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The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-04-11

THE Frenchmen have of late
been poking fun at the English
men because of the ill-fortune of
the latter in the Soudan. Now the
Englishmen are poking at the
Frenchmen, the army Of the
latter in Tonquin being in even u
worse predicament than that oS
the former in Soudan. This is
what makes the Frenchman mad.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-04-11

"HoNEsr Jim White" the
embezzling ex-Clty Comptroller of
Milwaukee, has been captured in
Michigan while en- route for Can
ada.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-04-11

THE Dominion Of CanadaIs fairly
alive with military excitement.
Over 10000 men in various por-
tions of the country have rendered
their services for the expe dition
against the Riel rebelli on in the
horthwestern Territory
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-04-11

CANADA is having its first war
of respectable proportions. The
intelligence from the Northwest
is calculated to create grave appre-
honsions, and probably an army Of
$4,000 or %, 600 men will be re
quired for active service in the
field before Riels rebellion shall be
squelched.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-04-11

An Eastern newspaper says that
Mr.. Ph clips, the new Minister to
England, resembles W.. Wander
bilt. 1t is only in his whiskers
however; 1t is not the amount that
his check is good for at the
banks,
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-04-11

Gen. GRANTS family, it is salts
factory to know, is provided for.
The fund Of S250,O0O, which was
raised few years ago for his ben
eft, was settled upon him not
only for life, but he was allowed
to dispose of lit by will. This he
has doubtles done, and bequeathed
it to the companion who has shown
herself worthy to share not only
his early struggles but his later
honors as well. That anxiety for
her future welfare has not been
added to the other cares which Of
late hvve caused the old hero much
mental disquietude will be a par
tail relief to the country, whose
interest he served so well in the
great crisis of its history.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-04-11

The army OF Guatemaluns under
Barrios, which recently invaded
San Salvador to coerce that re
public into the proposed consolid-
alton with her sister republics,
has been disastrously repulsed and
driven back to its own country,
with heavy loss, after a battle
with the San Salvador soldiery.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-04-11
GRANT DYING.

The old hero suffers terribly, and
the physicians are constantly at his
bedside, OF within call. The pop
ular anxiety in regard to the pro
gress of his disease IS reaching, or
has reached, the same pitch rs that
which was displayed when Presi.
dent Garfield lay at the door Of
death by the pistol wound which
an assassin inflicted. The death
OF no man lie American history, eX-
cept that OF Washington, Lincoln,
and Garfield, has so stirred the
public sonsibilities us will that OF
Gen. Grant when the final hour
shall come.
The following poem, contributed
to the New York Times, by {. De
Kay, is well worthy reproduction ::
When the shuddering earth toretold
Ruin, and wars thunder rolled,
Who was honest as the soil,
Natural, simple, free OF cant,
Patient as the oxen toll.
Grant.
While the earthquake rent the land,
Brothers battling hand to hand,
Who looked never toward the rear,
Let the politicians rant,
Void Of scltishness and fear?
Grant.
Oh, the need of One, could do
Work for twenty? stanch and true,
Taciturn tlIro' praise and blame
One, disaster could not daunt,
Firm, decided as the name!
Grant.
When our leaders weakened, then
WIZ, ,,,nat,,,. o,,o,, ,u,or1
WE, ~ ,, 9 49,. H-..
,r,..,I'.iI '' c .
Greatest, who, in plainest coat
Grant.
Silent battle, manly Judge,
W e's"'i'S Chiefs without " SIu'Se'
" nG'I 'i' "'9''ioN' '"'''G' i''S
",''0'"1" I'''n ''' e''7' ''''u '""i''
7'''Ip our '''"'' WHO 00'' '''
O''"''
falthiul TO the Ialsest trends
DuPeo py roS"es I0f p"I'ry ehuS'
/ ou were IKE tAeWh9IeSome EARTH
Home ior oak aud polson-plant!
falr.and icuI but raised your worth,
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-04-11

JUDGING from the exciting scene
in Paris over the Tonquin repulse,
the average Frenchman does not
know at present whether he is on
foot or horseback. Any ordinary
human being may get excited oc-
caSonally, but when the average
Frenchman gets excited he is as
crazy as a loon.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-08-29

