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TIJK PACIFIC COMMERCIAL A DVEirilSERT HONOLULU, SEl'TEMHEIJ 4. 1S99.
THIS PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
W. N. ARMSTRONG EDITOR.
.MONDAY
SEPTEMBER 4
THE GALICIANS KKLKASED.
Under the circumstances, the em
ployers of the Galicians, who have been
imprisoned for refusing to observe
their contracts, should have released
them long ago. It is useless to com
ment on the conduct of Congress in
approving and making our municipal
laws, which enforce penal labor con
tracts, the laws of the United States
governing this Territory. The employ
ers of the Galicians were at fault in
importing these undesirable laborers,
and the loss that results from it, is
merely the damage which comes from
their own error, although it was unin
tentional and almost unavoidable.
The release of the Galicians will pre
vent the occurrence of a thrilling his
torical incident in the room of the
Supreme Court of the United States, in
which Counsellor Gear proposed to
make that court face about on the Con
Mitutional question. At the same time,
he will have leisure to call on the
President and make him face about on
the same question.
THE JLOW DUCK AFFAIR.
The only points made by the Adver
tiser in the I low Duck matter were first,
that he and his associates were re
fused permission to land at this port,
and were driven back to China, with
out being informed that they had the
right to appeal to Washington, and
. without being allowed to see counsel.
All of these men say so emphatically.
. Tho Special Agent, Mr. Brown, could
not permit them to land and be set
free, but he could have detained them
in quarantine, and forwarded a state
smen t of their case to "Washington,
where upon the application of the Chi
nese Minister the order of the Treas
ury Department regarding immigration
'was declared at once not to include
Chinese with return permits. '
As for the reasoning on the subject
offered by the organ of the Concatenat
ed Order of Hoo-Hoos, it is quite simi
lar and as unanswerable as that of the
lunatic in the story that appeared the
other day in one of the journals. Ex
amining physician, to person supposed
to be a lunatic, "You said a few mo
ments ago that you wrere Napoleon
Bonaparte. Now. you say you are the
Duke of Wellington. How do you ac
count for that?" Supposed lunatic,
"'Oh, I'm the Duke by a different
mother."
The statements and reasoning of the
Organ are equally coherent with the
statements and reasoning of the lunatic,
and it it. quite out of the question to
argue a point which the dormant facul
ties of your opponent does not see.
In the matter of How Duck, it was a
matter entirely with the jurisdiction
of the Federal authority, but Congress
had failed to give the Federal Agent
Mr. Brown, any means or power for en
forcing his instructions. In every State
and Territory, excepting Hawaii, there
are Federal courts and a Federal Mar
shal, who can call upon the Federal
army to aid him. Special Agent Brown
had nothing , but his own fists, feet,
and teeth with which to execute his
orders or instructions. He could not
summon a man from the large garrison
here. So he asked the Territorial local
government to aid him with a police
force. As an act of comity it did so,
just as the sheriff of a county in a
State aids the United States Marshal in
arresting a criminal, although the State
Sheriff has rit power to execute a Fed
eral law. ... .
Here is where the Cat's Paw comes
an. After the local government had
used force in executing the Federal
agent's requests, and How Duck and
others were driven back to China, and
these Chinese ask for indemnity for
loss, the Secretary of the Treasury re
plies: "Oh no. The federal govern
ment did not stop you." His exact
language is, stopped you "by reason of
the action of the Hawaiian govern
ment." He' refuses to admit that
Special Agent Brown did it.
'Why does the Secretary of the Treas
ury throw the responsibility of the de
tention of the, Chinese upon the local
government? Either the Secretary is
grossly ignorant about the facts, or the
Special Agents of the United States
have informed him that they had noth
ing to do with the detention. Because
the local government, without any
directions from Washington, chose, as
a matter of comity, to aid the Federal
Agent, who did not have even a pop
gun to enforce his order, it is saddled
with the expense of the detention of
the Chinese in the quarantine station,
and the Federal authority refuses to
pay the bills in a purely Federal
matter.
The comedy of the Cat's Paw began
when the local, government engaged
in assisting a Federal officer at hi3 re
quest. Special Agent Brown's position
was an embarrassing one, because he
had no physical means. of enforcing his
directions. He is not to be blamed for
thai. He is open to censure only for
not allowing the Chinese, who had re
turn permits, on the Celtic, to have
eonnsel, and remain under guard until
their cases had been considered in
Washington. They may have been re
fused counsel, and remained in ignor
ance of their rights, through tne fault
of the local government. But it was
his business to see that no error was
made.
