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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-04-04
THE PORT SURVEYORS STAFF
A Limited Number Of Men Em
ploved to Watch Vessels.

While the coroner's jury were IN
vestigating the death of Officer ka-
uhane some days ago, one OF the
Jurors was in favor of censur-
ing the custom house auth
critics for allowing Caecaeres, the
murderous cook, to come ashore
with opium in his possession. The
Juror did not know, perhaps, that
at the time the assault was COM
mitted that there was quite num-
Der of vessels in the harbor that re-
ouired watching, and as the 5. O..
Allen, the vessel the cook belonged
to, had been discharged for some
DAYS, it was not considered neces-
sary to keep a guard on her.
With the limited number of
men at his disposal Port Surveyor
Sanders does the best he can.
His plan of action is about as fol-
lows: Whenever vessel comes
in port she is boarded by Mr..
Sanders if he has several olsen
gagged men on hand the vessel is
thoroughly searched at once; If
not she is overhauled as soon as
possible. When sailing vessel
has been discharged and is await
ing a cargo the custom house
guards are withdrawn as stated
above. At present but twelve men
are on the Port Surveyors staff
and at times they have to cover
great deal of ground. Occasion
ally it is found necessary to put on
extra men, but as rule Mr.. San
ders manages to get along with the
present small number of guards.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-04-04
A CHINESE ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
lie Jumped in the Water and is
Rescued by His Queue.

4 Chinese, supposed to be de-
mented, tried to commit suicide
yesterday morning by jumping
overheard from the steamer w. u.
Hall while she was anchored In
MaaIaea bay He boarded the
vessel at Kailua and when Purser
Poor asked for his fare he discov-
cred that the Monaghan did not
have any money. The purser then
made up his mind to put him
ashore at the next stop and paid no
further attention to his queer pas
senger. In the meantime the
Chinaman went below and scared
the life out of the walters by his
insane conduct. Finally the yes
sci reached Maalaea and just as
the deck hands were lowering a
boat, the Chinese took a header
and landed in the water. The boat
was dropped in a very lively man
ner and the Chinaman was caught
by his queue and hauled out of the
briny deep. He was then put
ashore
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-04-04

Daily Advertiser, Is cents q
month.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-04-04

A full line OF Col
umbia Bicycle parts
on hand. A lso,
Spokes, Steel Balls,
Lamps, Il q / | >
Whistles Bundle
Carriers, Enamel,
Lubrlcating OIL
Illuminating Oil,
Irouser Guards,
lire Tape and Rub
her Cement.
kw- All kinds OF
Bicycle and gene
raj repairing and
lathe turning done
at short notice and
reasonable prices.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10

who bride public Offices, who grow fat
on unearned increment, and dodge
the responsibilities Of their position
and their wealth, who refuse to re.
turn to the community In the shape
OF honest taxation that portion Of
their boarded wealth that should be
applied to the maintenance OF the
commonwealth, who In their efforts
to escape their public debts leave
upon municipal official l'fe that trail
Of the serpent to which they after.
ward point In holy horror, and who
crush and burden the poor, for whose
wcll.being they make prctensc OF be.
ing sollcitious. A campaign of fraud
and false pretenses can have but
meager fruition in the Western me.
tropolis of the United States in. this
year Of grace and enlightenment.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
GOOD FOR CLARK.

Collector Clark, who Is about to be
succeeded by Martin J. Russell, has
spoiled an intended banquet in his
honor. 1t was to be given by the men
who have served under him for four
years and was to cost go a plate.
Mr.. Clark got wind OF the
affair and learned that money
was being raised In the office
to carry 1t through. He caused
word to be sent out quietly that he
wanted no banquet nor anything else
that would cause his subordlnates to
be taxed. The Collector declined
the intended honor very diplomatic
ically. He explained to the seven
deputies who originated the banquet
idea that many Of the poorer EN-.
ployes may dnd themselves out of
work and In need Of the u,odey they
would contribute, and for that reason
he did not want them taxed. The
banquet was Mt once abandoned.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
OBJECTIONS TO TIVE ORDINANCE.

