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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-17
cothran q Co.'s Cotton Letter.

By Gilbert & Clay.
 New Orleans, September 16.-There Is nothing special to say concerning the cot. ton market today, which acted about as a weather market should with fiuctua- tions sufficient to give the persistent spec ulator leeway. Liverpool with its decline of 14 English points on spots and decided ly below expectations on futures was without material effect other than to act as a restraining influence to decidedly unfaVorable weather conditions. The crop was said to be considerably damaged In Georgia and Alabama, by torrential down. pours. The weather bureau reported B. 42 and 532 inches rainfall respectively at Griffin and Quitman Ga. In Texas and Arkansas there were general rains with cooler temperature as a result of the win try weather and snow storms now pre- vailing in the far northwest, with further predictions of showers and cooler tonight. Many contend that with the present late season and the delay occasioned to pick ing in spite of drouth conditions, rain will delay work without being beneficial to the plant particularly in the present case, where the heavy downpour will work great injury to the grades. Our private crop accounts continue decidedly discour- aging and 1t begins to appear that a re- cord or bumper crop is entirely out of the question and at the same time a chance with unfavorable weather and an early frost for very small yield While bad crop accounts are not entirely disbe- lieved locals and room traders are against the market and selling in anticipation of heavy October receipts. and in the ab- sence of outside support are inclined to hammer the market While we believe ultimately In much higher prices. we are not opposed to sales on good bulges and for a quick turn, but prefer operating on the bull side.
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eral situation is as strong as ever, as regards the crop. In fact reports are numerous of poor prospect. and these come from almost every section The main opposition to adopting bullish crop views comes from people who have al- ways more or less engaged in the manip- ulation. not unfreauenty with disastrous results. So we may expect the market to be governed by the crop and the weather from now on, and of course by receipts. The latter continue very light and this cannot but produce bullish feeling. The opening here was about 5 points higher. The New Orleans clique were selling the near months to a mod crate extent. Cables showed a loss of to s points. The port receipts were g, 900 against g GOO last year. Confirmation of damage reports gave the market a good lift near noon and shorts were covering actively
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Fruit and Produce,

Corrected daily by c. r. Bell & Co.,. 201S
 Morris avenue.) Oranges-Per box, A to A50. Grapes-Northern Concord, lb baskets, 25c: northern Concord, 4 ID baskets. 17c: Delaware, 8 ID baskets, 35c. Lemons-Per box, extra choice. s3.25@ 3.75; fancy $4
 Limes-Per 100. 75c6s1. Pineapples-Per crate. s2.750a Bananas-Per bunch. culls ecU75c: s'-afghts Sl25fi1 20.
 Keller Pears-Per barrel. $2.25. Peaches-Calfornia, SIPS per 20 pound box.
 Pears-california Bartlett. sa.Oo to ss,25 per 40-pound box.
 Plums-California, s2 per 25-pound box. New Appes-Per barrel s2@3 taloupes-Missouri, per crate, $2; per basket 60c.
 Cocoanuts-Per bag, $3.50 cranberries-Per -, g.. 2.50. Watermelons-6 to 12c each. Cabbage-Virginia grown, per h., 1hc to 1%
 Cucumbers-75c to s1 per crate. Tomatoes-Alabam:.. per bushel 60 to 75c.
 Green Beans-Per bushe1, s1. Peanuts-Fancy. per pound. 5hc; No. 3. 41sc.
 Pecans-?er pound 10c.. English Walnuts-Pcr pound 15c- Raisins--Per box. s170 Irish Potatoes-Per bushel, S0GS5c. Sweet Potatoes-Per barrel. $2QD2.50. Oniors-Per pound. new southern, 2c. Lima Beans-Per pound. 6c. Navy Beans-Per bushel. g, foeao 75 Poultry-Best flyers. 30c hedium, 2O@ 25c; small, 15d1Sc; hens. 25@30c. Butter-Best Elgin. 25c; best country. i5@1sc: cooking sdl0c; Jersey. 1s020c Eggs-Fresh, 20 to 21c. Honey-In comb. 10Gpl21zc: strained sQ Iac
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The New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, September 16.-Spot cotton very firm factors ask higher rates and refuse toIhG\ll at board figures: sales 2650 bales. including 1850 to arrive. Quotations unchanged
 Futures were active today and at the opening bulish sentiment was strong and prices were two to five points higher than yesterdays closing figures. The improvement was made on an advance in New York which offset the wide decline in Liverpool, although this decline had its effect soon after the opening. sending prices down until they were from l to 5 points below the close of yesterday. La ter in the day, the weather map showed low temperatures and rains where they were not needed, with a forecast predict ing cooler and wet weather. together with a flood of buying orders. sent prices up rapidly. The market closed within or 2 points of the highest level of the day. September showed net gains of 19 points and the other months 12 to 13.
 New Orleans September 16-Cotton fu- lures quiet and steady; September 10.740 75; October 9S7dSs; November 9.H@7S; De- cember 9.76d77; January 9.s0 fiat; Febru- ary 9stdS2; March 9.S5MS6
 New Orleans September 16.-Cotton steady; sales 265O; ordinary 77s; good ordi- nary 3-16; low middling 10 3-16; middling 10 13-16; good middling il 1-16; middling fair Il 9-16; nominal. Receipts 2522; stock 14,674.
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WEATHER REPORT
 CAUSES 4 RALLY Business Interrupted by Poor
 Wire Service BEARS OPPOSE ADVANCE Heavy Rains Reported Throughout the Central Belt and Low Tempera- ture Recorded-Total Sales
 Estimated at 100000.
BEARS OPPOSE ADVANCE

