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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-31
Contests In the Hons =.

Washington. Jan. 3o.-The attend
ance in the house was slim to-day.
wadsworth. republican. New York.
from the committee on agriculture. re-
ported the agricultural appropriation
bill. The report of the election COM
u. b. Culberson. from the Fourth
Texas district. and against T. II. Da-
Wis. was adopted without division. The
unanimous report on the case Of J. II.
Rosenthal VS.. Miles Crowley. from the
Tenth Texas district. in favor. OF
Crowley. was placed on the calendar
D...--..--.. L.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-31
Annual
Inventory
Sale...

Our stock of Watches,
Jcwelry, Clocks and silver
ware is exceptionally large
and to reduce same, before
inventory
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-30

knowledge of the ancient freak was
most imperfect, or his memory faulty.
When the reporter left, the man went
into the room to make inquiry.
Just above this place is another
shop of the same kind, but the house
is built on plan which shields the
two women who occupy it from
observation. Their way of adver-
tising themselves is by means of the
musical instrument such as the other
woman, and perhaps every other
Japanese prostitute has "a part of
her household belongings.
On the same side Of the street aud
directly above Ia a barber shop. Not
such shop as one would find further
down town because the fittings were
crude and the mirror was cracked. A
doorway leads to the bathing depart
ment. On the left were two rooms
each containing bath tub of the con-
ventionaI pattern; at the extreme end
Of this narrow, dimly lighted passage
way was a door leading into what
was evidently larger compartment.
What it contained was left to the
Imagination. Voices of men and
women were heard and there were
splashes of water.
The scenes of the places visited up
to this time were duplicated in other
places further up the street as far as
Kukui, but the dwellings occupied by
the japanese were not so close to-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-30
Where the Drag-Net of Reform
Is Needed.
THE CITY NEEDS CLEANING
Japanese Women Who Toll Not = A
Hotbed of ImmoraIity-Evtls.W Which
Need Attent1on--Where the Dam
gerous Persons Act Would Work.

What Dupont and Morton streets
are to San Francisco, portions of
Maunakea, Nuuanu and Alanui
Pauahi are to Honolulu. Let the
denizens of those streets and alleys of
San Francisco be permitted to occupy
places on Market or Kearny streets,
and they would be in the same rela-
tive position of the same class of peo-
| pie in Honolulu.
Probably no street in the city has
more people on it during the day than
Nuuanu street. Business men and
women whose affairs take them to
town more conveniently by that thor
oughfare; children on their way to
and from school, are passing through
this street, and doing so must pass by
the dens of women whose miserable
vocation in any other place would
drive them beyond the confines of the
business or residence portion of a city.
Why these women should be al
lowed to locate where they are
has never been answered. Day
or night they may be found with their
hideous, powdered faces peering at
passers-by with a braZen effrOntery
born of contact with the lowest orders
of humanity.
Years ago, through the efforts of
| James /. DOwsett, there was law
rnssed entitled an act to mitigate.
| But in the passage of that law there
was no provision for the locality
which these women should occupy.
| The presence of the whalers in those
days demanded such a law
"Things were different then," said
an old merchant yesterday, "aHd the
evil was confined to Hawaiians.
of the Japanese, and thugs;
known. It will not be safe for man
night a year from now if these women
are allowed to stop where they are, for
the reason that around them are a lot
Of japanese gamblers who exist upon
their i'll gotten earnings. They
are like buzzards around a CARTON
men who could, and should, be picked
up by the policemen aud committed
for vagrancy or sent out of the cOun
try.
Their presence mere foster evils, and
to them can be laid the increase in the
number Of Japanese prostitutes in
Honolulu. How? I'll tell you. OF
the hundred odd women of that na
tiOnality plying their vocation within
the; shadows of respectable houses
of Honolulu sixty Y-one are registered
with the city physician under the act
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-30

