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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-28
THE PROTEST FILED.

Senator Nelson Says He Consulted
No One About His Resolution.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE pro-
test of the State Grange of California
against the further continuance of the
Hawaiian reciprocity treaty was filed
in the Senate today by Senator Per-
kinS
The document declares that a con-
tinuance of reciprocity will prevent
the proper development of beet sugar
interests of the Pacific Coast The
Senator stated that there is now on it's
way from San Francisco protest of
the Chamber of Commerce against in
reference with existing arrangements
When this document is received it will
be fled also with other documents
pertaining TO the subject.
Senator Nelson said today that his
action was taken without consulta-
ton with any one, and that he would
endeavor TO push the bill as soon as
the Foreign Relations Committee was
organized. He said he had already re-
ceiVed assurances that he would gain
support at both ends of the Capitol
Opponents of the treaty say that
poll of the House and Senate shows
majority against its continuance in
Guiding a majority of the Ways and
Means Committee of the House and
the Finance Committee of the Senate.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-28
UNITED STATES NEUTRAL.
VIII Not Interfere I'm the Conflict
Over Affairs of Greece

VIII Not Interfere I'm the Conflict
Over Affairs of Greece.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE news
of the crisis in the Eastern situation
was the absorbing topic in official cir
cles here tonight. The expressions
were general that the United States
could not be drawn into the conflict,
and that the course of this country was
plain in preserving strict neutrality.
Secretary Sherman was seen at his
residence tonight and shown the bull
letins. ct is no surprise to me" said
the Secretary of State. "as recent
events have seemed to make war in
evitable. and I have expected that re-
suit would come. Fortunately, the
scene of the reported conflict is far
from us. and the United States has
little or no concern with the war. We
will. of course, observe the strictest
neutrality. This is a natural result
from the conditions prevailing, and
will require no specific declaration Of
neutrality. Our commercial interests
with Greece and Turkey are very
small. so there is no ground for dis
turbance in that connection.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-28
England's Policy Will be
Neutral.
Hohenlohe Sends in His Resigna-
tion-Prospects Are that Tariff
Bill Will Pass.

ATHENS, April Isl a. m.-An Off
o'clock last night, says that the Turks,
under cover of darkness. are assault
ing the Greek forces at Mount AnaIp-
isis with great fierceness. The Greek
resistance so far has been magnificent
and spirited. The Greeks still main
tain their positions. The firing began
at Critzovali with an attempt of the
Turks to occupy strategic position in
the neutral zone. The Turks continue
to abandon their advance posts, a gen
eral movement apparently taking
place.
Firing is reported from Moluna, and
from Larissa the flashing of guns can
be seen. In yesterdays fight at Mount
Analpisis the Greeks lost 40 wounded
and three killed.
At 2:40 a. m. firing is reported all
along the whole line of the frontier in
Thessaly.
The Turkish batteries at Prevesa, on
the northern shore of the entrance of
the Gulf of Arta. where, according to
the treaty of Berlin, the Turks had no
right to erect Notifications, fired on
and sank Greek steamer, the Mace
donna, this morning. while she was at
tempting to leave the Gulf of Ambra-
cia. The crew of the steamer was
saved by boats from the shore, but the
captain of the Macedonia was severe
" wounded.
Upon receipt of this news the Greek
Government sent orders to the Greek
fleet in the Gulf of Ambracia to bonn
bard Prevesa. Consequently the bonn
bardment of Prevesa commenced at 6
o'clock this morning aRd continues
as this dispatch is sent. Prevesa,
which is in Epirus and Is miles from
Arta is strongly fortified
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-28
ADMINISTRATIONS DrsourErED.
Population Statistics Of Hawaii of In
tereSt I'm Washington.