The writer hopes that the principles
lof which thc Press contendcd may b,
preserved a long. diseoutsging, up.
hin 6ght is before the honest men Of
Hawaii A victory al The next election
will not win the battle Such q victory
may be the first Of long series. let
us hope It may bc But such q victory
must have many following it. Young
men Of Hawaiian birth some of H.
waiian parcntagc are coming to the
front The old guard are welcoming
them The fight will be neither -
young mans fight nor "an old mans 5
fight 1t will be battle in which the
reform ranks will be recruited from all
ages, classes and conditions OF those
who want honest, common-sense gov
eminent in Hawaii The writer hopes
for the best But he cannot shut his
eyes to the discouraging lack of har
mony in the Independent ranks the
lack of party organization, the
lack of recognized leadership The
obstacles to organization, the conflicting
interests which make inharmony, the
lack of confidence which discourages
leadership, are all painfully apparent
But none OF them are insurmountabe
With old men like Rhodes and Pilipo,
with mature men like Carter, Nawahi
and the two Doles, with young men like
Kinney, Thurston and Desha, the
nation need not despair of leaders.
Distrust the weak vessels" of the
last Legislature and the last compaign.
Trust the leaders who have been tried,
and the leaders whose recognized
character and ability make them
trustworthy. And never give up the
fight until monopoly is taught its place;
until the king is taught to respect the
spirit of the constitution; until ministers
are held to proper responsibility for
all their acts until both rights and
duties are secured TO and enforced
upon every citizen, denizen and resi-
dent OF the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-08-29

Is 70 say. to out East Indian subjects.
and Il class legislation. ot any " tbese
cnaclmcnts. should not he appropriate
10 your liberal constitution that IS your
affair, We cnn not help It Moreover.
Notwithstanding that We have our pro
tcctor on the spot, five hesr Of any
complaints that our regulations are not
properly carried out, and we have rea
son to think that there are good
grounds for such complaints, we shall
sJmmarily put stop to the immigra
ton OF Eas, Indians to your country,
and insist upon you sending back to
India every East Indian you have who
may wish to return Al the expiration Of
his contract"
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-08-29
THE Last WEEK.
= Corr-e. ion -Ma"n- H.m""ru- Home.

4 Correct ion -Mana- II unu numfu- Home.
am obliged to begin my last letter Of my
Hawaii trip with correction--sen, me this
week by Mr.. Kay of Kukuihaele. quote
from tha, gentleman's letter. 90 Your issue
Of the Sth instant came to hand the other
day. read il with interest; but am obliged
10 call your attention to two statements which
are misleading. You say that supervise
the planting interests Of Messrs. Purvis and
Homer. II you received such an impression
while here you were misled. Messrs. Purvis
and Homer are extensive planters for the Pa
cihc Mill Company, hut each manages and
supervises his own interests. You also state
thatI fenced in 1000 acres Of WOODLAND.
wish had. The woodland belonging. 10 the
company is about 5000 acres" | cheeriully
correct the erroneous statements Of previous
letter. must explain, however, ,ha, meant
no disparagemen, Of either Mr.. Purvis or MIR.
Homer in intimating that Mr.. Kay--an ex.
perienced planter as we'll As manager--was
furlhering the interests Of the Pacific Mill
Company by aiding with practical advice the
company's two planters.
The long lance-lke lines OF rain came peltine
down. My horse was as wet as ifhe had been
swimming and, inside my rubber cloak and
rubber pau. was steaming. but Mana
opened its hespitable gates aud the Earl O
Kildare--as Mr.. Parkers clerk is sometime,
called-came out to meet and tell me thai
dinner was already served. spen, two day,
at Mana--all Of which time II raincd without
ceasing. The storm was the most severe thai
had visited the region for years. The Wal
mea stream was unfordable, part Of the day
and Honoulan school mistress, enjoying hel
vacation a, Mana. was obliged to wait weeI
before returning, as il was impossible to con
meet with the Kinau at Kawaihac.
1t was so in,olerably rainy tha, 'en,ainee
ingoriously within the gates. had meant le
ascend Mauna Kea But what good couls
have resulted when the rain limited the 'hosi
non to radius Of less than three miles. So
the promise Of hne weather being as vague Al
ministerial assurance, rode on 10 IIumuulu
ON the morning Of the 1<th Of April.
Mana and its tributary ranches carry som,
5000 head Of cattle, exclusive OF the wild
ones. Many sleek, eontented- d-looking cath
were grazing, moving 's Illuminating along thu
way to HumuuIu. II the, had no, been con
tented looking. ! should have thought then
. monsiroas ung'a,eial;" iof the grass in whiei
they fed. was Of excellent SAVIOR and wishou
stint. The estate sells OIL Kills aboa, 500
cattle each year, Of which aoc arc consumes
on the place.
A. Jared iur,hsf. the dead trees becsm,
isss and the living ones increased. was ridin,
through pssk'Iike open. chiefly wcodesl b,
koAs old and young. Though Lesser uee'
shossd Among ,hsm and here and there
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-08-29
PAxrINa ADrIuE

