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HOMOI-UIiU. HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. WEDNESDAY. 0( .OBEE - Ifc9
PEilCE: 5 CJffiXTS.
Bnsiiircs (Tarda.
The Hawaiian Safe Deposit
AND
INVESTMENT COMPANY
KKEKS FOR HALE
Vlrtt-Claa Plantation am! Other ?to kn,
Plantation and Government Konda,
And the Manager will always be ready to
give in formation and auvice to
purchasers.
This Company is prepared to purchase
for cash, blocks of Keal Estate in and
boat Honolulu.
Agent for 8un Fire Office of London,
(established A . D. 1710.) The old at
pore' fire insurance Company in s
wor Risks taken at lowest r-it. I.
tJUT Boies of various sizes in the Safe
Deposit Vaults rented by the month
or year.
For particulars apply to
THE HAWAIIAN SAFE DEPOS
AMD
IN VESTMENT COMPA NY,
408 SORT STREET, HOUOLCLC.
i 8RHWER 4 CO.. LIMITED
Qusen Street, Honolulu, H. .
AGENTS FOR
Hawaiian Agricultural Co., Onomea
3ugar Co., llonomu Sugar Co., Wailoku
Sugar Co., Waihee Sugar Co., Me.kee
"agar Co., llaleakala Ranch Co., Kapa
HU Ranch.
Planters' Line 6an Francisco Packets.
Jhfca. Brewer A Co. 'a Line of Boston
Packets.
Agents Boston Board of Underwriters.
Agents Philadelphia Board of Under
writers. list or OrriCRKS:
P. C. Jo!8 President
Oso. II. Robertson Manager
E. F. Bishop Tree, and Secy.
Col. W. F. a ..: Audit r
C M. Coon 1
H. WATKBdocss. .. v Directors
A. W. Cabtbs )
Castle & (Jooke L'd.'
LIFE AND FIRE
INSURANCE AGENTS
AGENT8 FOR
HEW ENGLAND MUTUAL
Life Insurance Company
OF BOSTON -
Ilea Fire Insurance Company
OF HARTFORD.
HONOLULU
URRIAGE MANUFACTORY
W.W. WRIGHT,
Proprietor.
Carriage Builder
AND REPAIRER.
'All orders from the other islands
la the Carriage Building, Trimming and
!?alnting Line, will meet with prompt
attention.
T. O. BOX 321.
EOS. 128 AND 130 FORT STREET
Nunes & Harrison,
HORSESHOERS.
Neat Work and Satisfaction Gua
ranteed. TELEPHONE 445-
QUEEN STREET,
Three doors Waikiki of Richards street.
3975-6m
DR. R. H. REID,
Physician and Surgeon
Office Hours : 1 :30 to 4 r. m.
Associated
street.
with Dr. Dav, Beretania
4023- tf
tfdHfaf&L
At
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N T I H T-
M HOTEL 6TXJT,
gayOrracj Hogagl . n. to p. m.
CON80L DATED
Soda Water Works Company, Limited
Eapiamde, Corner Allen ind Fort Sts.
HOLLISTEK
CO.,
Ajfentn.
H. HACKFELD a CO.,
Griiiernl Coram issior. Agents
Cor. Fork and Queen sts., Honolulu.
PACIFIC TRADING COMPANY
Successors to Itchan.
IMl'OKTEKg AND DEALERS IN
Japanese Provisions and Dry Goods,Etc.
-t.i ant - -J
Fort Street,
Honolulu. H
HONOLULU IRON WORKS CO.,
Steam Engines,
Boiler. Nnirar Mill. Cooler. Brass
and I.frttl hi tinea ,
And machinery of every description made
to order. Particular attention paid to
shipe' blacksmithing. Job work excuted
on the shortest notic .
GONSALVES & CO,
Wholesale Grocers and
Merchant.
Wine
225 Queen Btreet, Honolulu, H. I.
KAHULUI HOTEL,
Kahclu:, Maui.
SAM SING, - - Proprietor.
Special attention to ti e travel
ing public.
