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Evening journal., 1889-11-09

speakers at the suggestion Of ex Collec
tor Neary. after which the meeting
adjourned.
Refreshments we're served after the
formal adjournment, aud most of those
present remained until late hour discus
sing them and the situation. Many
illusions were made to next years fight,
and serene feeling Of approaching vic
tory pervaded every one.
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Amnnrnred HlsLer.

Michael Mnllin. who had his ankle in
jured at the Madison street station Of the
Wilmington and Northern railroad last
Tuesday, while slighting from moving
train, has been growing worse, and to-
day his physician decided that amputa-
tion would be necessary. Doctors Ogle
and Cooper amputated his leg below the
Evening journal., 1889-11-09
emperor william -,

A lecture in st. Stephens Lutheran
Church, on Monday evening at s O'clock.
by Dr. A. Spaeth, Of Philadelphia. A
rare treat for the reading public. At the
opening and close of the lecture there
will be appropriate music by the Sen-
gerbund of this city. Tickets % cents.
For sale at II. F. Robelen's, No. 7l0
Market street.
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Three obscure delaware Buovs.

Tug Captains report that many of the
range lights along the Delaware cannot
be seen for the trees, and many Of the
buoys have either sunk or cannot be
seen, and that the lightship John, in Del
aware bay, is so weak that it is of little
use. Many sunken distractions are ~
ing in the channels of the river and bay
without bnoys or marks.
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wnmlnrton Clsarinr Houns.

The exchanges Of the Wilmington banks
at the clearing house to day were: Clear
ings, $147, 975 56; balances $47, $50 03.
Evening journal., 1889-11-09
First Annual

Chrysantl emrm exhibition a. O'd Eel
lows F'Il Nov IA, IS apo 10 Aamis-
eiou 10 aud 20 cents.
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Observation-Disclosures, D G..
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Is It a Necessity.