New York, September 16.-The cotton market opened firm at an advance of to points on all months except Sep tember. which was 1 point lower, follow ing the English cables, which were dis appointing as to that position, though the later deliveries were quite up to local anticipations.
 For time the market showed frmness on further covering and bull support, with the active months shortly after the call from to points higher. At this level selling became aggressive. accompanied by rumors that prominent bull interests were unloading, and the initial gains to points from yesterdays finals appa- rent Then the weather news, which had not been so bad early, began to grow very much worse and the market rallied sharply. Heavy rains were reported throughout the central belt and low tenn peratures were recorded in the northern portions of the western belt with the forecast promising little better condi- tions for the immediate future. This led to more or less general covering and that business was not more active was prob- ably due to the interruptions in the wire service as a result of the storms.
 September sold up to 11.23; October, which was quoted at 9,84 earlier in the day, reached 10.02; December sold up from 9.75 to 995; while January ranged from 9.74 to 9.93. Recognized bear lead- CTS opposed the advance during the en- tire afternoon and toward the close prices lost point or so, but the market was finally very steady net II to 19 points higher. Sales were estimated at 400 900 bales. Sentiment as to the effect of the adverse weather was considerably mixed. It has been said that rains were needed in the central belt, but the pre- cipitation reported was heavier than bargained for and 1t was argued that picking and the movement would be de- layed. Definite news as to this as well as much routine market news. was de- layed by the poor wire service.
 New York, September 16.-Cotton steady; mlddlng, 11.75; net receipts, 2; gross receipts. 2; sales, 5000; stock, 1O1,- 107; exports to Great Britain, 736S; total today at all seaports: Net receipts, 1e,- 4O4; exports to Great Britain, 1929; ex- ports to the continent, 200 stock, 1774A.
 Consolidated at all seaports: Net re- ceipts, 66,165; exports to Great Britain, S,552; exports to the continent. 14,103.
 Total since September l, at all sea- ports: Net receipts, 104.924; exports to Great Britain, 23,066; exports to the con- tinent, 17052
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The Metal Market,

