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The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-18

THE Hawaiian silver coinage was un
necessary and probably blunder. 1t gave
an opportunity which was not neglected
for plant Ministry to allow private in
dividual, on whose then powerful influence
they hoped to rely, to coin and introduce
the money with large profit,
The course authorized by the statute
was to sell the coin on hand and replace
it with Hawaiian coin. Most If not all Of
the coin in the treasury was worth more
IN bullion value than the new Hawaiian
com. The five franc pieces were worth
compared with United States gold, so pei
cent OF their then current value, the SOW
ereigns 96 per cent, and the Mexican dol
lars IS per cent. These were finally sent
ont of the country at some expense, under
the provisions of the gold Act of 1884. If
as prescribed In the coinage Act, they had
been used for buying an equivalent value
of Hawaiian silver coin, there would have
been profit instead Of loss made by the
Treasury, and there would have been nc
glut in the silver market. With $500, ,00O
less silver coin with which to start the
gold law, gold would have already been in
general circulation. 1t is useless however
to point out errors in the past, or to hope
that they will be avoided in the future by
the incompetents now in office. They were
warned OF the danger of delaying to obtain
an ample supply Of gold, and of the neces
sity of lessening the volume of silver, il
gold was to be placed in circulation and
silver remain at par with gold.
No warnings were needed The only
way now to do is to have no further deal
ings with them in currency matters. The
coin deposits ought to be drawn out, and
the outstanding certificates which are
nothing but silver certificates, as far as all
hope goes of this Ministry redeeming them
in gold, ought no longer to be taken, as
they are not legal tender, and to leave the
coin deposits in the Treasury is simply tc
lend to that Institution an unreal sem.
blance. 1t is the money of the holders OF
these certificates, and now that it is de
monstrated by the Government that silver
only will be paid ont, the sooner it is drawn
out the better.
The childish talk of the Government
organ OF the merchants being "conspira-
tors because, in the futile hope of reliev-
ing the Government they first agreed for
time to take certificates in lieu of gold
and finally, on seeing that matters were
going from bad to worse, gave up the at.
tempt TO give gold value to that which
would not bring gold, is not worth motto
ing. Perhaps they will say that only "con-
spirators" would presume to ask for the
silver on their certifcatesl
When the coin deposits shall all be
Withdrawn from the Treasury, merchants
must arrange among themselves what tC
do with surplus silver, and how to get gold
into circulation
For ourselves, we see no other way to dc
this, than, to refuse, after say two weeks
notice, to take silver except at 81
cents on dollar, for amounts of over ter
dollars each. That viii cause the hoard
| ing of unneeded silver, Just as the pres
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-18
wise, but il Mr.. Clarke's figures are correct
they point to a gloomy future.

The British troops on the Gordon RELIEF
exredition are doing superb fighting, bui
against frightful odds. The handful Of
brave men who are sent to do this work are
subjected to risks to which such men ought
not to be subjected. The mere momentum
of the impact upon twelve hundred men
OF twelve or fifteen thousand able bodied
troops, even if no better armed and disci
plined than are the Mahdi's forces, is toe
much for the small squares of the English
to be expected to withstand.
The ultimate success of Lord Wolscley
is undoubted, but it is too bad to place at
his disposal such inadequate means. The
flower of the British army is sent across the
desert, with certainty that the loss of life
must be severe in such hand to hand en-
counters, and that a larger force could dc
the work with comparative immunity. The
killing of nine commissioned officers and
eighty-five enlisted men at Metemneh
shows how great was the exposure. Col
Burnaby's death, graphing at the throat
of his antagonist, reveals the desperate
nature of the conflict.
We greatly err, if the conduct of the ex-
pedition shall not prove the send-off of Mr.
GlRdstone's rule.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-18

compelled to name rates at which we will take it
for export and those rates must be what it will
net IN San Francisco for sale as bullion for we do
not know what else we could do with 1t without
lss.
In order to prevent the export of gold coins
which are required here for currency and as a
basis for the certificates which are Circulating as
gold we have and eur friends have also used their
foreign credit freely to provide exchange for this
mail and for previous mails.
We assure Your ErcelIency that the commits;
sion houses and ourselves have done and are doing
all that is practicable to prevent embarrassment
in the business of the country, and to carry ont
the currency law with the least Inconvenience
possible and We very much regret tho failure of
His Majesty's Government TO adopt what seems
TO us to be the only measure for relief from the
excess of a currency which is not legal tender.
We have the honor to be-
Your Exoellency's obt servants,
(Signed), BrsHoP Co.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-18

