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The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-05-12
MARKET CONDITIONS.

mail advices to Alexander Baldwin under
ow some light the fluctuations in quotations
BILE here merely as naked quotations. Smith G.
Ice in their position continues among holders,
eported in our last there has been little sugar
3-16 cents cost and freight for Cubas, the
uty paid New York. There was, however, one
n port, which was left out of the buying early
g of 5000 bags, finally sold yesterday at 4.42c,
IN Sugar Refining Company, and reduced the
That sellers did not do better than this caused
eet, as the American Sugar Refining Company
prompt shipment on the basis of 44S5c. Nat
ous to get the spot quotation down. if possible,
rs is fixed by it. Following this purchase the
,any also bought $4,000 bags Cubas, steamer
uba centrifugals for May clearance, at 3125c,
duty paid, basis 90. They continue as buyers
withdrawn, and are asking Lice higher. and
title sugar offering The world IS markets now
ces can hardly be expected to be so rapid as
are well known, and crop close to 100000
news of stimulating character can hardly be
erefore the future of the market depends on
position favors higher level of values as the
more gradual
Messrs. last year, and it must be borne in
re are mind that LIGHTS advices are to the
+ cable effect that there will be a slight de-
ere are crease, estimated at about one and a
g well half per cent Some mail advices that
here is we have state the sowings in Russia
ba, as will be twenty per cent. less than last
said. year and that the average for all Eu-
ideas, rope will be three per cent. less which
made on an average yield would mean an
e New outturn of something like 100000 tons
ue to less than the present crop. 1t is to be
Gather noted that the August quotation is
, have very close to that of May, and it is
crop said that the larger operators have
ed up been transferring their May options
locah- to August AS soon the advices of
even decrease in the paintings are con-
ton OF frmed it is expected that the October
is car and December quotations will ap-
Is the proach more closely that Of August"
ogress GRADUATED SUGAR.
The same authority under date of
:. April q has this to say regarding /
the graduated: "Al1 New York refiners
work are insisting overdue contracts be-
It that ing cleaned up Immediately and there
last is every evidence that for the balance
mt on of the present year at least ell refn-
there ers will be more strict in forcing de- !
at the livery of sugar within the time speci-
over fed on the contract"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-05-12
OCEAN ARRIVALS.

The ocean arrivals of the week have
been: The transport Thomas from
Manila, the S. s. Mariana from Van
couver, the z. P. Rithet from San
Francisco, the S. c. Allen from Grays
Harbor, the British bark Hollywood
from Nitrate ports, the Alameda and
the Nebraskan from San Francisco,
the Alaskan from Seattle, and the ST.
IBERIA from the Orient.
The transactions of the Stock Ex-
change have shown a continually in
creaing aggregate From day to day
they have been as follws.
Monday: McBryde, AIS.
7O5 Olaa, 425; 10 McBryde, 4.75; $1,000
Cal. Ref. Is, 100; Is Pioneer, 135; 20
Oahu Sug Co., 2s.25; Hon. r. T. &
L. Com, so.
Tuesday: Waialua, IS; % Eva,
2S.125; % Honokaa, 1925; 20 Oahu Sug
Co., 2s25: 20 Waialua, 81; $50 olaa, AIS.
Wednesday: 20 Waialua, 81; Eva,
2S125.
80 McBryde, Ats; Waialua, ST.
Thursday: SO Hon. B. & NJ. Co, 21-50.
so Olaa, 4.5O; 200 Haw. C. & s., 80;
so Waialua, 81; Eva, 2S125; So Hon.
B. & NJ, 21.5O; So oahu sug. Co.. $3.50;
$50 Pineapple Co., 1925; $1,000 Waialua
5s, "a: go Haw Sug. Co., a.
Friday: 5 Eva, 2S.125. d
81 Waialua, 81.
Saturday: 20 Haw. C. & S. Co, 90;
Is Waialua, 81; Waialua. 81; 16 IL.
S. N. Co.. 1850; % Oahu Sugar Co..
$3.50; 25 oahu Sugar Co.. $3.50; 10 Wal
alua, 81 20 Waialua, 81; 20 Waialua,
81; 40 Waialua, 81; 4s Waialua; 81;
Waialua, 81; 40 Eva. 2S.12 IL; 100 Eva,
1925; 40 Eva. 2S.25; so Olaa, 5; so Olaa.
4S7 IL; 20 Olaa, 4S7 IL; Olaa, 4.s7 IL.
DIVIDENDS.
May 5, 1908: Haw. c. & s. Co., CSC
share; Onomea, 1 IL per cent; Homo
mu, 1-2 per cent
May Is, 1908: Waialua. IL of per
cent a month
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-05-12