The writer is unlikely to address the
Hawaiian Nation soon again. 1t has
been his privilege to address its people
something over hundred times. As
a rule, he has written in plain language
and upon pressing public topics. So
far as he knows, what he has said has
been uncontrovcrted. He has had 10
"take back" nothing Of importance. He
knows of nothing that he ough. now to
take back Two years ago last March
he landed here stranger. His work
ceases to-day, when sufficient time has
elapsed to confirm opinions which once
were "open questions In reviewing
his two years OF political and social
criticism, he finds himself singularly
fortunate in his first impressions II
would have been very easy for some
what different circumstances to have
given him very different first impressions
Impressions which time would have
dissipated instead Of confirmed. For
tunasely, he escaped the false light Of the
palace atmosphere by the very nature
uf lis early connections. He was made
10 see the dry-rot in things royal, before
the glamor OF royal fellowship made
distorted vision possible. He lays
down his pe,f to-day with no regre, for
himself he has gained experience and
lost money he has made lev friends
and also few enemies but he has
done his duty and retained his self
respecl
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-08-29

% tsrIr lay. 'w political and
r.U1nrI uIIn. Ou NuHns 1n ihc
8btc,t ol ltmosy have won ioi tbs thc
DISLIKE Of miny rovafdly time servers
uho have feared depreciation Of their
real estate end othefptopetty bechu,, of
theagtnionupon that subject The PER
soma. friends ,ycophani' and puppets Of
King Eahklus have hated the Press
naturally II has hurt their pride and
mterfertd somewhat with their pres
ti8c and profit The Saturday Press
h.9 not failed To tell King and cabinet
ol their bsseuess, and has drawn their
moral likeness so accurately that the
whole nation recognizes and among the
most satisfactory rcmembrances OF its
conductors j, the art that thcy have
never swervcd from what they con.
,dcrcd the course OF Justice in
order to make business for their
paper Many welImesning but weak
knted patriots have come to be
licye that the fight against Gibson has
been powder thrown away They have
been too iimid and too short sighted to
recognize that the perpetual picture Of
Ciibson.s total political depravity has
had at least this effect. No English
speaking Hawaiian resident is now un-
aware what manner Of man Hawaii's
premier is and few visitors, except
those who dcmean thcrscve. to bs
conc court toadies 50 away from the
islands ignorant Of Gibson's true moral
and mental stature The men who
have disliked to hear the truth told
about leprosy, about the king and about
Gibson have been augmented by the
| Spreckcls crowd. 1t goes without say
ing that the vast monopoly interc SITS,
which have threatened and still threaten
to swamp national prosperity, have used
their best efforts to prevent the circu.
lation OF the Press Claus Spreckels
is said TO have vowed to crush the
Press, and though its cessation has
been brough, about without any action
OF his yet he will doubtless experience
more than one thrill OF satisfaction when
he hears that the pitless artist who
limned his character 50 perfectly has
at last put aside the pencil
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-08-29

