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TWO BOOKS FOR BUSINESS MEN
A Manual of Local Corporations and
Copper brochure.


a washington Investors Manual for
1902" is soon to be published by two local
financial writer's. The work will contain,
1t Is understood. a complete description of
all the local corporations, including the
banks. national and private, the trust
companies. the insurance companies, the
building associations. the street railway,
lighting. market. brewery. and brick
companies. and many outside concerns
that do business in this city, or whose
securities are traded in on the local stock
exchange.
The book will make speciality of COM
parative statements of earnings wherever
possible. One of the features OF the work
will be a detailed description of the plan
of the Washington Traction and Electric
reorganization committee.
'The Copper Mines OF the Southwest" is
the title of a descriptive and statistical
work by George L. Walker. a Boston
newspaper man and financial writer. The
book was written especially for the Bos-
ton copper speculating public but it is
clever and interesting brochure and should
be entertaining reading to asy one outside
Of Boston as well, and even to the general
reader that does not speculate.
Nearly all the well-known copper prop
critics of the Southwest, including the
United Verde, the Trinity. the Arizona
Copper. and the Old Dominion are de-
scribed. and the text is accompanied by
attractive illustrations taken from photo
graphs made by Mr. Walker himself dur
ing recent trip through the Southwest.
The book is not pun or a, copper stock
boomer, and while its descriptions are
generally optimistic there are now and
then statements that are not rosy. The
publisher is Charles T. Dukelow, of Bos-
ton.
II may be noted that Mr.. Walker has no
article on the Greene Consolidated Copper
Mine, the stock OF which is the only cop
per security largely held in this city.
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GERMAN INHUMANITY.
Shocking outrages by OmcIaf. Upon
Natives in the Cameroons.

