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The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-07-05
The FOURTH or July.

American Independence Day was
celebrated in this city in a very APP
propriate manner. The day was OBJ
served pretty much as general hol-
iday, consular flags were flying, the
ships in the harbor all displayed
bunting, and great many of the
stores in town, as well as private
residences, were gaily decorated
with the stars and stripes. The
Hotel was beautifully decorated in
the front and presented very hand
some appearance. In the yard was
q miniature Bunker Hill monument,
and at each entrance an arch drapcd
with flags and festooned with ever
greens. A large platform had been
erected in front of the Hotel, from
which the exercises took place. A
few minutes after 10 O. clock His Elk.
r. M. Daggett, and those who took
part in the exercises, mounted the
platform, and the following pro-
gramme was successfully carried
out:
Invocation. .......... Rev. Geo. Wallace
Introductory Remarks Minister Daggett
Music .......... Royal Hawaiian Band
Poem. Daniel O'Connell
Music-America a............... Chorus
Reading the Declaration of Independent
w. *. AuStln
Music-Red, White & Blue.J. Il. White
Address S.................... Jay Green
Music-Star Spangled Banner. Chorus
Music-Patriotic Airs. ...R. Haw. Band
Benediction. ......... Rev. A. o. Forbes
His Majesty the King, II. R. H.
Princess Likelike, His Ex. Governor
Dominis, His Majesty's Ministers
and large number of our best
residents attended the exercises.
The music by the Band was particu-
larly fine, and the greatest credit
must be given to our Bandmaster
Mr.. Berger.
During the morning a large num-
ber of people left on the steamers
to attend the Picnic at Pearl River,
under the auspices of Algaroba
Lodge.
| At | O'Clock baseball match
took place at the Makiki grounds
between the Honolulus and Oceanics.
After one of the finest games ever
played in these islands, the scored
stood as follows: Oceanics 3, Ho-
nolulus 2. At O'Clock four cared
boat race took place in the harbor
between the Pualii, r. Parker, and a
crew from the Myrtle Boat Club.
The latter won in the easiest posi-
BILE manner. The days proceedings
wound up with grand ball in the
evening at the Music Hall, large
number of invited guests attending.
We noticed present, His Majesty
with Col. Judd in attendance, Minis
ter Daggett and lady, II. B. M.
Minister and lady, Mons Feer and
lady, Prince Giovanni and officers
of the Vettor Pisani and Vanadis.
The Hall was elaborately decorated,
and all arrangements were perfect.
Messrs. Hart Bros. catered in their
usual first class style. Thus ended
the one hundred and eighth Ami
versary of American Independence.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-07-05
Total, ........25,l 1913 acre:

ONsi, 80 h"O RNANS |
Now here are lot of figures, dates |
and areas; what do they mean?
They mean that in 1878, when land
was worth little or nothing, w. M.
Gibson was shrewd enough a busi-
ness man to get lease of some
5000 acres of pasture land for 10
years, at an annual rental of only
800. That in 1876, when values
were still low, he again showed his
business ability by obtaining lease
for 10 years for about 5000 acres
more, at an annual rental of only
$50. Again in 1880 he added 10
year lease of about 5000 acres more
to his already sizeable ranch. So
far, if the leases were properlyo OBJ
tained, there can be no objection to
his action, which was simply that of
private citizen making as good
bargain with the Government as he
could, and obtaining one of the finest
sheep runs on the Islands ut nomi-
nal rental. But in 1882 the condi-
tons were entirely changed. Mr..
Gibson had become the head of the
Ministry, whose sworn duty it was
to guard the interests of the Gov
ernment. The values of land had
increased all over the Islands. The
leases which Mr.. Gibson had OBJ
tained were for 10 and 10 years only,
and expired respectively i'll 1886,
1888 and 1890. There was chance
that if these lands were put up at
auction, competition would run the
rent up so high that the profits of the
Lanai Sheep Ranch would seriously
suffer. This would not do; so the
Minister of Foreign Affairs of spot
spotless h rae er, and the
Min s er of the / n er o I
of evil reputation laid their head to-
gether and resolved themselves into
Resolutionists, and resoluted a
"Cabinet Resolution" by virtue Of
which Mr.. Gibson obtained an ex-
tension of leases which although
when made, when land was cheap,
were only for 10 and 10 years, will
not now expire until 1907-S. But
as such contract might smell fishy
to prejudiced people such as sore.
heads and Office seekers, it was
cleansed and purified by adding S12C
year rental. That is to say instea(
of paying ,0l5 cents an acre, he
agreed to pay the muniticent sum Of
019 cents an acre, rental per annum
This one transaction, standing by
itself, is enough to brand w. M
| plDSOii 40 a WIZ NOulN
sell his country for gold, even il
there was no particular law broken
But this transaction is in direct UiO.
lotion ofthe ldac of1876-7S avhich Nh,
Gibson himself helped to pass.
The law reads: ''AIl sales OF
leases of Government lands shall be
made at public auction, after moi
LESS than thirty days notice by adj
vertisement in two or more news
papers published in Honolulu, il
both the English and Hawaiian Ian
guages, excepting lands and portion;
of lands of less than three hundred
dollars in value"
.~ss---.-.---s-~-s---
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-07-05
BANKING NOTICE.

