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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-04-06
Convict Labor.

EDTToR GAzETrE.-0ur laws distinctly state that
prisoners shall be employed on Government works
as roads etc, but day by day we see them working
for private parties and doing work that completes
with that of the laboring man who has to earn his
bread by the sweat of his brow. In some instances
We see them at work they should be, but IN SONS
country districts they are employed on plantations
and those in charge of them let them out for less
rate than ordinary labor commands. We have
seen them at work in the sugar fields when the
very road they walked over TO their place of work
was in state needing repairs but were told that
there was no money in the treasury to pay for
their labor 1t costs something to maintain them
and that little something was not in the Govern
ment vaults and consequently they must be let out
to those who needed their labor and could pay the
g. cents per diem tnat is paid for their work Turn
a gang of prisoners into a canefeld and are they
not in all respects par with the free lsborers
working along side of themg They smoke and
chew and talk freely with their fellow workmen
and when the meal time comes they have diurnal
picnic together. In fact there is no prison dis
cipline amongst them and with the exception that
when the days work is done they march in line
10 their quarters and in the morning march out
again, being imprisoned is not SO very much diff
ferent from what the moiority of them are used to
from one years end to the other.
This is a matter which has been frequently COIN
mented on, and although the laborer in this coun-
try Is not the man who objects to the competition
as in otEer countries still the fact remains the
same viz, that it Is debasing to the aborer to be
compelled to work shoulder to shoulder with
convicted felon who should be employed either
within walls or on some necessary public works.
II Is useless to make more stringent laws as with
such cabinet as we have the Government re-
ceipts Will continue to be used as far they Will
go, firstly for paying salaries to innumerable use
less Government officers and then on iunketings
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-04-06

Iy to-day's issue will be found the Gus
tom House tables for the quarter ending
March 3lst 1885. The promptitude with
which they have been put before the pub
lie shows what kind of work the Custom
House staff can do and completely exon
crates them from any charge OF negligence
in not getting the customs statistics of 1886
before tine public The blame of this lies
entirely with the Government printing
office The figures we know nave been
supplied. but beyond meager resume fur
nished by the courtesy of Col. Iaukea, for
the purpose of facilitating the report of
the American Consul, not line of the fig
ures has come TO light. This negligence
is the more ereprehensibleIn that the tables
contain information which would be of
value in supporting the Treaty.
The most striking item to be noticed IN
the tables for the last quarter shew how
thoroughly dependent upon sugar this
country is. Our OF total value of exports
of S3,35L 045.52, sugar Is credited with 50,
236. .54579, leaving only Sl2O,499.73 TO be
divided among eleven other products.
And even this sum may be further reduced
because it includes 15,2SS gallons of mo
lasses valued at Sl.60210: this is pro
duct Of sugar, and ought to be reckoned
with it. The figures would then be S3,
23S, ,147S7 for sugar against SllS,S91.6 .63.
This Is having put our eggs IN one basket
with a vengeance 1t is of course, salts
factory to note that In almost every one of
the minor industries there has been an in
crease, but it shows conclusively that for
healthy progress an effort must be made
to get ont Of the one groove we have fallen
into 1t is all very well to have staple,
but it Is absolute madness to depend
entirely on that staple and not pay great
attention to other industries. The only
thing which has saved US the last year, in
the depressed condition Of the sugar mar
ket. has been our increased output, Just at
the present moment a bad season would
ruin us as certainly as would the loss of the
Reciprocity Treaty.
1t is noticeable that tallow once more
appears among the list of exports. The
amount is not large, only S795. 1t argues,
we should imagine that waste material is
being used up for at the price at which
bullocks are now selling, it would be
dead loss to try them out.
The only articles that show a decrease
are, rice 723,S50 pounds, and betel leaves
II boxes. In both these cases the loss is
50 small that the production may be re-
garded as stationary. -r --.
The lesson to be learned from the tables
is the same that has been inculcated in
these columns time and time again We
must do everything in our power to foster
other industries That there is healthy
effort in this direction is evidenced by the
increase in such small products as bananas
and hides But there ought to be an in
creased production of fruit, and orT fruit
Should 60 abroad. If we wish to hold our
own we must put our shoulders to the
wheel and set our brains to work. Sugar
Is truly great, but if Hawaii wishes to live
she has got to bestir herself and look out
for something else. Decide Ct Inpera is not
bit worse motto commercially than polit
ically.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-04-06
Rorcnttinr in Wnilnkn.

