18 Jan 1901
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Newspaper
Hawaiian Gazette
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1901
Page
1
A fragmented note records financial details involving TRAN WORKS CO and Wilder's Steamship Company. It mentions describing losses or payments tied to Island passage and passenger handling, but the text is incomplete and lacks clear dates or figures.
Brattle Washington January 6 United States Coast and Geodetic Survey catalogs season data from Behring Bay and Alaska coast with first charts due in six weeks. Captain John Pratt notes some details withheld for time, plans distribution to transport firms and masters via drop prints for quicker access next spring. Nome and St Michael fleets will obtain coast data, correcting past chart errors and aiding navigation. In San Francisco January 6 tugboats fitecum and Millen Griffith labor to move battleship Wisconsin after wind shear shifted it from Upton Iron Works area, sliding two miles with sea bottom mud halting progress.
Honolulu reports that Commissioner of Public Lands Hermann will draft a new land law plan for Hawaii Territory at Delegate Wilcox’s request. The aim is to aid reconstruction by favoring small owners, accelerate settlement of large tracts, and align land administration with a public-domain style while allowing local adjustments.
Washington dispatch reports Delegate Wilcox views Hawaii self government as a political test. Legislature may follow a conservative route under party leaders with Governor Dole appointees largely approved. Independents gesture toward charter action but expect no radical changes this session as Kalakaua era conservatives dominate.
Washington reports quote Minister Wu Tingfang defending Chinese citizens formerly under Hawaii rule. He notes they have become citizens elsewhere and lacks standing at the State Department to plead for them. Congress debates whether citizenship can be taken away or forfeited, with Treasury rulings contested by lawmakers.
Reports from Honolulu and San Francisco detail ministerial concerns over exclusion laws. Chinese citizens face certificates issues for return trips, while cases of alleged discrimination and language barriers affect students and merchants. The Chinese Minister Wu presses for faster action as lawmakers weigh re enactment of exclusion laws amid ongoing settlement of Chinese affairs.
William Haywood former Consul General and IRS official for Hawaii arrives in Washington to represent Hawaiian commercial bodies. He plans to practice law, safeguard business interests, and assist Treasury officials on navigation and customs matters while denying any political aims. He resides with Judge Jere M. Wilson and met President and department officials.
Senator Per king today introduced a measure to extend bonding rights in the Hawaiian Islands. The proposal would empower Ho nolulu and another port to act like immediate transportation ports, allowing goods imported from abroad to defer duties until arrival at their final destination. The plan could pass and reshape how duties are collected for shipments routed through U S ports.
Curious crowds gathered at Kaumakapili Church ruins as Tahtian Papa Ita prepares to walk over white hot lava stones on Saturday night. A 65 year old vowded by years of training, he claims no white man can endure the flames and asserts the ritual will prove his power. Evidence from Mauritius recounts a similar spectacle with a vase bearer and four mud-smeared assistants, all part of an annual Hindoo fire rite.
New York dispatch from Washington reports clouded China talks as Minister Conger seeks prompt acceptance of preliminary demands from the powers. Indemnity remains the central issue, with Europe watching Russo China Manchuria deals. The State Department inquires on speedy disposal methods while the Hague court arbitration is favored for final settlement.
A Hague dispatch reports no postponement of the royal marriage. Queen will wear mourning three weeks and Queen Dowager four weeks so mourning ends before the wedding scheduled for February 7. Festivities will follow.
A vessel arrived at Repirter Bantsateland with a cargo of B tone of cypeum from San Marcos Isard. It was leaking and had to be bailed constantly. On November Sith the achosner entered the port and took a double crew to man the mumps, which required continuous operation. The bakeys measured eight inches an hour during the trip.
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