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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-28

Pert Tampa, Jan 25-Sailed. schr Tel,
johnson. Baltimore.
Port Royal. sc, Jan 25-Cleared, steamer
Fastnet lBrl, Puttkamer United Kingdom
Saied-Steamer Start LBrl. United Kingdom;
schrs VIM Green & Son, Boston, Stella
Knplan Baltimore.
Portland, Me. Jan 25-Arrived, schr Horace
u Morse, Hartman, Satilla River, Ga.
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SATURDAY. Jan 2s. 1893.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.

Steamship Decatur II Miller. BIllups. Balti-
morr-Jno Caro- an, Agent.
schr Mary Cashier, Thurber. New York with
guano to G X & Bkg Co, vessel TO Jos A
Roberts a Co.
Schr Hattie Dunn, Poland. New York. with
guano to O RR & Bks Co. vessel to Jos A
Roberts Il Co.
Steamer Alpha Strobhar. Beaufort and Port
Royal-CH Medlock. Agent.
Steamer J S Danforth, Marshall, Bath for In
dian river Master.
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fancy, 80 i5032j; brghts selected, So 5002 rs;
straight 81 7tD9 25; russets, selected 81 00D2 25
straight, 81 h0@l " tangerines. S3 00Q5 o.;
mandarins, 81 t0Q13 90; grape fruit s 50d13 90;
cabbage, 81 5O6D3 90; egg plant, SS O0Q1B 90;
beans. So 500 %; squash. 81 GOAL 30; toma.
toes, 81 30613 90; cucumbers, SO 00@5 0; beets,
81 O06S2 IS PALMER. RIvENBURG a Co.
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Rear Admiral, USN, Chairman.
RECEIPTS.

Per Central Railroad. Jan 26-905 bales cot
ton, $50 bales domestics, 200 pkgs mdse, 81 pkgs
vegetables, 80 pkgs hardware, . bdIs hides 5
empty bbls, 100 pkgs tobacco. l copper still. so
Kegs W lead, $50 bgs grist, cars horses, cars
hay,l car oats car tanKage,l car butter, cars
meat, Is cars wood, is bbls whisky 8 bbls syrup,
$50 bbls flour, !670 bbls rosin, 140 bbls spirits
turpentiDe.
Per Savannah. Florida and Western Railway,
Jan 21-24l bales cotton, 1850 bbls rosin, 1872
bbis spirits turpentine, 81 cars lumber 0 cars
wood. IA bales hay. 2l9 sacks rice, 100 sacks
bran, 200 sacks corn, SO hbls bottles, 1I6 boxes
lard, 20 terces of lard, 10 boxes drugs,
80 pal food, 20 boxes a food, II boxes canned
goods, 40 sacks flour, 20 copying presses, pkgs
meat, % nests baskets, 10 boxes crackers z bdls
collars, bbs chain, sacks moss. l car cotton
seed, l case pants, sack potatoes, l box
clothing, IN bDl cider. box salmon, l chest
tools, empty bbls bales hides, 100 pkgs b
goods, 100 bales cotton waste, 10 plows set
desks, 20 boxes candies, 10 kegs beer 236 boxes
oranges, bbls oranges, empty iron drums, J
pkgs mdse
Per Charleston and Savannah Railway. Jan
$50 bbls rosin, 23 bdls chairs I
cases hardware, car cotton seed 2 cases n
S, 80 doz pals 2 casks chain, cases medicine,
sacks potatoes, case cigars, cars wood. I
sewing machine, SO bdls rims. 10 bales buraps
bumper, case clothing, bales mats, 2 bales
bags, case pants, 1856 boxes tobacco.
Per South Bound Railroad, Jan 27-i93 ba les
cotton, cases cigarettes. 40 kegs tobacco, 10
bales paids. sacks peanuts, 20 pkgs mdse, 10
pkgs hardware.
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MARITIME MISCELLANY.

