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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
J. Q. WOOD.
ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY
Public. Office: Corner King and
Bethel Streets.
DR. C. B. HIGH.
DENTIST. PHILADELPHIA DENT
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al College 1S92. Masonic Temple.
Telephone SIS.
OR. A. C. WALL DR. 0. E. WALL
DENTISTS OFFICE HOURS: S A. M.
to 4 p. m. Love Duildins, Fort
Street.
M. E. GROSSMAN, D.D.S.
DENTIST OS HOTEL STREET, Ho
nolulu. Office Hours: D a. m. to
4 p. xn.
DR. A. J. DERBY.
DENTIST CORNER FORT AND
Hotel Streets., Mott-Smlth Block.
Telephones: Office, 015; Residence,
7S9. Hours: 9 to 4.
GEO. H. HUDDY, D.D.S.
DENTIST FORT STREET, OPPO
site Catholic Mission. Hours:
From 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.
DR. F. ii. CLARK.
DENTIST PROCESS BLOCK, COR
ner Befetania and Fort Streets.
DR. R. I. MOORE.
DENTIST 210 HOTEL STREET.
Office Hours 9:00 a. ra. to 12:00 m.
1 p. m. to 4:00 p. m. Telephone 505.
C. L. GARVIN, M.D.
OFFICE No. 537 KING STREET,
near Punchbowl. Hours: 8:30 to
11 a, m.; 3 to 5 p. m.; 7 to 8 p. m.
Telephone No. 448.
T. B. CLAPHAM-
VETERINARY SURGEON AND DEN
tist. Office: Hotel Stables. Calls,
day or night, promptly answered.
Specialties: Obstetrics and Lame
ness. MISS L. A. CURTIS.
MANICURE 616 FORT ST., OPPO
site Chinese Church., Tel. 519.
Manicuring, Facial Massage, Mass
age, Electricity, Shampooing and
Scalp treatment.
J. H. WIDMAN.
CHIROPODIST. RESIDENCE: ' THE
Villa," 731 Fort street. Office
hours: 9 a. m. to 12 m., and 2 to
5 p. m., Love Building. Corns and
bunions cured by a new process.
Ingrowing nails a specialty. No
pain. Engagements made nfter
office hours.
J. M. Monsarrat. Harry P. Weber.
MONSARRAT & WEBER.
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS
at Law. Cartwright Block. Mer
chant Street. Telephone 6S.
CHAS. F. .PETERSON.
ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY'
Public. 15 Kaahumanu Street.
WILLIAM C. PARKE.
ATTORNEY AT LAW AND AGENT
to take Acknowledgments. Office:
Kaahumanu Street, Honolulu.
LYLE A. DICKEY.
ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY'
Public. King and Bethel Streets.
Telephone S06. P. O. Box 7S6.
JOHN D. WILLARD.
ATTORNEY AT LAW 314 MER
chant street. Telephone 415. P.
O. 617.
J. M. KANEAKUA.
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT
Law. Office: In the Occidental
Hotel, corner of King and Alakea
Streets, Honolulu.
CHARLES CLARK.
ATTORNEY AT LAW 121 MEU
chant Street. Honolulu Hale. Tel
ephone 345. Up Stairs.
0. G. TRAPHAGEN.
ARCHITECT 223 MERCHANT ST..
Between Fort and Alakea. Tele
phone 734. Honolulu, H. I.
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StOCkS and Bonds
For Sale.
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Shares Oahu Sugar Co. (As
sessable). Shares O. R. & L. Co.
Bonds O. R. & L. Co.
GEORGE R. C4RTER, Treasurer
Office In rear of Bank of Hawaii. Lti.
SPECIAL BUSINESS ITEMS..
ART AND SCIENCE.
At the World's Columbia Exposi
tion art and science was thoroughly
exemplified. The greatest achieve
ments of modern times were on exhi
bition. Among the many beautiful
displays none attracted more atten
tion than that made by the Singer
Sewing Machine Company. " It" won the
enthusiastic praises of all. B. Berger
sen, Agent, Bethel street.
