The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-12-05

Dairp Bulletin
Pledged to neither Sect nor Parry,
But established for the benefit of all.
FRIDAY, DEC. 5, 1890.

through Jne FIRE departments ihN
following are instances taken from
the record: |, Fire in the Mer-
chants Exchange building on Nav |
Sth; caused by the explosion OF
bracket lamp. 2, Fire at Chas.
Dwight's on King street, Palama,
May 10th; caused by the explosion
of hanging lamp. 3, Hotel street
fire of May 18th; caused by The ex-
plosion of lamp. 4, Fire on Rich
ards street, opposite the Enterprise
Mill, May 18th; caused by the ex'
plosion of hanging lamp. B, Fire
on Beretania street in the house on
the Eva side of Kaumakapili
Church, June 4th; caused by the
explosion of hand lamp. 1t will
he noticed that a majority of the
above explosions occurred in hang
ing or bracket lamps, already in po-
sition, and hence not subject to
careless handling.
In addition to these disastrous
occurrences three other harmless ex-
plosions took place in private
houses, during the month of May
last, viz: One at the house of Mr..
w. II. Aldrich, Waikiki; another at
Mrs. Macfarlane's residence, Waiki-
XII; and another at the house of NAL
colin Brown, Nuuanu street. These
latter explosions, and a large por-
ton of those causing fires, were
caused by oil manufactured by the
Standard Oil Co.
Under-test oils may have been re-
jected here and afterward consumed
in San Francisco, or they may not
The San Francisco standard is a
flash test of one hundred and ten
degrees, with an average tempera-
ture of fifty-eight degrees. The old
test here was one hundred degrees
flash, with an average temperature
of seventy-five degrees. Even the
most sordid and selfish, though will
ing to sacrifice public safety to a
personal greed for gain, will see the
force and bearing of such facts, and
their application to the present I'M
der-test oils. The Marshal has Ger.
tainly shown wisdom and has done
nothing more than his exact duty in
, rejecting the $4,000 cases of Stan
r dard oil lately. We believe the
Marshal would have kept within the
spirit and intent of the law had he
rejected the balance of 1000 cases,
unfortunately admitted by the exact
letter of this same law.
With the test in San Francisco al
one hundred degrees and with pc
nalty that a violation of the law
shall "be punished by fine of no
more than five hundred dollars o
by Imprisonment in the County Jai
not more than six months, or b,
n both such fine and imprisonment,
it is hard to believe that oil rejected
d here at less than one hundred de
e grees test should pass and be con
e sumed in San Francisco. At bes
the statement is an anonymous one
d which is not likely to be substantial
o ed; or If proven to be true onl
q shows that the Standard Oil Trus
&c has, by some hook or crook, sue
ceeded in placing great city i
>, open danger of confagration, jus
as the same Trust has shown pei
!, sistent willingness to endanger He
- nolulu.
- If much more is said or write
e in defense of this INSCRIPTIONS o
sc Trust, the inoffending public of Hi
l. wall will be justified in believin
that consignees, as well as consigI
is ors, are interested in this nefariou
1t trade. We hope they are not.
j. The absurd proposition advance
g by interested parties that hight
I! test will cause higher prices, is sin
ply another argument made in fave
of the Standard Oil Co. The Stant
ard Oil Co. have at different timt
sold good oils in Honolulu, of l.
and 1873 degrees test, at from 4
- to 1925 q case and several mol
Trust companies have sold and wi
hereafter sell safe oils at the usu
prices. The present scarcity al
advance in prices have been cause
= by this dastardly attempt TO hoo
= the Kingdom with under test oil
20 The new Government at least d
X serves the praise of stopping tn
evil traffic which ought TO have bee
checked long ago, and would ha,
been had the late Government dor
its duty without fear or favor.
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