The morning call., 1892-08-25
The HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
A RetaliatOry Tariff Bill by the
Legislature.
Decrease in the Output Of sugsr-A Cunning
Device Adopted by Pretended
Smugglers.

TIE Australia arrived in port yesterday
from Hawaii with advices up to August II.
The Legislature is still in session and has
now reached the sixty-seventh day. Many
important measures have been considered
and passed upon, and many more Of inter-
est at home and abroad are yet hanging
FIRE. The Cabinet is still incomp plete. the
attorney-generalship not yet being filed.
With regard to the annexation of John
ston Island as territory Of Great Britain by
II. N. s. Champion, the Minister Of For
eign Affairs states that the Cabinet has
not been officially informed of the occupa-
ton of Johnston Island. but it Is the i'm
preston Of her Majesty's Government that
Johnston and KaIuna islands are still por-
ton of Hawaiian territory. Not having
any official notification of the seizure the
Hawaiian Government considered it unad-
visable TO enter protest, believing that
Great Britain on ascertaiDing the facts will
withdraw without the necessity Of formal
protest.
a bill has passed and become law which
will greatly affect trade between this and
other countries, especially America. 1t Is
a sort of junior Hawaiian Mckinley bill,
and relates to an Increase Of duty on Yari-
Gus articles, many of which were free by
treaty within the United States or admitted
at less than ad valorem duty.
Among other things duty Of % per cent
has been placed on silks and satins, car
riages, silyer-plate. britannia and other
fancy metalware, firearms and ammunition,
and cigars, cigarettes and tobacco.
Ten per cent was placed on furniture of
all descriptions, on ready-made clothing,
and on watches and clocks.
Wines containing more than 81 per cent OF
alcohol are made dutiable to the extent OF
81 per gallon, and high tariff is placed on
many other imported beverages, including
beer, ale and porter
The Minister OF Foreign Affairs, replying
to the question "Is the Government doing
anything toward selling or leasing Pearl
HaTbor TO the United States?" said that
the HAWAIIAN Government has never sug-
gested transfer of any portion Of Pearl
HarDor, or any portion OF the Hawaiian do
mlnlons to any foreign power.
An amendment TO the law imposing tax
Oh 81 on male and So on female dogs was
defeated. Representative Waipulani pro-
tested against the tax on dUgs, saying that
Hawalians looked on dogs as necessity, as
1t Is we'll known baked dog is superior to
pig. He moved that the tax on all dogs be
81, and his motion was adopted.
The flagship San Francisco is getting
ready to leave. and Admiral Brown states
that she will sail Immediately upon the
arrival of the Boston, which is expected
hourly.
Business in all lines is extremely dull and
the first instances Of destitution in this
country have lately been brought to the
The French flagship Dubourdeu is In port
and will remain a couple of weeks. H. NJ.
S. Champion sailed for Tahiti, Pitcairn
Island and other places south ON August T.
Rev. Father Galston OF Waikiki and of
the Catholic Mission here, has been ap-
pointed Bishop of PaDopolis by the Pope.
The committee on Hawaii ut the Colum-
bian Exposition estimates $4,000 as the
amount required for an exhibit From the
present state of finances OF the country
$4,000 cannot be appropriated.
The output OF sugar has been about one
third less than that Of last year, and, with
the low price ruling, planters are naturally
desp0ndent.
a special committee has been appointed
by the Legislature to investigate opium
smuggling. OF late several what was
thought TO be very clever seizures were
made. but on examination the alleged
opium turned out to pe a eoncoction of poi
and tar, and ii is now thought that fraud
within a fraud is being carried on by de-
signing persons through which the Chinese.
hoping for cheap extract of poppy, are
being duped by the wholesale.
10 not waste your time on doctors when your
liver IS diseased. Take simmons Liver Re guIator.