While the German Government is prose-
cutting and sending to prison editors who
have printed accounts of German atroci-
/ ties in China. the German public is being
reEaled with reports of almost unspeak-
able horrors that have been taking place
in the Cameroons. one OF Germany's pos
sessions in Africa. In 1SSS the Kaiser in
his speech from the throne told how il
had become "Germany's mission TO open
the Dark Continent to Christianity"
The record the Germans have made
since then should be more than enough to
put a stop TO any stories they may be tell
ing about the British in South Africa. In
1891 Herr Leist caused rebellion among
the native soldiers OF the Cameroons by
his merciless hogging OF women and by
his acts OF unbridled immortality toward
the native women under his charge
In 1886 Herr Wehlau was dismissed for
compelling natives to give evidence by
fogging them and for cruelty practiced
against native prisoners OF war. In the
same year Herr Schroeder was sentenced
TO five years penal servitude for horrible
crueIties done to natives working on his
plantations This sentence was originally
for fifteen years. but was lowered to hve
by the Kaiser himself
The next year DR.. Peters was dismissed
from the service for hanging a native that
had been his rival in the heart of black
woman and for other barbarities charged
against him Only last year Prince Aren-
borg ran a ramrod down the throat OF a
petty native chief. Now. three more men
have been tried and convicted of cruelty.
One Wittenberg. a merchant from Ham
burg. has just been sentenced to hve
years imprisonment for following Aren-
borg's example.
One Keltinich, from Cologne. has re-
ceiyed three years for pouring kerosene
OF the hands OF his negroes and setting
fire to it. A third man, named Hasloop,
from Bremen, has been sentenced TO
eight months ordinary confinement ior
gouging out the eye of chief with
whip stock. The offences are bad enough
but it strikes an unpreiudiced observer
that the punishments are worse IN thelr
ridiculous inadequacy.-New York Com
mercial Advertiser
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ida. per box. as to size. s2.25G215: oyster
plants. native. per bunch, 3die: Spinach.
| native. per bus box, sea 65c; tomatoes
| Florida. per 6-bas carrier, 50: turuips,
native, oer bus box. 25aS0c.
| Groceries-Raw sugar dull and quiet:
refined quiet. Per 100-lb lots: Granulat-
| ed. s.: cut-Ioaf $3.50; Keystone "a. So;
yellow sugars, s3.a5a4t5. Molasses-N
| o., ST Glare. 2Sc; Kingslaud. 34e Sun
| light. y. o.. &c; st. Vincent. p r.. 25c:
ST. Johns. =. r.. 19c. No. I2 Sugar
House. lSc. Syrups- Market was steady
Gold Medal 27c; King tVanillal, 29c:
Rock Candy Drips. 27c. Gilt Edge. 24c:
Corn. 22c; No. IL. i7c. Tea was Arm; Hy-
son, superior TO fine. 2Sn3cc: choice to
choicest, i2d isc; uucolored Japan tnew
cropl. finest. 3la33c; choice to choicest.
S2134c; extra choice. SEC: Oolong. Annoy
ana Fuchow thew CROP. finest, 40G t3c;
choice to choicest. extra. finest. 30d40c.
Game-The market was quiet Ducks.
blackheads. per pair. 40f soc; do. NAL
lards. per pair. heavy. 65n T5c; do. red
heads, per pair, Chesapeake, Si50d2: do.
canyasback. per pair. Chesapeake, s25O
az. canvasbacks. pair. Southern $2n25O:
pheasants. each. selected. 75dS0c: do,
on birds. 40Gi i5c; rabbits choice boat
stock per doz. S1.75G2; do. Southern and
West Virginia. per doz. si.5Om115 do,
small TO medium. per doz. SIG1.25: par
'iHBtss iuii-sIuNH, per uOL. Sl-JNh-+ 10,
small birds, I5cGSl; venison. saddles per
lb. 2Gd22c: whole deer. per lb liza i2c;
wild turkeys. per III. 10d1tc; woodcock.
choice, per doz, SSu3.25.
Potatoes-The market was quiet White,
Nd, and PennMa ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Maryland and Pennsylvania per bus, No
l. s0690c; do. seconds. 65d 15c: do. New
York, per bus. best stock. S5G90c; do,
seconds. s5ft 15c do. Western. per bus.
prime S5d90c; sweets, Eastern Shore. Vir
ginia. kiln-dried. per bbl. St.15G 2.25; do,
per b5l. frosted. 50cGr 81 do. Maryland, per
Dbl, fancy, si.75n2.25; do Anne Arundel.
per bbl. No. 1, S2622.25; do. Richmcnd per
Dbl. No. 1. $20225; do. North Carolina.
per Dbl. fancy, s2d2.25.
Poultry-Market quiet Old fowls. Sac
per lb: spring chickens. ga l0c: roosters,
25I30c; apiece; ducks. 9G10c Id: tur-
keys, large. 9g9'sc; do. small 7uSc;
dressed, old fowls. &c; springers. el0c;
turkeys. 9G11c.
Green coffee-Market is strong No. :
(Rio grade). 67sd7c
Roasted coffee-Market steady. Bulk
roasted coffee-Pure lava, 32c; Maracaibo,
22c; pure Laguayra, pc; pure Santos. 1ec;
African Java. 191zc; Rio blend, 1Sc: Pea
berry mixture, 1719c: pure Mocha. 30c:
Java Mocha blend, 27iac. (These cuffees
are In fancy bags, paper-lined. n packed
in cans or tubs. 15e higher)
Package brands-E. l.. c.. 100-lb cases,
1lIsc; s0-lb cases, IL 6-10c; 36-lb cases.
IL 7-10c: Lion coffee, In 1O0-lb lots, II. 1sc:
in se-lb lots, 11.2Se.
Market is steady: middling. sac: strict
ly low middling. SIC; low midiiing, s%c.
Stock in Baltimore. 12,566 bales.
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Provisions Easy.

Chicago Grain md Provision Market
Corrected daily by ". 2. Hibbs Co.. mem
bers Of the New York Stock Exchange, I4I9
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The course OF prices has been upward
for the past few days and basing their
predictions on the better financial out
look, the settlement Of the Amalgamated
Copper dividend mystery, and the gen
eral business prosperity. many OF the con
seryatiye people are saying that the
advance is likely 10 continue somewhat
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Government Donds.
wn.hinrton stock Exchange.

sales-U 5. Regular 3's: 5000 1OSss
Metropolitan r. r. AS: f5.o00d LOG. L. S.
Electric Light Deb. 6s: 5000 105. Ma
tionaI Union Fire ms. Co: sTas. Column
bia Title Ins Co: 60d45s. Lanston
Monotype: 5d11L: s0d1l. Greene Cop
per: S00as6. After calI-Metropolitan
National Bank: 3a740.
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The London Market Firm.

The British stock market is in much
better shape than It was a week or SO
ago The advance in consols and the
strength Of Kafirs suggest that the i'm
portsnt general business conditions con-
tinue entirely satisfactory
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Hond Mnrhei Active.

