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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-12

of the principal matters over which
the Honolulu colony is at present
considerably agitated is the action
of landholder, by which many
Portuguese residents are practically
paying penalty for their industry
in improving such small plots as
they have been able TO lease in the
vicinity of Punchbowl.
While the people of the colony
have not, at all times, proven
themselves to be particularly sharp
in the business transactions in con-
nection with obtaining rentals, it
is apparent that they have been
subjected to an injustice which
might well attract the attention of
the Government. A large portion
of the land in question is&held by
Kapiolani, under a lease from the
Government. The land has been
let out in small lots to Portuguese
families, who have built their cot
tages, started the usual thrifty
garden patch and thereby en-
HANGED the value of the property.
Having thus become well estab-
lished in their homes, they resent
the large increase of rental de-
manded when they apply for re-
newal of their leases.
Records obtained by a recent
canvas of those who have requested
renewals, shows an increase from
$15 to $25, and from $25 to $40 in
the yearly rental demanded. Be
sides this parties leasing the plots
are obliged to pay to the landlord
a tax amounting to from So to
$3.50. This last is over and above
the direct tax paid to the Govern
ment. Thus it will be noted that
at the expiration of five and ten
year leases, the rental has been in
creased 60 per cent. and in many
cases a still longer proportion.
The injustice of the system is alto
gether too glazing not to attract
comment, particularly as the land |
is practically the property of
the Government owing to the
conditions under which the orig
inal lease is held. The matter
should not only attract comment,
but it should receive a thorough
investigation at the hands of either
the Executive or Legislature, or
both, by the Government. There
is really no cause for the exaction
of such increased rentals, and,
should such a policy be continued,
it would, to all intents and pur-
poses, put an end to the home
building efforts of the Portuguese
colony.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-12
PORTUGUESE LEASE RENEWALS.

The Portuguese colony is putting
itself in evidence to quite an ex-
tent of late and not without reason.
The Portuguese, as a class, are
sober and industrious, satisfied
with a fair return for unstinted
labor, and. as rule, quiet so long
as they are given an opportunity
to work for reasonable remunera-
ton. Many barren spot in and
about Honolulu has been trans
formed into fertile and valuable
land by labor of these people. One
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-12
THIS DAY F! !
SALMON !!
ON THURSDAY, MARCH y
At 10 O'Clock a. M,
l will sell at Public Auction, at the PACl-
FIG MAIL WHARF, for account
of whom 1t may concern.
large consignment of
Salmon
--- and -
OOlaChanS
As FOLLOWS:
and

Diamond B, S P-46 Kits Salmon Bellies
Diamond B, CO Barrels Salt salmon.
Diamond B w. .C.-3 Barrels Salt Salmon.
Diamond B. l. 81 C-S Hslf Barrels Tip Bi s..
Diamond B, l.. L. P-5 Barrels Salt
OOlschans.
Diamond B, L. L. P.-4O Kits Salt Oola-
chans.
Diamond B, L. I. P-50 Half Kits Salt
Oolachans.
Diamond B, J. L. L.-39 KITS Salt Salmon
Diamond B, e. P. Cole Barrels Salt
Salmon Bellies
Diamond B, c. P. Coz Half Barrels Salt
Salmon Ballies.
Diamond B, c. P. Colo Half Barrels Salt
Salmon
Diamond B, R. C. & - Kits Salmon
Diamond B, R. c. & So Kits Salmon
Diamond B, R. G. & So Half Barrels
Oolachans.
Diamond b r. G. & S.-61 Kits Salmon
Bellies.
Diamond B. S.-22 Kits Salmon Bellies.
Just landed ex Miowera and all in prime
condition.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-12
TAXES NOT PRIVATE AFFAIRS.

