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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-30
WILL BE RATIFIED.

WASHINGTON, Dec 21.-While OH
course no official action has been TAX
en-, it has been practically decided that
the Senate Committee on Foreign tie
lations will report the Paris treaty with
the recommendation that 1t be ratified
without modification.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Clark Howell,
a member of the Democratic NatiOnal
Committee from Georgia and editor OF
the Atlanta Constitution. after consult
ing with the leaders of both political
parties at Washington telegraphed as
follows tonight:
with the adjournment OF Congress
for the holidays the final decision on
the peace treaty is as clear as 1T Will
be after vote has been taken in the
Senate Two weeks ago the matter
was in doubt; today it is certain that
the treaty will be ratified as it will be
that it has after the vote has been TAX
en- Bryan has advised ratification or
the treaty, and he is outspoken in the
opinion that aside from the question of
national obligation it is matter of
party policy for the Democratic party
to throw no obstacle in the way.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-30

icationS of territorial Senators is
changed so as 10 require that the SEN
ator shall be a male citizen, 80 years
of age, that he shall have resided in
the Hawaiian Islands not less than
three and that he shall be qualified TO
vote for Senators"
Explicit property qualifications for
Senator is out. \ like change is made
in provision regarding the members
of the House, who are required 10 be
qualified by the changes to vote for
representatives.
Section As, allowing one house of
the Legislature to kgislate after the
other has adjourned, was stricken out.
as was also the provision requiring
| that each bill should receive the writ
ten approval of three members before
being introduced. The provisions au-
thoriZing the territorial Supreme
Court to pass upon the qualifications
of members of the Legislature was not
changed and it was left as recommend
| ed by the commission.
The Governor is required to send his
estimates for appropriations to the
| Legislature as a whole, and not to the
Senate alone, as originally required.
The following restrictions on the
issuance of bonds is inserted: Nor
shall any bonds or other instrument
of any indebtedness be issued unless
made redeemable in not more than
five years and payable in not more
than fifteen years from the date of
issue thereof"
The provision that no retroactive
law shall be enacted is stricken out.
In the qualifications for voters for
territorial representatives the word
understanding" in the educational
qualification is stricken out, requiring
simply that they "shall read, write and
speak the English or Hawaiian lam
guase." No change is made in the
qualifications for voters for Senators.
The provision in regard to the re-
gistration of Hawaiian vessels was
changed to read as follows: That
all vessels carrying Hawaiian regis
tiers on the 18th of August, 1898. shall
be entitled to be registered as Ameri-
can vessels, with the benefits and priv
lileges pertaining thereto"
Section 103, in regard to the crown
lands. was changed so as to eliminate
the clause confirming all valid leases
now in existence. There are many
| technical changes, and in all cases
where Hawaii is referred to as "the
Government of Hawaii" it is changed
so as to make it the territory OF Ha-
| waii.
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THE REPLY.
Special Agency OF the United States
Honolulu. H l., Dec. %. 1898.

Special Agency OF the United States.
Honolulu, H. l., Dec. %. 1898.
Messrs. Theo. H. Davies & Co, h.
Hackfeld & Co. and Others.
Gentlemen:-I have to acknowledge
receipt of your letter of the 9th inst,
in which you quote newspaper des-
patches purporting to report informa-
ton officially communicated by me
relative to importations here by for
eign dealers" and invite from me the
assurance that this reference was in no
way intended to apply to yourselves.
In reply, l have to say, without going
into the question of the accuracy Of the
newspaper reports upon which you
base your letter, that for my official
communications l am alone responsible
to the Department of State, without
the permission of which / can neither
divulge nor discuss them.
I shall take pleasure, however, in for
warding at the earliest opportunity a
copy of your letter to be transmitted
TO the Honorable Secretary Of the
Treasury,
am, gentlemen, very respectfully
yours.
CSigned) HAROLD NJ. SEWALL,
Special Agent of the United States.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-30
BENNINGTON FOR GUAM.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Guam very
soon will be a naval station, with
station vessel, coal pile and garrison
of marines. Orders which are now on
the way to the Bennington direct the
gunboat to proceed TO Guam and make
survey of the harbor. Such instruc-
tions are contained in the orders as
will give authority to the commander
TO locate a proper place for unloading
coal and for the construction of such
barracks as will suffice for small de-
tachment Of marines as may be sent 10
the island by Admiral Dewey.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-30
SECRETARY HITCHCOCK.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-President
Mckinley today sent to the Senate
the nomination Of Ethan Allen Hitch
cock. now ambassador to Russia, to
be Secretary Of the Interior in place
of Cornelius n. Bliss of New York,
who has resigned. The Senate con-
firmed the nomination. 1t is expected
that Mr.. Hitchcock will be sworn as
member of the Cabinet in February
and Mr. Bliss will retain office until
that time.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-30
GRIP EPIDEMIC.

