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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-11-04
EDITORIAL ARTICLES.

From he Daily Pacific Commercial Adreytiser.)
THE case Lazarus vs.. Trousseau, which
was twice heard during the past term of
the Supreme Court without a verdict being
obtained, has excited no little discussion in
this community. 1t has caused two widely
different questions to become the prominent
topics of the hour. These are our currency
laws, and the value of trial by jury. The
structures passed upon the two juries which
have tried this case have been very severe.
y very simple point was put to them by
the Chief Justice, thus: = If you find from
all the circumstances that enough was said
to make Schaefer and Co.'s cashier believe
that Lazarus wanted his legal percentage
of L.. 5. gold for this draft and that it was
refused him, then you must fad Il verdict
for the PLAINTIFF The evidence on this
point, as reported for this journal, appears
to be clear enough. The defendant did not
indeed deny that matters had proceeded
precisely in the manner which, according
to the charge of the Chief Justice, entitled
plaintiff to n verdict. People may well ask
what is the use of submitting matters to the
arbitrament of II jury if in such circumstan-
ces as these twice twelve men trying the case
in succession could not agree on n verdict.
We have no right to impute motives or
give expression here 10 guesSeS at what
may have led the Jurors to present no YER
diet. Nevertheless, we may say without
hesitation, that the reason of this failure of
Justice is pretty well understood and being
so, it makes the disposition to be incredu-
iouS ABOUT tne value OF jury trlal all the
stronger. This is matter for regret. Some
people talk quite glibly about the jury
system as a~ntiquated, and a relic o fsemi-
barbarous days. If they could be involved
in the meshes of a law suit in some country
where n jury was denied them, they would
quickly change their tune. Suitors here
can, if they like (bOth agreeing thereto),
waive the right to a jury, and the records
of our courts show how seldom men are
prepared to accept the Judgment of one
man on their disputes instead of twelve.
1t is unfortunate that anything should
occur to shake this faith in the time
honored institution which has been copied
by so many nations.
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OFFICE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

To Hon. g. W. PILIPo, Hon. j. KkAU. W. R.
CASTLE, ESQ, AND OTHERS.
Gentlemen BY command of the King, | have
the honor to address you.
You, as q Committee have presented to His
Majesty Il copy OF resolutions cen-urng the Min
listers of the Crown, which were adopted at an
alleged meeting Of electors Oh the 23rd ui Octu-
Der at Kawaiahao Church.
Speaking! tor my colleagues, as we'll ~ myseli
| have the honor to express our appreciation of
an exercise Of public vigilance in respect To- acts of
public administration. 1t 10 by such scrutiny
and discussion OF executive action, that a health
political CONDITION OF the State is maintained.
But IL ~ necessary 10 such result. that this po-
litical surveillance be judiciou.Iy exercised and
not 10 charge executive u%ficers with the results VI
legislative action. In the resolutions which YOU
endorse, Hi Majesty's Ministers are censured for
a loan act, tor tao transfer Of certain crown
lands. and for IL change in the appointment of
District Justices. Ii is true that Ministers as
members ol the Legislative Assembly, took part
in the enactment Of these measures yet to the
Assembly rs Il body. of which two OF your num-
Der were members. you should address your
animadycrsion.
One member OF Your Committee. an ex-At-
torney General, has appended to lis signature
a withdrawal of censure, from the act of trans
fer 0i certain crown lands. By his knowledge OF
law, he was satisfied of the propriety and legality
of the measure; and 1t is To be regretted that
this gentleman 8 knowledge OF law, and his ex-
perience a- Il former member of the Legislature
had not convinced him of the grOundIessness of
all the objections embraced in the resolutions
and the improperly of attaching his name to this
ministerial accusation.
