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THE PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVEKTISEU: "onoU'LIT. MAKC'II. -0. 0'J.
Commercial Advertiser.
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f. N ARMSTRONG EDIT OH
MONDAY : : : MARCH 20.
WM. 0. SMITH.
tainlns the same popnlitlcn. Ii elusion or the verdict thr.t thv dri'.I
amounts to $4. ix a pita
Mr. V. O. Smith's resignation of of
fice was accep:ed cn Saturday, and Mr.
Henry E. Cooper has exchanged the
office of Minister of Foreign Affairs for
that of Attorney General.
Those who were in Mr. Smith's con
fidence have known for several years he
ihaa most earnestly desired to retir
Irom. o-ice, and devote himself to his
iwivate affavrs. His family urged him to
tlo so, a3 he -was a man without "office
hours," or in other words he was quite
a3 willing and ready to serve the gov
ernment at midnight, as he was dur
ing the customary official hours. As
Attorney General, supervising the
criminal business of the Courts in. all
the Islands, his time could have been
fully occupied. As the head of the Po
lice; force, his time could have been
advantageously occupied. As President
off the Hoard of Health. nis time also
could have' been exclusively and intel
ligently devoted to the sanitary con
ditions of the Islands. As a member
of the Cabinet and Executive Council
ho could have devoted all of hi3 time
to the many and perplexing questions
ibofoTO it, for many of these, questions
involved matters which belonged to the
Finance, Interior and Foreign depart
meats. :
But he did his duty well in all .of
Ihiose various offices. He was always
txronrot. full of resources, willing to
laco obstacles, and always fearless.
Some infirmities in manner ofien creat
od. the impression that be was unjust
am-d arbitrary. But even thes'e infirmi
lies, slight as they were, are usually
conspicuous in men of marked execu
live ability. In matters relating to his
offices, his most intimate friends found
him absolutely devoid of any' sentiment
of friendship, and had- no more influ
onco over him than a stranger seeking
for favors.
There ds no occasion for making any
comparisons between his character and
Ithat of hia colleagues. All that need
bo Bald is that, hy reason of the many
offices he filled, he had a larger bur
den placed upon him than upon any
of them, and at times upon all of them
together, and his colleagues will bear
testimony to the efficient way he car
ried that burden. The word "shirk"
I Ml -.
-Br nnt written, in his lexicon. a las. or tno uay : 1'utting a new
It -was largely due to him that the shelf in a Cabinet.
Smnrovemcnts on the Island of Ha
wail were bejrun. His duties compelled Tllwe have bwa tiras in ami about
him o visit that Island, and he was Manila lately much hotter than the
Hhe first, we believe, who recognized
$23X0 per capita on the Mainland. In
reckoning the per capita amount, the
Chinese, Japanese, Ponuguese an. I na
tives are included as a part of tho
population, although the majority of
them are net large holders of coin.
The proposition accepted by writers
on the subject, is that the larger the
amount of coin in circulation, the
lower is the rate of interest, provided
the security is adequate. If the secur
ity is not adequate the rate of interest
will be hign, in spite of the abundance
of money. Whenever there is a large
surplus of money in the commercial
centres, the rate of interest declines
at once. The wealth of the world stead
ily reduces the rate, and is now giving
rise to discussion in Europe as to what
the rate will be in fifty years from
the present time. United States bonds
paying only two per cent, interest sold
on the N. Y. exchange on February
25th within a fraction of the par value.
These views regarding the rate of
interest are not ours, but those of
Prof. Cairnes, Leon Say, Prof. Wilson
and of the writers on political econo
my. Assuming, therefore, that the esti
mate made by our local bankers is
true, the rate of interest here should
be as low, and really lower than it i3
on the Mainland, because there is about
double the amount of money per capi
ta here in comparison with the money
in circulation there.
The returns of trade published yes
terday show that the lowest rate of
interest obtained upon mortgage secur
ity was seven per cent. Why then is
the rate so high? What causes are
are at work to maintain that rate if
mcney is so abundant?
If it is said that the recent develop
ments in the sugar industry make
money scarce, the reply may be made
that with the low rate per capita on
the Mainland, transactions are con
stantly, taking place which involve,
singly, an amount equal to one-half of
the valuation of all property on these
Islands, and yet the rate of interest
remains low.
This condition of our Finances should
be explained. Our views are not posi
tive, but tentative and merely sug
gestive. It is quite possible that there
are local conditions here which should
be considered and these may justify
this curious financial condition.
Hiio U to b; cungratulati-d on hav
ing secured the attention cf the ll(r.
lulu men who propo.- w ojt-n ip th
Oiua district.
