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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-23

c. B. Ripley, the Honolulu architect.
sent by last mail a letter from Wash
ington, d. G.
Justice and Mrs. Frear of Hawaii are
at the Arlington in Washington. They
hope to be home in March
Mr.. and Mrs. p. G. Jones, of Hawaii
nei, are now back in Philadelphia
after visiting friends in Boston.
Liliuokalani was slightly i'll cross
ing the continent At Denver Dr.
English said that she had a slight cold
S. NJ. Ballou was in Washington the
second week of this month The Ho-
nolulu attorney had arrived in the
capital from Newton, Mass.
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viii endeavor to procure at this ses-
sion OF Congress the enactment OF a.
law. forbidding the dissertation OF the
emblem in any manner. The Society
is a strong one and it is hoped its
power will prove sufficient to put an
end to the use of the Stars and Stripes
for other than flag purposes.
Mrs. VIM. G. Irwin, of this city. is
one Of the patronesses, at San Fran
cisco, OF the Doll Show, an enterprise
Of society ladies interested in various
charities. Mrs. Irwin was always a.
willing and generous worker in the
same line here. She is associated in
the Doll Show with Mrs. ]. d. Spreck-
els, Mrs. Tobin, the Mesdames Crock
er, Mrs. Payot, Mrs. Martin, and others
of the Blue Book
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FLAGGING THE MOON.

Many years ago, while a locomotive
was rushing over the Pennsylvania
railroad, with full head on, the engi-
neer, who was addicted at times to look
ing upon snakes (not Spanish ones) saw
a bright light several miles ahead di-
headlight of an engine coming from
the other way, he instantly whistled
down brakes" reversed the engine,
sent out the fireman with flag,
began backing his train with great
speed. The bright light ahead he took
to be the headlight of an engine COM
ing towards him with great speed. One
of the brakemen climbed over the ten
der and called to the excited engineer
Whats the matrer?" Look ahead"
shouted the engineer, "see that train
coming?" 'You blasted fool" yelled
the brakeman. that Amt no engine
light, that's the moon comm up above
the horizon" Then the mongoose was
let loose and there were no more
snakes.
Inc engineer OF MIR. SeWallS cam
paign engine sees light ahead on the
political track and he shouts Dole
engine! Dole engine coming!" The
tramp passing by remarks to him:
THAT 'aint no Dole engine comm. It's
only jack olantern that lost it's way
and just happens to cross your track
say, can't you raise a mongoose to git
yourself straight"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-23
THE PASSING HOUR.

In making a rush to earn Christmas
money the opium hui rather oyerdid it.
90
! 1t is not believed that any stocking
here will be found on Christmas morn
ing to contain a commission for office.
Santa Claus, instead of Midsum
mer Nights Dream brought diplomas
to the High School graduating class of
1898.
Appreciation lighted every youthful
face in Palama Chapel last evening
and those who have worked for the
Mission and the Kindergarten were
satisfied.
Mr.. Dingley, chairman of the Ways
and Means Committee of the House,
says that the war revenue measure will
not be tampered with at this session
of Congress. Dingley asks no encore.
90
The gentlemen of the Chamber of
Commerce here know the harbor stu
alton just as we'll as the members of
the Government and should be able at
their meeting today to suggest i'm
provement that can be carried out.
Aside from motive consideration, it
may be remarked that the band of the
First New York did the proper thing
in casting overheard the music of My
Honolulu Lady" All coon songs di-
rected at the Islands should go the
same way.
Gen. Garcia, the Cuban warrior
whose death is reported from Wash
ington, was typical rebel chief. He
was a soldier and a gentleman, nearly
all his life an earnest revolutionist.
That his plans had finally carried lists
him as a patriot.
Even Col Barber had thawed out on
reaching San Francisco and acknowl-
edged the hospitality Of Honolulu peo-
pie and refrained from condemning
the climate of the Islands. The Col
onel must have been doing some think
ing on the way up.
News by the Australia confirms the
Advertiser advices from Salt Lake a
couple of months ago to the effect
that Judge Zane, Of Utah, would be a
candidate for the chief justiceship Of
the Territory of Hawaii. The Salt
Lake man is quite too premature in
his aspirations.
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clothes, and is generally left out in the
woods in the cold. Hawaii is rather a
pretty baby, and besides inherited some
valuable assets. So there may be "a
di fferPnce
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A LIMITED SUFFRAGE.

