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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-07-13
wOMAN'S EXCHANGE.
215 MerChant ST,

Have on hand Hawaiian and Microne-
sian Curios, Native Hats, KAPPA, Mats
and Calabashes. Large, airy rooms to
rent at reasonable rates. Homemade
Poi, ,Guava and Poha Preserves a spec
ialty. Floral Designs or Cut Flowers
to order. Telephone $50.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-07-13

The results of the last two seasons on
the bicycle track have proven the pro-
phetic power of the shrewd racing
manager, Henry Ducker, who said to
the writer Is years ago, on the ap-
pearance of the first geared machines,
that in time such wheels would be
built for crews of men and wonderful
speed developed
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-07-13
Circuit Court News.

The appealed cases of Toyotaro, So
taro and Fokomoto, the japanese ac-
cused of killing an interpreter on Maui,
will be heard by stipulation in vaca-
ton.
Henry Smith was appointed commits
sioner yesterday to sell the Lane prop
erty.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-07-13
SANS SOUCI SEASIDE RESORT.

The most perfectly appointed seaside
resort on the Islands. Cottages or
rooms are obtained on easy terms. The
table is superior to any in the city.
Extra inducements offered to bathing
and picnic parties.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-07-13
LARGE FIELD FOR STUDENTS.

French Universities Extend Priv
iIeees to Americans.
The demands of American scholars
for the admission of American students
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26

other things being equal, it would have
decided the matter. The second ques-
ton, and the one that has been fore
most, probably, in the minds Of most
people, was the peculiar action Of the
commission appointed to locate this in
stitution. Why should it, after hav-
ing chosen Hastings and ratified the
choice by unanimous vote, meet at
later day and, by the change Of opin-
ion Of a single member, undo all that
1t had done and transfer the fourth
hospital to a rival, but less desirable
site? Unless reasons of compelling
force could be given for such action,
unless thoroughly valid explanation
could be rendered, this act alone
would be almost decisive in favor of the
place originally chosen.
With these two arguments in the
public mind, it was inevitable that the
result should be reached which is now
recorded. There has not been, nor could
there be,by any possibility any question
OF geographical advantage between two
places located only a few miles apart.
Hastings and Anoka being absolutely
| equal in this respect, and the site
| offered by the former being immensely
the better of the two, we feel that the
| long fight has been settled in the right
| way, and we are very glad that it is
| over
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26

of the ticket brokers. With every road
compelled by law to redeem the unused
portion of a ticket that it has sold, the
need of ticket brokers disappears, and
the roads have right now to be pro-
tected against influences tending to
demoralfze rates at time when their
ability to hold them steady has been
weakened
The whole country will watch with in
tense interest the reconstruction Of rail-
way agreements to conform to the law
as interpreted by the court. The prob
ability is that the roads have suffered
too severely from recent depression,
and that too many of them are strain
ing their resources to keep out of in
solvency for the renewal of a big rate
war. What substitute they will pro-
vide for the traffic association, now a
thing of the past, remains to be seen.
1t looks as if nothing would serve the
purpose but a real "gentleman's agree
ment," by which railroad arrangements
should actually keep faith with one
struction which the decision of the SUI
preme court causes to wait upon the
slaughter of tariffs and the reckless
competition for business regardless OF
the cost of service and the rights OF
either investors or public.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26
MOUNTAIN IRON NINE.
State May Still Secure Possession OF
the Property.

Mr.. Donnelly, chairman of the joint
Mountain iron investigating committee
is inclined to be annoyed at the state
ment in a Minneapolis paper that thu
committee is proorastinating and THAI
he is practically attempting to smother
the report, which, it is understood, will
be to the effect that the state has fair
grounds upon which to base action for
the recovery of valuable mining prop>
erty
1T is not fair said Mr.. Donnelly, to
a reporter Of the G l o b e yesterday,
Ito criticise the committee, or any
member thereof and the statement IS
utterly without any foundation. We
are, at present, delayed in taking final
action by inability to secure the pres
ence Of a witness of some Importance
for whom we have sent several times.
but who is In Chicago. At all events
we are practically through our work.
and when the report Is made it will
be found that there is much in it
which will be of interest and assistance
to the lawyers. You may say that we
have secured what we consider suff1-
Gent evidence to warrant the belier
that the state may proceed to establish
It's existing right to the property in
question. There has been no necessity
or attempt to smother the report
bulk of the work has been done by
four or five members Of the committee.
and these mutterings evidently come
from those who have absented them
selves from our meetings and have NOT
posted themselves on what is being
done" The report will be forthcom-
ing at an early date.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26
OUGHT TO PASS.