Population Statistics of Hawaii of In
tereSt I'm Washington.
WASHINGTON April 1.-THE adj
ministration has been greatly dsquiet-
ed by news reaching here from Ha-
wall, especially the facts that are set
forth in the news dispatches, follow
ing, as they do, the rather dry, but
very important, statements made in the
IaSt report from United States Consul
General Ellis Mills at Honolulu.
The latter, after referring briefly to
the attempt of the Hawaiian Govern
ment to deport the lot of Japanese
coolies who had arrived from Japan in
violation of the immigration laws,
gave. in short table. a comparative
exhibit of the numerical strength of
the various nationalities represented in
the population of the Islands.
From this it appears that the Japa-
nese population was second and that
if the peaceful invasion" continued at
the same rate it has been increasing
during the past three years, it would
only be matter of a year or two be-
fore the Japanese were the dominant
power in the Islands
Dispatches supplemented this state
ment by account of the turning back
of Japanese and of threatened resist
ance to the deportation.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-28
TARIFF BILL PROSPECTS.
Its Passage Through the Senate Is
Assured.

Its Passage Through the Senate Is
Assured.
NEW YORK, April 13.-The Her
AIDS Washington special says: The
passage of the tariff bill through the
Senate is assured, regardless of the
amendments that may be made by the
Finance Committee. / have made a
careful canvass of the situation, and
| find there are As Senators who may
be depended upon to vote for the bill
in any shape in which it is at all likely
to come to a vote. These are: Sen
ators Aldrich, Allison, Baker, Bur-
rows Cannon, Carter. Chandler, Clark.
Cullom, Davis, Elkins, Fairbanks, For
aker, Frye, Gallinger, Gear, Hale, Han
ma, Hansbrough, Hawley, Hoar, Kyle,
Lodge, Mcbride, McEnery, Mcmillan,
Mason, Morrill,, Nelson, Penrose, Per-
kins, Plat of Connecticut, Plat of
New York, Pritchard. Proctor Quay,
Sewall, Shoup, Spooner, Thurston,
Warren, Wellington, Wetmore, Will
son and Wolcott. <es.
rhis list represents the ffeasf possf--
bic strength of the bill on its final
passage. 1t includes two men-Sena-
tors Cannon and Warren-who will
not say Internationally that they will
vote for the bill, but who are conf
IDENTIFY counted on by the Republican
managers. and are credited with sim
ply holding off for the adjustment of
certain duties in which their con-
stituents are interested.
The Senators named constitute a
majority of one, as shown by the
stand when the vote is taken with
two vacancies, and the majority may
be increased to two if the Kentucky
Legislature can succeed in electing a
Republican to fill the vacancy from
that State.
The actual majority by which the
bill is passed is sure, however, to be
considerably larger than this, on ac-
count of the attitude of the free silver
Republican Senators. These men do
not propose to place any obstacles in
the way of the Republicans. On the
other hand, they will insist that the
Republican leaders shall have every
opportunity to carry out their pro-
gram in their own way. If their votes
are not needed to help pass the bill,
it is probable that Senators Teller.
Jones Of Nevada, Stewart, Mantle and
Pettigrew will abstain from voting.
This would increase the majority to
six, and it will probably be still larg-
er, for some of these men, who are all
protectionists, may vote for the bill,
especially if it is amended so as TO
take care of the interests of their
States.
Senator Mantle, for instance. will
vote for the bill without doubt if the
wool schedule is to his liking. A list
of the certain supporters of the bill
contains two. names-Senators Kyle Of
South Dakota and McEnery of Louis
iana-who were not elected as Repub-
licans.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-28
SENATOR PERKINS TALKS.
Believes Hawaii Receives Greater
Benefit than California.

Believes Hawaii Receives Greater
Benefit than California.
WASHINGTON. April 17.-"Believ-
ing that opposition to the Hawaiian
reciprocity treaty is so strong that it's
defeat is almost certain, | am now pre-
pairing to propose an amendment to the
treaty at the proper time which will
grant a differential of 1a cent in favor
of sugar from the Islands, In other
words, with duty on sugar at IL
cents pound, 90 per cent polarization,
the imports from the Hawaiian Islands
would pay I cent a pound This would
mean a remission of at least 81 600 600
a year On Hawaiian sugars"
Senator Perkins thus outlined his
position on the Hawaiian treaty to-
night He said he had given the mat
ter much thought, had carefully con-
sidered the many protests from both
mercantile and farming interests in
California, and had arrived at the con-
clusion that on such a basis as he pro-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-28
COLONEL BUCK on JAPAN.
Indications that Japone~e Intend to
CnlOniZe Hawaii.

