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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-01-21
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.

The HAWAIIAN GAZETTE of this week
(Jan. 22d), contains the entire decis-
ions of the Supreme Court in BancO,
In the suit of the Minister of the In
terror vs.. the Trustees of the Estate
of Mrs. Pauahi Bishop, deceased. 1t
comprises three documents, the first
being the opinion of three Justices,
the second that of Justice McCully
sustaining his colleagues, and the
third q dissenting opinion of Justice
Dole. These documents fill eleven
columns of the paper, and appear to
settle one of the most important suits
ever brought before the Court. The
amount of research and study of
legal authorities, both by the Judges
and the counsel engaged in it, can
only be estimated by those who have
been involved in similar suits. One
thing, however, appears quite con-
elusive, that land titles and tenure in
Hawaii will hereafter be better I'M
derstood and become more settled,
and consequently less liable to be
disturbed by conflicting claims. The
document is we'll worth preserving
by all who are interested in land ten
ure in this Kingdom.
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1t is doubtful if there is a single State
in the United States, where the people
according to the population of such State
would travel as much as the people of
these Islands, if we had equal facilities.
But we will take Tor our guide the
Southern States, peOpled largely by poor
whites and negroes. 1t Will be noticed
that the traffic is pretty well divided by
railways where there are only 68l men,
women and children to each mile OF
road, and that they pay a gross revenue
to the railway companies OF 50 20 per
head OF the entire population. If we
run line of railway fifteen miles long
we shall have on this side of this Island
nearly $500 persons to each mile OF road,
and it is only fair to ourselves to say that
We shall make as much use of such a
convenience and luxury az the ''pOOr
white trash and negroes of the South.
If this is admitted, we will multiply
10000 S. 20 and we have for our gross
earnings $4,000 for a year-which you
notice exceeds my above estimate,
1913 900, and no account is made of visi-
tors, or people from the other Islands.
II YOU are not satisfied with my former
estimate and still regard it too high,
halve it and call it only $50, 800, as gross
earnings.
ExPENsEs.-1Ir. G. II. Kluegel, an ex-
perienced railway engineer, has made a
careful estimate OF the running expenses,
including wear and tear of road and
rolling stock, and allowed for such eX-
penses as are higher in this country, in
Guiding coal at SIS per ton, and finds the
road can be operated, three trains per
day 800 days in the year, fOr q little over
So 600 per month, say $25 200 per an
mum. Add TO this interest on bonds
7 per cent on $500, 0G0, 81 200, making
10000. Perhaps you Will say the eX
penses are too low. Then add, if you
please, 80 per cent. to the estimated
running expenses, and we have $56, 800,
leaving a balance Of 5000 net earning,
after cutting careful estimate of gross
earnings down One-half. As we offer TO
stock for sale, only bonds, it would seem
a good investment for the most cOnserYa-
tive. The Company propose to have the
land, intended for sale and lease, all laid
out and ready to sell if possible, by the
time the road is completed. Those
whose means are limited and wish to in
vest in land, wish to ask that they will
subscribe now for bonds, with the assur-
ance OF the Company which viii be
given, that the said bonds viii be re-
ceived by the Company at par for pay
ment OF land, rent, livestock, or any
other property which the Company may
have for sale, plus the interest which
may be due upon said bonds when Of
fered 10 the Company.
III this way many people can help this
enterprise on, who otherwise might not
see their way clear to take the bonds,
preferring to wait for the sale OF lands
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which will neither be sold nor wanted
unless the railway Is first completed.
There. has been much complaining of
hard times among tradesmeu and me-
chanlcs-a waste of breath in street
corner talk, and volumes of political bosh
published IN our newspapers. fault found
with Government officials because they
don't create business. Would il not be
more 10 the point If this whole commun-
Ity got up III one united effort, and put
few dollars into an enterprise which
has never been known TO fail in creating
business in any other part OF the world.
Are there not 500 people i'm this
country who will risk 500 each in an
enterprise like this, backed with the
security offered? With a less amount
subscribed within thirty days. added to
present subscriptions, | will agree
accidents eXCepted-tO have the road
built and In operation within one wear
OF the passage OF the Act, viz Sept. 4
1889. One word more and | have done.
Whoever takes the trouble TO wade
through the foregoing will, l feel sure, be
convinced that | have made an honest
effort TO do something for myself and
also for this country. l have spent a
good many thousands of dollars, and
have done more hard and trying work
curing the last Inree years than have
ever done in any other six years of my
life. This is no reason why the public
should subscribe one cent But if l
have not suggested, to say the least, a
plan for putting money into circulation
bread to the mouths of the hungry IF
there are such), employment to idle but
willing hands, and the possibility OF
happy homes for those who do not count
their savings by the thousands, then /
apologize for all l have ever done to
bore the public and promise you will
sell the franchise to a foreign syndicate
whose offer now hold, unless 1 can do
better elsewhere.
Thanking you for the generous space
you have given me, am, Sir,
Yours respectfully,
B. +. DILLINGHAM.
Honolulu, Jan. 10.
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THE FUTURE OF THE HAwAIIANs.