In addition To the censure OF the executive on
account of legislative actiun, there is u charge ON
account of official favoritism ; and this IS brought
forward by a COMMITTEE, whose Chairman. the
leader OF the alleged meeting Of electors. Hon
q. w. Pilip0, is the incumbent of an Office, the
Assessosship Of Kohala. which he willingly ac-
cepted at the hands of this So called Ministry of
lavorltism.
Gentlemen, the allegation. you present do not
apply To the administrative action Of His Males
tvs Ministers. They are not ftsing subjects for
ministerial censure. They are proper for Discus
sion in a future Legislative Assembly and under
the circumstances. they are an intrusion upon the
attention c. the Sovereign.
have the honor Ia be.
Your most humble servant.
WALTER NJ. GIBSON,
Premier.
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IMPORTS.

Prom san Francis=1. per Eureka Oct 5l-.l5 6ls hay!
80 - grafn. 10 tks gasoline, Is ts uaphtha, S2s
~ - g. 80 80 - bone meal, groceries, hardware, furni-
go cerrfare nttfngs, stoves, iron piping cement lime
1Os nc redwood, and sundrtes
P-,n san Francisco. per City OF Sew York, oet -
44s pcEs sundry mdse. Value, Saws
- E,,rfn-.- Island, per Jennie Walker. Oct 30
y -1-ra 91U cOc6anuts. 100 gils cOcJaaut oil. 4
bsg- roeoaunts. aud f6 pckgs sundries-
- - Er.nrfsro. per Kalakaua. Nov l-S95 bis hay-
-. L.-frv . Scks wheat. 80 scks meal Leo Or
- IN bbI- aonr. q. 200 bricks, Z pkss sod1YateT bottles
y 4 \ gE.eI- - pka- furniture. 80 bis bags Isl pkss
t.r5w.re NJ - tobacco. Ia crate bars, . grates, 20 Is y
vvooI : pkes buegfcs, and fixtures, II Dds IRON = ~
s@Fsl : 6 dry goods, III bSs oats. : kegs
iarors. Is pkgs canned goods, csc notions Us
100 bbls lime. 5000 shingles So oSs o'&H' !
berries, 1 trunk
From HougkOug. per stmr Sladras, NOE - pAs7
vfnss and liquors aud 625s pkss Ohihsse
- @, Fr.uefsco. per Ella, Nov Pill bags bone
AIT a7Goo hard bricks, 1907 red wosd posts, whale
49, a. r,uTes , cows. 2 bulls. , horses i stallion. -
- ,Dples' Us bis hay, 1874 bags horse feed and 100
pkgs sundry mdse-
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Our Foreign correspondence.
LETTER No. 92.-LoNDoN, October Ist, 1882.
(COntiHued)
PORTuGUEsE EMIGRATIoN

From late flies Of Honolulu pa pers it appears
that the Hawaiian authorities have obtained what
prOicsses to be an account of the cost of the
Monarch expedition and hive founded n cOnclu-
sion on this imperfect statement that the profits
on the business have been inOTdinate and excess
i've, and an Investigation has been demanded
Being acquainted with the deta ills of this case and
uccu an independent position outside OF
both parties. | may be allowed to offer some re-
marks on the subject. 1t must be obvious to
any impartial business man that it is a singular
proceeding to enter into 4 contract for the per
forHance OF Il difficult and hazardous enterprise.
~ Il price agreed upon beforehand to he paid If
suecesslul-the whole risk of loss To fall upon the
contractor Il he fails-and then when ne has been
fortunate enough by dInt OF much labor and ex-
penditure Of lime and money TO carry out the
under taking nat an enquiry should be set up
as to the cx'"at OF his gains. When four wears
ago this business was placed in the hands Of the
Hawaiian Commissioner of Emigration in this
city. 1t was for the single reason that nobody else
could be found who would undertake la do Ii AZ
| cheaply and under the anne conditions of risk.
