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Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-04-05
RECENT EVENTS.

fas, train is to be put on the Northern
Pacific. so that the time. between Saint Paul,
Minnesota and Portland, Oregon, will be only
ninety hours.
The first " through train passed over the
Mexican Central Railway from the City Of
Mexico to FL Paso on the 18th and 18th OF
this month.
Emma Wixom-known on the lyric stage as
Emma Nevada--who has recently won great
favor prima donna in Paris. has become a
Roman Catholic.
Ii is said that trichinosis. engendered by
eating German-bred pork, and in no wise due
TO American products, Is rayaging various
parts OF Germany.
Leland Stanford, lr., only child Of Leland
Stanford Ex-Governor of California, and Presi
dent OF the Central Pacigc Railroad, died in
Florence, Italy, on the Is,h ultima. aged 10.
Prof Samuel Wells Williams. l.. L. ID. OF
Yale College. author II several works on China
and the Chinese language, died in New Haven.
ConnccSicui, on the I6sh Of February. aged
"a.
Rev. Sidney A. Corey, ID, D., formerly a
wei known Baptist minister and afterwards
associated in business With con,modore Van
derbili. died in New York eiry, on the a7ih
February aged 65.
Peter VI, Ia Pice de Bergondy, prominent
planter, and the last Of the Louisianians who
Tough, al the battle of New Orlerns. died AZ
sandefdale Plantation. Louisiana, on the I7,h
Of February, aged 81.
Isaac Todhunier. the well.known English
mathematician Is dead. lie was senior wang.
Ter at Cambridge in IS4s. and in time became
professor at that uniyeruily. lie was the
author OF many works on the higher aarhe-
MATES.
Geosge Pen Johnson, for long time the
chief editorial writer Of the San francisco
Evening Examiner under lis former manage
ment aad lat,erly editor of the weekly edition
Of the presen, Examiner. died in Sa, Fan
cisco March s,h. aged S.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-04-05
JHE S5LyER DOLLAH ~ THg CSSJED
sT1TES

IN fcspopsc 10 the New yOrk Chamber u
Commerce circular, asking for the stoppsee oi
The silver dollar coinage for two years, Senator
Miller of New York will Introduce, IN a few
days a bin Of such measure passing a, the
present session. IN the house, the proposition
10 stop The silver coinage Is in the hands of !,
subcommittee composed of Mcssn. u Mis-.
souri, Bedford Of Colombo aud Lacey Bland u
getting Michigan, but there Is moi much pros.
pect of getting these gentlemen to rcpoai fayol.
ably on a measure to put a stop the siler coin.
age. The predominant opinion of both parties
in the house, and probably in in the senate, Is
against the aoppagc, and the opinion has been
strengthened by the supreme courts legal ten.
der decision. Some gentlemen, Who, before
that decree was made, thought it useful and safe
to stop the coinage of silver for time a, least,
nov reason that It would not be wise to do 20
because they fear the decision will cause dis-
Trust abroad sufieien, 10 bring on rapid and
serious drain of gold, they think silver will take
the place Of the outgoing gold. lin reply to
these gentlemen il is objected tina, We have a
stock Of nearly six hundred millions Of gold in
the country; and that no alarming or injurious
drain Is possible, they say that nevertheless j,
is better TO be on the safe side. The legslten.
der decision Of the supreme eour, has produced
something like stampede among the Demo.
Gratis in congress. During the past week.
three propositions have been presented look.
ING To- the amendment Of the constitution, lin.
iling the power Of congress to issue paper mon
cy. Some members affect TO believe that this
is the last that willeyer be heard Of these pro-
positions, but II one may jndgc Of the comment
they have occaSioned among pcrsons ordinarily
uninterested in financial questions, this is no,
probable and serious attempts will doubt
less be mape in a veiy short time to dring
the matter forwad again. Potter Of New York.
in a proposition submitted on Monday, pro-
poses to limit the power Of congress to making
only gold and silver legal tender. Hewitt
Of New York has offered similar bill, express
ing the same idea in fewer words Senetor
Bayard has now before the senate a resolution
which Essays he will call up soon authorizing
the judiciary committee to inquire into the sub
ject and report j suitable amedmeni to the cf-
feet. Senator Garland, who is Democra, OF
more liberal tendencies than any Of these, has
offered an amendmen, restricting the issue Of
Of $3.50, 900, ,ooo; unless two-thirds Of theme
bers Of congress shall vote to issue larger
amonnt.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-04-05
sriffoNs ron pItNF pBopJ.t.