In speaking, as we have recently,
in hopeful tone regarding the
future chances of the remnant Of the
Hawaiian race, we by no means for
G ct or undervalue the less encOurag
ing features of the question. To
raise this people to a level with
races possessing older civilizations,
and inherited aptitudes for the oc-
equations and responsibilities of the
white mans industrial and social
system will be a weighty undertak
ing. Difficulties are to be encOun-
tered of a kind peculiar to the
country and people. Powerful
means of moral leverage in common
use in America, Great Britain and
Germany will be found very inef1i-
cient here. At the same time, it is
no less our duty than it should be
our pleasure to look, so far as facts
afford any justification, upon the
hopeful side of every social problem,
and do all in our power to bring
about happy solution.
Foremost among the agencies
needed in the work of developing
and elevating the character of this
people, we recognize those which are
distinctly religious and spiritual, as
distinguished from the merely in
structive and educative, but it would
be a grave mistake to so magnify the
Importance of the former as to I'M
dervalue and neglect the latter. 1t
is the educative side of the question
we would just now consider more
especially, insomuch as this is some
thing with which the government
and the people in their organic
capacity have to do, and for which
they are responsible. The use of
purely religious agencies must be
left to the churches, and to the zeal
and liberality of individual Chris
tians. This is a work which the
government may encourage ana pro
tect, but in which it cannot directly
engage.
A hopeful sign of the times is the
readine with which Hawaiians
avail themselves, to the utmost of
their ability, of whatever educational
privileges are offered them. The
Kamehameha schools and kindred
institutions are scarcely opened
when their quota of scholars is filled
up. Successive enlargements of
Kawaiahao Seminary have not been
able to keep pace with the increasing
demand for accommodations. st.
Louis College has been large and
fiourishing institution almost from
the start. All these and others,
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BUILDERS OF STEAM MACHINERY
all