Indications that Japone~e Intend to
CoIonize Hawaii.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-Colonel
Buck of Georgia, who captured the
mission to Toxic last week, had a talk
today about affairs in Japan with To-
ri Hoshi, the Japanese Minister. The
conversation touched on the action of
the Hawaiian Government in prohibit
ing Japanese immigration, which was
followed by sending Japanese warships
and the United States cruiser Phila-
deiphia to Honolulu.
Colonel Buck carried away the i'm
preston that the situation was not Sc
nous. He said this afternoon that he
did not see how the United States could
interfere between Japan and Hawaii in
the present circumstances, as the i'm
had been of a peaceful char
acter
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-28
SPECIAL BUSINESS ITEMS.
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City Carriage Company has removed
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Carriages at all hours.
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-28

sugar, the House win surely be the
scene of a fight over it. Annexationists
there are SO strong that they would be
able. could they be united with the
Democrats on this feature. TO defeat it,
1t is known that many members OF the
Ways and Means Committee opposed
the continuance of this treaty. but did
not think the tariff bill the proper
place TO make a virtual abrogation by
putting a tax on Hawaiian sugar IA
well as on all others.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-28
PRINCE HoHENLOuE RESIGNS.
Inability to Carry out Promises the
Cause.


cause.
BERLIN. April Prince Hohen-
lobe. the Imperial Chancellor, the cor
respondent of the Associated Press un-
derstands in letter from Ba-
den Baden. dated April 18Th, forward
ed his resignation TO the Emperor.
A brisk exchange of telegraph mes
sages followed. His Majesty insisted
upon the Chancellor retaining office
for the present in spite of the cogent
reasons cited in Prince HOhenlOhe 6
letter urging that his resignation at
this juncture would most seriously
embarrass the Emperor. Prince Ho-
henlohe again and again insisted that,
apart from other serious reasons, his
health just now is of the worst. Then
the Prince suddenly went to Paris
where his wife had preceded him
AS reasons animating him to resign,
Prince Hohelohe urges his Inability
to carry out his solemn promise to
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-28
No Designs Upon Hawaii.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Jap
anese Minister especially deprecates
the stories to which the recent Japan
ese-H Hawaiian incident has given rise.
The position of his Government, he
says, is very clear, and ought not to oc-
casion any apprehensions among the
friends of Hawaii in this country. The
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-28
Trouble Brewing in BeetheId=.

SANTA CRUZ. Cal, April 13.-Fifty
japanese arrived in jacksonville Sun
day and will work in the beet fields.
There is feeling against the Japanese,
who have agreed to take contracts for
cleaning beets at 81 a ton. White men
will have to meet this figure, and if a
preference is given TO the Japanese it
may lead to trouble.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-28
WEDNESDAY, APRIL IS, 1897.

Japanese Government, says the Minis
ter. has no designs upon Hawaiian in
dependence, and no desire TO provoke
Irritating controversies. In this par
ticular instance, he states. its only
wish is to preserve well-established
treatry rights, which appear TO have
been unnecessarily violated.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-02-23

dience on the subject of Manhood and
Money" He was very severe on
preachers, politicians and officeholders.
which was enjoyed very. much by his
hearers, upon the same principle that the
boys love to see the Snowman punch the
animals in the menagerie
Rev. Jno. Peterson, presiding elder of
this district, has moved into the Tinker
residence. The old dwelling house on the
Galloway lot, which has been used by the
presiding elders for a number of years,
will be torn down and new and hand
some building will be erected in its
place.
The editor of the Beacon is the happiest
man in town, for a good cause--he is GO
ing to wed one of the loveliest girls in
Greensboro, ON next Thursday at p. M,
and that evening will leave for New Or
leans on a bridal tour.
The planters will begin to plant corn
in the black belt this week. 1t is hoped
sufficient acreage will be put in to sup
ply the country with corn. But we pre-
sumo the acreage in corn and cotton will
be about the same it was last sea son.
The quantity of fertilizers brought into
this county has been very small
Mrs. DR.. J. M. p Otis will entertain the
Shakespeare club at l p. m. on next Tues
day, and at p. m. Miss Aimee Stollen-
werck will entertain the Card club.
From now until Mardi Gras entertain
ments will be given every day in our
town.
Jno. Cooke has his cotton chopper and
cultivator on exhibition at the court
house square. 1t has been examined by a.
great many farmers, and the general
opinion Is, 1t Is a success and only needs
capital to push 1t.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-02-23
HIGHLAND HOME.