New York. Jan 25-Schr F Crockett, Of
Rockand. Thorndlke, Brunswick, Ga, was 8
days north OF Hatteras. with northeast gales;
lost forestaysall and ib; Jan IL p miles east OF
Cape Henry, passed through a large quantity Of
yellow pine lumber not long in water; % miles
OF Fenwioks land passed a whistliDg buoy
adrift: of capes of Delaware, passed two chan
mel buoys sdrift. too much iced up TO make out
the color OF paint: sailed through ice from Cape
Henry to Sandy Hook.
Schr Belle Wooster, from Statilla River for
Philadelphia was seen about Jan %, 9 miles
north of Cape May, fast in the ice, by schr
Eleazer w Clark from Cienfuegos.
Lewes, Del, Jan 25-Schr Lister Lewis
from Brunswick, Ga. with lumber for Philadel-
phla, short OF provisions; was lowed In last night,
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ARRIVED AT TYBEE YESTERDAY.

Bark Fortunate LItall, Ca1ero, Sicily. in bal
last to Chr G. Dahl 81 Co.
Bark Peppina M LItall, Scarpati, Oporto, in
ballast to Chr Dahl & Co.
Bark Hugh Fortescue Nor, Yeelmuyden,
Guadalupe in ballast to Chr q Dahl az Co.
Bark Ebenezer [Norl. Nielsen, Porto Rico, in
ballast 10 Chr g Dahl q Co.
Bark Padre [Itall, Ohvari, Porto Torres, in
ballast to Chr q Dahl q Co.
Bark Emele [Rusl. SWAIN. Barbados, In bal
last to Master.
Bark Victoria [Norl, Gltlesen, Santos, in bal
last 10 Master.
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Steamship Nacoochee. New York.
Steamship Acme Br, Bremen.
Bark Russell lNorl, Hull
Bark Bay OF Fundy LBrl, Sapelo.
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LIVERPOOL, Jan. q, noon.-Cotton opened
dull; prices generally In buyers favor; Ameri-
can middling upands 3-64d; sales e. 900 bales
American ., 500 bales; speculation and export 500
bales; receipts 1900 bales-American 1900.
Futures opened easy.
Futures American middling. low mlddlln1
clause, January delivery ID; January and
February delivery 5 4-e4d; February aud March
delivery 4-64d March and April delivery
sod, also sod; April and May delivery
7-64d; May and June delivery 9-64d; June
and July delivery 5 l0-64d; July and August
delivery li-o4d; August and September de-
livery ID.
The tenders OF deliveries at to-day's cIearin rs
amounted 10 2 100 bales new dockets and -
balss old.
4p. MIXTURES: American middling, low
niddllng clause, January delivery 46fd
sellers; January and February delivery q cad
sellers; February and March delivery 6-6fd'
sellers; March and April delivery 5 SOD buyers:
April and May delivery 8 6.64I5 7-G4d
May and June delivery 5 S6ld Dryers;
June and July delivery 9-646s5 i0.6gd: July
and August delivery 1874 buyers; August
ana September delivery ii-0ld, buyers. Fu-
lures closed steady
American middllnR fair 8 9ied, good mid.
ding "a Inlddling 5Md, low nlddliDg 81, good
ordinary va. Ordinary Z ii-gid.
LIVERPOOL Jan. n The weekly Liver
pool cotton report Is a. follows. Total sales
300 bales, iDrludinR Y, 900 bales ~ American
trade tAklngs, Including forwarded from ships
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According to the foregoing, Bombay appears
to show an increase compared with last year in
crease in the shipments of 1000 bales and the
shipments since Sept show an increase OF
s. 100 bales.
FINANCIAL.