The bill for a tonnage tax upon the
product of mineral lands that passed
the house seems to us to deserve IA
Vorable consideration by the senate.
1t need not be pretended that the
terms of the bill are ideally just, for,
as matter of fact, no one knows at
the present time exactly what rate
OF taxation ought to be imposed per
ton to make the support given to the
state by the mining interest fair and
equal with that given by others. We
have already stated the reasons, how
ever. which make it seem clear to us
that tax Of five cents per ton on the
output of iron mines is a moderate
rate one that the companies can we'll
pay, and one at least below the aver
age rate of taxation now levied upon
the business of railroad companies.
All that any honest man wants to do
IN this matter is to tax mineral lands
and mining properties equally as COM
pared with the other property of the
state. In the past they have practically
escaped taxation altogether, under the
absurd law that has just been repealed.
To burden them too severely would be
to discourage a growing and most i'm
portant industry, and to prevent the
investing of capital here in the deveI-
opment of our splendid mineral re-
sources. To tax them too lightly. as
has been done in the past, is to do in
justice to every other citizen of the
state than those holding mining prop
critics. Doubtless the details of such
a tax will have TO be figured out by
experience, but the provisions of the
Reeves bill, as it passed the house, do
not appear to be open TO serious criti-
cism. This is a good beginning. The
tax imposed is certainly not too high.
and If experience should show it to be
too low it can be raised at subsequent
sessions Of the legislature. In view
of the fact that a numerous and
powerful lobby is known to be at work
to prevent a just taxation of mining
properties, the action of the senate
will be scrutintzed vigorously by the
public. 1t ought to act affirmatively
upon this bill without any unneces-
sary delay
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26

made and those with which we did not
make such commercial treaties, we will
include those two countries with the
others and take the figures for the
years 1890, before, and 1892, after reel
procity as the basis of comparison of
effects.
The following figures are taken from
the statistical abstract for 1895, pre-
pared by the statistician of the treas
ury department.:
Exports-Brazil 1890, 81, 9O2, 1876; 1892, $14,-
24O 009. Chile 1885, So 219 465; 1892, So 500 342
gentine, 1890, SIS, 1929, 627; 1892, 81, 643, 325.
Imports-Brazil 1890. $59,31 ,756; 1892, s118,-
6SS 604. Chile $780, 49, 49,, 249; 1892, 49, 4S7 159.
Cuba 1890, $5S, Se1, 5s1; 1892, ST.. 931, 671 Ar
gentine, 1890, S., ,697; 1892, S. ,343,798.
Some instructive conclusions can
temporary really desires accurate in
formation more than partisan romano
ing 1t will be observed that our ratio
of exports to imports with Brazil in
1890 was as 81 to S., and, in 1892, after
reciprocity, it was as 81 to $685., selling
them relatively less and buying more
after than before. In the case Of
Cuba, the ratio Of exports to imports
before was as 81 is to $4.27 and after
as 81 is to 81 AZ, showing a slight rela-
tive gain, but also showing that Mr..
| Blaine's dropping continued with
scarcely any diminution. On the other
! hand, our exchanges with Chile showed
hardly any variation in the two peri
| DDS, exports about balancing imports.
! There was a marked decrease in our ex-
! ports to Argentine between 80 and '92,
! but that is clearly due to the financial
panic that occurred there in 1890 as the
elimination Of the speculative fever
that had run our exports up to nearly
twice their amount in 1884, our imports
remaining nearly the same. We sub
nit these figures for the consideration
of our contemporary, but with expec-
tation that they will be more effective
with candid persons who are honestly
trying to find out whether this new
kind Of reciprocity is really a good
thing or only a party sham.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26
WATER BOARD CONTRACTS.
A Number of Them Were Awarded
Yesterday

