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ton made that we sought not terri
torial ACKNOWLEDGMENT when we
drew the sword to liberate Cuba. l
am amazed at the religious press.
find some Of them prating about the
responsibilities we have incurred by
the war. One responsibility we in
Cured before the war-we pledged
ourselves not to annex Cuba. All
the responsibilities we are said to
have assumed since are indirect and
vague. Here is one responsibility
which cannot be waived without
National dishonor This does not
mean that we shall not eventually
have Cuba, but it does mean that
we shall submit the question to
Cuba herself when she gets steady
Government. have no fear OF the
result The Cubans themselves, an
independent power, will vote for
annexation to the United States,
and am in favor of that annexation
an annexation without dishonor."
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THE PLANTERS IN SESSION
Election OF Officers - They Do Not
Ask for Contract Labor, But Do
Need Assisted immigration.


Ask for Contract Labor, But Do
Need Assisted immigration.
The Hawaiian Sugar Planters AS
ISOLATION met in annual session yes
terday, j. B. Atherton presiding, and
G. Bolte, secretary. 1t was reported
that the sugar crop Of 1878 was
229,414 tons as against 25l ,126 for
the previous season. The outlook is
an increase for the next season.
The following officers were elect
ed: President, H. p. Baldwin; Vice
President, Charles M. Cooke; Secre-
tary, G. Bolte; Treasurer, f. M.
Swanzy; Auditor, F. A. Schaefer;
other trustees, James B. Castle, w.
g. Irwin, John F. Hackfeld
A number of technical reports
were presented by DR.. Maxwell and
others, and will appear in the Plant
ers' Monthly.
The labor report stated that 25,-
600 men were employed on the plan
taiions, a large percentage OF whom
were not contract but day laborers.
The greatest number employed Of
one nationality was Japanese, hut it
was intended to open up at once the
old supply store OF Portuguese from
Madeira and Azores, as they made
the best laborers.
President-elect Baldwin claimed
that the Planters had been misrepre-
scented in regard to the contract
labor laws, They had not desired
that they should be continued.
They simply asked that, until in
dustrial conditions became settled
under the new regime, they be per-
mitted to assist immigration. They
must have labor and they are willing
to pay for it.
DR.. Maxwell spoke interestingly
OF the experimental station, and this
morning the Directors viewed the
place under his intelligent escort.
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BISHOP & GO.
Savings Bank

On October ]st, 1898, and
continuing until further no
tice, Savings deposits will be
received, and interest allowed
by this Bank, at four and
one-half per cent. per annum.
The terms, rules and reg
ulations of the Hawaiian Pos
tai Savings Bank will be
adopted as far as it is practic-
able to apply them. and the
CASH RESERVE of $50, 600
required under the Postal Act
will be maintained.
Printed copies Of the Rules
and Regulations may be OBJ.
tanned on the first of October
on application.
BISHOP 81 GO.
Honolulu, Sept. z, 1898.
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NORRIS K, KEOAOKAL0LE,
LOUIS K. NCGREW

OEFICE, NO. II KAAHUMANU
Street, Honolulu formerly A. Rosa's
Office United States Custom House
Brokers, Accoun tants, Searcbers of
Titles and General Business Agents.
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Camarinos' Refrigerator.

Per AUSTRALIA-Frozen Eastern
and California Oyster, (tin and shelD,
Game in Season, Fruits and Vege-
tables, Fine Olive Oil, Dry Fruit,
New Crop Of Nuts, Raisjns, etc, etc.
CALIFORNIA FRUIT MARKET.
Telephone 1878.
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Hop Beer Cottage, No. II, Konia (form.
erly Smith, Street.
REMOVAL NOTICE.