THE UNDERSIGNED have formed
Il copartnership under the firm
name of " SPRECKELS & Co." for the
purpose of carrying on general bank.
ing and exchange business at Honolulu,
and such other places in the Hawaiian
Kingdom as may be deemed advisable
(Signed) CLAUS SPRECKELS
VIM. G.. IRWIN.
+. +. LOW.
Honolulu, Jan. 18th, 1884.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-07-05
THE LEGISLATURE

THURSDAY, July 3.-Continued.
Mr.. Nawahi offered q resolution
asking whether the Minister of
Finance had instructed tax-asses-
sors to make the exemption of $500.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-07-05
THIS EVENINGS DoINCS.

Concert, Kawaiahao Church, 1870
Drawing Glass, Y. M. c. A. 1880
Gospel Temperance Meeting at
Bethel, at 1880.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-07-05
HAWAIIAN STAMPED ENVELOPES.

We publish herewith the rates at
which stamped envelopes may be
obtained at the Post-ofiice. An
examination of the list shows that o
sum is charged over and above the
price of the stamp impressed upon
the envelope. This extra charge is
ostensibly to cover the cost of the
envelopes. Upon enquiring of the
local stationers, however, we find
that q better quality of envelope
can be bought at 10 to Is per cent.
less cost than the charge at the
Post-ollice. This is not right. If
the stationers here can make pro-
fit, and sell at less price than that
charged by the Government, the
Government must be making quite
q profit on the envelopes over and
above of the price of the stamp.
The postal cards are sold at the face
value of the stamp, no charge being
made for the card. 1t would seem
proper that the same course should
be pursued with envelope, the con-
venience to be public being so great,
that the expense for envelopes
would be more than compensated
for by the benefit which the'public
would receive. But if any charge
is to be made, it should not exceed
| the actual cost of the enYetOpe:
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Two More Dakota JUSTICES.

The house on Saturday the 18th,
passed Delegate Raymond's bill provid-
ing for two additional associate justices
for the Territory of Dakota and the es.
tablishment of two additional districts,
making six Judicial districts in all.
The new Fifth district is composed of the
counties of Brookings, Kingsbury,
Beadle. Deuel., Hamlin, Grant, Coding-
ton, Clark, Day, Sphinx, Brown, Hand,
Hyde, Hughes, Sully, Edmunds, Faulk,
Mcpherson, Potter, Campbell, Roberts
and Walworth and the Sisseton and
WapEston Indian reservations.
"Andt the Second and the fourth dis
trict. reads the bill, "shall consist of the
remainder of the territory which now
constitutes said Second district,
and Fourth district, respectively,
as defined. by the statutes of said
territory. The Sixth district is composed
of the counties of Bowman, Willard. Bill
lings, Dunn, Mackenzie, Alfred, Blu
ford, Flannery, Walker, Montraille, Viii
liams, Stark, Hatinger, Morton, Mer-
Ger, Mclean, Stevens, Renville, VIM,
Bottineau, McHenry, Sheridan, Bur.
leigh, Emmons, Macintosh. Logan, Kid.
der, Wells, Desna, Rolette, Towner,
Benson, Foster, Stutsman, La Moure,
Dickey, G7iggs, Steele and Barnes.
The Sixth district court is q United
States court. with quarters at Bismarck.
Two terms are to be held there annu-
ally.
This arrangement Of the district is Ia
stand until changed by the Legislature.
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Detroit's Eloping coachman.

