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ifw&??. lTr3l",fFiB-tRoaREssE AMeRioX'PSPfeisr-iJ OLUU N 1 iit iftftVVJ THE PEOPLE'S PAPER. W'' ?ni wm" ASS0CJ5 " HONOLULU. TERRITORY OP HAWAII, FRIDAY. MAY 10 1901. -"v H(BB''rf'lt-y,'',,r"'"S '"ZTJsVUf lMrHnMaBBBB9aBBnaBBWT. X . MMMMhl EVENING Bulletin It '.' Vor X. No. 1837. V Pkiob 5 Cents. ,' ry ,., M 1 , y s i 1 I A I . . l r iv j WHAT BANKERS SAY ,f -I OK Effect of Depleted Treas ury Upon General., Business. OPINION VARIES ON GRAVITY OF OUTLOOK No Prospect'of Damage1 to Credit in the Outside World-Contractors Are the Hardest Hit.' The effect of a bankrupt Treasury upon general business what will It be? With no public credit, how will pri vate credit faro? What will be the re sult of appropriations aggregating a million or so against nn empty vault In the Treasury? How far down will the discounts go, on governments warrants at the banks? , A Dulletln reporter nsked these and other questions of W. G. Cooper, rasb lcr of the First National Dank of Hn wall. He said: "The failure of the Loan bill to pass tho Legislature means that tho $1,300,000 which would have conic to Hawaii from floating that amount of bonds abroad, wilt not come here. 11 means that that money will not be expended here and that public works will be practically abandoned for the next two years. This sctai'back -the business of the government to a mot unfortunate extent. Tho often of this state of affairs upon general buslncsi can readllyne seen. I do not antld pate any financial calamity but I ox pect buslnesa to be decidedly affected. "The credit of the government Is al ready Itjjpalred and tanks are nol colng tdccept government wn.ranti nt S per cent. How this will affect prl vate enterprise In a limited degree may be seen from a business incident oc curring at our windows this morning, A Arm having a contract with the gov ernment to supply certain tnatorlala has been taking pay In B.per ecu- war rants. He presented n batch of these as security. I had to refuse them until reinforced by the flrm'a note at 8 pnt cent. Every contractor doing govern ment b-jslness Is confronted by tho same hardship." Edward I. Spalding of tho Sprocket Hank said that he had not given much thought to the result to private busi ness In Honolulu In the next two years from the fa Mure of tho Legislature to provuie rumis, "ine policy ni iit.r rowing money to pay tho debts of tho Territory Is bad policy. It Is inevi table, nevertheless' that we do borrow ing. The purchaser of bonds usually looks for the security behind them. In our case, the consolidated revenues of tho Islands under present taxation lawn makes it uncertain as to whether the bonds would have been readily floated. We must ndmtt that as a Territory, we are confronted by an unusual state of affairs financially. Owing to the uncer tainty of the future. It is difficult to predict. Serious effects In large or small degree will certainly follow. "The extent of the hardship In the business world wilt depend in a meas ure upon how far the local baaks will go In relieving the situation." P. C. Jones, vice president of the Bank of Hawaii does not think the failure of the passago of tho Loan bill amounts to a public calamity, "The government must suffer detriment," sold Sir. Jones, "and the comfort and pleasure of the peoplo will be affected, liut no business panic will result and I do not think tho condition of the treas ury will be materially affect business. It Is not like destroying something we already have. Then besides, I under stand the Income tax taw will bring; In half a million revenue, which wilt re lievo matters perceptibly. Of course there would be more 'doing and things would be II viler It the Loan bill had passed. As It Is, contractors will suf- College Hills We wish to announce to the public tha, bv the terms of a contract just signed, the ELECTRIC ROAD of the RAPID TRANSIT CO. Will be Immediately extended trfPiiKh Ollrge HIU, follow ing t'.e line of our main boul evard, i Construction w'll begin AT ONCE, and the road will be In operation within four months, giving a 20- minute service. mMIMdiM CASTLE & LANSDALE ter more than the merchants and tho financial institutions will scarcely feel the difference. The Loan bill would have Increased prosperity, but Its