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The oasis., 1899-01-14

benefit in this matter alone would be incalculable, and while impos- sible of presentation in figures, would annually save to the pockets of citizens thousands of dollars now expended, or missed in busi- ness without showing.
 In the expense of trips to the county seat the average citizen pays out now as much or more than his property tax, great part of which would be saved him were a new county created. As a matter of justice the people of the south end of Pima county should be given local self government that they may enjoy the benefits enumerated of closeness to the seat of govern ment.
 Another point where the distan- ces from the county seat work a hardship to the people of this part of the county is in neglect of the road system; and it seems almost impossible to secure remedy of the evil from board of super visors holding its sessions sixty to ninety miles away. Enough money is paid into the road fuud from this part of Pima county to create here in very few years a splendid system of roads. Yet we cannot get those we have kept in ordinary repair. At a great cost the people of Nogales construct ed the Ora Blanco road four years ago and turned it over to the county, very good thoroughfare. It was declared county road, and should have been taken care of by the county. Yet today it is almost impossible, and now the Gro Blanca mail which was formerly carried by stage line, is packed on the back of a horse. Good roads connecting Nogales with Dnquesne, Washington Camp and Harshaw ought to be constructed and kept in gaod repair, but it is impossible to induce Pima county to build them. With county seat at Nogales such roads would be constructed in short order, and with the Gro Blancoroad, kept in good repair. As matter of justice the people so vitally inter ested should be given local self government so they may provide with these necessaries.
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The oasis., 1899-01-14

REFRESHING reading are the Arizona Star, Prescott Courier, Arizona Gazette, Arizona Repub- lican, and other Arizona news papers, with their hogwash about bond deals, funding steals, etc. No wonder the eastern people are op- posed to granting statehood to Ari- zona. According to our accounts of each other we of Arizona are the grandest lot of rascals who ever went unhung.
The oasis., 1899-01-14
OFFICIAL PAPER OF MORALES, ARIZONA

NEXT Monday, the nineteenth Arizona legislative assembly will commence its session. THE OASIS hopes and trusts it will go into history with better reputation than that of its "tin horn" prede- cessor.
The oasis., 1899-01-14
MATTER OF JUSTICE.

| in its editorial columns a communi cation from a subscriber asking at tention to the fact that the division of Yavapai and Apache counties creating thereby Coconino ano Navajo. had wrought benefit tc taxpayers, in that such division had effected goodly reduction o taxation in both the old counties and the new ones. Paradoxical as 1t may seem, the cost of running two counties is less than that oi running one, and it springs from two causes: first, while there are more officials in two counties the two bodies polite are not of the same class as the larger one, the re- responsibilities of the officials are not so great, and the salaries are smaller; and, second, that mileage bills for transportation of officials and pris- oners from remote portions of the county are greatly reduced, the saw ing from the items mentioned be- ing more than sufficient to offset the slight increase in salaries as paid to two sets of officials instead of to one, making it possible to run the affairs of both counties on a smaller tax rate, drawing annually from the pockets of the taxpayers less money. As put into a short editorial paragraph in another col umn of the same issue of THE OASIS, "it costs less to run two third class counties than to run one first class county"
 But beyond the proposition of
 
 economy to the people of both ends of Pima county, the people of the south end should be given their own county as a matter of simple justice. There are numerous ben fits and advantages which div ision would bring to the people of the south end beyond that of simple reduction in taxation, and the peo- pie of all the county, and of all the territory for that matter-should be willing to grant them to those now asking them. One of the benefits which would follow division would be the relief to the business men of the proposed new county which their necessary duties as jurors, witnes- ses, etc., entail upon them in trav- cling too and from the county seat when so summoned. From almost any point in the new county three days absence from home are re- quired to transact one days busi- ness at the county seat. Where the trip is made by rail two nights of broken rest and the hardships of all night travel and changes of cars at inconvenient hours, are endured to attend one day at the county seat. With county of their own most of the people of the new county could reach the seat of gov transact their business
The oasis., 1899-01-14
PACIFIC nARBoR IMPROVEMENT.

