The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-11
They Fell Off From $62,0l0.lS
In 1901 to $50,S67.00
This Year.
tiilo Footings Show Healthy Increase---Un-
easiness at Washington Over the
Presidents Condition.

postoffice We're 50, 19O75. Clerk hire
amounted to $3.50 and rent, etc., to S100
more. There We're no incidentals and
therefore the total expenses of $3.50
were sixty-tfree per cent of the gross
receipts, leaving a net revenue of
SS1O.75.
The gross receipts at Wailulku were
s1,S65.74, of which sixty-nine per cent,
or $1.2s0.72 went for expenses, including,
besides the postmaster's salary, $120 for
clerk hire, s16O for rent, light and fuel.
and seventy-two cents for incidentals,
leavin8a net revenue of $5S5.02.
A patent has been granted to Nor
man w. Griswold of Honolulu. for a
watering trough, bowl or basin An
y. Gamalielson of Kaumana, Hawaii.
; for a cable support.
UNEASINESS OVER PRESIDENT
There is no Disgusting some feeling
of uneasiness here at this writing over
the condition of President Roosevelt.
The wound in his leg apparently offers
nothing serious in the way of results,
but nevertheless people best informed
fear lest it may turn out more serious
~ OIi t4IS 11CC VI lACl z
would seem warrant for it to do. This
is based on the belief that the Presi-
dent has been troubled to some extent
during his life with scrofula. Certain
it is that the wound has not healed as
readily as would have been supposed in
one of the Presidents splendid physical
health. The sore has eaten down so
that the bone has been affected.
In the average individual the devel-
opment of the soreness would not have
been regarded as particularly note
worthy but President Roosevelt's life
is of dominant Importance to the ma
ton at this stage and naturally any
, thing that affects his health is watched
with the greatest detail. That is more
true than ever now, as there is no Vice
President and the succession would
pass to Secretary of State Hay. A ses-
sion of Congress at an early date would
be required by existing law and Con-
gress could determine whether Mr.. Hay
should continue in that office or wheth-
er new election should pe held.
DEMOCRATS ACTIVE.
Prospects of the Congressional cleo
ton continue to be in a nebulous state,
but there are signs of a strong Demo-
cratic awakening in New York State,
which means a determined effort to
take that State away from the Republi-
cans this fall. People well informed do
not think for a moment that it will
succeed. The programme is consequent
on New York being the State of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. It is noticeable that
numerous prominent Democrats open
ly declare their hopes that the Repub-
licans will win the election this fall, as
they think the Republicans should
have all the responsibility for policies
which have been undertaken. Senator
Harris of Kansas, g. Democrat, was
here few days ago and reiterated that
hope, which has found frequent express
sion from Democrats ever since Con-
gress adjourned.
NO TALK OF EXTRA SESSION.
The talk about an extra session of
the Senate this fall to ratify a Cuban
reciprocity treaty has faded away en-
tirely. The belief is growing that the
President will hardly dare. to attempt
to force the ratification if prominent
Senators stand out against him. All
that will hardly develop definitely be-
fore the November election. When the
result is known and the political COM
plexion of the next House decided, the
President will have fuller information
AS to what it is expetlient to do.
ERNEST G. WALKER.