fall ure to pass will not affect our present prosperity." STANTON 6 SCORE A 8UCCB88. The Stantons made a decided htti'ln their production of "Kra Dlavolo" last night. The performance was good from start to finish, the audience ap plauding quite vociferously at times. A chorus at the end of the second act was very well done, receiving two encores and a curtain call. Between the first and second acts, a sextette fiom the chorus scored a great suc cess In their production of "Tell Me Pretty Maiden" from "Floradora." Four encores and lets In abundance were received by the singers. Miss Stanton was as charming as ever last night, acting the disrobing scene with extreme modesty and taste, Henry Hallam as Fra Dlavolo was also good, excelling himself In the death scene in the last act, Harvey and Van Dyne as the comic brigadiers, evoked roars of laughter from the audience In the last act, where they mimicked tho disrobing scene, they brought down the house. In the last act. Harvey's sudden change from the ridiculous to the sublime was good and his acting was above criticism. Kunkel made a first class Lord Allcasb. On Saturday afternoon Said Pasha will be played. Wang will follow in the evening, and The Fencing Mastet will be played Monday. i BANKERS CALL UPON TREASURY AGENT McLENNAN Bondholders Claim They Are Being Figured Oat of Two Day Interest -Ludlow Defends the System. A delegation of bankers, consisting of W. O. Irwin. P. C. Jones and Cecil Brown yesterday called on Messrs. Mc Lennan and Ludlow, U. 8. Treasury gents, to protest against their meth ods of computing interest on tho Hawa Itan government bonds. These gentle men. Messr.. Mcpehnan and Ludlow, arrived in thl'sfclty April ZCwith mon-J pay off the bonds of Hawaii assumed by the Federal Government by the treaty of annexation. Notice was pub lished that all bonds should be pre sented to the Territorial Treasurer, and that Interest would cease May 1. When coupons bearing date of April 1 were presented. Interest was figured for 28 days. On a $;000 bond nt 6 per cent, bondholders and dealers in bonds have got the habit of counting tho In come as $5 per month straight. Tho McLennan count, gavo them only $4.60 for the month of April. Tho. protest of the bankers yesterday was to savo themselves and their clients this difference In Interest which on $100,000 would amount to $42.20. This morning Bishop & Co. filed a written protest in the same matter. Mr. McLennan stated that the, protest would be forwarded to Treasurer Oage at once. To a Dulletln reporter Mr. Ludlow explained the matter In detail, from tho standpoint of the Treasury agents He said: "Take a coupon dated April I, for example. Interest for April 1 was paid on the cb'upon falling upon that date. As to allowing Interest for May 1, that date we set at which Inter est should stop, Is It not clear that In terest stopping May 1 must stop at tho very first moment of tho first day of May? However, the theory of the mat ter has nothing to do with It. Accord ing to our Interest tables a coupon dated April 1, and on which Interest Is ordered stopped May 1, is entitled to 28 day Interest. "The tables of computation used by tho United States Treasury figure on a basis of 365 days per year. The sys tem Is In general use and is fully as simple as the "a month Is a month" system. "There Is another phase of the mat ter," said Mr. Ludlow. "When tho Con gressional Act under which we are working was passed, March 3, It could have stopped the Interest at that time. But that was not done. Interest could 'have been stopped the day we landed or we could have allowed It to run until June or August. The matter of decid ing the date on which tnterest should stop was left to the discretion of Mr. McLennan. He chose to mnko It May 1, and I consider the bondholders should be glad to get tho Interest as wo figure It. Wo will pass tno matter up to Oage." Clarence Cook of tho Bank of Ha waii said regarding tho matter: "Messrs. McLcnnnn and Ludlow nre figuring tho bondholders out of two days interest for tho month of April. They nro cutting off a day at both ends." Lute Sugnr Market. Now York, May 1. Sugar Raw, stronger; fair leflulns J'H to 3 U-lfic; centrifugal, test, 4 Vi to 4 B-lCc; mo lasses sugar, 3 1" to 3 9-1 Cc. Refined, strong; crushed, 