The ways of our cabinet are inscrutable
They have power which must equal the
famed Vra force of Bulwer's creation.
The Minister of Finance has been on
Maui. He left no dd iRterisi here. vet on
Saturday he authorized an order to be
published in the Bulletin relative to gold
payments. As the Minister only returned
to Honolulu on Sunday by the Ne,tie Mer-
rtH 1t appears somewhat miraculous that he
could have performed the feat of being in
two places at once. To suddenly order the
signature of a document in Honolulu and
be IN Bahaina at one and the same time.
Is feat which few of us could accomplish
save the distinguished gentleman III aues-
ton. But, the solution. after much
thought has come. No doubt there Is n
private line of wire between Maui and
Honolulu and thus the order has been
flashed into the Finance Office secret
ly. 1t is also in order to notice that the
Government organ does not endorse tbe
advertisement which was inserted through
"a misunderstanding by the officer signing
them" Poor Mr.. Pratt, according to the
wording of the document he only did
what he was ordered to do by the blun-
dering Minister of Finance who was in La
hanna at the time. Rather mixed is it not
There must be very loose way of sign
ing documents in the Government buia
ings
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-18

A MORE ill-advised, arrogant, coarsely.
abusive article than that on the currency
question, on Saturday could only be put
forth by the Government organ itself
MendRcious it is but that is nothing
new to those columns, misleading it is not
for no one here could be misled by such
stuff, nor any one abroad who knows the
least outline of recent history in this king
dom.
1t is plainly addressed to foreign and
possibly in-informed audience, but the
Government organ is not the only Hawai-
ian paper which is read in Washington as
well as in California
Yet, there is one lesson most forcibly
taught to readers abroad, and forcibly re
produced for the consideration of readers
at home, and that is, that the Government
of this country is in direct and keen an
tagonism with every interest of the coun
try.
The present Minister Of Foreign Affairs
was scarcely installed in his Office, whe1
he put upon record his hostility to the pro
ducing interests, he has now, after long
desultory warfare, avowed hostility of the
bitterest kind to the mercantile interests
as representa- by the principal houses Of
the capital.
Every other interest, the mechanics and
retailers for instance, are mainly depend
ent for their earnings on the employers
the planters, agents and general merchants
With all classes then this Government is
at open feud.
We are told that this is Constitutional
Representative Government. What be
comes of Constitution when Govern
ment is the most unprincipled law breaker
or which is represented by Government
at war with each and all of the classes ol
interests which it ought to serve
In short, whose Government is it?
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-18
ent condition of things causes the hoard
inn Of ,1nnnndnd rrnld

ent condition of things causes the hoard
ing of unneeded gold.
This course is especially required, from
the unfortunate fact that no one seems to
feel certain in whose actual possession and
control the Hawaiian coin dies are. There
would be no more impossibility or lille
gality in having more Hawaiian silver
brought into the country than attended
the coinage and introduction of the first
lot. Therefore, we should say that by
giving that coin its actual gold value when
it is offered in lieu of gold, the gold coin
now here may be put into circulation, and
that exporters of produce would steadily
import gold coin. as required for their
use.
The only alternative is to export and melt
down the surplus silver. There is no use
in doing this unless there is perfect assur-
ance that more silver will not be coined
and brought here.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-18
DrplEr,rrSr nr Frr,rnr

HosoLULU, Dec. IL, 1884.
GENTLEMES:- Acknowledging the honor of re-
ceipt of your favor, date of Dec 18TH 1884 and in
full appreciation of the information therein con-,
veyed, have caused special deposit to be made
of the sum Of slxty-seyen thousand five hundred
dollars TO balance the loss for converting the un-
current silver into gold and of the further sum of
thirty mine thousand seven hundred and sixteen
dollars and sixty cents, so that the certificates
deposit redeemable in gold are guaranteed by the
bullion value OF silver until the Department OBJ
tains the gold coin necessary for their redemp-
tion.
l refer you to the enclosed statement by the
Department of the situation of the Treasury on
the 18th of this month concerning the issue of
certificates of deposit payable by the Government
IN gold coin under the currency Act, which have
ordered to be published.
have the honor gentlemen to remain,
Most respectfully yours, etc.,
JoHN NJ. KAPENS,
Minister of Finance.
MEssRs. BIsHoP & Co.,
Bankers, City,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-18

