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thought that if the franchise was granted
to Mr.. Dillingham;, he would be unable
to get the money subscribed, and so
either the road would not be built or
Mr.. Dillingham; would sell the franchise.
In the first place, this is a perfectly
gratuitous assumption made in the ia &c
of the expressed readiness of some home
capitalists to embark in the enterprise.
In the second place, if the stock cannot
be subscribed, why should not Mr.. Dill
lingham sell the franchise? 1t will
merely prevent Skinner & Co. from ap-
propriating for nothing the fruits Of
Mr.. Dillingham's labor and time and
thought and money. 1t is all very well
to love ones enemies, and we commend
the fraternal readiness of the committee
to kiss the hand that rObs you, but we
enemies meant helping ones enemies to
skin ones friends. Anyone might sup
pose that the committee read the Bible
SO: If thine enemy pick thy one pocket
open unto him the other also, from the
readiness with which they fall into every
scheme which is going to put money
into the pockets of a London monopoly.
The committee may have thought in
the second place, that the request for an
exclusive franchise was an unreason-
able one. The answer to that is that it
is more reasonable to look not to words
but to things. But in the first place, We
contend that the request for an exclu-
sive right for limited period 1--WE will
not attempt to say how long, is pre-
eminently a reasonable one, and we do
not see how the money can be obtained
without this assurance to subscribers.
A great many persons think the road
will not pay at all, it is a general opin-
ion that it will not pay for numbersoi
years, and yet franchise IS objected to
because it contains the word "exclu-
sive" The inconsistency is gross. But
there is yet one grOsser. We grant eX-
elusive franchises with the utmost lib
crafty for the benefit of foreigners, for
the Tramways Co., for the cable, but
when Hawaiian citizen, who has
worked up a scheme which will rebound
to the general benefit OF the country,
comes and asks for an exclusive franchise
and a small subsidy (the same things
which have been granted to foreigners),
80 as to enable him to put the scheme
through, we let the shout against mono
poles go up, and sit with folded hands
while great and INSCRIPTIONS foreign
monopoly underbids him, monopoly,
too, the agent of which has himself de-
clared an exclusive franchise to be
reasonable and necessary.
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Dp autborltu.
LIST OF POLLING PLACES

