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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-18

ritory the price of opium was from $50
to s32 a pound. Then it dropped to s2S,
then to $26, and now it is only $14 a
pound or 81 a tin. A tin of opium con-
tains five taels of the drug, or half a
pound.
While there Is a great amount OF the
smuggled article in the city. there is
also a quantity of opium which has
paid duty and which has been On hand
with the dealers for some time. The
snuggled stuff has, of course been sell
ing cheaper than the other aud the
consequence is that dealers became
overstocked with duty-paid dope. i'm
ported before Decentralization. Now
they are selling duty-paid dope as well
as the smuggled article for 81 tin, or
s14 a pound. They are obliged to do
this to get rid of it. Opium deteriorates
under certain influences. If it is kept
in a place which is too warm it ex-
pands and bursts the tins. The same
result occurs when it is kept in a
damp place. Deputy Sheriff Chilling
worth showed a reporter last night an
example of the effect of damp and
heat. A number of tins of opium had
been stored in a closet in the police
II was NdTil III the
closet and the tins had burst. spatter-
ing the drug over the walls.
Those who have to deal with opium
smokers the most, the police, say that
all of the dope is coming in from the
Orient ON the steamships. Those who
buy it in this city have men aboard
the vessels who arrange for its :.e7,
barkation.
Handlers of opium are not fools
enough to transport opium all the way
from Hong Kong to San Francisco,
run the risk of landing 1t in San Fran
cisco and then re-shipping it and send
ing it back to Honolulu 1t pays them
great deal better to land dope for
Honolulu direct from the Orient; end
they are doing 1t, law to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
Opium m-smokers use good opium.
Hong Kong dope is the best. 1t is
the only decent kind. It is aged, and
the drug is of no use unless 1t is more
or less mature. If it is kept in proper
place the older 1t gets the better.
California opium Is manufactured
from poppies grown there for the pur-
pose, and mud Is mixed with 1t. 1t is
new and not allowed to age It Is ship
ped out of the country as soon as 1t
Is made.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-18
HONOLULU FLOODED WITH 4
SMUGGLED HONGKONG DOPE

Honolulu is flooded with opium This
is not a pipe dream but an actual
fact The police will confirm the state
ment. Deputy Sheriff Charles Chilling
worth, who can point out seventy or
more opium dens in this city, knows
something of the drug. He knows
whence it comes and whittier it goes.
He knows the price of dope and is we'll
aware of the smuggling which Is be-
ing carried on here.
The Advertiser received the follow
ing communication yesterday, signed
"Naturalized Citizens of Hawaiian
Chinese Parentage:''
With the close of April $4,000 worth
of opium had been smuggled into Hon
olulu, from the beginning of the year,
by a Chinese official here.
"The game was carefully planned.
Certain Chinese merchants very neat
ly transferred bribes to certain customs
officers.
Two loads of the precious stuff were
taken away from the custom house to
Palama and dumped over night in front
of an old store. Afterwards another
wagon took the stuff away to some
other LOCALITY ana II was DuT1ed In the
ground.
1--WE have heard about the bribes,
having been cheated out of them by
some one. So the officers may now
look out for trouble.
I'm California an informer, In the
event of his leading to the arrest of The
smugglers, is entitled to one-third of
the value of the opium. in money, pro-
viding, of course, that the opium is
lunstamped."
Collector Stackable said yesterday
that the town was no doubt fun of
opium. but that it was coming from
California Not single pound Of dope
has paid duty and entered the ccun-
| try from the Orient through the GUS
| tom house since the 14th of June of
last year, Territorial Day
Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth said
| last night that all of the opium in the
city was Hong Kong opium, and that
there was very little or no California
opium here.
When opium is cheap there is great
Quantity of it on the market. When
lit is high in price 1t Is scarce. Opium
at the present time is lower in price
than 1t has ever been, almost, in these
islands.
Just before Hawaii was made Ter
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CITATIONS ISSUE FOR DOLE,
THURSTON AND COOPER

