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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-07
TESTING SCALES.
Large Crowd of Chinese at Station
HOuse-Faulty Mechanism.

Scales from various stores were
presented at the police station yes
terday for examination by w. j.
Coelho. Some 200 Cinnamon were
at the front entrance during the
day, awaiting their turn. Several
scales were found very cleverly adj
justed to suit the purpose of the
various owners.
In conversation with one of the
police department employees the
following was cleaned:
81 think it would be good thing
for the scale experts of the police
department to visit the different
shops of the city, instead of requir-
ing all scales to be brought to the
police station.
"While there is not very great
possibility that scales will be
thrown out of gear by carriage to
the police station, still that posi-
bility should be obviated.
"Again, 1 thing that by visiting
unawares some of the dealers of the
city, more fraud could be detected
than by wholesale carriage of scales
to the police station. Most per-
sons are sharp enough to remove
signs of fraud before subjecting
scales to investigation.
"While l believe all scales
should be examined, 1 question
very much the fitness of the pres
ent method"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-07
ORIENTAL LUXURY ATROME

The wonders of the Orient lay re-
vealed before the eyes of all who care
to see them, and that, too, without it
being necessary to journey to lands
across the seas.
The Oriental never does any more
work than is necessary, and when not
working, his engrossing care is to
make himself comfortable. In many
respects the art of living appears bet
ter understood in the East than in
our bustling Western world.
There is now hardly q fashionable
home that has not its Oriental room
or rooms, or at least its coy corner;
sometimes the latter is Japanesque in
effect, sometimes Turkish; but what
ever it is, be sure it is the result of an
inner craving for the beautiful things
of life.
Porcelain Ware, Silks, Cushions,
Rugs, Mattings, Chinese Silverware,
Open Work Linen Doylies, Ladies'
Crepe Waists, formerly costing you
$3.50 to So so, which I sell you at 81 so,
Mems Pith Helmets, Four-in- Hand
Neckties, which will be sold for 20
cents a. piece or 1925 a dozen.
L make speciality of taking orders
for mating ranging from plain solid
to others with colors so blended as to be
almost too pretty TO use. Crepes will
be made in any design Imaginable.
Do not fail to visit the store, ex-
anime my stock and samples. 1t costs
nothing to look. A. BARNES,
New Republic Building.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-07

MA ~ , 80 -ss--
trial 2:25)
Dam of Apex, 2:26; Ster-
ling, sire of 5 in $50; Lefty,
dam of 8 in 2 so; Grace,
dam of Creole, 2:15
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-07
ORGAN FOR OAHU COLLEGE.
Donation by the Late S. N. Castle
BergStrOm Gets Contract.

The contract for the new pipe
organ for the large new hall al
Oahu College now in course OF
erection, has been awarded the
firm of Bergstrom 81 Sons, organ
builders, of San Francisco and Ho-
nolulu. The firm is represented
here by J. w. Bergstrom. They
have built a large number of pipe
organs in California and hold sew
eral gold medals for excellence of
work. The money for this new in
strument was very thoughtfully
d onated by the late Hon. S. n.
Castle in his will, and will really
be a memorial organ. The case is
to be built of oak, with a front Of
block tin pipes. The instrument
is to stand on a platform in the
center Of the hall at one side, and
is to be in place by the first of the
year.
Following is a specification of
the new instrument, which has two
manuals:
GREAT ORGAN.
Open Diapason metal, S it., 5S pipes.
Doppel fiote, treble, metal, s IT., as
pipes.
DoppeI hote, bass, metal, it., u
pipes
Dulciana, metal, it., So pipes.
Gemshorn, metal, 4 IT,, IS pipes.
La SWELL ORGAN.
Violin Diapason, metal, it., IS
pipes.
Acolina, metal, s it,, IS pipes.
Stop Diapason, treble, wood, s it.,
46 pipes.
Stop Diapason, bass, wood, it., u
pipes.
Salicional, metal, it., IS pipes.
Oboe, metal, s it,, 46 pipes.
Bassoon, metal, s #. y pipes.
PEDAL ORGAN.
Bourbon, wood, 16 it., % pipes.
MECHANICAL ACCESSORIES.
Tremolo. Bellows signal.
CoUPLERs.
Great to swell. Swell to pedal.
Great TO pedal.
There will also be two combina-
ion pedals for piano and forte.
Total number of pipes $40.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-07
CLUB STABLES GO.
HALLS COTTAGE PAINTS

