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THE PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER, HONOLULU, JUNE 20, 1901"
THE PACIFIO
Commercial Advertiser
WMJUtXBt O. SMITH - - EDITOR.
THURSDAY
JUNE 20
Steam la on In the Rapid Transit
boilers, cars are being set up; the iron
bridge over Nuuanu stream is about
finished, crossings are going in and the
right to parallel the mule track on
King street has been granted. Good
bye, Pain.
The court's curt dismissal of the
cases against Messrs. Cooper and Mc
Nothing
Tastes Good
And eating is simply perfunctory
done because it must be.
This is the common complaint of
By the way, did the Grand Juiy in- ' . , ..
quire why Tramway Pain paid , we Qyspepuc
He estimates that at least Theresa's $300 milk bill, and what rela- i If eating sparingly would cure dys-
PORTO K'CAN LABOR j growing. For instance, individual
consumption of sugar in the United
The latest Bulletin of the Depart- States has grown from 36 pounds in
ment of Labor, issued under the editor- lg77 to 65 2 in 1900 The snowing in
ship of Commissioner Carroll D. Great Britain is even more remarkable,
Wright, contains an instructive article aU tendlng to prove that the sugar
by Dr. Azel Ames on "Labor Conditions rowers must hustle to keen ud with
in Porto Rico." The total population of the expanding market.
the island is o3,za. kjl mese 2us,isj
are urban dwellers and 749,451 live in
the country. The effective working
population is computed by Dr. Ames to
be 601,271
half of these are wage-earners. Class - pepsia, few OOUid suffer from it long,
distinctions, the line between the capit- favorable attitude of the Wilco heel- ,
alist and the laborer, are much more ers in the Legislature toward Pains! The Only way to cure dyspepsia,
marked than in the United States, but , Tramway franchise measure? Or was wh,ch b difficult digestion, Is to give
V T-v-i nlr Kill ctrifir i riAfVion c a st
-V, I n InonntlVQ ot mil 111! O Ti ri ATT . 11111X1. UIH O . w I j aUWUlCl UW V -
portunity is held to be the principal newspaper gossip?
cause of the low condition of the labor-
ing men. There is more or less skilled it is currently reported that the
Caadless shows that Oscar Lewis' fore- i ,abor and the ordinary trades are all books of the Home Ru'.ers, showing the
casts of the outcome were corret i. au. , represented, but the fact which most funds received for the entertainment
, . V J rt
Lewis must miss tne lnuniauy wiuui ; impresses
longer permit him to spot tne iu
ture decisions of a court.
the observer is the super-
Cat Nolte's) of the country meir.bt'rs f
abundance of the lowest grade of un- j the Legislature reveal credits of $3.
skilled labor. Even planters living , These books were called for with the
within easy reach of the railroads, or ! court's usual ostentation, but they do
of the sea, find it cheaper to transport nt seem to have been mentioned in the
It Is by no means certain that the
coming naval town will be at feari . thelr coffee, tobacco and other products Grand Jury's report.
City. An entirely new site may be pre- to tne ports on the heads of peons than
ferred. There is a fine opportunity to 1 to use oither the railroad, bull carts or xi.u At. ,.;,)o it
build such . pla s on - the fUncon emnea oa The ordinary laborer's wage un-! - Amerlcan Promises
nart OI rum initmu ui a. i aer opunisii ruie uus umij itihs it ii.i.v. i . , . j
undertaken to
vigor and tone to the stomach and the
whole digestive system.
Hood's Sarsaparilla cured the nieM of
Prank Fay, 106 N. St.. South Boston. Mass.,
who writes that she bad been a great sufferer
from dyspepsia for six years: had been with
out appetite and had been troubled with sour
stomach and headache. She bad tried many
sther medicines in vain. Two bottles of
Hood's Sarsaparilla made her welL
tiguous to the Bishop estate reserva
tion.
f-
The Americans have
raise It to fifty, but not with great suc
cess thus far.
Dr. Ames has compiled a table of
wage rates for various occupations.