II. N. Higinbotham, Jesse Spald-
ing, Joseph Letter and +. T. Haskell
were closeted with the Mayor Tues.
day afternoon discussing the manner
In which the new ordinance OF the
Hyde Park Mutual Fuel Gas Com.
pany may be introduced into the
Council and the Mayors probable
action concerning 1t. The Mayor
said the time had not ar
rived for him to state his oh.
jections, but intimated that the
price, 81 u thousand net, 10 too high.
He suggested so cents thousand as
a fair price. The supporters Of the
ordinance objected. They could not
think OF furnishing gas for less than
81 per thousand. They submitted a
proposition agreeing to light the city
lamps at $l6 per annum each and
promising to expend $1,000, 900 the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
TO SUSPEND FREE WATER LIST.

The Council Committee on Fire
and Water ut Its last meeting agreed
upon a measure, which was reported
to the Council Monday night and dc.
fcrrcd, under which the entire free
water list In the city Is to be abol.
ished. No church, school mot under
the immediate Jurisdiction of the
city,, religious organization, hospi.
tai, mission, or any charitable or re.
lIgious organization or institution Is
to be hereafter exempted from the
payment OF water rents II the Coun.
Gil concurs In the recommendation Of
the committee, which Is doubtful.
The committees action was fastened
by the fact that an exemption list
long enough to all seven or eight col.
umns Of a newspaper was sent In by
the Superintendent Of the Water OF.
fee. Its total was over $40, ZOO. The
committee also placed on file an or.
dinance providing for the rebate OF
water rates paid by the West Park
Board OF Commissioners.
The Council Committee on Judi.
ciary Mono, y night reported back to
the Council, with Il recommendation
that it be passed, the ordinance sent
In by the Mayor some weeks ago pro.
viding for the transformation OF the
OIL lnspectOrship from fee to a sal.
aried office. The committee made no
changes In the ordinance, They rec.
commended for passage also the ordi-
nance providing for the issuance OF
bonds to meet the second and sue.
ceeding installments OF special as.
sessments payable under the five and
seven years installment plan. Also
three amendments to the building or.
dinance, one providing that on build.
ings OF less than four stories gal.
vanized iron bow windows may be
constructed; another providing that
one.story cottages of not over 1900
feet superficial area may be built on
posts, and another providing that
water tanks OF large capacity must
be supported by heavy framework
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
COUNTY OFFICIALS IN EARNEST

County Attorney Judd said Wednes.
day that, while the city officials are
disposed to treat as a joke the claims
Of the county 10 the ground on which
the City Hall stands, the county au.
thorities are very much in earnest,
and will push their claim for all 1t
Is worth. The first step in the pro.
ceedings, he says, will be a formal
demand on the city to vacate. This
demand will be formulated at the
next meeting Of the County Board.
Discussing the disposition to be
made Of the property when acquired
one of the County Commissioners
said he was In favor Of putting up
a modern steel building on the
ground with a jail inside.
Corporation Counsel Rubens said
he did not consider there was the
slightest danger Of the city's losing
the property, still he would look upon
such less rather In the light Of a
fortunate circumstance. The county
would be compelled to pay the city q
just price for the City Hall Building
and with that money the city could
make dickcr with the Government
by which handsome postofilcc could
he built on the Lake Front and a
City Hall be erected on the present
site Of the Government Building.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
REDUCTION OF CRY EXPENSES.

Controller Alderman Monday night
sent to the Council a comparative
statement Of the number of men and
the compensation paid them In all
the city departments during the
months Of December, 1893, and Jan.
uary, 1894. The totals are widely
different. The Controller says that
during February larger number Of
men were discharged from the ser.
vice Of the city. and the pay.rolls for
that month will show q reduction
both In number Of men and cOmpen.
sation allowed, as II will include
whatever reductions arc decided up
on by the appropriation bill.
As a matter Of comparison the
amount Of the January pay.rolls Is
entered In the statement at the same
rates Of compensation as were paid
In December in order to show the eff.
feet Of January reductions alone. 1t
shows, therefore, only SO much Of the
reduction as resulted from the dis.
missal Of employees during the month.
Twenty-Five per cent. Of January sal.
aries were withheld pending the com.
Fiction Of the appropriation bill,
which contemplates a reduction Of 10
per cent. on all salaries. but not upon
the wages OF laborcrs retained. This
reduction, 1t Is estimated, will
amount to $4,000.
The statement showing the mum.
Ter Of men on December and January
pay.rOlls Is as follows:
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10