New York, September 16.-The tin mar ket in London was quiet and lower; spot declining 12s- Sd. to e120, 10s while fut- ures were five shllings lower at e12O, 7s., Sd, but in New York tin was firm, with buyers at 27.49.
 Spot copper also declined in London. losing 2s 6d., and closing at e56. 10s., while futures were unchanged at e56 2s.. Cd. Locally copper was quiet with quo- tations more or less nominal Lead de- clined Is. 3d.. to e11, 3s. 3d.. in London; locally firm at 440.
 Spelter was unchanged at e21. 5s., in London and at 600 in New York. Iron closed at 51s in GlGasgow and at 45s. 10is d., in Middlesboro. Locally iron was quiet No. foundry northern 17.00; No. ? foun- dry northern 1850; No. 1 foundry south ern and No. foundry southern soft 1850 61d00.
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Cotton Seed oil,

New Orleans, September 16-Cotton seed oils prime refined in barrels, 421ac; off refined in barrels, 37c; prime crude loose, 36c.
 Memphis September 16.-Cotton seed oil, car load lots, per gallon prime crude nominal; off crude, 23M2Se; prime summer yellow nominal; off summer yellow nomi- nal; choice cooking summer yellow, less than car load lots, nominal; cotton seed meal prime, 21.00
 New York, September 16.-Cotton seed oil quiet; prime yellow Ale. Petroleum steady. Resin firm; turpentine firm, 59154 COG.
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ChicaQo 'C1anne.

Chicago, September 16.-Speculative in- terest centered in the corn pit today and trading was active and excited Decem- Der closed with a net gain of 1AQ12s Wheat was steady with December un- changed while oats ruled strong and closed ssd% higher. Provisions were strong with corn and hogs higher. The packers gave liberal support early but sold on the advance. There was enough scattered demand however to take the offerings and the close was firm at a gain of 10 cents for October pork at 13 771a; PEG for lard at S371a; and Sc for ribs at 9.05.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Cash quotations were as follows Flour-20c higher.
 Wheat-No. 2 spring wheat, =; No. 3, -; No. red S0%@S2$.
 Corn-No. corn, 5215; No. yellow 54 0ats-No. oats. - No. ? white. =; No. white, 37%@39lA
 Rye-No. ? rye, 57a5s1h.
 Barley-Good feeding barley, 4S@51; fair to choice malting 5S659.
 Flax seed-No. flax seed. 1O4; No. northwestern, 109
 Timothy-Prime timothy seed. BIO Pork-Mess pork, per bbl, 13.60165. Iard-Lard, per 100 lbs, 935d371h Ribs-Short ribs sides, 0oose), S.75d9. .O0. Shoulders-Dry salted shoulders (boxeuJ 65s4%.
 Sides-Short clear sides (boxed), s1adat. Clover-Contract grade, 9.75@10.OO; nomi- nal.
 On the produce exchange today, the butter market was steady: Creamery, 15d20; dairy. 13d171h; cheese steady, 1O6D 1lA. Eggs firm, 17M1S.
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New York Cotton Futures.
The Live Stock Market.

Chicago. September 16-Cattle receipts 21,O00, including 200 Texans and 2O00 west ern 15 to 20 lower Good to prime steers 5.40q6.00; poor to medium, S90d5.25; stock CTS and feeders, 2.4O@4.15; cows 1.5O@4s0; heffers, 2@4.S0; canners 1.50@2. 60; bulls 20 4.75; calves 3506I10; Texas steers 344 40; western steers 3.256p4.40
 Hogs-Receipts 20,000 higher easy. Good to choice heavy 5.95G62O; light 57596. S5; bulk 5S5@610.
 Sheep-Receipts 25,O00; 10 to 15 higher. Good to choice wethers 3.25q425; fair to choice mixed 22563.25; western sheep, 2.7593,25; native lanmbs 3.50@6.00.
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VERY LOW RATES
To Baltimore, Md, and Return via
 Southern Railway.