Mr.. EDITOR: 1 find peculiar kind Of
logic in the last GAZETTE, viz: The
Oahu Railroad Co. propose to run a
regular series of trains on Sundays, from
this time forth. The travelling public
demand it and it therefore becomes a
necessity"
will venture to assert that large
portion of the public, the better portion,
the most law-abiding portion, do not de-
mand Sunday trains. But suppose a
considerable portion do demand such
trains, does that decide the question of
necessity in Christian community?
If the unlimited sale of opium was
permitted in these islands, | suppose
there would be a very large public de-
mand for it, but does that prove that it
is necessary and best to allow such sale,
even though large profits would be made
from it? If the nightly performance of
the most indecent hula hula were allowed
in Honolulu, l am afraid it would be
largely patron;zed. Is it therefore
necessity?
Is there no law in the land against
Sunday work? Is there not good reason
for such law? And is there any reason
why it should not be enforced against
Sunday trains for either pleasure or
business? If they are for business, it is
work in every sense OF the word. If
they are recreation trains, they are still
less necessity" while they occasion
just as much work for the employees, and
are just as disturbing to the quiet of the
Lords day. The running of steam cars
is everywhere recognized as one of the
most disturbing things possible to the
quiet of any day. Here on Maui, China
men and others are arrested for working
in their own gardens ON Sunday. "Con
sistency is jewel"
THos L. GULICk.
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The eyes of the whole world are
now turned to Africa, watching
whether the reports of the return of
Stanley to Zanzibar shall prove true
or not. 1t has been stated that be
would arrive there about January /,
and if nothing adverse happens he
probably will. But just as hope was
becoming firmly established, comes
the report that Dr. Peters, the emil
nent German explorer, has been
massacred in the immediate vicinity
where Stanley and his party were at
last dates, or perhaps further South.
The London Standard says:
Another distinguished name has to
be added to the gloomy death roll of
African exploration and adventure.
There is no room for hoping that the
news of the massacre of Peters and the
bulk Of his party may prove, like many
another story of disaster that rumor has
brought down to the coast, the product
of nativeinvention or exaggeration. The
circumstantial character OF the account
dispatched to Zanzibar forbids the skep-
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every Hawaiian liable to be imprisoned,
conceiving this imprisonment to be
part of a scheme to deprive Ha-
waiian citizens of their privilege OF
voting. So, in acquitting Wilcox, the
idea evidently was to get even with the
foreigner; rude idea of justice, surely;
but what better can you expect from
people that have not the first glmmer OF
any correct conception OF this wholly
alien system of trial by jury, or the
principles that underlie our system OF
legal procedure? But why show them no
sympathy because they do not see
things as we do? We cannot claim that
our intelligent merchants, even, are
above class prejudice, when in face
of the clear letter of the law, and the
positive instructions of the judge, no
Honolulu jury would declare that an
acknowledged debt should be paid, as
the law demands, three-fourths in gold
coin, and only one-fourth in silver.
Our social fabric is not to go to rack
and ruin because of the mistakes or mis-
conduct of few misguided folk, or of a
set of mischief-makers. A family's exis-
tence or happiness is not wrecked, be-
cause of the folly or perversity of some
child. But we do not "shoot the boy
and save the calf" if there happens to
be hayward prodigal boy. 1t is the
spirit of loyalty to truth and righteous
ness, of obedience to loving and wise
sovereignty that we need to cherish and
foster. In that spirit we shall surely
come off more than conquerors over any
foes that may threaten the national life
and prosperity, by making friends and
patriots of every resident and every citi-
zen in this little Hawaiian Kingdom.
IT
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ticism in which, under ordinary condi-
tons, it would be allowable to indulge"
The News says:
"Peters falls an honored victim to his
zeal in the service of his country. We
can feel nothing but sorrow for his
untimely death. Africa is wide enough
for US and for those he served, and every
pioneer of civilization in the wilderness
is a pioneer for the entire race. Peters
has been denied the glorious fortune
which has been fairly won by the judg-
ment, courage and inexhaustible energy
of Stanley, that prince of explorers.
The Times says:
"The qualification with which the civ
ilized world received the news of the
safety of Stanley and EmiD Pasha has
been almost instantly dampened by
intelligence that the adventurous Ger
man explorer, DR.. Peters, had been cut
off on the river Tana by Nasal or Soma
lis, and that only two survivors of his
party had returned to Ngao. Setting
aside altogether the question of inter-
national rivalry in regions of exploration
and colonization, it would be unfair not
to recognize the courage, the zeal and the
devotion with which DIR. Peters labored
in what he deemed to be the interests Of
his country, and the energy, not always,
unfortunately, tempered enough with
discretion, which he displayed in his
endeavors to open up East Africa to
European Influences, and Immediately,
of course, to those OF Germany. The
news of poor Feter's death and further
details about Stanley and Emin Pasha
absorb public attention.
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The indications for some time past
have been that President Diaz of
Mexico was aiming at a life tenure
of his Office with the powers of q
dictator.
The first step in that direction was
taken when the clause of the con-
stitution forbiding a second term to
President was changed for his
benefit. He is now in the Office for
his third term. The other day in two
of the States of Mexico resolutions
passed the Legislature favoring a
life term for Diaz. While the States
are so moving, President Diaz is
binding the army close to his per
sonality by frequent inspections and
batteries. If he really desires
coup d'etat it will not be difficult
to accomplish it. 1t might be better
for Mexico if it was ruled by the
stern rod of a dictator than by the
lax administration of its present
law. Still there is a risk in
the way of Diaz if he at
tempts the assumption Of a die
tatorship. Mexicahs, while not very
well qualified to govern themselves,
are sensitive upon the subject and
unwilling to surrender their present
right of self-government. The knife
of the assassin has put out Of the
way a ruler or two before Diaz, and
may find it nee,lful to remove him
before he does anything overt toward
realizing the end of his ambition
Exchange.
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RaDid Dispatch.
ajury.' u