yesterday.
The board of water commissioners. at
meeting held yesterday afternoon
opened bids and awarded contracts
for led pipe supplies and water meters.
The Pittsburg Meter company was
given a contract for fifty water me-
tiers at So each, the understanding be-
Ing that the meters should be given
ninety days trial and, if .satisfac-
tory, should be purchased with an OPP
ton on $50 more. The Crane & Ord
way company was given the contract
for furnishing twenty tons of lead
pipe at $74.4O per ton, and the same firm
also carried off the contract for brass
furnishings amounting to $500. The
bidding was very close on the last
named goods, the bid of the Western
Supply company being So lower than
that of the Crane e. Ordway company
The board decided that as the last
mentioned company would furnish
goods manufactured and made as far
as possible in ST. Paul, the contract
should be awarded to them
The representative of the Western
Supply company made a warm argu-
ment in favor of his firm being award
ed the contract, but, by a unanimous
vote, the contract was awarded to the
Crane & Ordway company. The con-
tract for furnishing 500 service boxes
was awarded to P. V. Dwyer & Bro
at $1.S5 per box. So much time was
taken up in considering the bids that
the board did not complete their bust
ness, and adjourned until this morning
at o'clock. At this session Specifica-
lions for the new pump will be pre-
pared and considered
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26
OBJECT TO THAT ACT.
Northern Minnesota Is Sore on the
Senate.

Perhaps the sorest party OF gentlemen
IN the city last night was the delegation
from the northern part OF the state, who have
been wagtng a contest for the admission Of
Cass and Beltrami counties to full member
ship in the great sisteThood of counties which
constitutes the state of Minnesota. They
were not only open in their condemnation Of
the action Of the senate in killing the towns
and counties committees bill, but they went
so far as to charge that Esau Potter, OF Hen
nepin, had sold his birth right, his vote, for
the Hastings hospital, in return for the sup
port OF that section of the state in his fight
in behalf Of the Minneapolis pine king T.
b. Walker. Mr.. Potter and Mr.. Walker have
been open and above board in their oppOsi-
ton to the bill. claiming that 1t was q
town site scheme in the interest of the town
OF Bemidji. The opposing forces claim that
the reason the Walker party has been OPP
posing the bill was because they could not
be assured that the county seat would be
located on ground belonging to the Walker
properties.
Feeling is running high and the indications
last night were that any senate bill which
had any basis OF opposition hereafter would
meet with an ungenerous defeat in the house
for the house did pass this measure for the
relief OF the people OF Northern Minnesota
and the senate has killed one or two housa
measures which have been warmly cham
ptoned, and the chances are in favor OF a
hVe.y inter-cameral warfare from this on In
the close OF the session.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26

FOUND DEAD IN BED.
J. A. Hayward, "a COIOred Man, Dies
Suddenly

]. A. Hayward, a negro about twenty-five
years of age, known locally as Turkey .
was found dead in his room at the City hotel
on Robert street. between Fourth and Fifth
streets. yesterday morning. Coroner Nelson
was notified of the death. and after view
ing the remains and investigating the circum-
stances, decided that Hayward had died from
the effects of consumption. Hayward was an
unmarried man. and as far as known had no
relatives and few friends in st. Paul. He
has made this city his headquarters for the
last two years, working at the various hotels
and restaurants as a waiter, but of late has
been too i'll to follow any employment Short
ly after midnight Wednesday, Hayward
climbed the steps Of the hotel and fell faint
ing TO the floor. He was carried to his room
after recovering consciousness, and fell
asleep. When a domestic knocked on tha
door about 8 o'clock yesterday morning she
received no answer. and, entering, found
Hayward had died during the night The re-
mains were taken to the underta king rooms
of Mccarthy & Donnelly by order of the
coroner. and unless claimed by friends will
be buried at the expense of the county.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26
HASTINGS WINS