EDTToR GAzETTE:-An expressman in Wailuku
carried goods for a majority of the Chinese
firms and also took passengers. In delivering
case to a Chinaman he called him out and
asked him if certain case for him.
The Chinaman turned the case to get a good
view of the mark and said it was not for him. The
eIpressmaB then had him arrested as the case was
known to contain opium. The Chlnaman was con-
victed and fined. He had the sympathy OF all the
Chinese merchants and others as they felt great
wrong was done him. He was poor man who in
dustriously carried on a vegetable garden. His
countrynlen clubbed together and raised the means
10 employ counsel and carried the case to the
highest court in the realm but their efforts Of
avail as his name was very similar to the name
on the case and he could not find means to satisfy
jury that it was not his property. He now Ian
guishes in prison working out his sentence and
has no means to pay his fine. His sympathisers
feel very much aggrieved and have united to boy
colt the eIpressman. He might well take the
wheels of his wagons and put them away as he
gets nothing to do whatever 1t is surprising what
power united Cinnamon are In the land.
CAUCASUS.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-04-06
Rnthnl snninl uninn

The monthly meeting of the Bethel Social Union
was held at the Church vestry on the evening of
the 3ls; ult., Mr. I. NJ. Henderson, President in
the chair.
On resignation of Miss Carter, Mrs. j. Green
vas elected Secretary.
The following ladies we're elected TO positions on
the committees for the next months:
Literary-Mrs. ]. Green, Mr.. Arthur Peterson,
Mr.. a. i. Smith.
Music-Mrs. E. c. Oggel Mrs. ]. Shaw, Miss
Kinney EFTEN r
Refreshments Mrs. E. W. Langley, Mrs l. NJ.
Henderson. Mrs. \. Peterson, Miss Love, Miss
Adler.
Visiting and Invitation-Mrs B. f. Dillingham;.
Mrs. T. q. Thruul, Mrs. D. p Peterson, Mrs. ]. o.
Carter, Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. Angus, Mrs. Bishop
Mrs. Eberhard.
Chidren's Sociable--Miss Lewis, Mrs. ]. H.
Fisher, Mr. ]. Z. Bidwell. Mr., J. Shaw.
Floral-Mrs. II, A. Parmelee, Mrs. A. Peterson,
Mrs. Ables Miss Campbell Miss Kinney, Miss NJ.
Carter, Miss Lovers, Miss Bicknell, Miss Thomp-
son, Mss Incas, Miss Ladd. flr
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TREATY matters seem TO be iH sia'g gg7.
Mills OF Texas. has been what is vulgarly
,called going Tor us, but outside OF windy
rhetoric he does not appear 10 have made
much OF point His figures are very de
cidedly wrong. He talks Of American com
merce decreasing since the treaty. This
is a downright untruth As the Govern
Hsment has not supplied the public with the
Unnecessary statistics for 1885. we have TO
fall back upon the figures of 1854 In that
year the imports aggregated -, ,637, ,5l4.22.
-sOf tins 1853 per cent were United States
lproducts In 1876, the treaty year, the
imports only amounted TO S1,Sl1,TO, and
the percentage of american products was
Vsmaller than II Is now. Whether il Is bet
4er to have 1858 per cent of trade Of
S4637. .5lA22. or a less percentage OF a
trade amounting 10 only S1,S11,770 The
argument is absurd
Further Mr. Mills states that American
influence has declined since the treaty.
This Is another untruth American intiu
Fence has been steadily in the ascendant
mere Our educational system Is modelled
1pon American standards American
eachers are employed in our schools. In
The Government employ it is rare TO find
any other nationality. except Of course.
Hawaiian. The Cabinet, dad as it Isl IS
T,omposed of Americans; the principal Off
,ers under ii are Americans The bulk of
Jur commercial firms ara American. III
? his does not give enough Influence to the
LCnited States we should like to know what
would
Mr.. Mills and the deuactors talk wildly.
-)ur case Is a good one, -four case is not
Tproperly put forward, that is not the fault
d,f the case, but of those who manage it.
Properly managed, both here and abroad,
here ought TO be no difficulty about say
ig the Treaty.
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Of ambassadors 70 the court Of looboo or other