Speaking of an electric road the
Baltimore Sun says:
A railroad system incorporated
under the name of the Electro-Auto-
matte Transit Comsany, of Balti-
more, after about a year of carefully
conducted and conclusive expert
ment has patented its multiplicity of
electrical and mechanical appliances
in the United States and all over the
world as a preliminary to putting
the system regularly to work
wherever required. By this cleo
tro-automatic arrangement the
morning papers may be deliv-
cred for the breakfast table and
the evening papers before supper
time at distant points. 1t will de
liver letters almost within prompt
tude of the telegraph sending a
message. The mails between New
York and Omaha will be carried in
a night. 1t will handle perishable
light freight from long distances,
will deliver with CELEBRITY the mails
and parcels in cities and suburban
towns and will multiply many times
the business of the postoffice and
express companies. Its advantages
are not alone in its speed, but in the
economy and frequency with which
trains can be dispatched. In addition
toall these things it will save interest
on remittances at long distances,
will bring the people closer together,
and will create new enterprises.
Doubtless, as in the case of the tele
graph, its important uses cannot be
anticipated in advance of its going
into active operation. Its develop
ment will create new fields of useful
ness not now thought of. Such, in
brief, are what the persons interested
in this invention claim for it.
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4)awaltanQ9azette
EST MoDUs IN REBUs.
TEN PAGE EDITION.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10. 1889.

REFERRING again to the subject
briefly alluded to on page 2, of is
sues coming up at the general cleo
ton of February 9TH, that regarding
the qualifications of electors of No
bles cannot seriously be thought Of
No Intelligent person can advocate
the proposition that the qualifca-
ton of voters for Mobiles and Repre-
sentatives should be the same. Were
it so, then the persons chosen would
simply be forty-eight representa-
tives of the people, with 10 distinc-
tive features, to make two distinc-
tive branches of Legislators. The
main object in framing every popu-
lar government is to preserve three
branches in the legislative power of
the country-the sovereign, emperor,
king or president, the mobiles or SEN
ators, and the representatives or
commons. This constitutes the
most perfect, as it is the most equit-
able and well balanced system Of
government that it is possible to
frame.
There are some who would abolish
the restrictive qualifications of voters
for Mobiles, and have the same quail
fcations for those voting for Mobiles
as for Representatives. This would
completely destroy the system, as
established in America, England,
France and every country where the
three branches are recognized and
religiously guarded. Hawaii has
adopted the system as nearly as it is
possible to construct It and to main
tain its prominent features.
Formerly the King nominated the
Mobiles; now, by the Constitution,
the power held by him is given to
class of electors who are either land
holders or who by their industry
have raised themselves above their
fellows, SO as to derive larger
income from their labor. But the
restriction is placed so low as to in
.clude every industrious mechanic
and laborer, and to exclude only the
idle and ignorant. Every citizen
who values a well regulated and
well balanced government, should
seek the perpetuation of the triune
system which has been adopted here,
and which will assist to preserve the
liberties of the people. Let no one
who loves the independence of Ha-
waii seek to destroy it by making
the qualifications of electors of No
bles and Representatives alike, as
disaster and confusion only could
follow il.
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THE STEAMER CHINA.