Every thinking man who ha, st heart
the permanent prosperity of orr island
community knows only too wcl that We
cannot depend alone on our cane pro
ducts for an adequate export trade in
The not faf future. II would be vastly
better fof ~ to-day were out articles u
cxpoH lea limited IN number Com
potent judges Affirm that VIC are NJ tte
maximum limit of production u or
two great staples of sugar and fice.
This limit iHclf is destined 10 . slow
reduction through deterioration of soil
Were there . larger number of small
industries each contributing ils annual
quota to the lisl of domcstic exports.
the gross amount IN value would BE-
much creator than now, aud more
would bc accomplished In the way of
cnnchIng the nation Tor small in
du,tries would not ucccggitatc The en-
ploymcnt of foreign capital, and so IN
trade there would be none VI that
heavy dfait IN payment Of loans and
interest that now haudicaps onf sugar
trade. Small industries stimulate the
people 10 more industrious habits, and
create demand for Improvements, and
lead 10 more costly consumption, thus
bcncdttinR the merchant class while
lifting the whole community to 2
higher level
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-04-05
THRUM's BIN cry.

THIS POPULAR BiSpERy, located at
1907, Fort Street. will be able in its SET
tied quarters todocvenmore satisfactory
work than that which has gained i, such
liberal patronage and such willing ap-
probation from the Honolulu trade.
lr ADyERIIsss No SPEcIaLirIEs,
but is able 10 do ALL sorts, sizes,
and conditions of Book binding,
Ruling, Lettering, and Paper-cutting
as well As in San Francisco, and at
moderate prices
Ar Tuis COMPLETE BlNpERy
newspapers magazines, pamphlets, and
sheet music are neatly and simply on
elegantly and sump,uo,sly bound, as
taste and pocket may demand. Old
books are carefully and firmly rebound.
ALI DESCRIPTIONS OF BLANK
Books are made 10 order at as low
rates as are consistent with firsi-class
work. The Bindery is now using
Westons Record and :. Ledger :
paper for all firss-class work. A large
invoice Of this justly celebrated stock
has just been received from New York.
The MAcHiS ZRv UsEp is all OF
improved pattern. The nlliug ma
chine, with its new patent q striker,
Is equal to any in use in either the
United States or the Colonies, and il,
recent work speaks for itself, being,
also, complimentary to the workman
who runs the machine. The other
machines used in the Bindesy are "a,
cutting paper rapidly, for paging and
numbering, Tor peTforsting, ios card
and passeboaFd cutting. and for sess'
ing.
Orders LEFr Az rHE MERCHANT
STREET Srosk WILL HAvE PnosPf
ATTENTION
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-04-05

experiments that will show iis adapla.
iion 10 The average island conditions VI
soil and climate. Then there Is the
lace palm, samples Of which have re-
Gently been on exhibition among w..
The schools mentioned are amply
furnished with The conditions favorable
10 such experiments Why not utilizc
lbru al unfey
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-04-05

rnn rrAlNn onrerioN-

"Thc why aud wherefore ol the
present high cost " exchange is clear
enough to some people. but there are
many who do not know and they
imagine that the bankers hN the rate as
they please and that oll W. large part
of The premium Is their profit II hgs
tor so many years past been possible
to get al any time any amount wanted,
sometimes Ut o low, and at times lor q
lttlc higher hut never very high Pre-
mium, whether produce was going lor
ward at the time ot not. that high
premium and difficulty IN getting drafts
are new and disapcrablc experience
When -four potatoes, hay oats, butter
eggs lime, shingles, or any other mcr
chandlec is scarce, OF held 10y few
persons, no body is surprised At an
advance in price, and nov exchange IS,
IN a moderate way yielding 10 the
same causes The price Of sugar IS
very low indeed, 80 that the planters
have very much smaller amount to
draw against than they or anybody else
anticipated The imports and other
demands calling for payment in cX.
change have kept up strong, and, added
to the usual demands, is the excessive
importation of coin q kind Of coin
which cannot bc used IN the place OF
drafts without great loss In short,
the demand for exchange exceeds the
supply and those who have exchange
to sell the agents OF the planners,
most OF them planters themselves, the
persons who are losing in some cases
all, and in all eases large part Of their
profits, 10y the falling off in the price
OF sugar are, as they have 4 right to
do, charging higher price for their
drafts. They could charge and get 4
much higher price than they have done
so far The bankers buy exchange
from the agents in large sums, exchange
drawn at sixty days sight, and against
the same drawn IN sums to suit, pay
able in gold at sight For this they get
from half OF one per cent to- one per
cent advance, according to amount, etc.
The bankers profit is more when eN-
change is low than when it is high, and
his risk is less, TO make half a dollar
on a hundred dollars is better than
making the same sum on one hundred
and five dollars. Purchasers of drafts
pay in silver, and receive gold OF its
equivalent in San Francisco and other
places where the drafts are paid, It
has been the custom of agents and
bankers to overdraw their accounts
abroad in seasons when the exports of
sugar, etc, were light, and to give
drafts to their customers as required
and with but slight advance in rate Of
exchange. Some people seem to think
that the supply OF exchange is like the
reservoir of water underlying our
island, which only needs to be bored
into in order to flow constantly in wet
or dry seasons"
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-04-05
MARRIED.

