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PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER, MARCH 26, 1888.
THE DAILY
Pacific . Commercial Advertiser
IS PUBLISHED
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columns should be addressed to
Editor Pacific Commkbcial Advbbtiseb.
Business communications and advertisements
sfcould. be addressed simply
P. C. ADVKKTI8KB,!
an I not to individuals.
THE
Pacific Commercial Advertiser
Is now for sale daily at the Following places:
I. FI. SO PER . Merchant street
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Five Cents per Copy.
MONDAY : : : : : March 26th
A NEW DANGER.
It is somewhat significant that on the
first night during which the electric
light spread its rays over the city as a
whole, an accident was reported as hav
ing occurred through the wir1? coining
in contact with a tree. The incident
itself is of no special importance, as the
damage, if any, is of a very trifling
nature and need not therefore be dwelt
upon. But its significance lies in its sug
gestiveness. For aught we know to the
contrary it may be the precursor of more
serious casualties. Whilst it is to be
hoped that this gloomy anticipation may
not be realized, it can scarcely be con
tended that it is entirely groundless,
when we read what has actually oc
curred in other quarters. So long as the
necessary insulations remain intact, all
will be well, but if these should become
worn at any point without being immed
iately noticed,the consequences are liable
to be serious. An example oftthis latest
danger happened recently in Eoston. By
one of those mischances, which might
occur at any moment, a telephone wire
was crossed with an electric wire, the re
sult'being destructive fires in the offices
of three of the telephone company's sub
scribers. Another instance is reported
irom New York, where a broken tele
phone wire, coming in contact with
one charged with electricity for
lighting purposes, became itself
a conducting medium, and was
wound in ' its fall round the fore-quar
ters of a passing horse, resulting in the
animal's death. It is also said that the
driver, in his ignorant endeavors to re
lease it, was barely prevented from
handling: the fatal wire. These are two
samples of those which have occurred
from time to time, and in some places
we understand that legislation has in
consequence rendered it compulsory to
run the wire underground. We make no
contention that this is necessary here,
but have submitted a few facts gathered
from .what we believe to be reliable
sources.
The Blue Ilibbon Leasue.
, The entertainment on Saturday eve
ning under the auspices of the Blue Rib
bon League was well attended, and the
, programme as rendered gave much pleas
ure to those present. Rev. H. H.Gowen,
the president, presided, and introduced
Mr. P. C. Jones as the speaker of the
evening. Mr. Gowen referred to Mr.
Jones as the "wealthy brewer" and a
new convert.
Mr. Jones at some length, gave an
analysis of the wines made in San Fran
cisco. He said that after drinking any
of them it must make a man feel as if
there was a torchlight procession passing
down his throat. Mr. jQnes will deliver
the same address on Friday evening be
fore the Hawaiian Blue Ribbon League.
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Tlie Electric Light.
The city of Honolulu is now lighted
with the electric light and it is a grand
success. It was tried on Friday night for
the first time and again.for a little while
on Saturday. There are two circuits,
one fifteen miles in length and the other
six. The dynamos are run by water
power, and the pressure at the water
wheel is 130 pounds to the square inch.
The lamps distributed throughout the
town are each 2,000 candle power. It will
not be long before private houses are
lighted by the electric light.
Supreme conn.
BEFORE PRESTON, J.
Fredericka A. Cooke vs. Clari M.
Cooke. Petition by the wife for ju icial
separation. His Honor filed a d . "sion
dismissing the suit, as the petitioner
had not sustained the allegations in the
petition, and had not proved any other
acts which would justify making the de
cree asked for.
EDWARD HOFFMANN.
The Yeiirable Doctor patieg away td
ill last tfest.
Early Sunday morning, Dr. Edward
Hoffmann breathed his last at his resi
dence Wylie street, Nuuanu Valley, at
the ripe age of J75 years. The deceased
had been gradually failing for some time
past. The funeral took place yesterday
afternoon at four o'clock and was largely
attended.
Dr. Hoffmann was born at Oldenburg,
Germany, October 21st, 1813. He came
to these islands as physician on a Ger
man whaleship in 1847. He at once
located in Honolulu and with a Dr.
Wood who is still living in Boston,
kept a drug store ont he site now oc
cudied by Bishop's bank. Later on
the late Captain Makee built the build
ing now occupied by Messrs. A. J. Cart
wright and C. Bolte, Kaahumanu street,
and fitted up the corner store especially
for Dr. Hoffmann. While this was
building the doctor- occupied a store
which stood on the site on which the
Campbell block is built. Dr. Hoffmann
sold to Bishop & Co., the site on which
they have erected their bank, but re
tained the store now occupied by Mr. C.