JAMES T. TAYLOR, H. AM. SOG. C. E.
ONSULTING HYDRAULIC ENGI
neer. Telephone 1059.
MORRIS K. KEOHOKALOLE,
LOUIS K. M'GREW.
OFFICE: NO. 15 KAAHUMANU
Street, Honolulu, Formerly A.
Rosa's Office. United States Cus
tom House Brokers, Accountants,
Searchers of Titles and General
Business Agents.
L. C. ABLES.
REAL ESTATE AND FINANCIAL
Agent. 315 Fort Street.
P. SILVA.
AGENT TO TAKE. ACKNOWLEDG
ments to Instruments, District of
Kona, Oahu. At W. C. Achi's office.
King street, near Nuuanu.
GUIDE
THROUGH
HAWAII.
PRICE, GOc.
BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED.
FOR SALE BY ALL NEWSDEALERS
WOMAN'S EXCHANGE.
215 Merchant St.
Just received from "Morning Star"
a fine lot of Gilbert and Marshall Isl
and Mats, Atvicks, Tols, Baskets,
Spears. Corals. Shells, Mother of
Pearl Hooks, Hats, Cords, etc.
Hair dressing department re-opened.
Tel. G59.
LEWIS & CO.,
llHli ond Riil Grocers
111 vORT STREET.
Telephone, 240 : : P. O. Box, 89.
H. MAY & CO.,
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22 : : : P. O. Box, 470.
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FORWARD IS
THE POLICY
Cabinet Votes to Proceed With
PttWic fori
TO OPEN U.J LARGE AREAS
Will Sell $300,000 of Bonds High
way to Beit Hawaii Hllo.
Maui Oahu.
TO GO AHEAD.
A quite large portion of the public
works program for which money was
appropriated by the last legislature is
to be imdertaken at once.
This -was voted at a meeting of the
Executive Council on Saturday morn
ing last. There were called in by the
Cabinet ministers on this occasion, W.
E. Rowell, Superintendent of Public
Works, Professor W. D. Alexander,
Surveyor General, W. W. Bruner, who
has had charge of the road surveys
and contracts on Hawaii and F. S.
Dodge, city surveyor and a man of im
portance and value in the bureau.
BOND MONEY.
The means outside of current funds
for carrying- on the great works is to
be realized from the sale of more than
$300,000 of bonds. Advertisement is
to be made immediately for tenders on
this big sum of securities. It comes
from the Cabinet that a considerable
part of' the whole $300,000 - will be sold
in single bonds of $1,000 each, for the
purpose of giving resident small in
vestors an opportunity. The interest
on these bonds is 5 per cent and cap
italists are more than willing to take
the entire issue at a handsome
premium.
DELAY ENDED.
There has been delay of an exceed
ing vexatious nature in the matter of
proceeding with certain public works
that were considered by members of
the. Government as necessary 'in the
highest degree. In the first place the
Legislature was slow in appropriating
or allowing the money. Then came an
nexation, making a number of ques
tions or matters of financial moment
somewhat uncertain. Next followed
the visit of the Commission, rather in
terrupting the sessions of the Cabinet
by depriving k of the presiding officer
most of the time.
ACTION.
Now the engine of the Government
is ready for business again. The decks
are cleared through the use of ener
getic advice and action opens with a
vengeance. Scarcely a .State, in the
Union will be doing as much for itself
present and future as Hawaii will
have on hand in a few weeks.
Here is a partial list of what is to
be done, all authorized and ordered at
that Cabinet meeting last Saturday
morning:
COFFEE LANDS.
Olaa (coffee) lands to the extent of
12,000 acres to be opened. This is a be
ginning on between thirty and forty
thousands of acres altogether. Prof.
Alexander goes to Hawaii tomorrow
to direct the preliminary surveys. The
plan is to make roads mauka of the
present volcano road to connect with
a section of the new highway that is
to parallel the Volcano road. WorK
on this section of the new trunk line
through Olaa is to begin right away.
Some land is to be opened up in
North Hilo. towards Hamakua. A
goodly number of lots will be made
available for settlers.