How is it that the Secretary of the
Treasury tells How Duck that he was
detained not by the Federal, but by the
local government? Was the matter
muddled by the Special Agents? Th
Cat's Paw -explanation seems to be
obvious.
SNORING ( X) H K E S POM DENTS.
It is a rule in the proceedings of
courts martial in France that the ses
sions of the courts shall begin at G
o'clock in the morning. In the Dreyfus
case, this lyile is strictly followed.
Ninety per cent, of the spectators in
the court room are newspaper corres
pondents. As these persons are engag
ed in taking the evidence during the
day and in sending correspondence off
at an early moment, they are generally
busy until after midnight. Having in
sufficient sleep, they fall off to sleep,
whenever there is a suspension in the
taking of testimony. A special dis
patch to a New York journal says that
whenever this incident occurs, or
whenever a witness is inaudible, the
snoring begins, and. a witness some
times testifies in a chorus of snores.
On one occasion, two journalists, while
asleep, dropped their heavy canes
which fell with a crashing sound on
tho floor. The noise startled the
audience and the court who suspected
that it was connected with some dev-
ilish plot, for a demonstration of some
kind was suspected. ' .
The gendarmes, after this incident.
forbid the introduction of canes and
umbrellas into the court room.
It certainly detracts from the solemn
grandeur of the trial of Dreyfus, which
the world is watching with the closest
attention, when a chorus of snores fills
the room, and the spectators of the
most eventful trial known to history
cannot keep their eyes open. In the
Ingoldsby Legends, Lord Tom Noddy,
hires a room that over-looks a scaf
fold upon which a man is to be hung,
in the early morning. But My Lord
drinks brandy in order to keep awake
until the hour arrives. He fails asleep,
just before the execution takes placo
and his landlord finds him lying on a
sofa and snoring. Sleeping and snor
ing in the presence of tragic events
does not add to the dignity of great
events. Even Macaulay himself would
be lost in describing a spectacle, in
which he would declare, that while the
thought and anxiety of all Europe were
concentrated upon the humble struc
ture that covered the actors in one of
the most Impressive events of modern
times, a visitor standing near to it,
with listening ear, could only hear a
chorus of snores, breaking the silence
of the air.
Those who want a fine quality of
liquor for medicinal or home use will
find the famous old Jesse Moore Whis
key superior to any other brand.
New Bill at the Orpheum Tonight.
"Calumet' Does Not Belong to
Baking Pewder Trust but Con
sumers are Rapidly Learning
to Place Their Trust in
'Calumet."
NONE SO GOOD.
1DUR
mooerate
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V PRICE J
At Kerr's Glueen Street Store
in every LINE,
sacrificed to secure it. .
DARKNESS PREVAILS
It is Dangerous Tiaveling in Hono
lulu Streets After Dark.
For the last few nights the streets
have been in utter darkness. On ac
count of the scarcity of water the Gov
ernment electric lights have had to
economize on power and to do this the
arc lights have been shut off. The
lower reservoir at the Nuuanu electric
station is almost dry. Last night at
a late hour there was in it less than
three feet of water. There has been
no rain for some months and the pres
ent outlook is that before long they
will have to economize still further.
To make the situation worse the
nights have been blacker than Egypt
and the streets are in horrible shape.
The junction of Alakea and King
i streets is a wreck. Both streets are
torn up, the dirt piled high on all sides,
and only a narrow space left for .ve
hicles. Along King street mounds of
earth, like newly made graves, present
first-class obstacles, for the unwary
traveler. The sewer people also have
taken a few streets unto themselves. A
few flickering red lights are set out in
order to warn the people who are out
after dark that those places are tabu.
All sorts of obstructions, such as sew
er pipe piled high and "piano boxes"
for tools, are located in convenient
places for barking shins and break
ing legs.
The Tramways Company, the sewer
people and the arc lights that are not
lighted combine to make traveling aft
er nightfall a precarious and hazardous
undertaking.
Nothing
racing
AS
JLJL
Everyone enjoys it; your health de
pends upon it. You can just as well
have it as your prudent neighbor. Old
and young alike endorse it.