MONEY MARKEr-Money is easy. The bank
clearings for the past week amounted to $i,573,-
1893 IS.
FoREIGN EXCHANGE The market is
barely steady. Sterling. commercial demand.
81 s716; sixty days, 81 ssh; ninety days, 81 s5;
Swiss sixty days. IS 1885; marks, sixty days.
IS 3-16c.
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE-The market IS steady.
PCnks and ban-ers are buying at par and sell
ing at III per cent premium.
SEcURGrIEs exists for Montgomery
and Eufaula IS and Central tripartites, Savau-
nah SIS and local bank stocks.
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Per Central Railroad. Jan 27-Hunter Pc
Dwelle q & d, Montague q Co, Woods @ & Co.
Wood g. Bro, Williams & Co, Gordon &
Co, Stubs & T, Butler & S, Greig. JIG WIN
Com Co, w Davis. A Miller Co, Grant Lewis,
S Guckenheimer q Sons, = Williams & Co,
s Poole, A b Hull & Co, Haynes & E. A Han
ley, Electric Ry Co, M Ferst's Sons g. Co, Lloyd
& A, q Freeman. J II Castell. S Manney,
Moore & J. Law q b. Savannah Grocery Co.
Per Savannah, Florida and Western hallway,
Jan "a - Perry, J Munroe,
Y Henderson, Mills Manning. Mrs
Sons 50 Co, Brown, f Levy & Bro b o't ) )
Weed & Co, @ Knight, Jessie Gould, e Dukes.
Maria Burke. j III Hennesey. X b Cassels. w D
Farrs, Dale, Dixon & Co, Stillwell. NJ Il Co,
Southern Cotton Oil Co, J p Williams & Co,
Ellis Y g. Go, Peacock II & Co. Edwards T & Co,
w w Chisholm & Co. Savannah S Co. McNatt
& NJ, Gregg & W, @ l. Jones. Hunter a B,
w Petty, Meuhard Bros Z II Moiler Rep
pard & Co, NJ Nathan. Guckenheimer & Sons,
Lippman Bros, Savannah Grocery Co, Steamer
Bellevue, Heuiser & II, e Lovell's Sons. Fried
& II, Fretwell & N, T J Davis. A X Wilson, ] NJ
Dixon q Co, X A Schwarz. N Paulsen, Fw
Storer, S W Branch. w d Simkns, A b Hull &
Co, Ellis & Co, Law & b, Geo Meyer, Kavan-
augh q b, w g Morrell, G Storer, Miss Il B
Hartridge, Palmer Hardware Co.
Per Charleston and savannah Railway, Jan
N-Max hisman Edwards 7 g. Co. NJ s Lebey,
Brown Bros, w d Faries s b Sanders South
ern Gotten on Co, b Cassels. w @ Gray, @ X
X a. Big Co, Chatham Furniture Co, d Weed
& Co. A Miller Co, NJ Blumenthal, W B orear
Il Co, + w Storer Lowell & L, Cnas Coleman 4
Co, Savannah Grocery Co, Peacock II & Co.
LETTER & Son, NJ J Doyle, NJ Ferst's Sons & Co.
X Lovell's Sons, Decker & II, Butler & n, Smith
Bros, Thos III qrenam.
Per South Bound Railroad. Jan 2T-H Solomon
& Son. j NJ Dixon & Co, Frank & Co, d Weed
& Co. Mohr Bros, Warnock & w, @ H Medlock.
RI y O. mn
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Total visible supply. ....4, 36@, 05; 462S $50
The imports into Continental ports this week
have been Ct, 900 bales.
The above figures indicate a decrease In the
cotton in sight to date of 300, 552 bales as com.
pared with the same date of 1892. an increase of
$50, 413 bales as compared with the correspond
ing daUe OF 1879 and an increase of 232 500 bales
as compared with 1890.
INDIA CorToS MOVEMENT FROM ALL PoRrs.-
The receipts and shipments of cotton at Bonn
bay have been as follows for the week and
year. bringing the figures down to Jan. 10.
BOMBAY RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS FOR FOUR
YEARS.
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SAILED YESTERDAY