A large body of land is to te opened
up in Kona. One man is th.?re now
surveying. Kona is best known as a
coffee district.
FIRST CONCERN.
The first concern of the Govern
ment just now in its land policy is in
the direction of effort and energy to
employ the whole survey department
and so much extra help as may be
necessary in the task of preparing and
laying out and making available pub
lic land for private occupancy. 'Tt is
purposed to end with all possible speed
the condition that proper people are
applying for land and cannot secure
it.
TWO ITEMS.
School houses to cost $30,000 are
practically in course of construc:ion
and to be completed within a year.
A new water system for the Molokai
settlement, to cost $20,000 is assured.
The work has been started.
ROADS, ROADS.
In the matter of road construction
there will be most remarkable activity
during the remainder of the fiscal
period. The main wagon road to belt
the Island of Hawaii will be com
pleted. There will be used on road? in Ha
makua and North Kohala the sum of
$40,000.
There will be completed the Kona
Kau road.
There will be built a new road from
North Kona into Kohala.
There will be completed the Kohala
Waimea road.
A road will be built into Waipio
Gulch.
Certain homestead roads will be
built.
Th? road into Puna from Hilo will
be extended.
Certain cross roads in Olaa will be
built.
All roads will be of the best quality,
with solid foundations and permanent
macadam.
HILO PROPER.
An iron bridge is to be placed across
Wailuku bridge at Hilo, making two
bridges across the stream.
Hilo's wharf is to be completed.
Hilo's sewer is to be completed.
ISLAND OF MAUI.
A road is to built from Nana
through the Nahiku lands.
Nahiku landing is to be rebuilt.
The Kula homestead road is to be
'engthened.
ISLAND OF KAUAI.
Moloaa Gulch. Koolau, is to have a
new road to cost $S,000.
The new road through Lawai is to
i)e completed.
ISLAND OF OAHU.
Work on the slip and the two new
wharves near the fish market is to be
pushed with the utmost energy. j
The Nuuanu Pali road is to be re
built from the Electric Light Station
to the Pali. The survey has been made
during the past fortnight. The grade
will not be above 5 per cent, which is
easier than the Punchbowl road.
A number of minor public works are
to be carried on. It will "be conceded
that the Cabinet intends to do what
has been expected of it with the pros
pects that are ahead.
The Band This Week.
This is moonlight week with the
band. Tonight the usual concert will
be given in Emma Square. Tomorrow
night there will be music in Thomas
Square and Wednesday night a pro
gram will be put on at Makee Island.
On Thursday night the band will play
for the moonlight drill of the First
Regiment. Friday night, although on
the holiday of theband, there will be
a concert at some place, to be an
nounced later. Saturday the band will
play for Mr. Damon's public reception
at Moanalua.
Reception Invitation
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Damon present
their compliments to the ladies and
gentlemen of Honolulu, and cordially
invite them to an entertainment to be
given in honor of the officers of the
Army and Navy at Moanalua on Satur
day, October 1st from li to 6 o'clock.
Special trains will leave the railway
station in Honolulu every half hour at
3, 3:30, 4, 4:30, 5 and 5:30 p. m. and re
turn every half hour.
A New Auditor-General.
Herbert C. Austin, tax assessor of the
Island of Hawaii, has been appointed
Auditor-General to succeed Henry
Laws, resigned. Mr. Austin is a native
of the Islands and is well known to
everyone. He has been in the Govern
ment service many years and has
proved a competent and trusted offi
cial. Mr. Laws leaves the office of his
own accord to enter a business project
in private life.
Reckless Hiding and Driving.
Marshal Brown will this week in
augurate a campaign against wheel
men and wheelwomen and drivers of
horses who are growing so careless.
The first thing to be stopped will be
coasting down Judd or other hills.
Next, there must be slow turning of
corners. Finally, people must use the
correct side of the road. Especial at
tention will be given to users of bi
cvcles and to hack drivers.
.Major Jones Hurt
Major J. Walter Jones is laid up at
Hilo. While touring Kaumano last
week he was struck by a limb falling
from a tree and quite badly hurt.