nR. WOOD HAS REMOVED HIS
~ residence to Thurston Ave. The offices
on Beretania Streer are retained.
Office hours after q, to"er 18th will DO:
9to IL Am 2to 4 r NJ; 7:'0 to $3.50 A. M
Sundays: 8 to IL A only.
Office Tel.ph ne No 81.
Residence Telephone No. S3l.
10lS I'm
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GREAT BUSINESS PROSPECTS
with a judicious and conserva-
tive policy is the United States
ready for a great business revival?"
"Not only ready for it, but it can.
not be arrested. The United States
does not know the destiny that is
lying Immediately at her feet, pro-
vided she turns from these phantom
schemes Of annexation of bsrbarous
peoples in distant lands and just
looks down to her feet and sees what
the gods have placed within her
grasp-the industrial dominion of
the world Oh! if our country only
has her usual good sense and adj
heres to the policy that has made
her o.day the richest Nation in the
world; the most prosperous, the
greatest manufacturing Nation, the
greatest mining Nation, the greatest
commercial Nation, (home and for
eign combined), the best educated
people, the highest paid labor-in
all these respects the foremost
Nation on the earth-and now, like
the dog in the fable who lost his
prize in the stream, she is tempted
to open her mouth to reach for the
shadow she sees in the water.
Gust look at the situation of
affairs to-day. France and England
in a tremble; Russia in the back.
ground. Here we rest free from all
anxiety, impregnable against the
world in arms; our estate in ring
fence; no distant possessions to de-
fend; no people to Cypress, Ina
CINE triumphant democracy destroy
ing the patriotic army OF the Philip
pines; band of men who have
fought Spain for freedom, aud who
are prepared to fight this Republic
in the same holy cause. The worlds
sympathies must be with Aguinaldo
aud his patriot soldiers, who fight
for the independence of their coun-
Try, and against either Spaniard or
American. The Republic is i'll
advised when she begins to oppose
the aspirations of any people for
Independence, however backward"
Asked whether he had observed
an increased demand for American
wares in Europe, Mr.. Carnegie re-
piled: eyes, one cannot travel
abroad without seeing the inroads
that the United States is making in
many things. In Germany the
American bicycle is being used more
than all others combined. You can
not walk down Regent Street in
London without seeing the Amer
lean shoe shops The wife OF a pro-
minent English statesman told me
that che buys American shoes and
and finds they are better than home
made. Right across the street there
il the American confectionery store
crowded with customers, and res
taurants are advertising American
ice-cream, On the steamship Kaiser
Friedrich | met one of the largest
dealers in wine in the world. He
told me that one brand OF Califor-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-25
YOUNG VAN PRAAG WINS 800.
New York Lads Brother Calls at
Joseph Letters Office to Apologize
for His Prank.

CHICAGO, March 24-The Tribune
says: J. w. Van Praag. of New York,
who says he is a brother of young
Francis Welles Van Praag. who
achieved prominence by sending 500
to Joseph Letter. called on Mr.. Letter
yesterday to apologize for the pecu-
liar action of his younger brother.
When seen later at the Palmer House,
where he was registered, Mr.. Van
Praag said:
Il can't imagine what induced the
boy to send that money to Mr.. Letter.
1t Is the strangest thing I ever heard
Of. and I could not believe it possible.
But it was all right. I did not see Ny.
Letter, but saw his private secretary,
who said my brother had been sent
his money. with another 500 as profit
on the deal.
The dispatch from New York say
Ing my brother is eighteen or nineteen
years old is a mistake. He Is only
fourteen. and attends Grammar School
No. SO. If, as reported, he denied that
he was Francis Welles Van Praag. 1t
probably was due to a well-deflned fear
that my father might warm his jacket
as the result of the unpleasant noto-
riety his action has brought upon the
family"
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is COMPLETE
ENGINEERS RETURN FROM THE
DULUTH AND IRON RANGE
Report of Their Findings VIII BE
offered in Evidence In the Suit
of the State Against the Railroad
Find the Route Taken Twenty
Miles Longer Than the Most d.
rect and Feasible Route.