It is well-known that whilst Mr.. HOffnung was
sending emigrants by sailing vessels at II uniform
charge of 800 for every adult passenger embarked
under contract, another firm in Honolulu was
supplying Germans at S120 and Nnrwegians at
$3.50 and az a matter OF fact, no laborers have
ever been delivered at Honolulu as chea ply as the
Portuguese forwarded by Mr.. Hoffnung. At the
same time | believe, nobody Will attempt to de-
ny that the business was done well, that no ex-
pense, labor, or thong It in conducting it in tine
most creditable manner was pared. which cannot
be less agreeable to the Hawaiian Government
and people than to the agents They have never
sent an inferior ship. have never served out in
ieriOr food, have always taken tie most ample
care and precdution TO secure the health and COM
fort of the emigrants, the consequence of which
has been that they have carried over 1000 pas
sengers from the Azores To Honolulu without one
serious mishap or complaint. and have acquired
thereby the confidence and good will Of the pen
pie and officials at St. Michaels. 1t Is hardly
necessary to refer To the great risk OF sending ii
valuable steamer to IL Portuguese port where tile
authorities are nOtOriou>ly capricI"us and unre-
liable and make serious trouble when least ex-
pected. Had the Monarch been treated as the
Hansa was served AT Lisbon. the agents would
have sustained "A loss of $50 900. Had the Lisbon
officials succeeded ia carrying ont their intention OF
seizing tile Hnnsa, not only all OF the expenses OF
PROVISIONS, fittings and charter money would
have Leen lost, but the agents would have been
responsible Tor the value OF the vessel and cargo.
which, IN her case amounted to about a quarter
of a million oi dollars. f b.
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THE PACIFIC
Commercial AOOcrtlscr
SATURDAY ...... NOVEMBER 4, 1882

IN OINDa 1890 -----NOh ID 4, looS.
THE Gazette still finds no subject OH
which it can be fluent, except that dread
full Ministry and the wicked King that
keeps Ministers in power after the q zete
has intimated its wish that His Majesty
should dismiss them. 1t has nothing new
to say, and no new view of its old COM
plants to present. It's policy is evidently
to go on reiterating its ISLANDERS and in
Yective i'm the hope that in the end the one
will be believed, and the other become a
political war cry. In an article which APP
peared last Wednesday, the Gazette re-
views the situation. 1t tells us in the first
place that the "NIinisiry now hold office
under protest" This is not at all what the
writer. means to say as Ministers have made
no protest that we are aware of about any
thing connected with the tenure of their of
fees. We may guess, however, that the
meaning intended to be conveyed is, that
His Majesty has not thought fit TO dismiss
his Ministers Notwithstanding the protest
ofcertaim parties conveyed to him i'm an Oh
securely worded document which has been
dignified with the loud sounding, but by no
means accurate title of the Planters
memorial" Then the Gazette goes OH to say
that this protest was called forth by 1.-The
tendency which has, for some time, seemed
to be manifest to encourage an arbitrary,
irresponsible and unconstitutional course on
the part of the King" Now, a manly and
honest opposition and criticism deserves
respect, even though it be leveIled against
the Throne. But this calling of names,
this insinuation OF misconduct where no
misconduct can be proved, is a despicable
course, which commands respect from no
quarter. 1t is conduct wnich no gentleman
would be guilty of towards the meanest of
mankind, and its Ostentatious vulgaTity
stands out all the more conspicuous when
it is INDUCED i'm towards the chief person.
age of the realm, for whom any form of re-
tort or retaliation is impossible. We chai-
lenge and defy the Gazette to name one
single act of King Kalakaua's to which the
epithets here hurled Mt His Majesty can be
justly affixed. Let his writer cease from
such discreditable defamation and apply
himself to the task of producing facts as to
which men may judge for themselves and
say whether this King il an "arbitrary, ir-
responsible and unconstitutiona" monarch.
We repeat that we DEFY the Gazette to pro-
duce evidence of a single act in the Kings
career which j~u>tifies these %scandalous
cpithets.
