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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-04-10

eained. Immediately the laws were EN-
forced the horsemen and the ''bookies"
throughout the State set up howl that
horse racing would BE- killed and the
interests OF the stock farms seriously
damaged. But the reformers stood BY
their colors. pool selling and public
gambling were reduced 10 a minimum
and we have yet 10 learn Of the stock
farm that has made an assignment in
consequence Of the new order of af-
fairs. The sports" have suffered. as
they can no longer make money hy
bleeding young neophytas in q gamb-
ling school that has ruined more than
one young life. With all the reforms.
however. il will be many year before
horse racing in New England is raised
to the standard from which il dropped
when the public began to give way to
the gambler.
Hawaii is today in position TO pre-
vent public gambling at horse races
and athletic contests. II our lawmakers
delay passing strict laws simply be-
cause it is claimed that the law cannot
be enforced, they are putting the young
men Of the country in dangerous po-
siion, to say nothing OF jeopardizing
honest sports. Gambling is inherent
With the average human being. and the
average boy will wager anything from a
,oothpick 10 tin whistle before he is I
Did enough TO go TO school; but it is the /
iuty Of the old members of the commu-
nifty to place all the safeguards possible
around the rising generation, and wipe I
'ut the evil by example as well as pre- I
,ept. Given legal backing, the people I
II this country can stop gambling in its
most fragrant forms.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-04-10
LAW AGAINST GAMBLING.

The arguments against the proposed
amendments to the gambling law pre-
scented in the House OF Representatives
on Wednesday have been rung with va
rious changes in every State in the
American Union, and every other place
where an attempt has been made to put
an end to public gambling at horse
races and public contests of any kind.
whore the final outcome is attended
with degree Of chance. II is the same
old plea In the first place it is said
that horse racing viii die out if betting
Is stopped. and secondly that prohibi-
tory law cannot be enforced if pass d.
There has yet to be cited an instance
where horse racing as a source Of public
amusement has not been accompanied
by pool selling and outside betting. and
the same can be said OF. every other
sport known. Some years ago the State
OF Massachusetts passed strict laws
against pool selling Soon after the en-
sctment Of this law the breeding OF
bloOded horses received an impetus. and
With the extension came the eonstruc-
ton Of race tracks throughout the State
and the Inauguration of racing meets.
At the outset the general public at
tended the meetings and became deeply |
interested in the display of good horse
mesh and honest trials OF speed. Soon
betting erept in; pool sellers and their
followers increased, and honest racing
disappeared; the people attracted BY TIL
ais Of speed gradually withdrew from
the races, the crowds in the grand
stands decreased, and the pool sellers
md -bookies" roped in the majority of
he patrons. The interest in the ;ndi-
Iidual races conferred, not upon superb
'rity of the horses but upon the maniu-
ilations Of the owners, the drivers and
he pool box
In 1888 the people OF Springfield
Saked up to the fact that they were
larboring z custom that was not only
degrading horse racing, but also exert !
ng z pernicious influence upon the Z
Dung men Of the city. The old law was |
rougnt up and the police reminded of 1
ner duty. As a result the pool rooms
Springfield were shut I'D, and the re-
orm instituted spread through the val
ious communities of the State. and
ven to connecticut, where similar laws :
No an equal lack of enforcement oh
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-04-10

The conclusions drawn by the Seattle
Pos--IntslliEe1oer in connection 9Th
our tariff laws simply prove that the
editorial writer doesn't know what he
is talking about The writer seems 10
have gathered = few facts, 5 larger
quantity o. lies. and winds Up by max
Ing s very poor guess at the general
situation. The great barrier which faces
proper tariff revision in this country is
the readiness Of certain eliQues 10 gross
y misrepreSsnt any honest effort 10
improve upon our present conditions
None are 50 ignorant as those who r.
fuse 70 learn. and none 50 detrimental
10 = community SIS those who attempt
> defeat progress by jumping ST cor
elEsions in order 10 feather their ovp
less.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-04-10

tinue to conduct it as the leading dry
goods establishment in Honolulu.
Mr.. Jordan came here in 1868 and en-
gagged at ence with John Thomas
Waterhouse in the Queen street store
Eighteen months afterward he was
made manager of the Fort street store
and has held that position ever since.
He has been to England once during
that time and then for only six months
Mr.. Jordan's mercantile experience
with the Waterhouse family fits him for
the responsible position of proprietor
OF the vast business which he has so
long managed. That he will continue
in the successful way of the former
proprietors will not be doubted by any
one who knows Mr.. Jordan.
He is an enthusiastic fioriculturist.
and in his extensive grounds on Wylie
street some of the rarest tropical plants
will be found.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-04-10
CUBAN SUGAR CROP.