of ambassadors to the court Of Iooboo or other
fruitless missions.
Prisons, prisoners, prison discipline and the best
means Of employing prison labor so that they may
be self-sustainiRg and at the same time feel that
they are being punished for laws broken are sub
jects that have been written upon by some of the
greatest philanthropists of the age and your hum
bic servant doesnot pretend to be able to add to
what we already know on those subjects.
Still any one with a moiety of common sense
and feeling knows that the way prisoners are en-
ployed in Hawaii is an outrage on society. How
frequently we hear a man say who receives his
second or third sentence he don't care as he will
be better provided in prison than out for the
very reason that he nearly feels that his liberty
is not curtailed by wretched prison discipline,
even if it is his first sentence he merely laughs
at it. his feelings having been blunted by associa
tion with prisoners with whom he has been COM
PEELED to work on terms of equality. When will
have a cabinet who will respect the laws of the
land and the personal and property rights Of each
denizen of the land? Echo answers-when.
NrN-a.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-04-06

So THE lottery scheme is still to the fore
, Ii is difficult to lay ones finger on the
: man in tins city who represents the San
Francisco syndicate. That II should crop
up again is not so very surprising. In a
2 swindle Of this kind there are such vast
possibilities of making money that unprIn-
cipied men viii always beready TO advance
: tho needful funds for furtherlng the ne
!. faricus scheme.
J Schemes Of this kind are nearly always
cloaked hv some charitable object A di-
rect bribe to an impecunious little Gov
. ernment ike ours is not offered. But the
svndicatp OF gamblers Will undertake to
pay something towards the lepers or the
hospital or heaven knows what, Just as
one Of George II's mistresses did not ac-
ccpt a bribe from a clergyman for whom
she obtained a Bishopric, but she bet him
E50O0 that he would be made Bishop
He was made n Bishop and paia his bet
ont Of the revenues of the see.
The process Of what an old clergyman
called '.tuning hepulpits" has been going
Ron for some little time. Occasionally, as
?, an item Of news we have had accounts IN
! the "organ" OF how Jim this or Sam that
,won the $4,000 prize IN the Louisiana
Lottery. This has all been in the direc
, ton Of future work, and with a view Of
undermining the principles of those who
would oppose the scheme.
The scheme. unless something uutoward
!, Happens. will undoubtedly be brought for
b ward. Those who disapprove it and know
the frightful moral danger Of lotteries had
, better be preparing their arguments, they
viii need the most cogent ones they can
find
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-04-06

y Tar mortuary report for the emonth end
q March 31st, 1886, is published with
scustomed punctuality.
There are some points in this return to
q especially noticed. First the national
les Of the deceased. OF A deaths 32 are
awaiiansi Next we notice that Of a
saths 20 were unattended OF the
ause Of DEATH il does not appear sat
factory to a mere layman that five died
Consumption. one OF disease q lbagS, one Of
I rl0YvIiagc These three may be identical,
they may not. HemolThage may kill
consumption which is a disease of the
ngs. or by an accident opening a great
aerv. The definition is not satisfactory.
ss.Two deaths from unknown causes >
fathout inquest, is not satisfactory.
The comparative report for the month
= March. for five years, shows this Of 1856
the lowest since 1882, when the deaths
timbered IL against the a Of the current
ar. As g set-of against this may be IL
tnced the very considerable increase Of
pulation within the district reported on.
The Chinese reporting five deaths and
% Portuguese reporting one death seems
suggest incomplete returns.
The deaths OF SIX nonreSldents are re
rted. Ii is very right that the Agent of
Board Of Health keep these distinct
bn others. The most advisable and most
table sanatorium may be discredited,
ne they not Invalids at almost their
d gasp are sent to Madeira, to Nice, to
,nolulu, for last chance Of recovery; if
lure ensue and the invalid die, it may
{ be Justly credited TO the climate or
rroundings selected, too late for the suf
er to avail himself of their benefits,
-sanatary advantages which the climate,
possibilities Of diet, and the med
= help within reach, might give. Not
ly Honolulu. but many other places in
We islands, varying in height above a
n level might be chosen, and prove most
befcial 10 sufferers from any ailment
och may be- alleviated by careful choice
climatic surroundings.
Y inally the death rate per thousand for
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-04-06

