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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-08-08
Afternoon.

Re-assembled at lis Consideration
and discussion of reports of committee on
Kapiolani Park, continued by Mobiles
Hitchcock, Widemann and Rep. Ka-
walnut.
Rep. Kawainui moved indefinite post
ponement of the majority report. Lost.
Noble Waterhouse moved indefinite
postponement of the minority report.
Carried.
The majority report was adopted
The Chinese QuestiOn.-Noble Foster
read the following:
To the Hon. w. r. Castle, President of
the Legislative Assembly, a. D. 1888.
Sir: The undersigned, special commit
tee to whom was referred several matters
relating to Chinese and Chinese and Asia
tic immigration, beg leave to submit their
report.
Three petitions and one proposed con-
sttuuOnal amendment were referred to
them, to wit:
l. Petition number II merely commend
ing the course of the Legislature in at
tempting to control Chinese immigration,
and which therefore we here recommend
be received and laid on the table
2. Petition number 90 from certain
prominent Chinese merchants. PRAYING
that the law requiring photographs of per-
sons seeking returning permits may be re-
pealed, and that the fee for return permits
may be reduced to two dollars
3. Petition number So from a large num-
Der of citizens and residents relative to
Asiatic immigration, and containing four
teen specific prayers relating thereto and
to Asiatic residents in this Kingdom; and
A. A constitutional amendment num-
bered bill 81 relating to Chinese.
In regard to petition number 90 from
prominent Chinese merchants, your com
mittee recommend that the same be laid
on the table. This petition prays that the
regulation be abolished requiring that
Chinese departing from the Kingdom and
desiring return permits shall be photo
graphed as means of Identification. The
frauds perpetrated upon the Government
in regard to Chinese return permits, when
it retained no means of identifying those
who received them, showed that Chinese
could not be allowed the same freedom
In this respect as other citizens and resi-
dents without abusing it so that the Gov
eminent was compelled either to adoDt
some means OF identification in issuing re-
turn permits, or to become the sport of
those who received them. The Chinese
have compelled this regulation in regard
TO photographs by their own conduct By
Chinese we do not mean all Chinese. hut
Chinese as class. If there was any prac-
ticable way of relaxing this regulation in
individual cases where it was clearly I'M
necessary the committee would recon-
mend 1t, but in their opinion there is no
way to do this without seriously impairino
the law. While your committee sincerely
believe that the Chinese merchants in this
Kingdom as class have many admirable
qualities, yet your committee are com
PEELED to say, that in too many cases MANY
OF them render but scant assistance or in
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-08-08

THE statement, which has been in
dustriously circulated, that the Minister
of Foreign Affairs had attempted to take
possession of the arms and ammunition
at the Palace and Barracks, under the
Military Bill, and that he had been re-
fused, is utterly without foundation
Upon enquiry of the Minister we are
informed that no action whatever has
been taken by him under the law In
due course, upon publication of the Bill,
he will proceed to carry out the obliga-
tons and duties imposed upon him by
the law
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-08-08

John w. Mccarthy, who was con-
victed in Judge Sullivan's court of en-
bezzling money belonging to the State
which came into his keeping as Clerk OF
the Supreme Court, and who appealed to
the Supreme Court, was denied rehear-
ing by that court on the 9th, and the
sentence OF five years Imprisonment at
San Quentin was reaffirmed w. T.
Baggett, McCarthy's attorney, is 10th to
give up the contest, however, and is
considering whether it is advisable or
not to apply to Justice Field of the United
States Supreme Court, for a writ of
habeas corpus, with the faint glimmer of
hope that some loophole of escape may
yet be found.
The Prohibition party is divided on
the tariff question, Chairman Dickie
pronouncing in favor of free trade and
Gen. Fisk, the Presidential candidate,
being strong for protection.
Senator Salisbury made a speech on
the 9th in favor of ratification of the
Fisheries Treaty, after which the
measure went over without action to a
more convenient season.
General Harrison has declared himself
strongly in favor of the admission of
Southern Dakota and Washington Terri
tory as States.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-08-08