Although General Weyler made bold
statements as TO his ability to quen the
Cuban rebellion sufficiently to allow the
Cuban sugar planters 70 put q good
proportion Of their usual product On the
market, up 10 the present time he has
made g signal failure, and the amount
OF the estimated shortage may be
eounfed upon which means continued
good prices for Hawaiian sugar. The
Philadelphia Ledger sizes up the stu
alton as follows:
What appears to be a carefully COM
piled review Of the Cuban sugar GRO.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-04-10

Now that the time Of the adjourn
msnt Of the United States Congress is
assuming definite shape, the people OF
Hawaii viii watch with renewed inter
eSt the progress Of the cable bill The
arrival Of 8 second company upon the
scsA has added 3 new complication.
which may jeop2rdi1e the success Of
both coup snies in obtaining financial
assistance from the United States. II
eSsms clear that the Foreign Relations
COMMITTEES in both the House and Sen
ate favors the general scheme OF laying
an American cable 10 Hawaii, but II re-
mal-s g open question whether the
zriO- Of the opposition companies. To-
sethsr with the unnatural economy
that generally precsdes 3 presidential
election. will not result in the measure
being pul over 10 the next session Of
Congress Private adyiees state that
the cable bill was made the special or
der" for the first Of April in the House,
thus bringing it up for decisive action
from SIX 70 eight weeks previous 10 ad-
journment- II now remains 10 be seen
whether the advocates Of the bill can
succeed in seeelerating the motion Of
the legislative wheels sufficiently &c
gain an appropriation from the present
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-04-10
UNITED STATES CONTRACT LAW

4 recent Interpretation Of the United
States alien contract law, made by
Commissioner General Stump Of the
Immigration Bureau and endorsed by
the Secretary Of the Treasury. will be
received with no little interest in this
country. where the contract law stands.
in some minds. as a disaTeesble bar
rier in working out the annexation
problem.
Several English mechanics were de-
aimed in New York on the ground that
they were contract laborers- Investiga-
ton showed that they were sent 10 the
country 10 set up cotton machinery
made by parties in England and sold
TO cotton mill men in New England.
The machinery is new TO the United
States. and required men particularly
acquainted with its construction 10 set
it UP and put ii in operation The Com
missioner Of immigration finally allow
ed the English contract mechanics &c
land and proceed with their work or
condition that the original contracts be
abrogatsd and new ones issued. par
ticularly setting forth the machinery
TO be erected. 10 whom sold, and strict
ly limiting the work to be done. The
men also agreed TO leave the country
Immediately on completion of the work
contracted for.
This Interpretation of the contract
law compares favorably in some OF its
points with the conditions I'M
der which the Chinese plantation Ia
borerS are now coming TO this country.
II would require g very slight change
in our present laws TO bring plantation
laborers 10 Hawaii under the same con-
conditions which the English me-
chsnies were allowed 10 go TO the New
States. The decision has ar |
east shown that the United States con-
.raet law is elastic and may be stretch
ID 70 fl existing conditions.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-04-10
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. 1t 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 i'm
proved by ingenuity of man.
Charcoal is admitted to be
the most thorough purifying
agent known, consequently
MessrS. Slack & BroWnlow Sc
leCted it for use in the manu-
facture of their filters. And
we are the agents for this
particular brand of filter in
Honolulu, a sufficient 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, 1--WE will call it No.
y is fitted with a movable
plate, so that when neces-
Sary, the carbon may be taken
but and washed. 1t has also
4 movable lining allow
ng access to every part
If the interior, which
nay be kept perfectly sweet
md clean.
No. 2 and 3 are provided
With the same conVeniences
or cleaning as the other, but
hey have the important ad-
lition that every part, in
luding the pure water
hamber, is accessible, Civ
1g them allthe requirements
f a Perfect Filter"
The price of the S. & B.
tier is below the others.
GU should have one, be-
ause it is a necessity.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-04-10