The so-called Baron Melville. the
coachman who eloped from Detroit,
Mich, with the daughter of G. j. Whit
ney, has been ascertained to be Charles
w. Perry, who resided in Newark in
1883, and who entered into a secret mar
riage with the only daughter of
Charles Role, Of No 80 LittIeton
avenue Perry was q travel
ing agent for the Prudential in
snrance company, and became intimate
with several respectable families. He
was a frequent visitor at Mr.. ROLES
house, won the affections of his daugh-
ter and demanded her haudin marriage.
The parents rejected the proposal, but
he persuaded the girl to consent to a
clandestine marriage, which was per-
formed by the minister OF the DeGroot
Methodist church. The young wife re-
turned to her home and Perry went to
his boarding-house.
Shortly afterwards 4 postal card fell
into the hands of Mr.. Role, which sat
isfied him that Perry had a wife living
in Schenectady. His lawyer visited
Schenectady and discovered that Perry
had married a woman in that city in
1881, under the name of George H.
Percy" Perry had meanwhile gone to
Paterson, where he lived with n woman
named Harriet Shaw, whom he after
wards introduced as his wife and his
sister. Not long after, the lawyer dis
covered that Perry was living in Peter
boro, Canada, with another wife,
W children and his mother.
He was there MS Newbold, which
proved to be his correct name. He was
convicted Of bigamy in Toronto. He
to the j%ailer's wife andthrough
her aid escaped. Recently Mr.. ROLES
lawyer received a telegram from Mr..
Whitney informing him that Melville
had admitted his marriage to Miss
Role, but claimed that he had obtained
a divorce from her. The Newark wife
will go to Detroit to testify againsthim
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"Gand-Poor" Examples.

One of the strangest forms of poverty
Is when a man becomes "land-poor." I
have known d number of such instances,
the latest being John FL. Dean, the real
estate magnate of Harlem. Had his
property been one-third its present ex-
tent he would have been worth a half
million. AS it is, however, he is q bank
rupt, reminding one of tho lessons
taught so long ago by Pope:
Q sons of earth! Attempt ye still to rise,
Heaven still with laughter the vain toll surveys
And buries madmen in the heaps they raise.
Deans first operations were highly
successful. He bought land at Harlem
and erected houses which found ready
sale at a large profit. This led to an
extension of business, and then we have
the old story Observation-Disclosures.
and o long struggle, ending in failure.
Men who u to extremes often find
themselves ruined before they know il.
and q number of real-estate m%apnates
have shared this fate. One of the most
remarkable was the late Samuel b. Rug
giles, who at n time was the largest
property-holder in Union square. He
built the Clarendon House and ought to
have been a millionaire. Instead Of
that, however, he only became "land-
poor" and died a bankrupt. Another
case was that Of o young man whom /
first knew as a clerk, and I well remem-
per the day when he told of his good
fortune In getting a situation in q bank.
he was enterprising and thrifty ana
gradually became a dealer in real as
tate. His plan was to purchase by Civ
ing heavy mortgages, and then sell AZ
opportunity occurred. This worked
well while business was good, and he
was at one time worth a quarter Of a
million. Then came a revolution and
he became "land-poor," ending as usu-
a, In fallur.. reminding one again Of
Pope, who tells us
fach mas his share; and no would more OBJ
Shall find his pleasure pays not half the pa;,.
Corr. Troy Daily Times.
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The Test of Friendship.

