The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-25
DEPARTMENT
HEADS MEET
RevoIutionists' Claims
inquired About.
WASHINGTON WANTS LIGHT
The Treasury Wants to Knew Which
Hawaiian Bond Should Be
Paio First.

washington mail was much in evil
dence at the meeting of the Governor
Council yesterday morning, much of the
correspondence for Governor Dole being
of an important nature in connection
with revolutionists' claims and the bond
ed Indebtedness of the Hawaiian Islands.
The Governor read letter from the
Department of State enclosing one from
the Danish Minister relative TO the CLAIM
of Manuel Refs, stating he~had not re-
ceived particulars concerning the mat
ter. and asked the Government to en-
deayor to have the matter adjusted AS
a matter of fact, all the correspondence
was sent to Washington by the local
Government with the British claims. AS
the one connected with the DANISH Gov
eminent was in the batch of British
claims it was probably overlooked at
1.-THE Washington end.
The claim of Editor Norrie of the In
dependent is also beng looked into ny
the Danish Minister and the State De-
partment has requested Governor Dole 70
throw as much light possible on the
matter.
/ A letter from the Treasury Department
was also read which referred to the
payment of the bonded Indebtedness OF
the Islands. The letter stated they eX-
pected action by Congress within a
short period and asked Tor certain in
formation concerning the different is
sues. One was what was the best meth
cd to pursue when Congress takes acuon
and which of the bonds would be most
desirable to pay off first. The fullest in
formation on all points is asked for.
| The Interior Department in a letter re-
ceived by the Governor in the latest
mail, called the local Governments at
ltention TO certain laws embodied IN the
Organic Act, to the effect that the Secre-
tary of the Territory must send on re-
ports of the doings of the Senate ana
House of the Legislature
Treasurer Lansing read application
from Thomas Clark of Waihee for q
light wine and beer license. a mar
Showing the location of the dispenser
accompanied the application. The Coun
ell made no objection TO the applica ton
4 Superintendent of Public Works Nc.
ICandless presented a map from the
Bishop Estate in which certain project
ed roads through their new tract, were
shown. The tract is near the Asylum
and the Estate desired the Government:
approval of them before actually com
mencing work. The Council took a Ia
vorable view of the proposed locations
In this connection the proposition TO ex
tend School street through to Liliha wa
brought up.
wray Taylor made an emphatic com
plant against the methods of the tele
iphone company in looping off brancne
of trees in Thomas Square, by which sey
leral had died He thought there shout
. be a. law framed providing for a penalt
for any one who disturbed trees causin
7 them to die. The telephone eompan
seemed to be in the habit of doing as
. pleased with the trees on other people
property.
r At the end of the meeting several iars
Strawberries grown by w NJ. Omar
: were exhibited. They were products
Makiki A project for fair to exhib
Il the products of the country was broaci
ed but the talk upon it took no defiri
Z shape.