Account Grand Lodge Odd Fellows, Southern railway will sell round trip tick etc to Baltimore September IS. 19 and 20 at rate one fare. plus $1 for the round trip, limited September 2s. 1903. By de- posting tickets and paying fee of sl tick cts will be extended to leave Baltimore not later than October 3. Round trip rate from Birmingham $23.25
 For sleeping car reservation and de- tailed information apply Passenger Off, flee, Morris Hotel building. telephone 617 J. c. Lusk District Passenger Agt
 e-27-25t
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Bonds.
Money on Call,

New York. September 16.-Money on call steady: lowest. 2A per cent highest. nh per cent; ruling rate. 2A per 'sent last loan, 2A per cent; closing bid, 2A per cent; offering at 21s per cent; time money, sixty days, 41z@5 per cent; ninety days. 6m5h per cent; six months, 51k06 per cent; prime mercantile paper. G06, per cent; sterling exchange firm v;.,,,
 business in bankers bills at for demand and at 4s2. .15G4S2 20 for sixty days; posted rates 4S3 and 4S7: commer- cial bills. 4S2d4s21s Bar silver 57iac; Mexican dollars, 44sc; government bonds firm; railroad bonds irregular.
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Liverpool Market.

Liverpool September 16.-Cotton.-Spot in limited demand; prices IA points lower; American middling fair. 7.30; good mid- ding, 7OS; middling, 6.5s; low middling. 6.34; good ordinary. Cd; ordinary, 5.sO the sales of the day were 5000 bales, of which 300 were for speculation and ex- port and included 4700 American. Re- ceipts, 200O bales including HOO American.
 Futures opened easier and closed steady. September, 6.14 September-Oc- tober, 5.70; October November, $40; Mo- vember- December, 5.30; December-Jan- uary, 5.27; ,January-February 5.25; Feb- ruary- March. 5.2465.25; March-April, 5.23 G5.24; April-May, 5.23
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)ry Goods.

operating very conservatively in dry goods and without any desire to provide for the future. While the majority of sellers are determined not to recede from their position of firmness. here and there rumors are heard of slight concessions in order to force business. The climatic conditions have operated adversely to the prosecution of business either at first or second hands, while financial con- ditions are also a bar to free trading.
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The Coffee Market.

New York, September 16-Coffee. spot Rio, quiet; sugar raw steady, refined quiet. Coffee futures opened steady at unchanged prices and ruled moderately active as a result of covering and some outside demand, following steady Euro pean cables. The market closed steady, net unchanged to five points higher. Sales 27,75O bags. including October 4.20625; No- yember 4.25M30; December 45Oa60; March 4S0; May 495 July 5.0065.05.
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Daily Statement,

New Orleans, September 16-Galveston steady: middling Ills; sales 10s; receipts 3,596; stock 2l,236.
 Moble-Frm; middling, lOlac; sales, 5OO receipts, 496; stock, 3,5s5.
 Savannah-Quiet; middling, 107sc; sales, TOP: receipts, 5,219; stock, 20347.
 Charleston--Firm; midding, 10 11-16c; sales. 4OO receipts, 435; stock 1,643.
 Wilmington-Quiet; middling. 1o.6O; re- ceipts, 1600 stock, 10.527.
 Norfolk-Steady; middling. 11Ac; sales, 229; receipts. HOO; stock 727.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 11%c stock, 705,
 Boston-steady middllng, 1175; receipts. net, 250 gross 1450.
 Philadelphia-steady; mlddling. 12c; stock BIO.
 St. Louis-Quiet; middling, He; receipts, 125; stock, 956
 Memphis-Cotton nominal middling. He; receipts, 2S; shipments, 293; sales, 25; stock, 12SS.
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Baxter 6 Co.'s Cotton Letter.

New York. September 16.-Yesterday's decline unsettled Liverpool where early cables were weak. The expected frost in the northwest of Texas did not prove of much consequence. although the tenn perature was entirely too low. The gen.
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$1 90I,2H; New York exchange, bank, S per S10O0 premium; commercial, $1 per 5000 discount
 Memphis, September 16.-Clearings $3S2, ,457; balances, sS3,6 SIG.
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Naval Stores.

