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The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-20
TARIFF DISCUSSION.

Consequent to the apparent agita-
ton among the viticulturalists of
California, the general impression
seems to prevail that it would be
suicidal for this country, at this
time, to consider any proposition
to revise the tariff duties now in
vogue, and that any increase in
duties must necessarily work a hard
ship upon producers in the United
States whose goods are not placed
upon the free list by the Recipro-
city treaty. The fact that it is
possible to make a general revision
in the tariff dnties of the country
so as to give the Reciprocity treaty
a more liberal Interpretation, and
thereby send larger number Of
purchasers to American markets,
does not appear to have dawned
upon the public mind of Hawaii or
California.
There is wonderful irregularity
in the assertions made by the
California wine merchants in con-
nection with their trade with this
country. In the first place, they:
cry out against the loss of trade
resulting from the importation of
japanese saki. Later, by taking
their cue from the vague rumor
that there is movement on foot
to raise the duties on certain wine
products they, according to the
newspapers, make threats which
tend to put an end to any legislation
on tariff matters. The only con-
clusion that can be drawn from the
situation, as it exists today, is that
the California merchants have been
misinformed, and, consequently,
misled into taking action that will
result in injury not alone to them
selves, but to other classes of Amer
lean merchants. 1t stands to reason
that an Executive, a Legislature,
and a people pledged to annexation
to the United States are not going
to favor any action that will in.
any way compromise our CONNER
cial relations with that country,
and, as q matter of course, when
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-20
officials.

There are premOnitory disturb
ances in the religious atmosphere
of the city of Honolulu that pres
age launching forth into a dis.
cussion of creeds and fine points
of religious law. AS a rule, gen
eral discussion is to be commend
ed, but we have yet to see the re-
ligious wrangle that has not re-
suited in bringing out the weak
points of human nature, and the
leading opponents, in the ardor of
the argument, doing the cause of
Christianity quite as much harm
as good. The wavering seeker af-
ter knowledge is left with his re-
ligious convictions in an ineXtri-
cable muddle, and ten chances to
one he will give up the whole bus
mess as a bad job. Teach men to
read their Bibles and look to a
personal God for the interpreta-
ton of the fine points. Creeds
are, at their best, of mans manu-
facture, and while they may serve
a purpose in holding the religious
world together, they may, at the
same time, serve as a boomerang
to destroy religious unity in its
broader and more Christianlike
'eatureS
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-20
SALE OF PUBLIC LANDS.

Notice is hereby. given that on
SATURDAY, March 81, 1895, at II
O'Clock Noon, at front entrance Of
judiciary Building, Honolulu, will be
sold the following pieces of land:
Lot /. Land at Kalihi, District of
Kona, Oahu, being portion of land
of Kahauiki, makai of the Govern
ment road to Eva, containing 2-1O
acres. Upset price, $1,000.
Lot 2. Land In Maalo, District of
Kaupo, Maui, containing 2 1910
acres. Upset price, $25.
Terms: Cash in q. s. Gold Coin.
Plans showing above lands for sale
may be seen at Public Lands Office,
Judiciary Building, where further
particulars may also be obtained.
]. F. BROWN,
Agent of Public Lands.
1737-6t
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-20

All last winter Mr.. Geo. A. Mills, OF
Lebanon, Conn, was badly afflicted
with rheumatism. At times It was so
severe that he could not stand up
straight, but was drawn over on
one side. "I tried different remedies
without receiving relief" he says,
until about six months ago bought
a hottie Of Cbsmberlain's Pain Balm,
After using it 'or three days my rheu-
mstism was gone and has not re-
turned 8 nee. For sale by all druggists
and dealers. BENSON, SMITH & Co.,
Agents for II I.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-20