A correspondent signing himself
Enquirer" writes to know if, in our
remarks upon the publication of
tax office figures, we contend for
the exposing of peoples private
business affairs to the free exami-
nation of the general public" He
further adds that, "Tax books are,
by law, open to the inspection OF
the public, but not in the sense
that any man may use them for the
purpose of ferreting out all the ms
and outs of his neighbours private
affairs"
In the first place it is proper to
state that there was some mis-
understanding concerning the po-
sition taken by the Minister of Fin
ance, and that he made known his
readiness to make public the figures
referred to, if the Senate called for
them. AS to our contention for
exposing private affairs" we wish
it understood that the position
taken is, that not one single item
on the books of the tax office can
be regarded as a private affair to be
kept strictly within the confines of
the office, or that information can
be refused concerning any detail Of
the tax and by whom paid. There
is nothing in the tax office that can
properly be classed as private.
Just at the present time the gen.
eral impression abroad in the
land is that the corporations are
reaping all the gold from the soil
and not bearing their proportional
share of the financial burdens of
the Government. The Minister of
Finance, in his annual report, has
given totals which tend de-
cidedly to support this suppo-
sition. 1t may we'll be taken
for granted that the corporations
are what the people are after at
just this present time. Now the
various solutions of this problem of
equalization of taxes are as multi
tudinous as is possible. The Min
lister of Finance wants TO have the
time of assessment changed; others
believe the sugar corporations
should be taxed on the total output
of their product for the preceding
year; still others hold that the
plantations should be taxed for the
full amount represented by the
capital stock; and finally there are
ardent advocates of the income
tax.
To come to anything near cor
rect conclusion in considering this
question, there must be an I'M
reserved display of tax returns in
detail, and it is just as important
for the public to know these
figures as it is for the special
committee of the Senate. The
principal objection offered to
Senator McCsndless' questions was
that he singled out class to be
paraded before the public. 1t so
happened that Senator McCandless
wanted to know about the corpora
lions. If there are others who
want to know about some other
branch of taxpayers, let them ask
but, under no circumstances should
information for either party be
withheld or kept within the con-
fines of the committee. As the
matter stands now, the Senate alone
will be obliged to take the respon-
sibility of keeping detailed COM
parative figures from the general
public.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-12
AMERICAN OPINION FORECAST.

elf what ] hear is true, the next
Hawaiian Legislature will do ex-
actly what they found fault with
the Queen for doing, and for which
they dethroned her, that is Ii
censing the sale of opium" [John
D. Spreckels in San Francisco
Examiner
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-12

The ladies in charge of the soci-
able at the Central Union Church
this evening will be Mrs. Andrew
Brown, Mrs. H. Waity and Mrs.
H. p. Walton.
The National tribune., 1896-08-27
THE DIVISIONS.
COLORADO.

new Camp has been organized at Cortez to
be known as San Juan Camp g. L. w. Wilson
is Captain and w. A. Maness First Sergeant.
The number of applicants was 16 ID. II. Taylor
and the comrades of Warren Post, SO, assisted
in the muster. The Camp will rank from July
3. 1896.
MAINE.
The following appointments have been made
on the Division staff: ms, Wesley L. Gribbin,
Portland; mastering Officer o. E. Ludwig
Naldoboro; Serg't-Msj., b. l.. Nicholas, Au-
gusta; q, b. s.. III. T. Merrill. Augusta.
Gettysburg Camp is, Of Eastport, has sur.
rendered its charter.
MICHIGAN.
The 18th annual Eneampment, held at Hol-
land, July l4l7, elected and installed the fol.
lowing for the ensuing year as officers: CON-,
Ii. T. Cowdin, Rockford S. V. c., w. A. HolIey,
Holland; ]. v. c., 4. L. Stockton, Flint; O. NJ,
C. ]. Post, Grand Rapids Division Council, j.
T. Crawford, Lowell; I. 4. Munger, Dundee !;
A. c. Stowe. Fennvile Delegates to Com
msndery-in-Chief, George E. Cogshall, Grand
Rapids; ]. A. Mabbs, Holland; g. T. Chapel,
Rockford.
Some important legislation was enacted at
the recent Encampment. New Division by
laws were adopted; the following being some
OF the more important changes made:
Division EncampmeDts hereafter to be
held between May / and June Is, 10 be field
Encampment, il possible. The place of holding
the next to be selected at annual Encampment
upon invitation OF some Camp. If no selection
lie made then the Division Commander and
Council are TO proceed as has been the custom
formerly.
The Division Quartermaster is made an elect.
i've officer and the term of service three years
with Headquarters at place of residence at time
Of his election.
The Inspectors to receive three cents pei
mile each way and for other necessary CT pensel
moi 10 exceed two dollars
Anyone instrumental in mastering in a new
Camp is TO receive 10 cents for each charter
member mustered.
NEW YORK.
Past Col w. Scott oberdorf is New York.
candidate for COMMANDMENTS Chief, and he viii
receive the united support of the Division q
Louisville.
Past Col Lewis J. Macy has been appointed
Special Aid 20 the Division Commander, will
the rank Of Second Lieutenant.
The New York delegation leaves New Yorl
City for Louisville Sunday Sept. 6, at p. m.
foot of Liberty street, Hudson River, via tn,
B. & O.
A. Wilder Camp, SIS, of Warwick. was mus
tered recently by Asst mastering Officer Ere,
b. Hook, of Goshen. with q charter member
ship Of 81 Capt, e. III. Hogan; First Lieut..
C. X. Hane; Second Lieut., w. w. Van Etten
Additional Camps will soon be mustered q
Evans Mills. Buffalo, and West Hsverstraw.
George Rich Camp 217, Altman, surrendere,
is charter on July 6. Transfers have bee,
issued to ID. A. Fradenburg. ]. Place, S. Wake,
Vim. Tanner. and George Hamlin.
The National tribune., 1896-08-27
HOW 1T WOULD WORK.