Steamboat Steamship. Land Engines & Boilers,
High Pressure or Compound.
STEAM VESSELS of all kinds built complete,
with hulls OF wood, iron or composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when ad-
visable.
STEAM LAUNCHES, Barges and Steam Tugs con-
structed with reference to the trade in which
they are to be EN- loyed. Speed, tonnage and
draft of water guaranteed.
SUGAR MILLS and Sugar Making Machinery
made aftes the most approved plans. Also, all
Boiler Iron Work connected Herewith.
WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of any
size, made in suitable lengths for connecting
together, or Sheets rolled, punched and packed
for shipment, ready to be riveted on the
ground.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING, Boiler Work and Water
Pipes made by this establishment, riveted by
hydraulic rivetiRg machinery, that quality of
work being far superior to hand work.
SHIP WORK, Ship and Steam Capstans, Steam
Winches, Air and Circulating Pumps, made
after the most approved plans.
SOLE Agents and manufacturers for the Pacific
Coast OF the Home Safety Boiler.
PUMPS-Direct Acting Pumps for irrigation or
city works purposes, built with the celebrated
Davy Valve Motion, superior to any other
pump.
j. n. 5. Williams. ...............H Honolulu
Room No. g. upstairs, spreckC-s Block.
H-3m Agent for the Hawn. Islands
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ment road. The Eva Court House stands
upon the property. The leased land adj
Joins the land IN fee on both sides, max
ing total frontage along the road of
three miles-a distance nearly equal to
that between Oahu College and Kameha-
meha School. This beautiful stretch of
country Overlooks Pearl Harbor, the
northern shore OF which Is only a few
minutes walk from that portion which
we intend to lay off into building lots.
Artesian water will be furnished at gov
eminent rates. The streets will all be
wide-nOt less than eighty feet, and
some will be one hundred feet in With.
The railway will lead near the front OF
the property. II half this property should
be sold at half the price property sold at
on kulakahua plains several years ago,
when there was less money in the cOun-
try than now, the sale of land will equal
the whole bonded debt. This we do not
expect Immediately. But what | do
claim Is, that those who take bonds in
this company Will have as good security
as they would have 10 take a mortgage
on any store or warehouse in the city OF
Honolulu at fifty per cent. OF its true cost.
Will the railroad pay? The following
Is the freight now offered:
Rice and paddy now grown at Eva
q SIS - -'''.,'.5 5 1900 90
10000 punches bananas, contri-
buted by Hon. NJ. p. Robin
son a Toe ................... 5000 90
SunGry freight. ................ , 800 90
Down freight. 500, Say.......... 600 90
Passengef Traffic am told by
Aessrs. Sing Chong IL Co. and
others that there are l 900 rice
growers at Eva, who will
come to town once a week on
an average during the entire
year-u they can make the
round trip for 81, $50 600 We
will take half OF their estimate
which is :. .-.,., -. 10000 90
There are about 1000 other peo-
pie at Eva who will come to
Honolulu say once month
"a 81, $4,000 90. We will
halve this, say ...,.....,....... 1900 90
The population of Honolulu is now
estimated at % 600 We will
allow the average of trips to
be two for the year for each
person of LIST, ID and Sd class,
$4,000 fares % say 81 .25 ...... 60, 800 90
Travel from the other islands and
abroad say 10000 a $1.25. u, 800 90
Total gross earnings. ............ 1888, 900 90
We make no account of the freight all
along the line between Honolulu and
MOanalua, though there is an amount
which will swell the above figures very
much during the year.
These figures will doubtless seem to
many, if not TO all who have given the
! subject no attention, much too large, but
| will quote statistics from the best au-
| thority on railway travel in America
! based upon the number OF people to each
mile of road and you will find my above
estimate more than sustained.
quote the following from a work en-
! titled 1.-The Economic Theory of Rail
way Location by A. NJ. Wellington,
Table p, page 80.
Statistics of revenue per head OF
population and per mile for each State
! separately, 1881"
The table is too long to take the States
| separately, but viii quote each section as
the average is given by the author:
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Assignee's Notice
Assignee's Notice.

THE UNDERSIGNED HAVING BEEN
/ appointed an assignee OF the estate of
w. H. GRAENHALGH of Honolulu,
Oahu, Bankrupt, all persons indebted to
said estate are hereby notified to pay the
respective amounts owing by them i'm
mediately to the undersigned.
w. G. PARKE,
lott Assignee.
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Ten Dollars Reward.

THE ABOVE REWARD WILL BE PAID ON
1 conviction Of any person found stealing
the DAILY ADVERTISER or Weekly Gazette" from
ina store or residence of subscribers.
HAWAIIAN GAZETTE co.
Honolulu Maroh 30. 1898.
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EVENTS OF TO-DAY.

SUPREME CoURr-Term, in banco, ct
1Oa m.
INTERIOR OFFIcE-Tenders Palace Square
close - m.
1. o. o. F.-Harmony Lodge, 7:3O, Har-
mony Hall.
ROYAL HAWAIIAN BAND-COncert, Emma
Square, 80 p. IN.
MILITARY-P Princes Own, 7:3O, at old
Armory.
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CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the
made, or opinions expressed by Gun
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-01-21
THE OAHU RAILROAD.

Mr.. Dillingham's letter fills so
much space that it would be super
huous to call attention to it. None
who own or feel an interest in the
future of the country can omit Civ
ing honest and earnest considera-
ton to the businesslike document.
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CIVIL CASES.