owe it to few true friends, some
OF whom may have no opportunity to
thank personally--friends whom need
not mention by name, yet who will un-
derstand for whom this is meant-to
make acknowledgement of the advice,
support and sympathy have received
during my brief Hawaiian residence.
They will know what the public will
neither know nor care 10 know. And
in their judgment of my work | rest
content careless alike of the sneers of
fools and the taunts of the malicious.
| owe thanks also to many more ac-
quaintances who have helped to make
my work here pleasant; to the Homo
lulu merchants who have SO obligingly
supplied me with information, some
times at some trouble to themselves; to
those who made my trip on Hawaii SO
little irksome and so much delightful
| should be ungrateful if failed to
make acknowledgment to those whose
contributions have given the Saturday
Press value and variety not otherwise
obtainable. Some of those communi-
cations were confidential Among those
contributors whom may name are
Messrs Charles Warren Stoddard, Al
bert c. Smith, George W. Stewart, S.
+. Bishop, w. B. Olson, James A.
Martin, r.. {. Bond and Mrs NJ.
c. Kittridge. During the last few
months of my work | have had the
regular assistance OF MIR, Arthur John
stone whose practiced pen is not to be
permitted TO remain long idle should
be not less ungrateful if failed ir
justice to the compositors with whom
have worked, most ol whom have hat
more 10 complain of from my "copy,
than from their "composition.
Finally my esteemed contemporaries
They and have not always agreed
But ] trust they have not failed tt
recognize in my criticism sincerit,
that rarely failed to do them justice
a generosity at least equal 70 their own
K, 5. SMITH.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-08-29
rns PRESS re~..sn,ss cosrasr.

The popular printing office with
which the Saturday Press has been con
nco,ed continues. Il viii sndeayor- FL
as always since rs establishment, TO
serve the public need faithfully ana
satisfactorily. 1t has turned out in the
past some OF the hnest pieces OF Job
work ever exhibited in hono,ulu. IL
Is fully prepared to turn out, now and
IN the future, quite as good work a. in
the past lss motto will be Good
Work AT Living Rates and il will he
perfectly content to torego work At star
va,ion rates, having in mind quality
not quantity
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-08-29
4 sTDT mann.

We quote from the letter of plan
tation manager "The plan now laid
out is somewhat different from the one
laid out two years ago But l. had
then a very dim idea of the capabilities
OF our soil And my eyes never would
have been opened but fer the substitute
of free labor just when wanted in place
OF the old pseudo.slavery system
Nc of our discharged Chinese are
near by, earning their living on little
rented patches between seasons, and
are ready on days call to march into
our cane fields. No less than ten of
their little farms have started up within
four miles of here inside the last two
years, thereby cheapening pork, vegeta
bles and other supplies to those on the
plantation as well as supplying them
selves. So, as ! see il, the same yellow
man who knocked the stuff'ing out Of
the contract system is likely to do much
towards solving the smalliarm problem
that hobby of all the presses and all
the parties while government and
community are scheming to start the
FIRST Portuguese small-farmer. The
Portuguese is good laboring man
He has done excellent service in raising
the standard Of days work. He is
not afraid to render an honest days
work, and don't know how to combine
in order to slight in quality or beat
down in quantity. When he attempts
it he is as easily defeated as is the
kanaka." The above extract is an inter
esting side light on the labor question.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-08-29

"The king is dead Long live the
king The Saturday Press is pau. The
Daily Honolulu Press will soon be born.
The day OF weekly newspapers in Homo
lulu has practically come 10 an end.
MesSrs. l.. T. Valentine and Arthur
lohnstone have purchased the Saturday
Press and Morning Guide and will be
responsible for the management OF the
new paper IN every particular. The
DAILY Honolulu Press will b., morning
paper, issaed eve,y day except Sunday
II will be a newspaper IN the best sense
ui the word, |, will be condensed, pithy,
pungent, TO the point 1t will be indie
pendent in politics and in social criti-
cism II will fight for reform in com
mon sense fashion. 1t will have no
private wrongs to revenge no private
ases to grind and will rest confident
that in serving the public II will bes'
profit ltseli. The FIRST number OF tbs
new paper will he issued mex, tuesday
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-08-29