Bits of Gossip From the Scheol--Inter-
esting Events by Pupils.
Highland Home, Feb. 22.-(Speeial Cor
respondence.)--The college Is now in a
fiourishing condition and new pupils are
arriving nearly every day. The societies
all seem to be doing their best and things
are moving along at a rapid pace in all
. the branches
A large audience assembled at the con-
cert hall of the college yesterday after
noon at 3 o'clock to near the lecture by
the president, Prof. Geo. S. Clark, c. E.,
on Energy" which was one of the finest
pieces of oratory ever listened to by a.
Highland Home audience.
The Wattsonian society, composed of
the young ladies Of the school, met last
night and rendered a very interesting
programme.
posed of the foremost young men Of the
school. met at one of the halls last night
and rendered an unusually interesting
programme which was witnessed by the
faculty and number of outsiders. all of
whom join in, saying that the members
all acquitted themselves nicely.
Next Friday evening at 7 o'clock, the
following programme will be rendered at
the hall by the members of this society:
~ "a ! Reading fsoH k9ngfellow,. Luke
"A Good Name is Better Than Riches,
(speech,)" j. E. Garrett, Mt. Willing.
"A Model Woman" (paper), J. e.
Richardson, Highland Home.
1.-THE Lives Of Jefferson and Hamilton
Contrasted" (speeeh), W. w. Bryan.
Troy.
A Debate: Affirmed, That Commercial
Fertilizer Is Blessing to the Country
Affirmative--D. 8. Erwin, Of Texas, and
]. A. Cobb, Montgomery. Negative--A.
zel. Montgomery.
closing speech by Prof. D. w Har-
risop, Highland Home.
Prof. ]. M. Barnes, formerly president
of the college, who has been - an extend
ed visit through georgia ana e ioflua, re-
turned 70 mis- home at this place Thurs
day. 49, Fa&S
Prot e. r. Barnes, ona Of the faculty
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-02-23
THAT ARBITRATION TREATY.

So far as known there has been no OBJ
lection urged in England against the
arbitrat fon treaty. The English do not
seem to harbor animosity toward US
probably because they think we are be-
meath jealousy. They lock on US in a
patronizing way as man smiles down
on a boy The English histories treat us
generously as the following extract
shows:
"If The king had been wise enough to
follow Pitts advice, he would not have
lost the American colonies"
LAS neither side would give in, nothing
but a. war could end the quarrel Then
both sides got ready to fight. 1t was a
sad sight to see men of the same race
fighting against each other. The colon
! lists chose a brave and good man to be
their leader. He did not want to fight
against the king, but he loved freedom,
and he thought that the king was treat
ing the colonists unjustly. So he was
willing to spend his money and his life in
the good cause The war lasted for about
seven years. The French helped the COL
onfsts, and in the end the colonists won,
and SO they were free. Since that time
they have had no king over them Eek
cept Groyer) and they have become one
of the greatest nations on EARTH"
THE chief causes of this long and dis
astrous conflict are to be sought in the
high notions of prerogative held by
George III, his infatuated and stubborn
self-wiM, and in The equally absurd self
eonceit of his English subjects
ITO Washington was mainly due the
success of the colonists, and he has ever
since been hailed by his grateful fellow
citizens as The Father of His Country.
This noble patriot might be described as
the type of an English gentleman; man
without eloquence and with great mod
esty; but having great administrative
powers, moderation and self-control.
Further, certain nobleness of thought
and lofty elevation of character distin-
guished him from his fellows"
On the other hand, American histories
seem to inculcate hatred of the 'sblarst-
ed British" The American boy is taught
in his nursery rhymes and in his school
history to look on the Englishman as a
natural enemy Perhaps this feeling of
animosity is more prevalent in the north
than in the south, for the sympathy
shown the southern confederacy by the
masses of England did much to remove
any preeonceived enmity.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-02-23