What action will thu First Circuit
Court take in the matter of the refusal
of certain Territorial officials and 9th
ers to testify before the grand jury IN
the legislative bribery affair, is the up
permost matter in many minds this
morning. Judge Humphreys was ex-
tremely retioent last evening as to his
intentions.
Nothing tangible developed until yes
terday afternoons session of the jury.
The attending witnesses yesterday
morning werc dismissed by Foreman j.
o. Carter until 2 p. m., and shortly ST
ter that hour the jury filed into the
court with the expected report on the
efforts of the grand jury to obtain in
formation from Secretary of the Terri
tory Cooper, Attorney General Dole
and L. A. Thurston. The reading of
the report created a milo sensation
among the spectators present, making
as it did, for the first time, any direct
reference to actual evidence that might
be obtained as to bribery of legislators.
The report In full was as follows:
In the matter of e. P. Dole:
Be it remembered that the Grand Jury
heretofore summoned, examined, impan-
elled, sworn and charged to serve as
Grand Jurors in the Circuit Court of the
First judicial Circuit of the Territory Of
Hawaii. come into open court on this
17th day of May, 1901, and make COM
plant in writing, which complaint is
duly subscribed by each and every mem
| ber Of said Grand Jury, and winch COM
plant is, in words, sentences and figures,
as follows, to wit:
Room of the Grand Jury,
Honolulu, May II, 1901
Honorable A. s. Humphreys, Judge,
Circuit Court of the First Circuit,
Territory of Hawai-;
You will take notice that the Grand
Jury for the Island of Oahu. Territory
aforesaid, had before it on the 18th day
of May last past, E. P. Dole, Attorney
General of said Territory, who. being du-
| ly sworn declined to answer questions
after admitting that the names of two
men had been given to him by Henry E.
Cooper, Secretary of Territory, in conf
dence upon the understanding that he,
E. P. Dole, should not divulge the names,
and admitting that he mas some infor-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-18

nation, II true, that he considered legal
evidence of attempts at corruption of
members of the Legislature, but as
matter of honor felt he ought not to di-
vulge same. Being asked finally to give
names and information in his possession
fatty refused so to do.
THAT the said E. P. Dole more fully
set forth his reasons for refusing to tes-
tify in a letter, which is APPENDED to
this as an exhibit. Beng called again
on the 18th day of May, and being duly
sworn, stated: That he had nothing but
hearsay testimony at that time touch
ing charges of bribery and corruption of
members of the Legislature; that he had
no legal evidence IN his possession; said
he declined to repeat any statement made
to him in the nature OF hearsay. and
that any information given by him would
close sources Of other information and
defeat ends Of Justice
(Signed): j. o. Carter, foreman of the
Grand Jury; A. ". Gear, O. stillman,
John F. Colburn. S. C. Dwight, Edward
b. Mikalemi, c. n. Cooke, G. III. Brown,
G. E. Smithies, John D. Holt, Jr., H.
z. Mcintosh, E. C. Macfarlane, j. C.
Cohen, g. c. Quinn, VIM. Allen.
Territory of Hawaii, Office of the At
torney General. Honolulu, III. L..
May is, 1901.
Mr.. Joseph o. Carter, Foreman of the
Grand Jury, Honolulu.
Dear Sir: At your request l take
pleasure in stating in writing the posi-
ton took before the Grand Jury In the
matter of alleged legislative corruption.
Certain men have told me what, as
they said, other men told them. This is
the sole and only knowledge which
have IN the premises. and Is hearsay and
not legal evidence.
My chief informant, as tc what 9TH
ers told him, said that they made their
statements upon his wor0 of honor that
their names should not be used until the
Government instituted prosecution. These
names were given to me In the same
confidence, and do not feel justified In
assuming the responsib.aey OF determin-
ing for my informant whether his pledge
, shall be kept.
'I have given the Grand Jury, to lhe
| best of my recollection, the name o. ev-
| cry person who has made tansioie
statement to me or in my presence ana
hearing in regard to this matter. None
! of these persons claim to know anything
about It of their own knowledge
srThe law prohibits me, both as At.or-
nov General and In the capacity OF
witness. from making any statement 10
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age should be paid for by the person
or persons whose carelessness caused
the same. Respectfully submitted,
c. H. DICKEY,
]. K. KEKAULA,

