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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-07
STATISTICS.

To multiply bureaus of the Gov
eminent is not an advantage, but
we think there would be a direct
advantage in establishing a Stats
teal bureau The present record
of births and deaths upon the
islands is utterly inaccurate. There
is some accuracy with regard to
Honolulu, but outside Honolulu it
is all haphazard. Statistics are
obtained, but they are not reliable.
In many of the bureaus of the Gov
eminent very excellent statistics
are obtained, but they need COLA
ton. Each bureau supplies what
it can, and some of them supply
excellent material, but they only
particularize, they do not general
ize. 1t should be the duty of some
portion of the Government to gen.
ceralize the information. Mr.. Thrum,
in his Annual, does this kind of
work and it is very ably done. We
doubt whether the community fully
understand how much they are
Obliged to Mr.. Thrum for his adj
mirable work, but his work is not
official and he has not time to work
out the details of, nor has he
authority to collate. Most coun-
tries pride themselves upon
putting forward the very best
showing for themselves in an
authoritative form. We do not,
because we have no proper method
of sitting the material laid before
us. What is needed is to show
what our industries are, what they
can do, what our birth rate is, what
our death rate is, what our marriage
rate is, what our lands are, what
our land system is, and so on-such
information, published under Gov
eminent authority and made as
accurate as it is possible, would be
of infinite value. We have only
to open the books of communities,
that seek to attract immigrants to
their shores, to see how much pains
they take to put the information,
worth having, in an authoritative
way before any one who may need
it. This is one side of the question,
the other is, that for our own adj
vancement we may learn much
and may stop many foolish enter
prises, if we have a dependable set
of statistics to guide us. Without
statistics, reliable statistics, upon
every point nation is very much
in the position of man who has
large fortune and spends it without
keeping account and seeing what
each field or each herd of cattle is
doing. As a matter of fact our
Legislators however intelligent they
are, are very far behind their duty,
because through absence of collated
statistics they don't thoroughly I'M
derstand what they are dealing
with.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-07
BRUCE CARTWRIGHT
The HAWAIIAN SAFE DEPOSIT
And Investment Company

STOCKS HAVE BEGUN TO MOVE!
The favorable weather during the past
summer gives promise of a large crop for
1896, and with an estimated shortage of the
worlds production of One Million Tons of
Sugar, higher prices are looked for.
ersOns alive to the situation are begin
ming to purchase now. During the present
month we have made more sales of First
Glass Stocks than for the past twelve
months.
We are now buying and selling the fol-
lowing:
Hawaiian Sugar Company Stock,
Eva Plantation Company Stock,
Haiku Sugar Company Stock,
Honomu Sugar Company Stock,
Hawaiian Agricultural Company Stock,
Paia Plantation Company Stock,
Mutual Telephone Stock,
Hawaiian Electric Company Stock.
Also Hawaiian Government Bonds, and
Plantation first Mortgage Bonds.
We have some very secure boxes in the
Safe Deposit Vaults to let by the month or
by the year at very reasonable rates.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-07

AMUSEMENT does not seem likely
to be lacking in Honolulu. We
have lost our circus and our con-
cert people and now we have a full
fedged prestidigitateur to keep us
amused. We thoroughly believe
in healthy public amusements.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-07
FOR LEASE.

NO. 5.-THAT DESIRABLE LOT ON
eWest side of Judd street. on the Waiki
XII side of the residence of Q. BOlte, Esq.
This affords one of the finest building sites
in the city. A long lease on moderate
terms to q desirable tenant.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-07
Timely Topics