a comparatively later date, 50 that 1t
Is safe to say the nominees of the Re.
publican party for next falls election
will not be In the field before August
next. Some Of the wisest OF the
Republican leaders we're opposed to
raising any contest of the apportion.
ment, and were In favor of an early
and aggressive campaign. The
younger and hotter heads were in
the majority in the councils OF the
party, however, and the result Is, In
the opinion Of experienced politicians
on both sides of the political fence,
a decided advantage to the Demo.
Gratis In the frst round.
Chairman Clark, Judge Messick
and other members Of the Republican
State Executive Committee arc re.
ported as giving glowing accounts of
the condition Of affairs "down the
country" These gentlemen, among
other things, are reported as cont.
IDENTIFY predicting the defeat Of Con.
gressmen Springer, Forman and
Fithian next fall, and In the same
connection the Republican press is
daily making the announcement that
the Republicans will capture three
out Of the seven Congressional dis.
tricts into which Cook County has
been divided.
There is just a trace Of inconslst.
ency between these confident prcdic.
tions and glowing representations,
and the fact that the Republican
press has been bowling "gerrymander"
for many moons. and the Republican
Executive Committee has decided to
contest the apportionment In the
courts. 1t Is just a trlile strange
that the Republican organization
should try to upset In the courts a
state Of affairs under which they claim
to re able to make a Gle IN sweep OF
Illinois this year. Will some Repub-
lean sage rise In his place and offer
an explanation?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
EiEHATIN0 RAILROAD Tracks.

Railroad track elevation In Chica-
20 has at last passed from the region
of theory aud speculation, and has
entered the realm OF practical mu-
nicipal legislation.
1t Is no longer an idle phrase, the
title Of an apparently unsolvablc
problem. 1t has taken shape az q
carefully prepared ordinance which
can be enforced by the civic authori.
ties, which will be the entering
wedge for a legislative lever that
shall raise the deadly grade crossing
of the streets Of Chicago and abolish
the daily sacrifice OF human life to
the greed Of the railroads, and which
shall stand upon the records of the
city Of Chicago as convincing proof
Of the ability, the courage and the
honesty o! the present chief execu.
1.-Two Of the city.
True to his Pledges to the people
In this regard, as he has been to
every other ante.election promise
relative to the leading municipal
questions Of the day, Mayor Hopkins
has once again shown how practical
politician and thorough Democrat
can be loyal to his party, true to his
party platform, and conservative Of
the interests OF the whole people.
The first administration ordinance
for the elevation Of railroad tracks
was introduced In the Council last
Monday night. 1t provides for the
elevation Of the tracks OF the Lake
Shore and Rock Island roads. 1t is
acceptable In all but few features
to the railroad companies referred to,
and will, no doubt, 20 into
effect within a reasonably short
space Of time. 1t will be followed
by others dealing with the tracks OF
other railroads. The general eleva.
tion OF tracks all over the city will
be commenced aud we'll under way
before the expiration Of Mayor Hop.
kins' first term. The people will not
fail to mark and appreciate this great
work, which In itself alone Is sum.
Client to entitle the young Mayor OF
Chicago not only to continuance OF
the confidence Of the pcOpls but to
their lasting gratitude.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
"CHRiSTIAN" POLiTICS.

Last week The EAGLE had occasion
to refer to the so-called Civic Fedora.
ton movement. 1t pointed out the
hollowness OF such movements, the un.
worthy motives that usually underlie
them, and their invariable futility.
The so.called Christian Citizen move.
ment Is In no wise different from the
Civic Federation campaign. Both
are built upon fraud and false pre-.
lenses, and both will be ignored by
the voters OF Chicago In the forth.
coming campaign. The editors OF a
few know nothing sheets are endeav.
oring to invest these movements, par.
ticularly the "Christian" movement,
with spurious importance by giving
the reports OF the meetings unlimited
space in their columns.
A few cheap and long since dis.
carded politicians and a number Of
notoriety.seeking pulpiteers have
availed themselves OF this oppOr.
tunity to exploit themselves In the
press.
This will be the sum and substance
OF the result of these movements
The people have no confidence In
them. They know that the sancti.
monious hypocrites and the wealthy
Pecksniffs, who decry In unctuous
tones and rounded phrases the venal.
ity OF the public official life OF the
present day, are In reality the scoun'
drels who debauch public Otiicialdom,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
STREET CLEANING BY 0ONTRACL.