coast of Mexico should exert all
 the pressure possible upon the fed
 cral government to secure i'm
 provement of their harbors. Tn
 the great development of the com
 merce of the Pacific which will
 surely follow the momentous events now transpiring in the
 Orient. several of the cities along
 the coast mentioned should share
 upon more than advantageous terms. They are directly in the
 track of the shortest routes across the world with the shortest lines of rail transportation. With harbors fitted to accommodate the great steamships which will be employed i'll the Oriental trade, the estab- lishment of lines of steamers to handle it would necessarily follow. Guaymas is already the terminus of a transcontinental railway and were the harbor there made to fill the requirements of a transpaciic steamship line, the very exigencies of the trade would quickly cause the creation of one. Mazatlan and Topolobaumpo are much more ad- vantageously situated, but as yet they have no transcontinental rail- ways With the harbor facilities which could be created at both of those places transcontinental rail ways are going to seek harbors upon the Pacific and establish lines of steamers across that ocean to get share in the great trade now be- ginning. They will not stop mid way and permit those lines which have already reached the Pacific to dictate terms upon which they shall share ir the benefits of American expansion. Already has the Santa
 Fe reached San Francisco. The Chicago x Burlington & Quincy road is preparing to extend its lines to that city, and the Chicago &
 North Western is making for Port land. The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific will also have to seek Pacific port. It has now a line headed toward Fl Paso. A deep water harbor at Mazatlan would bring an extension from that line, and steamship line thence to the Philippines would give it the short est route from Chicago to the Phil lipines. It has another line which now terminates in Colorado. A deep harbor in Guaymas would draw an extension of that line and a steamer line across the Pac- fife would make that a short and advantageous route. Several other American trunk lines can be men, toned which must reach the Paci- fc and establish steamship lines across the ocean, or be shut out from the great and magnificent trade of the Orient. Wherever their railroad lines terminate upon Pacific shores, there will be great
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-28
ESTATE 0F ROBERT GREIE BEST THREE OUT 0F FIVE
VETERAN PRINTER WAS WORTH
NEARLY $4,000
Annual Accounts in the Dowsett Estate
SHOW Receipts $115,OOO-Administra-
tor for Mrs. Wilhelm's Property.

Jennie Grieve. widow, has filed a petit
tion in the circuit court for the appoint
ment of James l.. Mclean as admins
traitor of the estate of the late Robert
Grieve. The estate is shown to be
worth SAL .462 80. as follows: Residence.
4IOO; house and lot on Beretania near
Pensacola, $4,000; house and lot on Nuu-
anu street, $4,000; house and lot on Ku-
kui place, $1,000; leasehold Merchant
street, $1,000, printing office, $1,000: cash
$500; household furniture, $500; stocks
land bonds, $3700; other investments
SlO,262 30. The heirs are the petitioner,
w. L. Grieve and Mrs. Jennie r. Nc
Lean.
j. f. Hackfeld has filed petition for
letters of administration of the estate
of the late f. Keiser of Waimea. Kauai
The property is worth SlI00. The only
heir is the widow, at present i'm Ger
many Keiser died in March last.
John NJ. Dowsett has field his first ac-
count as administrator of the estate of
the late James I. Dowsett. During the
year the receipts have been $115,146 O4
and expenditures for all purposes $113,-
429 AZ. Administrator prays that his aC-
counts may be examined and allowed.
Argument i'm the case of Kaneohe
Ranch Company VS.. Charlotte King, ct
al, right of way, was completed in
Judge Stanley's court late yesterday af-
ternoOn and the matter was submitted
Andrews for petitioner; w. O. Smith for
King, and Gear for Victoria Ellis.
In the matter of Cecil Brown ct al
VS.. j. p. Mendonca, writ of error. the
supreme court has ordered the record
and all exhibits in the case sent up and
the same was done today.
| Frederick j. Wilhelm was today ap-
| pointed administrator of the estate of
the late Mrs. *. p. Wilhelm. under
bonds i'm the sum of $4,000. The estate is
worth something over $4,000. Heirs are
| the administrator and Mrs. A. J. Smith
| les, a daughter.
In the suit of Frank Nishura against
| Captain George w. Murray, master OF
the British ship Antiope, Judge Stanley
! today heard the testimony of the de-
fendant. Argument and account OF
crew and the official log of the ship were
| filed in evidence.
! In the matter of the estate of EvelyT
! n. Bidwell, a minor Judge Perry has
ordered Jonathan Shaw to pay to tht
mother of the child $3.50 and to turn
over certain personal property ueces.
sary for trip to California.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-28
STARS AND KAMS TO PLAY FOR
CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Kamehamehas Fly the Coop on Final
Contest Tomorrow and a New Ar
raugemeut Has To b. Made