all things in their place" The
place we hold is that of Z
person who is trying to help
matters for the benefit Of
those who use goods that is
in our line.
AS Shakespeare says: "Sc
hallow'd and SO gracious is
the time" that we are tempted
to mention a few of the items
that we consider are in season,
viz: all kinds of team collars,
best chain harness, best har-
ness and saddle leather, all
kinds of breeching rings and
harness fittings. Theselgoods
are seasonable if ever they
are. Something is always
bound to get out of order no
matter how careful you may
be, and you had much better be
prepared for an emergency
than to be placed in a pre-
dicament, when you cannot
afford to lose any time. This
is not a case of whip whip /!
hoorah but of a whip that
will give you value received
for money invested and is
conseeded to be the best re-
preventative of the kind in
Honolulu, and comprises buck
skin lashes, whip lashes and
whip stock, for four, six and
eight horse team. In fact we
are up-to-date in what is
wanted by the plantation men
for every day use.
Going further in this line
we have all kinds of plows
needed by planters, from the
Hendry Breakers (the best
pillow made) to the smallest
of rice plows; from the large
double furrow to the 1o-inch
middle plows SO popular with
planters.
Some people like to make
their own butter and we can
supply them with the churns
to do the work whether they |
want sufficient for a small
family or tor the "Richelieu."
Those who make cocktails
should try one Of our Gem
Shavers" IS all the experts
agree that the best kind can
be made by using one of these
shavers. You pour your
liquor into what looks like
snow, and the, result will
make even the father of a
arge family feel as if he own
ed the world and did not care
whether school kept or not.
We have sold most of our
Aluminium Ware, but have a
Iew of these handsome white
brush and comb sets which
are the best and cheapest
Kings of their kind ever
Introduced.
We do not make a practice
IF putting our own wares, but
hese good are something that
We wish to call your especial
to, and know that
,ou need only to see the
goods to realize their merit.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-07

Besides the above have other desirable
property for sale and lease. Fer Informs
tiOn call at the office,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-18
THAT DRUM-BEAT WIDENs.

Who would keep in touch with the i'm
portant movements of his times must
study the situation in Africa and watch
affairs there. That great dark and little
known continent is to be the center of a
storm which is rapidly brewing. Its vast
reaches of prairie and timber, of desert
and mountain, have separated the Oldest
and newest civilizations for forty CEN
turtles. 1t Is going to be partiuoned off
among the foremost powers of Europe,
Russia excepted. But in the conflicts
which must arise over the division Russia
will seek advantages elsewhere. The
Eagles dispatches yesterday morning told
Of an advance up the Nile. Great Brit
ain has already announced that she will
not permit the Soudanese 10 affront Egypt,
which bit of dust throwing fools nobody.
The waters of the Nile run through Nubia
and Soudan from Central Africa and
Abyssinia- England it is thought will help
Italy by moving up the Nile from Egypt,
while the Italian troops would move on
from the Red Sea. With Abyssinia IN
der Italian control and Nubia held by
Egypt, British supremacy would extend
from the mouth Of the Nile four thou
sand miles south across the equator 10 the
Cape of Good Hope, with only Belsium's
Congo Free State intervening As was
charged in the British parliament day
before yesterday and not denied by Cham
berlai1 or Bslfour, it's all a financial
scheme with territorial agrandizement.
That is why every step taken by Great
Britain, using the Egyptian government
as means and paying for the military
opera tons necessary out of the Egyptian
treasury. toward the re-occupation OF the
former Soudanese possessions OF the
khedive will be watched with Jealous in
terest by France and Germany. Those
suspicious and weIl-informed powers will
not be blinded by pretense that an ad-
vance upon Dongola or Berber Is required
by the attitude and activity OF the der
wishes in the Soudaa. They will see the
plain intention 10 help Italy. the country
which can least afford TO quarrel with
Great Britain among all the great powers
OF Europe, hold Abyssinia and so prevent
the establishment OF 4 French or German
colonial empire on the flank Of the British
Hne OF advance southwark. They VIII
understand that just such movements
agree well with Cecil Rhodes dream Of an
unbrohen. wide, and securely held strip
of British territory all the way from Cane
Town 10 Alexandra.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-18
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Enid is already preparing TO take care
| OF the G.. A r encampment.
At the primaries in Guthrie Henry ASP
received 14s delegates out of the 162 elected.
over on the west side of Oklahoma a
large Allison boom is said 10 be germina;-
ing.
The United States grand jury al Okla
bona City returned four indictments-su
| for perjury.
Kngfsher is going to have some politi-
cal fireworks al Oklahoma City on the
| twenty-eighth.
The Kansas fellows in Oklahoma ap-
parently want the Arkansaw Traveller TO
travel back home.
Mrs. Sarah Walsh. colored woman of
Guthrie, gave birth to boy Saturday who
had two front teeth.
nominated for the legislature again I'M
der an assumed name.
Judge Rush OF FL Reno, and Judge Spill
man OF Kingfisher. are making the race
for Judge Burford's place.
II Henry Asp makes a success OF his
boom in Oklahoma he may be promoted
20 take George R. Peck's place in Kansas.
A Shawnee man has just returned from
Cripple Creek and says that a lot OF the
Shawnee people out there are so poor they
cannot cast shadows.
If there is anybody opposing Whiting
hill OF Enid. for national committeeman,
he should speak up at once before the
wave Of popularity engulfs him.
A harnessmaker AT Oklahoma City the
political issues Of the day and it took the
whole police force to put him in jail.
Most of the evangelists who try to res
cue Oklahoma come from Texas. The
Texas people think that the Kansas peo-
pie would be better if they were told OF
heaven.
The members Of a congregation OF a
church near the town of Seay received a
box of aid goods from the east and got
into a big fight over the division of the
donations.
The hardware men Of the territory will
meet in Oklahoma City Thursday to de
mand lower freight rates. They will not
get them. Demanding never brought a
railroad to time.
The New York Sun. in speaking of the
churches and schools of Oklahoma, says
ii has had a remarkable development for
a territory. There is no doubt about this
1t is as true as gospel
During one of dts Democratic days last
week the Enid Wave predicted that con-
gress would pass the anti-Oklahoma d.
vorce bill, kill statehood and pigeon-hole
the free homes measure.
Miss Fleeta Agnes Cox is visiting in
Guthrie. The Leader there referred 70 her
as 'burlesque and ballet dancer" She IS
a dancing teacher, and she came around
and told the editor of the Leader so. and
the average porcupine wasn't in 1t with
his hair.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-18
The aalieta 4aiIy Eagle uuauesaau 9lor1g