NEW YORK, Dec 22.-The epidemic
of grip is still in marked evidence. The
death rate from bronchitis and pneu-
monia continues very heavy. Many OF
the recent deaths from pneumonia nave
been indirectly due to the grip.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22.-It IS es-
timated that between 25,OOO and 3o,Oo0
persons in this city are suffering from
grip. and doctors report it on the in
crease.
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REGULARS FOR MANILA.

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-A special to
the Tribune from Washington says:
The War Department issued formal
orders today for the dispatch OF three
regiments Of regular infantry to Ma
Mia by way Of New York city and the
SueZ canal
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DREYFUS.

PARIS. December 20.-The Courier
du Soir says this evening: The Drey-
fus secret dOSsier was handed to the
Court of Cessation this evening under
the pledge that it should not be COM
nunicated othe counsel for the de-
fense or to anyone outside the court.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-30
MADE AMERICANS.
(Senate Amendment. }

The section defining citizen
ship was amended by striking
out the word white and also
the explicit reference to Portu-
guese and left to read as fol-
lows:
citizens of the Republic of Ha-
wall on August 81, 1898, are
hereby declared to be citizens
of the United States.
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AN INQUIRY.

AN Inv III .
Honolulu, December 81, 1898.
Harold NJ Sewall, Esq, Special Agent
of the United States.
Sir:-The attention of the under
signed importers of merchandise in
this city has been directed to Wash
ington dispatches of the 18th and 10th
instants, published in the Pacific Com
mercial Advertiser of this date, IN
which the statement is made that you,
as Special Agent for the United States
Treasury, have informed the Secretary
of the Treasury Department that the
immediate extension of the tarlH laws
of the United States to Hawaii is i'm
perative in order to prevent the ''lrreg-
ular entry of goods to the United
States by way of Hawaii" and it is ex-
planned that this irregular entry
means that "a concerted plan of for
eign dealers to send large quantities
of merchandise to Hawaii and enter it
under the Hawaiian tariff, with view
of taking advantage of the nominal
duties, and subsequently ship it TO
other ports of the United States IS
articles of domestic commerce.
We are of course unaware as to who
is pointed at when the expression for
eign dealers is used, but, in justice to
ourselves, it is proper for us to in
form you that if this communication to
the Treasury Department is correctly
reported, and if by foreign dealers
you desired to intimate that any of the
undersigned were employed in the i'm
portation of goods destined for re-eX-
port to the United States whenever the
United States tariff was extended to
the Islands, you have made an unjust
accusation as no such concerted plan
exists among the resident foreign deal
erS whose importatiOns are made in
the regular course of trade and for ex-
elusive use in these islands.
Trusting to be favored by the assur-
ance that the reference to foreign
dealers above quoted was in no way
intended to apply to us.
We have the honor to be, Sir, your
most obedient servants.
(Signed
THEO. H. DAVIES & CO.. LTD,
H HACKFELD & CO, LTD,
NJ. PHILLIPS e CO..
NJ S. GRINBAUH e CO, LTD,
F. A. SCHAEFER e Co,
HAWAIIAN HARDWARE CO, Id
PACIFIC HARDWARE co. LTD.
e o. HALL & SON, LTD,
HENRY MAY & CO.
J. T. WATERHOUSE.
ED HOFFSCHLAEGER & co.
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Morgan today secured the passage by
the Senate of a resolution authOriz
ing the Nicaragua Canal Committee to
investigate the alleged efforts 10 OBJ
struct the construction of the Nicara-
guam canal.
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VOLUNTEERS.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.-The be
ginning OF the end of the volunteer
army is at hand. The President to-
day directed that a plan be prepared
for mastering out of service $4,000
men
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TROUBLE IN SAMOA.

AUCKLAND CN. ", Dec. 21.-Ad-
vices received here from Samoa under
date of December 18th says there is
serious trouble in connection with the
election of a King to succeed the late
King MaIietOa.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-30
CABLE.

LONDON. Dec. 21-The Daily Mail
this morning says it credits the report
that Australia will join with Canada
in defraying the cost OF q Pacific
cable.
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SOUVENIR CALENDARS.

If you have not purchased one OF
those handsome calendars at the Wo-
mans Exchange, do SO at once be-
fore the supply is exhausted. Csc.
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POPULAR PRICES.

