The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-05
WILDER MAY
Be CHOICE
Democrats Nay Want
Him for the
Delegate.

A. A. Wilder, the we'll known attorney,
is the man whom the island Democrats
may select as their nominee for Delegate
to Congress. He is said to have the
lead in the race for the nomination, al
though Mr.. Wilder has never made any
effort to have his name considered.
Other men mentioned are 5. M. Da-
mon and w. A. Kinney, but it is said by
those who are on the inside of Democrat
c conferences that the young attorney
has the best chance.
Arthur Wilder is member of the
law hrm of Robertson & Wilder and
has been prominent member of the bar
of Honolulu for number of years. His
partner, Mr.. Robertson, is a Republican
and the Republican National Committee
man for Hawaii 1t is possible that Mr..
Robertson may be called upon to man
age the campaign in Hawaii this year.
With Mr.. Wilder in the field as Demo-
cratic nominee for delegate to Congress,
and Mr.. Robertson managing the Re-
publican campaign, the firm will be well
represented in politics.
OeO.O.O>O>O~O>O.O.O~O>O~Os
ties. The matter will probably be the
subject of some future negotiations but
there Is apparently no intention or
pressing these negotiations. Capt.
Hamlet's report and confidential docu-
ments will remain in the files OF the
State Department for the present.
THE NEW BARRACKS
There is little new from the Wash
ington end about government struc-
lures to be erected in Honolulu or
near by. Assistant Quartermaster
General George C. Ruhlen, who has i'm
medite supervision over the construc-
ton of army barracks, said today:
Capt. Humphrey was detailed to Ho-
nolulu with instructions to survey the
ground for a site for the new army
barracks there and also to ascertain
what sort of material is best adapted
to the climate. We have mot yet re-
ceived his map. l suppose the bar
racks will, without doubt, be of wood.
That is the most available material.
Naturally, the construction of barracks,
now contemplated for northern cli-
mates, where we can work only por-
ton of the year, will be given atten-
ton by this Office, in advance of the
plans for the Honolulu barracks. In
Hawaii building operations can be pros
ecuted all the year round. 1 should
think it would be two or three months
before the work at Honolulu could be
actively begun"
THE IMMIGRANT STATION.
Mr.. Charles Z. Kemper, chief execu-
tive officer of the Supervising Archi-
tects Office of the Treasury Depart
ment, was asked today what progress
was being made with the immigrant
station at Honolulu. The bids We're
70 he opened in Honolulu July To-"
said he. I'VE have heard nothing from
thcrc lately but / expect tn bids will
lie forwarded to us by the first mail,
after they We're opened Accordingly
the bids should reach us shortly after
August /. We shall give all necessary
to hasten the work of con-
struction as much as can be reasonably
done, if any of the bids prove salts
factory to the Department"
HAWAIIAN COINS.
The Treasury Department officials
say that a good many of the Hawaiian
silver coins are still outstanding. Ex-
aminer Robert Il. Preston, of the divi-
sion of the mint, stated today that the
total amount of the old silver coins,
presented for redemption up to July /
of this year, was s919,192.75. OF this
sun: 1874, 1878 has come in since jan
uary l last the date fixed by law as
the limit for receiving the coins. One
of $4,000 was received
March 30 last.
'The government continues to re-
ceive the coins and to give legal tender
money in exchange for them" said Mr..
Preston today, although the date for
so doing has expired. / suppose that
plan will be continued. 1t VIII be seen
that there is about $4,000 of the silver
still outstanding. No one can tell how
long it will take to get this sum back.
can it be told how much of 1t
has been melted down and used for va
rious purposes"
Mr. Preston was asked how much the
federal government had profited by the
of the Hawaiian coins for
standard coins of the United States
government. He replied that the
seignorage was approximately 100000. |
This sum. gained from the Hawaiian
dollars, which yielded about seven per
cent more silver than necessary for the |
American subsidiary coins, would con-
siderably exceed the cost of melting !
he silver down and striking the new
'oins at the mint. No separate account
however is kept of the cost of the !
work at the mint.
The Secretary of State has advised |
he Department of Commerce officially |
IF decree by the Republic of Pan
ana that a duty of eight pesos per
luintal (s3.22 per 22O pounds) viii be |
imposed on all coffee imported for con-
in that republic. The decree
vas dated May and goes into effect !
ninety days after II VAS promulgated. |
ERNEST q. WALKER.
EVERY COMMUNITY has been |
benefited by the Introduction Of Cham