BkfANt- BIRD. la Honolslu. Mach a. a. The
waihfs. W. Joha BDaas 20 Ms. cans< Eird
AhL ANDREW. .---Ia Han,la,s. March ~. ,sss.
A the re,hi<n<s of Rev, j. A Iruxsn sad ~ tk~
kss. J. A. Cssx.n. Mr.. l. C. Ahis> Miss Ea,r.4
AntrcA
JOHNSON .SSoS.--tn Honoiula. M2ych ~.
Is4s, b Rev. 4 A. Crp4sn. Nj. Geo. Jshssoa. %
Mis- Caso'in- Sii~oa. h,h q Sweden.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-04-05
NIINESE INMINR.ITION.

The attitude Of the government to
wards the unrestricted immigration OF
Chinese males is not so well defined
that the public can understood il. In
the Advertiser OF last week an editorial
article avowcdly authoritative made
IA lame explanation Of the fact that
many Chinese males have been recently
imported, and that very few females
have come with them. II, MS the organ
says, the government intends to have
the traffic in Chinese immigration
regulated according TO the understand
ing so fully canvassed last fall, the
public ought to rest satisfied with that
understanding But so long as Chinese
males, unaccompanicd by a fairly pro
portionate number OF wives, continue
to arrive in increasing numbers, the
public must be pardoned for distrust.
ing the promises of the government, as
mere molasses to catch votes. We are
aware OF how necessary cheap labor
IS TO the successful prosecution OF this
country's dominant industry, but we
also know that there are social pro.
blems more important to the future oi
Hawaii than the uninterrupted pros.
perity Of the planting industry or any
other industry. That those social pro
blems may become political problems
all men who see far beyond their noses
most clearly discern. We appeal to
the king and the honestly intelligent
among his advisers for statesmanIike
and final solution Of the Chinese
problem.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-04-05
SPECIAL NOTICES.
MAsaoses so1cg

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iug 'riaftsyi ssissrissrt si " fssfistsS sa4 ~.
ieefssi Mgifiiy.
kdssnisenisafs sd Subscriptions sss tsysii. h
adssHes aHd this NIB pil II flziiy sl,ssfy.1 N NJ
future,
Tfioa q. TRpuN.
HassKsf ay.a Pfgpfi.,ss. ssfesBAy psFas.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-04-05

inevitable crash, the people commit to
memory The simple uuth that three and
two do not mako siy, something will be
gained When one Is paying 9 higher
pticc fot hia living than his income
iutti1cs amt ami gd 0cdH one bc
gins 10 think When prices advance The
dear people who have taken no interest
IN the currency question, and Bho
have been dcludcd into tic belief that
the premier was bounded by the outs
simply because hc was an IN. will
learn that there Is something IN the
opposition which interests them
1.-TWO thoughts more and have
done United States standard dollars
are aa scarce ~ hens teeth. They have
taken wings United States gold r.
hoirdcd, W il would go instead "
exchange English govercigns have
gone ON similar GRAND Why should
not exchange drawn against sugar and
rice keep on up the scale of premiums
until II reaches the point just thi, side
where kalakaua dollars might be boxed
and shipped abroad 10 pay ON debts ?
Why should our exporters and the bank
iorcgo the profits which the folly OF the
premier and the listIcs,ncss of the pc0-
pic have placed IN theIr grasp'
"And in conclusion as we say IN
the pulpit this miserable business Is
preaching q splendid sermon upon mn
tional and individual cStravngancc and
the injustice Of our credit system. The
low price Of sugar and high prcmium
lor exchange may bring about a oondi-
ton Of affairs which will lead our
traders and artisans TO do some sound
thinking on our credit system and
thinking to some purpose. II il does
thlt, the furry Of the past few weeks
may rebound to our ultimate gain,
wiring evil out Of good, and set the ball
of progress rolling in the right direc-
tiOn
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-04-05

