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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-05
PRESIDENTIAL PRIVACY.

In the days of the primitive Ameri-
can democracy the President of the
United States was not an overworked
man. The country was simple in its
ways and made few demands upon the
executive Mails were slow, diplomacy
vas not intricate. there was no rush to
Washington of men with all sorts OF
schemes or of social celebrities who
wanted TO make over the muddy little
village into a gay capital. The hold
ing of great public receptions and the
giving of expensive dinners were unus-
nal events, and on the whole the Pres
ident had much ease and as little
worry as the head of any State could
expect. The village spirit SO far pre-
vailed in the time of jefferson and lat
er that the executive could safely go
among the people, inquiring into their
concerns, and was neither moleSted nor
overworked.
But with the growth of the land,
times have complexedly changed. The
President now sits at the focal point
of a vast and intricate network of cleo
trio wires over which importunate
voices come to him from forty-fve
States and even from Territories be-
yond the sea. Clamor from every city,
town and village covering continent
di area reaches MS ears dI SOLle tliuS
in the year and from the larger places
all the time. AS the executive of
world-power the diplomacy of which
now spans the globe. he is harassed
by the most perplexing questions.
Thousands of legislative bills reach
him during his term, and these he
must study before signing or vetoing
or permitting them to die. The poll
tics of the party revolves about him.
He has questions of patronage to set
tie; a multitude of appointments to
make, party policies to direct: and with
ii all he must be accessible to the most
trivial caller at his public receptions
and to thousands who should transact
their business with a subordinate at his
private ones. Day in and day out he
Is a target for criticism and abuse. Is
Ii any wonder that the average Prasi-
dent does not long outlive his incu.n-
bency of office?
1t would be a humane service to the
executive If the people, letting the ira
dition OF democracy draw back to the
past days when it fitted national con-
ditions. would permit the President to
be exclusive. He should not be drag
ged into public receptions; he ought
not to be expected to meet one in
hundred of his private callers; he
should be enabled to get the retire
ment which the management of the
most complex business in the world-the
business of government - requires.
Were he inaccessible to everybody
save members OF the Cabinet and of
Congress and foreign ENJOYS, and per-
haps his political advisers. both he
and the country would be better off
He would then be treated about as the
head of any big business house insists
upon being treated; now the public acts
as If he were a hired man.
1t is simple proposition-merely one
To free the President from interference
by people whose business can Just az
well be transacted with others So as
To give him time for his public duties.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-05
CHINESE WILL. BE PEACEFUL
Continued from page -

should be peace even at the cost of
great concessions, the margin decreas-
ed, and finally the two sides had come
within a very few points of adjust
ment. There had to be an adjourn
ment taken, however, as before there
could be signed a stipulation of agree
ment each side wished to confer with
its friends. These conferences will be
held today and there may be a settle
ment made according to the present
outlook.
Despite the fact that the outlook is
not the best for the Chinese, and that
many of the merchants have lost heav-
lily in the matter of investments, the
celebration of New Year will be had
with every. kind of entertainment that
the Oriental mind can suggest. There
will be receptions, feasts and concerts,
the consul will entertain, the society
will hold reception and the tongs will
keep open house. Already there is elab-
crate decoration of the business houses
and business will cease for two or
three days at least, about the close of
the week.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-05
OPPOSING LEPER BILLS.