5.03c; pondered, 5.05c; granulated, S.CIc. Honey & Tullerton, Tel, Main 185, lliliHi'iihi SALARIES SLASHED A .message from the Governor pt r talnlng to questions asked regarding the disposition of bills passed during the closing days of the regular session, was read at this forenoon's session of the House, In It, the Governor stated that he had considered but one bill, tho Supreme Court measure to which he attached, his name six days after the Legislature had notified him that It had shut up,shop. Tho first premonition of tho wielding or tne nxo tnrougn tne Appropriation bill camo to light this forenoon In tho Houao of Representatives. Salaries dropped right and left and several ulfl- ces were knocked out altogether. The Finance Committee spent most of last night in burning the midnight oil and, with the aid of Treasurer buildings, $2,400; pay of jailors, etc. Wright, revised the" Governor's cstl- $48,000. mates on salaries and prepared a re- Treasury Department Treasure, port on the matter. $8,000; Registrar of Public Accounts The offices knocked out were ui ful $4,800; license clerk, $2,400; stenog lows: rapher, $1,800. Secretary's Office Assistant clerk,' Tax Bureau Assessor for Hawaii, recording clerks and extra clerks. $4,800; assessor for Maul, $4,200; Regis- Attorney General's Department trar of Conveyances, $4,800; pay roll Deputy Sheriff of Wnlanae urn! .- . Indexer, etc.. $15,000. preme Court officer. " Public Works Superintendent, $.- Public Works Department Pourth 000; assistant, superintendent, $5,000; assistant clerk, road engineer, book-' chief clerkand clerk of market, $4,800; keeper, draughtsman's clerk and pay first assistant clerk and bookkeeper, roll ot steam tug.. , I $4,000; second assistant clerk, $3,000; Water Works Assistant clerk.. tlilfd assistant clerk, $2,400; stenog- Reform School Matron of girls' rapher, $2,400: messenger, $1,200; school, and teachers in boys' and girls' draughtsmen. $6,600; road supervisor school. $ 1,800;, superintendent of water works Public Lands Patent clerk. axilttant $4,800; first nsslstantc ltrk, $1,800; pay clerk, flrst land district clerk and six roll government buildings, $4944. land rangers. ' Public Instruction Superintendent, Board of -Health Exccuthe officer, $6,000; back salary for superintendent, and purchasing agent $3,125; secretary. $3,600; assistant scc- BesluWthese decapitated officers, the rotary, $3,000; superintendent boys' re following were reduced from the oat'.- form school, $2,410. mates of the Govctnor to the figures! Public Lands Commissioner. $6,000. given below: Board ofi Health President, $7,200; Judiciary Department Clerk. $3,000; City Sanitary Officer, $3,600. stenographer, $3600, one messenger, Besides this bill, no other business $1200. First Circuit First clerk, $3,- was considered. 000; Eecond clerk. $2,400; third clerk, $2,000; stenographers. J6.000; District Magistrate for Honolulu, $4,800; Hiiwa llan Interpreters, $4,000; Chinese in terpreter, $3,000; second District Ma gistrate for Honolulu, $2760. Second Circuit Clerk, $t,500; Dis trict Magistrate for Walluku, $2760. DIstrlct-Maglstrnte-for Horroaula, $60". Third Circuit Clerk, $1,600. vf?a-?a'v.'-?a-?a-?a-Si-sf- - M1EY m i) BY Tl Bristol Tenn., April 23. President and Mrs. McKluley tnd party left Washington at 10:30 o'clock this morn ing In a private train our the South ern Railway, which will carry them to tho Pacific Coast on a seven weeks' trip. The guests. Including members of tho Cabinet and thelrMvlvcs und friends, railroad men In charge of the trip, and nowspapcr men who accom pany the party, were at the station promptly, and no hitch In the program on which Secretary Cortelpou bnd spent many hours of hard work was occasioned at the start. The Presl- dent'a train arrived In Washington at yesterday, and wus elaborately decorat ed today with flowers. The locomo tive carried the President's flag, and from Washington through Virginia, where the train passed today, the sta tions were crowded with people to Bee the President. Every precaution was taken by rall- Toud officials today to guard against the possibility of a mishap of any char acter. The track, switches and bridges wero all carefully Inspected just before tho train reached a given station. everything on tho road, passenger as well as