O. Berger. In this building the deceased
carried on the drug business finally re
tiring abont 1881. At one time he was
physician at the Lunatic Asylum and
Oahu prison. For twenty-five years or
more the late doctor was at the head of
social affairs in Honolulu. He was a
fine musician and an excellent judge of
a good piano. From 1849 up to the
seventies their was scarcely a social
event took place in which he was not
the prime mover. He was Consul for
Austro-Hungary for a great many years.
The deceased was a Knight Commander
of the Royal Order of Kamehameha I.
He leaves a widow to mourn his loss.
What the Chinese Have Done.
Ed. P. C. Advertiser Sir: Not wish
ing to intrude, yet I make myself so
bold as to request space in your paper
for a few remarks and only a few. In
the beginning let me pass a word of
praise to my countryman, Ho Fong, for
the great trouble he has taken person
ally in writing information of all that
concerns our race in these Islands. We
must all be told the truth sometimes,
and although. Mr. Ho Fong has not, I
imagine, let forth all that might be said
or written, yet I hear most foreigners
agree with his writings, the little word I
wish to add is to fix the attention of ad
to one fact omitted, that is, that our
people pay very high rents and lease a
deal of property. These rents keep those
who lease to them well in goods and
money all the year, but if we were not
here to lease where would these people
get the money from to live on ? There
would be much less money about and
less business, and as to the taxes paid
under these leases why I they would be
wanting ! and this is, I say, because no
other foreigners would lease and pay
such rents and build and spend money
as we do, and here it is in order that I
should direct the attention of those who
don't know to the very true fact that
many thousands of acres of marshy and
ungovernable land have been brought
under direct and good cultivation for all
purposes by my countrymen. In fact,
much land has been reclaimed by them,
and rendered productive and become
liable to and does pay a large proportion
of taxes. These lands, I am sure wrould
never have been reclaimed by any but
by our countrymen, who have been will
ing to risk the proceeds of many years of
toil in this business, when no one else
would, and it is well known that our
market gardens supply all with cheap
and good vegetables, where they are
grown on land leased from native owners
and many white foreigners. But our
countrymen do not claim any exclusive
ness for anything. The land and busi
ness in it is open to all in a free country,
which we have always thought this one
was. In conclusion I may add that we
pay our own taxes as well as haoles ; our
sick hospital dues, have no beggers (as
some other foreigners have) ; subscribe
our own charities, and others too, and
have been taught to wish all good luck
and prosperity. Lau Ciiono.
Sunday School Exhibition.
A quarterly Sunday School exhibition
was given at Kawaiahao Church yester
day morning under the direction of the
Hon. W. N. Castle, superintendent of
the Sunday School, assisted by the Hon.
D. L. Naone. The church was crowded,
the Sunday school children alone num
bering over 200 boys and girls. The ex
ercises were well conducted and scholars
and teachers are to be highly com
mended for the efficient manner in
which they prepared their parts.
The members of the Royal Hawaiian
Band, besides supplying instrumental
music, sang several well chosen-hymns,
and their singing was admired. Four
little girls whose ages range from seven
to five, sang and recited Psalms in both
the Hawaiian and English languages,
and the very thorough manner in which
they did their part won the admiration
of ail present. The Kawaiahao and Ka
mehameha schools also took part in the
exercises. Among those present were
H. R. H. Princess Liliuokalani, Hon. C.
R. Bishop, Rev. J. Adams and Mrs.
Adams, and many others. The latter
gentleman made a neat addre 3.
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A large and well selected stock of milli
nery goods, fine wings, fine birds, fancy
feather pon pons, choice flowers and fancy
edged watered ribbons, at Sachs' store.
ASIATIC IMMIGRATION.
A Petition to be Presented to the
Legislature.
The following petition has been pre
pared :
To the President, Nobles and Repre
sentatives in the Legislature of the Ha
waiian Kingdom.