Mayor Hopkins has directed Supt.
Schofleld of the Bureau Of Street and
Alley Cleaning not to wait for the
passage Of the appropriation bill, but
to ut once prepare specifications un.
der which bids for cleaning streets
and alleys may be received. The
contracts will be let rs soon as posi-.
bic and the city will give up all ut.
tempts ut cleaning with its own forces
Of men. The Mayor Is satisfied the
work can be more cheaply done un.
der the contract system, and the up.
preparation bill Is drawn under the
same idea.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
REDUCING THE POLICE MAGIS.
TRATES.


Mayor Hopkins has hit upon a
scheme by which he hopes to protect
the police department from the
threatened reduction of nearly three
hundred In the numerical strength of
the department The scheme Is one
which will not tend toward an i'm
prOvement In the public service, but
1t Is the lesser Of two evils.
1t tontemplates a reduction In the
number Of police justices and other
officials connected with the police
courts. The number Of police mag.
istrates now engaged in dispensing
justice in this city Is just twenty.
Mayor Hopkins proposes to cut that
number In two and to make CORE.
spending reduction in the number Of
constables, bailiffs, clerks, etc. He
hopes to keep up the efficiency OF the
service by compelling the reduced
number Of officials to work longer
hours To this end he has demanded
the designations Of every police jus.
tice In the city and the attaches Of
the courts. lie will select such Of
these as he considers the most capa.
BILE for reinstatement. There Is no
doubt as to Justice Kerstcn being
put back, rs he Is admittedly
nrst.class magistrate. Justice
Mahoney, Of Lake View, will, 1t Is
believed, be allowed to remain cut,
and this will put the entire work OF
the North Side upon Mr.. Kcrsten.
The district is large one and ordi.
narlly should have the services Of
two Justices, but there Is no getting
away from the inevitable.
On the South Side there will be
several changes. OF the eight police
justices In this division at least three
will be let 60.
It is said that Bradwell and Foster
will be retained at Harrison street,
but that only one will be kept in
each OF the following places: Hyde
Park, Town Of Lake and Thirty.dfth
street.
The Mayor, 1t is said, has deter.
mined to make this a survival OF
the fittest," without respect to poll
tics, and for that reason 1t Is believed
Justice Edward +. Glennon, of 35tt
street, will be reinstated, because, al
though a Republican In politics, HI
Is net "perniciously active" and ha'
made, next to Justice Kersten. on,
OF the most able and consideration,
police.court magistrates in the city
He called down upon himself the con
domination Of his own party because
he refused to invest with an exagger
ated importance the bogus election
fraud cases brought before him ate
the last municipal election.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS IN FORcE.

The Mayor took occasion Monday
night again TO rebuke those Alder.
men who insist on presenting repeal.
Ing ordinances for special assessment
improvement ordinances. lie said:
"ln the face OF my request your
honorable body passed no less than
lO2 repeating ordinances, and, though
II Is done with the utmost reluct.
ancc, l deem 1t my duty to withhold
my approval from all said ordinances.
My reasons for doing 50 are not mere.
ly those urged In my message Of Feb
10, but also the further one that 1t Is
impossible for the executive head Of
the city to exercise the duty OF exam.
lining these numerous ordinances with.
In the few days between the time
that they are submitted to him and
the time ut which he must exercise
the duty OF approval or dissapproval.
The general incorporation act con.
templates that before an ordinanc
becomes operative 1t shall not only
express the judgment OF the reQuis.
lite majority OF the members Of the
City Council. but also the deliberate
Judgment Of the Mayor. How can the
Mayor, In the course of a few days, pass
intelligent judgment uron lO2 ordi.
nances providing for the repeating of
ordinances involving Improvements
in various parts Of the city and In.
volvlng questions which so seriously
concern the welfare and material In.
terests Of our citizens? l recommend
the passage Of stay order, a draft of
which herewith submit"
The stay order, as recommended,
was passed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10

