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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-07
REV. PECK'S DENIAL.
Thinks He Was Misunderstood.
Sunday Shooting Is Wrong.

MR.. EDITOR=In your issue of this
morning l am reported as saying: I do
not object to men going out for quiet
Sunday shoot as long as they do not in
terfere with the rights of others" Your
reporter Internationally misunderstood
me | have always been, and am now,
totally opposed to Sunday shooting, in
side or outside of the city limits. ]
think that it is wrong as regards both
the laws of God and of this Republic.
l have both in private and in public
done and said all that l could 10 stop
this rapidly increasing evil in our COM
munity. Last Saturday l was speaking
in favor of law which does not render
the present Sunday law imperative, but
throws the responsibility of stopping
Sunday shooting within a three-mile
limit upon the Government, without
some citizen having TO enter com
plant. The proposed law does not by
any means express my ideas as to what
should be done, but | think it to be a
step in advance, and as such favor it.
L would not like to be understood as
in any way faVoring Sunday shooting
except where the safety OF individual
life OF of the national life render it a
necessity.
HARCOURT w. PECK.
Honolulu AOriI 6 1896
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-07
WHARF AND WAVE.

REPORT OF WEATHER BUREAU,
April 6, 8 p. m.-Temperature, II deg. !;
dew point, 80 deg; barometer, 3016
Prospects-Fair weather.
AT DIAMOND HEAD SIGNAL STA
TON, April 6, 10 p. m.-The weather is
clear; wind light, north.
The w. G. Hall and Kaala will be in
today.
The steamer Waialeale sailed for Pu-
naluu, Hawaii, yesterday.
The ship Roanoke is discharging her
ballast preparatory to departure.
The four-masted baTkentine Addenda
is at the railroad wharf, discharging
Jack Galway was unable to get away
on the Kaena yesterday on account of
ill-health.
The bark Andrew WeIch is loaded
with sugar and ready for departure to
San Francisco. She will leave in a day
OF two.
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Administrators Notice.

THE UNDERSIGNED HAVING BEEN
appointed administrator of the estate of
William Dean late of Honolulu, Oahu, de-
ceased, by order of the Honorable a. Per-
hereby notifies all persons having claims
against said estate, to present the same
with the vouchers, duly authenticated, to
him, at his office, on Merchant street, Ho-
nolulu, within six months from the date
hereof, or such claims will be forever
barred.
All persons indebted to the said estate
are also notified and directed to pay such
debt to the administrator only
Dated Honolulu, March 10, 1896. e
WILLIAM r. CASTLE
Administrator of the Estate of William
Dean. 1916 1740 4w
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DEPARTURES.
Monday, April 6.

Monday, April 6.
Stmr Waialeale, Gregory, for Puma
luu.
Stmr James Makee, Peterson, for
Kauai ports.
Stmr Kaena, Galway, for Oahu ports.
Stmr Ke Au Hou, Thompson, for
Kauai ports.
Stmr Mikahala, Haglund, for Kauai
ports.
Stmr Kauai, Bruhn, from Kauai
ports.
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Quarterly Meeting
c. BREWER & COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE REGULAR QUARTERLY
meeting of the shareholders of the c..
BREWER & CO, Ltd, will be held at
the office of the company in Honolulu
on Friday, April 10, 1896, at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon.
E. F. BISHOP, Secretary.
Dated Honolulu, April 2, 1896.
4267-1W
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TIDES, SUN AND MOON.

New moon on the l2tn at Oh. 53m pm.
The tides and moon phase are given in stand
ard Time. The time OF sun and moon rising
and setting being given for all ports in the
group are IN Local Time, to which the respec-
tive corrections to Standard Time applicable TO
each different port should be made.
The Standard Time whistle sounds at 12h
ON 0s. lmiduight) Greenwich Time, which Il
IN. 30m. pm. of Hawaiian Standard Time.
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PASSENGERS.
DepartureS.