Gentlemen : We, the undersigned,
"Voters and Taxpayers of this Kingdom,
earnestly request that LawTs be enacted
during the present Session of the Legis
lature, May, 1888, embodying the follow
ing clauses, which are of vital import
ance to the interests of the petitioners
and of the country at large :
First That no more male passengers
of the Asiatic races, be allowed to land
at any of the ports of this Kingdom,
whatever be the place they may come
from, or if permitted to land, temporarily,
only on bail of five hundred dollars ;
Second That the granting of return
passports to Asiatics be limited to speci
ally urgent cases, and then, only with all
the precautions necessary for individual
indentification ;
Third That all further introduction
of Asiatic Coolie Immigrants, either
Chinese, Japanese, be immediately res
tricted to the actual wants of the indivi
dual platiters in labor for sugar and lice
plantations only ;
Fourth That the planters who hence
forth will require Asiatic laborers shall
make a requisition to that effect to the
Government, stating the number re
quired and the length of engagements or
contracts desired ;
Fifth That it will be understood in
those contracts that no Asiatic immi
grant laborers coming to this country,
will be permitted to land freely, but that
they will be kept under proper restraint
until they enter into an agreement to
work for some responsible planter for 3
or 4 years ;
Sixth That each of the employers be
made responsible, by responsible bond,
for such strictly limited number of
laborers as may be introduced for him,
with the clear understanding that all
such laborers, at the- expiration of the
time for which they be engaged will
have either to reship on some plantation
or to be sent away from this country,
proper means of identification being
taken on the first landing of every in
dividual immigrant;
Seventh That, in view of better con
troling these laborers, only a portion of
their salary, sufficient for their mainten
ance, be paid into their hands, the bal
ance baing handed over monthly by the
employers to the Government, to be
kept in some safe place of deposit and
remitted to the respective immigrants
only when, at the expiration of their
engagements, they are to be forced to
leave the Kingdom, their passage money
being then deducted from such deposited
sums ;
Eighth That it will be enjoined to the
Government not to issue to Asiatics,
either Chinese or Japanese, any new
licenses for doing business in any trade
or commerce, except for the sale of
Chinese or Japanese goods, pork or rice,
and that whenever favorable occasions
occur through legal infractions, default
or failures, the licenses actually granted
to Asiatics, be canc lied ;
Ninth That also such licenses already
granted to Asiatics, be at once cancelled,
which are obnoxious or dangerous to
public health or safety, such as hack
drivers, bakers, butchers, etc. ;
Tenth That no Asiatic, after once
being bankrupt, be allowed to own any
more interests in any other licensed
business ;
Eleventh That the Government be
required to exercise proper vigilance on
the enforcement of the actual legislation
on licenses, against all Asiatics who at
present unlawfully evade the Laws ;
Twelfth That a stringent Vagrancy
Act be vigorously enforced to prevent
any Asiatic idlers, Chinese or Japanese,
to remain in the country, and to that
effect, that every male Chinaman and
Japanese, residing here at present, be
registered and given an official certificate
showing that he is actually earning an
honest living ;
Thirteenth That all Asiatics who can
not show that they are willing to, and
can make an honest living here, shall
be compelled either to enter into a con
tract for 3 or 5 years, as per clause 5, or
to leave the Kingdom ;
Fourteenth That the overcrowding of
Asiatics adults in their dwellings be
restricted according to sanitary princi
ples. That all these points Gentlemen, will
receive your kind and prompt considera
tion, is the earnest and sincere prayer fo
your Petitioners.
Football.
A match game of football was played
on Saturday morning on the Makiki
recreation grounds between teams from
Oahu College and the Kamehameha
School. There was a very large attend
ance to witness the game and much in
terest was manifested. Among those
present were Hon. Chas. R. Bishop,
President of the Board of Education,
Rev. W. B. Oleson, President of the
Kamehameha School, Rev. W. C. Mer
ritt, President of Oahu College, Mr. A.T.
Atkinson, Inspector General of Schools,
and the pupils of St. Louis College with
their teachers. The game started shortly
after 10 o'clock, and after playing eighty
minutes the Oahu College boys were de
clared, the victors by 1 goal to nothing.
The Kamehameha boys played very well
but were not so fleet of foot as their op
ponents. However, the game was a
good and exciting one throughout. Mr.
Henry Hyde officiated as umpire.
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Concert at Emma Square.
The following musical programme will
be given by the Royal Hawaiian Military
Band this afternoon at 7:30 o'clock at
Emma Square :
Overture "Maritana" Wallace
Ballet music "Astorga" Abert
Waltz "1001 Nights" Strauss
Selection "Pinafore" Sullivan
"Ua hiki no."
Medley "War Recollection" Beyer
Echo "Dreams" Widecke
Two Marches "Vienna" and "The Band"
"Hawaii Ponoi "
Seizure of Iaquor.
On Sunday morning Captain Larsen
made a raid on Fowler's yard and cap
tured Jack McVay selling liquor without
a license. The offender was promptly
conveyed to the station house, along
with several bottles of brandy, gin, etc.
McVay will have a hearing this morn
ing.
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A lot of stylish hats in black, white and
colored, at $1 and $1 25 each at the Popular
Millinery House, N. S. Sachs, proprietor.