. Do to please little better any
Islands
mixed paints do call for these they made lead oil
coors OF Long Island dirt
though wish to take lasting qualities and choice nt
ton.
Our NAVY DECK AND FLOOR PAINTS" also take
especially prepared for in
Now that we received big invoice GARDEN
about to daily
should be without garden nice lawn The hose have
we'll and carefully that
o about.
ddealo tbs be-
ing taken in Citizens uad Cmpay island practice
match at with National Guard Hawaii Company They
reload their old shells and thus afford Per
We
ladies and
lead, We
able to make SIS and A along provided always
Military Target Scores of A. AZ
this The low practice
10 havoc
Call and satisfy yourself things
we'll
E. o. HALL & SON,
Corner Fort King Streets.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-07
JAPANESE ARE NOT WANTED.
ImportatiOnS From Honolulu to
Work at Unusually Low Wages.
United States Government Does Not See
How to Keep Them Out-DimcuIt
Problem for Treasury Dept

WASHINGTON, July 22.-The off.
Gals of the Treasury department
having in charge the enforcement
of the immigration laws have been
very much perplexed within the
past few weeks as to what action to
take in regard to the alleged whole
sale importation of Japanese lab
orers into the United States. 1t
will be recalled that a short time
ago a story was printed of the efforts
of Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald
of California to make out a case
against certain parties who were
employing cheap Oriental labor in
the Hawaiian Islands, in violation
of the contract labor law to perform
work In the United States. 1t will
also be recalled that Senator Per-
kins and other prominent men on
the Coast denied that there was
anything to warrant the report that
Japanese laborers were imported in
violation of this law.
According to an evening paper
In Washington, however, Commits
sioner Fitzgerald will soon place
before the Treasury department
evidence that Japanese are being
imported from Honolulu for the
purpose of working at unusually
low wages. 1t is stated that Labor
Commissioner Fitzgerald will offer
In evidence two letters from contract
agents in Honolulu, one of them |
inquiring as to the labor market |
in San Francisco, and stating that |
$12 per month and board would be |
considered good wages by a number
of Japanese for whom the agent de-
sires to secure employment in this
country.
The other letter is said to be a
reply to a favorable answer from
the San Francisco correspondents,
and states that the writer alone
can supply any number of Japan
csc laborers per month. He adds
in postscript, however, ''that it
would not do for me to send any
more than you can place quickly be-
cause their countrymen who have
been in California before them
would try and influence them to
get higher pay"
Officials here can find no law
concerning the importation of Jap
anese laborers not under contract.
The Chinese Exclusion Act affects
only citizens of China, and the
only remedy found is the law for
bidding oceanic transportation of
coolies, which is found in Section
215S of the Revised Statutes. Com
of Labor Wright states
that this department has no juris-
diction in the premises. Solicitor
General Conrad, who is acting at
in the absence of
Acknowledgement Harmon, believes
that the Chinese Exclusion Act
could be so construed as to prevent
the entrance of any undesirable
class Of Orientals, but the best
lawyers in this city doubt if this
could be done, as the Geary Act
specifies the exclusion
of "Chinese persons" ,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-07

The Claudine took away yester-
day the largest list of cabin passen-
gers for many months. Every state
room was filled, and some thirty
persons had to be content with
mattresses on the floor of the saloon
or remain behind. The Likelike
also carried a large number of pas
sengers.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-07
DESCRIPTION AND TERMS:

CREOLE games
of
lin fth
fourth l5,
well speedy horse Creole by mper
that capable
TINS and besides being the best formed
the
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-10