THE data obtained by Commits
sioner Marsden in connection with
the canaigre industry is decidedly
reassuring. There is no question
that the canaigre root will grow in
this country, and what remains to
be proved is whether the soil will
yield a product containing tannin
in proper quantities. The returns
indicate that a profitable industry
can be built up, and that the
canaigre planters will receive good,
if not better, return for their labor
than is obtained in other countries.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-20

any class of American merchants
state that they object to any tinker
ing with our tariff there is genera
disposition to let the thing alone
When such objections are made, II
is safe to say that our California
friends have not taken into serious
consideration where the influence
they are exerting is going to land
them.
They find cause for complaint in
the Oriental competition, and are
inclined to take this country to
task accordingly. Certainly they
must know that the Hawaiian
Government, with its present trea-
ties, is not in a position to say
to one country ave will accept all
your goods" and to another "We
will allow none of your goods in
our country"
The apparent effect of the threats
OF the California wine merchants
has been to put an end to any con-
sideration of our tariff laws by the
present Legislature. Notwith-
standing this apathy, there never
was time when the consideration
of the tariff was of more vital i'm
portance than it is today; not only
to merchants in the United States
but to the merchants in Hawaii.
1t will be quite as suicidal for the
present Legislature to defer all
action on the subject, as it will to
pass a measure making a general
increase on all imports from the
United States. If the Legislature
is not ready to grapple with the
5ariff problem, the least that could
De done is to create commission
% further investigate the question.
The only argument made against
Killing the opium bill before it was
| day old was, that it was good for
ii concerned to have the question
discussed. The legislators who
avor the introduction of the opium
ill simply that it may be dis
used, cannot afford to refuse the
ariff the same right of way. If
his country is to allow a lassiez
aire principle to obtain, it is very
asy to forecast where the cheap ,
roducts of the Orient will land
ne American producer and the :
hawaiian purchaser.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-20

BISHOP WILLIS makes the in
sinuating statement that, before
any listen to the argument that
the prohibitory opium law cannot
be enforced, they should make a
careful inquiry how the opium
finds its way into the country, and
whether the telescope by which the
smuggling should be detected is
not held to a blind eye. Since by
the pleasant little back handed
compliment the good bishop pays
to Government officials, he gives
the impression that the smuggling
telescope is held to blind eye, we
see other course for him to organize
a campaign to find out how opium
comes into the country. We
the bishops aver
sion to dabbling in anything
that has a tinge of politics
about it, but under the circum-
stances bis duty in the matter
seems to be very clear. Let him
a telescope campaign
with every eye as clear as human
eyes can be made, and discover the
roads which opium travels. Hav-
ing located the lines of traffic it is
a very easy matter to block them,
and in so doing the Bishop would
make his name forever honored in
Hawaii nei. Judging from his re-
marks we. can but believe that the
path of glory and duty points the
Bishop to accept the Office of an
opium detective. If he will locate
the blind eyes, he will render this
Government a service that ought
10 entitle him to a pension. Know
ing his love for the Government
we hardly see how he can with
hold his hand from this work.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-20

IT is with unalloyed gratifca-
ton that attention is called to the
conclusions of Bishop Willis on
the opium question, given in an
other column. We appreciate the
modesty of our correspondent in
declining the position of an opium
detective to which we recommend
ed him. We cannot however with
draw from our first assertion that
he is just the man for the place.
He would add dignity to the de-
tective force and his natural intui-
ton for discovering blind eyes
would be second only to Prof.
Routgen's X ray in locating opium.
Besides, he could go here, there
and everywhere without attracting
suspicion. Another, and the prin-
cipal reason why it would be
good plan for him to accept the
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-20

Senator Brown opposed the
new port Of entry at Kailua on
the ground that it would furnish
an additional loophole for opium
smugglers, provided it is decided
not to license the drug" We are
pleased to note that the Senator
anticipates that it is not the in
tention TO license the drug, and
has an eye out to place every bar
rier in the way of its being
brought into the country. When
his opium bill is killed, as it will
be shortly, we trust that he will
propose a measure increasing the
penalties for opium-smuggling
and opium-smoking to such an ex
tent that the persons handling
the drug will be driven from their
nefaI iouS occupation.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-20
QUESTIONABLE ECONOMY.