And Boards of Inspectors for the
Special Election for a Noble for the
Island of Oahu, to be held on We'd
nesday. the 22d Day OF August, 1888.
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DISTRICT OF HONOLULU.
lst Precinct comprising Wards l, and
81, polling place, House of Engine Com
pany No. 4.
INSPECTORS.
Pierre Jones, Chairman;
K. G. Schumann,
H. S. Kila.
% Precinct comprising Wards and o.,
polling place, Bell Tower.
INSPECTORS.
c. T. Rodgers, NJ. D., Chairman;
j. M. Kaneakua,
NJ. D. Monsarrat.
Sd Precinct comprising Wards 6, Z, 8
and 81, polling place, ArmOry Honolulu
Rifles
w. o. Atwater, Chairman;
S. Mahelona,
]. A. Dias.
DISTRICT OF EVA AND WAIANAE.
1st Precinct, polling place, Court House,
Eva.
Alexander j Campbell, Chairman;
Victor Kapule,
L. X. Halualani.
I'd Precinct, polling place, Court House,
Waianae.
c. Arnemann, Chairman;
J. Kekahuna,
w. Armenian.
DISTRICT OF wAIALUA AND KOOLAULOA.
1st Precinct, polling place, Store of Aka
ma, Laie-wai.
INSPECTORS.
C. n. KaIama, Chairman;
J. Kaluhi,
NJ. Kaanuu.
% Precinct, polling place, Court House,
Waialua.
Frank Halstead, Chairman;
p. M. Naahuelua,
&. G. Steward.
DISTRICT OF KOOLAUPOKO.
Polling place, Court House, KaneOhe.
INSPECTORS.
A. Kaulia, Chairman;
NJ Rose,
Jas Odds.
Election are hereby designated to be the
Boards of Inspectors to Register Voters
for Mobiles in their respective Districts !:
ISLAND OF OAHU DISTRICT OF HONOLULU.
The Board of Inspectors for the I'd Pre-
cinct: G. T. Rodgers, III. D., Chairman.
DISTRICT OF EVA AND wAIANAE.
The Board of Inspectors for the 1st Pre-
cinct: Alex J. Campbell, Chairman.
DISTRICT OF wAIALUA AND KoOLAULOA.
The Board of Inspectors for the I'd Pre-
cinct: Frank Halstead, Chairman.
DISTRICT OF KooLAUPOKO.
A. Kaulia, Chairman.
LORRIN A. THURSTON,
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office, August 8, 1888. "a
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The truth is, however, that, squirm as
the committee will, there is no lodging
the monopoly. In running away from
Mr.. Dillingham's word, they fall into
the hands of the real thing. If Skinner
& Co. build the road, the country will be
saddled with tremendous foreign mono
poly of the worst sort, for no one else is
going to put another track alongside Of
theirs, and if the road is built on the
same interesting plan as that followed
in the construction of the tramway, the
company will have to pay interest on
such an enormously inflated valuation,
that they will have to keep rates up to
the maximum limit to the crack of doom.
At the enormous rate which Skinner q
: Co. charge for building the street rail
way that establishment must clear
nearly a thousand dollars a week to
make ten per cent. interest. If analo-
gies are good for anything Skinner & Co.
will repeat this little deal, and start the
new company off with the necessity of
paying interest on two or three times
the cost of the road. Is it for the in
terest of the country, is it wise or right,
to lend itself to financial arrangements
of this sort?
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There is no manner of use in attempt
ing to disguise the fact that Skinner &
Co. and no one else are the rival candi-
dates for the charter. There is no use
in Disgusting the fact that the Hawaiian
Tramways Co. is Skinner & Co. The
cloven foot will betray itself. The pros
pectus of the Skinner Co. furnishes all
the proof that anyone can ask. The
Company capitalizes at about $3.50, 900.
Skinner & Co. build the road, for which
the Company are to pay them about
$3.50 900. Does anyone pretend that the
road is going to cost that sum? The
$3.50, 900 the contractors generously
agree to take in cash, stock or bonds. If
they get the cash, they can draw out
with cool profit of say quarter of a
million. OF course we have no means
of estimating it precisely, since the con-
tractors have not submitted their &C
counts to US, and it will probably be
some time before they do. But of course
Skinner & Co. will not get all cash. They
will perhaps get enough to cover approx
imately the cost of the road and keep
enough stock to control it, for which lat
ter OF course they will have furnished
no consideration. To the uninitiated
this looks very much like a job. 1t
looks as though the stockholders were
to pay for the road and Skinner & Co. to
own it.
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THE DAILY
Pacific Commercial Advertiser
Be just and fear not:
Let all the ends thou aim st at be
Thy Country's, thy Gods, and Truths.
SATURDAY, AUGUST IS, 1885,

THE committee to which the Oahu
railroad bill was referred, have reported
a substitute bill which differs from the
first, principally in that it strikes out
the name of Mr.. Dillingham;, leaves out
the subsidy, and does not make the
franchise an exclusive one. Of course
everyone knows what this means. It
means that the persons or Company rep
resented by Mr.. Gribble are simply going
to freeze out Mr.. Dillingham;, and build
the new railroad themselves. The new
bill looks like very harmless affair on
the surface, but when probed little
deeper it amounts to this. The Com
mittee, on the specious ground that Mr..
Gribble asks apparently for less liberal
franchise than Mr.. Dillingham;, wish to
leave the latter gentleman "a Hawaiian
citizen) out in the cold, and are going to
grant the franchise to Messrs. Skinner
& Co. of London, as a touching proof,
we suppose, of the friendly relations
which have subsisted between that firm
and the Government in the past.
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Of course it is not necessary to add
that We have no animus against Mr..
Gribble. We believe him, as he is gem
orally believed to be, an estimable gen
tleman. It is with the sincerest regret
that we find ourselves unable to extend
the esteem in which we hold him to
those whom he represents.
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Tho whole thing reduces itself to
nutshell. If the franchise is granted to
Mr.. Dillingham;, there is precisely as
much probability that the road will be
built as if it should be granted to the
Tramways Company. There is also
more or less strong probability that the
road will be largely owned and con-
trolled in this Kingdom, and at any rate
that its general offices and headquarters
will be here in Honolulu. The Govern
ment will be in every way as favorable
position as it could be if it passes the
committee bill. On the other hand, if
the franchise is granted to the Tramways
Company, the Government will be di-
rectly instrumental in creating and fos-
tering great foreign monopoly under it's
very nose, controlled and operated from
a city on the other side of the globe. It's
own citizens will have no interest in the
Company and no voice in it's affairs,
because Mr.. Gribble's statement that
opportunity will be granted to Hawaiians
to subscribe is a melancholy farce. Who
is going to take the stock of a corporation
organized as the Tramways Company
has been. Our citizens are not likely to
entrust their little savings to the tender
mercies of Skinner Ca most suggestive
name) & Co. The lamb would soon lie
down inside of the lion. The monopoly
created, if the Tramways Company builds
the road, would be politically dangerous.
We do not want it, the Legislature ought
to avert it, and we believe they will do
so by rejecting or properly amending the
committees bill.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-11-23
A Rare Treat.