The entire baseball situation has
changed today. As the matter nov
stands there will be a series of five
games between the star and kameha-
meha clubs for the championship. II
viii be case of best three in the five.
The proposal comes from the Kane
hameha club. Inis morning things were
in bit of a tangle. Artillery players
denied that they had withdrawn from
the league and said they intended play
ing the Stars tomorrow. The Kameha-
mehas had not heard of the withdrawal
of the Artillery team and had not pre-
pared to play tomorrow. They went
further and refused point blank to play
the deciding game.
a conference between the players re-
suited in the proposal mentioned Early
this afternoon the Stars accepted it
The first game will therefore be played
tomorrow and will be followed by
others until one team or the other has
won three games. This will certainly
extended the season well into August
which will be a satisfaction to baseball
enthusiasts.
The Artillery team is now finally out
of it. The boys played hard but lacked
the practice to stand up to the local
teams. If they are here next year it is
expected that they will give the town
clubs all they want to do for the cham
piOnShip
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-28
BUSINESS MEMS MEMO.
Friday. July 2S. 1899.

Friday, july 2S, 1899.
Quarterly meeting of the Pacific
Hardware Co., Ltd, Friday, July 2S, at
10 a. m.
Stockholders meeting of the Hawaiian
Fertilizer Company, Monday, July 81,
at o'clock, p. m.
Annual meeting Waimea Sugar Mill
Co., Monday, July 81, 1899, at 2;3O
o'clock p. m, at the office of Castle &,
Cooke, Limited.
Five per cent assessment on the as
sessable stock of Kamalo Sugar Co.,
Ltd, due July 1st,; delinquent August
l, 1899.
Ten per cent assessment on the stock
of the Honolulu Rapid Transit and
Land Co., due July 5th; delinquent Au-
gust 5, 1899.
Third assessment of ten per cent on
the assessable stock of Iihei Planta-
ton, due August 1st, delinquent Sep
tember l, 1899.
Twenty per ceIft-assessment on the
assessable stock of Waialua Agricultu-
raj Co., Ltd, due July 1st; delinquent
August 1, 1899.
Sealed tenders received py the Min
lister of the Interior for the conStruc-
ton of a road from Honokaa landing to
Waimea. Bids opened at noon, July
"a, 1899.
Two and one-half per cent assess
ment on the assessable stock of Olaa
Sugar Co., Ltd, is due and payable
October l, 1899, and 21s per cent addi-
tional on the 1st of each succeeding
month including July, 1900.
Ten per cent assessment on the as.
sessable stock of the American Sugar
Company, due July 20, deliquent Au.
gust 20, 1899.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-28
ALARMING.

The Canadian Inland Revenue au-
thorities recently instructed Mr..
Thos. Maclarren, Chief Analyst of the
Inland Revenue Laboratory, to inves-
tigate the purity of aerated waters.
One hundred and twenty-one samples
were analyzed, twenty-seven of which
contained lead in heavy proportions,
but samples of Apollinaris water
purchased in Halifax, n. S., in ST.
John, n. b., in Quebec and Montreal
were in every case found in analysis
to be force from impurities of any
kind.-FoOd and Sanitation, 18th
August, 1895
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-28

Quite a party of Honolulu people is
going to invade the wilds of Mauna Kea
and spend few weeks on its mountain
slopes, enjoying the bracing air The
camp is fixed at Puakala, and is situat-
ed about thirty miles from Waimea, at
an elevation of between 5000 and 5000
feet. There is a house there which has
been furnished in country fashion, and
there will be plenty of wild cattle
shooting, lassoing and riding to do. The
party will consist of Mr. and Mrs. j. S
Walker, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Porter Boyd
Mrs. Gum, Miss Macfarlane, Fred
Mills. Mrs. A M. Brown and George
Potter. Marshal Brown will join the
party after making his official tour of
the Island.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-28
LAVA FLOW HAS CEASED
THE SIGNS OF ACTIVITY STOPPED
MONDAY.
Earthquakes Were Felt Immediately
Afterward in Different Parts of Ha-
waii-Severe One in Hilo Monday.