or persons whose carelessness caused
the same. Respectfully submitted,
c. H. DICKEY,
]. K. KEKAULA,
WILLIAM MOSSMAN JR.,
Special Committee.
Mr. Emmeluth had been absent all
morning, but when this report came
up, he came in and took his seat, and
after listening to the debate for some
time, at length participated In It.
AS soon as the reading of the report
in Hawaiian had been finished Mr.. Ma
Mr.. Kaniho Qnd) moved its rejection.
Makainai made no speech. but kaniho
claimed that the settlements were
largely legacies of the P. G.. govern
ment, and he did not see that this Ter
ritory had anything to do with the
provisional government of '93. Aylett
(Rep.) supported the report because. he
said, it was based upon an equal ap-
preparation for all. He did not think
the Governors proposition giving $500
to Mrs. Barnard, and $720 to Mrs. Stolz,
and $500 to Sergeant Petersen, and only
S400 to the other three, was far.
ManOe (lnQ.) supported the nOilof
TO adopt the report, but IN order to
| save time, moved that it be laid over
until the appropriation bill comes VI
again.
Kumulae (Rep) favored the report
and compared the death of the two po-
ltcemen who died in the performance
of their duty, to the death or Christ
This brought Kaniho to his feet again
with the statement that the compart-
son was pretty far-fetched. He could
see no connection between the deatf
! of couple of police in the employ oi
the p. G. government and that OF
| Christ.
At this point Emmeluth Qnd.) arose
and supported the motion Of Kaniho, tt
reject the report. He said he wouio
| be in favor of reward for long anc
faithful service in the government i
| the reward were to be given upon civl
service grounds. He had introduced II
| the county bill provision that all EN-
| ployes were to get an increase of . pei
| cent every year over and above the
salary fixed by law, so as to attract tht
/ best class of help to the government
| service, and he was also In favor or
pension in some form or other for mer
| who had spent their lives in the ser
vice of the government
He reverted to the case of Diamont
| Head Charley, who had served the Isl
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HOUSE WAS WHOLE
LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY

n 3 in the House was
1ht salary appropriation
ls day before, but had not
So typewriter for third
- Consequently did not come
iFsnt expense appropriation
carrying on or public i'm
: Las not been brought in
''ee on finance as yet.
vas that the House simply
aOn the committee on per-
'lsnsnts, proposed by the
Us Presented, which gave
debate, and was still un-
/ asaon when the House de-
-Is a recess until 2 o'clock.
'sad as follows:
u Honolulu, May II, 1901.
a s4Slna, Ba, Speaker OF the
u representatives.:
!. ssiS,!n,mlttee, "! 10 which was
~ ~ Items under permanent
= - tne appropriation bill,
sp0rt as follows:
s,1ard is the widow O,
sn, a' who died many years
ana faithful service tc
MI. his widow has beer
sast,s ns'on entered in the bin
sinsaksan simeona is this
iaeona, = a policeman who
~ tne Performance of his
esioeo e"o o, she has been grant.
d gonsa Ls is the widow of a DO.
sssNcaa who lost his life II
ets J Of his duty, and WHIT b.
.Fs,Sa,,p pension by the pro, .
sss s4so so,,s IS the mother Of E
ss gira rra'ySla,entally killed by {
il 'iss isss belonging to the 81 gov. :
I p4ns;o II Is proposed Il
ssassi SIGlz is the widow Of ,
ace d wi VINO lost his life in = tn,
psp.,a!!'s Il MS duty, and She 81 WA sa'
et ID ISsI OS the provisiona
H. sgIsfssrson sr was = r,.,,,.
. batus" ) who was infure,
N discharge Of a ca5' as'
ppgs9d psss5d that the ,r,. g.. ;,
M0 for on ,b o. 500 each per AN n
3 bif. 'e Inserted in the +, am am
d 6s, 70 Peterson. ". u,.,,,,
shargsss ssGeiye Se his injury qviq wbiI: ba:
'afpl One, n,ie ,ba the acciden.
'eSuitant dam
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-19
Press Comments on
; Mr. Quay's Election :