On Wednesday evening Of next
week one OF the finest musical come
DIV com panies that has ever visited
our city will be at the opera house
The company 10 whom we refer IL
no less than the Nellie Walters Cris'
Cross Co., company headed by ono
of the brightest soubrettes on the
American stage to-day, and the com
pany is composed of comedians oil
acknowledged ability.
Crlss Cross is one of those bright
comedies that never fails TO catch the
audience, being brim full Of action
vim and fun from start TO finish and
contains nothing that could offend
the most fsstldious, while the fun is
fast and furious from the raising Of
the curtain until the going down Of
the same. Miss Nellie Walters, the
star, is one of those bright, hand
some little ladies that seems to make
friends at once, and IN the States
north of us where the company has
been playing, her name has become
almost household word. There il
no doubt but that this is the bes'
musical comedy company that has
ever visited our city, and be bespeaA
them a full house, as they surely de-
serve 1t.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-11-23
HOPPER BROS.
Their New Store Fast Filling Up
With Goods.

As previously mentioned in these
columns the book store of Hopper
Bros. is one of the new enterprises
set on foot this month. These young
gentlemen are sons of one of the best
citizens Hopkinsville ever had, and
having an abiding faith in the future
of the city of their nativity they are
opening up business in many re-
spccts in advance of the trade. They
are determined TO be on hand and
ready for the boom, which will sure
ly set in next spring. Among their
special lines may he mentioned wall
paper, curtain goods and blank books.
These wares have heretofore been
handled as minor departments of
other business establishments, but
now they are to be made the leading
features. Wall paper especially will
be kept on hand in immense quanii-
ties at extremely low prices. We
wish the new firm the fullest meas
ure of success in their enterprise.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-11-23
Railroad Changes.

Hopkinsville is TO lose one of its
best citizens in the person of Mr.. ii.
Fraser, who two years ago or more
took up his residence here as Road
Master of this Division of the L & N.
system. Mr.. Fraser and his excellent
wife have made scores of friends
since they came here, who with their
numerous acquaintance, will deeply
regret the removal of Mr. Fraser, and
family to the South. As railroader
Mr.. Fraser stands in the front of the
most efficient in the service of the
railroad company. lie has been pro-
NOTED 10 road master of the South
and North Divisions Of the l.. &c N,
and will make his headquarters at
Birmingham, Ala. While we are
sorry TO hear of the necessity of Mr..
Fraser's leaving lis we are at the
same time glad to know that the pro-
motion is much more lucrative, and
the position is given TO one so en-
inently.worthy. Mr.. T. d. Robinson,
now Road Master of the st. Louis
and Evansville Division, win succeed
Mr.. Fraser and have charge of both
divisions.
Mr.. w. Newbold, Assistant Super
iniendent Of the Henderson Division,
who has had his headquarters at Ev-
ansville has been transferred to Biz
mingham and promoted to Assistant
Superintendent of the South and
North Divisions of the l.. q N. lie
lie will be succeeded by Mr. Mann,
late Superintendent of the Owensbo.
70 & Nashville Railroad. Mr.. Mann
will make his headquarters at Evans
vile.
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sooIALITIEs.