| LAST evenings Bulletin states, as
coming from His Majesty's Chamber
lain, that there is no truth in current
rumors regarding His Majesty's inten-
tons, and follows it up by what appears
| to be the editors personal assurance to
the public that His Majesty has tried to
| keep within the Constitution (Which is
news to some) and intends continuing to
| do so. The editor also assures everyone
| that there is nothing in current rumors
any more than in a similar scare during
the extra session. Colonel Ashford, in
his published interview in the same
paper, concurs in this view, and in fact
the disinterested public probably was
struck with the similarity, for once, of
opinions expressed by His Majesty, the
worthy editor of the Bulletin and Colonel
Ashford last night. One is forcibly re-
minded of the fact vouched for in holy
writ that a time will come when even
the lion and the lamb should lie down
together and a little child (perhaps the
editor of the Bulletin) shall lead them.
The ColonePs jackals, it is to be hoped,
will join the happy family later.
Seriously, however, after His Majesty,
the editor and the Colonel have risen to
explain and to assure the public that
they need not be scared, we feel it but
due to the public to say that we are not
yet aware that the public is or has been
scared. The ADVERTISER believes most
certainly that there is very little danger
of a genuine coup d'etat or uprising
here, and that if there was one, it would
be squelched instantly, whoever started
it; but at the same time we believe there
exists the animus among a good many
to start such a thing if they had the
courage to do it, or if favorable oppor-
tunity presented itself, of doing 80 sue
cessfully, and that such persons will do
all they can up to certain point to bring
about crisis and disorder. 1t was to
illustrate this that the ADVERTISER print
ed the translation from the Makaainana,
which the editor of the Bulletin assures
us is very mild in comparison with the
literature which has flooded some of the
native newspapers during the whole
year past" With all due regard to
Colonel Ashford's importance, we GER
tainly plead not guilty to his charge that
the article in question was published to
try and influence the votes of the re-
naming three companies of the Rifles
There is another important election
coming off in which it is we'll to empha-
size the necessity of putting up and
electing a sound, substantial man vino
has no doubtful sentiments.
AS far as Colonel Ashford and the
Colonelcy is concerned, we wish to state
that it is true, as he intimates in
his published interview, that very little
has been said publicly against him by
those who think his appointment would
be unwise, but he is altogether mistaken
if he is carried away with the belief that
it is because such persons will not under
take to attack him openly in the public
press. The Colonel has enjoyed special
immunity from public censure thus far
simply because men do not like to attack
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-08-08
Sale of Lease.

On THURSDAY, September 6, 1888, al
II o'clock noon, will be sold at public auc-
ton, at the front entrance of Aliiolani
Hale, the Lease of a piece of Land 40x2C
feet, at the Eva side of the old Custom
House, Queen street, Honolulu, and adj
joining the same.
Terms-Lease for ten years.
Upset price-$30 per annum, payable
annually in advance.
(Signed) L. A. THURSTON,
Minister of the Interior
Interior Office, July 81, 1888.
37-aug1, 8, Is %, 29sep5,6
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-08-08
THE DAILY


The result of the extended investiga-
tons of the select legislative committee
on the Chinese question appears in the
report of proceedings of the Legislature
for Tuesday. It will command universal
popular attention and should be the
occasion of the freest expressions of
public opinion for the further guidance
of legislators in the matter.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-08-08
Irrigation Notice.

OFFICE WATER WORKS,
HONOLULU, July p, 1885,
Holders of water privileges or those pay
ing water rates are hereby notified that
the hours for using water for irrigating
purposes are from to o'clock a. M, and
from to o'clock p. m.
CHAS. B. WILSON,
Supt. Water Works.
Approved:
L. A THURsToN,
Minister of the Interior
64-tf
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-08-08
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH, J
HONOLULU, Aug. g, 1888. (

AT a meeting of the Board of Health
held this day, the following resolution was
adopted:
Whereas, cholera is now prevalent in
Hongkong, China, be it
Resolved, that the said port is hereby
declared to be an infected port, and all yes
sells, their passengers, crew, cargo and all
mail matter arriving from the said port, at
any port in this Kingdom, shall be subject
to quarantine of not less than q days.
w. G. ASHLEY,
62-3t 1231-1t Secretary.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-08-08
Bp 1utl)uritn.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