L. 3. Kerr has fine display OF mil
Ifnery goods at his Queen street store,
and is quoting prices upon other goods
that cannot fail to attract buyers.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-30
DOES NOT TELL
Agent SGWall And Merchants
Of Honolulu.
AN INQUIRY AND A REPLY
Delay in Endeavor to Learn Basis
of a Staten ent-Letter to Be
Sent to Washington.

The Advertiser is enabled to publish.
as news, the two letters below. They
throw light on the gossip that mer-
chants here had formed plan to make
heavy financial gains in an irregular
manner This intimatiOn is repudiat-
ed by the responsible houses signing
the note to the United States Special
Agent.
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ATTORNEY AT LAW-121 MER-
chant Street. Honolulu Hale. TEL
ephone 345. Up Stairs.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
]. @. WOOD.

ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY
Public. Office: Corner King and
Bethel Streets.
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CANAL INVESTIGATION.

WASHINGTON, Dec Ex-senator
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ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY
Public. King and Bethel Streets.
Telephone 500. p. o. Box 7S6.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-24
THE RICHMOND CAMP.
Volunteers From the Middle West Eager for Active
 GArxYiea

The troops in camp on the old race track are becoming impatient over the delay in getting off to Manila. The ma iority of the men from Colorado. Nebras- ka, Minnesota, Kansas and the other States believed that they would not -e detained here for more than a few days. They expected that the transport ships would be ready to receive them, and that they would get away with the first de- taehment sent to join Dewey. It was re- ported around camp yesterday that there was but little chance of any of the regt- ments getting off inside of the next two weeks. The necessary equipments have not arrived.
 The men are all well pleased with their camping ground. The greatest difficulty they have to overcome is keeping their rifles clean, for 1t becomes quite windy in the afternoon, and the dust and sand are sent flying over everything
 The officers and men are in good health and spirits, and only few of them are complaining of colds. One of the. men in the Kansas regiment was found to be suffering from measles yesterday, and was at once removed to hospital.
 Colonel Jones of the Idaho regiment expects that his command will be sent
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-24

it in riding to the wharf. Only two cars will be required to carry the ar tillerymen.
 Reveille will be sounded in the camp of the Fourteenth and the Second Ore gon at o'clock this morning, so that camp may be struck and the march commenced promptly at 6:30 o'clock. Captain Mallory of General Otis staff held an inspection of the Oregon regt- ment yesterday afternoon and found 1t in excellent shape. The regiment was in heavy marching order. Colonel Summers reports the health of his command to be excellent, although at the Regimental Hospital Captain Rob- lee said yesterday afternoon that five new cases of measles were in the regi- ment yesterday morning, and that they had been sent to Black Point. These men, of course, will have to be left be- hind but +sey will no doubt be sent to join their commands when the Seventh goes. The general health of the other regiments now encamped at the Pre- sidio is good with no new serious cases reported.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-24

knew the cheerers comprised the con tribution of the famous college to the defense of the flag.
 At last it was all over. AS fast as the men marched on board they were hur- ried below, and comparatively few or them managed to get back on deck again until after the Picking had dropped into the stream off Mission Rock.
 But amid the -takings and the preparations for departure, one little band of women escaped notice, but their presence was recalled with the deepest gratitude by those on board af- ter the ship left the dock. Mrs. T. H. Powers and a corps of assistants from the Red Cross Society went down aboard the steamer long before the troops arrived, accompanied by wa gon heaped with provisions. Camp chests and ammunition cases were ar ranged on deck in long rows. in lieu of tables, and on these was spread the re- past for officers and men. Since its or ganization the Red Cross has per formed many noble deeds, but none more praiseworthy than this. The men breakfasted at 30 a. nl., and had noth- ing to eat until after the ship cast off her lines. They would have lasted much longer had it not been for the thOughtfulness of these Samaritans, for the army rations were piled on board in the greatest confusion, and everything was tOpsy-turVy.
 Blessed be the name of the Red Cross Society and thrice blessed be it's mem bers. J. J. COREY.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-24
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
Reoinaents That Have VOlun- teered Still Belong to the
 State OrQaniZatiOn.

The subject of recognizing the Nationai Guard of California brings forward sone interesting points. It now seems to be conceded by military men who are fanil- far with the laws of the United States and the statutes of California that the First. Seventh and Sixth regiments, which were recently mustered into the service or the United States, are still organizations of the National Guard. They have not been disbanded or mustered out Of ser vice. but under the law are performing duty in fields beyond the limits or the State - o
 The act of Congress of April p, 1898, any troop, battery battalion or regiment of the organized militia of any State shall enlist in the volunteer army in a body, as such company, troop, battery, battal- ion or regiment, the regimental, company, troop battery and battalion officers in service with the militia organization thus enlisting may be appointed by the Gov ernors of the States and Territories.
 The act of Congress, approved April 70, 1S9S holds: That in the event of call by the President for either volunteers or the militia of the country, the President is authorized to accept the quota of troops of the various States and Territories, as organized under the laws of the States and Territories.
 The troops from California have been accepted under the laws of this State In effect the National Guard has been called into active service. It Is reasoned, therefore, that other organizations can not be enlisted to take the places in the Guard of the regiments which have gone into the service of the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-24
ON THE WATER lFRONT.
The Monterey May Not Go to
 Manila After All.