| A meeting of citizens to make public
| protest against the passage of the Will
| cox bill. providing for the making of a
! national lazaEetto of the Molokai lepe1
| settlements, will have more good eff
| fects than one, and while such a gath
| erfng is bound to be non partisan in its
makeup, there will be a specific good
in the holding of the meeting under
the auspices of the Republican party,
which is now dominant in national af-
fairs.
Despite the prating about experts
who will relieve the sufferings of those
unfortunates now at Kalaupapa and
Kalawao, the mass of the people here
recognize that, owing first to the fact
that nowhere else in the United States
is there such a number of the afflicted,
the physicians here have more
knowledge of the dread disease
than the men of any other
community in the world perhaps.
The medical men are authorities on the
disease, and it will certainly come to
pass that If there is a leprosy commits
sion to study the disease there Will be
Hawaiian representatives upon it.
The other side is too dark to be over
looked. What assurance could be given
the people that there would not be ac-
ton at the subsequent session or Con-
gress setting forth that an island in
the Philippines would be the best place
for the unfortunates and sending them
there This would take these people
away from home soil and the presence
of friends. Not only the sentimental
side should appeal but bereft as well of
the food which they have known since
birth, the stricken of the race would be
in a pitiful condition indeed.
Such a meeting should bring out the |
sentiment of the Kamaaina. What that !
feeling is is well known. Those who
have lived among the Hawaiians have
for them only the heartfelt aloha. 1t !
would be out of place, perhaps, for the
new corners, the professional orators.
whose tongues are ready with pat :.
phrases and well rounded periods to fit
every occasion, to tell the people what
ceilings prompt this opposition to the
attempt of Wilcox to place his people
n such condition. There are men who
Know none of the inmates of the settle
nents, who would undoubtedly speak
ong and warmly upon the subject, but
Without doubt weight would be given
words only, when they come from men
whose sympathies are known to be
reused, not simply for parade.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-05

ser Francisco policA are nurging the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-05

The call of ST Clements upon It's
own people for help in building an ade-
ouate Sunday-school room is one that
ought not to fall upon inattentlVe ears
either within or without the circle OF
parishioners. St Clements chapel mas
done an excellent work on the plains,
al much self-sacrifice on the part OF
the Rev John Osborne and his coad-
tutors. and it has been bitterly perse-
cuted by Bishop Willis Its growth
shows the sturdy spirit of its leaders
and its needs should appeal to every
phiIanthropic Christian. There will be
a meeting at the rectory Thursday
evening to consider ways and means
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-05
With LAUREL
AND With BAY

A feature of the proposed athletic
pices of the Boys Brigade Athletic
Committee is suggested in the crown
ing of the victors of the events by one
of Honolulu's leading society women,
in the manner followed by the ancient
Greeks and Romans. The suggestion
comes from well-known lady of high
social standing who advances the
theory that the proposed browning of
the victors with wreaths of laurel will
stimulate all the athletes to strive more
for that honor than for the mere win
ming of medals.
Attention is called to the fact that
the ancients cared for nothing but the
crown of laurel placed upon their brows
by the fair hand of women chosen by
the directors of the games, and this
served to stimulate public interest. The
joustS of the middle ages were made
more dazzling by the spirit of chivalry
which imbued the knights of those ro-
mantle days, who would sacrifice their
lives in an honorable tournament to OBJ
tain the token of victory from the
token being, anything from rose to a
handkerchief or a glove which She had
worn.
1t is thought possible that such a
feature as this, introduced into the
games, will create great enthusiasm
among the competing representatives |
If the various athletic organizations in
he city. |
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-05
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
the Pacific Club, held February 8, 1902,
the following officers were elected to
serve for the ensuing year:
Hon. A. s. Cleghorn, President.
Mr.. Godfrey Brown, Vice President.
Mr.. Edgar Halstead, Secretary.
Mr. J. NJ. Dowsett, Treasurer.
Mr. James Gordon Spencer, Director.
Mr.. H NJ Whitney Jr., Director.
Mr. H. Holmes, Director.
Mr.. X. r. Berg, Director.
Mr.. W. LAM, Director.
EDGAR HALSTEAD,
6OS4 Secretary.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-05
Claim is for Freight Charges.

The statement that the notice of
claim against the Kona Sugar Com
pany was made by Claus Spreckels
proves to be incorrect, as notice was
served on behalf of John d. Spreckels
& Brothers Co., the claim being for
freight charges
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-05
Notice Of Special Meeting.

THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL
meeting of Stockholders of E. o. Hall
& Son. Ltd, on Thursday, February 8,
1902. at 2:3O o'clock p. m, at the office
of the company, Fort street, Honolulu,
for the purpose of authorizing an in
crease of the capital stock of the cor
poration.
z. II. PARIS,
Secretary E. o. Hall & Son, Ltd.
6OS4
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-05

If the bounty system goes out in
England and France. as now seems
probable. much of the cheap labor
which completes with our product in the
American market will be cut off So
the danger of sugar from Cuba is not
without its compensations. We are also
going to be helped by the steady and.
in the aggregate. enormous increase in
not only the general use of sugar. but
in the per capita mainland consump-
ton
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-05
DIVIDEND NOTICE.

THE GERMAN SAVINGS AND
Loan society, 526 California street. For
the half year ending with December
81 1901, dividend has been declared
at the rate of three 80 per cent per
annum on all deposits. free OF taxes
payable on and after Thursday, jan
uary 2. 1902. GEORGE TOURNY.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-05

Many a selfish man, who enjoys MS
wife's cooking. will contemplate with
great serenity, the four days coming
absence of his Chinese chef.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-03
MEXICAN BUGS READY
TO Be TURNED
ON PESTS
THE ALLIGATOR PEAR TREE IS
DOOMED If PARASITE is NOT
DESTROYED-A BUG TO DE-
STROY HORN FLIES.

Professor r. L. c. Perkins, entomolo-
gist has a quantity of bugs from Mex
leo now ready to turn loose on the lam
tana and the alligator pear blight. The
first lot which were sent from Mexico
by Professor Koebele, arriving here
about six weeks ago, have been cult-
waited and nurtured, and examined
deaily for signs of injurious parasites
and now Professor Perkins, satisfied
that they are clean, healthy uE;. Is
about to let them out of his glass jar
quarantine, in the hope that they Will
tackle the evils they were brought over
1000 miles to remedy.
The alligator pear blight is getting
very bad in Honolulu. I'm two years
we shall have no more alligator pears
here" said Professor Perkins this
morning, IF the pest keeps on as it is
now. Trees which are affected to such
an extent as are many trees in Homo
lulu will not bear any fruit. The fruit
that comes will drop off immature. We
hope that these new bugs will kill the
blight"
The insect immigrants from Mexico
come in their very early youth, some
of them in the form of eggs. Perkins
takes the boxes sent by Koebele and
places the inhabitants in glass bottles,
which he watches every day. The
leaves are carefully examined as the
insects grow on them, and any para
site that appears is promptly dealt
with. BY this means the professor is
able to be sure when the new arrivals
are full grown that they are free from
foreign pests that might prove harm
full.
The last mail brought two boxes of
insects from Koebele to Agricultural
Commissioner Wray Taylor. They were
turned over to Professor Perkins, who
is keeping the same watch on them as
he has kept for several weeks in the
earlier arrivals. One new importation
is a bug that is expected to do heavy
execution among the horn flies, which
are a source of great irritation and in
jury to cattle.
Professor KOebele will probably stay
in Mexico some time yet. He has ira
yelled extensively about the country,
and will be able to make better inves-
legations now that the wet season is
coming on. He will send many more
insects here, which will prey upon the
blight, if they stick to their Mexican
habits. If they should find in Hawaii
something they like better they Will
tackle that and the blight will continue
to prosper.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-03
TESLA READY
TO SWALLOW
WILCOX
THE HEAVY NEWSPAPER MAN
AND HIS REASONS FOR SUP
PORTING wILCOX-DEMOCRATIC
FUSION AND POLITICAL GOSSIP.