Ihn issue loses the fnh volume Of
the saturday Press aud iihtbis 1t bids
freWcll to friend and Toe The
Saturday Press willbc numbered among
the things Of the past and although
mistakes have been made In iJ, course
the good it has done will be- its
memorial II all has not been accom-
plished that was designed by its pro
iectors it has nevertheless aborcd I'm.
ceasingly, on principle, for good, honest
and economical government for free
dom from autocratic and dcspotc ten
denotes for administration Of laws
without fear and psrtiality and for
segregation OF lepers 1t has laborcd
against intcmperancc and the lavity OF
the government in dealing with the
liquor question against shams and
political jobbery, lottery and opium
schemes, reckless appropriations and
ocean subsidies beyond our means
against Hawaiian coinage and ques
tionable loan negotiations against dis
placing tried and honest officials
for tools or iayorites. 1t has
urged non-interference IN the APP
pointment of district Justices opposed
unrestricted Chinese male immlgra-
ton opposed official appointment of
men of questionable record thus
placing fraud at a premium. And has
fought against all that tends to weaken
and destroy the nation, while upholding
everything that tended to the highest in
terests and best development of Hawaii
In reviewing the conduct of The
Press since | became chiefly RESPONSE
BILE therefor, | find little to regret and
nothing for which to apologize That
some good has resulted firmly be-
lieve. Our labors have not been en-
tirely in vain. But that more has not
been accomplished is due to the fact
that the hands of those laboring for re-
form have not been strengthened.
There have been too many that have
been trying to build up with one hand
while they have been pulling down with
the other. The ranks have not been
united, and the fight has been long,
hard and uneven.
TO those who have stood by the
Press, with their counsel and cheer, and
to Others who have given financial
support, all honor and thanks are due.
And l gladly record my thanks here.
THOMAS G.. THRUM.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-08-29
SUBSCRIBERS RIGHTS.

Many readers OF this will remember
the Advertiser just before its purchase
by Gibson AT that time it was a
weekly and often appeared with less
NaH HJIt columns of reading matter
Since its inception the Press has steadily
respected the right of subscribers to
their moneys worth of reading matter.
1t has published from 10 to IS columns
OF reading matter almost from the start.
When advertisements cncroaChed upon
the regular columns, supplements
were published. The Press may say
without immodesty that it has filled its
columns with matter not only readable
but as well worth reading as the transi-
tory nature of news and comment may
ever be made to be We were perhaps
Iinjudicious in SO steadily catering to
| the taste OF the cultivated and refined.
II ,hc Press erred from a business
point of view-it was in ignoring the
preferences of the average reader,
to whom The dead level of the common
place is the aowery path of literature
1and journalism But its course could
scarcely be otherwise, under the cir
lcumstanCes. 1t was inevitable that the
depreciation OF the brainy minority
should have the reciprocal effect OF
making the Press writer's write their
| best Some of our stanChcst friends
have been among the humblest oi
Hawaiians Others have been among
| the most conspicuous. Artisans, mer.
chants and professional men have been
among our subscribers, readers and en-
! ithuslaStlc partlsans. Ii is no small
satisfaction to have enjoyed their apprc
citation, and to have done our best to
deserve il. We have much to remem
Der and little to forget. And, in on,
good bye, We may eSclaim with the poe,
Challen
lie lives the longest who looks back the mosl
And in the vision lets no line he los,
But, full Of thought and action to the last,
lie crowds the volume OF the mighty past.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-08-29

The Advertiser has recently come
out strongly Anti-Chinese. Whether
this means that the government is
repentant, Or that Mr.. Spreckels has
had heathen enough in his, is one of
those widdles that no fellow can find
out--at present. We printed the above
extract from managers letter not be-
cause we believed the managers
conclusion sound but because it
was an interesting statement Of
fact. We should have no quarrel
with it if the manager referred
to had said that these Chinese small
farmers were family men. We hope
they are or may become so. But we
fear they will never be. That is not
the rule. The Chinese who come here
and to California come unmarried and
go back unmarried They come as To-
custs-to eat and carry away, This
rule has few exceptions The Adver-
tiser draws a gloomy picture of the
result of Chinese cheap labor in Cali
fornia and here. 1t is none too gloomy.
And we trust its truth may be realized
before the white traders awaken to the
melancholy realization that all their
trade is in the hands of their Chinese
rivals.