freight, was sidetracked, atfd over the Norfolk and Western Railroad today n pilot train rnn ahead of the Presidential special. AM tho members of tho party enjoyed the first day of their trip and the President expressed his gratllsntion over tho reception ho had received. I Memphis, April 30. "Greater Mem-, phis welcomes the President," the le- gend which dared from at least a score of banners stretched across the streets of this old city of the 8outh. was the keynote of the celebration today In honor of the Chief Magistrate. A vast deal was said about "Greater Mem-' phis." and the greater part of Its popu- latlon of 100,000 appeared on the streets to Indorse It. Token nil n all. the pro-'"' gram hecr was n fitting sequence of thA Pr-irfonf,, irin th,mi, ini,nmn and a corner of Mississippi earlier ln1ony ot the twen'-sl Intercollegiate tlio ilnv. New Orleans. May 1. The Presiden tial party traveled across tho cotton belt today from Memphis almost to the Gulf of Mexico. Down tho low-lylnk Vnzoo valley, fertllo ns that of tho i,ns arrived at Melbourne. Ho will rop Nllo, they went to Vlckshurg, teeming resent the United Slates Government with Its memories of thirty years ngo thence cast to Jackson, the capital ot Mississippi, and from thero down Into tho land of tho-magnolia and the orange, to this old, romantic city near the mouth of tho Mississippi, with Its traditions of French und Spanish rule. Tho outpourings of peoplo to seo tho Presidential train nlong tho touto to day wero larger than on tho two pre vious days, and tho demonstrations at Fourth Circuit Clerk, $2,160; sten ographer, $2,000; Jllstrlct Maglstiato for Hllo, $2760. Fifth Circuit-Clerk, $1,200. Attorney Oeenral's Department- Attorney General. $8,000; Deputy At torney General, $4,800; Assistant to the Attorney General, $3,600; "clerk, $3,000; clerk to High Sheriff, $3,000; Sheriff of Hawaii, 14,200; Sheriff of Maul, $4,000; Sheriff of Kauai, $3,680; clerk, to Sher Iff of Hawaii, $3,000; rlerk to Sheriff ot waul, ii.&ou; pay or Honjuulu tn lice, $50,000; Deputy Sheriff of Mairl $2,400; Deputy Sheriff of Makawao, $2,160; pay of Maul police, $35,000; Deputy Sheriff of Kauai, $2,400; pay r,l Kaiial police. $20,000; pay of Oahu police, ,$140,000; guards for public At 12 m the House took a recess un til 2 o'clock. i Foster and R. Carpenter were cacn fined $2 and costs by Judge Wilcox this morning for being drunk. Shoster, charged with violating sec tlon 370 of the Penal taws, was sen tencadTO 30-days on the reef this, moijrilng-W the Police Court. ?? - - -fa -?jtfyy-y-jf - VlcksbuVg and Jackson, the two prin cipal stops, were very striking. Houston, Texas. May 3. The Presi dential special was skimming over tho Hat broad -plains of Texas when tne President and his party awoke this morning: Houston was reached at 5:15 and the party was welcomed by Governor Sayers. who had come from the state capital at Austin for that pur pose. CROWDS GREET CONGER. Des Moines, Ia May 3. A public re ception wns tendered to Minister Con Kcr In the Auditorium t this city this Afternoon under the auspices of tho Q. A. R. of- Des Moines. Fully 3000 people crowded Into the building to listen to tho addresses and tho n- sponso of the guest of honor who for an hour detailed his experiences dur ing the siege of Peking. Mr. Conger will leave on Monday for Washington to consult with tho State Department with regarl to his duties. This morning ho made tho statement that he would give out before leaving a written stvtement with regard to the talk that he is a candidate for the Re publican nomination for Got ci nor. Murphy Hall Concert. A special concert Is to be given at Francis Murphy hall next Saturday evening, under tho leadership of B, R, Rice, pianist. Mr. James D. Doghcrty, , whose rich tenor volco Is being henrd Quite often In Honolulu, will sing and Joe Mariner will again delight bit an- dlcnco with his mandolin selections. Mr. Rice will play several concert numbers. Between 8:30 and 9:30 o clock there will be given a short practical talk on temperance and an oportunlty given to pledge, signing, , Bus-ball Cham lonhlp. , ,, ,, , U",VM?,,l1r f Cal1lfrnla ,W01- V'1B 2?a,.BTe f th basebr" Be.rles ,th .L," . ' W"'"B ' cnampion- 8?,lp'I1by1f ,BC0.re J 9 t0 ?"?' 