The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume], April 13, 1898, Image 1

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Attorney at Law.
AND
NOTARY PUBLIC.
OFFICE:
Corner King
Streets.
and Bethel
nn. c. n. high,
DentlSt
Philadelphia Dental College 1892.
Ilasonic Temple. Telephone 318.
A. C. WALL, J). I). S.
Dentist.
LOVE BUILDING, : FORT STREET.
M. J3. GKOSSMAX, D.D.S.
Dentist.
58 HOTEL STREET, HONOLULU.
Office Hours: 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.
1R. A. J. D.EIU5V,
Dentist.
CORNER FORT AND HOTEL STS.
MOTT-SMITH BLOCK.
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Dentist.
FORT STREET, OPPOSITE CATHO
LIC MISSION.
Hours: From 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.
DR. M. WACHS.
Dentist.
University of California.
Beretania near Fort street.
Office Hours: 9 to 12 a. m. and 1 to 4
C. L. GARVIN, M.D.
Office 2sTo. 52
King
street,
near
Punchbowl.
Hours 8:30 to 11 a. m.; 3 to 5 p. m
7 to 8 p. m.
Telephone No. 44S.
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DR. OWEN PAGET.
Office: Masonic Temple.
Office hours: 10-1, 3-5, 7-8.
Telephone No. 7SG.
Private residence: GS0 King street.
Telephone No. 326.
THE HONOLULU SANITARIUM.
1082 KING ST.
A quiet home-like place, where train
ed, nurses, massage, "Swedish move
ments;" baths, electricity and physical
training may be obtained.
P. S. KELLOGG, M.D.,
Telephone 639. Supt.
CIIAS. F. PETERSON,
Attorney at Law.
AND
NOTARY PUBLIC.
15 Kaahumanu St.
lyle a. dickey,
Attorney at Law.
14 KAAHUMANU STREET.
Telephone, 6S2.
WLLLiIA3I C. PAIiKE,
Attorney at Law.
AND
AGENT TO TAKE ACKNOWLEDG
MENTS. Office: Kaahumanu St., Honolulu.
O. Gr. TILVrilAGEX,
ARCHITECT.
223 Merchant Street between Fort
and Alakea,
Telephone 734.
Honolulu, H. I.
H. HACKFELD & CO.. Ltd.
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Cor. Fort and Queen Sts., : Honolulu.
P. O. Box
430
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Telephone
478
New and First-Claw
SECOND-HAND FURNITURE
OF ALL KINDS
SOLD CHEAP FOR CASH.
Cighest Cash Price paid for 8econd-Hand
Furniture at L Corier King
tnd Nuuanu Streets.
S. tAS. L.EDERER.
General commission
Do Not Buy
Or Seil
Stocks or
(Jg
Without Employing
a Broker,
Our charges are well known and we
adhere strictly to them.
There is a chance that we can save
some money for you.
Hawaiian Safe Deposit and
Investment Company.
GEORGE n. CARTER, Manager.
Office ia rear of Bank of Hawaii. Ltd.
SPECIAL BUSINESS ITEMS.
IF YOU BUY A SINGER,
You will receive careful instruction
from a
competent teacher at your
home.
YOU Can Obtain neeessarv ao.ftfasnrlea
direct from the company's offices.
I Vrvil will trof nrftmml otromHnn In o n tr
part of the world, as our offices are ev-
eryWbere and We giVe CarefuI atten"on
machine may have been purchased.
You will be dealing with, the leading
company in the sewing machine busi
ness, having an unequalled experience
and an unrivalled reputation the
strongest guarantee of excellence.
Sold on easy payments. Repairing
done. B. BERGERSEN, Agent.
16Y2 Bethel Street, Honolulu.
The City Carriage Company possess
only first-class hacks and employ only
careful, steady drivers.
Carriages at all hours.
Telephone 113.
JOHN S. ANDRADE.
I GUIDE
THROUGH
HAWAII.
PRICE, 60c.
BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED.
FOR SALE BY ALL NEWSDEALERS
WOMAN'S EXCHANGE.
215 Merchant St.
HAWAIIAN CURIOS Lei s, Kapa,
Niihau Mats, Calabashes, Idols, Fans,
Shells, Seeds, etc., etc.
SAMOAN TAPAS, Carved Emu
Eggs, Hula Drums, Gourds, etc., etc.
Point Lace Handkerchiefs, Doylies,
Fayal work and Hawaiian Dolls.
Telephone 659.