Since the guardians of the pub
lie treasury in the House of Rep
resentatives have made known
their intention and partially car
ried out their promise to make
a hole in the Appropriation bill,
it becomes a pertinent question
whether or no they are really
working in the interests of public
welfare in their attempts to cut
down appropriations for the vari-
GUS departments. 1t is an easy
matter to make the assertion that
a public Office is a private snap"
and quite rianOther matter to
prove that the routine work of a
department can be successfully
carried out by cutting down the
force which the chief of the de-
partment has at it's disposal.
We fully agree with the treas
ury guardians that the machinery
of the Government should be run
at the lowest possible expense,
but they should mark well the
fact that crippling a department
is not ecOnOmizing. One of the
first items that has fallen a vic
tim to the hand of the appropria-
ton slayer is the salary of the
craftsman in the Board of Public
Works. The principal argument
against this item appears to have
been that the Superintendent of
the department spent his time
putting ON locks and preparing
legislative paraphernalia. In 9th
er words, the members, in order
to establish their conviction that
the Superintendent is paying too
much attention to detail and not
enough to the executive duties OF
his office, have cut off one of the
most useful working arms of the
Office. This is one way of getting
at the matter, but it is by NO
means business-like Another pc
culiar anomoly in this action is
that it comes from the branch of
the Legislature very properly re-
garded as a stickler in the ad-
vance of public works.
The members of this branch
want roads, they want bridges,
they want wharves, and we sin
cerely hope they will be success
full in obtaining the object of their
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-20

Newspaper reports of the op
preston of foreign subjects in the
Transvaal, and the general insta
bility of the Boer government, are
not unlike the treatment this
country has received at the hands
of some American papers. Not
withstanding the fact that peace
reigns within the Transvaal, the
London Times has printed extens-
i've kilograms to the effect that
the English section of the Tit
landers were oppressed. President
Kreuger had the matter investi-
gated, and the upshot was that
the kilograms had not been re-
ceived for transmission at either
Pretoria or Johannesburg, hl-
though the Times published the
news as coming from these places.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-20

was necessary to make the change
i The committee finds that in some
cases the companies: are charged
with stocks, bonds and other in.
debtedness ten times the actual
cost of construction and equip
ment. In almost every instance
the charges against the company
for capital stock issued and general
Indebtedness exceed by several
times the actual cost of the road
real estate, plant and equipment.
In this connection the committee
recommends that the capitalization
be limited to about so per cent.
above the actual cost.
One of the points in the report
that will doubtless precipitate sharp
discussion is the discountenanc-
ing municipal ownership of the
street railways. The position taken
however is more of a reflection up
on the character of municipal gov
eminent than a blow to municipal
ownership, as is evidenced by the
following wording of the report:
GAS our cities are now governed,
such ownership would convert the
enterprises into powerful political
machines detrimental to public
welfare Possibly it may be well
some time for cities to build and
own the road bed, but the time is
not yet at hand"
When it comes to the disposal of
franchises, the committee does not
believe that paying either lump
sum or a percentage of the gross
receipts has proved satisfactory,
and the experiment of having COM
panies bid against each other by
offering a percentage of the gross
is called fiasco. Making
5he franchises perpetual is also de-
olored. The suggestion made to
he Legislature is that a bill be
passed providing for all franchises
o be sold by lease for stated pc
iod-not less than thirty years
it public auction to the company {
,ffering the lowest rate of fare, and
hat the lease provide for a further t
eduction in case the receipts JUS I
ify it. e
The present Legislature of Ha- I
7aii ought to take some action that t
nil lead to prompt renovation of
ur street railway systems on mod
I'm lines, and while the conclu-
ions of the New York investigat-
1g committee are not directly ap- Il
licable to the conditions that r
xist here today, they furnish +
holesome food for thought.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-20
NEW YORK STREET RAILWAYS