By tonight or tomorrow morning at the latest the harbor will be minus three steamers and 5000 troops or more will be on their way to Manila. Yesterday after noon the City of Peking was taken out into the stream by the tug Millen Grif- filth and anchored midway between the Mail dock and Mission Rock Half an hour later a stern-wheel steamer was on one side of her and barge on the other discharging ammunition into the troop-shfp. The work of handling the shot and shell was done very carefully, and it will probably be some time this afternoon before the 400 tons that the vessel is to take away is all aboard
 When the soldier boys first got aboard
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-24

On the Australia the mems quarters have all been provided with patent bunks- They are the invention of san Fran cisco boy, Thomas R. Turner port stew ard of the Pacific Coast Steamship Com pany, and are a splendid thing for econ travellers. .One of the direct results of using the patent hunks on the Australia is that that vessel, although much small CT than the Picking, is enabled to accom- modate almost as many solqlers as the larger vessel. The hunks have metal frames in which are set woven mat tresses. They are placed in tiers or three during the night and during the day- time the blankets can be rolled up, the hunks lowered and formed into setlee. dinner time comes tables, which are part or the ,paraphernalia, are lowered rom the ceiling, and fitting in between the two rows or settees turns the sleeplng room into dining room. The number or tables correspond with the settees, so that 1T the men want to play cards or write let ters they can lower and raise the differ ent sections at will. The IroquofS tex Feerless). Active and Vigilant, recently purchased by the Government from the been fitted with these hunks, and tbcy will also be placed in the Zealandla when she is being got ready for the voyage to Manila with troops. In order to econ omize space and give added. comfort to their passengers, the Klondike steamers Walla Walla,. Umatilla and Senator have all been fitted out with these hunks, and the Government has ordered 2e00 of them to be got ready as quickly as the Barnard
 The band of the Thirteenth Minnesota Regiment was given an impromptu outing on the bay yesterday. They were down on the water front to see their comrades
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-24

to the water front and go aboard the steamers City of Sydney and Austra- lia. This done the first eXpeditionary force for the support of Admiral Dewey will set sail from this port bound for Manila. The headquarters and two battaIions of the Second Oregon Regi- ment will ship on the Australia, which now lies at pier ', Oceanic Steamship Company's docks, and the headquar- ters and a battalion of the Fourteenth Infantry, with the detachment from the heavy artillery, will ship on the City of Sydney which vessel is at the Pacific Mail Companys wharf. The line of march will be down Lombard to Van Ness, thence to Golden Gate avenue and down to Market over the same route as was taken by the First Regi- ment yesterday, with the exception that the two battalions of the Oregon regi- ment that are to go on the Australia will continue down Market from Third street.
 Companies A and G, of the Four teenth Infantry, that were ordered here from Alaska, arrived at the Presidio yesterday The former company is commanded by Captain F. F. Eastman and the latter by Captain L. A. Matile. The two companies are about hun dred men strong between them. Cap tain Murphy will be in command of the battalion, which will consist of Companies A, c, D, F and F. Major Robe will remain here with Company G for the purpose of recruiting the two other companies to complete the regiments complement as called for by Congress. Lieutenant Hunt, the re- cruiting officer, will also remain. The Fourteenth is completely equipped in every way, as is the Second Oregon Regiment The Heavy Artillery may not be in parade as Captain Geary ex- poets to take them down upon the street cars. A purse of $250 was raised in the city for the benefit of this de- tachment, and Major Rice said yester- day that the men would spend some of
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-24

away with the next detachment. Ine e,Ie5 Hla5 iorifv of the men under him are skilled mechanics. and according to the colonel can build anything from railroad tracA
 Colonel Irving Hale. of the Colorado, regiment, will begin to-day putting ms men through all of the regular drllIs- nS3 +be Ie is probable that he will drill them ott ela street in front of the camp. me seL a is bituminized, and will offer as gooo a drill ground as that at the Presiialo; esiGnesota
 Colonel Charles Reeve, or the ndInLS7oo, ndaSf oa the good health of his men. Only one ot them became sick on the way heTe' put he has since completely recovereo.
 Colonel Bratt was presented yesteroay with a handsome military bride by F. A. Williams.