Smith & Schipper, in their mail a
date of New York, April "a, throw som,
which have been reported by cable here
Sclipper say: "'Great confidence in t
and since the sales which we reported
offering at under the basis of 3-16
equivalent of, say, 4.55 cents duty paid
lot of Porto Rico centrifugals, in port,
in the week, and this, consisting of sO(
less ighterage, to the American Suga
spot quotation to this figure. That sell
considerable surprise on the street. as
were ready buyers of sugar for prompt
urally, however, they were anxious to G
as the value of Hawaiian sugars is fix
American Sugar Refining Company ais
now loading, and 10000 bags Cuba cen
cost and freight, equal to 4.4Sc duty pa
on this basis, but sellers have withdra
even at that advance there is little sue
being on the same basis, advances can
heretofore. Conditions in Cuba are we
tons is assured, so that further news of
expected from this source. Therefore
Europe. Certainly the general position
season progresses with the rise more g
''Today's cable received by Messrs.
Willett & Gray shows that there are
forty-one centrals grinding. Our cable
is to the effect that of these there are
only twenty to twenty-five doing well
and the balance doing little. There is
little news of interest from Cuba, as
there is nothing more to be said.
Planters are very firm in their ideas,
and sales in the island are being made
at from 1-32c. to 1-16c. above the New
York parity. Complaints continue to
be heard on account of the weather
being so dry that it is bound to have
an Injurious effect on the next crop.
Many wells and brooks have dried up,
in consequence of which some locali-
ties are suffering from the lack even
of drinking water. The preparation of
the soil for sugar cane planting is car
ried on with great difficulty, as the
ground is very hard and no progress
can be made until heavy rains occur.
CONDITIONS IN EUROPE.
LIGHT wires us today that the
weather is unfavorable for field work,
and mail advices are to the effect that
the crop is two weeks behind last
year. Outside of the inducement on
account of present high values there
seems little reason to believe that the
sowings will show any increase over
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-05-12
DIVIDENDS.

May 5, 1908: Haw. C. & s. Co., CSC
share; Onomea, 1-2 per cent; Homo
mu, 1-2 per cent.
May 15, 1908: waialua. IL of 1 per
cent. a month.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-05-12

1t is stated that about 100000 was
spent here by the Brazilian and
Chilean training ships, their men and
officers during the stay of these YES
sells in port.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-07-23
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY NOTICE.

Brownsville, Texas, July 14th
19OS.-Notice is hereby given that OF
Saturday, July 18th, 1908, there will
be held Republican Precinct Primary
conventions in the various election
precincts of Cameron county, at the
following places and under the pre-
siding officers, as follows:
Election Precinct No. 1, Point Isa-
bel, Arthur Lightbourn, presiding
officer.
Election Precinct No ., Chicago
Gardens, Henry Keller, presiding Of
! fcer.
Election Precinct No. 3, Nogales
Ranch, Charles Starck, presiding Of
fcer.
Election Precinct No. 4, 4th ward,
City of Brownsville. Emile Wise, pre-
siding officer.
Election Precinct No. 5, 8rd ward,
City Of Brownsville, Henry Maltby,
presiding oIncer.
Election Precinct No. 6, End ward,
City of Brownsville, Jose Ayala, Jr.,
presiding officer.
Election Precinct No. Z, LIST ward,
City of Brownsville, Geo. ]. Head,
presiding officer.
Election Precinct No. 8, Ell Carmen
Ranch, F. Rock, presiding officer.
Election Precinct No. 9, San Jose
Ranch, Emiliano Cortez, presiding of
fcer.
Election Precinct No. 10, Ell Encan-
ada Ranch, ]. E. Keller, presiding of
ficer
Election Precinct No. II, Santa Ma
ria, R. J. Tucker, presiding officer.
Election Precinct No. IL, Harlin-
gen, James Lockhart, Jr., presiding
officer.
Election Precinct No. IS, Sebastian,
w. H. Rowel, presiding officer.
Election Precinct No. 16, San Gre
gorio Ranch, Claudio Leal, presiding
officer.
- Election Precinct No. "A, Arroyo,
C. Balduf, presiding officer.
The purposes of these conventions
being to elect a chairman of the Re
publican Executive Committee of
Cameron county and to nominate
candidates for all precinct and coun-
ty offices, etc, and to name delegates
to the county convention to be held
at Brownsville, Texas, on the 1st day
of August, 1908, for the purpose OF
of Augest, 1908, for the purpose of
naming delegates to the state and
other conventions. and to transact all
other business that may properly
come before it. Notice of the hold
ing of said county convention being
now hereby given.
Presiding officers are further noti-
fed that only duly qualified republic
ans, voters of this county shall be al
lowed to participate in these conven-
tons
L. K. Morris,
Chairman Republican Executive
Committee of Cameron County.
Texas.
VIM. A. Neale, Secretary. 7-14-IN
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-07-23