The legislature has finally settled
the bitter struggle over the fourth hos
pital for the insane, and we must feel
that it has been settled right. The
decisive vote by which Hastings was
finally selected in each house repre-
sents strong public onin-
ion. The real considerations in tbis
controversy were few and clear Thara
were really only two questions that
presented themselves to the minds of
men who had no personal interest or
prepossession in the matter. The first
was the relative availability of +ba
two sites offered. Everybody who
viewed them was convinced that there
was no comparison between the two
That presented by Hastings is so i'm
mensely superior in every way that
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26
INTERESTING RELIC.
Bit of st. Paul Scrip for the Sum of
One Dollar.

An interesting local relic of the panicky
days of 81 was exhibited in the office of the
city treasurer yesterday About 4 O'Clock
In the afternoon John Townley walked into
Mr. HorSts private Office, and handing the
city treasurer a yellow piece of paper said:
The city Of St. Paul owes me 81 for that"
Mr. Horst studied the strip Of paper for
awhile and started to give Mr.. Townley his
dollar.
mo, you don't. I wouldn't take 800 for
that interrupted Mr.. Townley.
The paper in question was piece Of scrip
in the sum Of ST. issued by resolution of the
common council of St. Paul in 1857 when cash
was as scarce as hens teeth. 1t looked like
an antiquated promissory note, and read as
follows:
THE treasurer of the city of st. Paul will
pay to McCourt & Mailer or bearer one dollar,
under resolution of the common council.
passed Oct. 81 1857 in lieu of Second ward
certificates by order of council, Nov. TO- 81.
mo SEQ"
The lower right hand corner Of the scrip
bore the signature, Luke Marvin, acting
mayor" 1t also bore the signature of F. NJ.
Metcalf. comptroller, and S. P. Cotter, city
clerk.
Mr. Townley said that the relic belonged
to a friend of his to whose grandfather. in
New York state, it was mailed from St. Paul,
back in 1858, in payment of a debt.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26
SOLDIERS HOME VINDICATED r,
THE REPORT OF THE HOUSE
C0MMITTEE.
INVESTIGATORS HAVE FOUND
NO SINGLE CHARGE TN MIR. STOCtx-
WELLS LIST HAS BEEN SUB
STANTIATED.
REPORT FRAMED UP LAST N1Gur
Aspersion on CommandaBt HTeY1ftr
Feund to BE UnfOunded-His
Efforts Commended.

This morning the house committee on
soldiers home will make IT'S report ia
the mouse on the List of Suggestions
for Legislative Investigation" submit.
TED TO members of the committee some
time ago by Representative Stockweu
whose district includes that institution
The report, which was roughly drafted
last evening amounts to an absolute
Vlnd1cation of the home the board OF
trustees and Commandment Mcmillan,
and no single charge which Mr.
StockWeH or others have been asked
TO bear out by witnesses has in thu
opinion of the committee been substan,
tiated. The most important problem al
the home, according to Capt. Castle
chairman of the board Of trustees Il
that of drunkenness among the in.
mates. This was one of the charges,
but the committee, believing that all
reasonable efforts have been and ara
being made by the management of the
home to keep down this evil, have not
even submitted a recommendation on
this point. Most of the other "sug-
gestions" including the alleged extrava-
gence, and the amusement pavilion
fell perfectly fiat before the committee
there having according to the report
been submitted not the slightest tang
IDLE evidence to bear out the statements
made. The aspersions made on Com
mandant McMillan's personal conduct
were found, and are stated to be, I'M
founded in fact, and the COMMITTEES
finds that Capt. Mcmillan has taken
excellent care of his charges. One sug-
gestion regarding the amount paid for
clothing was not even taken UP, the
committee finding that the allegation
made by Mr.. StockweH was largely at
variance with the facts The COM
mittee is a unit on the report
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26
JUVENILE "RUSTLERS."
Two Small Boys Charged With Steal
Ing a Horse and Buggy.