ment, gaining strength among their
constituents. had a reflex influence
upon members whose attitude was not
clearly defined or understood in the
early days of the campaign. But some
OF the leaders, and especially the
newspapers. who opposed the election
of Colonel Quay, have themselves to
blame for creating much of the senti-
ment that contributed to and will re-
joice at his final triumph. They over
did the task allotted to them. The
malignant abuse hurled at President
Lincoln by the copperhead spellbind-
ers and newspapers, and initiated to-
day in their abuse of President Nc
kinley, was surpassed by the abuse of
Colonel Quay by the coterie of Phila-
delphia newspapers who voiced the in
surgent movement. They charged him
with every offense. real and imaginary,
in the political calendar, repeating it
with variations day In and day out
No matter what went wrong in Phila-
delphia or the state it was charged
to Quay, directly or indirectly. Re-
porters were sent out in search Of ma
terial to distort plain facts to the
prejudice of Quay or his friends, Of
which Lancaster has some striking
and shameful illustrations: and this,
like Parthian arrows shot against the
sun, recoiled upon the projectors. The
average American citizen loves fair
play, and while willing to tolerate a
reasonable amount of misreoresenta-
tion in the heat Of political contro-
versy, they become disgusted when
satisfied that it is born of deliberation
and presevered in through sinister
motives. Now that the first Pennsyl-
vania legislature of the new century
has solved the vexed senatorial Ques-
tion. their constituents expect them
to get down promptly to the legitimate
business for which they were elected,
and stick to it, without unnecessary
adiournments or indulging in junket-
ing trips. They should bear in mind
that the people will keep a sharp eve
on them!
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-19

that. 1t is the business of the legisla-
ture to attend to business, and not to
wrangle over politics. The fight was
the battle of Quays life. One might
admire his genius and pluck If no
thought was given to what occurred
behind the scenes. The unwritten his
tory of the affair can only be conjec-
tured: there certainly must have been
concealed power somewhere to move
men to Quay's support who had OPEN
ly and avowedly been his enemies for
years. There has been no change in
Quay. He is the same old chap he al
ways was. He makes no profession of
being different. A majority of the
members of the legislature We're pro-
fessedly against him at the time of
their election; a majority were for him
when the ballot for senator was taken.
How the change was wrought Quay
knows best. Some of these men had
put their names to paper pledging
themselves not to support Quay. Now
that the fight is over, let the work of
the Legislature go on. Things are not
half as likely TO go to the dogs with
Quay in the senate as they would be
with him out and battling to get in.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-19
Against Pledge-Breakers.

From the Pittsburg Times.
The Times has not now, nor has it
ever had. any quarrel with members
elected from Quay districts or from
districts in which the supporters of
Col. Quay were in a majority. 1t could
see no wrong in any man who had
been instructed or elected as Quay
man voting Tor Colonel Quay. On
the other hand it can see no good in a
member elected as an anti-Quay man
who has changed front and allegiance
and voted for him for senator. That
act has laid such member open to the
suspicion that his course has been di-
rected by sinister influences. without
regard to local candidates in this state,
it must be said, in all honesty and de-
cency, that politics must be placed on
higher plane than that which permits
the applauding of men who have will
fully and directly violated the instruc-
tions of their constituents and their
own pledges Unless honor, honesty
and decency are mere idle words. as
applied to Republican politics in Penn
sylvania, a higher moral sentiment
must enter into the view which the
people now appear to take of matters
so common that they seem to excite
little more than a passing and indiff-
erent interest.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-19