DIS1NFECTINE
With the heat of summer comes the
foul and disease producing air from
the cesspool, vault and cellar. You
must be on your guard against the ac
cumulation of trash, garbage, etc; It
is dangerous to have around.
INSURES
No skill is required to have the air
about your home pure. The cost is tri
fling and effect is wonderful. Disin
fecting as prepared by us will serve the
purpose.'
PURE
We have it prepared in quantities to
supply any or all demands. We will
deliver to your home, if within the city
limits, a trial bottle at 25 cents. Don't
neglect to order a bottle at once.
AIR.
Those who are familiar with the
article- order it by the gallon, which
proves beyond all doubt that it is th
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proper thing. ,
Manufactured only by
SOLE AGENTS.
EXXEN
So
PURE A
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SIVE
THE
HLTE
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
Cures
Permanently Cures
Scrofula,
which is one of the worst af
flictions of the human ra;e, and
comes from impure blooi.
Salt Rheum,
a torment to the flesh, a dis
figurement to the body, and a
drain on the system, also duo
to vitiated blood.
Pimples,
which so disfigure the skin, and
make the human face divine
anything but a thing of beauty,
but which are Nature's adver
tisement of foul blood.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Is the best in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
'Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5.
HoOf1' Pa If c act harmoniously with
I IUUU S 11 IIS ji sarsai-arilla.
TIMELY TOPICS
August i ith, 2899
The Burglar
Is enjoying a regular picnic here just
now, and no matter how much he may
be hated and despised, he cannot be
blamed for "taking things as they
come." It is nature his own peculiar
one, no doubt. The nature of the po
liceman is shown in the speedr man
ner in which the burglar is sought aft
er we were almost saying, caught.
However, "Safe bind is safe find," and
the
VICTOR SAFE
FIRE AND BURGLAR PROOF
Is the best of the bunch. We have
them in various sizes.
Fisher's Steel Ranges
Give satisfaction wherever used. Our
stock is a large and well-assorted one,
"ranging" from the "Small Family" to
Hotel and Restaurant sizes.
. From "Pele's" heat to "Klondvke"
cold is but a step, especially when one
of our
Refrigerators
Is kept in the home with one of the
aforesaid ranges. Our
Ice Chests
Are built on the latest and most ap
proved styles and are. as useful for
"keeping" things in as a safe. Food
Is always fresh and sweet when one is
used.
Aermotors
Will catch every breath of wind, run
easy and need no attention. We have
Pumps of all sizes and Fittings for
them, also.
Hand Pumps
Just the ideas for watering stock and
for irrigation purposes.
STAR KEROSENE OIL,
PETROLEUM,
MACHINE OILS,
BUILDERS' HARDWARE,
WATER COOLERS,
' " For Steamers; sizes from 2 to
12 gallons.
BLUE-FLAME OIL STOVES,
O. K. LANTERNS
And Globes and Chimneys for
same.
TUMBLERS
At from 60c. to $2 per doz.
ROCHESTER LAMPS,
Nos. 2 and 3.
SCISSORS
(Seymour's) in great variety.
i liii iim si
Limited.
307 FORT ST.
A
IMTIfOM
will be the place where all can
Room must he had,
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SUB-DIVISION OF' THE
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These finely improved Lots for sale.
Location excellent. Lots planted with choice trees'and1
shrubbery. Prices reasonable. Lots i, 2, 4 and 5 are sold-
Lot $ A Beautiful Lot. Best bargain in town. Easy
terms to purchasr".
Inquire of
Bruce Waring k
ftRTESiaW WELL
L. E. PINKHAM, CONTRACTOR.
Office With the Pacific Hardware Co., Honolulu H. I.
Estimates given and contracts made for wells on any of
the Islands.
CIV MRTV& FN! AHITTC
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drill 1 ers.
Bfeaidl tflne Advertiser.
75 Cents a Month.
MosqmiitoMee
Will Drive Mosquitoes Away
Cures the
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Benson, Smith &
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LIMITED
Fort and Hotel Streets
RATIONS
so EVERYTHING must be
IMPORTER.
B CKERTON HOMESTEAD:
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CO.
For heavy work operated by
the most skillful highest class-
Bites!
Brings Comfort!
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