The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-05-05

| Ohio's favorite son In preference to
Senator Foraker. Mr.. Taft's ambition
to become Chief Justice OF the Supreme
| Court OF the United States Is not likely
to be gratified, unless, with advancing
| years, Chief Justice Fuller suddenly
decides that he has had enough OF ac-
tive service. There are. as yet, no
indications of such a decision on the
part of the Chief Justice, notwithstand-
ing the frequent asseverations of the
Republican politicians who would like
to see some good man of their own par
ty displace Democratic Judge.
WAIKIKI RENTALS.
Gen. Alexander Mckenzie. chief of
engineers Of the army. said today that
there had been several people ambi-
tious to occupy the cottages on the
property owned by the government at
Waikiki. which was purchased for pur-
poses of fertilization. The idea SEEM
ed to be. the General said. that those
cottages could be leased for very
small rental. When 1t became plain,
however. that the rental ought to be
as much as SIS month. there was not
| so much anxiety.
FORTS AND BARRACKS.
The government is doing nothing fur
Their with reference to the fertilization
| of the Hawaiian Islands, simply be-
~ause there are no further appropria-
tions and there is nothing further that
the department can we'll do till after
more money is available. The General
added that the plans for the improve
ment Of Honolulu harbor are still In
statu quo, as no report has yet been
received from Lieut.. Slattery.
Lieut.. Col. George Ruhlen, assistant
quartermaster said this afternoon that
the plans and specifications for the
barracks at the Honolulu army post
had not yet been fully completed. He
expected, however. that they would be
complete within few days and ready
to be sent to Hawaii so that bids can
be advertised for.
PATENTS AND PERSONAL.
Two patents have been granted by
the Patent Office here for Max Lorenz,
of Honolulu. One is for macerating
sugar cane and another Is for an in
termediate apron conveyor for sugar
cane mills.
Mr.. Henry C. Vida Of Honolulu, who
was sent from there in an official ca
pacity to bring back from England a
fugitive from justice. arrived here a
| few days ago. He was able to secure
from the State Department, on the day
of his arrival, the necessary extradi-
ton papers and left the same after
noon for New York. He expected to be
| hA
SPANISH SUGAR TRUST.
Consul General b. II. Ridgely, at
Barcelona, SPAIN has forwarded the
following to the Department of Com
merce and Labor regarding the Span
ish Sugar Trust: 1.-THE operations of
the Sociedad General Azucarera de Es-
pana are beginning to attract the at
! tention of the Spanish press. This COM
pany Is referred to. as the sugar trust.
, 1t is announced that the trust has re-
Gently sold for expectation 5000 tons
of sugar at the price of SO pesetas ST.
54) per 100 Kilograms (220.40 pounds)
f. o. b. Spain, this being less than the
cost of production, II the Government
tax of 25 pesetas ($3.62) per 100 kilo-
grams is included. The claim is there
fore made that the tax In question
was rebated, and as a consequence the
press has attacked the trust and Is de-
manding an investigation. The whole
sale price of sugar In Spain, with the
! Government tax added, Is from 112 to
115 pesetas (s16.24 to s16.6s) per 100
Kilograms. I have been unable to as
certain to what countries the sugar in
| To-. - ~ tnI lN,,N d.
clear. according to all reports, that the
trust is trying to dispose of its surplus
stock abroad.
HAITIEN COFFEE.
United States Minister w. Il. Powell,
has written the following regarding the
coffee crop of Haiti, from Port Au
Prince:
1.-THE coffee crop of Haiti will be on
ly about SO per cent Of last years crop
Coffee is the leading product Of the
Republic, and 1t Is largely through the
revenue derived from 1t that the gov
eminent meets its current.expenses and
pays its foreign obligations.
From some sections where a large
crop was expected and has, up to this
year. never failed, reports have been
received that the crop has been gather
ed and that there is little more to come
in. Leading exporters of coffee inform
me that they hope to receive some cof-
fee yet from the south, but that the
quantity will be very small. The rea-
son given for the failure of the croI
f. the excessive rains In the early part
of the season, which prevented 1t from
maturing. Aside from the loss to the
Government, great distress will prevail
in the country districts, where the
main reliance of the people is upon q
full, or at least an average, crop.
Commerce win feel the failure OF
this crop as much as the country OF
peasant class, as 1t is the expectation
of coffee that makes possible the i'm
portation of goods. In the last few
months importations have been ex
tremely small. In connection with thii
fact and the high rate of exchange, blu
little importing is being done"
ERNEST G. WALKER.