The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-05
THE FLEECERS.
Another Chas at the Fish Market
With the Sehemers.
They Complain That All Inteli-
gent Persons Have Deserted
Them-Fort Street is TO
Become a Park of
Lant3na.

The three fleeing lottery schem-
ers were seen on Saturday after
noon at the Fish Market, each
with a petition in his hands and
all three talking to a Chinaman
who presides over a stand where
such queer looking meat is dis
posed Of The Monaghan thought
at first his callers were tax gath
erers and would not have anything
10 do with them, but when they
made their GRAND known agreed
TO sign the paper if they pur-
chased a slaughter-house steak
apiece, which they did.
At this juncture the ADvERTIsER
reporter made his appearance and
you may be sure he was not greeted
in a very ELUSIVE manner. Mr.. J.
Robbem acted as spokesman for the
trio and commenced his trade by
saying: Your a nice fellow to
give Us such raking over in your
paper. Why man, you have sim
ply queered US with every intelli-
gent person in the community by
exposing our methods. We did
have slight chance of getting our
fleeing scheme through, bat now
all is lost" The last words were
uttered IN a very dramatic manner
by the speaker. 'AWe now have"
continued Mr.. Robbem, "only the
Mechanics Union at our back and
are compelled to get Chinese to
sign our petitions"
The reporter made very humble
apologies said he was sorry to injure
the plans of such worthy citizens
and lots Of other things, and fin
ally the anger of the schemers
cooled down and more questions
were put to them.
Reporter to Mr.. Dothemup 4:
did you ever remark the
Lord help the newspaper that
bucks the lottery and if so,
why7"
Mr.. Dothemup: HYes sir; I
did, and if by any miracle our bill
passes l viii compel the ADvER-
User to shut up It's shop for
daring to interfere with our
affairs
Reporter. "Will you please ex-
plain how you are to accomplish
that public disaster?"
Mr.. Dothemup: We'll, this is
the way. After we are in opera
ton several months we viii have
every dollar In town. The bust
ness houses viii have to close up
FIR lack of custom the public will
not De able to purchase a paper.
Now, do you understand"
The reporter saw how the AD-
vERrIsER was to be quelled, and
started OFF on another tack, and
said: 'Mr. Dothemup, you remark
ed that you had but the Mechaoiaes
Olnoo at YOUR h>sselS, viii you
please 10 enhghten the public as tc
what the Union consists of ?"
MIR. Dothempp: 81 can readily
see that you are q stranger in this
country, or you would not dare tC
ask, such a question. The Ne,
chanies' Union consists of three
prominent citizens who never did
days work in their lives, but
they have power nevertheless as
they have promised US forty votes
out of a possible forty-eight."
That question being disposed Of
the reporter ventured the follow
ing "You say in your paper that
in the event of the lottery Dill
passing, Honolulu will become one
vast and beautiful park"
Mr.. Dothemup: IF you people
give US q chance il will, and the
word beautiful viii not express
it. And" continued the speaker,
you no doubt have heard of that
shrub, the lantana wei, you viii
find it In all it's variegating hues
on Fort and other principal streets.
This viii of course all happen as
soon as We have been in operation
few months"
At this point, Mr.. NJ. D. Sure
thing, who had been silent all
through the conversation, spoke up
and requested the scribe not to put
anything in the paper, when the
reporter withdrew, for if there is
one thing more than another that
makes him very tired it is-"Keep
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