The Nixon Committee appoint
ed at the last session of the
New York Legislature, to
investigate the street railway
companies of the State have pre-
sentsd a report which may well
attract attention in this country as
well as the United States. The
committee took evidence in all
the leading cities of the State
which probably contains as many
miles of street railway as any State
in the Union. The first assertion
made is that railroads are quasi
public corporations, over which
the Legislature by wise and pru-
dent legislation should exercise
dominion and control. They are
creatures of statute and in the
of their organization, the
scope of their powers, their meth
DDS of issuing stock and the power
to create obligations, should be
clearly prescribed by law.
In the general change of nearly
all the roads during the past five
years from horse railroads to cleo
trio, it is noted that the capital has
been increased much more than
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-20

All persons having in their pos
session the Marriage Records kept by
any person authorized to Solemnise
Marriage in these Islands, who may
have declared or have left the Coun-
try, are hereby requested, in ac-
cordance with the requirements OF
Section 5 of the Act approved Deem
Der 3Oth, 1864, to deposit the same at
the Interior Office.
]. A. KING,
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office, March 18th, 1895.
1742 st
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-20
FILTERS.

The report of the execu-
tive officer of the Board of
Health relative to the
condition of the Nuuanu
reservoirs is suggestive of
something dangerous to
health. It also suggests fill
tiers, good filters, something
that will effectually separate
the water from mud and filth.
Nature has done much
toward providing the people
with neceSSarieS; it has also
done a little toward securing
for the people, luxuries- In
some localities a filter is a
luxury, in others, Honolulu
for instance, it is a necessity,
but the natural filters that are
sold have been much inn
proved by ingenuity of man.
Charcoal is admitted to be
the most thorough purifying
agent known, consequently
MeSSrS. Slack & Brownlow Sc
lected it foruse in the manu-
facture of their filters. And
we are the agents for this
particular brand of filter in
Honolulu, asufflcient guaran-
tee, by the way, of the
character of the article.
The latest invoices show
three different, styles of the
S. & B. Filters and these we
have in stock, just opened
them, in fact, and we
want your attention.
No /, 1--WE will call it No.
y is fitted with a movable
plate, so that when neces-
sary, the carbon may be taken
out and washed. IthaS also
a movable lining allow
ing access to every part
of the interior, which
may be kept perfectly sweet
and clean.
No. 2 and ; are provided
with the same conveniences
for cleaning as the other, but
they have the important ad-
dition that every part, in
Guiding the pure water
chamber, is accessible, Civ
ing them allthe requirements
of a Perfect Filter"
The price of the S. & B.
filter is below the others.
You should have one, be-
it is a necessity.
PACIFIC HARDWARE ca
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-20

desires; the development OF the
country requires these improve
ments, but the department under
which this work is to be carried
ON must be thoroughly equipped
in order to properly perform the
tasks assigned to it. Legislative
members will do well to bear in
mind that the development of the
country districts, the increase in
population, and the construction
of roads, bridges and wharves
must necessarily increase the
amount of detail work in the de-
partments, and this means an ac-
cOmpanying increase of depart
ment clerks, consequently an in
crease of the salary and payroll
appropriation. New Offices orea-
ted in the Board of Education,
Judicial and Finance depart
ments furnish timely proof Of the
point in question.
Even a Government cannot
have all its cake and eat it. If the
country is to advance along the
lines mapped out there must be
men supplied to do the work and
the men must be paid. Economy
is to be commended, but a parsi-
monious policy is destructive.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-20

Office of detective general is, that
after holding the position for three
months he would discover that
even the Bishop himself would not
be above suspicion among the class
of people who are now talking of
opium telescopes held to blind
eyes, and thereby casting insinua-
tons upon the integrity of public
officials.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-20

MEMBERS of the Legislature in
spired with a desire to wipe out the
military pay roll and use the
money for building roads may rest
assured that so long as the military
force is in existence there is not
much chance of the necessity arts
ing for calling it into active SER
vice Eternal vigilance is the price
of liberty and it cannot be denied
that there are disturbing spirits in
this country and outside of it who
would promptly take advantage of
the opportunity which disbanding
the entire military force would
offer for creating dissension. The
Minister of Foreign Affairs has
given tangible proof that the ex-
penses of the military department
will be kept within a constantly
decreasing amount, and that the
appropriations placed at his dis
posal will be expended carefully
and according to the present neces-
sity.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-20

The choir of the second congre-
cation of st. Andrews Cathedral
will this evening begin rehearsing
the music set apart for Easter Sun
day.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-20
BY AUTHORITY.
HONOLULU, h. l., March is, 1895.