The unusual provisions made in the
draft of the territorial bill for the gov
eminent of these Islands, regarding
property qualifications, show that the
two Republican members of the Com
mittee, Senator Cullom and Represen-
tatiye Hit believe that the President
and the Republican party are willing
to abandon the traditional policy of the
party Whether or not the President
has read and approved of the Com
missioners' report, we do not know.
Such an important change in the po-
Icy of the party would not be recon-
mended, in all proba bility, without his
approval as he will be called upon to
sign or veto the law.
Ihe majority of the Commissioners,
including we presume, the Hawaiian
members, appear TO have agreed on
these measures for securing a limited
suffrage.
In one aspect of the case, the report
is extremely gratifying. The adoption
by the Congressional Commissioners Of
the theory and practice of the con-
structors of our present Hawaiian Con-
stitution, in limiting the suffrage, is
distinct approval of their course. 1t is
a public declaration that they acted
with wisdom and foresight. 1t is an
admission that they dared to do what
Congress has, so far, never dared to do
in the government of territories. to dis
criminate between citizens at the bal
lot box.
Whether Congress will approve OF
the Commissioners views and draft or
organic laws, is another matter. 1t Is
possible that the traditional policy VIII
prevail, and a law be passed without
limiting the franchise. This is, how
ever, improbable, because expansion
has cut the traditional moorings of the
old Ship of State, and the lines on the
old charts are becoming obsolete. Con-
gress will not ship the Cubans or the
Fflipinos as able-bodied men, but rate
them together with portion OF the
population of Hawaii, as apprentices.
As to the attitude we should take in
the matter 1t would be rather ridicu-
lous for us to strike any attitude other
than that of humble submission. This
is the little baby of the nation, and
takes whatever it can find in the bot
tle A community so Insignificant in
numbers is not in a position to make
it very hot for President Mckinley or
Congress Annexation was made with
few specifications or reservations, in
the hope that when the little Republic
died, and its spirit walked up in poll
ticaI resurrection in the United States,
there would be peace and justice, and
an abundance of political harps
As we can do nothing about infiuenc-
s. ing Congress regarding the organic act,
we shall submit to what it pleases to
do. with of course the usual reSerya-
aion that we, like the lawyers who lose
their cases, and then go to the tavern
and swear at the court, can indulge in
righteous indignation beyond the hear
ing of those who do not do as we wish
them to do.
Congress never did treat the terri
torial babies well. There is little baby
Alaska that has not yet had any
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ART MIRRORS,
ART VASES,
ART PITCHERS,
ART CANDLE STICKS.

These goods are without
exception the most handsome
line ever brought before the
public Of Honolulu.
The SCounSe Mirrors are
the very best beveled plate
glass set in the latest Gre
alton artists of the highest
order can conceive and are of
a large variety Of designs.
What we have said of the
Mirrors also applies to the
assortment Of
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-23
VASES AND PITCHERS


Within the last year or so
the fad of using candle sticks
is again in vogue, with the
exception that at the present
day the designs are much
prettier than those used in
the last century.
1t is no uncommon thing
today to step into the best fur
niShed houses and find these
Art Candle Sticks displayed
in some cosy nook around the
house. Our assortment Of
these goods consists Of sew
eral patterns.
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COME And SEE.
+ =

We have a line OF fine leather
goods that embraces almost every
thing useful made of leather at prices
astonishingly low.
IN CELLULOID GOODS our line
will astonish you.
FANCY GLASS BOTTLES. We lead
our competitors.
PERFUMERY is our forte. Our line
of Palmer's, Lazell, Daley & Co., Lund-
borgs, Colgate, Pinauds, Rigand e Co.,
Roger & Gallet, is complete.
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The American Flag Day Association
The herald., 1898-04-29
Canadian Mines