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would be crammed. BY careful count of
several witnesses, there were 24S persons
present, of whom about fifty we're vo-
men and girls. anl about thirty-tive for
eigners reducing the mass meeting of
native electors of the city, to about $50.
And a feeling of the majority of these $50
was in opposition to the object of the call,
and to the discussion of the orator of the
occasion, as was proven by the fact of a
large majority of the meeting, dispensing
before any action was taken in answer to
the views Of the callers of the meeting.
According to another careful count, there
We're not over seventy persons present, after
the withdrawal of those in opposition to
the call of the meeting: and of these seven
ty, many were women, and some foreign
ers; so that not m&e than fifty natives
were present when certain resolutions We're
read, and without any proper call TOR an
expression Of Affirmative and negative
opinion, were declared passed by a majority
of a meeting. y committee was appointed,
three of whom, foreigners, being impressed
with the bogus character of the proceedings,
would not serve on the committee, and af-
forwards, three others stepped in to make
4 committee to represent a meeting that
was not Il quorum Of an original assemblage,
and these parties were permitted to call on
the King, and present Il series of resol,i-
tions that represented no general native
sentiment whatever, and not by any means
the majority sentiment of the meeting,
called by Pilipo aud his hackers.
The Premier has properly characterized
the presentation of the resolutions " under
the circumstance, as an Intrusion upon
the attention of the Sovereign"
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PORT OF HONOLULU, n. 1.
AR

COAELNL-E
Oct N-stmr MokoIif, Me6regOr, from Circuit Of Oahu,
with 1000 bags rice
2T-Stmr Lehua. Lorzenson, from Maui and MoIokal
27-Stnr WaimanalO, Nelson, from Waimanalo,
molasses
2s-Stmr e r Bishop, Berry, from Kauai, with 40
bgs rice, 30 bgs paddy. and 455 bgs sugar
2s-Stmr RflaHea Hou, Sears, from Kahului, Maui,
With 9f7 bgs sugar
29-stmr LikeIike, King, from Maui and Hawaii with
&c bgs sugar
9O-Sehr Pauahi, from OOkala, Hawaii.
5O-schr waiehu, from Paukea, Hawaii, with eco
s0-schr Mari Foster, from HonuApo. Hawaii.
31-Stmr Waimanalo, from Waimanalo.
3I-Schr Manuokawai, from Nawiliwili.
3f-Schr ManuokAwaf. from kOloa, Kauai
31-Sclr Nee Foo, from KOolau, with '9 bags paddy
s1-schr KaaIa, from waialua and waiAnae. with
40 bbls mOlasses-
Nov I-schr waioIi. from Paauhau, Hawaii.
I-Schr Mile Morris. from MolOkai.
I-smr James Make, Mcdonald, from Kauai, with
100 bags sugar, $50 bags paddy and l6l
bales wool.
2-sehr Nettie Merrill. from Lahaina, Maui
6Stmr Iwalani. Bates, from Maui and Hawaii
3-stmr Mokoni, MeGresor, for KOoIau, with $50
100 bags sugar.
3-sehr Wstlelc, from Maiiko, Maui. with 6SS bags
2-stmr Waimanalo. Nelson, from waimAnalo,
koolau-
4-stmr C. r. bishop, Berry. from Kauai
EStmr Lehua, Lorzenzen, from circuit Of Maui
FOREIGN.
oct so-Haw schr Jennie Walker, Underwood. from
Fauuing's Island
3Q-Am bktne Eureka, PenhallOw, ID days II hours
from San Francisco.
m-Am b Revere. Mcintyre, from Puget Sound.
31-Haw bk KaIakaua, Miller, l2days from san frsn'
Nox1-Am ok Buena Vista. Calhoun. Is days from Port
Gamble
I-Br stmr Madras, Bradley, . days from Hong
kong. en- route for Victoria.