would pay. for she would be obliged to
come TO US for the wheat and cotton before
bought in India or elsewhere with silver
which she obtained from US, and as re-
suit, prices of wheat and cotton would rise
in America in response to the increase de-
mand, and continue TO rise until prices
had so risen that the Englishman saw
his advantage in buying our silver at .
an ounce Qnstead of IS cents as at presently
and sending il TO India TO buy cotton and
wheat, rather than pay the enhanced
prices for wheat and cotton asked in
America Thus silver would be restored
to a parity with gold, and We would have
higher prices and hundred cent silver
dollar as well as a hundred cent gold
dollar, and not a two hundred cent gold
dollar as at present.
AS prices of grain and cotton and other
produce rose with silver, il would take
less wheat and cotton and other produce
10 pay the interest charges on our foreign
6ebt.-payments which we now find 1t i'm
possible TO make with merchandise. could
be readily met, and the drain Of gold to
meet these charges would cease Opening
our minis to silver would not permanently
drive out our gold. On the contrary, only
BIZ so doing can we check the drain on
our gold for export, and prevent national
as well as private bankruptcy and the
suspension of gold payments.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-18
DEMAND RECIPROCITY.

The National Association of Manufac-
turers has issued circular Of seven pages
treating OF home and foreign trade rela-
tons. The headquarters Of the associa-
ton is in Philadelphia and their publica-
tons are for free distribution on applica-
ton. Everything dealt with is from a
purely business and practical standpoint.
The number before US, in treating of the
question of Reciprocity knocked out by
the present national administration. says
that IL should be reinstated. The circu
lar goes on to affirm that the principles Of
Reciprocity, as in force during 1894 in
the trade relations between the United
States and the countries to the south of
US, have commended themselves to bust
ness men as a fair and practical method
of extending our international commerce.
BY means of reciprocal treaties the foreign
markets for American products were ma
terially enlarged without any sacrifice of
trade at home or any injurious effects
upon industries within this country. The
abrogation of these treaties by the United
States government and heir consequent
termination by the other nations that
were parties thereto have disturbed those
conditions in our foreign trade from which
much was promised to the advantage of
this country The National Association
of Manufacturers joins heartily and &C
lively in the movement for the re-estab-
lishment of reciprocal commercial treaties
with those countries that want what we
have to sell and can supply US with COM
modities which We do not or cannot pro-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-18
THE WICHITA WICKEDNEsS.