Consul Butespeicher at Moncton has
sent to the state department at Washing
ton report Of the mineral production of
Canada in 1897, which shows material in
creases. Figures indicating the increase in
the value of the principal metals are:
Gold, 1925 per cent; silver, SAG; lead, 90. Z;
copper, 469; nickel, 177.
The report says further: Silver, copper
and lead increases, as far as British Col
umbia Is concerned, represent largely ex-
tended activities in the South Kootenai
districts of SLOGAN, Nelson and Trail creek.
The most significant item, however, is
to be found in the increase Of nearly 1923
per cent in gold. All the gold producing
districts of the Dominion show gratifying
increases, although by far the largest part
is due to the discovery of rich placer mines
in the Yukon country and to the increased
output of Trail creek and other districts
in British Columbia. The former increase
amounted to about $2,25O,00O, and the lat
ter to nearly $1,0OOOOO. Thus, the aggre-
gate result of the increase in metallic pro-
ducts Is nearly $6,OOO.OOO. or proportion of
about "a per cent.
The herald., 1898-04-29
ON CHANCE
Conditions as Shown by Transactions
| on Wall Street

NEW YORK, April 2S.-The stock mar
ket was quite active and animated today,
compared with the lethargy and sluggish
ness OF yesterday. The days business was
not by any means large, and there were
prolonged periods of dullness between the
spurts of activity.
There was no outside interest in the mar
'ket OF any importance, and the buying was
due to the initiative of one or two promi-
nent operators, who distributed orders with
liberal hand all through the active list
This leadership invited more or less follow
Ing among the small room traders. The
buying was based upon the confident as
sumption that the approaching naval en-
gagement off the Philippines would result
In favor of the United States forces Bull
operators expressed themselves as conf
dent that such Il victory would be "good
for five-point rise in the active stocks"
The slight declines at the opening, due to
the heaviness of the London market. which
did not at any time fall to the London par
ity, were quickly overcome. The Grangers
were conspicuous in the trading and led
the advance in the railroad list. No doubt
the distinctly easier tone in the money
market had something to do also with the
awakening Of the speculative spirit. There
rs feeling of confidence that the needs of
the United States treasury can be met with
out Inconvenience to the money market
Call money was quite abundant today, and
loans were made as low as 11a per cent.
Shipments of money continued to the in
terror, but in small volume.
Ihere was some increase of activity in the
bond market, but it was confined almost
entirely to the speculative issues. which
showed higher prices in sympathy with
stocks. Total sales, $1,O25,OO0.
United States new fours registered. ad-
vanced u, and the old fours, registered 4,
while the new fOurs, coupon, declined u in
the bid price, Others were unchanged.
The herald., 1898-04-29
,eep. per cwt.. 2.5o@s.5o; calves, per lb.,