Aaron Turk, the well known mer
chant, returned last night from &
business trip to San Antonio.
C. f. Brooks. formerly agent al
Bay City TO rthe Brownsville road
spent the past week here, leaving to-
day for Houston, where he will prob
ably locate, if he does not take hi:
former place at Bay City again.
{ Mrs. Mary Beall and son of Lagar.
ia, Texas, accompanied by her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Bearfeld, and the latter's
daughter, of Alvord, Texas, arrived
Sunday night to visit Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. Crum, of this city, Mrs. Beall
being Mrs Crum's mother.
w. B. Goode, the well known S. L.
B. & NJ conductor, left todaykfor his
home on Lookout Mountain, neal
Chattanooga, to spend a short vaca-
ton. Mr.. Goode has not been well
lately, and his many friends here
hope that he may improve in health
in the Tennessee mountain climate
Mrs. R. B. Creager and cousin,
Miss Rentfro, came up this morning
with Mr.. Creager from the Point, and
spent the day doing some shopping in
town. They will return to the Point
this evening with Mr. Creager, who is
a daily passenger between his office
in town and his summer home at the
, Point
Charles Lang of Laredo, who has
been here several days, investigating
the sugar industry, will leave tomor-
row for home. Mr. Lang is an en-
ploye of the National road at Laredo,
but is thinking of making some in
vestments in the Sugar Bowl" and
says perhaps some of his friends at
Laredo may do likewise.
Misses Edith and Nell McGary of
Houston arrived last night and will
spend some time visiting their sister,
Mrs. Juan G. Fernandez of this city.
Mrs. Fernandez expects to leave in a
day or so with the Misses McGary and
several other guests for Tarpon
Beach. where she will give house
party at the club house.
John A. and Victor Swanson of the
La Gloria neighborhood, who have
been operating their truck farm very
successfully the past season, came to
town last evening and will leave to-
morrow for a six weeks visit to their
old home at Shickley, Neb. They will
push the interests of the irrigated
lands in the valley while away.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-07-23
FOR Sale.

Tulosa Ranch, Is miles below
Brownsville, 1 IL miles river front.
Contains over 1000 acres about one
third of which is suitable for irriga-
ton. SIS per acre. John W. Hoyt,
agent. 7-1O-tf
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-07-23
PERSONALS.

Joe Champion left this morning for
Santa Maria, after short stay in
town.
]. B. Cheeseborough left today for
Laredo. after spending several days
here
w. ]. Warren, who is helping to
develop San Benito, was visitor in
the city yesterday.
E. R. Frederick arrived in the city
yesterday evening from Mexico City
and is transacting business in the city
today.
R. H. Kern arrived in the city yes
terday afternoon from Santa Maria
and was transacting bushes here to-
day.
Fred Peterson, one of the enter
prising truck colony on the La Gloria
canal, was transacting business in
town today.
Cashier Juan G. Fernandez of the
Merchants National Bank returned
last night from short business trip
to San Antonio.
Sam Robertson took few minutes
off from his busy life at Sam" Be-
nito yesterday and came down to at
tend to some business in town.
S. A. Paxson. who has been en-
gagged at San Benito for several
weeks. doing some literary work for
the company, was a visitor in town
last evening for a short time.
DR.. ]. B. Roberts of Woodville
Texas. who is interested in land near
Donna, being one of the original own
ers fthe LaBlanca enterprise, ar
rived last night from Donna, where
he has recently been visiting his
friend, T. J. Hooks.
Mrs. ]. B. Wells and little son,
Master Robert, went to the Point last
evening, where they will spend the
remainder of the summer, having
recently returned from a lengthy Wis
it to Corpus Christi Miss Wells and
brother, J. K. Wells preceded their
mother to the Point about a week
ago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20
COMMUNICATIONS.
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20
This Weeks News Forecast