N ats IN other words, business b.
! business. sighed tho truth seeker 90
course b. is. my sentimental friend. 4
IL were anything elgc, the ,hafpcm and
the mcndi,ants would bc the only we'll
tu-1o people ON these islands 10 dc
business and succeed. you must bt
business lite You must pay your debts
and zoe that lhU mcn whom you ,tcdil
pay theirs llyouhold lhc commodity
everybody wants, you vet what 1t d
worth or YOU will gct let Maetoitc
the oud NJ common sense. my boy, and
cs,hcw 'he IliIo grass of sentiment. ~
YOU Will foll down thc slippery hin OF
failure like The like The very Cihson'
Now look here said Mcrchanto,
Im ono VI tbc fellows who must pay fof
tb, Hddlug when there's any done.
buy exchange and pay the top price
that anybody else does, but ! don't
kick lts iustand lts inevitable. Who
have made this country what it H2
Principally the planters When the
whIlcu gave us tbc shake a few year
ago We were all hanging on by our
eyclids We had no export trade
worth the name and the money that
foreign visitors lel here footed up
mighty lulc during tho year A few
men believed that sugar could be-
grown here at profit The rest Of us
were willing to let them 30 ahead and
prove it We would trust them q little
at our stores and perhaps lend them q
llttlc money but We got good profit
and good interest out Of the transac
tious, you may bc sure of that Our risk
was merely business one, and on u
margin Of profit that took away all the
merit Of 0W enterprise. But the early
planters riskcd everything II they
had no money they put all their time
all their strength, all their energy and
all their hopes against the money Of
some one else Talk of hard work,
shaving, a dogs life ! tell you that !
would not 20 through H hat most Of our
planters have undergone during the
past twelve years for twice the fortune
OF the richest OF them all. A few
favored by soil, climate and circum.
stances, backed always by indomitablc
pluck and nevcrhagging hard work a
few, say, are rich. II the country is
prosperous TO day it IS because those
planters had the courage, the grit and
the IaW to 20 into cane. II these
men arc not the bone and sincw' OF
the land there is no bone and sincw
here. II they have exchange to SELL it
is worth all anybody will pay for it. Ii
the supply does not equal the demand,
the pl nters are not responsible. ZHey
did no want this glut Of silver coin
which 1annot pay our debts abroad,
which cannot be traded for American
money IHy protested against the
sort OF legislation which made the
coinage folly possible zHey were snub-
bed for their pains and now you rose
water sentimentaIists want them to do
something to prove that they were
wrong in protesting. They told you
what your folly would lead to, and now
that you are paying too dear for your
whistle YOU ~"
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-04-05

II dislike to interrupt, mterjected
the gentle truth seeker, "but before you
20 any further | should like TO know
hoio Cyrus * Co. can control exchange
"simply my dear boy, by calling in
their overdrafts There is not an ex
change scalper in Honolulu who is not
over drawn to the amount OF al least
ten thousand" "How do yoa know
tina, p queried Telemachus, with won
der IN his eyes "Oh, KNOW replied
Narcissus, looking wiser than the fluffy
bird Of pallas Athene "But even II
they can,' protested 'relemachus, would
not they be exercising an altogether
unwauantable interference with bust
ness rights'" Certainly, my boy. Ger
tainly; but | want YOU Journalists" "
with u big j. to understand one thing.
when you ha,ter Cyrus x CO., or the
other bank, do not let yourselves for
get that the genial gentlemen who
rake in the sheckels over those
koa counters have exceedingly watchfal
eyes for the interests OF Cyrus x Co.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-04-05

"My dear Merchanto," said the pill
grim Of truth, edo not misunderstood
me | agree perfectly with all you
think on the currency question. ]
recognize all the incxorable law which
governs the situation. But in my devi-
Gus quest for truth | have yet to meet
the man who can prove to me that it is
right from any moral, to say nothing
OF any Christian standpoint for ex-
change brokers to charge rate for ex-
change which is going to hurt every
wage Garner and every small dealer in
the community, merely 6efanse Mty oaa.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-04-05