sheep. per cwt.. 2.5Oas.5O; calves. per lb.,
Sis BEANS AND DRIED PEAs-Pinl. s.25@
$780, Lima, 325435O; Lady Washington, 200
peas, 2.75@3OO; black-eyed beans, 800; gar
vancos. 4.Ood4.5o; lentils, imported, 1000
500; lentils. California, 3.50Qt4.00.
HIDES-Dry (as they run), 14Iac; do. kip,
12c: do. calf. 16c; bulls: &c; salt steers. "a
7Gc; DO stays In and EiIsn bHils' Sh@4e; cows SA
DRIED FRUTrS-Apples. sun dried.
sacks, per pound. 5%@6c; evaporated
fancy, SQ9c; apricots, fancy, Sc; choice, 60
Sc; peaches, fancy, unpeeled, 4M6c; pears.
fancy evaporated. S@10c; plums, .pitted.
choice, s@10c; prunes. choice, boxed, 649c;
choice. sack, 71sQSc; boxes, 9@1Oc; figs, Cal
ifornia white, per lb. 6G7c; California
black. per lb:. 5@5kc; California fancy. per
lb.. 7Ik@10c; imported Smyrna, 12ha15c.
dunn soft, 3GD7c; soft shell, Los Nietos, fan
cy. 5@7c; almonds, soft shell. 10@11c; pa
per shell, 11M12c; hard shell, 6Gl7c pecans,
9q12c; filberts. 1201213c; Brazils, 11@l2c;
pinons, 11012c; peanuts, eastern. raw. 6h
Q7c: roasted. SGshc; California, raw. 4V5c;
MILLSTUFFS-Flou local mills. $50
per bbl.; Stockton brands, 500; Oregon, 5. 40;
eastern, 6.75@S.00; shorts, ton, local, $500
rolled barley, per 100 lbs, 1.60; cracked
corn, per 100 lbs, LIS; feed meal, per LOG
lbs. 1.ao: bran, per ton, 2S.Oo graham per
HAY-Wheat, per ton, 2O.00Q22.00; barley
90 0O0122.O0; oat, 17.0OG20.0O; alfalfa, baled
| 140Oa al6.0O loose, 1350@14.OO.
HONEY AND BEESWAX-Honey in
comb. SQ10c per lb.; strained, 4h46c; bees
wax. 20ID25c per lb.
GRAIN-Wheat, No 1, 1.S0; No. 2, 10
corn, small yellow, 1.25; large yellow, 1.20
barley, common, 1.55.
The herald., 1898-04-29
SAN FRANCISCO MARKET
Call Board Dealings and Prices OF
Produce

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2s-wheat-
Weak; December, 1.797s.
Barley-Steady; December, 1874: May,
1.35A.
Fiour-Family extras. 5.75@5.S5; bakers
Wheat-shipping wheat. 1.so@1s21A; mill
Barley-Feed, 1S5Q1.371a; brewing. nom-
inal.
Oats-Poor to fair, 1.sO61.S5; good to
gray, 1851. 40; milling. L4OQL421R; Surprise,
Hay~Wheat, 2a.oo@2e.5o; wheat and oat
21 00M $500; best barley nominal; alfalfa,
1500Gl1700; clover, nominal; stock, NOM
nal.
-Middlings, 2a.oo@255o per ton;
bran. 21.00@21.50.
Potatoes-Early Rose, S564Oc per GENITAL;
River Burbanks, 50460c; River Reds, 4O@
soc; Oregon Burbanks. 55Q9Oc; Merced
sweets. 1.25G1.S5.
1926; small white. 1.75a1.95; large white, l. Il
@190.
Vegetables-Onions, 2.50G2 go per GENITAL;
hot house cucumbers, 4Oc@1.0O; green peas,
l.00@125 per sack; asparagus. 200; toma-
toes, 1.5041.75.
Citrus Fruits-Navel oranges, 1908 90;
Mexican lines, repack, 4.0O6450; COM
mon California lemons, 75cq100: choice,
L25G150.
Butter-Fancy creamery, zoe per pound
do. seconds, 1S1a@19c.; fancy dairy. 19c; do.
seconds, 17G1Sc
Poultry-Turkey gobblers, 1O911c per lib.
old roosters. 3.7594.0O dozen: young roost-
ers, 7.50dS.O0; small broilers, 2.5043.00; large
broilers. 4.00@o50: fryers. 5.50@650; hens,
3.00@4.O0; old ducks, 3.0Ga3.50; geese. 1.0Oq
l.25 per pair: old pigeons, 1.5o; young pig
Eggs-Store, 11k@12c per dozen; fancy
ranch, 121a0I13c.
The herald., 1898-04-29
shows: Available cash balance. $21S, ,S14 1856
gold reserve. $3.50 612. .60S,
CHICAGO MARKET
Prices and Prospects Of the Trade in
Cereals