Savannah, Ga.. September 6.-Turpen- tine firm. 561sc; receipts. 525; sales, 1S3.
 Resin firm; receipts, 1604; sales. 1924. Quote A. B. c, $l.So; D. S1.9O; E, $1.95; F, $2.0O: c, $21O; H. $255; l, $3.15; K. S. 40; M. s3.55: N, $955; w. G., $3.75; w w. $390.
 Charleston, s. C., September 16.-Tur- pentine steady. Sales 20 casks; 551ac.
 Resin steady; sales 200 barrels. A, B, c, s1.75; D, $1.S5; E, $l.90; F, $1. .95; G, s200; H. $2. 45: l. $3.OO; K, $3.S5; M s3. 40; N, $S W G, s3.85; " W, $3.S0.
 Wilmington, Del, September 16-Tnr- pentne steady 56c; receipts, 53 casks.
 Rosin firm, $1.75 and $1.SO bid; receipts, TO.
 Tar firm, $l.75; receipts. 37.
 Crude turpentine firm; $2.0O, $S.S0 and s3.S0 Receipts, 2S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-17
REAL ESTATE LOANS.

We negotiate loans prompt ly with the largest investing trust company doing busi- ness Tn Birmingham. The lowest available interest rates. Steiner Brothers.
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$33.3o Birmingham to New York and
 Return.

Via Central C: Georgia Railway to Sa- vanah, thence cteamship Kansas City, sailing September 18th. and City of Macon sailing September Fist. For particulars phone 976, or adress John w. Blount. T. P. A, 1921 First avenue. 9-13-5t
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$5,s24,576.5s

w. P HARDING, Fl. WOODWARD, J.. H. w. w. CRAWFORD Cashier A. R. Assistant Cashier, DIRECTORS: Hilman F. M w. j. H. Woodward William Walker D. Nabers H. Moton Robert
  J. H. Barr, Vce-Pesident; w. P. G. Harding, President
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Seabcard Air Line,

Baltimore, September 16.-Seaboard Air Line. common 2O@2OA preferred. SS1a asked; fours 765sG76B.
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LADIES! $500 REWARD Dgss ss.,;ss,. ssss

suppression. any cause in pathology. my monthly regulator fails to relieve safe; harmless; mail; how long suppressed. Dr. cago.
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SCHOOL OF EXPRESSION.

Mrs Lois B. Tolley of the Boston School of Expression, will establish a professional school of elocution and act ing. All interested in this kind of train ing may confer with Mrs. Toley at the studio of Birmingham's well known voice teacher, Prof. Edward c. Powell
 Studio, rectory of the Church of the Ad- vent Home from 3 to 5; work begins October 1. 9-13-su-tu-thu
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Local stanIe sroeerleo.

Apples-W Western evaporated, iis4slSc. Flour-Fancy potent, s4.SO; half patent, S4 50.
 Sugar-Granulated 53sc; Y. C., 4Ac. Coffse-Green, TMU9hc. Arbuckie'a packages, $1o. 30; Lion packages. s1o. 30; Cordova packages. sl0.so; Porto Rico. $10. 80
 Meats-Dry sa1ted ribs. 10c; dry salted rib bellies, 1Osc; hams, fancy 14lAc; me- diurn, 13c extra clears, 10c.
 Lard-Leaf, 10kc.
 Compound Lard-Snowdrift. 71ac.
 Molasses - Centrifugal, l5QSJc: sugar. house. 40c; Georgia cane. 35c.
 Beans-Navy, $2.50 per bas,iei; Lima. 50 s1ec per pound
 Pearl Grits-e5 lbs. S1.eS
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Boston Ideal Opera Co., East Lake Theatre, all this week and next.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, September 16.-Today's treasury balances. exclusive of the gold reserve. show: Available cash balance s2s7. s5S, 4s6 gold, s107, ,591, $50.
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Feed Stuff,