Steamer Bellevue, Garrett, Darien and Bruins
wick-W Gibson, Manager
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THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT SHOWS THE MKT RE-
'EIPTs AT ALL PORTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING
JAN - AND WEEK ENDING SAN. ~ AND FOR THIS
WEEK LAST YEAR
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CLEARED YESTERDAY.
DEPARTED YESTERDAY,

schr Nellie Woodbury., Tatner, Morant Bay, ia
j Collins & Co.
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EXPORTS.

Per steamship Nacoochee for New York
632 bales upland cotton, 49i bales domestics and
yarns, 2SS bbls cotton seed oil, 79t bbls rosu II
bbls spirits turpentlne, 1944S feet lumber, 20
cedar logs II bills CLANS. 60 bills OYSTERS 81 bbls
fish, u bhls oranges, ABS boxes ORANGES, 80
boxes vegetables. 101 cases canned goods, 81
cases eggs, 237 pkgs mdse.
Per schr Nellie Woodbury. for Morant Bay,
Ja-62 977 feet p p lumber, $1,000 cypres
shingles-J Collins & Co.
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The receipts or cotton at this port from ell
sources the past week were 5.469 bales of
upland and 572 bales sea island, against 1888
bales of upland and 500 bales sea island last
year.
The particulars of the receipts have been as
follows: Per Central railroad, 4, O6S bales up
land; per Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way, 1,017 bales upland and 564 beles sea
island; per South Bound railroad. 2Sl bales;
per Savannah river steamer SO bales upland;
per carts, bales upland and bales sea
island.
The exports for the past week we're 9,i09
bales of upland and II bales sea is and NOV
ing as follows: To New York, 312 bales up
land, and II bales sea island; to Baltimore 915
bales upland; to Boston. 1,657 bales upland; to
Bremen, $3.50 bales upland; to Charleston, 1879
bales upland; burned, 90 bales upland.
The stock on hand to-day was 1852 bales
upland and II .030 bales sea island, against 95 8s8
bales upland and 10.547 bales sea island last
year.
RICE-The market through the week was very
quiet but steady and unchanged. The demand
was very moderate and there is little business
passing for the time. The total sales for the
week we're only about 800 barrels on the basis
of quotations. which have continued in force
for several weeks back. Job lots are held at
BGkc higher.
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PASSENGERS.

Per steamship Nacoocnee for New York
Mrs w Schmults Mrs G. McVeigh, Alfred
Todd, NJ Davis II Muehlenthal, H b Perrigo
Miss S Senator. T. NJ Kemster, j Newman, Eli
Hoyes Alex Yates.
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MOVEMENT OF CorroS AT INTERIOR POINTS.
giving receipts and shipments for the week
ending Jan. g. 1898, and the hand to-
night, and for the same time STOCK ~!
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PoULTRY Market is quiet; demand
fair; half and three quarter grown not wanted.
EGGs-Market is weak; stock light, fair de-
mand.
PEANUrs-Ample stock. demand light, prices
Hrp
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VISIBLE SUPPLY OF CoTToS.-Ine visible sup.
ply of cotton, as made up by cable and
telegraph TO the Financial Chronicle is as fol-
lows: The continental stocks, as well as those
Tor Great Britain and the afoat, are this weeks
returns, and consequently all the European fig
ures are brought down TO Thursday evening
But Co mako the totals the complete figures
for Jan. 20, we add the item OF exports from the
United States. including in it the exports of
Friday only.
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Notice is hereby given that the light and fog
signal at Wolf Trap Light Station, on the east
end of Wolf Trap Spit. between York and Rap
pahannock rivers, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia.
have been discontinued tue structure having
been carried away by the ice.
Due notice will be given OF the re-establish-
ment Of the light and fog signal.
by order Of the Lighthouse Board.
JAMES A GREER,
Rear Admiral. USN, Chairman.
Pilot charts and all nautical information will
be furnished masters of vessels free OF charge
in United States photographic ONCE in the
custom house. Captains are requested to call
at the office
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NAVAL SToREs-Che recelpus FOR the past week
were l,3lS barrels spirits turpentine and "a. BIO
barrels sin. The exports were : Sc bar
relS spirits turpentine and ID e45 barrels rosin
moving as follows; To New York 30 barrels
spirits turpentine aud 2,i62 barrels rosin: to
Baltimore, 2,0.S barrels rosin and IFS barrels
Spirits turpentne; TO Boston, 235 barrels spirits
turpentine and 50 barrels rosin; to Pniade ph!a
il2 bbls spirits turpentine and S27 barr Is rosin:
to e interior. 49, barrels spirits turpentiue and
24S barrels rosin; to Odessa, g. 240 barre rosin;
to Hull, 1900 barrels spirits turpentiue and aO5
barrels rosn; to Buenos Ayres. $500 barrels
rosin The following are the Board OF Trade
quotations: Rosn-A, B. and d 81 10, E
81 ~, 81 Is, 81 Is H 81 co. 81 90
81 so, NJ 50 80 N So 10. window glass So 90.
water white 81 90. Spirits turpentine 31c
RECEIPTS. SEDIMENTS AND STOCKS FROM APRIL Il
1892, TO DATE. AND TO THE CORRESPONDING
DATE LAST YEAR:
@lS93 gf-@ @-l8Q2-93-)
Spirits. Resin. Spirits. Rosin.
On hand April L.. 1892 S9.O34 3.902 %, AZ
Reed past week.. l,3l5 $500 l,lS0 2O4t2
Reed previously. 366550 857, 606 222 1913 744 3l5
Total. .265 923, 100 227 4i5 792, 4O5
Shipments
Foreign ......... 1874 594 1895 1883 ss9, 1884
New York. 1906 1bo,lJ5 24.0S5 100, 0Os
Coastwise and In
terror towns 80. 80 $3.50 14l.12 1885 1870, 1874
- -
Total shipments 257, 745 III 1886 2:6 1888 6sO, Ol6
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LIVERPOOL MOVEMENT FOR THE WEEK ENDING
JAN. II. 1883, AND FOR THE CORRESPONDING
TIME OF 1892 AVN 1901.
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HIDES AND FUR.