DR. GEO. J. AUGUR.
Homcepathic Practitioner
Surgeon.
and
Special attention Given to Chronic
Diseases.
Richards street, near Hawaiian hotel.
Office and Residence the same.
Office hours: 10 to 12 a. m.; 3 to 4
p. m.; 7 to 8 p. m. Sundays 9:30 to
10:30 a. m. Telephone 733.
At. W. AkCHESNEY & SONS.
Wholesale Grocers and Dealers in Leather and
Shoe Findings.
Agents Honolulu Soap Works Company
and Honolulu Tannery.
LESSONS ON CORNET.
The undersigned will give lessons on
the Cornet to a limited number of pu
pils. Individual instruction. For terms
apply to
C. KREUTER,
Music Dept. Wall, Nichols Co.
AH Kinds of Boats
Built to Order.
CHAS. D. WALKER.
692 KING ST.
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Fraofc Grace of Honolnln Writes
From Ma.
HE IS WORKING OH A CLAIM
Hopes to Find the Gold Tells of
Dog Teams Days of But Three
Hours Flour S250 a Sack.
There came by the last Coast mail a
letter from Frank Grace, the Honolulu
young man who is seeking fortune in
the frozen north. Frank Grace lefc
San Francisco for Alaska with two
other former residents of Honolulu,
about eight months ago. The first let
ter received from the young man told
a little of the journey and something
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Tie
second letter, dated at the same town
aS the firstRamPart ty-was writ-
"vemuei olu, ui last tdi, jii,
"As there is a possibility of a mail
getting out over the pass, I write you
these few words, to let you know that
I am in excellent spirits and good
health, and hopeful for the future.
"It is pretty cold here now. It is 40
degrees below zero and getting colder
every day. We expect to see it 70 de-
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Several of the men have been frost-
bitten, but I seem to stand the cold
quite well. '
r "I have been prospecting for the past
month, but so far, have not found any
thing. Perhaps I may be fortunate
enough to strike a paying claim before
long. There is plenty of gold in this
country, if one appears to touch the
right spot
"Times look very, ibad up at Dawson
now. Flour is quoted at $250 a sack
and the reports are that it cannot be
had even for that enormous amount.
Four men arrived in .here yesterday
from Dawson. They told us that more
than one man would perish from star
vation at Dawson before the winter
ended and from what they say on the
short food supply, it is easy to believe
their predictions of hardship and suf
fering and death. We have plenty of
food at this place that is enough to
last us all till the first steamer comes
in the summer. We are better situated
at this camp than the people of almost
any other community in the whole of
Alaska away from the old coast towns.
"This is quite a change from Hono
lulu for us who had lived in the Isl
ands. We thave had three months of
snow already and it will not be all
gone for six months to come. The
actual summer is never more than
three and sometimes at the beginning
and ending of the three months there
are severe storms.
"Yesterday I came in from the gulch
where I am prospecting. The place is
16 miles from Rampart City and I had
to move lively to keep warm.
"It will take this letter three months
to reach you, at least. Our mail nas
to be carried 1,200 miles by dog team
before it reaches Jueaun, where there
is connection with steamers.
"The dogs sued so extensively and
generally for hauling up here, are re-
markable creatures. A team of four of
them can pull a load of 500 pound on a
sleigh all day long without any trouble
at all. I have used sometimes a team
of the dogs in going to the gulch for
prospecting work. It seemed odd in
deed to me to be using dogs and driv
ing them, after having all my life been
accustomed to horses. The dogs stand
the work much better than any one
would think they could.
'The days are getting short here
now. Daylight comes at 9 a. m. and
ceases at 3:30 p m., so you see we have
considerable darkness. By December
21st the days will be only two hours
long. It is difficult at first to keep any
track at all of the time. Your sleep
ing and eating and working hours seem
to be all crooked and unless you can
interest jourself in something right
along, the night seems like a whole
week. We have not seen the sun for
a full month now and do not expect to
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get a glimpse of it again till next
March or April."
The remainder of the letter is per
sonal.
No Blight in Kona.
Prof. A. Koebele, x.he Government
entomologist has returned from the
Kona district of Hawaii highly elate..;
over the coffee prospect in that region
I'rcr. KoeDeie says tnat tne conee in
both North and South Kona is entire
ly free from disease and is far ahead
in every way of any coffee he saw in
the whole of Mexico. He was shown
one tree from which twelve pounds of
coffee had been taken. This was a wild
plant and of course an excellent one
But few of the Japanese beetles were
found n the Konas. The inoculated
beetles taken to Hawaii by Prof. Koe
bele were distributed and will be fol
lowed up by a consignment of toads
for general placing. The expert says
the Kona coffee growers are certainly
to be congratulated on the appearance
of their plantations and on ,the pros
pects for the culture iof the berry in
that district.
