The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-19
Getting More Silver Than Was Paid
for Through Hawaiian
Recoinage.
Washington Gossip---A Mule Story-The Gov
ernor's Report Concerning
Small Farmers Expected.
tnA1I SPECIAL TO THE ADvERr1srR)

WASHINGTON D. c., Sept. 6-secretary of the Interior
Hitchcock has requested of Governor Dole his annual report the
administration of affairs the Territory of Hawaii This the usual
formal request made by the Secretary of all officials whose reports
the thereof embodied his report o
Congress There still considerable time before the of
Governor Dole report here will be and it realized the
Department that the Governor probably has the document already
well under way.
Secretary Hchcocks this year with reference
Hawaii will probably be of unusual interest for what he
may changes proposed by the Mitchell that
islands It believed here that the Secretary
likely mention of those recommendations in important
way something the subject in Governor
Doe report the Department alto
4gehe enthusiastic about those recommendations the MAN, certain
about the recommendation changes system
looked for in the about the OF small
is quite probable that Secretary of Agriculture may
something his annual report about foresaon the
recommendations to Chief Pnco The annual reports of Cabinet
fcers required till the regular session begins which will
be early December stated here that Mr. Hall expected back
in Washington by November.
TERRITORIAL FINANCES
Interior Department has received from Governor Dole
about financial affairs of the Territory requested in
with the of bonds voted by the last legislature The
statement has not yet been considered at the Department and un
whether viii be before President Roosevelt returns Wash
September 1t is thought unlikely that the statement
will be forwarded the President Oyster Bay he prefers to
have all business that not exceedingly urgent retained for his con
eaon after he has reached the White House As far can be
learned M is doubt that the President will approve tie bond
Deputy Consul General Alexander Baiste Port Prince
has transmitted the Department OF the translation OF
recently promulgated Hay fixing the duty coffee
S196 United lie notes also
that the law be operative September 80 when coffee
pcknes again the regular coffee duty
of So $2.S95) per 100 pounds.
HONOLULU MULE.
local paper days ago published the following article
relative to the destruction of a mule in Honolulu:
army mule
E.
troubled
capital of United States several
Captain Williamson U s.
outfit stationed Ho
Coer to assist the
military
whether
should the $3.50
problem Shaw Co
killed while
certifying the bill replacing the
value
Comptroller Tracewe he in
do appropriation quarantine service
service
typewriter Treasury De-
the and momenou
the War De
HAWAIIAN RECOINAGE.
stated today that the reconage of
Hawaiian progressing satisfactorily the Treasury De
partmen II have the figures at hand said he "bnt
portion of the old Hawaiian silver has been
collected certificates the of the United
States Treasurer should say speaking roughly that fully wothrds
already been turned the mint officials San Fran
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