Am bktne EIa, Brown. IA days ~ hours from San
Francisco
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THE Gazette says, "since the presenta-
ton to his Majesty" of Il memorial, and
report of planters, "time has passed by to
enable thoughtful men to weigh we'll" the
consideration Of the matter. 1t was well
weighed and understood at the start. 1t
did not require any time to pass by for any
better understanding. The enumeration of
IA large array of names of parties attached
to- a document, several of whom gave as
surances, that they took no part i'm the po-
liticaI manoeuvres of their associates, AFT
forded ample evidences that the report was
a mere partisan document, and improperly
attached to the Memorial presented to His
Majesty. The alleged unanimity of plant
ers against Ministers is an untruthful state
ment as we well know. Were the report iii =
posed of by ballot, it would be condemned
by a majority Of sensible planters of these
islands. OF what value is a show of hands
I'm a conclave where a majority of the assis-
tants are affected by obligations, which
bind their allegiance to one or two i fUeH-
tidJ p Irties present.
The same sheet INDUCES in the following
lot of bosh. "Now, when the native party
comes forward, they burrow behind the
Legislature like a set of frightened rabbits
This refers to the sO-called "native meet
ing" at Kawaiahao church. The secret se,-
vice fund of the political lawyer-planters,
had been employed to hire a supposed pop
uIar big native gun, Hon. G.. w. Pilipo, to
leave his home i'm KOna, and come to town
to rouse the " native massess.'' Big pink
posters announcing the orator, and a grand
Indignation get up, were spread over town,
and it was expected that he old stone
church that can seat over two-thousand
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THE Princess L~iliuokalanI and His Ex-
celIency Gov. Dominis, accompanied by
Miss Sheldon, left town for Lahaina per
Likelike last Tuesday, afternoon. Her
Royal Highness and the Governor return
TO Lahaina in order TO make some pre-
paration to entertain His Excellency Mr..
Daggett, U. S. Minister and Captain BeIk-
nap, and officers of the L. s. S. Alaska,
who left port per Alaska on Thursday, to
proceed TO Lahaina. We are pleased to
so much gratified with the call at Lahaina
on Saturday last, that they return to make
a more extended visit. The Alaska is ex-
pected to stay fonr days in the roadstead of
Lahaina, and will proceed thence to wind
ward on a short cruise.
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MIR. ATKINSON says that Mr.. Gibson
lately tried to squirm out of a false state
meut which he had ubl shed in his paper,
saying that ga conversation held in a bank
parlOr was mere talk, and was unsupported
by any documentary evidence"
Atkinson a while ago, as every one of our
readers and his readers too, will remember,
sad that the Government ordered a certain
lot of lumber aud of piping, and were
baked about certain letters of credit for
Japan and elsewhere. -
These statements we declared to be uu-
qualified ~falsehoOds.
Atkinson blowed in his usual illogical
bumptious way, and could not produce a
particle of proof in support of any one of
four distinct false statements. But at last
Atkinson gets Il letter from Mr.. Paty, that
a = -rtain conversation about credits was in
a hank parloE-and not OH the street, as we
h. beApPosed, inasmuch as it was not
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Total value
S5.656.I12


During the corresponding period in 1881, the
value Of duty free articles from these islands was
1892, 7s2 including 59.574,s4O rs Of sugar. and
2s722, 400 fs Of Rice.
During the quarter ending September 80, there
was received at the same port 2s, 13s,O27 lbs Of SUI
gar, valued at 81 ,s42,5s2; and z, 97O.426 ns Of rice
valued at S1fs, $40.
Following is Messrs. Williams. Dimond and Co.'S
latest circular -
San Francisco, Oct, 81, 1882.
Dear Sir,-Our last advices were dated 25th ult..
per stmr- Australia. since which time we have had
unusual rains.
SUGAR-Tbc Refinery has made no change in
prices for two months. Cubas in New York have
been down to 3 ZIG cents for 90, but are now adj
The Manila market has advanced, and the basis
il now SG.S1.