Reform IN the present law regard
ing tax land sales IS something nine
tenths Of the citizens OF Texas demand
who pay their taxes and ore not in
che habit OF permitting them TO go
into delinquency. Gov. Hog has shown
in his message that hundreds Of thous-
ands OF dollars are now owing the
state from back taxes, and there APP
pears to be no adequate law to gather
IN this money. senator o. b. colquit;
VIII, he says. push bin in the pres
ent legislature to validate tax land
sales. He says:
There is today due the state hun
dreds Of thousands OF dollars back
taxes on land. At present a tax deed
TO realty ls not worth the paper It
Is written on, and under the decisions
OF our supreme court 1t does not even
constitute notice. and Limitation does
not apply The vast corporations own
ing land In this state have long since
realized this and ceased to contrib
ute toward the support Of the state
government by the payment Of taxes.
Year after year this land Is sold to
the state for taxes. Now. have
bin prepared and which VIII be intro
duced early in the session Of the sem
ate, which will. IN the opinion OF some
OF the abisst lawyers IN the state, set
tie this matter, do not care TO out
line It at present. but will say that
It's effect Will be tho establishment OF
tho validity Of tax deeds. with this
condition of Affairs u will be no trlu-
BILE 10 make definite estimates as TO
the proper tax rntes necessary 10 the
maintenance Of the state government.
There Is, In my opinion, no legislation
80 urgently demanded At present as
this"
Senator Colquitt is on the right track.
and his bill Will be watched with IN
terest. II the law on this subjey.
were more stringent It would be bene-
naiai. not only to the state, but each
county and city as well. As it is
now, there l. hardly town which
does not have a long list OF delinquent
tax payers. and some Of these delin-
quents are among the leading. and
often the weaithiest residents. sena-
tor Colquitt has an opportunity 10
accomplish much good IL the bill he
will introduce proves to be an effective
measure
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-10
INCOME TAX APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Coclsreil Thinks That IL
VIII Pass.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-senator Cock
rell, chairman Of the senate commit
tee on appropriations, has been inter
Viewed. He said he probably would
call the committee together soon and
that the urgent deficiency bill, which
contains the provision for an approprla-
tlon to put tho income tax into opera
tion, would be taken up as soon az
practicable Mr., Cockreli is not appre-
henslve az to the fate of this provision
and while he does not hope that II will
so through the senate without some
opposition, he does not count upon an
tasonism sufficient to materially DELAY
me passage OF the bill
He says that effectual opposition To
the appropriation OF money for Inc OK.
eeution Of any law would be most eS.
eeptlonal, and he does not believe that
any considerable number OF senator's
VIII engage in It, either In committee
or IN the senate. whatever their conyIo.
IONS IN regard TO the merits OF the law
user may be- Mr. Cockreu saws he
thinks i probable that the bin NAV be
Hntae me basis OF a few speeches In
opposition when reported 10 the senate
Ky ne doris not count upon anythln9
IKE nllbuster against Il.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-10

The following letter from Mayor Pad
dock. who Is now in Chicago. appeals
strongly to the old Fort Worth spirit.
All to work for the Semi Centeun.al:
Chicago. Jan. z, 1s95.-Edltor Gaa,
cite: Distance increases. rather than
dlminlshes. my interest in an matters
pertaining 20 Fort Worth The work /
am doing here, IL successful, will re-
dound to he benefit Of our glorious
city, aud incidentally will benefit yours
truly. The trip OF the Chicago dele
cation through Texas diapelled many
Of the erroneous Ideas relative to con-
ditions there, and Fort Worth comes in
for it's share of praise from those who
spent an hour or two minging with
our citizens These visits should be
more frequent and more protrAeted
Nothing is SO convincing as personal
observation.
The movement inaugurated by the
Gazette to celebrate the Semi-cslten-
NAL anniversary OF the admission OF
Texas into the Union receives favor
able notlce here by the press and the
people, push forward the good work.
and let the enterprise and public spirit
OF Fort Worth manifest itself In the
contamination Of this worthy object.
II win be a work worthy Of Fort
Worth and her people and will attract
the attention Of the iiberty-lovlng at
liens OF the Union everywhere Yours
for the cause,
n "a pApDort-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-10