ways to be seen and heard when multi
tudes convene. and it is also true that
there are those who mistake consplcu-
ity for efficiency. But twelve years of
experience in senatorial ways and
work, re-enforced by u personal ac-
quaintance that includes every prom
inent factor in American politics and
legislation and which commands the
warmest attachments of personal
friendship among the representatives
of eah of the great parties, combined
with conceded natural astuteness for
measuring men, motives and conse-
quences, qualify Matthew Stanley
Quay perhaps better than any other
American now in public life for effec-
tive service in the national senate.
The records OF his two terms in that
body bear this out. Not only did he
preserve the great industries Of Penn
sylvania when threatened by the maxi
ers of the Wilson tariff, but the infiu-
ence of his sagacious counsel upon the
acts and votes of fellow members
would, If chronicled in detail, practice
ally encompass the history of our
country during the period involved. 1t
has never been his aim to pose for APP
plause. He is not by nature greedy
for glory. The generalship within him
longs for the successful ending of each
undertaking, but is Indifferent as to
who gets the credit. Therefore much
of his work at Washington appears
credited to others. But those on the
inside know his worth and concur with
the lamented Cushman X. Davis, late
senator from Minnesota, who, from his
deathbed, sent to Colonel Quay a mes
sage of congratulation Just after the
November election which ended With
the assertion that there was nobody M
would so much love to meet again II
the senate chamber.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-19
Regularity the Issue.

From the Reading Times.
The result Of the balloting on Unit
ed States senator at Harrisburg has
been to verify the claims made by
Mr.. Quay and his supporters, and to
falsify all the claims made by the op-
position. The so-called insurgents"
are thus doubly discrcdited--in the
first place, for refusing. as Republi-
cans. to be governed by Republican
rules, and in the second place, because
they have been convicted, by the re-
suit, of having made statements they
could not substantiate. The objection
to the "insurgent" faction. however.
is not that it was opposed to the cleo
ton of Colonel Quay. for it is allow
able that, in the Republican party
there shall be difference Of opinion.
Republicans who prefer some other
man to Mr.. Quay or any other person
who desires their support, have a per-
feet right to their preferences, and,
before the primaries, to work in ac-
cord with their prefeences. But, once
the vote of the members of the party
has been recorded, all who desire to
he considered members of the Republi-
can party must yield to the decision
VI Tic ContcSt-OT
il you please-ought to stop with the
end of the nominating campaign, or.
in the case of a body like congress
or a state legislature, 1t should end
with party caucus, which is to bring
those of the same political faith to-
gether to agree uron II concert Of ac-
tion. In all these respects the regular
Republicans who favored the election
of Mr.. Quay to the United States SEN
ate, acted in accord with what is a
recognized Republican usage, while
the irregulars, who refused either to
take part in the legislative caucus or
to be governed by it cannot complain
IL they shall be looked uron as not
entitled to be regarded as Republicans.
There is no use denying that there are
many men In the Republican party
who are disappointed with the result
of the election of Mr.. Quay. Able as
campaigner, skilled as a politician,
thoroughly posted in strategem and
eypedient, he is still not the ideal of
the statesman, nor is the great COM
monwealth of Pennsylvania especially
honored by having him for it's repre-
sentative In the senate. All the same,
1t is evidently the wish of the people
who elected the members of the legis-
lature that Mr.. Quay should be made
senator. That ends the controversy.
Mr.. Quay is therefore entitled to the
position.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-19
The Need of the Hour.
rom the Lancaster Examiner.


Senator Quay has won the last bat
tie of his life, and probably the great
est in his history or that of any other
politician in the annals of the state.
He goes to Washington with a
commission as senator of the United
States won from legislature elected
purposely to defeat him. With the
aid of five Democrats he organized the
house with all its power and patron
age. which gave him possession of the
first strategic point in the battle. 1t
encouraged his own followers, threw
ranks of his opponents and weakened
the knees of political accidents who
seek public profits at the expense Of
honor. One Democrat betrayed his
party. Seven Republicans who
signed a written pledge that 'nder no
circumstances would they support
Senator Quay cast their final ballot
for him. These men can well be left TO
their own reflections and the public
judgment at large, The latter will
naturally say that men who sign a
written pledge will not violate 1t for
nothing and that one of .the opposi-
ton party will not court ostracism
without a recompense. But bribery
cannot be easily proven; still, in many
cases In everyday life there is always
moral evidence which conWnces of a
fact, but does not pass current i0> the
courts. Passing SuppaS..i6 in