Maunakea, Nuuanu, King, Hotel or
AIakea streets, portions of them, you
will find what the evil has developed
into.
"pm not crying down the thing
but 1 object to having these human
ulcers to exist in localities where res
pectable people are obliged TO frequent
in the transaction OF their ordinary
business.
"Honolulu is large and there are
places where it seems to me they
could be compelled to live and where
they would not brush up against de-
cent people at every corner. Japan
has a quarter in the large cities where
such people are obliged to live and so
have some of the cities in the United
States where the evil is licensed"
"But it is not licensed here"
"The business of this class of women
is requested to q certain degree by
this act to mitigate. OF course the
Government does not profit by it, on
the contrary it is an expense, but it
is regulated in rather Indifferent
manner and should be more complete
There was a little weekly paper here
"a short time ago that attempted to
reform matters in this respect but sit
died q bornin.' What it aimed at
was segregation of moral lepers as the
Government does other unfortun ate
ones.
''If this could be done the Govern
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-30

gether. But one just begins ones
investigation of the slums of Homo
lulu when Nuuauu street js finished.
Pauahi street is not leading street
there are plenty of people here who
do not know where IL is they have
nothing in common with the people
who live there because their Chinese
laundry man calls for their clothes
when they are finished. III they want
poi, or if they wish job of engraving
done, they would not go into Pauahi
street to get it, Nor is it probable
that they would select tailor ia that
locality TO make them evening suits
And yet this Street boats Of people
who do that sort OF work. "But there
ar. Others"
The diagram shown is hardly COM
plete. Some of the houses in the map
which are free fcom the cross which
maEk them as being the home of one
two or three Japanese prostitutes will
not bear investigation.
The street is not cheerful one for
prowling in during the night There
are no policemen stationed about to
preserve order, but there are hood
lums and gam blers from Japan, hu-
man vampires who live with these
women between midnight and noon
collect on the corners because the
street was once occupied by them, and
it still seems like home to them,
though they have been crowded out
by the MODgoiians and the Japanese
of questionable characters.
In the middle of the street and di-
rectly opposite hou-e in which one
of these women holds forth squatted
man gszing iDtently upon the house
and waiting for the time when he
could present himself for a share of
blood money.
THIS one street probably contains
more Of this class OF people for the
number Of dwellings than any other.
1t Is the best known stamping grounds
but other sections of the city are NOT
free f, ON them Beretani4 street has
its quota; Hotel street on the Eva side
Of Smith pans out rich in immortality
and Alakea in the vicinity OF Merchant
looms up ia way which indicates
that 40 long as surh thingI are toler-
s.ed j. will 0. he outduue.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-30
AU All STREET.
KINDERGARTEN.
MORALITY.

to mitigate Not one of the hundred
was bad woman when she landed
here. They come here as labOrer- on
plantations, ami with the labOrers
were gamblers, not different from
other natiOnalitie-, for you will find
them III any community.
As contracts expired many of the
men gave up field work and came TO
Honolulu 10 live lives of ease and
Oriental lnXurv on the little money
they Lad accumulated. In time We
had Japanese colony similar in
many respects to a plantation, but, so
far as the gamblers aud ex -lahorers
We're concerned, AL Eveless Eden.
After the laborer had spent or lost
his money he reshipped on a planta-
tion, but the gambler-nO, he remain
ed to feed on the other gam blers.
And when his money had gone, one
way or another he allows ii to pass
from him, he found himself without
means of an honest live lihOOd."
But what has that to do with the
social evil?"
Just wait minute that is the
point L am getting at. When his
money is gone he hies himself TO his
old plantation aud whispers to the
wife of friend the charms of city life
and brings her here to become pros
titute. Now you know how the thing
started, and ii you will walk through
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-30

ment would maintain quite as much
of it's dignity as it does now in its reg
istration law, aud the city might be
rid of the beasts who live on the
women. If they were in one certain
locality, it is immaterial to me where
they put them, so it is not in the city,
it would be an easy matter to see that
women lived in the houses, not men
and women.
''Just you go around where I have
mentioned and see if what have told
you is not correct. Visit one or two
of the places, kick up row if you
will, and make mental note of the
men who will appear in the role of
bOuncers and throw you out"
The reporter for the ADVERTISER is
big enough to carry a night key, but
not powerful enough to kick up a
rumpus in Japanese home merely
for the purpose of ascertaiuing how
dexterOusly he could be thrown out.
Nor was it necessary to get this bit of
experience in order to show the pub
lie the advisabiIity of dealing with
this class of women.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-30
WITHIN A STONES THROW OF THE
HOT BED OF RICE AND I'M