NOT FK03I ABROAD.
Report of a Foreign Steamer a
False Alarm.
It was rainy last night and Lookout
Charley could not see very well or Cen
tral could not near very well. The con
sequence was that the whistle sounded
for a foreign steamer 'at 8:30 o'clock and
the Waialeale came in an hour later
from Oahu ports. In the meantime Cen
tral was busy telephoning "Miowera
off Diamond Head." The fact that the
Miowera was coming in two days ahead
of time sent a large crowd hurrying to
the Pacific Mail wharf. Definite news
of war was expected. A disgusted lot
of p ople walked to their homes when
the secret was out.
Maritime Ililo.
The Hilo Herald has a front page
picture of a busy day scene in the har
bor at that place. On April 3d there
were 10 vessels in the port. Following
is the list: G. W. Stetson, Kilauea Hou,
Murial, C. B. Kenney, Claudine, Kau
keouli, Aloha, Annie Johnson, Lehua,
Hawaii. A couple of others were ex
pected within a day or two. So soon
as discharged, the schooner Aloha,
Dable master, will sail for Honolulu.
Much lumber and merchandise is now
brought to Hilo direct from the Coast.
The Aloha carries freight for H. Hack
feld & Co. Ltd.
Letters of Denization.
The Cabinet has isued letters of den
ization to A. B. Scrimgeour, Royal M.
Mead and Clinton A. Galbriath. Mr.
Mead is in the law offices of General
Hartwell and Mr. Galbriath will also
practice at the bar. Mr. Scrimgeour
gets with his letters the right to vote.
He has been a resident of Hawaii
many years.
Another Announcement.
The Hawaiian Glee Club once more
announces a concert at the opera
house. This is the entertainment that
has been so often postponed. Mr.
Cuelho states that the showr will be
given on Saturday evening, and that it
will be a good one. One leading feature
will be a patriotic song and battleship
Maine tableau.
Great Egg Eater.
The North Hilo correspondent of a
Hilo paper says that a Pake and Por
tuguese had a wager last week that the
former could not eat sixty eggs at one
sitting. The Pake stowed away the
eggs and the Portuguese had a higher
opinion of the Slavic race than before.
A Denial.
(Hilo Tribune.)
The Tribune has been asked to deny
the announcement made in the Adver
tiser of the 2nd inst of the engagement
of Miss Rose to Peter Lee of the Vol
cano House.
CRISP PARISIAN NOVELTY.
Gren a bandes, the latest Parisian
craze in dress goods for summer, street
and evening wear. Lightest and hand
somest goods ever placed on the mar
ket. Every conceivable color and com
bination of colors and figures. To be
had only at L. B. Kerr's, Queen street.
TALKED REGISTRY
Senator Waterhouse Calls for Cor
respondence With U. S.
AALA AND nlAKIKI PARK BILL
Expenses of President to Washing
tonHouse Discusses
Wide Tire Act.
SENATE.
Forty-eighth Day, April 12.
The Committee on Commerce are of
the opinion that the bill introduced
to exempt grape vines and grounds
from taxation for ten years will not
properly encourage the cultivation of
grapes in this country. For this rea
son they recommend the indefinate
postponement of the bill submitted to
them and advise that Act 82 of the
Provisional Government be amended to
properly encourage grape culture.
Senator W'aterhouse believes that the
registry of vessels bill now in the
Senate is unjust in some particulars.
The two years' limit of incorporation
or ability to secure registration is
one of these. The Senator has lived
in 'Honolulu nearly 50 years but his
business house has been incorporated
ess .than two years, and were the pro
posed law enacted he would be unable
to secure register for vessels until the
expiration of the time limit. Other cor
porations tana business concerns are
in a similar position. For this rea
son the Senator opposed the bill when
it come up for third reading and se
cured postponement until Wednesday
On the Senator's motion a resolution
was adopted requesting the Govern
ment to furnish the Senate copies of
all the correspondence with the United
States on the subject of Hawaiian re
gistry of vessels.