CHICAGO, April 2S.-Traders In wheat
had an exciting time during the first hour
today, on account of the violent advance
at Liverpool, but there was an evident
lindisposition on the part of many to allow
excitement abroad to unhings their own
| judgement at home. A quite general i'm
preston pN vailed among traders that for
etgners were bGsoming hysterical over the
supposition that Spain may Interfere with
| he export movement of American products
But another portion of the trade interprets
| the wild advance abroad to the sudden
discovery by foreigners that there Is not
enough wheat and flour available anywhere
to keep them supplied until the next mar
vest: The reasonings of these two factions
lently, until the bulls appeared to be on
top. The advance of S@10Ac for July and
May at Liverpool and smaller rises at
Paris and Antwerp were SAID TO be the re-
suit of American covering, but exporters
sold several cargoes of northern at LA, and
private cablegrams said English millers
were bidding excitedly for wheat. July
which started at 2ls@r3Ac higher. at 9l!RQ
9S, declined rapidly to 9sc, rallying just as
quickly to 97M. This range was covered
several times. When July was selling
around 96c, near the close, private ca
blegram from Argentine reported an in
crease in the estimated wheat yield of that
country to 40,O00,0OO bushels 1t caused
enough selling to break July to 3d. the low
followed. July closed at the last named
figure, a net gain of X0%c. May sold DE-
tween 1.21 and 1.24, closing 1Ac net higher,
at 1.22i3
Corn started strong with Liverpool, which
closed 1Q2d higher. General realizing off,
set the mass of bullish influences. and after
advancing 1Hc, the market weakened and
closed at the bottom, net gain of Ac over
yesterday.
Oats were quiet but firm on export sales
of 80 900 bushelI Covering Of this line
closed May at the top. a net gain of nc.
July closed Nc net higher
Provisions started fairly strong. bllt
closed at the bottom on free selling by
packers. Foreigners appeared Indifferent.
At the close July pork was 15c net lower,
| and lard and ribs each 7Ac lower.
The herald., 1898-04-29
Gomez's Policy Of Rebellion

It was Gomez, undoubtedly the ablest
man the Cuban rebellion has produced, a
man Of superior intelligence and with con-
siderable knowledge of, military tactics
who devised the policy of passive resist
ance. He saw that the only way to defeat
Spain was to allow her to fritter away
her strength. There were to be no more
battles, no more regular engagements, in
which the insurgents were likely to find
themselves outnumbered. When forced to
it, the Cubans were to fight; unless driven,
they were to run away and annoy their
opponents. 1t was a mode of warfare for
| which the Cubans were peculiarly adapted
They were familiar with the country, they
could penetrate the dense underbrush at
pleasure, they were accustomed to the
climate. From nowhere apparently would
spring up band of insurgents who would
fall upon detachment or a convoy. There
would be sharp engagement, often as not
| the Spaniards would flee and allow the in
| surgents to obtain the much coveted am
munition of which they stood so much in
| need, or the medical stores, only one de-
| gree less valuable than cartridges. If the
| Cubans were outnumbered, if they found
| themselves in danger of determination,
| they scattered into the brush like rabbits
followed by a dog, and pursuit was out of
| the question. An hour or so later, per-
haps, the commander of the detachment
recently attacked found dozen or more
| Cubans peacefully working in the fields.
There was nothing to identify them with
| the attack, there was nothing to prove
| that they bore arms against Spain. APP
parently they were peaceful negroes with
| nothing more serious to occupy their
| thoughts than a dish Of sweet potatoes,
| which was to constitute their dinner when
| they returned to their cabins in the even
ing. These innocent and seemingly stupid
natives were the backbone of the Cuban
army. They were ready at any time to
drop their spades for the machete, to ex-
change the hoe for the rifle. AS military
measure, Weyler drove these men out OF
the fields into the cities. They must either
join the insurgent army or herd in the cit
les; they could not be tillers of the soil
one moment, in open rebellion against
Spain the next, without suffering the con-
sequences.-Sidney Low in the st. James
! Gazette.
The herald., 1898-04-29
k1l,I!!|.!1s11a3
uar clothing, that the United States SOL

