The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-04

Mr.. Mcclellan in Washington to Help Prepare
Kuhio's Defence---Leper Sanitarium Held
Up..-south Sea Curio imports Decision.

ton of official business during the heat
ed term. Agent Roberts, at San Fran
cisco, is expected to have the new
drawings for the gangway here within
two or three days.
Mr.. Mcclellan came here this week
with his family and all are comfort
ABLY established at the Cumberland, an
apartment hotel on Fourteenth street,
lust off Thomas Circle. AS is well un-
derstood in Honolulu, he is here to look
latter the preparations for the defense
in the contest against the Delegate and
will be in consultation with Gen. w. w.
Dudley, the Delegates attorney, in
making up the brief. It is expected
in the course of a few days and placed
on file with the clerk of the House.
THE LEPER SANITARIUM.
DR.. Walter Wyman, sugeon general
of the Marine Hospital Service, stated
this afternoon that there had been
absolutely no developments Of late in
the matter of the 1eper sanitarium. Il
have been overwhelmed with business
in connection with the yellow fever
situation in the South" said he. THAT
has precluded my taking any further
steps with the sanitarium. THE doc
tor has also had some extra business
on his hands in the misapplication of
about $4,000 of government funds by
a clerk in his office. He said that he
received a few days ago a bunch of
newspaper clippings from Gov. Carter.
pertaining to Hawaiian affairs and that
was all the Hawaiian news he had
had of late.
Not a wheel is turning in the In
terror Department with reference to
territorial matters. The copies of the
Advertiser repose on the desk of Chief
Clerk Acker of the Patents and Mis-
cellaneous division, but the big bundles
of papers on his desk have nothing per-
tanning to Hawaiian questions. AS
matter of fact very few Hawaiian
before the Departments.
CURIO IMPORTS
The Treasury Department has been
officially advised of the decision some
time in August by the United States
District Court for the Territory of Ha-
wall in the case of the Government,
against the South Seas Curio Company.
Regarding that adverse decision for
the Government Assistant Secretary
James B. Reynolds has written the fol-
lowing to the collector of customs at
Honolulu:
1.-The merchandise in suit consists of
cut or pierced Tasmanian shells, per-
manently strung on cotton thread
feet in length, knotted at the ends,
thus forming a circlet, but not fitted
with clasp, snap, or other metal de-
vice incident and usual to necklaces
Duties We're assessed thereon as jewell
ry at the rate of so per cent ad valo-
rem under paragraph 434 of the act
of July "a, 1897 The importers pro-
tested claiming the merchandise not
to be jewelry, but properly dutiable at
the rate of So per cent ad valorem UNI
der paragraph $50 as manufacturers of
shell not specially provided for, which
claim was sustained by the Board OF
United States General Appraisers and
has now been affirmed by the United
States district court for the Territory
of Hawaii in this case, the court find
ing that there was no evidence tending
to show that the strung shells were
commercially known as jewelry.
The Attorney General advises the
Department that no further proceed
ings will be directed in this case. You
are therefore hereby authorized to
forward the usual certified statement
for refund of the duties exacted in
excess in settlement thereof"