The Washington Star speaks of
the possibilities of Minister Will
lis return to Honolulu. after his
vacation, as follows: 1T is sug-
gested that if Mr.. Willis does not
care TO return 10 duty. the Ameri-
can legation at Honolulu, except
for the presence of a Consul-Gen-
eral, may be closed for the remain
der Of Mr.. Cleveland's term in the
White House. No difficulty would
result from that. The value of an
American Minister in any country
depends entirely upon his repre-
sentative character. Mr.. Willis
has no value whatever at Homo
lulu If anything he is a standing
ahront to people for whom the
people of this country feel warm
attachment Why, then. should |
he stay there? Or, leaving on a |
visit home, return there? The peo- |
pie of Hawaii will understand that |
the closing of the doors of the Ie-
CATION now will be followed nv
Ihelr reopening year hence, by a
who really represents the
United States
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-04-10

Auou- the figures published Thurs
dsv there may have seemed some very
strange anomalies {. Brewer & Co,
who return over one million Of assets,
Only appear 70 pay s tax Of one hundred
and rinsJy-th7ee dollars OF course.
the assets are made up o. corporation
shares. which sre already taxed under
the corporations. The same is true OF
Davies 4 Co. Castle & Cooke and other
large firms. The figures are apt 10 mis-
LEAD the average reader.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-04-10
THE TAN PROBLEM.

The question of taxation is one Of
vital importance TO every civilized COM
munity. 1t is also one of the questions
which causes more friction than any
other branch of governmental control.
In order TO keep up q government and
administer it properly you must have
cash We want roads. we want schools.
We want better landings, we want our
postal system kept up-we want a hun
dred and one things, and we can only
have them if We have the cash. Agree
ing. as all classes do. upon the nee $
sity, all are willing to pay their share,
but the difficulty and friction come in
when the allotment of the share is
made.
A very old and crude form of taxation
is the poll tax. Every male of a certain
age pays his dollar, or whatever sum
may be settled upon, no matter what his
income, be it large or be ii small. Then
there are other specific personal taxes.
which in this country amount to S. Der
head. Further than this, we have
property tax, and. of course, duties, IL
censes and excise.
The needs of the Government have
brought about the necessity of increas-
inc the ravapua api ~, - 49, =.
TO face with the necessity of revising
our tax list Hence the very burning
tax bill which is now before the Sem
ate, the House of Representatives and
the country at large The subject is
one Of vital Importance to every mem /
Der Of the community, be he rich or be
he poor.
II is hardly necessary TO point out
how unjust the personal tax of So a /
head is, when compared with the taxes
upon property. We will say a laborer
gets s16 per month; that is a total in
come Of 1872 per annum; he has to pay
s. tax, or at the rate of 20 per cent,
upon his gross earnings. Were so heavy
tax put upon property, there would
be the widest and most melancholy
vail from one end of the islands to the
other. The tax upon corporation and
1ther property is l per cent. Make the
property owner pay at the same rate
Is the poor man, and even under the
present method of assessment the in
'ome OF the Government from this
would be more than two and a half
lines more
The vital point in the whole matter
ests upon better method of getting at
ne values OF property.
The tables published Thursday afford 5
much information in looking up this {
'oint- We have list OF thirty-seyen
ugar corporations with nominal cap 8
-al OF over s27,000,0O0 and a paid-up
apital OF s2e, 900, 600-we avoid the odd
CURES and speak in round numbers q
hitch pay in taxes a little over s1OO. \
%. ;.
The sworn returns OF the values of 4
le sugar corporations TO the Minister 4
the Interior are 1864, 66s. The tax
pom that figure should have been
L56,l64. Why wasn't it? The old tax II
" is in fault, and it needs very care II
j consideration Of the new tax law to p
e that such anomalies should not be m
lowed 10 exist
II is q case Of make haste slowly
ne very utmost care should be taken
Ter the bill, and there should be no VI
lsty action II should be argued fully pl
ID carefully, and plenty of time should ii
given for the public TO understand @
e arguments and to give their views RI
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-04-10
WASHINGTON COMMENT.

