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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-05
|HAWA|PS TRADE BALANCE
AND HOW II WAS SPENT
Millions Gained and Keinvested During the Last
Centurys Closing Years Shown by
Official Returns.

TRADE netted the Hawaiian Islands
roun6.v four and a half million:
n year for the twenty years closins
with the last century. and prepared th'
people OF the Territory to expect the
best of all good things. The figure!
showing the excess of exports. the i'm
ports OF coin and the resulting trade
balance have just been compiled from
the reports OF the Custom House. from
1850 down to the taking over OF the rev.
enue system by the United States Gov
ernment on June 14th. 1900. by Thomas
q. Thrum. The showing Is OF an ag-
gregate OF sss. .1s5. .2d7.43. as the balance
OF trade for the two decades.
The accompanying table shows more
than it's first reading indicates There
has been In the financial history of the
islands a recurrence OF periods OF great
prosperity and those in which the
credit balance was quite low. owing to
eniargements. machinery and the drafts
upon the outgoing sugar exchange for
comforts and llxuries. While these
are clearly marked in the return show
ing the trade credit. there has-been lit
tie done in the way OF investment out
side the Islands to take up the bal
ance.
The two periods OF the greatest
wealth have been followed by periods
of depression. one due TO causes outside
the Territory and the other to demands
for the payment for investments. Thus
In the first decade covered by the re-
port. the era OF the greatest prosperity
came about 1Sss and 1883. when. as one
OF the kamaainas put 1t the other day.
everybody had more money than he
here began TO make investmer Is
abroad. for the croaker in the Ia nd
then howled as now. Better not have
all ones eggs in the one basket" There
was n purchasing OF ranches. OF city
even OF street railroads and
OF banks abroad. The aggregate which
went into American investments in that
time must have been in the neighbor-
hood OF 5000. 600. coupled as IL was with
minor investments for several years
prior thereto.
or all that sum. the same authority
says there was not a single success
made. but most people who bought
have been willing TO sell on the basis OF (
50 cents on the dollar ever since. This /
OF course. only those men who
have remained here. for there have
been others who went from here to
take their homes on the mainland, who
have prospered just as well there as
they did here. But of the ranches and
town lots. the vineyards and the or
,hards. owned by the monied men here.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-05
VISIT OAHU PLANTATIONS.
3. +. Dillingham; Entertsins q Large
Party Of Visitors.

Mr.. and Mrs Il. r. Dillingham; weye
the hosts Friday and Saturday Of a
party which made thorough inspec'
ton OF several Of .he sugar estates of
the Island. In the party we're Commits
slsner John Barrett. Captain and Mrs.
Matson and Miss Matson. Mr. Buck.
Mr. and Mrs. Morrison. Mrs. and Miss
SpIvaIO. and J. J. CofTey.
The party left the city In a private
car Friday morning. and looking
through Eva and Oahu plantations.
reached waiaiua for luncheon. The
afternoon was given up % Waiaiua
plantation. where mill. pumps and field
were Inspected thoroughly. TIE nigh:
sac ~9rnt az IIaiciwa. and Saturday
r-orainr the party. augmented by
g,fa1.p aad Miss Nichols. went on TO
rauku TIE return vas made Satur-
r1y afternoon. The trip was most en-
toyablC Go- everyone.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-05
HIlo Notes.

1. E. Ray was injured in a runaway
last Wednesday. requiring him to be
sent to the hospital. With Mrs. Ray be
was out driving. They had called at a
residence on School street. On enter
ing the carriage the horse became un-
manageable and broke away. Mrs. Ray
was already seated. Mr.. Ray. who had
his foot on the step, was thrown to
the ground and dragged quite a dis
tance. Mrs. Ray stopped the runaway
and was not hurt.
RI. Auerbach and family go to
Honolulu by today's kinau TO reside
psrmanently. Mr.. Auerbach has been
the resident manager for w. c. Peacock
& Co for a number of years and goes
70 take q position with the same firm
IN their main house. Mr.. Auerbach
will be missed in business circles as
well as by his wide circle of personal
friends.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-05