For eight months an attempt has been
made by the state administration to crush
Wichita, but lately the attempt has been
given up, and peace restored. The as
sistant attorney general who made all the
trouble at Wichita now says he knew all
the time that prohibition could not be
enforced against public sentiment, and
certainly Governor Morrill, knew it, for he
said so in his message. But notwithstand-
ing this knowledge, and this admission,
Wichita was thrown into a disgraceful
quarrel, which greatly injured the town,
and cost a great deal of money.
This has been the history of prohibition:
quarreling and expense, and no good ac-
complished. Every man of sense knew
when the Wichita row began that it would
end as it has ended, but the quarrel was as
fierce, and the expense as great, as though
people honestly believed in it.
Is it any wonder. then, that the temper
ance people of Kansas, not financially in
terested in prohibition, are favoring re-
submission?
Think of the absurdity of II. The gov
ernor countenancing a quarrel that he
knew would result in no good; that he de-
clared in his MESA sc could do no good,
The late Republican convention tried TO
apologize for the Wichita disgrace, but an
apology can never undo the harm done at
Wichita Kansas is losing population:
an apology does no good.
Is it not time for Kansas men TO apply
common sense to the liquor question?
In a year or two Wichita will be at
tackled again, followed by another apology
Why injure any Kansas town. or Kansas
itself, unnecessarily? Is this patriotism,
or sense?
There is no demand in Kansas for "free
whisky" The demand is for a system
that will regulate the traf1c, and avoid
quarreling and injury to the state, pro-
hibition having failed. What The Globe
desires is prosperity for Kansas. freedom
from injurious and unnecessary quarrels,
and as much temperance as can be Sc
cured by the best modern system of regu-
lating the liquor traffic, since absolute pro-
hibition is impossible.
Prohibition has but one leg TO stand on:
it is claimed as a temperance measure.
and all good people believe in temperance.
But here is an incident that happened in
Iowa, and did much to kill prohibition in
that state:
An honest Prohibitionist was on grand
jury called to enforce the Prohibitory law
in large town. One day he went into a
joint, and found the district judge, the
sheriff, and three members OF the grand
jury, drinking beeri The incident con-
WINGED him OF the hypocrisy of many OF
those claiming 10 be Prohibitionists. and
the man published his experience, and
favored different law.-Atchisou Globe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-18

| gates from such states may prove 10 his
| disadvantage by intensifying the opposi-
4 ton of these aforesaid defeated favorite
! sons Those favorite sons who have been
unable to hold their own states solid for
| themselves because of McKinley's popu-
| larity will be the more ready to combine
! against the Ohio statesman. Morton,
| Quay and Cullom have each been thus
| Inundated. However, Maine will be solid
for Reed, Iowa for Allison and Nebraska
for Henderson. The Henderson boom will
prove the least harmful. This is due TO
the fact that Senator Henderson himself
| is for Mckinley, counting nothing on the
fact that his state will vote soIidIy for
him at ST. Louis. Henderson was inter-
viewed in Chicago, on Friday, and he
| then said that his boom was in no sense
inspired or controlled by the bosses of the
party. That in itself is comforting, but
General Henderson said further that Ma
jor Mckinley was his friend; that he re-
cognized the ability and strength of the
Ohio leader, and believed he would be
nominated.
That ought to settle Nebraska but as a
matter Of fact, Nebraska has already been
settled. General Henderson, while an
nouncing himself a candidate for the
presidency, has not been seriously in the
race. He realizes that the Republicans
of his state are for Mckinley, and as a
former resident of Canton, the home of the
Ohio candidate, his loyalty to the cause
of the eminent champion of protection
could scarcely be questioned.
If Mckinley is not nominated by accla-
nation there may be an opportunity to
compliment General Henderson with the
vote of his state on the first ballot, but
we shall be greatly mistaken if he and
all the Republican delegates from Ne
braska are not found working heartily for
Mckinley at st. Louis.
1t is already settled that Boss Plat
cannot prevent Mckinley from getting at
least few New York votes on the first
ballot. 1t IS almost certain that Boss
Quay will fail, likewise, in keeping all
the Pennsylvania delegates away from the
Ohio leader, who is the only real candi-
date in the Republican party. The Man
derson boom is dead. So is the Cullom
movement. Minnesota is about ready to
drop the idea of pushing Davis TO the
front at ALL SO the signs multiply that
Mckinley will be made the nominee of
the Republican convention before a bal
lot can be completed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-18