For a Noble for the Island of Oahu, to
Fill the Vacancy Caused by the Death
of the Lac Hon. Samuel G. Wilder,
and of the Rules and Regulations
Governing Such Election.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-01-13
AN AWFUL CALAMITY.
OVERFLOW OF THE HOANG HO RIVER
IN CHINA.
Hundreds of Thousands Of Person
Drawned,

Hundreds of Thousands Of Persona
Drowned.
The special correspondent of the Lon
don Standard at Shanghai gives a very
graphic picture of the tremendous loss Of
life in China from the overflow Of the Hoang
Ho river, and OF the tremendous famine now
threatened. About one-sixth of the entire
area Of the garden of China, as Ho Nan is
styled, is now converted into a vast lake.
The rest of the country is overrun with
wretched refugees, who were fortunate
enough to escape with their lives, though
with nothing else. The foundations COM
menced a little distance from kaifung
Flu, one of the largest cities of the province,
and in an instant some four miles of
solid embankment of stone, brick sand and
clay were swept away. In the districts of
Ching Chow and Chen Chow no less than
5000 large villages are stated to have been
engulred in very few moments, and scarcely
any of their Inflated people had time to save
themselves, as the breach occurred in the
night time. The people so terribly visited
cannot number far short of the whole popu-
latlon of Ireland, as the province includes
about D, 900 900 inhabitants with an area of
65OOO square miles, and the waters of the
river now cover between 5000 and 10000
square miles. The accounts daily published
in the native and foreign papers and in the
Pekin Gazette reveal most horrible sulferngs
undergone by the survivors, who are perish
ing of famine. In hundreds OF instances
when the waters rushed into the cities, sweep
ing walls, houses and everything down be-
fore them, the people refused to stir and met
their deaths with that wonderful indffer-
ence which characterizes the Chinese in some
cases, for the celestial is nothing if not ia
talist of the most pronounced and unreaSon-
ing type. According to the best and most
trustworthy authorities which have been
consulted, the loss of life will not be
numbered by thousands or tens of thousands,
but literally by hundreds of thousands, while
the starving people must amount to many
millions who are utterly beggared and de
pending for subsistence upon the charity of
Others The emperor has already contribut
ed 100000 taels out of his private purse, be-
sides paying 100000 taels out of the impe-
rial treasury toward the relief of the suffer
or
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-01-13
FOREIGN.

1t is reported that the German crown
prince will go to Cairo to spend the rest of
the winter.
The English steamer Maude has founder |
in the Black sea. Twelve persons were
drowned.
The American bark Eureka, which was
supposed to have been lost off Waterford, has
arrived at Queenstown. She reports having
had terrible passage.
A dispatch from Rome says that advicos
have been received there from Massowah to
the effect that Ras Alula has offered to join
the Italians with 10000 of his followers on
the condition that he be created king of
Abyssinia in the event Of the defeat of King
John.
A dispatch from Rome to lie Paris says:
MIR. Gladstone having expressed a wish to
see the pope, the latter intimated that he
would be delighted to meet the English
statesman, Mr., Gladstone will be received
by his holiness with the ceremonial that is
usually observed when non Catholic visitors
are admitted to an audience
A swine plague prevails in the south of
France. Thirty thousand animals have died
in the Marseiles district within a month
Prof. Cernil has gone to study the pestilence.
Mr.. Sturgeon, who is in good health,
preached in London on the Sth. He celebrated
at the Tabernacle the publication of his
2000th sermon.
Dispatches from the Congo country up to
Dec. 10 have been received at Brussels. They
make no mention of Stanley.
A dispatch to the Presse from Bucharest
says that the Russian reserves in the Odessa
district have been dismissed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-01-13
THE CRIME OF A JEALOUS Man,
Isaac Merrick of Camden, N. j., Shoots His
Foste r Daughter and Himself.