The new steamer China is 1866 feet in
length, or forty-three feet longer than
the City of Peking; her breadth OF beam
is 4S feet, and depth of hold Sc feet. She
has four decks and ten water-tight COLL
partments, five of which extend to the
spar deck. She is arranged for water
ballast, carrying 900 tons of water when
required. Her gross measurement is
8, 4S0 tons, and she has cargo capacity
of 1000 tons. She has accommodation
for 900 steerage and 120 cabin passeE-
gers. The dining-saloo9 and the state
rooms are on the main deck forward of
the machinery; the social hall is
on the spar deck and the cap
tain's room and four staterooms
are on the hurricane deck. She is
lighted throughout with electricity, and
has numerous bathrooms, lavatories and
all the latest appliances for comfort and
safety.
The engines are triple expansion; the
diameter of the cylinders 40. 66 and LOG
inches; the stroke is six feet. On the
trial trip the engines made seventy-nine
revolutions. developing 1000 horse
power and giving a speed of nineteen
knots. The boilers, return tubular,
double ended, are six in number, thir-
teen feet nine inches in diameter, made
of 3-l6-inch steel, and are placed three
on side, with the coal bunkers, having
4 capacity of 1850 tons, between.
There are thirty-six furnaces. The
boilers were tested up to 800 pounds,
and l60 pounds of steam are allowed to
be carried. On speed OF fifteen knots an
hour she will consume seventy tons OF
coal day. She has two smokestacks.
The China has four masts, square rig
ged on the fore and main. and fore and
aft on the mizzen and Tiger. 1t was
proposed by the builders that she should
carry no yards, while Captain Seabury.
who went out to Scotland to take COM
mand of her, wanted her full ship-rigged
on three masts at least. AS compro-
mise, Yards are only carried on the fore
and main. The captain, wiring to
friend describing the vessel, says: 'She
has rolling topsails, thing detest, and
short masts. Her stem rakes forward
but not much. am afraid some of you
will be disappointed IN her looks when
you see her." As an evidence of how
far the "new-fangled' notion of doing
away with the square rig on steamships
has extended it may be stated that
when the City of New York next leaves
port she will carry no yards. The City
of sydney, when she is repaired next
spring, will also shed her cross-sticks.
1t is expected that the China will
make the quickest run across the Pacific
on record The present average time is
fourteen days, but she will probably do
it in less than twelve. The vessel is
now under the British flag, and Captain
Seabury, his first officer and the chief
engineer all have English certificates, as
required by the English law. 1t is I'M
however, that the ship will be
placed under the Hawaiian flag at an
early day, as the Australia and Zealandia
now are.-[Chroniele, Nov. 18Th
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Important Question of Jurisdiction.

Important Question of Jurisdiction.
A legal question of much interest
to mariners has been before the
Supreme Court at Hongkong. In
deciding that he had jurisdiction to
try the case, the Judge said: "This
is an action in which the plaintiff
claims $1,000 for an assault alleged
to have been committed on an Ameri-
can ship on the high seas, the plain
tiff being a British subject and the
defendant an American subject. An
objection to the jurisdiction was
taken by Mr.. Withers, the acting
Consul for the United States, and
certain authorities were quoted by
him in support of that objection, but
l must say, on looking over the
case and the authorities quoted.
1 don't think they apply to the pre-
sent action, as most of the cases re-
ferred to were cases arising from
contracts or criminal offenses, If
both parties had been British sub
jects there would be no doubt about
the Jurisdiction of this Court, be-
cause it had been repeatedly laid
down that an action can be main
tanned in our Courts by one British
subject against another for wrong
full act done in any foreign country,
and of course the same principle
holds good in regard to a foreign
ship on the high seas, provided that
what IS sought is damages, and pro-
vlded also that the action could be
maintained in the foreign country.
1t seems to me that principle applies
equally we'll in a case like the pre-
sent one, where the plaintiff is a
British subject and the defendant
foreigner 1t is quite true there is
no direct evidence here that the
plaintiff could have brought this
action in an American Court, but it
is distinctly laid down in Scott VS..
Lord Seymore that in the absence of
any special plea or allegation that
such action cannot be maintained in
the foreign country. it must be held
to be maintainable in a British Court.
l think this action could be main
tanned in an American Court, and I
therefore hold that it can be main
tanned here. 1 order pleadings and
a jury"
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THE EIFFEL TOWER.
Passengers Injured by the Elevator Fall
ing-The Exposition's Visitors.