RIcE.-The receipts to date are Of 231 bags. The
eastern market Is now fnlly supplied with the large
crop Of South Carolina and Louisiana. We quote
best "a TO Z on 90 or 60 days.
MoLAssEs.-NO change.
F~LoUE--Golden Gate extra, s5.25 Ell Dorado,
OArs-Feed. s1.65 to s1.s5.
BRNN.@SI9 to $3.50.
BARLET.-Feed, S1-37k.
~HAY-COmpressed, $3.50 to SIS.
WOoL.-Market continues steady. We quote
Southern and San Joaquin, 10 TO 90 cents: North
eTn, 20 to 20 cents.
CHARTHRs-English advices have improved with
in two weeks past, and . wit tonnage firmly held
an advance has been established. We quote iron,
AIS. cd. to As. 81. Cork L. X. and wooden. 45s.
Cork U. X. and Continent.
Rainfall to date nearly three inches, an I'M
usual occurrence
ExCHASGE.-6O days on London, 49Isd. to 49ssd.;
New York. sight, 1-5 to 4.
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CT. W. Pilipo

WHEREAS, His Maze tvs present Ministers
have by their extravaganza uses of public money.
Incompetence III the administration of Govern
ment affairs, the giving away of the Crown land
of Waikiki. forcing the country into debt, tax
ing away the appointing power of District
Justices from the Supreme Court, and appoint
ing their tayorites in Office, have lost the respect
and confidence of all classes of His Maiesty's
subjects, and left the Government on the verge
OF trouble and danger of foreign interference.
and the King to unfavorable criticism. There
fore, be it
ResOIved,-That the continuance of these men
IN the work of Government is opposed to the
prosperity of the country, and rhe independence
of the Kingdom.
ResofU'd,-Tha His Majesty the King be
hereby requested to dismiss the present Ministry.
RESOLVED, That a certified copy of these reso-
lutions be presented to His Majesty the King bv
a proper committee.
R%esofUei,- THAT the secretary be instructed to
furnish the local newspapers with the proceed
ings of this meeting.
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authorized; and Atkinson jumps up ex-
claiming: We nave caught you, it was
not street talk, but parlor talk"
But what bearing had the locality of this
talk on the main question and points at is
sue? none at all-Atkinson made his false
statements-stuck TO them through thick
and thin, and now they stick TO him as he
cannot disengage them from his shoulders
by Il particle of proof.
y nice fellow to talk of squirming, whose
whole action of life is a shuttle.
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JusT received per Imacos, Il consignment Of
superior Carriages, Phetons and Busgies from the
Columbus Buggy Co. These Carriages are a sam
Pile lot consigned direct from the mandatory and
coming out per said ship are being sold very low
at Phil. STEMS. Carriage Repository,
The ladies who have been waiting TO see Mr..
FisheI's new goods, can have their taste for the
beautiful gra titled by visiting his store to-day. oc2l
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IN PORT.

Hawaiian brig Ninito, Cameron
An bk C~ousueIo. Howard
Am brine Eltsap- Robinson
Am bktne Jane a. Faldnburg- FORBES
Am schr Claus spreckeIs, Cousins
Am al Hope. Curtis
Itaw bk IOiani. Garrels
Nor TX Imacos, Nil-eu
Br sfmr Msdras. Bradley
Am bktue Eureka. PcnhalioW
Haw b. Ealakaua, Miller
Am bk Reverse, McIutyre
Am bk Hueua Vista. calhoun
Am bktne lila. Brown
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EXPORTS.

n s.u Francisco per Cafbarien. oct O-Susar-
~ - A sehaefer and Co $3.50 lbs, Il Hon
aud Co Es GgO lbs, Castle aud Cooke 1855
esnhsSr Er and 10. MoIasses-sl2 gals. J :
W-itsr gfce-45T. 500 lbs, - 6 household Effects 6
1900 rarvines. FalGe, foreign, $40 domestic s'''o0O-H
t~.nsbtuped $500