Bakers get $1 to $1.50 for a day of
to fifteen hours; blacksmiths,
The robbing of mango trees all over
the city is a seasonal rite performed
Just before early mass and with in
creasing cleverness, by the Portuguese twelve
youth of Honolulu. Probably if one of 1.20 to $1.80 for a day of eight to ten
them were arrested he would regard the i hours: brickmakers, $1.20 to $2 for a
matter as an infringement of his vest- day of ten to twelve hours: carpenters,
ed rights. $1 to $2.50 for ten to twleve hours.
These are fair samples of the skilled
The disbandment of the mounted pa- trades. It is stated, however, that
trol would leave the suburbs unpro- where the wage goes above $1.20 it is
tected. and the suburbs are the places ' for unusually skilled labor. In the
in which certain kinds of crime are .unskilled lines, coffee pickers and clean
mostly likely to occur. We cannot un- ers get from twenty to sixty cents a
derstand the action of the Senate in day; ordinary laborers, thirty cents to
this matter, except on the theory of $1.20: gardeners, fifty to ninety cents:
indifference to the vital interests of j wood-choppers, thirty to sixty cents;
Honolulu cane cutters, thirty to fifty cents; ser-
4 Ivants. $2.50 to $7 per month. In com-
The way the wireless telegraph isjparing these wage-rates with those of
inr h m rr,iWn the public of the the United States, it should be kept in
other islands about the important news mind that the conditions which they
nwsi nearly leseinuie, so lai as un
skilled labor is concerned, arc rot those
of the North, but of the negroes of the
South. While lower than the ordinary
prevailing wages in the South, they are
not so much lower as to make the con
trast surprising.
There is, however, less for the labor
er to buy than in any part of this coun
try. His wants, outside of bare sub-
franchise, a boon which Congress oe- promise
nieu ii in tne leinia ut me vi&itnu-
Act.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
to cure and keeps the
Don't wait till you are
worse . but buy a bottle today.
OF CURRENT INTEREST.
of Honolulu, is shown by this series of
bulletins, consecutively printed, which
the Star has received from Maui or Ha
waii: May SS, 1101, Hartwell, Ballou and Kin
ney pardoned by acting Governor Cooper
before they were commanded to trial.
J. L. Coerper of Kona before Grand Ju
ry. Coerper is the man who gave infor
maUon which Thurston refused to di
vulge. Thurston habeas corpus case sistence. are few. This is fortunate, for
postponed till Wednesday before Judge his income is generally required to
Frear. , meet the necessities of bare subsist-
May H, 1901, Honolulu: Battleship Ore- ' ence food, shelter, fuel for cooking and
go in port. . clothing, of which he wears only the
June 1901 Honolulu: Since the pas- cheapest and not much of it. The Porto
aage of resolut ions condemning Judge Rlcang ,ove to congregate ln vinages,
Humphreys by thirty-seven members of , . . . , , s '
the Bar Association, popular petitions ' here their huts bear some resemblance
backing Judge Humphreys have been clr- t0 thof!e of an African kraal, and com
oulated and already over 2,000 signatures mand a rental of sixty cents to $1.80
have been secured. Thurston case ar- I a month. Artisans' houses are rented
sued before Frear; decision expected at for two anl thre times this sum. and
noon. Governor Dole has returned from the best dwellings with gardens attach
Walanae and will go to Hawaii next ed are secured for $30 to $90 a year. The
week. most pitiful condition in the life of a
There is no bulletin of May 28th about Porto Rican laborer relates to sickness
the repudiation of Humphreys by the and death. Medical skill ln the country
Bar Association nor a word about the is not pood and hospitals are few. Deli
offer of Humphreys' bailiff to pack a cacips are generally beyond the reach
Jury. On May 31st nothing more im- of tne oor- Thc percentage of mortal
portant was sent than die arrival of lty among women and children is fear
the Oregon. On June 1st a brief refer- ful- ne ,s painfully impressed, wheth
ence was made to the resolutions of er in the streets of city or town, or in
"thirty-seven members of the Bar ; the hi" country, by the number of hu
Aasociation," coupled with the lie about man wrecks, the many beggars, and the
a Humphreys petition with 2,000 signa- sunken-eyed, pallid, anaemic men, wo
tures. The whble scheme of this wire- ; men and children. Extreme poverty,
less fake bulletin company has been inanition and decrepitude are found.