The first place visited was on the
Diamond Head side of Nuuanu street,
near Chinese photograph gali@ry.
A man stood at the entrance, calmly
smoking cigarette; inside a narrow
passsgeway the light shone out Of a
room. The woman wa therre-a
particularly homely band painted
affair, drumming musical in>tru-
ment which seemed To be a cross be
tween tarO-pAtch fiddle and a Chi
nese fiddle. Size was piaiuly visible
from the street, but if -he had pot
been the man was there to salaam the
Casser-by.
He was there in the afternoon
sweeping off the sidewalk, but when
questioned as to his relation to the
woman be prOfeseed ignorance. His
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-30

TIL E SIN GER receiv
"a first awards for sewing ma
chimes and embroidery work at
the Worlds Fair, Chicago, ILL.,,
being the largest number of
awards obtained by any exhibitor
and more. than double the mum
Der given to all other sewing ma.
chimes. For sale, lease and rent
Repairing done
B. BERGERSEN, 113 Bethel
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-30
SPECIAL BUSINESS ITEMS.

Per S. S. Australia, from the
Coast. Honolulu, January 9th.
Camarino's Refrigerator, contain
ing a full supply of ice house
goods, such as Fresh Frozen Poul-
try, Oysters. Fruits: Grapes of
all kinds, Peaches, Pears, Apples,
Cranberries; Caulifower, Celery,
Nuts, Dried Figs, etc.
CALIFORNIA FRUIT MARKET.
Telephone 37S. st
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-30
Sans SOuCi
Seaside Resort.

The pleasantest, qu1etest, shadlest and
most perfectly appointed seaside resort on
the Islands. 1t is only four miles from the
heart Of the CITY and within easy reach of
the tramcars, which run every twenty
minutes, or oftener. Elegantly furnished
detached cottages or rooms are obtained on
easy terms The table is superior tn that
OF any OF the city hotels and all the modern
conveniences are provided.
Picnics and bathing parties can obtain
extra accommodations by telephoning in
advance.
The bathing facilities of Sans Souci are
superior to those of any place on the
beach. 4l57-tf
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-30

If you want to sell out your Fur
niture in its entirety, or for bar
gains, call at the [. X. L., corner
of Nuuanu and King streets.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-30

6. r. Harrison, Practical Piano
and Organ Maker and Tuner, can
furnish best factory references.
Orders left at the Hawaiian News
Co. will receive prompt attention.
All work guaranteed to be the
same as done in factory.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-30

A. j. Derby, D. D. s. Dental
Rooms 100 Alakea St, between
Beretania and Hotel. Treatment
of dead teeth and roots speciality.
Office hours, 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.
Tel. 615.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-30

City Carriage Company have re-
moved to the corner of Fort and
Merchant streets; Telephone No.
113. First-class carriages at all
hours. JOHN S. ANDRADE.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-30

All kinds of SECONDHAND
FURNITURE sold cheap for cash
at the [ X L, corner Nunanu and
King streets.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-30

Captain Jacobson of the barken-
tine Consuelo is on the sick list in
San Francisco and Captain Friis
will take the vessel to Mahukona
this trin.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-30

COOKS MUSIC SCHOOL, War
ing building. Piano, Voice and
Harmony. Thirty years active
experience enables Professor Cook
to economize the time of the pupil.
The evening times., 1896-11-23
THE THIEF RECORD.
Eleven Robberics Reported to In
spector HoIlinberger Today.