The re-survey made by the state of
the right of way of the Duluth & Iron
Range railway, to determine whether
the Duluth &. Iron Range read had
been built by the shortest and most
feasible route from Duluth to it's north
ern terminus, has been completed.
Yesterday Cyrus r. Stone and ]. H.
Armstrong, the two engineering ex-
perts selected by the state to prosecute
this work. arrived in st. Paul from
Ely.
They presented claims for the pay
roll for the month of February to
State Auditor Dunn. The claim pre-
scented yesterday amounts to $1,000 for
labor performed.
The experts will Immediately go to
work on their report, which will be
made to the attorney general. 1t will
be Offered in evidence in the suit of
the state against the Duluth & Iron
Range railway and will be one of the
states trump cards in the prosecution
of the case.
They stated that they had found and
surveyed a direct and feasible route
from Duluth to point of the original
terminus of the line, and had only
found it shorter than the one taken
by twenty miles. They had also found
that the grade of the route which they
ndu ldlI out was lHucn easier tnan the
one now used by the Duluth & Iron
range.
The grant of 1873, by which the Du-
luth & Iron Range acquired its right of
way, provided that they should take a
most direct and feasible route to a
point about sixty miles north OF Du-
luth.
In the trial this will be the all I'M
portant point. From the findings of
the engineering experts it. would seem
that the railroad did not take the
shortest and most feasible route.
The last legislature made an appro-
priation Of $4,000 to carry on the in
vestigation, and re-survey of the route
to determine If a portion of the grant
OF the Duluth & Iron Range was not
invalid under the provisions Of the
original act.
Those who have been interested In
seeing the state recover the valuable
lands belonging to the road have claim
ed that the company did not comply
with the law IN regard to the route
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LOMBARD STREET ACTS.
Ihe Bnnkers Abroad Are Taking
Steps to Avert Crisis in Cuban
Affairs