Henry Ward Beecher preached a re-
markable sermon last Sunday. His
text was Galatians, vi. IL:
Brethren, ii a maj be overtaken in a
fault, We which are spiritual restore such
an n in the spirit OF meekness, con-
sidering thvself lest thou also be tempt
ed. Bear We one another's burdens,
and so fulfil the law of Christ.
In the course Of the sermon he said !:
l think Gen. Grant one of the most
~magnanimors men that we have ever
had in public life, andI was very much
struck with an instance of it. When
Conkling precipitated himself from the
senate it was very much against Gen.
Grants Judgment, and that was known,
and he attempted in every way to be
friendly to Mr.. Conkling ard shield
him to such an extent that everybody
thought he was on his side, and o man
expostulated with him, and said:
Gen. Grant, howsis it? You do not
believe that he did right"
mo, sir: I don't"
"How is it, then. you are on his side
now?n
His reply is worthy to be written in
letters of gold:
when is the time to show II mans self friend
" except when his friend has made mistaken"
That is.not the time to leave a man,
when he hds made a mistake. Applause.
That is one of those moral principals
that addresses itself to the universal
conscience. Stand by him in his adver-
sity, if you don't stand By him OF any
other time. A large sense, I think, Of
the fallibleness of human nature is in
dispensable to charity. She is a beauti-
full creature, and she has been daintily
brought up. He is also a genius, and
when they meet She sees a saint and he
sees an angel. Laughter. After they
are united, she has a pride and he has a
pride. She has selfishness md he has
a s%elfshness. They begin to discover
each others faults. That very soon leads
to words, and words lead to the repeti-
ton OF words. and the music stops.
Laughter Now, its best when folks are
counting that they should find out faults
beforehand, because these troubles
would not be SO likely to befall. When
you marry rs sinners, you are much
more likely to live as saints, than when
you marry as saints and find outyou are
sinners. Friendship ought to be found
ed on the doctrine of total d%epravitv.
Then every excellence is Just so much
more than you supposed and is clear
gain. Friendship that is good for
anything must take the friend and all
his faults too. True friendship saws.
Il love them to that degree that would
rather have them with all their faults
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"Baggage-smashers."

The way certain railroad men handle
the trunks of travellers is sometimes
shocking to the most Indifferent specta-
tor, and has earned for them the famil-
lar name OF "baggage-smashers."
A few years g one Of these men
tumbled a long peculiar-looking box
from the porter's truck into a baggage
car at the Old Colony depot in Boston,
and stood it on end in the usual rough
fashion, when q stified voice cried.--
ooh, don't"
Don't what9" said the astonished
'.smasher," staring at the box.
Don't stand me on my head! Turn
me over quick" said the voice.
The excited baggage-man hnrriedly
placed the box iii horizontal position,
when the voice, more stitied than before,
called out
@That won't do! You've put me on
my face! Oh! OH"
The bagger-man hastened to turn the
box ever, and was awarded by q grunt
of satisfaction by the voice. Then turn.
ing to the "a quick-looking little
mar standing by-he exclaimed, wlping
the sweat from his forehead,-
"Look here! You must pay fare fol-
this boy in the boxl"
"Oh no" said the owner. II have
carried him thousands of miles on rail
roads. and have never paidhis fare yet
No matter" said the baggage-man,
You can't smuggle nobody we this
line: and if yon don't fork over, I'll sci
him ont on the platform, and leave him
standing on his head. till you dol"
why sir, he's a dead-heal! the con.
ductor has passed him many a time,r
demonstrated the traveller.
I'VE don't dead-llead no live folks in
boxes!" said the smasher; and he was
about to tumble the box out, when the
conductor himself came along, and rec,
ognizing the traveller, inquired
What's the trouble, Signor Blitz?"
1t was, in fact, Blitx the yentriloquist,
and the occupant of the box was no
other than his automaton "boy," Bobby,
that figured in his performances, and
always travelled as a dead head" in this
way.
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than anybody else with all their viz
tues" There is no disposition which
strikes at the very roots of Christianity
like unlovingness. When you ara
sending out poisoned words, when you
are creating suffering without any NOR
al aim, and without any restorative ten
dency, merely in the exercise of your
inferior nature, does not God take the
side Of those whom you are wronging:
Beware, for God is the guardian OF
those who suffer. Tears are arguments
that never plead in vain. Il say unto
You, love your enemies. Bless them
that curse you, for if you love them
that love you what reward have ye. Be.
We, therefore, perfect, even as your
Father which is in heaven is perfect"
That is the creed for you, for on one
side is an infidel and on the other side
q christian.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-06-06
CIVILIZED
Row tn. rsrna.dan. nnglssh Armies Loot
ed the Pskin Summer Palace.