For Kauai, per stmr Mikahala, April
6: Mrs. L. A. Coney, Miss Rose David
son, c.. Won Hamm, w VOTERS, Long
Hoy D. Conway, w. ]. Wells, Rev. o.
II. Gulick, Harold Rice, Athalie Levy
and 10 on deck
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House To Let or Lease.
House To Let or Lease.

room, kitchen. pantry, bathroom, and
one-rOom cottage in the yard, on Punch
bowl street, near the residence of J. h OPP
per. Thoroughly repaired and painted.
$50 per moth TO re >ponsble party only.
Apply at the office of
J. ALFRED MAGOON.
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BY AUTHORITY

Mr.. GEORGE C. STRATEMEYER
has this day been commissioned Port
Surveyor for the port of Honolulu and
Island of Oahu, in place of NJ. y. Sand
ers. resigned, and Mr.. NJ. n. Sanders has
been this day commissioned as Pilot for
the port of Honolulu, in place Of P. P.
Shepherd, resigned.
(Signed) JAS. B. CASTLE,
Collector General of Customs.
Approved.
(Signed) S. NJ. DAMON,
Minister of Finance.
Office OF the Collector General OF Gus
toms. Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands,
April 9th. 1896. 4270-3t
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Poetic LODGE. No. 822, H.. Z A. N.

THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL MEET
ing of Pacific Lodge, No. 800, A. F. & A
M, at its Hall, Masonic Temple, THIS
(Tuesday) EVENING. April 9TH, al
Z 80 O'Clock.
Work IN FIRST AND SECOND DEGREES.
Members OF Hawaiian Lodge, Lodge lie
Progress and all sOjOurning brethren are
fraternally invited TO be present.
BY order of the R.'.W.' M.
H. H. WILLIAMS,
42O7-It Secretary.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-07
WORK WANTED.

need of work wishes employment in
Homework or housekeeping. Inquire
of MISS LEMON, PunchbOWl street,
near Pauoa bridge. 427O-1t
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FOREIGN MAIL SERVICE.

Steamships will leave for and arrive
from San Francisco on the following
dates, till the close of 1896:
Arrive at Honolulu Leave Honolulu for
from S. Francisco San Francisco or
or Vancouver. Vancouver:
1896. 1896
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METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.

BY the Government Survey. Published
Every Monday.
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VESSELS EXPECTED.

Vessels from Due.
Blk Foxglove, Port Stanley ....... Due
Blk MeIrose, Newcastle .......... Due
Ship C. F. Sergeant, Newcastle. Due
Bktne G Wilder, S. F.. Apr. 81
r NJ S S Alameda, S. F.. Apr. 81
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TO LET.

TWO cottages on Beretania street, at
reduced rents, to good tenants. Apply
to H. w. SCHMIDT & SONS. 4269-1w
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FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET.

TWO nicely furnished rooms in a pri-
vate family, suitable for two gentle
men. Beretania street, near Punch
bowl street. Inquire at this office
426S-tf
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Barometer corrected for temperature and ele-
walton. but not for gravity.
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Advertisements, unaccompanied by
specific instructions, inserted till or
dered out.
Advertisements discontinued before
expiration of specified period will be
charged as if continued for full term.
Liberal allowance on yearly and half
Yearly contracts.
An persons desiring their advertise
ments discontinued must send a written
order TO that effect.
Where cuts are inserted they must be
ALL METAL, not mounted on wood,
otherwise we assume no risk of theiI
preservation.
G. G.. BALLEETTNE,
Business Manager.
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Atte ntion, Company 3

- Armory Company B, First Regi-
ent, N. 6. H. April 9Th, 1896.
49, Every member of this Command
is hereby ordered to appear at the
Drill Shed, THIS Tuesday EVENING,
April 18th, 1896, at 80 o'clock, for drill
and business meeting.
+. .. WHITE,
427O-1t Captain Commanding.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-13
A RADICAL EXPEDiENT.