What Prof. suess. the Noted BimetaIIist, Of
Vienna, Says of the Chicago Plan.
Through the courtesy of DR.. G. A. White,
of the Smithsonian Institute, the Sound
Money League of Pennsylvania is authorized
to print letter from Prof. Eduard Suess,
Professor of Geology ut the Austrian Imperial
University, and one of the leading bimetal-
lists of Europe. Prof Suess is the author
of The Future Silver" a treatise which so
highly pleased the Silver men in the United
States Senate that they procured it's transla-
tion and republication as Senate document.
In 1T he predicts that the whole world will
eventually have to come to a silver basis
from the exhaustion of the gold deposits.
DR.. White wrote to Prof Suess, soliciting
his view on the pending Silver question in
this country-unlimited coinage by the
United States alone, at the ratio of 16 to 1.
The following is the full text of his reply:
VIENNA, July 10. 1886.
DEAR DIR. WHITE: Yesterday arrived here from
Hungary, and tomorrow leave again for Buda-
pest found your kind letter awaiting me here,
and have sent your request for publication on the
silver question: together with the sum OF IL forins
TO DR.. Otto Arendt. member OF the Reichstag at
Berlin, Kleiststrasse H. who will send the desired
pamphlets to Mr.. Browne.
Replying briefly to your inquiry as to what, In
my opinion. would be the result il your Govern
ment should independently adopt the free coinage
of silver at the ratio of ls to L. may say that you
would simply lose all your gold and then be
obliged to buy in England all the gold necessary
to meet your obligations in foreign countries. etc.
No country is strong enough alone to take such a
step; and If taken by your country IL must lead to
a financial. and perhaps an industrial. crisis
Should your Government decide upon the FREQ
coinage of sver-the demonstration of gold
thus going with China, you would divide the fnan-
cial world in half and infct severe damage upon
human civilization In general.
Your Government surely ought to wait and take
some intermediate course, such as the coinage of u
limited amount of silver annually but not so much
~ in former years Above all. it is mp possible for
you to sustain An issue of notes payable in gold
without maintaining gold standard. But to make
an exclusive gold standard would be at least ~
great the free coinage Of silver and the
consequent demonstration of gold.
1 am sorry that just now have not time to put
my ideas concerning your National monetary AZ
fairs into more elaborate form. may. however.
add an expression of my fear that in your country
politics enters largely into the consideration Of
this highly important. but purely economic ques-
ton.
;. have received your Memoir of DR.. Engelmann.
whom had the pleasure of meeting in 1887 1858.
Believe me, dear Mr.. White, most truly yours,
(Signed) Il. SuEss.
The National tribune., 1896-08-27
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
Annual Reuaion of the Society Will be Held
at Burlington, VT.

Annual Reuaion of the Society Will be Held
at Burlington, VT.
The 9th annual Reunion Of the Society of
the Army of the Potomac will be held at Bur.
lington. VT, on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept.
Is and II, 1885, The Headquarters of the So.
ciety will be at the Van Ness House. The fol-
lowing program OF exercises has been prepared
Wednesday Sept. l6 $3.50 a. m.-Corps meet
iugs. Places of meeting to be announced by
bulletin at the several hotels. p. m.-Parade
of Regular troops, 21st Inf. from Plattsburg,
n. Y. Sd Cav. from Fort Ethan Allen, and the
National Guard of Vermont, and reviewed by
the Society. p m.-Business meeting of the
Society at the Howard Opera House. 6 p M
Public exercises at the Howard Opera House.
Addresses of welcome and response by the Pres-
dent of the Society. Grafton by Maj. Gen.
Orlando Smith, q. s. ", Of Baltimore, Md.
Poem by Capt. Jack Crawford, the poet scout.
Addresses by distinguished officers Of the Army
of the Potomac and others.
Thursday. Sept. ia. M.-Drive through
Burlington, VT, and to Fort Ethan Allen.
p M-Excursion on Lake Champlain. 8 p. u.
banquet at the Van Ness House.
Horatio G. King, Recording Secretary, 375
Fulton street, Brooklyn. N Y. will give any
further information about the Reunion that
comrades may desire.
The National tribune., 1896-08-27
Harvest Excursions.