For Shipping LiSt See Third Paoe.
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LUMBkR-By sail - Inc market is dull and
with no demand. The rates from this
and nearby Georgia ports are quoted
nomlnally at 81 SOS 90 for q ranEs includ-
ing baltimore ami Portland. Me. Timber 50c1l 90
higher than lumber rates. To the West Indies
and Windwsrd, nominal; to Rosario, Sl6 0060
II %, to Bueuos Agree or Montevideo. sic so;
to Rio Jaueiro SIS o.; 20 Spanish aud Mediter -
raneau ports, Si2 90; TO United Kingdom foe
orders, nominal for lumber, 81 5s standard
BY STEAM-To New York, 50 90; to Philsdel-
phia, S. 90; TO Boston, IS 90; to Baltimore,
s. so.
NAVAL SroREs-The market is entirely nominal
for spot vessels. Foreign-Cork, etc, small
spot vessels. rosin. % AID and IS ~ e.; Adri-
attic, rosin. IS 7I4d; Genoa, Is AID; South
American, rosln, SOC per barrel OF 80 pounds;
Coastwise -Steam-to Boston, lie per FOODS
on rosin, 9Oc on spirits; TO New York.
rosln, 7lsc per lo0ros spirits. Soc; q Philadel-
phis, rosin. 1<c per lOObs spirits, Soc; to Balti
more. rosn, 3Jc, spirits, zoo.
CorToN-By Steam-The market is very dull
and rates are irregular and nominal. Rates are
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Sea ISIdndS-Ihe Total receipts reported by
factors for the week, up to 4 p. m, were 572
bags The exports were only II bags, all to
northern mills. The sales we're only bags.
sence of business. Holders, however, appear
to be firm in their ideas, and ask about the old
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I'M NCIAL,
NEW YORK. Jan. 81 noon.-The following
ha nnOtafiOna
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1893-04-27

States, pending the consideration of
Hawaiian annexation, is reasonably
certain to bring matters to a focus in
the islands. Those who for any reason
are opposed to annexation will recog-
nize the necessity for making an i'm
mediate and influential protest. De-
lay would be fatal. On the other hand,
the friends of annexation have put
themselves in a position where they
must justify and reinforce the argu-
ments which led up to the negotiation
of the treaty sent to the Senate by
President Harrison. The next news
from Honolulu is likely to be of a
stirring character. the advantage of
settled and stable government and of
unrestricted trade with the country
which must always remain the prin-
cipal market for Hawaiian products
is likely to overbear all other consid-
erations. The policy of reciprocity
with Hawaii was a very insidious
step toward the present condition of
affairs. It was, in fact, the beginning
of Hawaiian prosperity. Annexation
would be the ripened fruit.
The news from Honolulu may
not have been of a very stirring
character but it has shown that the
annexationist cause is well able to
take care of itself. The investiga-
tions of Mr.. Blount are likely to
furnish all the additional evidence
which may be necessary to fortify
the case for annexationists. The
"ripened fruit" is ready to be
plucked, and if it is not, it will be
likely to drop somewhere else.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1893-04-27

TO-DAY will be held the great
naval review in New York harbor.
By the clock which registers Homo
lulu time, the impressive ceremony
will not begin until two hours after
the readers of this paragraph have
munched their toast and drunk
their coffee. By absolute reckoning,
however, the event is already in the
past. The thunders of the hundreds
of great guns have alreadygreeted
the President of the United States
as he steamed past them in the
Dolphin, and the sun has already
looked upon the evolutions of the
most imposing feet which has ever
fioated upon the surface of the
ocean.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1893-04-27
Americas First Ambassador.