hazard even a rough guess. In 1850
according TO the figures given in the
Annual. there was exported 46. zoo tons
OF sugar. According to the same pub
iication. in 1855 the value OF all the
sugar plantations in the Islands was
sl5,ss6.S0o. In that year the exports Of
sugar had grown to nearly $1,000 tons.
III the percentage OF values was carried
out ii would be a fair estimate TO place
the value of sugar estates In 1880 at
sl2.OOo.e00. That these figures are nearly
fair Is shown by the statistics of 1890.
during which Year the exports of sugar
In round numbers was 10000 tons,
while the values of sugar properties
had risen to SOS, SIS 800
At the present time the paid-up capi-
tai OF the sugar estates whose shares
are listed on the exchange here is
above S45.000000. while the stocks OF
other corporations promoted during the
period add TO this total &, 600 GOO. There
is certainly sufficient number of cor
porations with large capital which are
not on the exchange list such as Hon
oluiu plantation and others, to run this
total up TO more nearly $50 O00. 900 than
a lower figure. This, then would ac-
count for everything in the line of
profit made by the country in the score
oi years, except something like the
original capital, which can be readily
accounted for when one contemplates
the Young building. with its million
Investment, and other great buildings,
both se'ni-public and private, and the
vast number of houses which dot the
Islands all about.
AS TO the additional money which has
come into the country above the profits.
1t need only be cited that the bonds.
which are largely held abroad, amount
tn nearly $1,000. 600. of those noted on
the exchange list. while there are other
bonds and open accounts which would
probably amount to a sum above that
which has been named by financiers Is
the outside investments in the country
during the period which Is noted in the
table. The table shows the following
for each year:
Excess of Hawaiian exports over i'm
ports, annually. 1Ss0-19C0 and excess of
specie imports over exports for same
period: 4 healthy commercial exhibit.
Compiled from various custom house
by Thos. G.. Thrum:
Less excess Showing
Excess export specie i'm balance
ear values. ports. to trade
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-05
WILL. DEDICATE
PARISH HOUSE

The new parish house of st. Clem
ent's will be dedicated this evening by
Bishop Nichols. There will be in con-
nection with the ceremony an enter
tainment which Will bring cut some of
the very best Of local talent. The af-
fair will begin at S O'Clock. The prin
cipal address will be made by the Very
Reverend William Ford Nichols. Bish
OPP of California, now in charge of the
District OF Honolulu. The remainder
Of the program will be as follows:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-05
murphy Club Entertainment.

The weekly entertainment Of the
Murphy Temperance Club. given last
Saturday evening at their hall. was an
unqualined success and was enjoyed by
one of the biggest crowds that has
ever attended the socials OF the club.
Last night Rev. W. II. Rice, superin-
tendent Of the Anti-Saloon League,
gave a lecture at Murphy Hall, illus
trated by stereopticon views.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-05
The Motley Funeral.

The funeral OF the late Charles Not
ley took place from st. Andrews ca
thdral at o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Rev. p Fl. Tompkins OF Hamakua, and
Rev. V. II. Kitcat of Honolulu officiat-
ed. The pallbearers were Cecil Brown.
F. NJ. Swanzy. J. II. Soper, T. Cliye
Davies. s. F. Chillingworth and W. a.
Kinney
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-03-13
AFTER THE DOWlEITES

ELwOoD, Ind, March 8-The
Physicians Protective Associa-
tion is now engaged in collecting
evidence against the dozen mem
bers of the Dowie band Of this
city, who are said to be directly
responsible for the death Of John
Spahr, drayman, who died
Wednesday. At their solicitation
Spahr dismissed his attending
physicians, and they undertook
to cure him of an attack of ty-
oid-pneumonia by means of
prayer. Services were held sew
eral times daily. Finally, DOUBT
ing members Of the family called
in physicians, but too late to
save him. The matter will be
taken before the grand jury, 'and
a number of faith healers will be
implicated.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-03-13
PASSENGER TRAIN BURNED

Ell PAso, Tex. March 6-The
Galveston. Harrisburg & San
Antonio westbound passenger
train No. 9 was ditched three
mics west of Maxon, on the Ell
Paso & Sanderson division of the
Southern Pacific, at three o'clock
Friday morning. Nine coaches
and baggage car were burned.
Only one coach escaped which
was occupied by Mr.. Ryan and
Ft. Worth capitalists.
The train was racing to make
uplost time when it struck a brok-
en- rail and was thrown from the
track. The cars piled up, took
fire and were soon a smoking
heap of ruins. The engineer.
fireman and fifteen passengers
lost their lives and twenty eight
passengers were injured.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-03-13
Agree to Avert Big Strike.