In order to give everyone an opportunity to
see the grand crops in the Western States, and
enable the intending settler to secure home,
the Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul R'y has
arranged to run series of harvest excursions
to South and North Dakota, and to other States
in the West, Northwest and Southwest ON the
following dates: July q, August and 49,
September /, Is. %. and October 6 and 20. at the
low rate of two dollars more than ONE FARE
for the round trip. Tickets will be good for
return on any Tuesday or Friday within
twenty-one days from date of sale. For rates.
time OF trains, and further details apply to any
coupon ticket agent in the East or South, or
address John r. Pott, District Passenger Agent,
Will;omcporf
The National tribune., 1896-08-27
THE QUEEN OF FASHION.
Americas Leading Fashion
Magazine.

The Queen Of Fashion. published
by the Mccall Co., of New York, is the MOST
popular monthly fashion magazine with
American women. 1t costs so cents per
year, and it illustrates all the latest styles.
We will send The Queen of Fashion one year
and any one pattern illustrated therein
with THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE one year
for Sl.15
Here is chance to get two papers and an
expensive dress pattern at the cost of one.
Americas greatest patriotic paper for the
fathers and sons, and Americas most practi-
cal household fashion magazine for the
mothers and daughters. Address
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
WashinSt0n, N&
The National tribune., 1896-08-27
rs 1873 n.s| 1913 40 =. 40
IA .7a4 es.s ss.e $50 $50 so
lo4.7 ss.s 900 1854 1913 s2.2 SO
e2.5 sl.s $50 1915 $50 4s.e 4s
45.s 1876 ss.7 s7.s 4o.4 2s.l 25
's.S 'l.s| ss-s 49,. $50 1876 4s
Signals Unseen by the Enemy.

The American Consul at Copenhagen reports
to the State Department that young boat
swain in the Danish navy has invented tele-
graphic apparatus for communication with o
ship at certain anchorage without the use of
a direct line. An electric battery, with one
pole in contact with moist earth at one end and
o telegraphic key aud interpreter at the other,
constitutes the Bland apparatus. from which a
cable is laid to aud around the anchorage in a
coil from 1000 to l,gqO feet in diameter. A
seenod connected with telephone aboard
the ship completes the apparatus. The plan
has worked successfully, and the young in
ventor is now at work to get rid of the tele-
graph key and make the communication
wholly telephone. Among the advantages of
the new method is that signals made in this
manner will not be visible to an enemy, as in
case of flags, and that ships moving near the
shore can communicate with stations while
passing over certain spots before designated.
The National tribune., 1896-08-27
Last Excursion to Niagara Fans.

The last excursion OF the season via the
Royal Blue Line TO Niagara Falls Watkins
Glen, Buffalo aud Rochester is announced for
Thursday, August 9th.
A special express train of Pullman cars and
frst.class day coaches. in charge of an expert
enced Tourist Agent, will leave B. d 0. Sta
ton, Washington, $40 a. M; leave Camden
Station. Baltimore, 9.05 a. ~; arrive Niagara
Falls HOO p. M, stopping at the following
ctatianc.
The National tribune., 1896-08-27

Mrs. NJ. Fl. Short, 751 Second street, Louis
vile, KY, whose residence was Headquarters
for the Loyal Home Workers in that city during
the GAR Encampment last Fall, can accom-
Veterans Encampment next month. Write
her at once for terms
The National tribune., 1896-08-27

There is . large amount of trouble about fu-
sion in Idaho, and it threatens to spread to the
neighboring States. The trouble is that the
Democrats. and Populists want all the spois,
and to give nothing to the Free Silver Republic
cans, who labor under the idea that they are
the dog and the other fellows the tail. So far
Senator Dubois has fallen very far outside the
breastworks.
The National tribune., 1896-08-27