A bill has been introduced in congress
providing for discriminating duty Of
10 per cent ad valorem in addition to
the duties imposed by law, to be levied,
collected and paid on all goods, wares
and merchandise imported in vessels
not belonging to citizens of the United
States. The purpose of this measure is
to encourage the development of an
American merchant marine, and if such
n policy should be maintained for an
extended period 1t would probably have
this result, but 1t is question whether
1t would not compel the American peo-
pie to pay more for a merchant marine
than 1t would cost if built UP by n sys-
TEN OF direct bounties. The proposed
tax Is a plan of protection that might
be effective in giving us more American
ships, which is certainly most desir-
able, but If more expensive and more
troublesome than a subsidy policy the
latter is to be preferred. 1t is highly
probable that a discriminating duty on
merchandise imported In foreign vessels
would lead to retaliation from foreign
countries that provide n market for our
surplus products, and it is not difficult
to conceive that this might be very
serious matter, injuriously affecting our
agricultural interests, already suffering
from the unfriendly policy of European
nations. The necessity of an American
merchant marine to the expansion of
our foreign commerce must be ad-
mitted, but we should acquire it by a
policy the least burdcnsome upon our
people and involving no danger Of a
retalatory policy on the part of foreign
nations.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-13
State Control of Arid Lands.
ptSladeInhia Record

The measure under consideration In
congress to 'cede the control of the arid
lands in the several states west Of the Mis-
sissppi river to- the states within which
they lie is anhome rale policy which 1t is
to be hoped may take the form of law. The
arid lands are about the last of the public
domain open 10 unrestricted settlement. In
many cases theya are so situated as to be
capable of irrigation at small cost IL they
shall remain an the hands of the federal
government they will be likely to fall into
the hands of grasping cattle lords and land
companies, who will first obtain such control
of water rights to make the lands a
permanent possession by making them Of
no value TO settlers
The soil Of some Of these lands largely
composed OF volcanic ash and light sandy
loam is when irrigated OF most extraord-
nary fertility. The yield OF grain and fruits
in the Yakima region of the state Of
Washington is something fabulous both for
quality and quantity. In the hands OF the
state and local authorities these waste
lands would. in all probability. be divided
up into small holdings. aud thus become in
time the support OF a prosperous popua-
tion. Legislation should as far as possible
be edmed to promote the advantage Of the
mass and to prevent monopoly. The propo-
sition to turn over the arid lands to state
| control meets the assent OF the interior
department. and would doubtless have the
executive approval IL passed by congress.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-13
rnn rnnsrnnNrlAr rrnLp.

Chicago Tribune (rcp). The inslstent and
vigorous manner In which tho Keepers OF the
Claude Matthews boom repudlate every opin-
Ion attributed 20 Claude excites fear that
they may be In earnest.
Globe-Democrat (rep): II is said that
Governor Morton has already spent 100000
In his canvass for the presidency Fortu-
nately. he Is n man who can afford to throw
money to the birds In that liberal way.
Chicago Tlmes-Herald (rep0: That fac
tional trouble between Mckinley and Fora
ker which has broken out in the minds Of
several western politicians seems to have
been given the marble heart in the ONO
convention.
Minneapolis Journal (rcpJ: Mr.. Reeds
button represents the male OF tho Felis
Screechio Americanus and a reed. not wind
shaken, however. The expression on tho
face CT the cat seems to say: I'VE are
ready to eat the canary"
Washington Post (rep). The Mckinley
literary bureau has issued prospectus
showing how England has contracted the
shivers because Of the fear that the Ohio
protectionst may be nominated and elected
to the presidency. Before long all the old
campaign boge men will be working full
time.
New York Sun (dem): The country ap-
pears to be reasonably and even unreason-
ably full of logical candidates for president;
ludl Is " say, CdIuluateS WHOSE friends are
sure that the logic of the situation will com
pei them to be nominated Still, conyen-
tions are sometimes capable OF poetry and
romantic feeling, and then logic fails 10
connect.
Philadelphia Press (rep). EN- Governor
Pattis-n has made a very dlgnified reply to
the question whether he is a candidate for the
democratic presidential nomination. Nobody
supposed he was himself hothering about the
nomination. but he acknowledges that he ap-
precates the honor of being proposed for the
nomination as he was in the resolutions of
his party's state committee few weeks ago.
All IN all. the democratic party will not get
mere credltabe candidate than Mr.. Pattison
would be.
Des Moines Leader (dem) The democrats
of Iowa have the frlendliest feeling toward
the candidacy of this distinguished son of
Iowa. They wish 1t goispeed and success.
This is not merely because Mr. Allison halls
from Iowa, as strong as that feeling un-
doubtedly is, but because the democrats of
the state have considerable respect for ALI
son as man, and believe that if the fates
have 1t that there must be republican pres-
dent, 1t had better be he than Mckinley, or
Reed, or Morton. or any other republican
aspirant. His personal character is admitted
to be spotless. In experience and in famil-
iarity with the details of government bus-
ness he has scarcely peer in the republican
party.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-13