n THERE is something strange about the
Ciovernment finances which does not at
present appear on the surface. The organ
iomes out with a very strong denial that
here is any mortgage on the Water Works,
mt il there is not, the thing has been in
Contemplation. We have been informed
~ gentleman who came down from the
)oast for the purpose of getting the con
ract for the enlargement of the works, that
iewas put aside with the remark that other
Rearties had the control of the matter.
What the Minister or official who used
rurds TO this effect might mean, we can
ot say. To the outsider however, they
ppear 30 bear the meaning that some
lember OF the Government has allowed
ONE one else to have a claim on these
forks Who that member is cannot be
oubtful. There is one man in the Cabi-
ct who considers rctoi c'esi moi, or in plain
lnglo-Saxon Il am boss" One man who
acts without consulting his colleagues.
tromething this self-styled Premier has
one. aud il Will be most interesting to
ote the development Of his plans in the
Mgegislature. Such a move as creating a
ater monopoly would however, call forth
much opposition rs did the celebrated
nd defunct Bank Charter Act That act,
ad it been pushed forward in It's original
1rm, would have brought about a reyolu-
on as surely as the sun rises and sets.
he most ardent supporter Of the measure
tcognized that fact and it was withdrawn.
rrt was amusing TO note how many of the
or entlemen who wished to support it, found
fotlat they had not read the text and, lay
Rsleir hands on their heads, vowed that had
.aey understood the contents nothing
hlould have induced them TO put forward
j iniquitous bill. The meetings in Ho-
olulu, the speeches of business men and
iechanics had far more to do with the un-
erstanding of the contents than anything
rse.
With regard to the Water Works there Is
fhrtainly some smoke; according to the
lad adage "where there is smoke there
lust be fire." How large the fire is re
aims to be seen: it viii have TO be put
IT, however big it may be.
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3alraiialt 6azttfp.

TUESDAY, April @. 1856.

We have already commented upon Chi
nese coming into this country. Wehave, by
the tables published shown how steadily
this class OF immigrants is coming in. But
we had no idea that they were going to be
fairly forced into the country. Yet so 1t
is In spite of the Foreign Office Circu-
Jar. in spite of all the vaporingo of the Gov
eminent organ, one hundred and seven
Chinese from California. were landed here
last Sunday morning. This Is monstrousl
There was a loopholc given for people who
had taken passage in China and were IN.
acquainted with our law. but certainly the
law was well known in California. The
precious passport system may AZ once be
denounced rs a humbug OF the one
hundred and seven Chinese who have
come. We will venture to say that only
moiety have returned here eaftcrresidence.
A number are new men. This shows the
working Of that clause in the prohibition
Act. which gives discretionary powers to
the Consuls in San Francisco and Hong
Kong. The Government never meant to
stop Chinese immigration, and the first
few days Of this SO called prohibition show
how thorough a farce the matter IS.
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Nrm Advertisements.
MOrtgagee,sN Not1ce of Foreclosure 3 Of Sale

Mortgagee'sNot1ce of Foreclosure & Of Sale.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH a pow
Il CT Of sale contained IN a certain mortgage made y
J d kaniuhaahaa 10 Mrs. johnson. dated the 18Th
ay Of pay 1851 recorded in lbcr ~, page ij Notice
close SAID mortgage for condition broken. Gud upon
room Of Adams & Co. Ia Honolulu. On MONDAY.
the 18Th day Of April 1856 at L. ~ Of said dsy the
Further particulars can be had Of is II CA-rfE At
torney-at-La MRS. u. JOHNSON.
Moft-a-ee.
Premises 10 be sold ares All those premises situated
IN kawailou, Waialua. Oahu, more particularly de-
scr'0ed In X $40 q iul55. Makuku, aud con
veyed 70 said j kaniuhaahua by deed % Mana SON
and only Lclr 0l nl-cnler lLL-L --- NJ. ~ II--
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The figures which we publish to-day OF
the increase of our Asiatic population are
indeed sufficient to make the most careless
think During the quarter ending March
3lst. over 100 Asiatics were added to our
population OF these, of course, the bulk
we're japanese. But neither our figures,
which are most carefully kept, nor those
of the Custom House give the full num-
Der Of Chinese who come in. Besides those
who arrive rs bona fide passengers there
are many who come as stewards and cooks
of vessels and who land in this paradise of
the Celestial
How the Asiatics are crowding the ma
tive to the wall is evident to all who have
lived long in this country. 1t only re-
duires Eamaab,a to 90 round mile or so
to count hundreds Of patches which six
teen years ago were cultivated by natives,
and on which Hawaiians had their little
homes, that are now in the possession of
Asiatics
The steady increase Of this Asiatic pop
nlation BODIES no good to the native. He
is the first sufferer. At present the Asi-
attic Is engaged in acquiring possession Of
taro patches, potato patches and banana
plantations The Hawaiian, a sturdy,
strong -sinewed man, has found employ
ment as a laborer-then his love of the
sea has made him desirable sailor. But
Just as surely as the Asiatic can pay more
rent and get more out of the land than the
Hawaiian, so surely will he attack that
portion OF the labor market, which at pres
ent is almost exclusively the monopoly of
the Hawaiian The prospect for the Ha-
waiian Is not bright.
The present Government have issued
regulation relative to Chinese and we are
promised that no more shall come, save
they have regular passports. We have
pointed out already the weak points in
this regulation, and shall watch with con-
siderable interest its working 1t is to be
noticed however, that already the Govern
ment organ Is getting ready loophole for
the admission of Cinnamon in spite Of the
new ordinance. II is supposed that "per
haps" the letters Of protestation have not
vet reached China, so any Asiatics who
have taken passage already are to be ad-
mitted.
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ADMINISTRATORS SALE.
Real Estate at Auction
On tuesday. the 1lth BAY Of May, 1855
MOrtgagee'S Notice OrFOreclOsurc & Of Sale.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE

i terms Of certain mortgage made by Yce Sing Wal
Company to Kun Wu, dated the 9Ith day Of DeCem-
ber, lSs5 recorded in ber %, pages IS et seq Notice
Is hereby given that said mOrtgager intends fore
close said mortgage. for condition broken and upon
said foreclosure Will sell public auction At tue sales
Of E. y. Adams ~ Go in Honolulu. THURSDAY,
the 18th day Of April 1856 Il NJ Of said day, the
premises described in said mortgage below specified.
Further particulars can be had OF ASHFORD 4 ASH
FORD Attorneys at Law KUN WO,
Mortgage.
Premises 10 be sold ali the right title and inter
est Of said Yee Sing Wal Company in aud a certain
rice and barana plantation at WaimanO, Eva, oahu,
heretofore occupied by said Yce Sing Wal Company,
aud including in fee in the land described in
Royal Patent ;sJ; and caschold estate with about
four years to in the land described in Royal Pa
tents Nos. $50 and SO, Apanas and ;.
There now growing said premises a large area
of bananas in fine bearing the balance Of the land be-
ing available for rice culture.
TCrms-Cash; deeds at expense of purchaser.
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Mortgages Notice of Foreclosure & Of sale
IN ACCDRDAN NOE NhIIH 4 POW

er q sale contained In n certain rorrs~o made t
haiiimoku and kalih to Houuakaha dated the iIth
gay OF NoEembe ls7j recorded I'm LIber s. page rs
hereby given that said mOrgagce intends 90 f1reeIose
sald mortgage, TOT condition broken, and upon said
force oeurc Will sell at public auction at the .roou
Of / i Adams 90. in Honolulu. on MOSDAY Che
yth DAY Of April lss5 al Il NJ uf said dng hc prtm
scs described IN said mortgage aa below -rerfEe1
Further particulars can be had of vs. j. Cas1LE At
torney-at-LaW. WIN DIAN
Assignee Of the MORTGAGE
Premises to be sold ares ist-Apauas D aud b do.
scribed In 1879 A fs3, % lfaeuui. aud cnu-
Veyed 70 said hai by deed recorded L her 1 PAGE w
good taro land
2nd-All those premises described in fi r ls71 l. g.
isJi, to Ohiki, JDi0O acres al Keauae Maui
3rd-All those premises described n * T. 9gfJ 10 IA
hlimOku. IL i-iu acres al Pahoa, Kooau. Mani.
9Th -Al those premises described iu Il T. flf1 L q A
70, TO kapOi, = acre 40 HonOkohau Maui.
Shall the right, tltis aud interest ~ said Ealf1o-
ku IN lV' acres az Waianu and Paho1 Kcluac. Mani.
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NOTICE I!

THE UNDERSIGNED GIVES NO
y tice that he has purchased from W Parke and
MaCfarlane, assighccs Of the Estate Of Aiau' the
following piece and parcel of land situated at Pawaa
being the maEat half Df the land described in certain
lease from ii Il ii Ruth keekOlau, recorded in Liber
II, page 3S3 and the same land leased TO Ava and
Amana by lease recorded in Liber e. page 49, with all
the rights, privileges and appurtcnanccs to the same
belonging together with all the tools, fowls, etc be
longing TO and now the land.
ll1s imt All FOOK.