Arrive Niagara Falls 11O0 p. m.
Round Trip Tickets, good for ten days. $1,000.
Don't forget the date. Thursday, August 9TH
The National tribune., 1896-08-27
Decline OF Silver.

lClapp & Co.'s Circutar.l
Decline of value of silver coins of countries
not having gold reserves to maintain parity of
All money:
The National tribune., 1896-08-27

1874 ISIS 1850 1873, '''o ''', |l''s
The National tribune., 1896-08-27

Already 125 little girls have volunteered
their services to the Encampment Committee.
They will wear white dresses, with sashes OF
red, white and blue. They will be arranged
in platoons of 90 along the line of march of the
parade. They will carry flowers, which they
will shower upon the veterans as they pass.
The National tribune., 1896-08-27

Columbia Post. FOG, Chicago, has issued q cir.
cular outlining the itinerary of the Post to the
Encampment. The Post will reach st. Paul in
. special car at 230 o'clock Monday, Aug. 81.
1t will be met at the train by the Third Regi-
ment Band. In tho evening the Post will sere.
made the newspaper Offices, and it will be enter.
tanned at the Commercial Club. Tuesday the
Post will be entertained at Fort Smelling and
at Minneapolis. Thursday the Post will visit
Lake Minnetonka, and Friday, White Bear.
The National tribune., 1896-08-27

The stand which will accommodate the
Living Flag" composed of 2,040 school chill.
dren, has been completed. The stand is located
The National tribune., 1896-08-27

It is we'll known to many of tho comrades Of
Gen. Franz Sigel that he has become quite old
and feeble. He is now past 72. and his health
has lately become greatly impaired. 1t will,
therefore, be impossible to travel as far as
ST. Paul to attend the Encampment as was
expected by many of his German compatriots
in the West.
The National tribune., 1896-08-27

Tuesday arrival day)-Receiving of the
visiting Camps and the opening session of the
Encampment will be held at 2 o'clock p. m.
Wednesday-The Grand Military Parade,
with review by the Commander-in-Chief, and,
at night, Campfres, Music, etc, and the Con-
ference of Division Comman
Thursday Grand Prize Drill.
By order of the Executive Committee:
VIM. CORNWALL, jr., General Manager.
The National tribune., 1896-08-27

The Committee on Invitations and Recep.
tions has sent out nearly 1000 invitations, to
the President aud Vice President of the United
States, members of the Cabinet, judges of the
Supreme Court, United States Senators, and
members of Congress. and, after these, to dis
tinguished military and civil officers and per-
sons of prominence-men aud women Of ma
ti0nal fame.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
JOINING THE CAVALRY.
Birmingham to Have a Troop Commanded by
Captain Mudd.

Captain 4. G. Forbes of Montgomery,
captain and adjutsnt of the First squad
ron, arrived in Birmingham yesterday
under special orders from the adjutant
general to further the organization of the
Birmingham cavalry company. The COM
pany will be known as troop d, First
squadron, Alabama state troops.
Mr.. j. p. Mudd, at the request of Col
Louis v. Clarke, Captain Forbes, acting
for the adjutant general and Maj. ]. T.
Beck will complete the organization of
the troop. The work has begun in earn
est and with much enthusiasm, some
of the best citizens taking an active part.
Lieutenant Mudd is a graduate of the
University of Alabama in the class of
10, and has been in the volunteer SER
vice, having been in the birmingham
Rifles few years ago as first lieuten-
ant
Colonel Clark has long been an advo-
cate of a we'll equipped cavalry company
Birmingham, and his friends all over
the state will congratulate him now in
his efforts which already assure success
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
INVESTIGATION DlSPROvES The RUMoR.
The Star Finds That N. We'll & Bro. Are Real
Friends of the Railroad Bows

For some time report has been in cir
culation to the effect that M. We'll 81 Bro.
had been used as instruments for the
purpose of procuring list of the names
of all American Railway union strikers,
which list was for the use of the rail-
roads. The Star has, at the request of
some of it's friends, has made an investi-
cation of the rumor and is convinced
that there isn't the least shadow of truth
in the report The Star believes that
Messrs. Marcus and Ben We'll are both
sincere friends of the railroad boys and
have done everything in their power to
benefit them in every way, and that the
reports to the contrary emanated from
the narrow minds of malicious and jeal-
Gus competitors for the railroad trade
Sunday Morning Star.