Though he expected to return by the
Kinau. Saturday night it will be several
days before he can travel in comfort.
His injuries are not serious. Chan
Wilder, the Major's side partner, came
home bv the Ivinau.
ESTATE VALUED AT $10,000.00.
John Smith left an estate valued at
this amount. The greater part was
saved by buying goods at L. D. Kerr's,
! Queen street. See hi3 ad and you will
realize how it was done.
Up to 1 o'clock this morning there
were eleven cases of Sunday drunken
ness on the police calendar, for the
entertainment of Judge Wilcox today.
SERVICE IN CUBA
Dramatic Account Slowim Nenlect
of the Men.
A CASE OUT OF THOUSANDS
A Young Lady's Letter on the
Home-Coming' of Her Brother.
At Montauk Point.
(Harper's Weekly, Sept. 10.)
Here is a moving letter from a young
woman, describing what she saw at
Montauk in her search for a brother
who had enlisted in the Seventy-first
New York Regiment. Its strength and
sadness are beyond comment. We have
not mentioned the name of the captain,
but Avill give it to any one having
authority to demand it for a proper
purpose. Ed. Harper's Weekly.
East ham pton, Long Island,
August 23, 1S9S.
My dear Mrs. , I am afraid I
shall scare you with a long letter this
time, for I have lots to write. I thought
you would be interested to hear about
Jack, and what I saw at Montauk.
Sunday we got a telegram from Jack,
saying he was out of detention camp,
and we could see him. We went up
Monday morning. Mamma and and
I drove from" here twenty miles and
the rest went by train. We were told
for Heaven's sake not to go without
taking something, and we loaded up
the carriage with bread and hard-boiled
eggs and fruit and forty or fifty
sandwiches, as well as some dozens of
handkerchiefs and socks and towels.
We were glad we had done so. When
we got within a mile or so of camp we
began to meet soldiers, both regulars
and volunteers. The first I saw was
a young boy he could not have reach
ed eighteen years who was leaning
against the fence. He was white as
death, thin, 'with dark lines under his
eyes.
I called to him, and he came walking
over not walking, shuffling like an
old man. "I'm awful hungry," he said,
when I asked him. His voice was low
and weak, and he steadied himself
against the carriage as he spoke. We
gave him a. good meal to take away
with him. He wanted to pay us.
They tell me the suffering in the
regulars' camp is as great as or greater
than that in the volunteers'; but I
can't say myself, tor I did not go be
yond the lines of the Seventy-first. I
saw enough there. Men lying in their
tents so weak that they cannot drag
their canteens toward them, though
they are frantic for water. Men, ach
ing in every bone, who have to lie on
the bare ground with nothing but a
poncho under them. Many of their
blankets were stolen by the Cubans,
and they have had no others issued to
them. Big six-foot bearded fellows fo
weakened by illness and starvation
that they burst into tears at a kind
word or action. Boys sitting outside
their tents with a look on their faces
it is terrible to see a fixed blank look
that asks nothing, but tells an awful
story of suffering and despair. It is
fearful.
We passed on, more and more sick
at heart, until we readied Jack's com
pany. I asked the first man I saw if
lie were there, and he said yes, and
called his name. From in front of one
of the tents a tall, thin, shaky figure
got slowly up and came toward us. I
thought, "Good heavens, I hope that's
not Jack!"
It was Jack.
We rushed up to him, and he caught
hold of us as though he would never
let go again. Mamma came up just
then, and Jack smiled at her, and the
next moment rolled over at our feet in
a dead faint.
A dozen men were round us at once,
and they bathed Jack's head and gave
him brandy, and tried to cheer us up.
But it was long before we could bring
him to. Then the men carried him to
j the carriage, and told us to drive mm
i up to the hospital and make the major
there give him leave. It was two miles
j there and a rough drive, but mamma
1 succeeded in getting thirty day's fur
lough as soon as the surgeon saw
; njm and I staid back, and the rest
' came up just at that moment. We
spent the time doing what we could
for some of the sick men. Jack was
a. well man, and was to go on guard
that night. He had almost died of the
fever in Cuba, and if it had not been
f.r Dr. Froelich he would have been
left on the boat coming home. Before
that he had bloody dysentery. The
men told us that he worked so hard
nursing his tentmates who fell ill first
that he made himself much worse.