New YORK, March 6-After a
conference which lasted for two
days the visiting committee of
the Amalgamated Association of
Iron and Steel Workers and the
American Tin-Plate company
reached an agreement yesterday.
The mills of the American Tin
Plate company will now be open
without interruption during the
summer months. when the annual
scale of wages is formulated.
This, it is declared, means prac-
tically continuous scale, prevent
the mills of the American Tin
Plate company from closing, and
renders a strike impossible.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-03-13
WOOD ORDERED HOME

WASHINGTON, March Sec
retary Root has ordered Cover
nor Wood, at Havana, to come to
this city at his earliest conve-
nience for the purpose of confer
ing with the president and the
secretary of war in regard to the
necessary steps to be taken for
winding up the affairs of the mil
itary government in Cuba and
the establishment of the Cuban
republic.
1t is believed here that the
transfer of government can be eff
fected by May 1. The change in
the control of the government
does not necessarily mean, it is
said, that the United States
forces will be withdrawn from
the island at that time. The date
of the actual transfer of govern.
ment and the time of the with
drawal of American troops are
questions which will be deter
mined after the proposed confer
ence with General Wood.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-03-13
EMPEROR PLEASED
Gratified at the Reception Given His
Brother In America.

BERLIN, March emperor
William, instead of being dis
pleased with.the telegram of Miss
Alice Roosevelt concerning the
launching of the Meteor, as some
of the English newspapers aver,
because of It's familiar tone. was,
on the contrary, very much pleas
ed with it. A member Of the
Cabinet relates that after an au-
dience with Emperor William,
Feb. 26, official business having
been finished, he was about to
leave when the Kaiser remarked:
II must show you the charming
telegram | have just received
from Miss Alice Roosevelt" To
other members of his entourage
the Emperor has also expressed
his pleasure over this telegram.
and has praised its natural and
unconstrained form.
The correspondent here of the
Associated Press has been Off
cially informed of Emperor Will
liam's satisfaction at the recep-
tiOn accorded to Prince Henry.
The informant of the correspond
ent had seen all of Emperor Will
liam's marginal notes on the re-
ports of Prince Henry's trip. He
said: His majesty is in the
highest degree pleased with
Prince Henry's reception from
his arrival in America. and es-
pecially with that accorded by
President Roosevelt and his fam
lily. The Emperor has also ex-
pressed himself as delighted with
the enthusiasm of the welcome to
his brother
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-03-13
FEATHERED GOLD MINE

CHICAGO, March 6-Nuggets of
gold weighing from few grains
to quarter of an ounce were
found in the crops of chickens
and ducks in South Water street
yes erday. The fowls were
shipped from Fifield. Wis. a little
town on the Wisconsin Central
Railway. The ducks and chick
ems were received by one of the
many commission merchants
along South Water street, and
the discovery of the precious
metal was made by his helpers
when they killed the fowls for
market.
The commission men express
the opinion that there must be
gold in considerable quantities
about the bottoms near Fifeld.
There were three dozen fowls in
the lot, and in the crops of every
one of these one or more particles
of gold were discovered, forty
one pieces in all being found.
The aggregate weight of the en-
tire amount is six and one half
ounces.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-03-13

KOKOMO, Ind. March 6-There
was a fight in the Kokomo High
School yesterday. In the recita-
ton of the zoology class Prof.
Leonard asked June Dimmitt, a
junior. to dissect a 'crawdad. y
Dlmmitt refused. but declared he
would perform an operation on
the teacher instead. The pro-
fessor insisted, and in an instant
the pupil and teacher were in
battle. The girl pupils ran
screaming from the room. When
the smoke of battle rolled away
the desks, seats and tables were
overturned and scattered pro-
miscuously and the rebellious
junior was outside the building
in a badly worsted condition.
The professor, who is something
of an athlete, threw the boy bod
ily out of the house.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-03-13