SpectOr HOlllnberger Today.
Eleven robberies We're reported TO In
spector Hollinbereer yesterday and today
including one case of housebrea king in the
night and one of pocket picking.
Burglars broke into the stable OF L. B.
c. Hiu, corner of Twelfth street and
Florida avenue northwest, last night, 10y
forcing the door, and stole a set of light
wagon harness.
Harry T. Hurdle, residing at No. Ala
street northwest, reports that his pocket
was picked, where or by whom he does
not know, and his silver watch and chain
stolen.
Sneak thieves stole large plain gold
ring from william II Bartlett's residence
No. l412 Twelfth street northeast, and d
new gray horse-blankct from the team oi
w. c. stearn. living at No. 1918 Con,
nectiCut avenue.
brown overcoat was stolen from the
rotunda of the Capitol on Saturday. 1t IL
the property of Jasper Z. Snow, guide
ladies' gold watch. silver watch anG
chain were stolen from a bureau drawer in
the house OF Lizzie Chase, No. l29 ID street
southeast.
A back yard thief stole from the clothes
line at Joseph Kings residence, No. 603
q street northwest a lot OF garments
Thieves entered the residence Of Lindsey
Jones, No. 1908 NJ street northwest, and
guJ away with his gray overcoat ana BLACK
sack coat and vest
NJ. Strasburger, residing at No. 519 l
street northwest, repnrts that his houst
was entered by crooks, who stole a lot o
silver spoons, kodak and other articles
y ladies open-face gold watch was stOler
from the residence OF /. LIE Guard, No
1907 { street northwest. and a horse blan
ket from the team OF Mrs. c. StiebeI OF No
1ll3 u street northwest.
The evening times., 1896-11-23
HELPLESS WITH HELP NEAR
Vain Efforts to Save Crew Of the
Steamer San BenitO.
Men and Women on Beach Trying to
Do SOmething-TwO More Men
Washed From Rigging.

San Francisco, Nov. 23.-News from the
scene OF the wreck of the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company's steamer San Benito.
which went ashore early yesterday, two
miles north of Point Arena, is to the ef-
rect that the greater number OF the men
who took to the rigging yesterday are
still there with but slight hopes of i'm
mediate relief.
A huge wave washed three sailors from
the main mast yesterday. Two of them
sank, but the third was dragged from the
sea by the life saving crew, more dead
than alive.
During the afternoon the steamer Weott
arrived, and tried 10 assist the wrecked
steamer, but found that she could do
nothing, and So steamed back to the port
at Point Arena, where she landed her gun
for throwing life lines.
This was started overland at once to
the scene of the disaster. The watchers on
shore tried to send lifeline over the wreck
by shooting from shot guns and rifles, but
without success.
After the vessel had parted, just abafi
the smokestack, and midshp. the stern
portion swung around and drifted to with
in fifteen fc ct of the beach, while the for
ward section, to which the crew was cling
ing. turned broadside TO the sea and then
remained stationary.
After dark bonfires were lighted on
shore, and by their glare 1t was seen that
the poor seamen We're still struggling 10
retain their hold in the rigging, continual
drenchcd by foam-topped waves. The sea
is not running quite so high. but is still
rough enough to prevent any attempt al
rescue by means Of boats
The scene is hcartTcudlng. Men, womer
and children have remained on the beach
since daylight. kind-hearted farmers
brought food and milk for all, though mont
cared for morsel. Men were shouting
women were wringing their hands ami cry
ing, everyone trying to door suggest some
thing; but all to no avail. The men whC
have been rescued can give 10 definite
cause for the snip going 50 far out of hel
course.
Capt. Smith and his officers, with the
exception of the chief engineer, are still
on the wreck, and until they can be seen
nothing definite can lie learned Farmers
" no heard The steamer whistling for help
say they plainly saw the headlight Of the
steamer and the light from the wheel
house.
one Of the farmers says that the first
officer was on the bridge and the captain
was blow when the steamer struck, but
until the excitement is over nothing can be
definitely known
The evening times., 1896-11-23