Conference committees of the Home
Rule and Democratic parties are at
work now on the matter of a legislative
ticket According to present plans
there will be no Democratic convention
this year. The usual Waverley hall
meetings will be held and at these
meetings candidates will be put up.
The Home Rulers will hold a nominat-
ing convention, and they are expected
to name a legislative ticket consisting
of about half Democrats.
The fusion that was affected here
last Saturday evening was accomplish
ed on the Island of Hawaii before that
time. 1t was practically a certainty
when Wilcox left the big island the
last time. so that the Democrats Of
Hawaii were ahead of those of Oahu
in falling into the Home Rule ranks.
Just before leaving Hawaii Wilcox
had discussion with the Democratic
leaders on the subject of fusion, and
on arriving here he told the leaders on
this island that combination was
likely. The Home Rulers have now put
up Palmer Woods for the Senate,
Woods is a Democrat and was on the
Democratic ticket in the last election,
being defeated by a narrow margin.
In naming him for the upper house the
t1O1lle GuleTS nave UeS Suu 10 carry III
to effect the plan of fusion.
The rapid changes of the past few
days have resulted in many odd sit
uaIi0ns, and politics is making some
very strange bed fellows in Hawaii.
Deacon Testa, who has been a bitter
enemy of Wilcox, has announced him
self as a Wilcox supporter now. At
the same time the deacon is not proud
of his candidate, and the support he
gives is not always of the kind that
candidates covet. Il am forced by
principle to vote for a man L despise," ,"
said Testa, who objects more strongly
to Kuhio than to Wilcox, and will
therefore vote for the latter.
The fusion plan remains to be car
ried on Maui and Kauai. Maui is about
fixed for the plan, lit having been
taken there and discussed, so that ii
is claimed, the union of Democrats
and Home Rulers there will soon be
accomplished. On Kauai the PROPOSE
ton has not been sprung, but it will
be at once, and the fusionists hope to
bring some of the leaders at least, in
to the fold, even though they make
''soreheads'' of the rank and file of
Jeffersonians, as they have done on
Oahu.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-03
CITIZENSHIP
WAS REFUSED

Walter II. Bradley, a British subject,
was refused American citizenship pa
pers this morning by Judge Estee, be-
cause he had not been in the country
long enough. Bradley had two wit
nesses to testify that he had been in
the country for about three years, and
he said that he had done military SER
vice.
"Thefe is a special law for Hawaii, >"
said the judge "and it is necessary to
have been in the country for five years
prior to annexation. Congress pro-
Vided that all who had been here that
long might be admitted to citizenship
without taking out first papers as they
have to on the mainland"
Bradley said that he had served two
years in the National Guard of Hawaii,
but this was held to be insufficient.
Service in the regular or volunteer
army of the United States admits a
man to citizenship, but national guard
service doesn't count. Estee said he
would have to refuse the application,
and Bradley proceeded to secure his
first papers, under which he will be en-
titled to citizenship i'm two years.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-03
RECOVERED THE BODY
REMAINS OF MISSING MATE IN
HARBOR
Investigation BY the Police Goes To
Indicate Man was Victim of an Ac-
cident Instead of Murder.