Mauna Loa has ceased activity; the
earthquakes have begun.
The steamer Mauna Loa this brought
news that the lava flow on Hawaii had
ceased, but that Immediately after
wards earthquake shocks were felt in
Hilo and in Kona.
w. r.. Castle who was one of the pas
sengers by the steamer Mauna Loa
says that from Hilo and the Volcano
House the report came that the last
activity that could be seen was on Sun
day night gradually growing less and
less. On Monday morning neither fire
nor smoke could be seen. The indica-
tions seemed to be that activity had en-
tirely ceased Monday afternoon there
was a severe shock of earthquake in
Hilo, severe in the sense of being dis
tinctly and keenly felt, though so far
as known it did no damage. Wednes-
day and again Thursday morning,
earthquakes were felt in Kona.
From the fact of these earthquakes
following so Immediately after the ces-
sation of the flow, Mr.. Castle said the
opinion prevailed in Hawaii that there
would be an outbreak somewhere else,
perhaps at Kilauea or some other part
of the slope of Mauna Loa.
Captain Simerson of the Mauna Loa
says that the people of the Volcano
House telephoned him that the activity
seemed to cease Sunday night or early
Monday morning. Monday forenoon
there was no sign of smoke or any
other indication of activity. The earth
quake in Hilo Monday afternoon was
distinctly felt.
No news was received by the Mauna
Loa from the Humuula Sheep Station
side of the flow. This is the best posi-
ton to see the flow at distance, and
| observers there would be in a position
to tell the exact time when the activity
ceased and to describe the phenomena
of the cessation.
The question of who was the first to
reach the active cone has already be-
come a matter of cumulative controver-
sy. The returns up to the present time
| indicate that the honor belongs to a
party which left Pahala July A, the day
the activity was first observed, and
rode by way of Kapapala ranch to with
in three miles of the active cone and
then walked to within $50 feet of it, re-
| turning to Pahala July 6. This party
number about thirty and included
among others, w. p. Fennell, George
| Dawson, William Mann. Miss Angie
Crook, Miss Crook, Mr.. Crook, Miss de
Carmo and l.. Chong,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-28
: SEVEN! CONE LEVEN!
\ NEW COON GAMBLING GAME IL
TOWN.
Craps introduced Here by the Colored
Troops, This Morning Landed Twenty
eight in the Police Court

The colored troops who lately passed
through Honolulu, kindly initiated the
water front laborers and hangers on.
into the mysteries of the noble game of
craps and have given the vocabulary
Of the Islands such terms as seven
come eleven" "naturals." ." get the baby
a new pair of shoes" and others OF a
kindred character. The natives have
translated these terms into Hawaiian,
but they use the English forms as we'll,
giving them the Mississippi negro term
of expression.
The fascinating game of craps has
taken a firm hold among the dock la
borers of the water front. Twenty
eight of them were hauled up by the
police yesterday for indulging in the
sport. Most of the offenders were ma
tiVes. Eight of them were fined 81 each
this morning. In the cases of twenty
others, sentence was suspended for six
months.
The game of craps which is played
with dice, generally cast on the ground,
as far as is known. had its origin
among the hosts of Mississippi boat
men who congregate along the levee It
New Orleans, st. Louis and Memphis.
From thence it spread until now it is
the gambling game of the Southern
States, especially among the colored
population.
from the hand. The player throws un-
til the number of spots shown on the
! two dice is seven. Then the object is to
get eleven before getting seven again.
There are number of variations from
this. Throwing the dice is Invariably
accompanied by swapping of the fingers
and CALCULATIONS supposed to be an aid
to luck, and the players in their inter-
est and excitement frequently perform
the most RrOtpSUIp antics
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-28
BYAUTHORITY
PUBLIC LANDS NOTICE.