The bond market was relatively more
active than that for stocks. with the
heaviest dealings in Continental Tobac-
co As, az further advance to 65lt: in
Union Pacific convertible As ani Wa
bash debenture bonds. which we're ex-
ceptionaily strong
In the outside market there was fur
ther recovery in Standard Oil to ss on
very Hight transactions. The only ac-
tiylfy WAS Eackensack Meadows. at a
further advance TO 49L
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fur her. II is not believed. however. that
there will be any movement of Importance
before the beginning Of the new year.
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and was a disappointment TO the bears of
more than the usual acuteHcss There was
a record reduction In the loan account.
and as a result although the banks lost
cash. they showed an increase in the sur
plus reserve. The figures of the state
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The bank statement yesterday fulfilled
the expectations CT the most optimistic,
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WHEAT RULES FIRM,
CLOSING NEAR TOP.
CORN DISPLAYS NEW STRENGTH.
Encouruging tdviccs in the Latter
Grain Received From Abroad
-Proyisions Tend
Upwards.

CHICAGO. Dec. 2L-whcat ruled very
strong all day, with large and active
trade. and closed within fraction of
the high point. Mc higher than yesterday.
Liverpool reported its market firm, &c
higher. with a tendency upward and said
there was a good millers' demand for
cash wheat Continental markets were
also firm and higher. There was liberal
buying on the opening and during the
day for foreign account. both United
Kingdom and Continent. Seaboard report
ed a better demand there and a good busi-
ness. Visible supply is expected to show
a small Increase. The general situation
is strong.
Large Trade in Corn.
There was a fairly large trade in corn
today. and the market ruled irmer on
covering by shorts and more encouraging
advices from abroad. The strength in
wheat was also a help. but on the advance
there was more or less selling on larger
estimated receipts for Monday, los cars.
The close. however. was steady Liver
pool reported its market firm. with good
demand. Country offerings were modor-
ate, while there was a better cash de-
mand. shipments were t,VNV buSnelS,
against 314, 900 bushels last year. Clear
ances from Atlantic seaboard were $500
bushels. Estimate Monday, 165 cars.
Oats ruled quiet all day, with only
light trade and within a narrow range.
and closed irmer, in sympathy with wheat.
hc higher than yesterday. Country Of
ferings fair. Cash demand good. Clear
ances from Atlantic seaboard were $500
bushels. Visible supply is likely to show
another decrease. Estimate Monday, i25
cars.
Provisions Easy.
Provisions opened easy. but outside
buyers put in an appearance and routed
tie local scalpers. who were bearish and
short to man. Market closed strong for
everything Market today was a fight be-
tween scalpers and outsiders, and the
latter won easily.
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WHY MONSARRAT RESIGNED.

The most talked-of thing in political
Representative Julian Monsarrat from
the Printing Committee. of which he has
been a member His resignation was not
altogether unlocked for as it has beeh
known for some time past that he was
dissatisfied with the treatment that he
claims was his due from the other MEM
bers of the committee
The Immediate cause of the resignation
was an omission, Intentional or other
wise, in the House Appropriation bill
that went up to the Senate the other day
for ratification One of the clauses of
the bill provides that ali Government
employees who have been in the service
for a certain length of time shall be
granted an increase in their pay, the
said increase TO be a certain per cent of
the salary they have previously received.
When this measure came before the
House it met with vigorous opposition.
Among its opponents was Chairman
Prendergast of the Printing Committee.
When it was found that the clause was
not in the bill, the question as to its
disposal naturally aroused considerable
talk among the Representatives, especial
ly since the chairman of the committee
had been so vigorously opposed to it.
Some of the other members who are as
ISOLATED with Prendergast have also been
made the subjects of adverse criticism.
1t was in view of these facts that Rep
resentative Monsarrat thought that 1t
would be the best thing for himself and
his constituents that he should resign.
When asked as to his reasons for with
drawing from the committee Mr.. Monsar-
rat said:
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PROCEEDINGS
OF THE SENATE