HONOLULU, 81. l., March is, 1895.
The regular Easter vacation of the
public schools for the Republic Of
Hawaii will begin Friday, April Sd,
and continue until Monday, April ID,
1896.
By order of the Board of Education
JOHN F. SCOTT,
Secretary.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-20

QUERY. Did the last earthquake
create any new islands in this
vicinity for the Comus and Pleas
ant to Law claim to =?
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-20
RECORDS OF MARRIAGES.

4252-3t 1742-2t
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-06-13
MENTION.
Frea u regular Correspondent:

Froa ur regular Correspondent:
II Patriots of America are making
arranl ements for a grand celebration at
Monarch on the fourth of July. There
will he horse and wheel races, base and
foot ball, literary exercises in Lambs
hall in the afternoon, and a grand dance
in the evening.
Wm- Kissinger has rented the culinary
department of the Monarch hotel,
Mrs. Martin Greeley gave an icecream
party to her lady friends Tuesday after.
noon. Those fortunate enough to be
present we're entertained right royalty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phippen are moving in.
to the townsite building, which has
served the town several years as q school
house.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-06-13

ness of equilibrity. He practices the
pedal mount, and can do tricks of various
kinds.
Paul and Carl Marelius own and
control a Waverly, and bud defiance to
time and space.
Alex Wright lately received a
Domestic wheel, of good pattern fitted
with the Morgan & Wright quick repair
tyre. He will be in the dizzy whirl on
the fourth of July.
VIM. Bonner sports IA Wlirlwind
wheel, which will hardly he able to
travel in the bicycle parade on account
of his inability to hold it down.
Ed Williams is expecting a Hartford
wheel any day, and really it is doubtful
if any of the above named people will
be within gun shot of him when he be.
gins the scorching process in dead
earnest.
Henry Sutton, Guy Gray, Fred Walk.
err. and a few others can ride any kind o.
a bicycle they find lying loose. They
are always looking for a maverick bant
of wheels. And it doesn't matter mucl
to them whether the animals hsv'
been broke or not. They have made
their boast that they can ride anything
that's round or has a wheel under it.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-06-13
Killing It's Virtue.

/ was talking to a policeman at the
entrance to the Brooklyn bridge the
other day when q ragged and hard up
hibited a small parcel and said:
"I'ze dun gotter do it, Reckoned l
could hold cut, hut l can't"
"What is it?" asked the officer.
"Gotter sell my maidstone, what's bin
in de family 80 Vars. Didn't want to
let go Of it till / died, but lie after
meat and taters."
paper was unrolled and a piece of stone,
looking like a carpenters oil stone,
was brought to view.
"Can't zactly say, sab. 1t has cured
fo'teen different pussons who were bit
by mad dogs"
Eyes. / see," unused the officer az he
brought out his old knife. spit on the
stone and began whetting the blade.
"What you dun? What you gone an
| dun?" shouted the old mar as he jumped
up and down.
"I'm sharpening my knife"
but you spit on dat stone, an dat
takes all de virtue outer it! You has dun
ruined it foreber an ebert
"Oh, come off,"
"Doan' you hear me talkin? When
you spit on a maidstone. it doan' work
any mol Iwant $40, DOOR,
"Bosh"
"Den I'll sue you fur "a millyun
Whar's de boss? Whar's de lawsuit Of
fee? Look at dat! He's spittin agin!
want You all fur to witness dat, he's
dun ruined dat maidstone an damaged mt
a millyun dollars |"
And off he went to find a lawyer and
begin a suit for damages.