lN spite of the Protest" of our Minister
Of Foreign Affairs that pestilent power,
Germany, seems bent upon scheme of
annexation in the southern Pacific. II is
really too bad that such grardiloduently
worded document should have so soon met
with a mere spurn, in fact it is more than
mere spurn, it is an ignoring of its ex-
istence altogether The Minister of For
eign Affairs has brought the King of these
Islands into an awkward position, He has
made HIM acquiesce in document for
which be is now snubbed publSelv before
the whole world For the position that
the hlng now occupies as regards the Pa
clhc he has 10 one TO thank save his blun-
derng Minister. A far seeing man like
Myllie would have made King KalaLaua
IN great measure master of the situation
by prestige, by playing on feelings of
religion, of natural like and dislike. fbere
was an opportunity to play good card
but the trick has been lost, and lost throngb
the bungling of the player. We win give
the Minister credit for playing we'll M TO
a certain point. bat he has made a mess of
II, and unless a very Phoenix arise. an al.
most irremediahle mess of it. simr lv from
lack OF saror F'tre and petty spite. The
Minister may be clever enough. bat he has
lost his chance for greatness and now
Heaven itself can't help him 10 hat il was
in his power to gain.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-18

WE have neither time nor ST ace 70 re-
view IN full the census tables published
10y the Government organ ou Monday
There Is much in them which will reoi,irp
careful analysis that cannla be made off
hand, and they will require tl;rt ANALYST,
before they can be accepted as trnst
worthy, for such slur has been thrown
upon the management Of the affair thai
no one Will be willing tetake them on trT1st
Taken then for what they are worth Up
lind the total population of the Islands ie
put down at S0,5TS. This is about the
number long ago estimated bv carefnI
private statisticians.
The native population numbers 4O01A N
little less than half the entire populat ion.
In 1873 there were 44,OSS natives in the
group. The loss therefore in pure nat ives,
has been little over 1000 or fracs t;of
over per cent Referring TO the "a rel
tiser OF March 22nd 1879. we find that the
decrease during the census period Is ~
ao was fJS0 per cent, if the figures n MI.
hshed we're correct the decrease instea, iof
gradually becoming less is again inc1T ,as
ing Ii the native population IS decreas. inc
at the rate of II per cent. annually. III b,sl
matter OF calculation TO find when n /, wi
be finally extinct The process NAV M
SLOW, but these figures show It TO be 81 Nv
sure As Tar as one can Judge. the m ee.
ent rate of decrease does not tend 1, +, .
turning point but TO vanishing no; mt
OF the native race. We had hoped otlle =
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-18
HovoIr1r. Der 15tb 1Se

O1AOuH AGudIhS udNt Deeu InaQe. Inc
schedule referred to in the Minister of Finance
letter has already been published by authority
HoSoLuLu, Dec 18th, 1884.
To HIS E.r. John ". KdpeHa, Munster of Finance:
SIR:-Your Excellency will recoect that we
have IN several interviews strongly advised the
inmediate conversion of at least $4,000 of the
current silver coin into L. S. gold coin in the man
ner provided by law, in order to maintain equiib-
rum between silver and gold; believing that
sending away such an amount quickly would 20
far to create confidence in the currencv, and to-
wards reaching the desired end without depreciat-
ing the whole silver currency.
In accordance with the action of the Chamber
of Commerce. we are receiving and paving Treas
ury Certificates of denominations above len dol
lars, as equivalent for gold coin, with the under
standing that the gold coin in the treasury is held
for their redemption on demand.
Shocld there be reason for any suspicion that
the gold was being used for any ether purpose so
as to make the conversion OF such certificates
doubtful, the latter will TO circulate and will
be generally presented at the Treasury and add
greatly TO the embarrassment already existing or
threatening.
Your EIcellencY must know of course, that it
would not be safe for US TO receive silver coin
from our customers except in the amount named
IN the law because We could not oblige anybody
TO take 1t from US again. and we would soon be
aouded with it.
To the question frequently asked: s'what am /
to do with my silver coinY" regret to be unable
10 give any satisfactory answer Some holders
are willing TO sell il at discount but at present
We prefer to decline TO receive it at ALL to fixing
value upon it below pas; though we may soon feel
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-18
Daluaiialt 6azette.
KsT MoDUs IN MENUS.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY IS. 1885.