The Michigan suprcmc Court sustnfnr
Legitimate Criticism.

Chicago Chronicle.
An important case under the law of libel
In Michigan was decided recently by the
supreme court OF that state and Judgment
in favor OF the plaintiff in lower court was
reversed. The substance Of the decision Is
that a severe criticism on book which 10
offered to the press for review Is not llbeious
unless the character Of the author Is attacked.
In the decision the review and criticism OF
the book Is published at length. The work
was taken to the newspaper Office by its
author, with a request that II should be
reviewed" II was handed to an employee.
who wrote the review which was not par
tcularly savage nor very powerful. but was
hostile throughout, The author sued the
newspaper for libel, and on the trial a Jury
gave him a verdict for $500
The supreme court declared that no malice
was shown by the writer and publisher OF
the criticism. The book was placed in their
hands for review. Tney had no malice to-
ward its author The publisher gave no in
structions to tho writer of the review.
Malice is not shown in such a case unless Il
appears In the article itself. 1t must con-
tain evidence of malice or none will be in
ferred.
The broad ground Is then taken that when
an author places his book before the public
he invites criticism. However hostile tho
criticism may be. and to whatever extent II
may retdrd the circulation and sale of the
book, 1t Is not lbelous. provided IL contains no
material misstatement of fact as to the con-
tents OF the book and does not attack tho
character Of the author.
This case is interesting from the au-
thorities cited to support the decision. IL
APPEARS that similar prosecutions for libel
where books and authors have been criti-
csed have been numerous. As severe as was
the old law Of libel. judicial decisions held
harmless honest literary criticism. II ever
sharp criticism on books offered to the public
had been libelous under English laws. Lord
BIougham would have been liable to heavy
damages for his article in the Edinburgh
Review on Lord Byron's Hours of Ideness.''
Lord Peterborough. as quoted In the
Michigan decision, said in an old English
case that this was the rule In literary crit
icism: Every man who publishes a book
commits himself to the judgment of the
public. and anyone may comment ON his
performance. II the commentator does not
step aside from the work or Introduce
fiction for the sake of condemnation he
exercises fair and legitimate right"
Michigan and other states are far behind
Illinois In legislation on the subject of libel.
But 1t appears that Michigan jurists are
progressive and apply the law according to
the enlightened inspiration of equity.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-13


Missouri is having an unpleasant ex-
perience in footing the cver-increasng
bills for ecriminal prosecutions within
the state, Oyer a half million dollars
appropriated by the legislature have
long ago been exhausted and the pros
pect is that another quarter of n million
will be consumed and left as deficiency
legacy by the time the next assembly
meets. Missouri, however. is not the
only state that is feeling the burden of
Increased judicial expenditures The
growing costliness of criminal trials is
visible in nearly every state in the union
and 1t will soon be imperative TO do
something to set limits TO the abuse 1t
is problem that must be solved and de-
serves the early consideration of our
lawmakers
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-13
THE BRITISH CASE.