Men are expecting colossal dispute
between capital and labor. Yet it is the
unexpected that happens. There is as
yet no force capable OF graphing with
capital. elements that are not unlikely 10
act upon one another. The interests OF
the money cornerers and the transport
corporations are not now closely allied.
The joint. after all, may be between the
railroads and the sold conspirators. The
people might be benefited if the captains
Of industry began a war on the miners,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-18
For the Eagle.
THAT BIT OF GREEN RIBBON.

Dear the memories, sweet and sad,
That this bit OF ribbon brings;
Dear the hopes that make US glad,
Dear the song its color sings.
Loyal are the hearts that wear 1t
True and brave the arms that bear it.
The bit OF ribbon green.
All. that bit Of ribbon brings Us
To that island Ger the sea,
And the prayer OF faith once uttered
BY an Irish mother knee
Wells again within the heart
Bidding doubt and fear depart
God bless the ribbon green.
Q ireland, weli-loved Ireland.
Your children true and strong
Are rallying Ger the world today
To end the reign OF wrong
All along the tC1isoms way
Respiendent CLEANS the coming Day.
God bless the ribbon green
A million Irish fTeemen
Catch the Hight OF Freedoms dawn
Through the clouds OF doubt and darkness
The stars are not withdrawn.
A million true hands bear il.
Angels guard The hearts that wear L.
God bless the ribbon green
MARY ELIZABETH LEASE
Wichita Kan, March 17th. -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-18
ALONG THE KANSAS NILE

This is the day Hutchinson will show
the Populists how to keep promises.
The race track at Arkansas City will be
] fixed up and scrub races will be tabooed
Twenty-Five new members have been ad-
mitted into the Commercial club of Hutch
inson.
The Hoisington Irrigation company has
been chartered and will dig big ditch In
Pawnee county.
A Hutchinson merchant dares to come
out in public print and advertise valen-
tines at half price.
The congressional convention Of the Re
publicans for the Third district met in
Chanuate yesterday.
1t is now claimed that Professor hansen
once lived in Norton county, Kansas.
There is nothing In it.
Topeka is now bowling because Hutch
inson thinks it is the better convention
town. Hutchinson is.
Frank Greer down in the territory, had
more success with Cy Leland than his
bother Ed did up in Kansas.
In one southern Kansas town the Joint
lists are fined monthly. and the formal
charge against them is les majestic"
Dick Howard OF Arkansas City. has just
made the discovery and announced it that
a horse has four teeth more than a mare
Dick Howard ought TO come out and ex-
plain who that lady of Arkansas City in
timately acquainted with the CleveIands"
was.
Coyar,o- ptdy71a yozr e,a,-- ,ba, - 49,.
woman has no strings TO her. And only
the other day he was talking about her
tying her garter.
This will be the last time Sedgwick and
Sumner and Reno viii take part in a con-
gressional fight with western Kansas. Be
fore another campaign comes around a
new district Will be made.
An accident at the ice factory in Arkan-
sas City the other day resulted in the
death CT a lot Of sparroWs which had made
their home in the rafters. The amonia
Is said 10 have killed them.
Hutchinson News: II is not because To
peka wants numerous conventions that
she is called hogglsh. but because she III
treats every convention that does meet
there. and then thinks the next one Will
come 10 her sacred precincts anyway. The !
people have become tired OF r.. At the |
State Editorial association the editors vot- !
ed unanimously IN favor OF Leavea worth /
as against Topeka for the soldiers re- /
union. There are a half dozen cities IL 1
Kansas just as able to provide for con- /
vent3Ons as Topeka, and everyone does 4
provide twice as well The trouble with /
Topeka Is tha; she Is able bat not willing 4
Delegates want 20 70 where they are wei
come. where the vii be considered guests \
and not victims. friends and Tot objects /
OF prey. That IS Ehy the conventions are
going &c wichita. Abilene. LesyenTortA /
AID Hutchinson. instead % 20 Topeka.
and why the newspapers are przlsing the
treatment AFFORDED az these cities IN com
parlson with that OF the capital