ular clothing, that the United States SOL
der will carry on his marches. His
total equipment will weigh from fifty-one
to fifty-six pounds and will consist of the
following: One Kragg-Jorgensen rifle. 30
caliber, bayonet, cartridge belt with 100
rounds, half-shelter tent, overcoat, KNAPP
sack containing one suit of underclothes,
blanket, pair shoes, towel and toilet arti-
cles, haversack containing three days
travel rations, knife, fork, spoon and tin
plate; one canteen.
The knapsack's weight alone is eight
pounds. An officer said this morning
that this was entirely too much for man
to carry, and especially in tropical
country like Cuba.
"I should think" he said "that the war
department would have profited by the ex-
perience of the civil war. Everyone knows
| that during engagements the men did no;
hesitate to throw away all this dead
| weight. When we begin fighting in Cuba
| If the men in my company do the same am
afraid I will then and there become short
| sighted and fail to see them.''
The herald., 1898-04-29
Local Quotations
BUTTER-Extra local 82-oun

BUTTER-Extra local 82-ounce squares,
45Q474c; fancy creamery, northern, 32-oz.
squares, 421aQ4oc; dairy, 80 o., 400042c
dairy, 2S-oz. s21a@S5c; fancy tub. per h.
21@22c.
G e easern HsW f a9s1
i3G13hc; California half cream, per h., -:
coast full cream, per lb., 11asc; California,
Downey or Anchor, per lb.. H1hc; do. Young
l4hc; domestic Swiss, per lb., 17@1Sc.
POULTRY-Per dozen: Hens, 40005 90;
young roosters, 5.50@6,50; old roosters, 40(
ducks, 5.Ooq6.oo; turkeys. alive. per lb.,
lSa14c; dressed. 1591sc; geese. apiece. Loo
PorAAroEs. RI a .gurssnk. 1, !. @c0l.ss; new.
VEGETABLEs-Beets per 100 lbs, 100;
cabbage, per 100 lbs. 175G2. 10: red cabbage
chiles, dry. per string. 75Qs5c: Mexican.
Rer Re sSo ss onens esv S d. ssssn sss
doz, S5c; green peas, 5@@6c; turiiips, 81;
Hubbard squash, per 100 IBIS. 100; parsnips'
s0c@1.25; leeks, per doz. zoe; parsley. S5c.
NVGs GREEN FRu1Ts N . Fancy M: 'p apples. LIE
@1.50 per box; choice, 75c@1. 90; bananas, pei
bunch. 2.oO@2.25. crates extra; guavas. per
box, &C; strawberries, common, S@9c; cher
ciTRUs FRU1Ts-Fancy navels. zoo
choice, LIS per box; fancy seedlings, l,6O
Lemons: Cured fancy, 1.25@20O: choice,
1.5o; green greer. lemons, LOO; grape fruit. pei
RAisTNs~Fancy clusters, so.lb. boxes,
200; 4-crown LII clusters. LIS; 8-crown LII.
per box. LBS; 2-crown, loose. in sacks. pei
lb.. lc; S-crown. loose. In sacks. per lb..
5h@5Nc; 4-crown, per ib.. 51s@6c: sultana
seedlings. per lb., 7h0Sc; In boxes. hc
higher.
DRESSED MEATs-All per lb.: Beof,
No. 1, &c; No. 2, 615c; hind quarters, No i
Sc; hind quarters. No. ., SIC; ribs Of beef
lie; veal, ,a,s 7@S1hc; Sh mutton, 7Mc; Lamb. Sc;
spare ribs, &c; pork tenderioins. 15c.
LARDERex pure leaf tierces. &c; spe-
CURED MEATS-Rex hams, 10c; pic
mic hams. &c; No. 2, SIC; select mild cure
breakfast bacon, Ihc; dried beef, 17c;
smoked tongues. soc; dry salt clear bellies
71ac salt clear backs, 71kc.
TALLOW-Per h., 81z@4c.
WOOL-Nominal.
LIVESTOCK-Per lb.: 1eeves. ak@3x
hogs. 4c; lambs. per head ls0@206;