MEALS AT ALL HOURS.
3982
MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE,
Corner of King and Nuuann Streets.
CTJiiat received by the Australia, a
fresh invoice of
Enterprise Beer and Oysters
FOR COCKTAILS.
'elephone 805.
DR. J. UCHIDA,
Physician and Surgeon.
No. 5, KUKUI LANE.
Office Hours: 8 to 12 a. m. and
8 p. m.
Mutual Tel. 532.
A Cholera Epidemic
Is a Sure Tiling
L'nless every precaution is taken to
prevent the spread of tbe dread dis
ease. Is your house and grounds in
a good sanitary condition? If not,
ring up telephone 44 and I will put
everything in good condition at
shortest notire and at lowest possi
ble prices for cash. Give me a call,
get my pri es and be convinced.
JAS. NOTT. JR.
Oil
Highest of ail in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report
Unsmtss wOfDs,
LORRIS A. THURrOK,
Attorney at Law,
113 KMhaniMa BtxMt, Honolulu, H. I.
EDMUND P. DOLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
11 yt tftrnet
4014-3OJ
Telephone 91.
WILLIAM C.
ATTORNEY
PARKE.
AT LAW
A.D
Agant to talk Aeccv
nr.:.)
Office No. 13 Kaahunnu Btree;, Houo-
lula, B . I.
sSLf u- 7AOUEN,
TS Practical Gunmaker
Will do any kind of repairing to Pire
ar.s, Brow ling aDd Blueing and
rest'cku.g equal to Factory work. Satis
faction guaranteed. Union street, with
C. Sterlinz. PainW
LEWIS & CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Grocers
in
Telephone
FORT STREET,
0
P. . Box 2 9
M. W. McCHESNEY 4 SONS
WHOLESALE GROCERS
AND DEALER IN
Leather and Shoe Findings
.agents Hcnolr.lu Soap Works Com
pany and Honolulu Tannery
H. MAY 8c CO.,
j Wholesale and Retail Grocers
FORT
Telephones 22.
STKEET.
P. O. Box 470.
HAWAIIAN HARDWARE CO.,
HAKDWARK,
Cutlery and Glassware
307 Fort Btreet.
BEAVER SALOON,
FORT 8TKHKT, OPPOSITE WILDES A CO.'S
II. J". NOLTE, Proprietor.
Firet-claos Lunches served with Tea, Cof
fee, boda Water, Ginger Ale or Milk.
OPES FROM o A. M. TILL. 10 P. M,
8mokers' Requisites a specialty.
LEWERS & COOKE,
Successors to Lowers & Dickson.
Importers and Dealers in Lumber
And all Kinds of Building Materials.
NO. 8 4 FORT WTRKKT. HONOLrtC
Atlas Assurance Company
OP LONDON,
ASSETS - lO.OOO.OOO.
H. W. Schmidt & Sons,
Agents for tbe Hawaiian Islands.
DR. E. C. SURMANN
Ha Kemovcil t Garden Lane.
Telephone 181.
3974
Us i tirkd. Feed him ocr oats.
A. L. MOKKIS A CO.,
Telephone 422. 51 Fort Street.
Baking
iP3i
! f BEIGK', 8li iiiO 10
Ull
Evening Meetings Will Not
Allowed for Some Time
PKl ITION Ki: iM TOB 1CCO D1ALEK9
ativej at
Water
K iuavt ai
by Health
Supplied With
Board Official
Statement
of tht Cholera No New
Since September .'8th A Letter.
A meeting of the Board of Health
was hold at 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. About twenty-five per
sons were present.
President Smith said that there
were only a very few matters to be
brought before the Board. The
n atter of allowing the Rio de Ja
neiro freight taken to San Francisco
to be brought back and landed at
this port was discussed first. A
letter written on September 19th,
by the agents of the P. M. S. S. Co.,
in San Francisco to II. Hackfeld &
Co, was read. The cargo of the
Kiode Janeiro had been thoroughly
fumigated
upon arrival at
San
Francisco. No reason was appar
ent jwhy the freight could not be
returned to Honolulu. Messrs.