they probably keep him awake o'nights Just
as much as If they Were genuine.
Consequent upon this state of potential
war, the minister's private secretary, who
las the distasteful task OF reading the
American newspaper reports on the Cuban
question, has gotten up q journalistic
blacklist, and when an American paper
comes under the ban not onlyis helegation's
subscription stopped, but its reporters are
denied access TO the legation itself, and,
IL by mistake they do get In, they are dis
missed without the favor OF an Interview
As the Spanish legations the only place ON
the continent where fresh and accurate Span
iSh reports of victories IN uba are to be had
1t may he imagined what q hardship this
exclusion doth entail
The New York Journal and New York
worldhave al read V beeHOn that list fors some
time, as is also the San Francisco Ex-
The evening times., 1896-11-23
Wire Briefs.

The Royal College of Surgeons. in Lon
Gon, has finally decided To ADMIT women TO
diplomas in that college.
Gen. Weyler captured Gen. Maceo' pri.
vate residence in Cuba and found the por-
traits Of a number Of Havana bellies.
United States Officers made a raid on a
band of cattle thieves in Indian Territory
Saturday night. ten miles southeast of this
Pt6er tfr A'' - Ill., A''''- 'Hs Hu '"nuni IL
The line steamer City of Osceola sank
at crliS's Head Point, sixty miles above
Memphis, Tenn. last night. An Of the
DdsSenserS and crew Were saved without
difficulty.
Captain ]. II. Sickle for years a leader
IN politics nCentral Nebraska and president
of the defunct Blue Valley Bank Of Hast
inss, has been convicted OF wrecking that
Institution ard sentenced 70 Two years in
the penltentIary.
Debby Oakley, a colured girl, has been
indicted by the grand Jury OF Westminster
Md, for attempting to poison William
Boyer and wife, by putting paris green
IL their coffee. She confessed She did not
like her employers.
A Richmond, Va, dispatch SAYS that ''as
the result OF the terrOrizing OF a negro by
whites in AlDermarle county. t. make him
confess To arson, the negroes are threatening
an uprising. Several white families have
removed from the ection.'
William Potter. thirteen years old. was
blown TO atoms by charge Of nitro
glycerine yesterday afternoon on the
idIil OF SdulutI near
town. All that the family have been able
TO find is piece of skull and the boys
shoe
Henry Stoll was blasting a well for .
farmer near Little Capon, Hampshire coun-
Jy- W. Va, Saturday, and had gotten
down TO a depth of twenty-four feet. He
started up the well when the blast went
off prematurely, bio wing Stol a Ion. dis
tance out of the we'll His recovery Is un-
likely.
Henry, the fifteen year-old son of Charles
Bloss, farmer living near Cumberland
Md, was almost slot to pieces Saturday
afternoon He and man named Harry
f'rice had been rabbit hunting and were re-
turning home when Prices gun was acci-
lentally discharged, the contents lodging
in young Bliss abdomen, making a terrible
wound.
Charles H. Elliott. or George Elliott, who
was arrested at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on a
train from Omaha and is now in the county
Jail, charged with the murder of his friend
and roommate, Guy Hutsonpiller, made a
confession yesterday in the presence OF
witnesses, admitting that he killed Hutson-
piller, but Claiming that be committed ths
crime in the heat of passion.
The evening times., 1896-11-23


most Catholic constituency, the land or
Ferdinand and Isabella.
Since our once pleasant relations WIN
Spain have been SO sadly strained over
the Cuban question. the life of the Spanish
Minister has been more than unhappy.
Senor de Lone is a gentleman OF generous
tendencies, with breadth OF human sym
pathy wider than the scope OF his arms,
which latter, truth to say, is somewhat
limited by generously developed front
extension.
He has been often heard TO sigh in private
over the burdens of his office, and mourn
the happy but vanished days Of the Co
lumbar Exposition, when the sunny skies
of Spain smiled In friendly confidence upon
the hither shore of the Atlantic. In that
year, as u token of international love and
amity, costly specimens of point lace and
Spanish barb, ripped for the occasion from
countless generations of royal lingerie, were
sent across to feast the eyes or admiring
millions in the Windy City of the West
But these halcyon days be fled The