0vcr "Prke'ey f Ponwjl freshman Pitcher struck out thirteen men, a tvtanX that has never been equaled In e -- Rcnney nt Melbourne. Washington, May 1. Admiral Re mev. on honrri hln ILieshln Flrnnklvn. ,'at ,ho oneninirof tho first session of tho Australian Parliament. Take a rldo on tn Pacific Heights Ulectrlc Railway and enjoy tho un surpassed view nt ocean, mountain nnd valley. Honolulu looks Its beft from Pacific Height Round trip to cents. The nulletln, 75 cents per month. WllM Bill in first mm Is Passed at This Morn ing's Session of Senate. ATTORNEY GENERAL DOLE MAKES REPLY TO LETTER Tells How Acceptance of Free Ste&mer Tickets. May Bi Contrary to t " tie Laws of the- Territory. At this forenoon's session of the Sen-' ate, the Appropriation bill as presented at the regular session and reintroduced by Mr. Achl yesterday, was read .through the first time for Information and passed. From the present indi cations, there will be many changes In the bill when It Is read the second time. The Senate met nt 10 o'clock this forenoon. After the usual preliminar ies a communication from the Attorney General, giving his opinion as to the presentation of freo steamer tickets to legislators was read, as follows: Honorable S. K. Kalue. President of the Senate, Territory of Hawaii. Dear Sir: I have the honor to ac knowledge receipt of.a copy of a reso lution, passed by your honorable body, dated May 9th, 1901, requesting my opinion as to whether the acceptance by members of the first class passage ticket from steamship companies is, or Is not, contrary to law. Section 255 of tho Penal Laws of 1897 provides that: "Whoeer cor ruptly gives or promises to any execu tive, legislative or judicial officer, or to any master In chancery. Juror, apprais er, referee, arbitrator or umpire, any gift, gratuity, service or benefit, with Intent to Influence his vote, Judgment, proceeding or matter pending, or that may by taw come or be brought before htm In his capacity as aforesaid, shall t3 punished by Imprisonment at hard labor not. more. than1 two years, or by fine not exceeding $500." Section 256 ot the Penal Lars ot 1897 provides that: "Every executive. legislative, judicial or civil officer, or any master In chancery, or any person acting or summoned ns a Juror: or any appraiser, referree, arbitrator or um pire, who corruptly accepts any gift, gratuity, beneficial service, or act or promise of either, under an ngreement. or with an understanding that he shall In the exercise of any function In bis capacity as aforesaid, vote, decide, or act In any particular manner In any cause, question, proceeding or matter pcjidlng or that may by law come or bo brought before him, shall be punished by Imprisonment at hard labor not more than five years, or by fine not ex ceeding one thousand dollars.." If a steamship ticket is given cor ruptly for the purpose, cither express or understood, of Influencing legisla tion. It Is an offense for which the giver of tho ticket may bo punished by Im prisonment nt hard labor not moro than two years, or by fine not exceed ing $560. If such ticket Is accepted corruptly, upon an understanding that Its acceptance Is to Influence the legis lator's vote, it Is an offense, for which he may be punished by Imprisonment nt hard la,hor not moro than five years, or bo fined not moro than $1000. To constitute an offense' under the law above quoted, thero ,must be a corrupt giving or acceptance, that Is, It must bo In the nature of a bribe, I have the honor to bo, sir, With great respect, Very sincerely yours. E. P. DOLE, Attorney General. On motion of Mr. C. Brown, this communication was accepted and plac ed on file. ' Mr. C. Brown moved n reconsidera tion ot the resolution ot Mr. Achl ask ing the Attorney General for his opin ion In regard to tho possibility of the introduction of a loan nnd other bills during tho extra session. The clerk reported that tho resolution had al ready been sent to tho Attorney Gen eral so nothing further was done by the senate with rcrcrence to Mr. Brown motion,. On motion of Mr. C. Brown, the Ap propriation bill was read through and, on motion of Mr. J, Brown, It was pass ed In first rending., There being no further business be fore tho Senate, adjournment was tal;en until tho usual hour on Saturday, m m NI'.W FHDERAL COURT RULES. Jn tho Federal