Robert Brown, aged years, and Joseph
Winestien, but one year his companions
horse stealing. The juvenile "rustlers' were
arrested while endeavoring to dispose of a
horse and buggy at Winsiow's Midway sale
stable, which subsequently turned over
to its owner, Henry Klostermann, cigar
manufacturer at 6S2 Mississippi street. Mr.
Klostermann left his horse tied in front of
a store on Jackson street, between Fifth and
Sixth streets, where he was transacting busi-
ness for a few moments, and later could find
no trace of the animal This about 3
O'Clock and search for the missing outfit
by the police proved unsuccessful until short
ly after 5 O'Clock, when the youngsters drove
up to the sale stable and tried to dispose
of the outfit. The Prior avenue police were
notified and the alleged young horse thieves
placed Under arrest. Brown says he lives
with his mother at 313 Wabasha street, while
Winestien does not remember the number of
his home, but said 1t was on West Third
street near the central police station.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26
PHOENIX BILL,
The Lloyd Horseshoers' Bill Rises
Again and Is Passed

Representative Lloyd's horseshoeing
bill, the first considered, was passed,
after very checkered career from the
moment of it's introduction. The bill
was originally referred to the commits
tee on general legislation, and then to
the labor and labor legislation COM
mittee. The house put the bill on gen.
eral orders and quietly killed it. It
was revived and placed again on the
calendar. Yesterday it was the first
measure considered, and received Ga
votes. 1t will now follow the BARRIERS
bill to the senate. Earlier in the day.
upon the motion Of Representative
Schmidt Of st. Louis, the house recon
s1dered the vote by which the bill was
lost, and the bill was again placed on
the calendar. The Stockwen measure
to make unlawful the adu1teration of
saccharine products, which the house
killed, was also reconsidered, and the
bill placed on the house list Of general
orders,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26

Under it (he reciprocity provision
of the act of 1890 our trade with Cen
trail and South America-especiaIly
with Brazil, Chile, the Argentine republic
and Cuba-was assuming large propor-
tions," says the Pioneer Press, and it
calls the repeal of the provision by the
Wilson-Gorman act of 1894 "idiotic" be
cause it so Disguised the South Amer
lean governments that a revival Of the
mutually advantageous relations of the
reciprocity era is now undesired by
them" This is preliminary to it's char
acterizatton of the reciprocity provision
of the Dingley bill as warranting the
smashing of another silk hat by Blaine.
were he alive, in disgust at the short
sightedness of men who are piIing up
duties on hides, coarse woods and other
products of South American neigh
bors, anxious to exchange them (since
they have no money! for our flour, ma
chinery and other manufactures.
We cordially agree with our con-
temporary as to the stupidity, not
short-sightedness. of these men who
would swap reduction of our taxes
on asses skins for their reduction Of
some tax on goods of our production.
or bulldoZe them with a threat of max
ing the coffee of our breakfast tables
more costly if they will not chatter with
us for trade. 1t is Sn attempt to write
into the economics of commerce the
methods of that irrevocable faith"
that offered rod or candy for child
minded men" But we are compelled.
by the invincible logic of the statistics
of our commerce with those countries.
to dissent from it's statement that. I'M
der the provision of 1890, "our trade
with them was assuming large pro-
portions. We have presented these
figures for our contemporary enIight-
eminent several times, but it apparently
remains as obtuse as ever. Not wholly
| deSpairing, but nearing the verge, we
| again essay a seemingly hopeless task.
| The Blaine policy was based on the
| idea that the excess of our imports
| from any country over our exports to
| it is a dead loss. In his argument for
reciprocity, in addition to smashing
his tile, he pointed to the excess of i'm
ports from Cuba the previous year. and
declared that I'VE dropped $4,000, 900
| into Cuba" The object of his policy
was to sell others more and buy rel
atively less of them. The same idea.
inspires the present "shortsighted"
men who have raised asses skins into
an object of international Importance
Let us see how large were the propor-
tons to which our mutual exchanges
grew under the reciprocity treaties fol-
lowing the act Of 1890, merely observ-
ing that no such treaties were nego-
tiated with either Chile or Argentine
For the sake. however, Of comparing
the effects of that policy with the South
American republics with which we