Isaac Merrick of Camden, N. j., Shoots His
Foster Daughter and Himself.
Isaac Merrick of Camden, N. j., shot bis
young foster daughter dead at their home
on Central avenue, few days ago, and then
turned the weapon on himself with fatal
effect. Seven years ago. Isaac Merrick and
his wife, on the death of Mrs. Harrigan, a
neighbor, decided 10 adopt her child, Sally.
The girl grew up to be a beautiful young
woman, and was general favorite with the
neighbors, For some time past the neigh
bors had noticed the marked attention which
Merrick paid to Sally Harrigan. He was ex-
tremely jealous of any attention paid to her
by other persons. Mrs. Merrick said that
she often called her husbands attention to the
fact that people were making remarks about
him and Sally. Mrs. Merrick says that her
husband was surly all day, and she could
tell that there was something on his mind.
She went out into the yard, leaving her hus-
band and Sally in the kitchen together. The
girl was putting on her hat and preparing
to go out, moment later she heard the re-
port OF pistol in the kitchen, and hasten
ing ill., she saw both Sally and her husband
lying on the floor dead. 1t is supposed that
Merrick shot the girl while she had her back
20 him, and that he then placed the weapon
TO his own head and ended his wretched ex-
iStenCe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-01-13
NEWS IN GENERAL.
DOMESTIC


Ex-Deputy Gallupe, dismissed by Marshal
Banks, has made an appeal to the attorney
general Of the United States.
II is reported that the Canadian Pacific
railway has secured entrance into New York
and Boston.
Schooner Senator Salisbury landed the
largest and best stock of frozen herring ever
received at Gloucester.
A coach on the Whitman & Brockton line
was ditched, Jan. Sth, and several passen-
gers injured at Shaw's Corner, Brockton,
Mass.
A remarkable sermon was preached by
Rev. Hugh o. PenUecost in Brooklyn thea
tire; be advocates a religion of reason, and
does not believe in the Trinity.
Mr.. Lamar has rendered his resignation as
secretary of the interior, and the president
accepted it; his confirmation is assured.
The Canadian postmaster-general opposa IS
reduction of rates to cents on letters
The completion of the Mexican Interna-
tional railway brings the City of Mexico
700 miles nearer by rail from New York
A passenger train on the Union Pacific
was telescoped by freight train, killing two
persons and wounding several others.
Hon. James S. Rollins, an ex-represen-
tative to Congress from Missouri, died at Co
lumbia, Mo-, Jan. 9.
Secretary Fairchild is said to have pre-.
pared measure for the reduction of the
surplus
The Committee On Fisheries favors the
appointment of fish commission in accord
ance with Senator Dawes's bill
William H. DeForest, New York whole
sale silk dealer, has assigned, giving prefer
ences for more than S40O, 900.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-01-13
AFTER SIXTY-FIVE YEARS,
FIJI" Warrington Insurance COmpan
Votes TO Wind Up It's Blu mess.

Fhs Warrington Insurance Company
Votes TO Wind Up It's Blu mess.
At special meeting, January Z, of the
stockholders of the Washington Fire and
Marine Insurance Company, of Boston, it
was voted to ratify the action of the direct
orS and wind up the business of the corpora
tion, the vote standing 1000 to less than 100.
The fire risks in the New England, Western
and Pacific departments will be assumed by
the National of Hartford, Ct, and those in
the Middle department by the Niagara of
New York. The corporation was organized
in 1923 under the name Washington Insur-
ance Company, and for Is years has been the
leading company of the city, and the pride
OF Boston underwriters. Its reputation,
integrity and fair dealing has become ma
tlonal, and its retirement from business
under such peculiar circumstances is
blow which Boston will feel for
long time to come. The winding up of
business is due to "lack of sand" on the
part of two stockholders in whose hands one
third of the capital stock was concentrated
and who became alarmed at the heavy ma
rine losses which, In common with all COM
panles, the Washington suffered last year.
The companys condition has been second to
none in the value of its plant and the deSira-
hllity of its fire business, and its stockholders
have ever reaped a golden harvest As an
indication of its prosperity, it may be stated
that, out of $l,O000O0 capital, only $500, COO
was paid in y the stockholders, the balance
being contributed by the company out of its
surplu', ard that the stockholders have re-
ceived back $4,000 in dividends and $780,
0OO In stock, making a total of $500, 900 re-
ceived back out of 100000 contributed,
while the stock to day is said to be worth S2S
above par. At all events the stockholders
will probably receive $J2S when the bust
hess is wound up. In view of the superb
character and standing of the company and
It's successful career over half a century the
timidtty of the stockholders who precipita-
ted the action which the directors felt COM
p lied to take under the pressure brought to
bear by so important holding of stock is
regarded with surprise and regret by all
Boston underwriters. As it is a well-lknown
fact that for 25 years the H,tna of Hartford
did business without paying single divi-
dend, the timorous course of the two Wash
ington stockholders referred to is the subject
of much unfavorable comment on the street
1t is stated that Mr. F. f. Sweetser, the
president, does not intend accepting the Bos-
ton agency of the National of Hartford, as
reported. The marine risks now covered by
the Washington will be reinsured by the
California and Union companies of Cali
fornia
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-01-13
Doves of War.