Hackfeld it Co., were anxious to
have an answer, so as to be able to
send information by the Australia
to the agents in San Francisco.
T. F. Lansing's motion that the
Pacific Mail Steamship Co., be al
lowed to return the freight of the
Uio de Janeiro to this port, provid
ed it be accompanied by a certifi
cate of fumigation and the mode of
fumigation used was carried unami
mously. President Smith was given per
mission by the Board of Health to
appoint G. W. R. King an agent of
the Board of Health.
There was considerable discus
sion indulged in regarding the
holding of evening meetings of any
kind. It was finally decided to
wait a while longer before raising
the restriction.
A petition from several tobac
conists of the city was read by
President Smith. They wished to
obtain permission to ship tobacco
and cigars. They could see no
danger of shipping their goods in
original packages from their ware
houses in Honolulu.
The matter was laid over until
later, as it was the opinion of the
majoritr of the Board that matters
with regard to freight should not
be rushed.
It was decided to supply with
water the natives of Kunawai who
had been deprived of their source
of water by the action of the Board
in tabuing Kunawai spring after
the case of cholera at the insane
Asylum.
OFFICIAL. CHOLERA STATEMENT.
The first defined case of Asiatic
cholera appeared at Iwilei, in the
suburbs of Honolulu on the lth of
August. Between that date and the
18th of September there were in all
eighty-five cases. Since the ISth of
September there have been but two
cases one on September 27th and one
on the 2Stb. Since the 2Sth no new
case has appeared.
Of the 87 cases, U were reported
soon after taken sick, 19 when dying,
and lb after death. In all there were
02 deaths.
The nationalities of these affected
with rholera were: 7i Hawanans, 4
part Hawaiians, Americans, 2 Por
tuguese, 1 Chinese and 1 Japanese.
Kllkieut measures were promptly
enforced, and the progress of the dis
ease arrested.
The disease is believed to have been
brought from Japan by passengers on
the S Belgic, which arrived here
August 9th.
LETTER FROM i "I.HI HN
The following letter from J. F.
Colburn to President Smith of tbe j
Board of Health was read at a
meeting of that body Monday !
afternoon :
T., f tUr. fit Viof l.ifolv I o
X Li 1 i IliC i.L lUUl j
present contaminated, and Paina w.J !
has lost her life through it, and fur-
iish, crabs, shrimps, etc., have beeu great credit on the ofheers of the ves
taken from the Nuuanu stream, at sel and also on Mr. Collins, who is in
ther there seems to ne an inclination i thin
on tbe part of some Hawaiians to j ti,.
take ana eat tins Kina oi ioou wuen
ever the opportunity offers, regardless
of the danger of such fish, etc., from
contaminated water, it eems to me j
that some measure should be adopted !
wherl-y the suffering f the Kawai
lans for the war r of rl h CM be allevi
ated.
Fish and other products of the sea,
we all know, are the chief food of a
very lanre rereentutre of the Hawaiian
OB people, and to deprive them of it for
so long a periou as lias neeu tne case
under the existing regulation, is un
doubtedly a hardship to them. Never
before I suppose, since the advent of
man upon these shore, has such a tabu
been proclaimed, and enfotced as at
present.
I respectfully submit to the honor
able body of which you are President,
that so long as such close restrictions
are kept up, on what is undoubtedlv
the chief food of the Hawaiians, and
the condition of their stomachs create
such an appetite for the food they
have been brought up on, just so long
will tliey take nsn, etc., from the lirst
aud most convenient places in spite of
tne results it may brlnff forth and our
conditions, the presence of cholera will
continue for an indefinite period of
time.