to give the outsiders doctored news or and though the island is one of great
no news at all. j resources and has a good record for
thrift, there is reason to believe that
from the earliest days of the Spanish
occupation this condition of thing, as
The House took up the questiou of ' to the laboring classes has been only
the Tantalus forest yesterday in a way i too prevalent, and at times worse, ln
that did it credit. For a wonder it did some respects, than now.
not abase itself before tbi Federal Perhaps the most striking contrast
fetich and whisper "The King can do .between the Porto Rican and the Am
no wrong," but instead of that stood up erlcan is seen ln the burial jf the
for the right of the Territory with zeal dead. Often extreme poverty permits
and self-respect. The sight was a re-only a winding sheet for the corpse.
freshing one, and it must raise the ! wmcn is carried to the grave suspended
THE TANTALUS INCIDENT.
House ln popular esteem.
There has grown up a habit in cer
tain quarters to crook the back in deep
humility and put dust on cho
whenever a newly-commissioned
from a pole borne on the shoulders of
two men. And it has not even the priv
ilege of an undisturbed grave, the
bead I hones being commonly exhumed after
Fe(j. a short time and placed in the ossuary
era! official, fresh from Pottawottamie ;or hone cryt. which Is a revolting feat
or Kalamazoo or Mooselamaguntic, 1 ure of every cemetery. "Ore may assert
deigns to inform the people of the Ter- j without fear of contradiction," says Dr.
ritory what he proposes to do to them. jAmes, "that the relative cost of sick
It is customary to hear a bleat ot ness and burial, man for man, in the
adulation from the vealy Bulle- i same grade of wage winners in the
tin whenever a Federal official lands on ! United States and in Porto Rico would
the dock. Back in the States, vherejbe- as to sikness. as 15 to 1, and in re
most of our white peop.e came from, sard to burials, as 20 to 1. or even more,
no particular awe ever attaches to ! Tn the United States no expense is
Federal officials, least of all to those sPared n either. In Porto Rico none
who are sent to the distant Territories ,s Incurred that it is possible to avoid,
because men at Washington are tired The living must be first considered."
of their importunities for a job at The niopt agreeable reading in the re
home. In that level-headed country an nort ,s the description of imprnve
official, Federal or otherwise, is judged ments under American rule. New
by his merits and not by his commis-j supar enterprises are being started,
sion. If he knows his business and car- 'abandoned lands brought ur.dor culli-
ries it on with propriety h La re-!val,on' ana tnere are noperrl sif.ns of
He Had His Frt eh & ir, All Bight.
A Philadelphian who has Just re
turned from a brief business trip to
Germany tells an amusing story re
garding the experiences of a fellow
American on a German train. He was
locked in a stuffy little compartment
with three officers of the German
army, who smoked such atrocious to
bacco that the American, for the sim
ple purpose of self-preservation, was
finally forced to open a window. A
concentrated grunt and a concentrat
ed glare from the officers greeted this
action, for the night was cold, and
the Germans do not, as a rule, care
for fresh air. No request, not even a
command, came from them, but one
arose majestically, stalked to the win
dow and shut it down without look
ing at the audacious American. The
American opened the window again,
with the suave, well-pleased smile or
a man who is about to bestow some
benefaction upon humanity. The offi
cers stared and glared at him more
fixedly than ever. They were unaccus
tomed to such insubordination towara
one of their guild on the part of a
mere civilian. Then he of majestic
strut again arose and brought the
window down with a bang which
threatened to break the glass. He
looked at the American this time, and
plainly dared him to reopen it. The
American 6howed no sign of being
ruffled as he placidly raised tne sash,
and continued to read his novel with
unabated zest. The German Bald
something which the American did not
understand, shut the window and stood
beside It. The American looked sweet
ly at the closed sash and calmly
pushed his elbow through the glass,
beating the window into fragments,
and again turned to his novel. He
was very calm, but there was a gleam
in his eyes that the Germans did not
like. The latter returned to his place,
and for the next fifteen minutes there
was an antiphonal chorus from the'
three officers, of double-pointed, double-twisted
German oaths. The Am
erican read his novel with undisturb
ed serenity.