WASHINGTON, D. c.. March Z
Miss Alice Roosevelt will not
attend the coronation of King
Edward VII. She will leave
Washington Sunday for visit to
Governor General Wood in Ha-
vana, This visit is to take the
place of the trip to London as
the guest Of Whitelaw Reid and
wife.
1t is understood here that one
particular reason why Miss
Ruosevelt's proposed visit has
been abandoned is that she re-
ceived an invitation from Emper-
or William to become his guest
in Berlin, and as this could not
be done without giving official
significance to her presence in
both England and Germany. she
dec ded to make other plans for
her vacation.
The plans of Miss Roosevelt
have been made by herself. She
has been annoyed by the criticism
of her proposed visit to London,
and not desiring to have it dis
cussed as in any way official she
IS prepared to give it up. The
president had nothing to do with
the acceptance of the invitation
from Mr.. aud Mrs. Reid by his
daughter and he has not lnfiuenc-
ed her to cancel the engagement.
He has left her free in the matter
and she will exercise her freedom
by declining the invitation to 60
to London, because she does not
desire to become a subject of
comment both here and in Eu-
rope.
She prefers to 60 where she
can be free to exercise her rights
as an American girl without in.
viting criticism upon herself or
aer father from those who seem
to think they have the right to
comment on her social pleasures
as though she were a part of tn e
executive arm of the government.
She Will go to Cuba, she says,
and enjoy her visit without invit-
ing comment on what she may
do.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-03-13
Long Lost Barge is Found.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. March 6
barge Cardenas, which
broke adrift from the tug Cuba
with the barge Matanzas, on the
night of Feb. 2. was towed in
here this morning by the Cuba,
which picked her up at Fire Is
land light, the Cardenas having
been adrift for twenty-nine days.
During that time she went as
far as Bermuda, and drifted and
sailed over a zigzag course, total
ly at the mercy of the winds. Her
last run before making the light
was for $50 miles. All Of the
crew are well, and the ship is but
little damaged.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-03-13

WASHINGTON, Mar. 6-Messrs.
Wolmarans and Vessels. the
Boer representatives. who came
to the United States from Europe
for the purpose Of conferring
with the Secretary Of State. have
achieved their purpose. They
were received by Mr.. Hay at IL
o'clock today. 1t was distinctly
understood that the Beers were
to be received as private citizens,
and not in an official capacity.
Secretary Hay talked to them
freely with this understanding.
The principal object OF the dele
gates was to induce the United
States government to do some
thing to terminate the present
bloody struggle in South Africa.
They were not very specific as to
what they wanted, and apparent
ly would be satisfied with almost
anything from Intervention di-
rect to simple tender of the
good offices ON the part Of the
United States.
The Secretary of State heard
them attentively and promised
to consider their representations
and to do whatever he could to
ameliorate theconditions in South
Africa. But he pointed out that
the president was the prime au-
thority in such matters and he
recommended that the Beers see
Mr.. Roosevelt and ascertain his
views. This they agreed to do,
and, later in the day, accompan-
led by DIR. Frederick Mueller, of
the Orange Free State. they call
ed at the White House. They
were received byPresident Roose-
welt in the library and remained
with him about fifteen minutes.
They called as private citizens.
and not in their official capacity
as Boer representatives. Mr.
Roosevelt listened to what they
had to say, and then Informed
them that this government would
not interfere in the struggle.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-03-13
BUSINESS SUSPENDED.

PITTSBURG. March 6.-From
all sections of western Pennsyl
vania and the northeastern pOr-
ton of West Virginia the reports
are that the snowstorm of yester-
day was the heaviest OF the sea-
son. Business in many places
was practically suspended.
schools closed and the heavy
drifts impeded seriously the op-
GRAFTON of railroads and trolley
systems. Along the Allegheny
Valley railroad from Pittsburg
to Oil City the snow on the level
is fully twelve inches deep and
the drifts in some places are
twenty feet high. On the low
grade division of the Pennsyl-
vania road the drifts are even
higher than on the Allegheny
Valley division and trains are
having a hard time to get
through. Washington Pa. re
ports snow twenty-five inches on
the level in all parts of the
county, travel almost stopped,
trains late and rural delivery
service paralyzed.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-03-13