I respectfully submit that a modifi
cation should at once be made in the
regulation governing the taking of
the products of the sea. Almost the
entire supply of fish, etc., of the Ho
nolulu people comes from Maunalua
to Kalaeloa (Barber's Point) includ
ing the Pearl lochs of Ewa, ami the
fish ponds in that district. This
stretch of water is coveted by the
regulation iu force, consequently the
chauuel for furnishing fish to the
public is closed. The question then
arises, is all this water contaminated
are all the fish in the different dis
tricts infected, including the fish
locked up in the ponds ? If so, the
quarantine is perfectly proper, if
not, then our safety lies in having fish
caught from uninfected districts, and
placed upon the market so that Ha
waiians can reach them, and the
danger of their partaking of it from
the Nuuauu stream and adjacent
waters averted.
Caunot fish from different districts
and more especially ponds be exam
ined by our medical men, aud if
Eronouuced uninfected, that sale
e allowed; if so, then I further
contend that the permissiou should
not be abused, that is, the
Board of Health should appoint one or
more faithful agents to grant to each
person or company, desiring to fish, a
permit to do so, naming the date,
hour au:l locality, and giving to such
persons a certificate that the fish were
caught at such a time and in a certain
locality. Record to be kept of all per
mits granted and certificates given:
the object of all this, to insure the sale
at the present time of all fish and
other products of tbe sea in as fresh
a condition as possible, and in case of
any sickness in the future from it, the
same can be traced to the locality
where the fish came from.
To show the necessity of fish : Yes
terday I had occasion to be informed
that a certain person had been sick
for quite a while, and the doctor at
tending the patient advised procuring
fish and feeding ber ou it, to assist in
bringing back the usual conditions of
the stomach, that was used to a fish
diet.
Before closing, I would like to in
form you and the Board of Health
that I am the owner of a large fish
pond at Ewa, and that my writing
this letter to you and advocating the
modification of the present regulation
is not because of my personal desire to
press the sale of my fish, because I
can assure you that, if it was neces
sary for the common good not to allow
m to sell any, and thereby others
could do it safely, with a view of sat
isfying the Hawaiians' appetite, I
would most willingly accept the situa
tion and wraive my right so to do. I
remain, very respectfully yours,
John F. Coijbukn."
OFF BY AUSTRALIA.
Large Number of Passengers Leav
ing by the Favorite Steamer.
The following passengers will
leave for San Francipco by the Aus
tralia today:
P. Steinert and family, A. h. Knud-
sen, G. F. Simonds, O. G. Daly and
wife, F. S. Dodge, J. B. Atherton,
wife and daughter, Mrs. T. Richards,
Dr. J. Brodie, Madame Verleye, S.
Roth, Mrs. B. Cartwright and two
children. F. E. Nichols and wife, T.
F. Baldwin, P. B. Aiken. A W. Bald
win, W. D. Baldwin, T. B. Keyworth,
wife and child. Miss Agnes Alexan
der. Miss May Damon. H. Twombley,
S. E. Damon, James C. Hyde, H.
Waterhouse, G. AVaterhouse, Miss
Mott-Smitb, Rev. and Mrs. J. B.
Thomas, Mrs. C. W Cooper, J. R.
Judd. A. F. Judd, Jr., Miss Hartwell,
Mrs. A. Fowler. Miss Lillie Neu
mann, Mrs. Dr. Wood and child, W.
H. Hoogs, C. T. Wilder, Miss Kauff
man. Mrs. F. M. Hatch, child and
maid and Mrs. Hawes.
L ziload AnHtrolia Quickly.
Tha Australia commenced dis
charging Monday night. In seven
teen hour: she discharged 9S7 tons of
general m-rchandise, which reflects
cbr.r?e of tho dock. All the ice house i
pood- h.ve been delivered. Every-
has been running smoothly
boys or: the Australia are
anxious to get asLorp. Od account
of the cholera scare the regular cus-
tomers were not furnished
ith
oysters from the Coast this trip.
CASTLE INTERVfEWED.
Talks
of
Hawaiian Matters
Boston Writer.
to
MR. OLKVILAND MISINFORM KD
Touche I p the Bixhup aud the Cholera.
Land I : u . Revolution and Rebellion
Reviewed Idandn I'maperou and
Anxioim for Annexation, Etc . Etc.
Boston, Sept. is. William It.