The Girlo' Brigde in Line.
A unique feature of the Grand Army
parade in Allegheny City, Pa., on Dec
oration Day was a military company
composed of uniformed girls and
equipped with all the accouterments
of noldiers. It is known as the Girls'
Brigade, and is composed of the older
girls of the Sixth Ward schools of Al
legheny. Each member or the military
company is the proud possessor of a
light gun. The uniform consists of an
electric blue Tarn O'Shanter cap with
a tan ostrich feather, a red Eton jack
et with gold braid, a white skirt and
brown leggings. The uniform of the
officers of the company, who are also
girls, includes, besides the white skirt
and brown leggings, a gold braldea
military cap with a white plume, ana
a semi-military coat with epaulets.
Each officer carries a sword.
A Millionaire Laborer.
The eccentricities of a young mil
lionaire follower of the teachings of
Count Tolstoi are vastly puzzling the
good people of the village of Wood-
bridge, N. J. With practically unlim
ited means at his command, George
Ruddy Jr., son of one of the richest
men in the State of New Jersey and a
college graduate who has enjoyed the
advantages of foreign travel, prefers
the life of the humblest toiler. Clad
In blue jeans and cowhide boots he
literally wrests his livelihood from the
unwilling soil of a tiny farm, the
smallest and most worthless corner or
his father's vast estate. Acordlng to
his philosophical creed poverty is the
only incentive to intellectual effort.
D Will Keep
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Stables and
Outhouses
PURE
And in
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Put up in gallon. 5
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Fort Street.
fin?
Says Little Men Are Better Fighters
A surgeon of the British army who
C. H. DICKEY,
General Business Agent
Corner King and Bethel Sts.
I WILL TRANSACT GENERAL
BUSINESS OF ALL KINDS, act as
trustee, guardian or administrator, col-
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uecLeu: li not ne is ori-icisn :r rnm- 1 w f j . t)iu6i":i,n i, ,) v. i i :
- i m , . . nao uou u:u u c.ui.-i icutt in nabim: . ,
plained of. That is the American way, I l"UB lar nas Deen slw. Tne exchange ; reCruits argues for little men for fight- i lecl rems' IIlime
and it is a good enough way foi Ha- nf the lnsular coinage for that of the ing purposes, believing that the idea j All business intrusted to me will re
wail, j United States has worked a hardship , is old and obsolete that a man can- ceive prompt attention.
One of the laughable incidents of the i on the Poor- Tne Price of articles of j not be a good and efficient soldier un- I c H DICKEY.
present controversy both laughable common consumption remains the same j less he measures a certain number of I ' 1
and pathetic is the bellv-erawlintr of in gold that 11 formerly was in de- I fe?t and inches in height. In modern
the BXTto the 'feet of tlie director ncy. while wages have not whexe the tesue of ever, fight pAfipif TR ANSFFR CO.
aavancea correspondingly. Ultimately, w iai.- . -
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Silk Waists
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:
Golf Shirts, Pajamas
Japanese Silks,
Gents' Underwear,
Neckwear,
Doilies, Jewelry, Etc,
Are now Shown at
IT 1 H HOTEL STREET
U. OCKUIJIUIU, N r Nuuanu
Call and be Convinced,
NEW STORE. NEW 0'
of the Experiment Station to assure him
of public confidence in the idea that the
Department of Agriculture can never
make a mistake. We imagine Mr.
bmilh s sneer at the silly compliment
:ip r.v.nncr0 r, .vKii , c "ie uuuiiih lor nine, ana is r.iiner a
the rsrndhrrnir T disadvantage than otherwise. This offl
the island, but it appears to have been cer suggests the reducing to a
made too soon. minimum of five feet the standard
m commenting- upon the above the . height of all recruits for mounted in-
! fantry and light cavalry.