Meal-Bolted, $1.2O; water ground SIPS. Hay-Per ton. timothy No. 1, SIS; clo- yer. mixed, $16.5O; prairie. s13o0; Johnson grass. $14.
 Corn-Mixed. FOG; white. 73c.
 Cotton Seed Meal-Per ton. s27; Hulls. per ton. T.50.
 Bran-Pure wheat. s2l; shorts. s2s; hominy feed. s2l.00.
 Oats-Whte. 4Sc; mixed, 47c.
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Boston Ideal Opera O., East Lake Theatre, all this week and next.
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CIearIngs anG Exchanges. New Orleans. September 16.-Clearings.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-02-19
RANtAR DRINKS IN COURT

Mark Win Ii, Chinese woman who
keeps a small store on upper Fort
street, was on trial this morning be.
fore Judge Wilcox charged with un.
lawfully selling liquor. She was de.
Tended by c. w. Ashford. while the
High Sheriff prosecuted the case.
U. S. Harris. the former pugilist,
was the principal witness for the
prosecution, and he and the defend.
ants attorney spared for several
minutes for an opening and then the
attorney having the court to back him
up, went at the witness hammer and
tongs, in an effort to make the negro
tangle himself up. He did not succeed
very well, but made Harris acknowl.
edge that he was not a gentleman, as
he worked for living, and that he had
no regular employment except odd Jobs
which ne picked up from time to time.
His position as a police informer was
without pay, but out of gratitude to
the police for aid in time of trouble,
pnd when he had been down in the
world. lie had asked for and received
assistance from them.
| The defendants little girl testified
that Harris instead of buying liquor
from her mother had come to the store
In the afternoon and left two packages
tncre, which he called for later and got
while the police were looking on. Her
testimony was so straightforward and
conclusive, and she anticipated the
questions put to her.
Police Officer Dan Renear testified
for the prosecution, identified the liz.
uor captured In the house and that
bought by Harris and taken from him
and, after tasting the beer, stated that
he knew 1t was beer and a spirituous
liquor and intoxicating, as he had been
accustomed to the use and taste of 1t
for about four or five years.
Judge Wilcox, after hearing argu
ment in the case from both sides,
found the defendant guilty and fined
her 500. An appeal was taken ia
the Circuit Court. The police claim
that Mark has been carrying on the
traffic for long time and had been re-
peatedly warned against 1t. This time
Is the first she has been caught in the
act of selling beer, and on that account
her fine was a light one,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-02-19

and the power Of the few should not be
pf the county.
Another beautifully unnecessary ex-
pense is shown in Section 500. whereby
the County of oahu requires dupll-
cate of all Conveyancos. Why not make
Oahu furnish duplicates to all OF the
other counties? Matters pertaining TO
state should be recorded at Honolulu
matters pertaining to the several coun-
ties should he recorded in the several
counties. The archives of the Terri
tory should not be numbered with com
/ ty records. II a man in Honolulu
/ wishes TO know Of a record in some OF
the other counties, let him apply 10
the Auditor of that county for n copy
of the same, and pay for II. What right
has oahu to demand for the convcn-
/ fence of its business men separate
system of records Of no value to the
Territory, and at the same time refuse
n like favor to the other counties?
What right has Oahu TO require the
other counties to pay for an expense
which can be of no value to any but a
few men in Honolulu? What right
have We to saddle this double expense
on the Territory and the counties. IL
this section of the bill drawn with an
Idea of creating room for a raft OF
clerks and officers in this city?
In Section AS. Why should a can
didate for election pay a fee Of s25,
or anything for that matter, in order
to have his name entered as a caudi-
date? Is this done to place barrier
to the poor man or has IL come to Il
condition in Hawaii where we must
gamble publicly on the result, and like
poker, "anty Pat, or leave the house
For the name of the thing / hope this
Territory will not require this gamble
for Office
Mr.. Editor you must excuse me for
taking so much of your valuable
space, and indeed II attempted to lay
before you all of the faults would
have TO find in this bill, | know vou
would be next wanting to sell out to
me. Not having the cash to buy hope
you will at least admit that my kick
at this time makes me eligible 10
kick again If the occasion arrives.
KICKER.