AS anticipated by the police yester-
day, the body of Mate Voorhies OF
the schooner Rosamond was discovered
this morning in the railway slip by the
Railway and Hackfeld wharves. 1t
was thought by the authorities that the
discovery of the body would prove that
the missing man had been the victim
of foul play. There were no marks on
the body to indicate such an occurrence
however and so far as Investigations
by the police have gone, it is now be-
lieved that Voorhies fell into the va
ter while intoxicated and was drowned.
D. Stewart the mate of the barken-
tine Addenda is now being held in GUS
tody by the police as he will be re-
quired to tell what he knows of the
means by which Voorhies fell into the
water. The case presents some peculiar
features and while there is a slight sus-
picion that a murder might have been
committed, there is nothing at the pre-
sent time, to warrant any such charge
being brought against any one.
The police have been able to trace
the movements of the two men. 1t ap-
pears the two mates went out together
Monday night Among other places
they were in the Anchor Saloon and,
late that night, started for their res
pective vessels. Both of them appear
ed to be- on good terms and DOth were
much under the influence of liquor.
They left the hack at the Hackfeld
wharf and walked toward their vessels.
Just how the pair came to fall into
the water has not been clearly explain
ed. Stewart says that he was so drunk
when they reached the wharf that he
doesn't remember whether it was from
the wharf or from the vessel. In any
event, two sailors on vessels nearby
heard the sound of a couple of bodies
splashing into the water, then came the
cries of help, help"
Running to the side of the wharf two
sailors, Martin Christensen of the Ad-
denda and Hans Johansen of the bark
entine w. H .Dimond, saw Stewart
struggling in the water. They helped
him out. Nothing was seen of the
other man. Three of Stewards ribs
were broken, so he was sent to the
Queens Hospital. The police thought
that there might have been some foul
play connected with the disappearance
of Voorhies, so Captain Harry Flint in
stituted a search for the mans body. 1t
was not recovered until this morning
when sailors saw the body floating neaI
the barkentine Irmgard. An inquest
will be held tonight at o'clock at the
police station. No charge has been en-
tered against Stewart.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-03
FOR
REGATTA DAY

The. oarsmen are still hard at work
practicing for the regatta on S"ptem-
Der 20 and there is every prospect of
good racing among the rowers. The
yachtsmen will come to some deiermi
nation on Friday afternoon as to their
part in the regatta. The more promi-
nent men have several of them advoca-
ted the complete withdrawal of the
yacht club from the regatta, both of
boats, part in the program and finan-
cial support. The ignoring of the yacht
races on the Fourth of July program
has been neither forgotten or forgiven
and the lack of representation on the
present committee still rankles.
The natives, as usual, are taking the
greatest interest in the stationary seat
ed gig race. A crew has already been
entered by w. w. Harris, another by A.
l.. G. Atkinson and the successful crew
of Prince Cupid at last years regatta
will probably make the event three
cOrnered one.
There will probably be a senior, Sec
ond senior and freshmen race the term
freshmen meaning all oarsmen who
have never rOwed in a senior crew.
There will be no shell races and no pair
oars.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-03
THE BAND TO REMAIN
MAY GO TO SAN FRANCISCO NEXT
SUMMER.
Captain Berger Will Take Trip to
Coast and Will Try to Arrange Trans
portation-Bandmast Explanation.

Captain Berger will, during his vaca-
ton, take a trip to the coast but his
boys will remain behind, at any rate
for this trip. The local steamship
agents, when approached concerning
the idea of the band boys making a va
cation to San Francisco and there Civ
ing a series of concerts which should
prove a big advertising card for the ter
ritory; replied that while they were
willing, nothing could be done without
the consent of the other end of the line
to give the musicians free passage in
recompense for thirty years of service
in playing off the boats. The question
of allowing them the passage but
charging them for their board was also
broached.
Captain Berger will, during his trip,
see Mr.. Spreckels himself and try to
make possible arrangements for a con-
cert trip next year. There are many
reasons why we could not very well get
away this trip" says Captain Berger.
THE boys they cannot go as they are.
1t VIII be then necessary for them to
have new uniforms, yes? That would
cost about thirty five dollars a man and
we could only have two weeks there
Helm! We cannot make profit enough
in that time to pay expenses and get
the new uniforms. And it would not do
for the boys to go up to San Francisco
looking so as they do.
But next year think perhaps if the
governor is willing and the steamer
people are willing we may show those
Californian people a little something
from Hawaii, eh? We could take sing
ers, quintettes, our strings and our
brass and while it is not Souza that we
are, yet we are something, yes?"
The band will probably play aboard
the Korea when she arrives instead of
welcoming her at the wharf. Every
thing depends upon the time the vessel
/ comes IN but the concert on deck is the
wish of the local agents to whom
Berger applied to learn their wishes on
the request of the governor.