The attention Of the editor of this
paper has been called to certain re-
marks made to the Executive by Amer
lean Minister Willis regarding an edi-
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-04-10
Important Change Of Manage
ment In Old House.
f. W. JORDAN BUYS no. 10.
Came Hero IS Years Ago-Now
Manager OF the Fort-Strcct store.
splendid business Qualifications.
Floriculturist of Note-Rarc Plants.

II was rumored on the street yester-
day that E W. Jordan, for some years
manager of No. 10 Store" had pur-
chased this branch OF the business from
the Waterhouse estate and would con-
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-04-10

"A quarterly dividend is now
due and payable 10 the stockboId.
ers of Wilders Steamship Co.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-04-10

SoiS VI TuoilC LdnOS and Leases.
On THURSDAY, April 23d, 1896. at
II o'clock noon, at front entrance of Ju-
dietary Building, Honolulu, will be sold
the following lands and leases in Puma.
Hawaii:
l. Land of Iliililoa, Puma, containing
1882 avres. Upset price. .. 1901. %
survey charges ...... 1000
s371.2S
?. Lot at Oneloa, 147S acres. Upset
price, s22.17.
Terms: Cash in U. S. Gold Coin.
3. Lease of lot land at Waiakolea, Pu-
ma, containing Is acres, more or less,
with all fish and shrimp ponds upon the
same. Reserving across the land right
OF way to Government Pound. Term of
lease, Is years. Upset rental, $4,000 per
year. payable annually in advance.
Plans Of above lands may be seen and
further particulars obtained at office of
the Agent of Public Lands, Honolulu
or OF E. D. Baldwin, Sub-Agent, Hilo
J.F. BROWN,
Agent OF Public Lands.
Public Lands Office, Honolulu, March
oath, 1896.
lT47-5t
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-04-10

Sale of Public Lands and Leases
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-04-10
BY AUTHORITY.
MIR. j. h. KAHOOPII has this day been
appointed Pound Master for the Gov
eminent Pound at Kaupo, Hama. Maui
vice VIM. Coates, resigned.

Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office, April 2, 1896.
1747-3t
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04

The bond bill introduced by
the traduced Senator Butler of
North Carolina, alias the Popu-
list Mary Ann of this state,
passed the senate on June the
I'd, by a vote Of 80 to 25. Tie
context is short, but heavier
than the gold which il antago.
nizes, and is this:
"Be it enacted that issuance
OF interest. bearing bonds Of the
United States, for any purpose
whatever, without further au-
thority of congress, is hereby
prohibited"
1t matters not to what politi.
cal party North Carolinians may
belong, one and all, they feel q
state pride in the recognition
our senator has been accorded
in our national halls, and in i'm.
portant Legislation. II is to be
hoped he will continue TO use
the prestige obtained, in bshalI
Of suffering and oppressed hui
mainly. and retrogade to ar
administration parlor Chester.
field. The eyes-and 10 som,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04

CARY, \. c., June 3.--(special)
The patrons and others Of the
Misses Jones school were highly
entertained on Monday and Tues
day evening at the academy with
the closing exercises Of their ex-
cellent school. The programme
was SPLENDID and much enjoyed
by an appreciative audience.
The Baptist will open prepar.
atory school here the 10th Of Au.
gust in the building occupied by
the Misses Jones.
The industrial enterprises here
are doing a good business, work
ing full forces.
The Cary Literary Society vii
give a book reception and sery,
refreshments gratis on Thursda,
evening.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04
rhe Times" on Whe els