Mayor Hopkins sent for Supt.
Schodeld and ordered him to put a
number Of teams ut work In the out.
lying wards to remove the garbage
and to clean the alleys.
"Let US have one good scrubbing,"
he said, "before we let the contracts
for the street-cleaning. understand
an order to let the scavenger work by
contract will be introduced ut the
next meeting Of the Council. I have
no objection to that. But there
ought TO he thorough cleaning be.
fore then. Owing to the recent
heavy SHOWS 1t has been found impos.
siblc to give good scrubbing up.
Well, we shall have ut least one this
spring, though our appropriation Is
rather meager."
Supt. Schoield promised to act on
tho Mayors instructions. Before
Mayor Hopkins ordered Supt. Soho.
field to reduce the number of teams
In his department by half the mum.
Der Of complaints Of overrunning gar.
bage boxes averaged eighteen to
twenty week. Soon after the mum.
Der Of complaints began to increase.
They kept on increasing as signs of
spring weather began to appear until
last week the complaints numbered
400. This week they began coming
In at rate which, II maintained,
will make total Of 500 for the week.
But these are not all the complaints.
A vast number OF them come to the
Health Department. Indeed, so
great has the number become that
Commissioner Reynolds has printed
circular letter directing all com.
plainants to the Bureau of Street and
Alley Cleaning.
Superintendent Schofeld reported
all these things to the Mayor the
other day, and also that he had but
200 teams In his bureau. He asked
for 100 more. As a reason for engag.
ing them he called attention to the
fact that he 10 now running his bu-
reau on less than the amount of the
appropriation for the department.
Superintendent Schofleld is prepar.
Ing to advertise for bids for street
and alley cleaning by contract, and
said the work would be commenced
under that plan before the end of the
month.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10

County Commissioners Lundberg,
Allen and Peacock, the judiciary
Committee Of the County Board, be.
gan their investigation OF the system
employed In drawing juries for the
various county courts. Chairman
Lundberg said he found irregulari.
ties In the system employed In draw.
ing jurors In the County Clerks of.
flee. When the jury list, containing
some 1000 or more names,
was submitted to the board
by the jury clerks, approved
and sent to the County Clerk, the
names were transcribed from tho rolls
to cards of uniform size. These were
placed in revolving wheel and were
afterwards drawn In much the same
manner sin alottery drawing. "Here
is whore the Irregularities begin, OK.
planned Chairman Lundberg. "A
jury clerk makes demand for seven.
ty.flve jurors for veniremen. The
law requires that many names to be
drawn from the box and that the
persons be notified and summoned to
appear. Instead of drawing seventy.
five the clerk draws 200 or 300 or more
rs he pleases and then makes q selec-
ton Of the seventy.ave that suit him
best. The cards left are then turned
back into the box. The seventy.flve
selected are turned over to tho sum.
mons clerk. When the clerk Is
through with the cards he Is sup.
posed to turn them over to the chief
jury clerk so that a record of the cit.
liens called for service may be kept
according to law. Chief Jury Clerk
Kallis says he has received not one Of
these cards this year, but last year
they were turned In regularly. How.
ever, among those turned In last year
are found many with erasures and
apparently other names than those
originally written"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10

first year after the passage Of the
ordinance in extending the mains.
The Mayor was not satisfied with the
proposals made. It Is expected, how.
ever, that the new ordinance will be
introduced next Monday evening.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10

E. F. Rennacker was endorsed for
West Town Assessor at a meeting Of
the Twenty.eighth Ward Republican
Club. Daniel Alderman and Thomas
Rankin are candidates for Alderman
In this ward, but the club did not de.
eide which man they would support.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10

beneath. The committee also agreed
to recommend the passage of Aid.
Mobiles resolution calling on the Cor.
poration Counsel to report to the
Council on the validity Of the con.
tract between the city and the gas
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10

Mr.. S. L. L0wenthal, "a rising
young lawyer, Is q strong candidate
for the Legislature In the Third Dis.
trict.