First on the list of combinations
and first in distinction in long
public service is Thos. F. Bayard
of Delaware. It is unanimously
declared fitting that he should be
the first appointed as ambassador,
an Office authorized by the last
Congress. Mr.. Bayard is descended
from a race of statesmen, and his
history during his lifetime is close
ly interviewer with the history of
his country. He was born at Will
mington, Del, October 20, 1923,
and, although his early training
was for mercantile life, he later
studies and adopted the profession
of law and entered the bar in 1851.
In 1852 he held his first office, that
of United States district attorney
for Delaware, but resigned within
a year. He succeeded his father,
James G. Bayard, in the United
States Senate in 1869 and served
three consecutive terms with great
distinction, holding places On lead
ing committees and being one of
the recognized heads of the demo-
cratic party in that body. In 1885
he resigned his senatorial seat to
become Secretary of State in Presi-
dent Cleveland's cabinet and while
acting in that capacity was called
upon to deal with some extremely
knotty and difficult diplomatic
problems, among which was the
Behring Sea question, which for the
first time became an issue during
his administration.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1893-04-27
The Portuguese Contr0v versy.

The Portuguese Controversy.
Mr.. EDITOR Mr.. J. NJ. Camara,
Jr., who is Mr.. Vivas' half brother,
tries to make capital out of an ex-
preston in our letter of yesterday.
We did not say we had all our
best citizens names on our memoir
ial. We had about all we could
reach between the hours of 10 and
8 o'clock on Sunday, as that was
all the time we had to circulate the
memorial.
He says our meeting was secret
meeting and accuses US of having
called it after their mass meeting
had been advertised.
Ours was a committee meeting !;
it could not very we'll be public. It
was called as soon as the mass
meeting was advertised, but the
hour was set for 4 P. NJ, so as not
to interfere with the drill shed
meeting. AS a matter of fact sew
eral of our committee were at the
mass meeting.
Our committee meeting was
called as precautionary meeting,
owing to reports which had reached
us as to the real object of the mass
meeting, although the dodgers call
ing for the latter took care not to
state any object whatever.
Neither our meeting nor the mass
meeting had anything to do with
annexation as Mr.. Camara tries to
make out, but with the question of
the admission of a Portuguese to
the Council.
Mr.. Vivas has evidently been
fishing for the position. We have
done our simple duty in entering
a protest against such a nomina-
ton, and we tried to do so in as
quiet and inoffensive a way as pos
sible, although Mr.. yivas may think
he has monopoly in mass meet
ings.
I cannot close without commend
ing the Stars plan of obtaining
character reference from the "pro
pria persona"-it has the advan
tage of being always pleasant tc
both sides.
Thanking you, MIR. Editor, 70.
the space, l am,
! Yours respectfully,
p. A. DIAZ.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1893-04-27
AN EVIL SYSTEM.

In another column is reported an
incident which has occurred under
our passport law which illustrates
afresh the unjust and arbitrary
character of that obsolete enact
ment. The facts show that a very
oppressive use can be made of the
statute, and no doubt it is not in
frequently abused in this way. It
is of course an inconvenience to
creditors when dishonorable men
abscond without remembering to
discharge their obligations, but it
is hardly fair to subject the entire
travelling community to inconveni-
ence In order to give shopleepers
an additional hold on "deadbeats." 4"
The root of the whole evil is in
the perricious system of quarterly
credits which is the bane of Homo
lulu trade. The attempts to uproot
this system have hitherto proved
unavailing, but they should not be
relaxed on that account. AS long
as merchants give these universal
credits, without reference either to
the power or the disposition of the
customer to pay, they are entitled
to very little pity. Most certainly
they are not entitled to special ant
oppressive legislation intended t,
protect them from the natura
effects of their own recklessness.
Let the credit system go. An
nexation will rid us of the pass
ports.