Both the Senate and the House are
beginning to find that time is hsnging
heavily on Their hands. AS the days of
the extra session draw to a close, there
is an evident oesire on the part ot the
lawmakers to finish {, business that is
before them. and go nome as soon as
they can.
The Senate yesterday did nothing but
raise salaries right and left. The House
said goodbye to its expense bill, and
after having disposed of that adjourn
ed until this morning. although it is net
likely that anything of exceptional inter-
est will be brought up.
The Senate whooped it up in grand
style yesterday. The trifiing bagatelle
of s1s2, 900 was added to the Senate APP
bill. Bridges. streets, school
buildings and roads all came in for
their pro rata of the increase. Kanuha
caught the infection, and introduced a
little measure to add to the burden OF
the already oyer-taxed property own
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II have given my reasons. The facts
that I stated in the House today were
the only ones 1 have to give. Time and
time again the committee met and trans
acted business I was not even informed
OF these meetings and l did not think
ii was my place to hunt up the commit
tee The chairman of the committee ig-
nored me, and only once was / called
in, and that was when they wished to
take action in such a way that 1 would
have had to stand responsible for the
work of the other members. This I de-
chned to do. At no other time was I
considered of sufficient importance to
express an opinion or cast vote in a
committee meeting.
When the regular session was about
to come to a. close l had determined to
withdraw. but some of my friends told
me not to leave but to stick it out. This
time, however. made up my mind that,
come what might, 1 would not allow my
name to stay on the roll of the committee
under discussion any longer.
LAS to the remarks that are passing
from mouth to mouth regarding the
chairman of the Printing Committee, I
am ignorant. All I know is that if there
has been any crooked work done, have
not been implicated in it, and it was to
clear myself of anything that might fol-
low In the wake of the rumors that have
been started by the gossip that is now
on everybody's tongue that 1 handed in
my, resignation this morning. l see no
reason why / should be willing to offer
myself up as a vicarious atonement In
this matter. If / have done anything
that needs censure, that is one thing,
but it is quite another matter when peo-
pie try to make a scapegoat of me-.
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along the line into the pond, and as it
must necessarily go somewhere, il over
flowed its banks, and al present Ward
avenue from end TO end is a big pond
with no footing for pedestrians, and
carriage driven through the other day
sank to the body of the same in water
and mud The other streets likewise are
flooded. Laniwai street for three-fourths
of its length is also impossible, and the
people climb their back fences to go to
their homes. Queen street for over 600
feet is flooded from side to side, and ka-
waiahao is flooded for some distance, and
the ditch stands stagnant, six feet wide
and three feet deep, nearly to South
street. and back ap-Seeke street for
some distance There are quite a num-
Der OF separate ponds fed by this foul
water. and many yards are afioat.
The result of this all is that, as only a
small part of the water flows into the
Kakaako ditch, it must either evaporate
or seep into the ground. This latter proc
ess fills all vaults and cesspools and
causes them to overflow into the streets
and naturally no rubbish can be gather
ed up or burned, and every rain has made
matters worse, until now the stencil from
the stagnant water is nauseating. 1t Is
easily seen that in case of typhoid or
other such disease breaking out In one
place 1t will be impossible to prevent the
spreading of the disease until some radi-
cal measures are taken Immediately to
remedy the present condition of things.
Upon the above showing the sanitary
condition of said district is most deplor-
able, and some action must be immedi-
ately taken in order to relieve this grave
and serious condition of affairs If ty-
phoid fever should develop In that locali-
ty, it would endanger the lives of over
5000 people; and should it become cpl
demic 1t would also seriously affect the
adjoining territory, and TO stamp 1t out
would cost the Government much more
money than what is needed to build this
ditch
There being no appropriation at the
disposition of this Department for this
purpose and in cases of this nature the
public looks to the Legislature for relief,
would therefore urge the Importance
of an appropriation of s25, 900 being made
as an Emergency Act, and In case this
cannot be done, to have the amount in
serted in the Appropriation bill.
By making this provision your honor
able body would avert a threatened and
serious danger to the residents of that To-
cality. Very respectfully,
III. BOYD,
Superintendent of Public Works
This was done, as requested
At IL o'clock the House took the
usual midday recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
1t was not until 8 o'clock that the
speakers gavel fell, calling the House
to order. The body remained in ses-
sion for a few minutes only, when ar
adjournment was taken until this
morning at the usual hour
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roller, Lahaina, So, 500; extension of
Vineyard street to Kalihi. $4,000;
dredging of canal, Kewalo and Kakaa
ko, SIS. 600; road from Pololu to Aivini.
$1,000; road from Kaola to Kalapara,
$4,000.