Keliiwahanuu VS.. Kuahine. Judg-
ment for plaintiff for amount claimed,
1885,, and costs $500, in all $142.15.
Miss Carpenter VS.. Null Kahuelipi.
Judgment for plaintiff for amount of note
800 and net costs, in all $119.S0. Plain
tiff notes appeal from disallowance of in
terest only. w. c. Achi for plaintiff;
Kaulukou for defendant.
Chas. f. Frasher VS.. Geo. Markham.
Assumpsit for $25. SO. j. A. Magoon for
plaintiff. Defendant agrees that judy
ment may be entered against him on
Wednesday, Jan. %, unless sooner set
tied.
SATURDAY, Jan. 10.
Pekelo, larceny OF gun belonging to
the Government. j. NJ. POepoe for the
defendant, who pleads guilty. Sentenced
to hard labor ii days, and pay $40 and
So costs. Kamokuliilii, same charge, re-
leased by the prosecution.
All Knee, opium in possession, pleads
guilty and is sentenced to hard labor one
hour, and pay $50 fine and IS costs.
All Pang, opium in possession, pleads
guilty and is sentenced to pay fine of
S75 and 81 costs and be imprisoned at
hard labor seven days.
Joe, selling milk without license, re-
leased.
The Union street disorderly house case
is further remanded TO Monday, Jan. IS;
also the All Him Ratchet assault case,
from Dec. Goth and later dates. Counsel
in these cases are in attendance on Su-
preme Court term.
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Local philatelists will be interested in
learning that there are about 5000 diff
ferent descriptions of postage stamps in
existence. The museum of the Berlin
postoffice alone contains between + 500
and 5000 specimens of which half are
from Europe and the remainder divided
between Asia, Africa, America and Aus
tralia.
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Police Court.
FRIDAY, Jan. IS.
ton.

FRIDAY, Jan. Is.
Lam You and Fat Ching alias Pat
Sing. Opium III possession. A. Rosa
and w. r. Castle for defendants. Found
guilty and sentenced to be imprisoned at
hard labor one hour and to pay $50 fine
and 81 80 costs.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-02
HAPPY HAVEN.
HAVEN, Reno Co, Kan, April /.

HAVEN, Reno Co., Kan, April l.
To the Editor of the Eagle. i
The fine rain here on Saturday night,
also the rains of a week ago, have
brought the oats up. of which very
large acreage has been sown. Corn is
now going in. Wheat is just grand; we
have the best prospect and largest acre
age since 1882 and 1888. Everybody is
wishing that the weekly rains will con-
tinue. and all seem to think that Okla
homa will help the price of grain and
produce in this part of the state. The
Haven Creamery and Cheese company
started up their plant three weeks ago
and are turning out fine butter, for
which they find ready market at top
prices. Butter made by the centrifugal
or separator process" is now quoted
above any other brand. The creamery
and cheese factory was built by Davis &
Rankin, of Chicago, for the sum of
So, 800, complete. and most complete
plant it is, fitted up with all the latest
improvements known to the trade. Davis
& Rankin deserve good deal of praise
for the manner in which their contracts.
HAvENITE.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-02
THE SILVER QUESTION.
From the Washington Press.

From the Washington Press.
The laws provide for the coinage of not
less than 50, 200, 900 nor more than 81
| 600, 900 of silver per month. The policy
of former administrations has been to
coin the smaller rather than the larger
amount, but there is every reason to be-
Heye that the sentiment of the country
at large fayors an increase In the vol
ume of the circulating medium, and the
silver certificate is every way satisfac-
tory as money. This is safe and con-
servstive way of increasing the currency
of the country, and will go. that far to-
ward increasing the general prosperity.
A shrinkage will always accommodate
the bondholders, but an increase pro-
notes thrift among the people. The adj
ministration and the Republican party
are necessarily looking largely to the
west for hearty support in the solution
of the weighty problems which
now await adjustment. There is
no way in which the CO.
operation of the increasing population of
the vast territory soon to become indie
pendent states can be more readily Sc
cured than to provide for an increase In
the currency in way that will stimu-
late the vast mining interests that con-
stitute the most important industries of
the regions just entering upon statehood.
Let the Republican party beware of a
policy which unduly discriminates in
favor of the moneved classes. The hope
of the party for the future lies in the CO.
operation of those vast mountain regions
which have never before been able to
contribute vote toward shaping the poll
low Of hn nd fho
Pacific states have always spoken in I'M
mistakable terms; but now an almost
boundless territory is to be added to the
galaxy of states, and ere long as many
more will be hewn out of those hitherto
trackless wilds, and all this acces-
sion of political power will have
one distinct and uniform mining
interest to control their action
on this silver question. Does any
intelligent man suppose that these states
are going to consent to a policy that
will shut up their mines and close their
avenues of labor traffic?
The center of population is now some
where near Cincinnati, but in two years
the center of political power will leap
westward to the Mississippi. This shows
where the silver question is bound to be
in the near future. The only injury thai
will eyer come to this country from an
unlimited coinage of silver will be COZ,
fined to the imaginations of those who
suppose that their interests will be pro-
NOTED by unlimited shrinkage.
The drift of monetary investigation in
Europe is toward bimetalism, and |
America is naturally the country where |
such a policy is germane to her resources.
The coinage of silver should be as free |
as that of gold, and in this country it |
will soon become so.
The practical inference from all this is |
that as legal provision is already made |
for the coinage of 100000 of silver
per month it will be poor Republican
policy to attempt curtailment.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-02
for forcibly ejecting him from train,
mentioned in this column at the time.