The Manila
:iu:
migration IWci
.vas doing a littli business horv a f.-.v
wecks ago, has now gene th way cf
the Klondike fever and each individual
unites with thrt singer in saying "Ho
nolulu is good enough for m
'The worliily hope men set :heir hMri.
upon
"Turns ashes or it prosivrs: and ano:i
"Lik? snow upon th dsr-rt" dutv
face.
Lighting a little hour or f.v;-;.
gone."
HOME.
To parties with limited Cleans desir
ous of having a home. I wish to cail
attention to the fact that for a small
payment down I will build houses, up
on the Pawaa Tract or elsewhere, upon
the Installment plan.
WILL K. FISH Gil.
Uc-al Estate Agent and Auctioneer,
Fort and Merchant street.
D
rink
PURE
Hood's
66
Faorite
Cathartic
Pills
It i. ty to furs, tut thl l not whit
I wanted. A mild but urt and undi
turbing cathartic vclll nt Nature to co
in$, and relievo tho head, the Mon.ch.
the liver and all tho organ t! the tody
CVRM
from the many and dancircu evil of a
tloed corporral drain??.
Hood' Pill CTi:n Liver Xlb.tdrk head
ache. blliounr, cont!rtlon. without
purlin-, without pain, without violence.
Iiver Ills
Hood': Pill are the only pill to Ule
with Hood Sra par Ilia. Sold by all
druggM. U5o. Si nt by mail on rmdpt
of rrice, by C I.ood A Co., lentil. Ma
TIMELY TOPICS
March roth, 1899.
WATER.
-OOO-
TH E PASSLNG HOUR.
the justice of the demands of the people
of that Island for more consideration
from the government. But he, never
claimed, so far as we know, any spe
cial gratitude Xor what he did. He tried
to remove that serious defect of our
government that political absurdity,
tho administration of small local af-
weather,
The official picture of the New York
Dog show Champion Pointer make the
animal . look like a veteran of San Juan.
The . Emperor of Germany has de
creed that official documents may be
typewritten, inis is progress sure
. , , , TT ..... 1 enough, but on some occasions the
. . ; . . , , 1,1 machine will bo too weak for William
OI tno last measures 'no 'prupuivu ui w
iOCUtive ouacu, uu it au-,Fl. . ThQ & Qnd Qf the
wiBuiB iKuuuus and tonnis games of the young ladies
Road .Commissioners of Hilo, a body lf tho twQ here are ftne fx?a.
ox most wi. xuai. u tures too often missing in the athletic
appropriated-.; ror. roaa impro.emtvut. in which the partIcipate.
in that place, wno snoum m- uw uir,
move competent to uisiuduw tue muu It is hoDed. that intemperance raav
than men residing here, and with much not encourasea nOW tlxa.t the police
less knowledge than those commission- aminist ration permits a celebrant to
iers of the nels of 'the place. wiml ,up his sprce :WLh a free in
UMr. Smith is one 01 me u a fme vagon anil witu a spauking team
tthe Bishop estate. Its property is rap- doesn't spank.
idly increasing in value. The ouJook
is that it will have great power tor The best point in the paper of Dr
cood or evil in tho Islands. The usual McCracken of the New York univer
oxperienee. during the past hundred sity on the subject of drill for school
years, is. that suoli charitable estates I .boys is his argument forcing the con-
miff er grievously from "dry rot. Men
of wealth seeing the feeble uses of
such estates hesitate to aid them or
establish others of the same kind. The
cry in these later days is for their ad
ministration by live men.
As one of the t rustees of this estate,
Mr. Smith has before him a boundless
field of usefulness if he can prevent the
If the advice given in those three
words is heeded, good health 'will fol
low. City water is not good for many
reasons, principally, because it Is con
taminated With vegetable and putrid
matter of all description. A simple
anal3sis shows this to be a fact.
EXCERCISE
Our doctors are busy treating pa
tents who are suffering 'rom com
plaints, more especially malarial dis
orders, which will be materially bene
fitted if they drink a water that la pure
and possesses curative features, as does
Bartlett Spring Water.
Our advcrtleiarntji fir the p.u
month have leen directed, generally,
to tho hotiewlfj. but we h.ive thlsz
in our &:ore that will l? of Intercut t.
the wife ha well as the hu.tb.md. N
doubt you heard alnmt t!i runaway
a few week . ago. A man v.a, rldlni
down Fort street, his l;orv suddenly
got frightened at ome object, became
unmanageable and started to run away.
The man tried every effort to check the
horse, but without avail. A man hap
pened to be coming up tho Mtret on
his bicycle and before he could gel out
of the way. the hor?e, vehicle and all
were upon him. The blcyclln wa
!orIoUidy hurt and was confined to his
bed for home time. Now ho d you
hlnk I . to blame for that accident? Wo
dame thr driver, a he hou!d have
had one of
Whitman's
Pacific Heights" Notice
Apj !kut: r; U? rc.-civttl at the o;f.cr ! Bru Vtir? Cx
f)r t!. p;ri hao of I: on
PACIFIC HEIGHTS,
Mtuitcl rn the u apiitictnt !;U!f3dc
ltwren Ntiunnu ami Pjuoji Valle v ami c nirranlir. a arx-i! rsarine
ami rnic view tr-tchins from D:.-.rr.onl Hraxl.ovfr Tunchloitl to thr
Watanaw Itatigv of Mountain?.