Washington, D. c., April 20.--The
present week holds the promise of
many live news events. the progress
Of the presidential campaign and the
entertainment of the battleship fleet
on the Pacific coast occupying first
place.
The American battleship fleet, ar
irving at San Pedro CLOS Angeles) to-
day, will remain in the vicinity of
the southern California metropolis dur
ing the whole Of the coming week. A
program of splendid entertainment has
been provided for officers and men, the
chief feature of which will be a mag
nif1cent banquet Monday night at the
Alexandria hotel.
Events of political interest during
the week Will be the republican state
convention in New Hampshire to elect
delegates to Chicago, the democratic
state conventions in Illinois and New
Jersey to elect delegates to the Dem
ven conventions, and republican county
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20
Up AND DOWN IN INDIANA

Herschell, aged nine, and Shirley
aged IL. the only children of William
Sturgeon, were drowned at Lawrence
burg yesterday while they were riding
in small boat. which upset, in about
eight feet of water.
Charles Stone, accused by the In
dianapolis board of health of watering
milk. had his case venued from court
to court until it was finally tried be-
fore farmer jury at New Augusta
The evidence was conclusive that the
milk was watered, but the jury acquit-
ted Stone.
DR.. H. H. Kamman of Bartholomew
county finds that for the first quarter
of the new leap year, there have been
fewer marriages than is correspond
ing period during the preceding year
The Purdue girls will edit the edi-
ton of the Purdue Exponent, Sunday,
April 10. The whole office will be
turned over to the fair co-eds and the
male students will view the proceed
ings from afar and comment on the
result.
Worley Osborn, who killed his sweet
heart, Fairy McClain. after having a
quarrel with her and who was only
captured after a long search and after
he had returned to the scene of his
crime in Kokomo before starting out
west, has confessed
The late Representative Brick was
honored by having the appropriation
made for $4,000 government build
Ing at Goshen. The subcommittee
which had the matter of Indiana build
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20
Daily Round

The Rensselaer, checker players
should remember that winter is over
and that it isn't considered nice to have
cold feet in this county. The pitifuI
tragedy revealed in the Oslerinn after
math should remind several Hammond
married men who are indulging in
escapades with other women that the
wages of sin are suffering, and then
some. Well, as far as your yyife's hat
is concerned, did she make good with
fts Eats of to Gary again. Think of
1T, "A 100000 school building. Ham
mond hasn't enough wise old owls now,
1T seems, for a lodge of Owls is to be
started directly. Buy a ticket for the
charity concert on Wednesday night
even If you can't go, for that 30 cents
will be spent judici0usry by competent
persons to put food in the hungry
stomach of some needy woman or child
And viii there anything make you
think any better of yourself.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20
PATENTS FOR INDIANA INVENTORS.

Washington, April 15-Patents have
been issued to Indianians as follows:
E. Biley Leitersford, sewing chair; c.
H. Bond, Richmond, feeder governor;
n. Booth, Alexandria, insulating COM
pound; W. c. Brown, Terre Haute. COM
bined lock and latch; S. T. Chas, Bloom
iEgton, harvester reel; c. c. Cohee. In
dianapolis, gate; ]. H. Frey, Vincennes.
lawn mower; G. Giesler and T. ]. Alex
ander, Madison, nail-making machine;
l. o. Gray, Logansport, cleaner for
steam boilers; L. G. Hermann, Eyanss
vile, fire starter; e. A. A. Keasev.
Ligonier, invalid bed; J. R. King. Pet
ersburg, concrete block; E. lehman.
Hammond crate; G. L. Libby, Indian
apolis, saving machine; c. L. Nichols
and r. Hogan, Franklin, circle draf
ing instrument; j. Y. Orebaugh and q
". Connect, Madison, gasoline turbine
motor; j. T. Owens, Bedford. stone
saving machine; R. E. Poindexter. In
dianapolis, sod trimmer; H. E. Shrock.
'kokomo, nut lock.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20
THE CREAM OF THE
Morning News