TIE proposai to take the city govern
Hent OF Fort Worth out ct The hands
Of a Responsible political organiza-
ton and to turn st over to al o-snn-
cation which represents nothing but 4
momenlsry Impulse. which may be TN
der one inluencs today and unieF an
other tomorrow. IS a mistake. very
great mistake, and nobody would be
more repentant il It should prove sue
eessful than those misguided Demo
Gratis who may give It their coun'e-
nance.
The talk about non-partizanism in
munielpal government has a pleas
Ing ring, and at the first few syllables.
It Is likely to deceive, but little re-
Election and a little experience will
convince any unbiased mind that OF
all movements In the name Of reform
that which seeks TO destroy political
organization, either in national. state.
county or municipal Affairs. is the shall
lowest. 1t is fraudulent on Its face,
for affirming that political organization
in local politics Is an evil. it seeks 10
abate 1t by creating another Of equal
magnitude but Of Infinitely more eapac-
ity for injury. 1t proposes to destroy or
gani1ation by a new organization.
Fort Worth and Tarrant county have
heard something about non-partisan-
ism before and the memory of 1t will
serve wei in another campaign against
a similar movement.
It has been the peculiar pride OF
Fort Worth that It is safely Democ-
ratio. and the fact that It is. by general
testimony, the best governed OF Texas
cities, is not to be severed from the
other fact. Its Democracy is not
hide-bound. Republicans have been
elected to office on the local ticket and
leading Republicans have for years
participated In and have been weicom-
ed to the primaries Of the Democratic
party.
what has happened in the admins
tratlon Of the analrs Of Fort worth to
call for this proposed revolution?
What collateral have its promoters
to offer as security for the pledge to
give the city something better than it
now has2
We Will tell the Democrats IN this
movement the true inwardAcss OF It.
It Is. first, an attempt TO give this
congressional district which was barely
saved to Democracy by r1rrant COM
TVS superb majority in thv la;e eiee-
ton, to the Popuasts.
It IS the old movement 81 1856 under
new name. shrewdly disguised but
with long distance ears which cannot
be covered.
II is honey-combcd with politics, and
aims at political ends which cannot be
attained in a square, fair fight.
OF course there are excellent gentle
men and good Democrats who have
permitted their names % be used to
promote this move to whom all Of these
purposes are wholly foreign. but these
are the designs Of those WHO conceived
the scheme and who will dominate 1t
II It gets under headway.
Before Fort Worth swaps political
horses. it viii want to know something
about the other horse.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-10

The preseu, session Of the leglsla-
ture VIII have to deal with the ques-
ton Of amending the charters OF sew
eral cities. The same question has
been brought before each session t1r
many years and there does not seem 20
be any way Of fixing these charters
SO that they VIII prove satisfactory. No
sooner Is the charter OF any one OF the
leading cities amended than new
board " aldermen is elected and the
organic law IS kicked fun OF noles.
Houston and Galveston are both clam
gslng for change, and not long ago
There was movement lnaugurated
Ay the city council OF Fort Worth to
ask the legislature 10 amend This city's
charter 50 that the officials os the city
could DO elected by the council. taxi
ing the question Of their choice en-
tlrely out OF the hands Of the voters.
The people Of F0gt Worth resented
this idea Of Capitalization 81 a man
ner not 10 be misunderstood ana the
movement has not been heard OF late
y.
The trouble Is IN the present sys-
tenn Of municipal government. and so
long AS the system Is IN vogue there
will be constant recurrence OF those
demands FOR amcnJmenta 90 charters.
1.-THE best governed country l8 one that
IS governed the least" can De applied
% city az wen AIS 70 a state.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-10
swINn nnEEpERs, MnnrlNe.
They WIN lie Here on the Third
TuesInN In FcIrunry.


Fort WORTH Jan ITO the Gazette:
On the third Tuesday OF February the
Texas State Swine Breeders assoeia-
ton will meet In this city. and as no
convention which meets anywhere In
Texas during the year represents an
Industry that means so much for the
good OF the state. It is the duty OF the
citizens 10 see that their stay Is made
pleasant while here. / do not know
whether or not the Fort Worth Board
OF Trade nave been appraised OF this
meeting, but something should be done
In :he direction mentioned, and the OBJ
Ject OF this is to call attention to the
meeting and to its Importance. 1t is
also likely that Texas farmers con-
gress VIII be organized here at that
time. a meeting with that object in
view was called at Dallas during the
Fair, but for lack OF attendance ii
adjourned TO meet In Fort Worth at
even date with the swine raisers' meet
ing Other Southern states will hold
conventions Of this class. and with a
proper effort a good attendance can be
had AZ this congress, and Fort Worth
would be the city In which to hold a
rousing meeting, Knowing the reputa-
ton for hospitality that Fort Worth
enjoys. i believe that. whether OF not
farmers congress meets. the swine
raisers will not regret that this city
was selected as their place OF meeting.
d. o. LIVELY.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-10