Boston Traveller: Sifted down to its lowest
terms, this pronunciamento declares for
everything that John Bull has claimed thus
far, and 1t even goes several British au-
thorities one or two better in the matter
OF territorial appetite.
Philadelphia Times: The British case in
the venezuela dispute, as compiled and ar
ranged by Sir Frederick Pollock is conclu-
sive and unanswetable-untl the other side
is heard. The only objection to Sir Freder-
ick's argument is that it is too complete.
Pittsburg Dispatch The British blue book
on the Venezuela boundary dispute presents
nothing new in the controversy. 1t is an eX-
parte statement of the British contention
1t is entitled to fair consideration in pro-
ceedings of final settlement of the question,
but has no weight except as it stands the
test of an impartial tribunal.
Boston Transcript II the British case is
as strong as Great Britain asserts 1t to be.
IL the facts are as stated, If Great Britain
has refrained from taking what Is her own
simply out of Difference to the weakness of
Venezuela, the wonder grows that Lord
Salisbury did not court arbitration at the
very outset of the controversy with the
United States
New York Sun: The London Globe is aux-
ious to have it understood that the British
blue book containing Englands case in the
Venezuelan boundary dispute "is not pre-
sented to Washington, but to Caracas" 1t
Nuui' po a iios' 1851 tSl.aoie hiSeohceptioh'
says the Globe, to suppose that it will be
submitted formally or informally to the
American government" because that would
practically admit the right of that govern
ment to intrude into the dispute, and ENG
land will not brook the Interference of an
outside power during the Discussion" All
that is amusing of course, in view of the
fact that it was not until the high conf
mission was appointed, and invited England
to state her case, that this blue book was
compiled. Diplomatic negotiations between
London and Caracas had been broken of
for about nine years, and England felt that
she needed no blue book so long as her case
wac stated to her own satisfaction in an
actual possession of disputed areas, guarded
by constabulary and Maxim guns.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-13
SUGAR BEET POSSIBIL ILITIEs.

Sugar beet culture Is no longer an
experiment in Nebraska. Nebraska Is
row the third sugar producing state in
the union and second only to California
in the production of beet sugar. This
fact renders useless all further specula-
ton concerning the adaptibility of it's
soil and climate to the profitable rails
ing of sugar beets. The area of land
devoted to sugar beet culture i'm this
state is, however, comparatively in
significant, the entire acreage for 1895
1900 acres, or less than fifteen sections.
The question naturally suggests it.
self, What proportion of the vast agri-
cultural domain of Nebraska can reason
ably be expected to become sugar beet
land? On this point the most ardent
advocates of sugar beet culture have
thrown very little light. 1t will there
fore be of interest Mt this time, when
efforts are being renewed for the eX-
tension of sugar beet culture through
the establishment of new beet sugar
factories, to take n survey of what has
been accomplished in European coun-
tries.
According to the most reliable sta
tistics the acreage of sugar beets in
Germany for the past ten years has
ranged from 57S,000 to 1,0S9,O00 acres.
The acreage of sugar beets in Austria
Hungary has during the same period
varied from 341 900 to 100000, in Rus
sia- from 623,000 to S55,000, in France
from 2S0,000 to 5S3,000, in Belgium
from 10000 to 175,O0OO, in Holland
from $4,000 to $1,000. In the six
countries named the lowest aggregate
acreage in any one year since
1885 has been 2,195,O00 acres, and the
highest 100000 acres. For the year
1895 the aggregate acreage is computed
product of Belgium is greater than that
| OF any other country in proportion to its
population. Belgium has 121 sugar
| factories working up the product of
| 100000 acres. while Germany has 405
sugar factories working mp the product
! of 100000 acres, or one factory to each
! 1000 acres.
| Now, Nebraska has two factories for
1000 acres of sugar beets, which goes
to show that the capacity of these fac
tories is more than double that of the
| average sugar factory in Germany, AS
suming that the average factory In Ne
braska will consume the product OF
1900 acres, there is easily room in this
state for 200 sugar factories. with an
aggregate consumption equal to tn,
product of 100000 acres. The value OF
the finished product of the two Nebrasku
| factories for 1895 is estimated at $500,
600, or over SSS for each acre under
sugar beet culture. With 100000 acres
under cultivation the sugar product OF
Nebraska would at present prices ylelC
over $50,O00,OO0 per annum. AT 2;
cents bushel an acre of corn yielding
forty bushels produces $40, and fed t
cattle or milled will probably yield SIS
The largest crop of corn ever raised II
Nebraska was computed at 160,000,00t
bushels, valued at S40,000,000.
These facts need only be stated Il