for forcibly ejecting him from a train,
mentioned in this column at the time.
Ray Watson went shooting for birds
at Cottonwood Frlls, and iii attempting
to reload revolver ii was discharged.
the ball entering his eye. He died q
short time later. The boy was - years
old.
The silk industry in Kansas has been
failure more on account of the way it
was conducted, than on account OF the
Industry itself. With proper manage
ment silk ought TO be made pay and we
believe it could be.-Salina Republican.
Cora Grayson, OF Emporia. aged Is,
has entered suit against Albert Beck, of
the same age for seduction. The girl is
Beck's wife. but left him after five
weeks honeymoon. Her suit is based on
the claim that Beck committed the, crime
alleged before he married the girl and
the case as it now stands is one OF the
most curious on record.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-02
KANSAS KOLLARY.

The Grenola Chief says Elk county
has been robbed of $4,000. but it fails to
tell how, when or through whom.
The Harrington Tribune and Head
light have consolidated. This is the
proper thing to do. Too many newspa-
pers are bad thing for town.
The last legislature created chair of
anatomy, physiology and taxidermy at
the Kansas state university, and the re-
gents have chosen Prof. l. l.. Dyche TO
fill it.
4 report reaches us that lieutenant
ard two other soldiers were killed yes
terday by q drunken man near the terri
tory line, south of Geuda Springs.
field Telegram, 30.
DR.. d. T. Brown, of Nortonville. has
begun suit against the a, T. IL ;. r.
railroad company for $4,000 damages
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-02

/ am what they call an Old maid.
And thank all nay stars IL 10 30,
For am no longer afraid
OF wasting my time or q beau
I've passed through the frivolous stage
OF love that doth msaY destroy,
And now, at a seGslnl age.
The world can truly enjoy.
I've lived long enough % perceive
That hus stands are seldom . prize.
That man At his best iii Deceive
The angel be captures with lies.
n glad for ny luck y escape
From CUPID NJ ussrclful snaret
Ny heart has 10 ooor-beu OF craze
That many, 50 many must wear.
TIE highsst6elizhts Of the mind,
The sweetest OF spiritual food
Are nine with the pleasure I Cad
OF doing aliseisms Of good.
Iheip those ia troa bic and pam
cheer those IL sorrow And roe.
The clouds has are czrkeEed o/ rata
Their silvsry lininEs show.
Tn loved - the Gear I.;t.e ,o.s,
Tn blessed By the frtssesess sld:
by record above has 40 blcts
Ard sos't-if stay az old mad
H C. Dodge. IN Dslrynas's JourzS
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-02

The EAGLE was slightly in error in
its Sundays issue in regard to the COM
patibilily of the offices of mayor and
police commissioner. By the terms of
the act as originally presented by Mr.,
Douglas to the legislature the mayor or
councilman of city might hold the
position of police commissioner, but the
bill was amended before it was finally
enacted so as to expressly prohibit either
of the officers first named from being
made commissioner This amendment
escaped our notice, hence the error and
this correction.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-02

Senator Cockrell, of Missouri, has done
a very good work, perhaps the best he
has ever done, in calling attention to the
red tape methods which prevail in the
department of the governments. He
points out a disposition to ignore all i'm
provements and to continue on in the
senseless routine of doing business which
might have answered well enough fifty
years ago, but has now been outgrown
Let the government business be done
easily, as well as thoroughly and honest