They said that long after he ought not
to have stood up he was working over
them night and day, and would not
give up. WhK'ii they were out of daiir
ger he collapsed. I told you I felt suro
he was ill. you rememter.
Well, we got him home, and he faint
ed four times though not such a faint
as the first before we could get him
into bod. There he has been ever since,
and the doctor fears it will be weeks
before he can get up. The men's vital
ity has gone. They are wrecks. And
there was no liner, healthier young fel
low on earth than Jack four months
ago.
Captain-
of Jack's company came
up just as Jack fainted.
"That's nothing," he said; "he Isn't
sick; it's just the excitement. He's
perfectly well."
I looked at him. He was stout and
rosy healthy, comfortably buttoned up
in a new uniform. Around him stood "
a group of pale sick fellows, dirty, un
shaven, hollow-eyed and terribly thin
his men.
"We suffered awfully," he remarked
smiling at me.
"Yes, the men have," I answered, and
turned my back on him.
He walked" off; but one of the men
came up and told me not to make the
brute angry, or he would find somo
way to keep Jack back. "And ho will
take it out on us, anyway," he added.
1 can tell you that frightened me,
and I was polite enough after that, and
left him in a beaming humor. Ho
looked over what we had brought, and
said he thought he'd take a water
melon we had there, and also a box of
small cakes. These he put under his
arm. Afterwards ono of the boys
came and said he had requisitioned
most of the towels and handkerchiefs
for himself, saying they were too good
for the men.
I left him with mamma, who could
keep up the game. I was afraid I
should say something true if I staid
longer. He wanted me to come up to
his tent, but I wouldn't have entered
it for anything on earth. Mamma
went, and took the paper for him to
sign, so that Jack could go. He had
a beautiful big tent, board Moor, nice
cot, with all the trimming3, and at
least four blankets, mamma said. Jack
lay on the bare ground, as ho had giv
en his blanket to his tentraate, who
was sicker than he, and had lost his
in Cuba. The boys had their winter
uniforms all during the campaign
there, and were given their present
thin ones on the boat. So they near
ly froze at Montauk, which is a Very
cool place.
Jack and some other men spent Sat
urday morning tho day they got out
of the detention camp In taking the
board floors of the officers up a hill
and back again. You can Imagine how
weak Jack was, and the rest weren't
very much better. They were detailed
to lug the sections of floor, which are
very heavy, up this hill and make the
platforms. They finished this, and
then received the order to take them
back again; that the officers weren't
satisfied Avith that kind. They got
them back, and Jack said he went to
his tent and fell into it exhausted. In
about ten minutes came theorder for
the detail to fall in and bring those
tent floors back up the hill again.
This was the morning.
Later. The doctor tells xis that if
we had not brought Jack back the day
we did, we would probably never have
brought him home at all. And to
think that there are hundreds and
hundreds as badly off a3 Jack and who
cannot get off. They are afraid to
muster out the regiments who have
been through that Cuban campaign.
They are afraid of what the boys are
going to say. The horror of some ot
the men for their officers and the camp
amounts almost to mania. Jack says
that after the fighting, when they had
been a long time without food, the
quartermaster at last gave out some
hardtack, but very little, so that the
famished men were stiil frantic for
more food. There was a lot of hard
tack left they got nothing else and
the men wrent back and asked for more.
The quartermaster refused to give
them any.
"Go to the captain if you aren't sat
isfied he'll settle you," he remarked.
Jack, his tentmate (the man who is
now dying) and some others went to
the captain. This was his reply:
"You clear out of here
quick. If I hear any more or this talk
I'll put you all on little hardtack
and water, and nothing else." So
they kept on starving.
Later. I have been off tending to
Jack. He fainted again. His weak
ness is something terrifying.
Royal makes the food pure,
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