JAS. H. LOVE, Manager.
If the statement had any truth it Buiffal Express says
would be hich time to take the word x"c ul11
"experiment" out of the asciicultural nd other lands which the United Quite Like Sousa.
work and substitute that of "fulfill- states has annexed at earlier periods of j
ment." Nobody knows better tnan Mr ,ts history is emphasized by this ac- ! ,rFX"assar gi,rls ?nJoy recallin& when
Smith how many failures his depart !count of life in the Island. While f Or- Jg" daughter of the so-
ment has scored, and that sue, failures. TcTfeZTt i0? " S XnooS
In a purely experimental work, are fi"" 8e"Iement ,and . offering- a as her father leads his band, all hla
bound to happen. We presume that he, 4.2, tne exPans'on of enterprise, poses and mannerisms being as faith
being a man of sense, also acknowledges orto Rico Presents the problem of fully reproduced as If she were "taking
the right of Territorial criticism in ' . "'nea ana anse pot u
matters like the clearing- nf flftpon aroo
euugnuii, un tne contrary, its neonle , vila lue great aengnt ot tne ottier gins
him off" instead of unronscinnsTv pv-
latlon. It offers no attraction to th emnlifyine the laws of hereditv. It
Office, King Street, next to Bailey's
Cyclery.
iVl A I IN 58. g&ZXZS , VA V.V.V.V
DlfllRKEHO
BIERBACH'S
VIOLET AMMONli
For the
of forest or were therp hut tmoivoi
to provide a farm of exhausted soil for W0Uld be lad to immigrate to this
experiments that might better have ountry- no doubt, if permitted. Capital
been conducted on good land 3 ne-ded. but the one fact which gives
elsewhere in the island. That is
the main point made by men like ex
Governor Cleghorn and Professor
Koebele, who know more about the
conditions of agriculture In Oahu than
do all hands In the Department of Agri
culture put together.
As the case stands, the position of
the Island experts that, if Tantalus is
promise of large returns from Invest
ments is the very cheap labor, and
that it must be the chief effort of gov
ernment to remove."
when they had visitors to eet M.ss
Sousa. unintroduced, to play the piano
and then have the visitors exclaim,
as they invariably did, "Why, she re
minds me of Sousa."
Sarah's Alcohol Bath.
Since Sarah Bernhardt's return to
I t- . . .
The fact that people are usln mor- ' me reat tragedienne has contid-
euc-ar than thpv m .1 oJT . T , ed to an American friend that she finds
ZfmJ. f?" d J Jalse-an event' ft Is much aid for the preservation of her
needless to say. of very recent origin- perennial youth in a certain kind of
should encourage sucar investment snnnw hnth Tt ,oi if
the only proper site for a Government Despite wide areas of land coming un- ' of alcohol, two ounces of spirits of
farm, a small tract should have been;der cultivation for beet and can, the j camphor, two ounces of spirits of am
tried before a large one was devastated, ! supply of sugar is short of the demand J Trionia flve ounces of sea salt, and
is perfectly sound. It Is not lnsuppos- and the demand is all the while incroas- ; enou&n boiling water to make one
able that Mr. Smith, who is acting un- ing. The study of the per capita con- ' q1uart- Tne whole should be agitated
der orders from an omniscient chief sumption of sugar Is a curious one. in rnwHhhy;honLnhen,0nbedrJnt
thSL hi3 Ifn0rtheaSt' f hCre I 2 f9 h.W the USP f 8aCChar,Iie : exsite'efrnmto SSl 'S2
may think so himself. material and the taste for It is steadily cles and Jaded spirit.
Stock and Bond Broker
Fire Insurance Agents
Commission Merchants
Careful
trusts.
mm
attention given to business
In oar new quarters, corner Port and
Merchant ttreeta. . . . .
TOILET AND BATH
REFRESHING AND PLEASANT
ONLY AT
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A. H. OTIS
61 King Street
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