LONDON, March 24.-The inminenca
of the Cuban crisis has prompted
hnanciers to make efforts to avert war
A movement to this end IS on foot in
Lombard street, and American bank
ers, VINO are leading it, are supposed to
have the sympathy and perhaps the CO.
operation Of the Rothschilds. The
American bankers are endeavoring to
secure influence Of f1nanciers and gov
ernments, representing to them the
damage to the commerce of all nations
which a war would involve The finan-
ciers are willing to invest literally to
prevent war. but apparently they are
unable to devise a plan promising sue
cess.
The American bankers tell the din
lomats that if the United States de-
mands an indemnity. and Spain is will
ing to pay, financters will gladly fur
nsh the funds
The best informed diplomats believe
the Spanish cabinet and dynasty dare
not risk the wrath of the populace
which would inevitably follow acQui-
escence with the demand of the United
States for reparation for the loss of the
Maine. Prominent financiers calling
upon the United States ambassador.
Col. John Hay, to seek inside informa-
ton regarding the political situation,
have been told by the ambassador that
he has not been Informed as to the
contents Of the report of the United
States naval board Of inquiry.
Flnanciers are also seeking to bring
pressure upon Washington, through
diplomats, but it is believed they have
met with little success. The Spanish
and Cuban firms and financial houses
in London generally agree in express
ing the opinion that there will be no
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NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YORK. March 24-Money on call
easy at 1A@1& per cent; last loan. IL per
cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4l4@51a per
4s4 for demand and 4S07s@481 for sixty days
Posted rates. $4.82HQ4. 85G4 S5h Commercial
bills, $4.SoAQ4.S0A. Silver certificates. $500
o6Ac; bar silver, SEC; Mexican dollars 45c
WALL STREET GOSSIP.
New York stock gossip, reported by H. Hol-
pert q Son, bankers and brokers, 341 Robert
street National German American bank build
ing. ST. Paul
The rally in stocks during the early part of
me session was said to be due to a belief in
some quarters that there will be some delav
in dealing with the Cuban matter
There was some lively covering by shorts
ana one or two of the large bulls have i'm
proved the opportunity to bid prices up.
Rock Island declares its regular l per cent
dividend payable May g.
Inc reported sailing of the Spanish torpedo
notila lot havana caused traders to sell out
session. -
BANK CLEARINGs.
st. Paul 1881 .32745.
Minneapolis-$1, 004, 800
Chicago-$l5, 1874 100
New York-$9S 490, $50.
CHICAGO MONEY.
CHICAGO, March 2l-Sterling exchange
posted. $4.S2@4.So: actual, $4SIAM4 $3.50 c:
sixty days, S4.80l2d4821zc.
BANKS ABROAD.
LONDON, March 24-The weekly statement
OF the Bank of England shows the following
changes Total reserve, decrease, f202 600
circulation. increase, f246 600; bullion, in
crease, 944, ia; other securities, decrease,
3449 OOO other deposits, decrease. 91,270, 900;
public deposits, increase, 1883 COO; notes, re-
serve, decrease, 5000; government secur-
ties, Increase, f56 600.
The proportion of the banks reserve to IL
ability, which last week was 42.S4 per cent
is now 42.97 per cent. The banks rate OF
discount remains unchanged at per cent.
Paris, March N.-The weekly statement Of
the Bank Of France shows the following
changes Notes in circulation, decrease, 80 =
crease, 10 ,525, 600 francs; gold in hand, de-
crease, 4S25. 900 francs; bills discounted, de-
crease. 19.2250O0 francs.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-Today's state
ment of the condition OF the treasury shows:
Available cash balance, 1924 ,922; gold re-
serve, SIT 1861, 761.
FOREIGN FINANCIAL.
NEW YORK, March 24-Evening Posts
London financial cabegram The stock
markets here remained dull today. In
Americans, dealers frequently declined to
make prices. Spanish As were sold heavily
from Paris. At one time they fell to 521a
but closed at 59A on a general recovery.
Americans, after improving on the New York
support, closed fat in the street French
exchange is rs. 80. The rise is due to purchas-
es OF stock here, but the exchange is not suf-
fciently high to give much profit on god
shipments from France to New York. Hence
the tendency to shift the gold drain to Lon
don.
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STOCKS CLOSE AT LOWEST
THE MARKET ALTERNATELY
FEVERISH AND STAGNANT
Ing, but During the Rest of the
Day the List Was Under Pressure
Hallway Shares Point OF,
With More Acute Losses In the
Other Share Groups.

NEW YORK, March 24.-The stock market
today was alternately feverish and stagnant
closing at the lowest with the losses confined
to fractions in the railways. but ranging from
l to 8 points elsewhere. The local securities
including Metropolitan Street Railway Man
hattan and Consolidated Gas and Sugar and
the grangers were the features.
The Cuban situation was the all important
FACTOR today, as 1t has been for long time
IN the markets fluctuations. Prices rallied
Sharply at the opening on the assumption that
the Cuban question.
London, after an easier opening, closed
steady, but the sales from that quarter were
largely in excess of yesterdays purchases
The change of attitude of foreign financiers
toward American securities was used by the
bears to hammer the international shares at
frequent intervals The pressure against St.
Paul, New York Central, Louisville & Nash
vile and Union Pacific preferred resulted in
recessions Of over point as compared with
the high price established in recent tradings
The weakness of Spanish tours abroad id
not escape observation, as 1t was coupled with
the announcement that the Spanish torpedo
iot1lla Was proceeding Westward. Washing
ton selling emphasized the local spectators
Interpretation of the activity in the navy de-
partment, and the declaration in the senate
by recent observer of the conditions in
Cuba that the horrors there impossible
of exaggeration and called for intervention
was not without effect. These things taken
collectively checked the momentary bidding
up Of prices which followed the senate's de-
teTlulHAllOn 10 auJOuTH until MOHudy
Covering of shorts from time to time hard
ened the markets tone but this in each
instance failed to last. The selling movement
in the final hour brought about the lowest
level Of the day.
There was engaged today for import one
third of a million in gold. The gold imports
would have been much larger recently, 1t was
said, but for the purchase here Of round
amounts of seventy day bills of exchange.
The bond market showed extreme dullness.
but a tendency evident toward lower
level. The aggregate transactions were $780,.
600. Government bonds shared in the general
depression of the security markets. with quo
tations for the active issues showing losses in
bid prices of u per cent, except in the fours
registered of 1867, which lost Il.
Total sales of stocks today was 1923, 500
shares, including: Burlington, LAC; L. &
n, SIG; Manhattan AS; METROPOLITAN,
pfd, 1871; Rock Island. $40; B. & O., 49,
$50; Tobacco, 17,o15; Peoples Gas, $685. La
clede Gas, 1890; Sugar, 1920; Western I'm
ion. 1915.
The following were the fluctuations of the
leading railway and Industrial shares fur
nished by c. H. F. Smith & CO., members
New York stock exchange and Chicago board
of trade:
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MARKET SUMMARY.
FINANCIAL.