IMinister aDmon reported that de
mands to the amount of $6,702.75, pro-
perly verified had been presented and
paid from the $10,000 appropriated to
defray the expenses ;of President Dole
and suite to Washington. The balance
has been turned into the treasury.
The House bill relating :to street
grades and sidewarlks in Honolulu and
Hilo passed second reading.
At 10:20 o'clock the Senate ad
journed. HOUSE.
The first business of the morning
was the consideration in second read
ing of Senate bill 7, wide tire act. Rep.
Isenberg moved for indefinite post
ponement. This was lost. The second
section reads as follows: "The front
and rear ax:les of all vehicles mention
ed in this act shall differ in length so
that in progressing along a straight
course the hind wheels shall not pass
over the same ground passed over by
the front wheels." Rep. Achi, referring
to this asked how the thing would work
with a cane wagon? How could a
carriage be turned around when built
upon such a plan? Reps. Paris and
Achi announced the receipt of letters
from Hawaii protesting against the
hill. Ren. Paris said that the time
limit should be set at three j'ears.
Within that time everyone could fall
in line. The vote on the amendment
of Rep. Paris setting the limit at 1901
instead of 1900, stood 6 to 6. The Vice
Speaker voted for the amendment. The
bill then passed second reading unani
mously. Third reading set for Thurs
day. Under suspension of rules Minister
Damon read his bill relating to the
withdrawal from the Custom House,
free of duty of alcohol for the exclusive
use of the Queen's Hospital. Passed
first reading.
Senate bill 19, relating to parks at
Aala and Makiki, read first time and
passed. Under suspension cf rules the
bill was read second time by title and
referred to a cpecial committee of three, '
as follows: Robertson, Achi and Gear.
Rep. Isenberg reported as follows
for the committee to whom was re
ferred the powder magazine matter:
"We the committee to whom was re
ferred the resolution regarding tho
powder magazine, wish to report that
wo have carefully considered the mat
ter and would recommend that the
powder magazine be removed to the
Government reef below the old Qeper
hospital as far out as possible and that
the sum of $7,500 be appropriated for a
100 ft. square with a 12 ft. road, lead
ing thereto, a retaining wall for road
and site, filling the road and side,
material for surface cf road and a mag
azine."
The report was laid on the table to
be considered with the annronriation
bill.
The committee submitted with the
report, a. map showing the position
for the magazine, recommended by tho
committee.
Rep. Wilder presented two reports on
House bills 59 and 61, recommending
simply that they pass. Rep. Robertson
said the reports should show some rea
son for the recommendation. The vice
Speaker agreed with Rep. Robetrson
and referred the reports back to the
committee. Rep. Richards appealed
from the ruling of the chair but re
ceived no support.
Rep. Kaai's request for a week's
leave of absence, was granted.
House bill 63, relating to disposition
of school tax, read third time and pass
ed unanimously.
House bills 67, 68, 69 and 70 were
read second time by title and referred
to various committees.
Rep. Robertson introduced the fol
lowing resolution which was unani
mously adopted:
"Resolved, That the frequent absence
of certain members from tho sessions
of this House is detrimental to the
public interests and derogatory to tho
dignity of the House.
"Resolved, That the clerk furnish a
copy of this resolution to each mem
ber excepting Representatives Achl,
Wilder, Atkinson, McCandless, Kaeo,
Gear, Robertson, Kaai and Kaulukou."
House adjourned at 12 neon.
A Concert Change.
Captain Berger has taken to heart
somewhat, the criticism that the same
song is given too often at his concerts.
J He rather resents this fault finding and
makes out for himself a strong case.
J In the first place it has been the custom
I in the past to give for each change
three new pieces. This involves alto
gether too much labor of preparation
and the allowance will be cut to one.
The captain himself does all the ar
ranging and with his own, hand writes
a new piece of music 18 times. For
encore hereafter there will be given a
'repeat." The trouble here is, the cap
tain points out, that a new song lasts
but a fortnight or so, while abroad it
is easily the vogue for months and even
a year or two. The band leader tries
hard to please all and it can readily
be seen that asking for new songs for
every concert is something utterly un
reasonable. There are few cities so
favored with good free music as Ho
nolulu.
Taro Lost.
There are some very sad Chinamen
in town. Out of the 377 bags of taro
brought from Kauai Monday, 122 was
the property of Judge Wilcox. The re-
maining 253 bags belong to Chinamen
here, and has mostly all rotted, as a
consequence of remaining aboard the
schooner for over a week.
Royal makes the food pure,
wbolesome and delicious.
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