Mr.. Joseph Fry has returned from
visit TO Roanoke, Va.
Mrs. DR.. Blakey is visiting her
mother in Logan county.
Mrs. I. p. Gerhart, of Clarksville,
Is visiting relatives in the city.
Miss Maud Edwards, of Guthrie,
is visitingMrs. Barbara Griffith.
Mrs. VIM. Davis, of Henderson, is
visiting at Bethel Female College.
Miss Emily elmer, of Reading,
Pa, Is visiting Mrs. G. NJ. Latham.
Mr.. Jack Hooser, of Todd county,
Is visiting his brother, d. j. Hooser.
AMiss Flora Trice left Tuesday even
ing on visit to friends In Bowling
Green. a--...l
Loving Gaines, of the GAINESVILLE
Daily Progress, was in the city yes
terday.
Miss Carrie Winfree, of South
Christian, is visiting the family of
Judge W, p. Winfrce.
Mr.. c. L. Kellogg, advance agent
of Nellie Walters Criss Cross Com
pany, was in the city yesterday.
II. NJ. Salmon, Superintendent of
the Crabtree Coal Mines, and wife
are visiting the family of N. G.
Drasher.
Mrs. Winfree, mother Of Judge W.
P. Winfree, returned from IIender-
son Wednesday, where she had been
on visit to her daughter, Mrs. p.
ii. Cunningham. r
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-11-23
THE STEAM LAUNDRY
Something About a Long Needed
Enterprise

The upper room In the Metcalfe
building on the corner of Eighth and
Liberty streets has been occupied by
a Steam Laundry, which is now in
full operation. The proprietoris Mr..
&. M. Lowey, very clever and af-
fable gentlemen from Princeton.
A reporter of the Kentuckian was
yesterday shown through the build
ing and was given an opportunity to
inspect the machinery, which is a
novelty in this city. There is moth
ing complicated about the machinery.
On the contrary it seems simple
enough and the wonder il that su, b
an enterprise has not been set on foot
before this. The washer is cylindri-
cal in shape and nearly as large as a
hogshead. The machinery consists
of hollow cylinder full of holes
which revolves backward and for
ward inside Theron casing. When the
clothes are sufficiently washed they
are rinsed and passed through the
starcher, which is operated pretty
much ON the same principle as the
washer. They are then hung in the
dryer, dried by steam and ironed by
steam with roller irons run by ma
chinery.
The laundry will run a delivery
wagon to all parts of the city to gath
er up and return clothes. The prices
are very reasonable and a printed
list will be furnished on application.
Mr.. Lowey will shortly move his
family TO the city and become per-
manent resident. His enterprise
will give employment TO half dozen
or more hands, and in addition TO the
laundry a well appointed bath room
will shortly be arranged for the con-
venience and accommodation of the
public, where hot or cold baths can
be had at very low prices.
This enterprise is one that we glad
ly welcome to IIopkinsville and be.
speak for it liberal and paying pat
ronage.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-11-23
THE o,MMrRoIau GLUE
Holds Meeting and Trausaots
Important Business.

The Commercial Club met at 1t
room last Tuesday night. There wa
a large attendance and the business
transacted was of an importan
nature.
The committees appointed at I
previous meeting to prepare stats
tics relating to the resources OF thu
county were given further time tc
report.
The resignation of the secretary
III. NJ. Caldwell, was accepted.
A report Of the committee on steam
laundries reported that we have now
in operlt on a laundry. The COM
mitte5 was instructed to call upon
the local agents of other laundries
and ask them to confne their patron
age to the home enterprise.
G. NJ. Meacham, Hunter Wood aud
James d. Hays were made members.
Each member was urged to use his
influence to increase the membership.
A resolution endorsing the Daily
New Era and promising support 10
all others who contemplate publish
ing a daily in the city, was adopted.
Walter Garnett, N. B. Shyer and
the President of the Club were APP
pointed committee TO select a new
Secretary, whose business will be to
advertise the resources of the city
and county and devote his Whole
time TO the duties of the Office. The
business men Of the city will be called
upon to assist in making up his SAL
airy.
A letter from II. b. Llndes, OF
Charleston, ILL.,, was read to the Club.
Mr.. Landes desires information as to
the need and probable success of a
house for purchasing and shipping
butter, eggs, poultry, etc, at this
point. The President was directed
to answer the communication and
assure Mr.. Landes that he would be
as a house of the kind
mentioned is much needed here.
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A GOOD REPORT.
The Cairo Road to DO Put Through
at Once.