C1ITrACO MARCH 24-Prices on the board
- - -, ,,onfinued ON the down grade.
o. O., u ',e and war talk we're about the
F lno 80, F"re,gr markets showed no IN
o oi "a "a" -, s,ratbize with the decline here.
Sl.t''LSil" a. O,as given 10 ANYTHING ex-
pu' ~ S-litC ,,,hicb was taken care Of by
GePt H'"S 80 Wheat declined lAQlI6c;
L'Sloe' sIts5 lc oats lsc and provisions
corn ueNi'"e" A.
90 ~. .,,,. ,;t,la 3rr,n at the opening
Wheat ION a - 5jrats broad and re-
lhnueI'eu oH cue an coo I'm No. ! northern
P pore 81 srter lsts yesterday. First trades
MH'I a., ~ uara made at S4ssc 10 S4l9c. Very
IN Jul! MefS hsTds at the higher figure
Il Later II was selling freely at
S Sase gS g7,'r'''eS
'' Trr, v,ae very little in the way of bearish
-, S,,rt.nt tbe continuous argument of the
n rt.cs beiTg rafber b.gh compared with that
- ~ so-n,ar wears and the excess of domestic
VI IEl ta'l - ofber seasons Chicago got 176
-, ogsfnst 3 last wear; Minneapolis re-
ceJ,s5 90 against ais the wear before.
esIgs oS tt7 11a I'm No. red on Antwerp
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but selected a more circuitous route
IN order that they might secure a
larger acquisition of the states land.
IL Is claimed by the state that the
Duiuth q Iron Range road secured
o ooo' ~ acres Of land, which is over
titINg more IMAM they are justly en-
titied TO according to the provisions Of
the land grant -
In the suit Of the state they will en-
deaVor to prove this. Should they ha
successful it would mean the reveTtfne
pack to the state of the excess 200 0o3
acres or land and stop all further ac-
Tuisltioh OF land on the part OF the
Duiuth u Iron Range railway.
The value of the 100000 acres or
more IS estimated by Auditor Dunn ar
$4,000, 600. at
The findings of the engineers in
way substantiates the belief Of Audi
ior Dunn that the Duluth & Iron
range railway has for TWENTY-FIVE
years been enjoying the use of 200 OO0
acres more than their grant intended
they should have SN
AS lar pack as the early administra-
ton of State Auditor W. w. Rraden
the validity Of the holdings Of the road
were questioned. Mr.. Braden saws In
one OF his reports that in his opinion
me matter would require the consdera-
ton Of the courts before IT could he
permanently decided.
When Mr.. Dunn became auditor he
went after the Duluth & Iron Range
railroad with his characteristic surit
He appealed to Attorney General ChfIds
IN the matter, who after consideration.
dliIered somewhat from the stand
taken by Mr.. Dunn.
lie then consulted a prominent land
attorney and after going over the
matter carefully, with legal assistance,
ne decided that it would be necessary
to have an investigation before CARY,
ing the matter to the courts. Through
ms efforts the appropriation for this
purpose was made, and the report will
be forthcoming in detail IN a short
time.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
SEED MARKETS.