The fellow who uses the edl-
torial pencil, or Ostrich feather
pen for the Washington Cd. CD
Times, evidently has a wheel in
his head. This is evidenced by the
following, instigated doubtless by
the "mash" some "bloomers"
wheel hath made.
II is stated upon good authori-
ty that bicycling has decreased
the consumption Of intoxicating
liquors, and has resulted in a
correspondingly larger cansump.
ton Of "soft drinks" The most
ardent advocate Of the wheel
would hardly have ventnred to
ascribe to it such a reformatory
Influence. 1t is useless to impure
as to the why and tie wherefore
If the change; the fact is said t.
stand forth beyond the possibility
Iof denial. When once this be
comes fully understood by the W
IL. T. U. and other organizations
there will be a new boom for thu
bike" and the prohibitionis
will put a bicycle plank into thei
next national platform,
One cause, perhaps, for thi
decrease in the consumption o
intoxicants on the part of the de
voices of the wheel is that tn
vigorous and plentiful exercise il
the open air in which they in
dulge, lessons the craving 70
stimulants, which is said to be be
gotten by the atmosphere of tn
city. This applies, OF course
only to the male contingent, 70
the women possess sufficient mel
vous energy to dispense witt
sti mulants of any kind, whethe
''intra" or "extra nerves." A
any rate it will be quite accepta
bic to all people, whether adheI
ents of temperance organization
or not, to regard the bicycle as al
effective agent for the promotion
of sobriety, and to let it 60 a
that.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04

The North Carolina Baptist
Sunday school chautauqua will
be held at Morehead City this
summer, commencing August 4
and continuing one week. The
committee decided upon More
head last night.
Thursday Mr. n. B Brough>
ton, the President, Rev. B. ".
Spilman, Sunday School Secre
tary, and Mr.. j. e. Birdsong,
secretary Of the Chautauqua,
will begin on the programme
which hey intend to make the
most elaborate and complete the
Chautauqua has yet had. The
programme vii. be complete ut
an early date. Railroads will
give reduced rates aad the no.
tells will offer a lower rate than
usual to those attending the
Chautauqua. The indications
are that this will be a very sue.
cessful meeting of the Chau
tauqua.--Press Visitor.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04
For charity's sake.

Ia response to q local in yester-
days HERALD, detailing the de-
stitution, sickness, want, and gen
eral suffering in all East Durham
home where death hath already
claimed one Of the family, a man
come to this offce--a man Of the
wcr.d, who neither knew nor
asked the name Of the deceased
and poverty stricken family, and
subscribed a dollar to help allevi-
ate their suffering.
This is practical charity, and if
our church people will pardon
the expression-pratical religion,
and upon this neucleus the
HERALD opens a subscription book
for this distressed family, will re-
ceive remittances, acknowledge
them through these columns, and
remit to A. B, Mathews, the East
Durham Druggist, who has kindly
agreed to take charge Of and
properly apply any money raised
We also learn that there is
second family in East Durham il
such dire distress from sickness
and want Of actual necessities thai
common humanity demands as
sistance. Those who believe il
real charity have now an oppor
tunity to emphasize their opinions
BY contributions of cash, with th,
| full assurance it has not beef
thrown away on unworthy objects
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04
DURHAM, N. G., JUNE A, 1856
Notice to Subscribers.

The party to whom The
Recorder was sold in August
last and moved to Hillsboro,
having failed to comply with
the terms, The Durham Re-
corder has been moved back
to Durham and will hereafter
be published there. All per-
sons indebted for subscription
will please call at the Office
and pay Messrs. King and
Rollins, the lessees of the
paper. Thanking my friends
for their patronage and trus'
they will continue the same
with the present lessees.
l am Very Truly,
E. c. HACKNEY.
Pueblo, Col. Jan. Is.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04

The County Commissioners Of
Durham and several adjoining
counties, TO whom under the
new law Is left the selection Of
school books, have decided TO
continue the use Of those fur.
nished under the old law. With.
out intering into the merits o.
the publications Of the contest.
ing book concerns, the opinion
Of the HERALD is that the com.
missioners acted wisely in moi
changing the books and entail
ing additit nal cost upon the
parents Of scholars.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04

THE Democracy of this, the 9Th
Congressional District, is called to
meet at Greensboro on the 18th.
Who they will nominate for con.
gress must remain a mere matter
of conjecture. If they expect to
beat Settle, they must put up an
experienced and aggressive COM
panier. @