Court this morning. Ailtoula O. Sllvn, a nntlvc of Portugal, WHfi mado n citizen ot the United State' byJudRO Ilstco. Tho following new 'tiles wero pro mulgated by tho Court: Tho transcript of tho testimony nnd exceptions on appeal or error In au- cause, shall bo submitted to opposing counsel for correction nnd npprnxal; niul If tho counrel on both sides full In agree, upon nnd settlo tho testimony nnd exceptions within a reasonable) time, tho tmmo shall bu nettled by ttM court. As soon as tho rrconl, evidence nnd exceptions mo agreed upon or set tled, they shall be filed forthwith In the. office of, the clerk of this' court, from which office they shall not be re moved for any purpose, except on the order of th court. Ho papers or motions of any charac ter shall be filed In this court In any matter or proceeding on nppeal or er ror, nor will any matter or thing wlt'i reference thereto be heard or passed upon by the court until the transcript of the evidence In the case Is duly filed In the office of the clerk. wimiiM mms HT Walluku. May 9. William Goodness, proprietor of the Bismarck Stables, and one ot the oldest citizens of Wallutti; died last Sunday afternoon aged." 73 years. v " He was born In one of the eastern states jsnd during' parly boyhood lived In the then -utoftt fed West. Cow boys and cattlemen were his compan ions in those days of adventure and his leve for such a life wns increased In later years. He fought during the Civil War as a scout under General G. B. McLennan being enlisted from the 8tate ot Maine and aws mustered out of service at .the close of the war. When the Mexican war broke out he enlisted. Again during the war between1 Pent and Chile, William Goodness cast his lot with the Peruvian forces. Although Goodness had seen a great deal of fight ing, having participated In several now historic battles, he In each Instance came out unscathed. William Goodness first came to Ha- V wall nel on the old steamer Moses Tay- . lor In 1870 from California, and settled a while at Makanao. Maul. Later he moved over to Walohull and Walakoa, Kula, having bought an Interest In those ranches, and curried on that business for years. About ten years ago he came to Walluku and started the Bismarck stables which he person ally conducted with great business apti tude, and which has been a source of Income to hlra during his later years. It Is generally understood that Good ness had been receiving pensions from two. governments tho United States and Mexican. The deceased left both real and per sonal property amounting to over $10. 000 and his heirs are his adopted chil dren: Guy and.Peruvla Goodness and Mrs. Rebecca Haffener. The funeral took place last Monday afternoon and was attended by n large number of th friends. The body was burled at the Walluku cemetery. Rev, William Ault officiating. William Goodness was a man liked 4nd loved by all, and was. ot, such ttj, kind hearted nature, that his purse has boon always open to help those who ap plied to him for help, and the number of promissory notes that are now stor ed In his safe are evidences of this. Friends he had many but enemies few, ' Ho was a carpenter by rrade, being the builder and contractor of the Mntinaloa Seminary that was burned down years aeo. He was also the builder of Mr. Cornwelt's stately mansion at Wnl- kapu. Last Wednesday a petition for temporary administration was filed In the 'Second Circuit Court, and A. N. Kopolknl, W. F. Pogue and J. V. Kerr wero appointed temporary administra tors of tly estate, pending the final hearing of the petition for the p-bate of will. 8UGAR TRUST IN PORTO RICO. San Juan, P, R... April 29. It Is re ported here that the American Sugar Refining Company Is getting optloni on largo estates here. Fire Claim Commlsalon. Judge Kepolkal, tho member of tho Fire Claims Commission whose arrival was being awaited by that body, was a passenger from Maul In the Maunt Loa this morning. The commission held a short Informal session this fore noon and will cpme together in a day or so for organization. Tho Chamber ot Commerco hall has been secured by tho commission as a permanent meeting place. J, A. BANNISTER SHOE- W1! MEM it i t -f. J V. V. , & sf&4 ' ' a, .;........ , . ..i? :,.-. :f x.'.d.vJSSdikf'm agtedstay iitMiimthi&ilMi6itmi tins ViSsu