Though the dove is the emblem Of
peace, one Of the varieties of the species
has been enlisted in the great armies Of
Europe in surprising numbers, to serve
in case of war.
The success of the French in main
tanning, partially by the use of carrier
pigeons, communications between Paris
and the outside world, while the city
was besieged by the Germans, has slim
ulated the development of tho carrier.
pigeon service in the European armies,
until now, not only France but Russia,
Sweden, Switzerland and Spain have
regular carrier-pigeon stations.
The pigeons from which the supplies
are drawn for these military birds arc of
Belgian origin, where the most famous
of these messengers have been bred. In
1874 the Russians began by forming a
station at Warsaw, following it with
stations at st. Petersburg, Kieif and
other points. Many of the Belgian
pigeons died in the severe Russian eli
mate, but the native ones did better.
The Russians did not succeed very
we'll in training pigeons to fly over the
great distances that are necessary in
Russia, and in 1885 the reorganization
of this whole service was intrusted to a
commission of officers of the engineers,
with five hundred birls at each station.
Switzerland has established the car
rier-pigeon stations at many different
places IN the republic, and they do ex-
ceedingly well, in spite of the mountain
GUS character of the country. There
has been no attempt, however, to pene-
trate any further into the Alps with
them than Intetaken, on account of the
destruction OF the pigeons by birds Of
prey, which are very numerous there.
Spain has been successfully training
carrier pigeons for military service since
1879. Every fortress in the country
has a station of them, with q central
station at Madrid and main branches at
Cadiz in the extreme southwest, aud st.
Sebastian in the northeast.
The Spanish pigeons do not have to
wait for warfare to make themselves
useful. They are employed by the
coast guards and custom-house officers
in sending information of smuggling
operations, which are very common on
the Spanish coast.
Their usefulness in war arises, OF
course, from the interruption Of ordi-
nary communications by hostile armies.
The Romans used them, and they were
employed by the Asiatics at a still
earlier period. Pliny mentions their
use by beleagured cities. OF the in
vestmcnt of Modcna he said: "Of
what avail were sentinels, circumvalla-
tions, or nets obstructing the river,
when intelligence could DO conveyed by
aerial messengcrs9"-[ Youths Com
panion,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-01-13
NEW YORK POsTOFFICE
Enormous Amount of Business During
the past Y ar.

Enormous Amount of Business During
the past Y ar.
The reports of the various departments of
the New York Postoffice for 1887 show that
the deliveries of the Office through lock boxes
and carriers amounted to 276, 4S3,5S0 pieces
of ordinary mail matter OF this total, 1885,
7S7, 1919 We're letters, and 1886, COL were
postal cards. In the registered letter de-
partment, 1,22G,9O0 pieces were delivered
of which 7Sl 0iS were of domestic origin
In the distribution department. n
total of 5lS,S13,61 pieces were
handled. The total number of pieces of mail
matter handled in the postoffice during the
year was 797, rs, AS. Aggregate business of
the money order department for the year
amounted to $S2,570,Sl1. For the year the
total receipts of the office were 81, 1872, 996,
and the total expenses were 81, 75S, 994. Dur
ing the year 42S employees were removed for
official delinquencies, the total number of
employees being 1897. There were 4S7
appointments, G72 promotions and
II reductions Postage stamps to
the number of 17O,O92425 weigh
ing IL tons net, 50, 1856, rs stamped envelopes
and 44,344 900 postal cards were sold. The
total weight of mails handled daily was 229
tons, an increase of over 90 per cent. over
1892. The wagons carrying mails to and
from the postoffice and its rs branches num-
bered 1858 daily, and the routes covered 1904
miles daily. Foreign mails dispatched
averaged q week and frequently included
700 bags, and required from seven to twelve
two-horSe trucks for TRANSPORTATION