The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-16
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3. 1892 He cites how a contract was
made July 16, 1901, a little over year
ago with Clark and Henry to dredge
the bar at the entrance to the harbor
for 441k cents per cubic yard He states
that they constructed clamshell
dredger, after the formal approval of
July rs, of last year. which dredger was
operated by gas engine, and COM
uaenced work last March. THE prog
KS made" says Col. Heuer, has been
very slow. The dredger proved made
uuate for the work and at the end of
the fiscal year, June 80. 1902. less than
20 900 cubic yards had been removed"
The present contract expires by lini-
tation November 90 of this year. The
amount of money expended during the
last fiscal year on the harbor was only
s1,751.77, which was for engineering and
office expenses. The amount of money
available for the Improvement of the
harbor July 1. 1901, was $s9. 1881 and
on July /, 1902, s9S,017.74 The Colonel
: says the amount of money covered by
uncompleted contracts is $4,000. All
appropriations necessary for the harbor
have been made by Congress and there
is sufficient money on hand for the
project.
Delegate Dennis lynn, VI OhhahoAiio,
who has been visiting in Hawaii this
summer. will return to find long pro-
gram of stumping mapped out for him
in the territory. 1t Is unfortunate for
Hawaii that Delegate Flynn has refus-
cd a reelection for he is a member
of the Committee on Territories of the
House and is one of the coterie OF men
on that committee who has taken an
active interest in the affairs of the
Mid-Pacific territory. However, there
are good prospects that Oklahoma VIII
become a state before six months nave
passed and the probability is strong
that Dennis will be elected one or the
first two United States Senator'S from
Oklahoma. Therefore Hawaii will still
he able to profit from his friendship
IT was in good part through his gem
eralship that the omnibus statehood
bill. giving statehood to Oklahoma
ARIZONA and New Mexico, passed the
E3ause last session by an overwhelming
majority.
The continued absence from WASH
ington of President Roosevelt, Attor-
ney-General Knox, and other hlgh ON
Gals who have to do with HaWaiiin
affairs make it impossible to get any
definite word about what is being done
regarding the Hawaiian judgeship. AS
the President is resting as mucn as
possible at oyster Bay, the chances are
that he has not given the matter any
attention vet Acknowledgement Knox
has NOT been in town for several weeks
but it is reasonable to suppose that ne
will have some applications Tor the
placa before long and that. before the
middle of August at least he VIII go
over the various applications and MAKE
his recommendation to the Ffesiueh.
The latter part of August Presloen.
Roosevelt intends to spend In Maine
and other New England states, addres-
sing various public gatherings anu II
is altogether probable that he VIII nave
decided upon the name of the new
Judge and have started his commission
on the long Journey to Honolulu pc
fore he goes on his New England TIP,
All the trend of politics, as gathereu
in the gossip that centers in Washins
ton. point to a big Republican year
The Republican leaders seem 70 De az
solutely confident that they can not &c
beaten at the polls in November VI
course many campaigns have been Iost
IN the mast from confidence OF TINS
character. buc the Democrats are 80
badly dernoralfzed everywhere ana a,e
putting so little heart into the nsh1
that only one outcome seems possipie-
Mr.. BRYAN is discouraging what n.tie
hone the Democrats had by talAins
free silver with renewed vigor ana
while he has declared anew that ne Is