TINS agreeing" that silver is equal to
gold is useless and almost silly. When
one reflects, it is like children making
believe" or playing soldier" The sin
gular fact about their calling silver equal
to gold is, that grown people should be
found who appear to think that there is
some efficacy in the performance.
We confess that we like to have things
called by their right names. The most
enthusiastic patriots can no more add
twenty per cent TO the value of silver, than
during the American civil war they could
sell greenbacks at par.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-18

VIZ challenge the Government to pub
lish the list of the names of those who
have drawn gold out of the Treasury Let
us know who it is that has drawn out the
amount of S325,OOO, which from the pub
lished statement OF the Treasury was on
hand December 10th. Wild rumors are
running around of corner" having been
made in gold. We believe that no such
corner" has been made; it is for the Gov
ernment who started this ball rolling to
prove its truth. Trot out your statement
and your proofs Messrs. Ministers.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-18

To say that silver is not in excess, is TO
ignore facts The entire volume of the
circulating medium in any country is pre-
cisely the amount which people hauc. (of
their own or others money! and do not
hoard or keep on permanent deposit.
Whether that money be in gold or silver,
or both, its volume is the same. All who
have to send money abroad would send
United States gold if they have it) rather
than pay over per cent for exchange.
But Bishop a Co. cannot sell sight ex-
chance at II per cent for Hawaiian silver
without risking heavy loss Irwin & Co.
even with their large exports to draw
against cannot sell exchange for silver at
the same rate with gold. This means that
people have too large proportion of their
money in silver
Irwin y Co.'S sixty day drafts at one
per cent for silver, are equal practically to
charging three per cent for sight drafts.
II they did not know that silver is at a
discount, because there is more than is
required for the gold law, with too little
gold, they would certainly pay as much
for the one as the other II gold were not
at premium, it would be worth no more
for exchange than is silver.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-18
GOVERNMENT LoANI

UEIAHIMF.NI OF FINANIE,
IoSoLUlu, Aug. 18th, 1Ss2
Noucc BE- hereby given that applications for AM
portion of the NEW GOVERNMENT LOAN MP {,
~S9oooo-vili nov be- received At the Treasury; th'
facof interest ishxcd atS) SIX per cent per annum
payable -rni annually aud the Bonds exempt from
sil Govcrumsnt Taxes Whatsoever.
JNo. 81. RAPENA,
1905 Minister % Finance.
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Mortgages Notice Of Foreclosure { Of Sale.
I y ACCORDANCE WITH A pow

= er OF sale contained in certain MORTGAGE made hv
hauWa 20 Z Barlow FOR the I o o r. assigned 10 {
ghnck' daied lhe SIN day Of september 1877. r.
at said mortgage Intends 70 foreclose said morssgr
iof condition broken, and upon said force osurs will
sen at Public Auction 10 the Salesruoms OF Adams
IN Honolulu ON MONDAY, the 18th day Of March, iss5
or ~ NJ Of said day, the premises described On said
mortgage as below specified
Further particulars can be had of " x Castle. Al
toIney no Law. CHARLES r. GrLiCK
Assignee 0f the Mortssrec
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-18
Mortgages Notice Of Foreclosure 4 OF Sale.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH A POW

er or sale contained In certain mortgnec made b.,
W hnaiWa % e Barlow Tor the D o p assigned 10
Gulick, dated the 18th day OF August fs7 recorded
In iber 81 page o.; notice Is hereby given that aid
norsagee intends 20 forcclose said mortgage FOR con
nllQn bIokcn and upon said foreclosure will selldi
PUBLIC Auction at the salesFOoms Of p AdaEts In
Honolulu, on MONDAY. the 18th day of March isll5
at u NJ Of said day, the premises de-crbcd In ssid
mortgage as below specified
Further particulars be had Of W z Castle Al.
iorney no Law. CHARLES r. GULICK
Assignee OF the Mortgage
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-18
WATER NOTICE!

Owing % the scarcity of uacr the hours for irriga
ticu viii b. limited iof ionrs Per day, from 6io a
m, and from 10 p. m, until further notice
CHAs. b WILSON. supt. waier Work..
Approved: CHAs. 4, GurIcg,
Minister Of Tho Interior
Houuiulu Jan. ~ iss5 iUt, II
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-18

Premises % be sold are sitnatc In KaIiht and Kan
makapili, and consist Of good KALO and KULK Avn
Lst-situated at Moksuea, Kaliht Oahn more p1rfrn-
ary set forth in ? 1915 1857 10 aid Kssnssns
containing an area OF s-65-io0 acres
2ud-AE the interest uf the Worf-tt-srs In, fb.. -,
misses described In RP iii9 L G a nii fe Kiha a. ido
and Hotel Street. ''-- 'i's
3rd-All that certain house lui situated at K,umut.
Pun near smith lane, and conveyed 10 said PrIrk
by deed OF keamalu, lih 81. page ti3: and sso CON
vcycd 90 said Kaanaana Nv decd m Z w.b{-..,-
recorded iu liher a. page 81 n i09s
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-18