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Children's hats; children's hats trimmed
and untnmmed, in fine leghorn and fine
white Milans, also a good assortment in
school hats, at one dollar each at Sachs
store. 101 Fort street.
MAMMOTH SHIPMENT
11 AY AND GRAIN,
Just received and for
Sale at
LOWEST MARKET PRICE.
UNION FEED CO., II.
NOTICE.
rpHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WOOD
I lawn Dairy and Stock Co. will be held at the
office of W O. Smith, Fort street, on Thursday,
March 29, 1888, at 2 o'clock p. m. A full attend
ance of the stockholders is desired.
A. L. SMITH,
lw Secretary W. D. & 8. Co.
Ed. Hoffschlaeg:er & Co
Offer For Sale
Ales. Beers,1 Wines,
Brandies. Whiskies,
Champagnes.
All of SUPERIOR QUALITY and at LOW
. ' RATES, Including
lien nesy Brandy,
Boisset Brandy,
L'Advocat Brandy,
White Elephant Gin,
Stone Jug Gin,
Royal Club Gin,
Angostura Bitters, Etc. Etc
AGENTS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANE8 FOR;
Flensburg Stock Beer.
Alsace Ale of the Schiltigheim Brewery.
M. B. Foster & Son's Ale and Porter.
W. E. Johnson & Co.'s Stout.
Thistle Blend Scotch Whisky.
Old Glen Highland Whisky.
Daniel Crawford & Son's Scotch Whisky.
Mavourneen Old Irish Whisky.
ETC. ETC. ETC. ETC.
Ed Hoffsehlaeger & Co.
KING AND BETHEL STREETS.
WING WO CHAN ft CO.,
Commission Merchants,
Importers and dealers in all kinds of
Chinese Provisions, Merchandise, Cigars,
Ebony Furniture, Ebony and Marble
Tables.
Chinese and Japanese Crockery Ware.
Dinner Sets, Tea Sets, Vases of all
kinds.
Mattings, Camphor Wood Trunks,
Rattan Chairs, Clothing Baskets, etc.
Silks, Satins. Embroidered Silk Hand
Kerchiefs. Grass Cloth, Crape Shawls and Crape
Silks.
All kinds and all styles of China and
Japan Teas, of the latest importation.
Opposite W. C. Peacock & Co., Nuu
anu street,. Honolulu, H. I.
Mutual Telephone No. 18. P. 0.
Box 186. 3m
fctttrlisniums.
Bargains in Embrojjj
BARGAINS, BAR(AIV
Embroideries ! Embroik
AT THE
Popular Millinery H
104 Fort St., Honolulu
N. S. SACHS, PBOPBIEft
Hamburg and SAviss Edgings!
Hamburg and Swiss h
. ALL OVER EMBB0IDEB1E&
Children's Embroidery Flounces ! Ladies' Fie bro'i
In Skirt and Holoku Lengths.
Ladies' Box Suits! Ladies' fei
DIRECT IMPORTATION FROM EUROPE,
Thereby saving the United States Duty. The Entire Lot will!
. ASTONISHING PBICES!
Astonishing Prices ! Astonisliiii'l
Notice to the Pole of
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WEDDING CASE
Ladies or gentlemen who contemplate giving orders for the abo
respectfully requested to call at the Honolulu Pioneer Steam Candy i
Bakery, established 1863, before going to any other house, as my esta
POSITIVELY the onty establishment in Honolulu, notwithstanding
ulous, empty, and pompous newspaper blowing and putting, hwi
procured to give the greatest satisfaction to the mast refined taste,!
ornament of exquisite workmanship on your table which will iw.
pieces when cut, but be a credit to the fine art of the Confectionery,!.
only for twenty-five years, but still bids competition defiance to this di
tempts in any other establishment are inferior to mine, and not w
you pay. It is an indisputable fact that all over the world a good wjrt
ductions are alwavs cheaper than halfmade ones are. Having hifom
tury's practical experience, the undersigned is enabled to ornament l
and the highest styles of the art.
F. HOE N,
The only Practical Confectioner in all branches Proprietor Hwoi
Candv Factorv and Bakery. Hotel between Fort and Nuuanu Streets.
H. I."
1876. GEO W. LINCOLN. 1
BUILDER.
75 and 77 Kin? Street, - - - - Ho
Bell Telephone No. 275. 65 Mutual Td'PWi
JOHN
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Plumbing, Tin, Copper and Sheet
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EAST CORNER FORT AND KINO STREET
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Produce by everv steamer. All m-rior faithfully attenaea w - .-pd.
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