General Stewart L. Woodford will ar
rive in Chicago with the Hughes boom
today and Will address Hamilton club.
Chicago Health department will en-
ploy publicity against purveyors of in
ferior milk as adjunct to license revo-
cation club.
Herman Billik, doomed to hang Fri
day, has high hopes of securing par
don from Governor Deneen.
Attorney Farrell of the Civil Service
Protective association tells how city
wark is split up" and certain con-
tractors get jobs costing less than
$500.
Hotels prepare to accommodate 10O,-
600 extra visitors during the republi-
can national convention in June.
Rev. w. A Bartlett declares in ser
mon on The Christ Life in Chicago"
that this city is solving the worlds
problems.
Bonuses to employees of the United
States Steel Corporation are stopped as
result of the agitation of the common
shareholders. who ask that the earn
ings be devoted to dividends.
Investigation of alleged corruption in
the city council at Rockford, ILL.,, prob
ably will be ordered at tonight-s meet
ing of that body.
Citizens Industrial Association of
America, in petition to cangress, assails
the American Federation of Labod and
objects to proposed Sherman act amend
ment and anti-injunction law.
Utopian plan for a belt a mile wide
across the country from ocean to ocean,
for automobile drives. electric car
tracks and roller skating, for park
areas. village sites. factory and farm
zones, as provided in the Cochran bill,
explained by Sumner.
Million Catholics will participate in
New York celebration of a hundred
years of church activity.
Italy's fleet of eleven war ships
manned by 5000 men, sails today to
coerce Turkey into permitting Ital-
ian port officers within it's territory.
Winter wheat condition and spring
wheat seeding outlook unusually ia
exports from competing countries
Corn and oats going into the ground
early and under remarkably fine con-
ditions. Acreage larger.
Price changes in the Wall street mar
ket during the week were unimport-
ant and the trading was meager
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20

primaries in Kentucky which are ex-
pected to show whether that state
favors Taft or Fairbanks for the presi-
dency. A state election will be held
in Louisiana Tuesday to confirm the
choice of the recent democratic pri-
mary for governor and other state Of
ficers.
Reports are in circulation that the
Corey administration will be attacked
at the annual meeting of the United
States Steel corporation at Jersey City
on Monday.
Oother events of public interest will
be the centennial celebration of the
Roman Catholic diocese of Philadel-
phia, the annual session Of the Con-
ference for Education in the South. at
Memphis. the meeting of the National
Society, d. A. r.. in Washington. d. C..
and the Laymen's conference of the
Southern Methodist church at Chatta-
nooga, at which Ambassador Bryce and
W. ]. Bryan are among the scheduled
speakers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20
NATIONAL CONGRESS
OF THE D. A. R.

Washington, D. c., April 2O.-The
seventeenth continental congress of
the national society, Daughters of the
American Revolution, convened in this
city today. with an attendance of more
than 1000 delegates and visitors from
all parts Of the Union. The congress
will be In session throughout this
week and already bids fair to be one
of the most successful gatherings in
the history of the famous organization.
Although the election of president
general does not take place until next
year, there is already much interest in
the prospects of Mrs. Donald Mclean
the incumbent, obtaining a third term,
and politics will consequently have an
important part in the present gather
ing. The business sessions of the con-
gress will be interspersed during the
week with many attractive features of
social entertainment.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-20
LABOR NEWS

West Virginia unionists have been
hghting to secure the passage in the
legislature of "a bill making the en-
ployer liable for the unlawful acts of
guards. detectives" etc. The claim is
made that the hired detectives are
largely responsible for the deplora bla
conditions that exist in and around the
minds.
Women clerks in Pittsbure denar+-
ment stores. who were warned that
they would not be permitted in future
to wear high pompadours while at
work. have won their fight against
the managers of the stores. and in the
future they will wear their hair anv-
way they like.
Some idea of what it costs to provide
tor the unemployed against want NAV
De gained by reference to the amounts
expended by Typographical Union No.
D. OF New York during the years 1906
ana 1907. In the former year the bene-
Mt board dispensed s53.651.75, in the
latter year the total was s34,S4o.27.
The new Federal law, limiting the
hours of railroad telegraphers to nine
hours day, was the cause, indirectly.
of putting several hundred trainmen
VINO had been carried as extras to work
besides about 5000 additional operators
on the various roads of the country.
The extra expenditure by the roads
probably will reach about $4,000. 900
annually.
recent conference between Pres
ident Gompers of the American Fedora
ton of Labor and representatives of
the international Stage EMPLOYEES
union and the Brotherhood of Electrical
workers applicably settled the conten
lions heretofore arising over the iuris
diction over stage employees operating
electric contrivances, such as moving
picture shows
The first time in history that the
British public ever asked Parliament
for laws to protect women and children
was in the year 1900 after an epidemic
OF fever among the underground work
ers, The protection which Parliament
accorded was to restrict the hours of
labor for children to twelve, and to set
the age at years when the child might
be employed. This action was the real
beginning of organized protest on the
part of the English unions against es-
tablished customs.