glass balls and tho playing of national airs through tho Impact or bullets fired at metal chimes will form tho principal features. La Petlto Rlalto will also make her first apearanco In her famous electric ser pcntlno flro dance. All children attend ing futuro Saturday matinees will bo presented with n surpilse packet con taining candles and n gift. Misuse of White Flag. London, Nov. 27. Tho conclusion must bo accepted, however, that the Boers aro deliberate in their mlsuso of tho whlto flags. On top ot General Methucn's warning nnd other evidences comes tho statement of Correspondent E. F. Knight, who hns arrived at Cape Town wounded. He says ho accom panied a detachment ot tho North ampton Regiment when n force of Boers, 300 yards distant, and surround ed, displayed n whlto flag. The officer commanding tho Northampton then ordered his men to rUe, when tho Boers deliberately volleyed, wounding Knight nnd others. WEDDING STATIONERY, Engrav ed Cards, Embossing. H. F. WICnMAN. Tho missionary schooner Hlrnm Bingham, Captain A. C. Wnlkup, camo Into port this morning having left Sau Farnclsco November 4. Tho Hlrnm Bingham bolongs to tho American Board of Commissioners ot Foreign Missions nnd Is sister ship to tho mis sionary supply stcamor Morning Stnr. Although a vessel of only 23 tons, sho Is n very staunch llttlo craft, carry ing a crew of a captain and four men. Captain Wnlkup, who Is both master nnd missionary lias been sailing nround among tho various South Sea Islands for tho past fifteen years. Sail ing from San Francisco ho makes year ly trips in tho lntorcsts of tho society, to the different missionary stations umong tho Islnnds of tho Marshall, Gil bert nnd Caroline groups. Many storms havo been encountered by tho Hlrnm Bingham during her yenrly visits to tho South Seas, but sho has passed through then) all safely ana Captain Walkup is ns proud ot her ns though sho wero an Atlantic liner. Al though schooner rigged and usually re lying on her sails for reaching the va rious ports, sho Is also furnished with a fino Hercules gas cnglno, tho captain stating "that In caso of a continued calm a propeller Is a very handy thing." This engine was put in placo while the Hiram Bingham was at San Fran cisco tills Inst time, as It was found ne cessary to havo auxiliary power among tho Islands. Tremendous currents exist In tho South Seas and frequently calms aro encountered that last a week, during that tlmo a vessel can be car ried hundreds of miles out ot course. With her new engine tho Hiram Bingham Is capablo ot making seven nnd eight knots nn hour In ordinary weather. After taking on a fow neces sary supplies the vessel will proceed to Kusalo Island. Dr. Posey, specialist (or Bye, Bex, Throat and Noso diseases and Catarrk. Masonic Tomplo. HAMILTON, BROWN SHOE CO.'S "HIGHLAND CALF" "Own Make" $3.00 SHOE rf BBHP ' Y i ran men v --!. ,.... ' JSniufttf 1 MhtMtHk Itikw-y rftiSMil-YTf''''- zfr--t&'& For Sale by Manufacturers' Shoe Co., Fart St., Sign of the JiJMim v;Vn'ifiiiirlift'rif.ii i- i ,.iLidii I - ,,A$r & X- - (Sir