has failed to obey the statute then In
force. the CONSEQUENCE is plain neglect.
There can have been no legitimate and
final decree of a court on a tax case
wherein the decree fell short OF the law,
leaving the law imperative. The tax
commissioner is reg6ired to correct the
neglect of the court IN the case and not
to supercede the original power of the
court. The tax commissioner would not
and could not review or at least correct
any decree of a court in tax case that
exhausted the legal or equitable right of
taxation.
IF the tax commissioner of Montgomery
county had been in office when Jones be-
came governor. Randolph could not have
embezzled tens of thousands of dollars,
because the county tax commissioner 8
first duty is to study the record of
licenses in the probate office. The Dali
las county grand jury would not have
been under the painful necessity Of max
ing the report 1t recently submitted on
the financial records of that county.
Judge Robinson, Of Lee, need not have
been menaced with impeachment. So dis
tinguished citizens as James W. Lapsley
and Robert Mckee accepted the duties
of state examiner of public accounts.
What is a tax Commissioners but an ex-
aminer of tax returns in sources of taxa
ton? faa sE SYPHAA .
Birmingham.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-02-23

seen so little evidence of prosperity
among the masses, or more general de-
preston in business? The agricultural
class work hard. and may have compar-
atively full barns, but when 1t comes to
selling the surplus when did they get less
for it? It is true that merchants sell
great many goods, but they affirm, In
their ads that these goods are being sold
at figures below cost" Miners and all
kinds of craftsmen have to work at re-
duced wages or go without work. Even
railroads get up excursions at reduced
rates to gather in the pennies of the peo-
pie to supplement losses in the regular
8 cents mile passenger travel. l Know
of but a few industries that have held
their own-death, marriage, taxes and
the almost universal desir- to be fed
from the public crib"
l will ask you a simple question, and
answer me. In what business can
young man, or an old one, without
money, engage that will insure moder-
ate income above actual outlay of toll
and sweat-aside from a public offics?
Office-holding is honorable and legiti-'
mate-but positions are few and hard to
get. kissing goes by favors." and
speaking of getting official position, ask
you when was there ever such a cam
paign fund levied and expended to put
Mr.. Mckinley in the presidential chair?
This vast sunni blush to guess its to-
tal-was an enforced mortgage upon
the country and which must be- lifted by
the toiling masses in the form of tariff
legislation. Consumers pay the fright
both ways.
This they could possibly bear, but the
bulk of the campaign fund was no doubt
used to corrupt and prostitute the ballot
"a direct theft of the liberties of the
masses. And this leads me to put in
| black and white this expressed sentiment
of vast number of good citizens limited
or directly uttered, that republican
forms of governments government by
and for the people, is a failure; the mon
! led power rules the roost. In this
connection I call your attention to what
Mr.. Sovereign said the other day about
his knowledge as to the existence of sew
eral secret organizations whose aim and
purpose Is to destroy this government,
and institute-God only knows what.
without controversy, the failure or
glory of bringing about general prosper
ity rests with Mr.. Mckinley, his cabinet,
congress and the republican party. If
they succeed, well and good. If NOT
'tevery dog has its day"-the people will
take hand in A. d. 1900 and even before,
in restoring the government to it's old
time honesty, competency and public vir-
tue. But my verbal opinion" is the
moral bottom has we'll nigh dropped
out. At least the hoops seem to be very
loose and we have dug 'cisterns that
hold no water" There are several
screws loose somewhere. My honest
conviction is, we will never see general
prosperity until we return to the mon-
etary system of the fathers and of the
constitution.
AN HONEST BIMETALLIST.
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