A lroail, wimlins iMiuIcranl ptvin 3w t i the roertr U cow
in couxtc of construction ami Cnoicc It of nutT.cint ana fr raapul
tlrent horne?teaiI. will toon c available.
On the Nuuanu riJe of the Hill i a rrotcctin it ross
the hish uir.iN ami heavy ?hon rr. if tho Nuuanu Yallrr, cr.::rin ft
ralubricius climate.
The elevation f the irojKrty U fn:n 10 in 750 feet alote th
?ca level.
Application will lv numWrcl an J f;!cl avA choicr n;Il be
allotted aiwilinj; t tho nu:nlr rf the application.
Only fl.OtO far a Lot 101 by 2M feet. Trrmf ray.
BRUCE WARING & CO.
Offices: 7 and 8, Progress Block
DUE
Ask your family physician about the
water, and if he Is honest he will en
dorse its use.
All who have drank the water speak
in the highest of terms for It.
This climate demands the use of
such a -water and you cannot afford to
be without It.
VIGILANCE.
We .will serve free of charge a glass
of this wonderful natural Spring
water at our Soda Counter to all who
care to ccme and test its virtues. We
deliver the water to your home In case
lots at $6.50 for 50 pints. 19.50 for CO
quarts.
SOLE AGENTS
Z 'O S
fa jut ;fc
ft VvHfe 5
"TIjc Pij Jrawi ninlcni fmni the
lip5 of tho phtbvophcr, anJ hu!F up the
mouth of the fv!ifh; it genrratr a :yleo!
convcrfation, contrmplative, tLcuphtfal,
lcr.evolrn! and ttr.affrctext. T7-irlmy.
HollSster Co.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IK
American, Havana and Manila Cigars
TOBACCO. ONUFF. AND
Smokers' Articles
Riding
Fine Grades SMOKING TOBACCO a specially.
Cor. Fort and Merchant Sts. - - - Honolulu.
MosqMDtolSee
Will Drive Mosquitoes Away.
for his horse or A KACKINO. iir RA
CINE Dill VI NO HIT. A int! pull
on the reins will check th wildcat plr-
lted hore living. Holdcj thc!' bit
we carry a full line of curry voab., the
Dandy Hors !!rush. Hlack iaaVe
Whins and Horse and Mule Collar of
all fdz.
Cures the Bites!
Brings Comfort
r
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Benson, Smith & Co
LI MITE D-
Ulmttod.
307 PORT ST
Fort and Hotel Streets.
We Have Just Received Another Shipment of
GASES
'in' rot' Irom touching it. iosiuu a.uu
u-pi: Direct From the Leading Factories of Europe and Will
OF
BEAUTIFUL DRY GOOD
ly in a community of mixed races. But
it must be done, or the result will be
a great charity existing, in vain. We
iboliev-e that Mr. Smith will find his
test work hereafter, aside from the
conduct of his own business arutirs,
in iyroparing young men and women
through this' charity, to become good
citizens, and members of this commu
nity.
Open
ova
Them Up on
h 00,
EVERYTHING
NEW
AND
HANDSOME I
MONEY AND R.VTE OF INTEREST.
In continuing our short studies in
Finance, -we take up once more the
matter of coin in the Islands, and its
relation to interest and loans.
It has been publicly stated by Mr.
Spalding of the Claus Spreckels & Co.
honk that Mr. Damon's estimate that
in in the Islands amounts to
buv v- - -
ahout $5,000,000 is probably correct
Assuming that this is proximately cor
rect we are confronted with this fact
that the amount per capita is larger
in these Islands, on a gold basis, than
Elegant New Prints in tasty patterns, thiry yds. for 5i.
Ten thouasnd pieces New Dnss Goods, ct per yd. and
upward.
Valenciennes Laces in great varitty of design, twelve yds.
for 2cts.
BARGAINS.
LAIUES UXDEIWL0THES
LADIES' STOCKINGS
OVB DDBoimoir Dm Great Variety,
at special prices,
at special prices.
MA
Five hundred different styles of Trimmed Hats Si each. Magnificent Easter Hats, direct from Paris that are dreams of beauty.
To soo thorn moans to buy. as thoy nro lrroalstlb!o.
This is the place to get your Easter needs in Hats. Dress Goods. Laces, etc. The choicest are always taken first. The wise come early.
Qqjqoo Street,
in any community in the world, con-
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