on July 20, at 10 noon, at front en-
trance of Judiciary Building, Honolulu,
will be sold at public auction, lease Of
the mauka portion of lands of Alioma-
nu, Papaa and Moloaa, Kauai
Area 2600 acres more or less.
Term of lease, 21 years.
Upset price $500 per year, semi-an-
nually in advance.
Lease will be subject to conditions
for forest protection and for reserva-
tions for settlement if required
For further particulars, apply at
Land Office, Honolulu.
j. F. BROWN,
Agent Public Lands.
July 2S, 1899.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-28
THE SCENE CHANGES

The same excellent program will be
repated at the Orpheum tonight. No
one should fail to see Post as the new
boarder at O'MalleY's, and Post and
Marion as the two Irish swells. They
both will make you laugh until your
sides ache. The ridiculous suddenly
changes to the sublime in the scene by
Boggs and Haeward in Drifted Apart,
where you will feel more like crying
than laughing. Tomorrow at o'clock,
matinee, and an entire change of pro-
gram tomorrow night.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-28
TWO WEANERS.

There are two p. l.. Weavers in Ho-
nolulu and the result in the matter of
mail distribution has been a comedy of
errors with as many acts as there are
in a Chinese drama.
Philip l.. Weaver is an attorney, and
has not gone to the Coast and does not
intend to go. Pierson l.. Weaver. a
mechanic, is booked to return to the
Coast. Mail addressed simply to p. l.
Weaver had a tendency to get mixed.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-28

The Columbia will sail again a week
from today for Hongkong. James De-
laney has been installed as chief engi-
neer in place of Murray, resigned. He
is now engaged i'm enlisting a crew of
thoroughly competent coal beavers and
oilers and feels confident of making the
trip in good shape. Delaney is merely
making the trip on the vessels and will
return to Honolulu by one of the regu-
lar steamers.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-28
KAHUKU PLANTATION.

A dividend will be due and payable to
the shareholders of the Kahuku Plant
alton Company on Monday, the 31st
inst.
The stock books of the company will
be closed to transfers on the 29th and
31st insts. c. BOLTE,
Treasurer Kahuku Plantation Co,
Honolulu, July 26, 1899.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-28
PROFESSOR BICKMoRE RETURNS.

Professor A. c. Bickmore of New
York, who originated the plan of visual
instruction." returned by the Mauna
Loa today. He visited the lava flow on
Hawaii and Haleakala on Maui. He
was accompanied by Mr.. Langill a
photographer, who believes he has Sc
cured some splendid pictures of the ac-
tive cone and the lava flow.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-28
HOMO KONG MARIt

The Japanese steamship Hong Kong
Maru was sighted Is miles west at
O'Clock this afternoon. BY schedule
time she is not due until tomorrow. As
she is here so promptly on time there
is every reason to believe she has a
clean bill of health and will get away
some time tomorrow, for San Francis
co. She had not arrived at the wharf
at the time of going 70 press
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-28
"TRIP TO MOI.nKAI

The steamer w. G. Hall leaves to-
night for the settlement on Molokai
taking the Board of Health on it's an.
nual Inspection trip to the settlement
There have been large number of ap
plicants for the privilege of going tc
the settlement, by far the greater mum
Der being from natives who have friend.
or relatives there
The Hall win return Saturday night
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-28
THE WEATHER.

Weather Bureau, PunahOu l p. m
Wind fresh northeast; sky clear;
weather fine.
Morning minimum temperature 75;
midday maximum "a; barometer a. m.
30.02 steady corrected for gravity)
rainfall "A hours ending a. IN. .02: hu-
midity 81 per cent a. m; dew point sc
8 a. m.
CURTIS j. LYONS, Observer.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-28
RAND IMPROVEMENT.

At the Hawaiian hotel last evening
Captain T. h. Murray presented to Pro =
fessor Berger a steel dummy, to be used
with the cymbals of the band. This
contrivance was first seen here in the
colOred band of the Twenty -four infan-
try last week, and was considered an
improvement on the old style of slap
ping two cymbals together.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-28

There are probably more Singer sew
ing machines used in the United States
than of a-y other one make, This is a
very excellent guarantee that they are
one of the very best machines. The
points of merit are strength, durabil-
ity, easy running and simple construc-
tion. Very little mechanism to get out
of order makes repair bills small
When IN need of a new sewing ma
chine examine the Singer before pur-
chasing any other make. b. Berger
son, agent, Bethel street