Then came the items given below,
which were introduced into the bin for
the first time:
Bridge over Kalihiwai stream
tKauaD. $4,000; bridge at wainiha
Kauai). $4,000; extension of school
street to Kamehameha Fourth road,
$50 900; road from Papalaua to Halaa-
miami Kapaulu, Lahaina. 81 900: bridge,
teachers cottages, South Kona, $500.
This ended the mornings flight, and at
11:4o O'Clock the Senate took recess
|until o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
AS soon as the house had assembled
for the afternoon the committee APP
pointed to look into the claim of the
Fertilizer Company made their report.
lit was as follows:
Your special committee to whom was
referred the petition of the Hawaiian
Fertilizer Co., Ltd, praying to be reim-
burseds in the sum of 81 92S.36. being Tor
a sum paid for merchandise license on
June a. 1900 beg TO report as follows:
Upon inquiry at the Treasurers once
it was found that the sum of s., 0-2e was
paid by the company as a license for car
rying on its business, and the sum OF 80
was charged for stamps On such license.
making the sum asked to be returned
In the opinion OF your committee there
was no law and the Treasurer had no
authority to collect or compel the pay
ment of this license under the existing
law. 1t was not collected previously, nor
| had 1t been collected from company
which had been engaged in business for
some time prior TO the petitioner. This
committee recognizes the fact that IN
recommending the refunding Of tbs
money they may BE making precedent
| for petitions OF ike character based up
| on grounds similar to the one upon which
this is based. but we think the difference
that existed between this and other cases
where a license has been exaeted and
uaid can be easily explained. The pres
| ent case was the exacting of sum OF
money for a license upon merchandise
| manufactured within the limits Of this
| Territory, while the other class of cases
were upon imported goods ard merehan-
disc caused by the change to cur pres
!. ent conditions.
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erS. 10 cap the climax, a roEh cFuSilST
was voted for .Lahaina-
MORNING SESSION.
The morning opened with Mr.. ].
Brown on the floor, who asked that
the list for incidentals in the TreasE
er's office be raised from $1,000 to $4,000.
This was no sooner said than done. The
pay of the stenographers in the same
department was raised from $1,000 TO
s.. 500 with the same ease and grace.
The Hawaiian Fertilizer Company,
through Senator Carter, offered the fol-
lowing letter to the Senate. asking that
favorable action be taken on the same:
Your petitioner. the Hawaiian Fertili-
ger Co, Ltd, rprays that an item be In
serted in the Appropriation bill. Treas
ury Department, as follows:
Hawaiian Fertilizer Co.. Ltd, 81 $780, IS.
in order to reimburse your petitioner 1o3
a merchandise license No. 40, collected by
that department, in error, June q. 1860,
as the sales of goods manufactured IN
Hawaii were not subject to such IL
cense No such license was ever collect
ed from any other fertilizer company be-
fore or since This view of the case was
afterwards admitted, but your petitioner
has no relief except through the Lesisia-
ture. Respectfully submitted,
HAWAIIAN FERTILIZER CO., LTD,
Per V. L. TENNEY.
Approved: J. B. Atherton, president;
]. P. Cooke. secretary; Geo. II. Robert
son, auditor.
This was referred to a special COM
rnittee, composed Of Senators Brown
Kalauokalani and Crabbe.
Following this came period of sal
ary raising. in which each Senator
seemed to be trying to outrivai every
other one in making raid on the pub
lie funds. The following expenses VII
be on the appropriation bill, If the Sem
ate has its way.
The following officers were allowed an
increase of salary:
Road engineer, 1900 TO s4sDo;
draughtsmen, $1,000 to 5000; first as
sistant clerk, $500 to $500; second as
sistant clerk. So, 400 TO So 500: third as
sistant clerk, s.. 500 to $4,000; fourth as
sistant clerk. 5000 to $1,000; stenog-
rapher public Works Department.
s.. 800 to $4,000.
Provision was then made for the fol-
lowing items:
steam roller, North Kona, $1,000
steam roller, Waikiki, $500; steam
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We recommend that the item be in
serted in the Appropriation BILL and in
SO doing disclaim the idea of making this
a precedent for the return of money paid
for licenses by mistake or unauthorized
by law.
The report was adopted and the clerk
ordered to insert the item in the Ap-
preparation bill
Senator Kaiue presented the ensuing
resolution, which was adopted, and
placed upon the Appropriation bill
forthwith:
Resolved. That the following items be
and each of them are hereby inserted in
the Appropriation bill
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OPTICIANS.

DON'T NEGLECT YOUR EYES; ycu
have but one pair. Don't wear etAsk
persons glasses; your eyes diEee 1kom
their'A Don't wear cheap. fsnpeupeGiy
made glasses: they win ruin your evsa.
Consult 8. e. LUCAS, OPTTCIAN.
Room 1. Love Bldg.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

REAL ESTATE AND INvEsTzGENTs.
MccaELLAND, POND & co.-Juda bs6g.
Tel. Main 60.
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OR T. MITAMURA.-ofice l4es Nunanu
St; Tel. White 152: ONCE hours, 70 10
a. N. and to p. M. except Sun1aya
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". q. ROGERS. M.D.-Eye, Ear. Mess
and Throat: Hotel st, opp T. n &C A.;
special treatment for deafness
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THOMAS FITCH. = Attorney->t-LAw.
IA g. King ST., Honolulu.