demands upon IT, And is park CON
missioncts " which the same gentle
man was for years member have
made of Golden Gate pafk ono NJ the
wonder spots of the world
We think o system of freely consli-
tuied untammelled and Representative
boards ~ departmental control would
improve oug government greatly We
think The duties ~ each ri the four
cabinet portfolios afe enough 10 engross
The timc aud attention of . good man
aud leave no Time for meddling in the
details " the control of minor depart
mcDts. n 1t shall seem better 10 the
legislature 10 yest government control
of health, of education, of immigration,
Of police, of agriculture, of forestry, Of
6sb culture, each IN one man, The Press
will welcome the innovation ~ q vast
Improvement upon tho system nDw IN
vogue and leave II 10 time 10 deter
mine the wisdom of the swccp.ng
change Certainly no worse system
could well be- devised than the ono that
leaves Mr. Gibson in virtual control of
more departments than Two men, each
better and wiser than he, could iniclli.
gently administer
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-04-05

Three weeks from now the war
begins. The gladiators are stripping
for the fight and the cabinet is now
lcenlerlng its wisdom on the budget.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-04-05

No one that cares for good reading
ought to fail to read Ny Utopia on the
first page II il had been written for
island readci, the application could not
be better No more telling biz Of satire
has appeared for years.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-04-05


Narcissus Maximus -- he of the
Apollonian face, the Mars-like front and
the Nulcanian gait came down the
street. bland smile playing about his
Z beautiful lip. Telemachus looked at
the blithe immortal beseechingly, as
they paused under the friendly awning
At Richardson's corner and thus the
elder "Shake not thy cory locks at
me, gentle shepherd. g know well
enough what you want. ' Yen want
to know what know about exchange,
Is not that true y The truth-seeker
was obliged to admit that il was, and
Narcissus went on 81 know one big
thing and two little things about ex-
change. The big thing is that it is
higher than any body can afford to
pay, and that il will soon be higher.
The two little things are first, all the
nonsense about the bank (or the banks,
if you please) caring about the con
venience of its (or their patrons is
moonshine second, the community
(as a community is getting just what it
deserves. My gentle swain, do you
know Cyrus is king By my mirror,
It's because he has more money bags
than any body else Have you talked
with Cyruss Never mind know
what he has told YOU or will tell you il
you 90 to him. know what his
boon friend Mermnadus says for him.
They both say (and they both believe)
that exchange is high because il is
worth what il is selling ior Cyrus and
Lysander and Xenophen sell over
their counter nearly all the exchange
that is sold They buy this exchange
from the plantation agents, who obtain
il from the plantation owners, who Qn
some cascs) get the profit The mar
gin OF profit to Cyrus x Co. is no,
large. II varies from quarter TO one
per cent No one grumbles at that
profit when the interest is considered,
and the trouble. But Cyrus < Co.
have it in their power to forego por
ton OF their profit whenever they
choose and they have more than tnat
in their power They can oosfroi "a
change They can
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-04-05

1t was Mermnadus, friend of Cyrus
who spoke, and Telcnachus listened rs
one listens when Olympian Jove mods
and there is silence ON LMnassos al
do not see how the argumentum ad
persentum could be better presented,
great Memnadus," said the pilgrim Of
truth. a. thank you, my son, replied
the friend of Cyrus and of Solon
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-04-05

The chief secretary of the foreign
office has kindly furnished desired in
formation as follows;
In April, 1888, resolutions were
passed by the king in cabinet council
protesting against the then threatened
influx of chinese males in numbers out
of all proportion to the needs of the
country, BY the terms OF these reso-
lutions, authority 10 regulate Chinese
immigration was conferred on the min
ister of foreign affairs.
In July, 1885, the resolutions of
April were rescinded and new resolu-
tions passed by the king in cabinet
council, by authority of which action
the minister of foreign affairs made the
memorable contract with the p. NJ. S.
S. Co.
Shortly thereafter the arrangement
with the mail company was cancelled
and similar arrangement made with a
company organized to connect these
islands with China by steamer service.
On the 18th of last month new regu-
lations were passed, by the terms of
which Chinese were to be brought here
by mail steamers only
On the a5th of last month the revised
resolutions were passed-those publish
ed in the Press of this issue, BY the
terms of the last resolution any vessel
is permitted to land twenty-five Chi
nese passengers under quarantine re-
gulations and such other restrictions as
may obtain at the time OF possible
landing.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-04-05

The new wharf from the reef towards
The center ~ The bafbor Is finished
nos that there ~ no immediate pros
pcct Of its serving very many immi.
grants And the tardy act deserves At
least qualified praise, The former
method Of landing Chinese was barber.
ous; and the Improvement does some
thing to wipe away The rcmoach.