Castle, the newly appointed Hawaiian
Minister at Washington, is in tbi.
city for a brief visit, prior to present
ing his credentials to SecretMrjy OIn y
at the seat of government J lie was
seen last evening by a Journal writer,
who found him very communicative
concerning matters at Honolulu. Mr.
Castle is apparently not far from 1
years of age, tall and athletic in buibl.
of light complexion, full beard, and
remarkably approachable and genial
in conversation. He is accompanied
by Mrs. Cattle and a young son. One
of his errands in Boston is to make
arrangements for the admission of his
ohlest sou to Harvard College.
Annexation Sent i tuaitt Strong.
"What is the feeling in Honolulu al
present in regard to annexation?" was
asked of Mr. Castle.
"It is still very active. All of tb
prominent citizens, it may be paid, are
in Tavor of some form of annexation
to the United States. The mass of the
rank aud file of the people are in favor
of it. The general thoueht is that the
islands should come into the Union as
a province in some manner. The ex
act status is not generally discussed.
J t is reported here that the Royalist
faction is now advocating annexation
in order to get rnl of the Dole Govern
ment? ' was suggested.
"Yes ; that is true, also. The feeling
of the Royalists is still very Litter to
ward the personnel of the present Gov
ernment, so that they would even wel
come annexation, if thereby they
might rid themselves of the republic. "
"This feeling comes chiefly from tkie
British residents?"
"Largely so. And yet very many
of the British residents, although re
gretting the fall of the monarchy, ar
still very friendly in their personal re
lations with Mr. Dole. That genth'
man is very popular among all classes
As an example, I will cite that of Mr.
Wodehouse, the late British Minister,
who has now returned to Great Brit
ain, lie saue'l in my company from
Honolulu to Vancouver. Ou the wa
le spoke often of Mr. Dole in the mo-
friendly and courteous manner."
"Mr. Wodehouse, 1 think, is con
nected by marriage with the royal
amily."
"Yes," said Mr. Castle; "hi- eoi
married a half-sister of the Prioeef
aiulani. Nevertheless, his refei
ences to Mr. Dole were, as 1 hav;
said, of the most friendly nature."
'I he i Ddloc Land Kill.
"What is the chief matter of inter
est before the Hawaiian Legislature?'
"The Legislature has drawn a laud
bill and has at last perfected it. Thi
bill is to provide some method of open
ing up the Government lands to Btnal
settlers. The status of these lands la,
briefly, this: One of the chief act al
Kamehameha III was to inaugurate
the systems which has since been in
operation in the islands. Until hii
time, all the lands were held by tin
chiefs under a sort of feudal teuoi
Kamehameha III confiscated all tin
lands and then re arranged them it
three groups. The first of these wer
the crown lands, the Income from
which accrued to the crown for the
support of the sovereign. The second
group were tbe lauds deeded in fee
simple back to the chiefs and to tin
small land holders throughout the
kingdom. This assured the farmers
and others of perfect titles. The third
group, and this was by far the largest,
including nearly one-half the lands of
the islands, were the Governmen
lands.
"At the fall of the monarchy and
the establishment of the Provisional
Government, the crown lands aud the
Government lands, except, of course
those held by private parties under
leaseholds, reverted to the new Gov
ernment. The two classes of land
then became merged. The question
before the Government has been how
to open up these lands to actual set
tlers. We desire to eucourage Amer
ican immigration. It is the iuteni to
ofFer inducements to young, energetic
men of American birth to come to the
islands ami settle and engage in the
coffee raising industry. The laud
will not be sold to speculators but to
bona fide settlers. The price of tbe
lands averages, perhaps, from $1 to $6
per acre. The land is exceedingly
rich, atid both soil and climate an
well adapted to coffee culture.
Tin
settlers are not given a fee simple un
tn after three years. I Ins is to insun
the -ale of lands to actual settlers.
"Cholera has appeared at Hono
lulu?'' "Yes, unfortunately it di ! not ap
p ar until after I had left. 1 learn,
however, that it is confined wholly to
MINISTER
Si