Now that Mark Twain has written and
published in the Century for February, his
story of Royalty on the Mississippi he
had better defer for while revisiting Ho-
Dolulu Notwithstanding Mr. Twain's visit
with the Innocents Abroad, where he must
have seen a great deal of Kings" and
Dukes he clearly has attained no higher
conceptions of titled personages than when
in his youth he marked twain" upon the
river boats
Possibly he thinks that his 1ippant, not
TO say contemptuous manner Of alluding
to The Great And The Good, may serve to
bring them down to his level of estimating
them
II is much TO be feared that such tales
as we allude to may be read by the young
and giddy, who will thereby be induced to
treat all such matters with levity. We
have, we are forced to admit it, heard
more than one gray haired person, men
who are ordinarily as staid as "Leviticus,r .
develop an unbecoming horse laugh upon
reading this rot Of Mr. Twain's.
Hen. T.-may not heed our warning,
but we give him the chance
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-18
Mortgages Notice Of Foreclosure & ofsaIs

" u : II Il =
cr of sale contained in certain uortga-e made -
day % June, $50, recorded in ber 81 psrr ig9 sotir
l heTtny given that said MORTGAGES inonds 70 fore
e,ose salI mortgage igr coneiton broken. and upon
rooms OF < 7 Adams In Honolulu. on MONDAY me
lbih day Or March, o5, ut T. NJ Of said day the prri
se5 described In said mortgage as below specifer
Further particulars can be had OF WR Castle Al
iorney ai Law. CHARLES T. GULfCE
Mortgage
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-18
Park Lots

NAMELY:
No 81 l5ioO acres, upset price. 10 %
No. l@lOO acres fenced upset pricc...... SO %
No. 5-ils 100 acres fenced upset priee.... 500 %
These Lots are on Kanaina Avenue directly opposite
lance from the Casino.
AIiesian water lie obtained from the main on
Fe- Deeds at purchasers expense.
1913 EP ADAMS ,r,,,,...
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-18

SrlAkrNg OF Southern Trade the Ne,rs L,f-
.rr SAWS The South Sea Islands are at present
attracting rpud deal OF attention. Great Britain
Hnd Germany are having some sharp words about
thr fIl group, concerning alleged claims made
by German merchant for losses sustained. Ger
many. too. has shown desire to annex the Sa-
moan islands. probably the richest group in the
-ruit Seaz- Already the French have ahe Society
islunds. Of which Tahiti Is the pearl; also the
Narquesls- the Pomotas, the Gambler and other
Islands. England Is secure al Fiji, and keeps
saich over the Friendly group OF Islands Our
uuu Government seems 10 be needless, uncoucern-
"a 20 stupid with regard 20 the fate Of the South
~aa Islands, although, Ia commercial point Of
rleH. are deeply Interested in them or II least
-lould be- The great city of san Francisco has
hen looked upon asa natural outlet for the islands
Che Pacific set We have but little influence out
side ut Hawaii. Viewed commercially, the South
sl trade Is worth fighting for. and naturally it
teiuurs % England ana the United States. through
the TruKimIty Of Australia and California. The
Authorities at Washington, If not ambitious TO
lunez rruups Of islands in the Pacific should at
ier-i keep uatchful eye over them, and secure
their Independence when possible, SO that our
Iuefchauis Interested in the trade may have the
-lrne chances others. San Francisco is pure
u commercial city, and every avenue open 10 her
should be iealuuslv guarded"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-18

Il cr of sale contained in a certain norf-s-.- -, -
kaauaana and Pelckini his wife "a, Ss,,-,.I ,sf "
dated the 5ls day Of MARCH, issi recorded IN nS.,
~ Page ~ Notcc is hereby given that aid mort
broken anu upon said foreclosure will sell AZ puh uhr ar
,on ~ me sales rooms pi Z Adams in IfonoIuin h,
MuNnAA- the 10th day % MARCH iss5 a. h " -
sia aay, ths premises described in said mortgage ss
Further particulars can be had Of " RCastle A.
lolhey at Law" SAMUEL sAYTDGE.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-02-18

CfkEME LII COURT OF THE HA-
The Bankrup,ev of A' 4 Sassmssrs. To The matter %
Justice Austin D. oAvnpAliD, htfurc VI.
nus d-y been adindicaiesi a hsnta ol a9il hAllnE
bSntrHpt so ass11y % OF oIeEsa nat al efedto-s of sid
lhC ltSDAf February 18th Al ID fss. =, - nc nc e
bs ~ noi. es S9,srnmsqt S building IN oasiuis .p fSs
nayTsHSr ~ 1e a Rao.sned IN the HSuAIaS 6 srrTr-
Dated Honolulu. February "a fsl5
Attest; Jssfs.l y.