SAN FRANCISCO. March s.
The transport Hancock, to, sail
March Is for Manila, will carry
the headquarters and the first
battalion of the Terth Infantry,
recently ordered from Fort
Crook. In the transport.will also
sail $50 marines and six officers.
Marines to the number of $50,
with the proper number of Off
GERS, are also scheduled to sail
on the transports leaving April
1 and Is. The Twenty-ninthIn-
fantry, which was brought from
the East a few days ago. with the
expectation, of being sent out in
the Hancock, is here and It's dis
position is uncertain.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-03-13
Date for Vote is Fixed.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March g.
1t appears likely now that the
senate Will reach a vote on the
pending shipping bill one week
from next Monday. When Mr..
Frye, in charge of the measure,
endeavored yesterday to secure
an agreement for the time taking
vote that date was mentioned
as being satisfactory to the mi
nority members of the commerce
committee.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-03-13
HE VISITED NEELY

MUNCIE, Ind, March GIVE.
Hitchcock has arrived home from
his trip to Cuba with Governor
Durbln's party. While in Ha-
vana Mr.. Hitchcock called on
Charles f. w. Neelv, the Muncie
man being prosecuted for alleged
postal robberies in Cuba. Mr..
Hitchcock, who is g Muncie bank
er, called on Neely during tie
progress of his trial. Mr.. Hitch
cock says:
Nicely seems to be very cheer
full, and from his appearance his
long confinement is not telling
seriously on him. 1t is his can
did opinion that he will not be
dealt with severely, even though
convicted. and he is confident of
acquittal. While he is prisoner
he is allowed every privilege that
could be accorded except his alb
solute freedom. He is very pop
ular with the prison officials and
Is allowed to furnish his apart
ments in Jail in a luxurious man
ner and his meals are served
from the outside. The sentiment
in Havana is decidedly favorable
to Neely and many predict his
acouittal while others believe he
will be given a light sentence
and that pardon will soon fol-
low"
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-03-13
LARGEST ARMY IN THE WORLD
Enslands War Secretary Foreshadows
Important Military Scheme.

LONDON, March Ga dispatch
from Portsmouth to the Evening
News says there is reason to be-
lieve from information received
from a trustworthy source that
the most important military
scheme known in English history
and which provides for the larg-
est army in the world, was fore
shadowed by secretary of war
Brodrick in his speech in the
house of commons on the army
estimates yesterday, when he
said:
81 trust it may be possible that
an arrangement may be made by
which the whole forces of the
empire would be available in case
of a war in which the whole en-
pire would be involved. An op-
portunity for comforting with our
colonial friends on this subject
will occur at the time of the COR
onation."
The correspondent says that
from what can be gathered Great
Britain and ireland would pro-
duce and equip six army corps,
three of which, representing with
their cavalry brigades force of
$50, 900 men, would be prepared
to take the field in defense Of the
colonies or for action against a
European powe. This would
leave an equal number of men for
home defense, besides the militia,
yeomanry and volunteers, allotted
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-03-13

for coast and garrison defense.
This scheme is said to arrange
for India to provide one army
corps from its various presiden-
cies. South Africa would raise
two army corps available for
service anywhere and Australia
two. New Zealand and Canada
would each be marked to furnish
four militia corps. wholly avalla-
bic for use if required.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-03-13

Cough, colds. Group, grip, bronchitis
throat aud lung troubles quickly cured
by One Minute Cough Cure. Draws out
the inflammation and removes the cause
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at once. Justice Of the Peace j. @.
Hood. Crosby Miss. MY wife could not
get her breath and was relic ,ed by the
tirst dose. 1t has long been benefit to
all my family j, w. Hess.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-03-13
Bandit Soldiers Capture Priest.

PEKlN, March S-Bandit SOL
diers captured priest at Jehol,
about one hundred miles notheast
of Pekin.
: Both the French aud Russians
are anxious to send troops to
rescue this priest, but as Jehol is
a rich gold mining district the
court has ordered Gen. Maykwan
to hurry and release the prisoner
in order to forestall the entry of
foreigntroops into the district.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-03-13
Chronic Diarrhoea.

Mr.. G. b. Wingield. OF Fair Play, Mo-,
who suffered from chronic disentery for
thirty-five years, says Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
did him more good than any other med
icine he had ever used. For sale by
J. W. HESS,