The pc9poaiti1u to hold u scmi-Cen-
tennial in For, worth has gone forth
TO the four ends Of the couptry and the
newspapers aud people oyerywAe.e arc
talking about IL, The Impression is
established in the public mind that the
celebration viii certainly be hold. and
while it may be well to XIII your ducks
before counting them, yet public sent-
ment is SO strongly in favor Of the
Idea that It may DO as well under
stood that the celebration will come
or on schedule time, In this matter
Fort Worth has undertaken a larger
task than 1t has ever attempted before.
for the celebration will be OF national
as well as state Importance. The peo-
pie OF other states have recognized the
magnitude OF the movement aud are
watching US There are many reasons
why Texas cannot afford to permit
this event in It's history to 20 unno-
ticed. and there are equally as many
seasons why the national government
should assist In celebrating It, The
West and Southwest should be brought
together and all the states aud terri
tories OF the region commonly under
Btood as forming the Bouthwestern
country made to feel that each has
a special invitation to be represented
in the Ceml-Centennial.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-10

S"AAAAAAsAA9t - 49, S1AAs " A9sSs
Work is being pushed ON the big
hotel.
Two stone dwellings are contracted
for and under Roadway.
The browning effort OF the Union was
completed last Saturday when a COM
pany was formed to build block Of
two story stone buildings on Main
street. This block will be $50 feet front
and 90 feet deep and 25 feet high
Henry JObert OF Iowa Park, Texas. is
contractor ana builder, and none but
home labor VIII be employed.
As sample OF our ADVANTAGES our
contractors make contracts for store
houses-pay one-half the mpuunt they
cost-at Iowa Park our sand pit and
stone quarry being within three blocks
Of the building site.
The permit collector has gotten ont
OF the Paris tolnt, it seems. and is in
town rustling the boys for permits. He
IS simply wasting time In trying to
natter himself or others that his
tishi' can collect taxes on non-citl
zens.
The squawmen lot jumping scheme
came to quiet ending by the lucky
renter asking the Union to put the
ises, which was promptly done.
uhe whlte IrGans are trying 10
oust a white settler near here who has
paid his rent in advance
II the indians try force thew win
ma a home in heaven, probably NO.
cording to their faith.
y IS being discussed daily as to the
pest method TO deal with this fran6
indian question, Toe plan which meets
with the most favor is FOR the set0ers
TO refuse TO recognize the white Indian
as land owner at all and ask The
United states government 10 appoint
a receiver or agent to whom we can
pS nv. IehH us ana get loyal protection.
Doodle, and the tribe win shara ne
rent in common, 'ne
Men and teams have gone to Texas
AFTER Contractor Joberts outfit ana
homeseekers should keep one eve on
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-10
wnEnn TExAs srANns .

One of tho important duties Of the
state legislature will be the election Of
United States senator to succeed
Richard Coke. whose term OF ONCE
VIII expire in March next. and who
is not candidate for reelection.
For this position there Is one an
nounced candidate. ex-senator Horace
Chiffon of Tyler Mr.. Chiffon has
frankly stated his views on the issues
that are likely to be at the front In
congress during the next six years. He
is pronounced bI-metallist and he
believes that the present system Of a
single gold standard and of gradual
contraction OF the currency Is a. curse
which legislation has caused and which
legislation should alleviate.
II this is the sentiment Of the masses
Of the people OF Texas. aud we believe
It is. Mr. Chiffon ought to be elected
because he fairly and fully represents
that class Of bi-metallists who are ro-
solved that the United States shall
face about on this question whether
England or Germany or any other for
e!gu nation gives its consent or not.
There should be 10 mistake about
the significance Of Mr., Chnton's cleo
ton, If he is chosen. He has uttered
no uncertain views. Al Texas knows
where he stands.
In choosing a senator the Texas leg
stature viii declare where Texas
stands on the money question. which is,
admittedly. the federal question of che
hour,