The gentlemen who went to May
field this week to see about the Cairo
road returned yesterday and brought
cheering news. While they were
there the incorporators formally or
ganized by elecling directors and Of
iicers.
The directory as organized is as
follows: u. A. Neale, President /;
Lucien Anderson, Secretary; DR.. j.
w. Dismukes, Treasurer; T. J. Nc
Elrath, W. W. Robertson, II. IL. ABB
ernathy and Hunter Wood.
1t will be seen that Hopkinsville
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-11-23
Grover And Ben Are N'ighb'rS

Mr.. Julian Hord has a II pound
boy al his house and his name Is Gro
yer Cleveland. Ben Harrison Boyd is
waking things up on the opposite
side of the street. Mr.. Hord is will
ing for Ben to do all of the holloing
now but believes that Grover will
have cause to do his share four years
hence. or course as time rolls on
both of these little patriots will live
in the White House. .slr
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gets two members of the directory.
The company will proceed at once
TO enter into contract with the con-
struotion company of Mcdonald, Shea
Il Co, TO push the work ahead with
out delay.
Simpson county will vote on a sub
sidy proposition next month.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-11-23
HALF RATE LOCALS.

The following classes Of local matter will be
inserted al half-rates, l0cents per line: Reso-
buttons OF respect, cards Of thanks; notices Of
suppers, church fairs candy pullings and all
such entertainments TO which admission lie
charged; calls for meetings OF committees di-
rectories, lodges, etc. Obituaries, all over 10
lines, cents per line. These rates will be
strictly adhered TO. Our space Is our stock In
trade and we cannot insert advertisements
free or nil up the paper with matters OF no gen
eral interest.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-11-23
Death of Dr.. ]. L. Walker.

DR.. j. L. Walker is lying in criti'
cal condition at the Phoenix Hotel
lie was stricken in the left side with
paralysis three or four days ago, and
DIR. Gaines says that he can not re-
cover. His mind is impaired also.
LATER DIR. Walker died yester-
day at u 80 P. NJ. If be has any rel
atives living they are unknown by
the late Doctors friends here.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-11-23
Being More Pleasant

10 the Taste, more acceptable to the
stomaco, and more truly beneficial In
It's action, the famous California liz
uid fruit remedy, Syrup Of Figs, .ia
rapidly superseding all others. Try
It. One bottle will prove ito merits.
FOR sale IN 80 cents and @l.00 bottles'
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-11-23
Take Notice.

Having purchased Mr.. A. w. Pyle's
Cv.lplete stock of Furniture and Flu
neral Undertaker's Department, we
are now prepared to furnish all kinds
of Wood and Metallic Collins, and bur-
ial robes on the shortest notice. day or
night. c. r.. CLARK & co.
Up'stairs in Henry Block, Pyle's Old
Stand.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-11-23

Nothing SO much pleases bust
ness as strickly first.class stationery
printed in manner satisfactory 10 a
close observer. The work turned
out by the KENTUCKIAN is such as
to stand the test, and all who want
the cheapest and best of work should
send or bring their orders in.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-11-23
REMOVAL!

Mrs. s. w. Martin has removed
her Dre1s-MakiDg Establishment to
the rooms over Metz & Timothy's
where she would be pleased to have
her old friends and the public gener-
ally to call on her,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-11-23

Cabinet Photographic So 90 per doz
at Anderson's gallery.
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SPECIAL LOCALS
ELEGANT CABINET

Photographs at Bowle's Gallery
Ninth street, SO per dozen.
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SPECIAL LOCALS.

The finest perfnmeries In tho olty
at BUCKNER LEAVELL'S.
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DOlulDg UNION btTtlCOs luio gVoi
the services will be held at the Chris
tian Church. Rev. j. w. Lewis will
preach the sermon.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Mr.. Geo. Younglovc and
Miss Addie, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. III. G. Bauer. of Louisville.
The ceremony will take place at ST.
Cecilia's Church, Louisville, the Goth
inst, at 1880 A. M.
Jones 81 Banks, the Seventh street
tonsorial artists, are Away ready TO
serve the public, and they know how
TO do so in the most satisfactory man
ner. No one is ever heard 10 COM
plain of dull razors or half shaves
who patronizes them.
Bad news has been received from
the Christian county hunting club,
and some Of our citizens who went
over to Surrounded Hills for a few
days hunt report that they were
surrounded by water, had to take
skiffs and get out, besides they re-
port the loss of about half OF their
dogs GAINESVILLE Progress.
Rev. H. f. Perry has been holding
very successful meetings at Sharon
Antioch and Bennettstown Churches
During his meetings he had the as
sistance of Revs. A. G. Biddle and IL.
X. Littrell. The meetings, notwith-
standing the inclement weather, were
largely attended, forty-one CONVEX
sions being the result Of their labors.
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