ed the Yekdn 6um1nef Palace
From the London Tablet.
Present at the taking Of Pekin byt h
allied French and English forces, on
the 11th of October, 1860, Gordon gives
a graphic account of the destruction OF
the Summer Palace. the fabulous glo-
ries of which every traveller i'll the fan
east has so many times heard of. The
city itself had surrendered and been
spared, but it was resolved that the
great palace should be razed as warn
ing to all time"
ave went out" writes Gordon to a
friend, land after pillagng it, burned
the whole place destroying in a vaudal-
like name most valuable property,
which could not be replaced for four
millions. We got upward of .e4S apiece
p~rize-money before We went out here;
and although / have not as much as
many, / have done we'll. Imagine
D-giving los. for q string of
pearls which he sold the next
day for e500. The people are civil, but
1 think the grandees hate us, as they
must after what we did to the palace.
q Gun scarcely imagine the DeAuGy
and magniticence of the places we burnt.
1t made ones heart sore to burn them;
in fact, these palaces We're so large, and
we were SO pressed for time, that we
could not plumber them carefully.
Quantities Of gold ornaments were
burned, considered as brass. It was
%wretchedly d~emoralizing work for an
army. Everybody was wild for plum
der. You would scarcely conceive the
magnificence of this residence, or the
tremendous devastation the French have
committed. The throne and room were
lined with ebony, carved in marvellous
way. There We're huge mirrors Of all
shapes and kinds, clocks, watches, mu.
steal boxes with puppets on them, mag
nificent china of every description, heaps
and heaps of silk of all colors, embroid-
cry, and as much sp1ender and civiliza-
ton as you would see at Windsor; carved
ivory screens, coral screens, large
amounts of treasure, etc. The French
have smashed everything in the most
wanton way. 1t was q scene of utter
destruction which passes my descrip-
finn y
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High Death Rate in Russia.

The paneity of medical men in Rus
sia, writes q correspondent, and the hab-
its Of the rural population, combine
to make the Russian death Rate the
highest i'll Europe. Excepting the two
capitals. where there are many German
physicians, there is no district in the
Empire sufficiently supplied with doc.
tors. According to the latest returns,
the average duration of life in Russia
is only t%wenty-six years. The mortali-
ty among infants is frightful. More
than 60 per cent. die before they reach
their fifth year, Nearly 1000, ooo
children perish every pear. OF 5000,
600 boys, only :, 100000 attain the age
of military service-that is to say, their
twentv-fifth year; and of these at least
100000 are found by reason of short.
ness of stature and weakness of BODY.
unfit for military duties.
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Profitable Musical Authorship.

Mr.. W. s. Gilbert, who passes for q
shrewd man of business, makes his
pieces pay him at q rate heretofore un-
known to the dramatic author in Eng
land. Mr.. Gilbert, Sir Arthur sulli-
van, and MI. D'oyley Carte, owner Of
the Savoy and other theaters, are sup
posed TO divide in equal shares the pro-
eeeds Of those operas to the production
Of which they have jointly devoted
themselves for some years past. No.
one knows what the amount of income
thus distributedis, but common reports
put it at over 100000. Mr.. Gilbert's5
contract with Miss Mary Anderson may
serve as an instance forhis gift for driy-
ing . bargain. During the run of
aPygmalion and Galatea. at the Lyce-
IN Mr.. Gilbert has levied 10 per cent.
on the gross receipts; more than 81, 1000
a week.
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Military Balloonlnr,

Balooning is being made a distinct
feature of the school Of military engin-
eering at Chatham, England, and ex-
tensive preparations are already in pro-
gress for balloon experiments to be
carried on during the summer months.
Officers and sappers will be instructed
in the manufacture Of coal and hydro
gen gas, telegraphic communication,
taking of photographs, the use of the
electric light from balloons, transport
packing, imitation, and the construction
OF screens for the protection Of balloons.
Special practice will be devoted to the
most effectna1 means of conveying gas
from one position to another. At last,
il seems as if the p~racticability of bal
looms for accommodating and signaling
has been fully realized.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-06-06

Mr. Paul Dana, the son Of the able
editor Of the New York Sun. is about
to be married to the beautiful and ac-
complished daughter Of William b.
Duncan, q New York millionaire. The
Duncans claim a direct descent from
the amiable Scotch king who has been
immortalizedi in Shakspere's tragedy Of
aGaMacbeth.nn
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William Sherman. the heaviest man
IN Warren county, N. Y, died at Glens
Falls, Wednesday. Ten years ago lie
weighed 500 pounds, but since then has
been reduced to $50 pounds. He was
the owner OF the Sherman House on
Lake George.
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William Sherman, the heaviest man
IN Warren county, N. Y. died at Glena
Falls. Wednesday. Ten years. ago he
weighed 300 pounds, but since then has
been reduced to $50 pounds. He was
Lake George. ~