CHICAGO, March 24.-The fax seed market
was very dull again, with scarcely any trad
ing done today. Everybody is in a waiting
mood. Receipts here were A cars, at Duluth
70 cars, and at Minneapolis cars. The Off
cial close was follows: Cash fax seed
$1.21 per bu; May, $1.1912; September, $l.O9A
Cash timothy seed closed at 81 SIS per 100 lbs
and March at S2.S5. Glover seel closed at
$3.50 per 100 lbs. Minneapolis fax seed is
quoted at $l.161a per bu.
NEW YORK
NEW YORK, March 24-Hay easy. Hops
steady. Leather steady Wool quiet Beef
firm. Cut meats steady. Lard easier Pork
easy. Tallow steady. Cotton seed oil weak
Petroleum dull. Rosin quiet. Turpentine
quiet. Rice quiet Molasses steady Pig iron
warrants dull. Lake copper quiet. Tin quiet.
Spelter firm. Lead firm. Coffee options opened
steady; August points lower; other months
Unchanged; ruled fairly active; closed steady
at unchanged prices to points net higher
Sales, $4,000 bags, including March, $4.85;
May, So. Spot coffee, Rio. quiet; No. T. in
voice, 512c; No. T. jobbing, &c; mild, quiet;
Cordova, SAQ16c. Sugar, raw, quiet.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.
NEW YORK, March 24.-Unfavorable con-
ditions continue to exert Quiating effect on
the local market for dry goods. Print cloths
show no strength or activity. Extras are bid
for in small quantities at 2 cents, a price
which manufacturers refuse to notice. The
nominal quotation is still 21s less 1 per cent
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ST. PAUL GRAIN.

Quotations on hay. grain, feed, etc, fur
nished by GriSgs Bros, grain and feed mer-
chants:
Wheat-Yesterday market was dull, and
prices lower. No. l northern, 96@97c; No. 2
northern, 92Q94c.
oCorn-No. 3 yellow, 2sQ2SAc; No. g. 27]4@
Barley-32Q3Sc.
Rye-46G 4Sc.
Oats-No, 5 white, 26Q2614c; No. 3, 25Q25%c.
seed.Timothy, s1Q1.25; red clover, $3a3.6O;
fax. s1.1Sq1.l9.
Flour-Patent, per Dbl, s4.sOd5; straights,
s4.boa460; bakers, $4,000; rye -four. $2.S003.
Ground Feed and Millstuffs-No. l feed,
sl2Q1250; bran, bulk, SO 25@l0.5O.
Hay-Market steady; choice in demand.
Other qualities continue dull and slow OF
sale; choice to fancy upland. s6d7; good quail
tiles, $5d5.75: inferior qualities, $3,5OQ4 Is;
timothy. good TO choice S7@750. Straw,
steady; oat, $685.; rye $3q3,25.
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DULUTH GRAIN.

DULUTH, March 24.-Wheat-Market dull
and firm. May opened unchanged al $3.50,
held at Aq3sc TIL noon and at 1890 was
quoted at 9SAc bid. Cash. 10000 bu elevators.
Cash sales, 1000; No l northern, 9912c cars.
wheat, 81; corn, :; oats. 3; rye, 3; barley,
2; flax %. May closed 977sc, bid; No. l hard
to arrive A.10ls, bid; No. l northern to ar
cash No. northern 979sc, bid; d. cash ASH No. o. 3
northern, s21sc, bid, No. l hard,
cash, $3.50; May, 9S7sc July. $3.50: Septem-
Der, 19%cc; No. northern, cash, 977sc; May,
9Isc; July, 924c; September, 74$4c; No. 2
northern. 921sc; No. 8. S5Isc; to arrive No.
! hard. $.001s; No. l northern. 99lsc: rye,
4SAc; oats, AQ25l2c; barley. Slice: fax, Sl.19;
May, N.2O12; corn, to arrive Csc.