q -
ing-The Exposition's Visitors.
Thousands of Americans who have
been up in the Eiffel Tower will be
Interested to know that they have run
an alarming risk. On late date
the elevator in which the visitors to
the Tower were carried from the sec
ond stopping place to the summit,
fell almost 100 feet and thirty of the
occupants were injured. The author
tiles of the Exposition took every
precaution to conceal the accident,
as was done in the instances of loss
of life during the building of the
Tower. It is said that since the
opening of the Exposition dozen
men have lost their lives in the Eiffel
elevators, and in no instance have
such accidents been made public.
Many workmen were killed during
the construction of the tower, and
these tragedies have also been kept
from the public.
The exhibition having closed,
Parisians are contemplating the
statistics and counting the gains. 1t
is estimated that 100000 French
people came from the provinces, and
that their aggregate expenditure was
100000 francs. One million five
hundred thousand foreigners visited
Paris and the exhibition and spent
100000 francs. Englishmen head
the foreign list with $4,000, the Bel
gians come next with 226,000, the
Germans third with 100000, and
America fourth with nearly 10000
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Sale of Building Lots on South Slope
of Punchbowf Hill and on
the Plains.

the Plains.
On MONDAY. December 16, 1889, at u
O'Clock noon, at the front entrance of Alii-
olani Hale. will be sold at public auction,
sixty-four Lots situate on the slope of
Punchbewl Hill at the head of Kapiolani
and Victoria Streets. varying in size from
75xlOO feet TO 10Ox2OO feet.
Upset Price-Varying from $125 to $500
each Lot, according to size and location.
The terms and conditions of sale will be
cash, or at the option of the purchaser,
one-fourth cash, and the remainder in
equal installments payable in one, two
and three years with interest payable
semi-annually at the rate of seven per
cent. per annum.
The purchaser must within one year
from the date of purchase enclose the land
bought by him with a good and substan-
tial fence and lay on water from the Gov
eminent pipes.
Royal Patents will be issued for the
land upon final payment of the purchase
price.
a map of the Lots can be seen and full
particulars learned at the Land Office.
Streets have been laid out and graded,
and water mains have been laid adjoining
all Of the above Lots.
At the same time there will be offered
for sale Lots on Beretania and Young
Streets near Keeaumoku, so feet by 140 at
an upset price of $500 each. Other terms
and conditions the same as above.
L. A. THURSTON,
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office, Nov. IL, 1889.
II3-zt 19Q7-1t
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Postmaster General Wanamaker
has awarded a contract for the fur
nishing of adhesive postage stamps
for four years beginning on the LIST
of January, 1880. to the American
Bank Note Company of New York.
The new stamp viii be about one
eighth smaller than those now in
use. The one-cent stamp will con-
tinue to be printed in blue and the
two cent stamp, now printed in
green, will be printed in bright car
mine, and changes will be made in
some Of the other denominations.
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IN THE sUPREME COURTOF

4 the Hawaiian Islands,. z. BROWN "
+. j. HILLS and NUU VAHINE
ns1ALAk1uA: by the grace Of God, Of the Ha-
waiian Islands. King.
Greeting:
fou are commanded to summon F. J. Hills e
a.. defendants. in case they shall Gle sristcs
s =. within twenty days after service hereof.
:. 20 DC ana appear before the Supreme Co1rf ~
ne Octooer Term thereof, 70 be holden AZ
nonoiuiu, Island OF Oahu. on MONDAY he
IN DAY OF October next. at ten o'clock AZ. 10
snoW cause why The claim Of J. E. Brown. piain-
tenor OF his annexed petition.
And nave you then there this Writ with fuII
return OF your proceedings thereon
witness. Hon. A FRANCIS JUDD.
~ Chief Justice Of the supreme
H. 81 Court. At Honoiuiu. ftis SIS -
Of September. 1855
-. ALFRED ". CAHTER
a<oo-i4t Second Deputy CIerk.
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Eroal advertisements.
CUPREME COURT OF THE

~ UPhEME COU XII OF The
~ Hawaiian Islands.-In Probate In the
matter Of the Guardianship Of the heirs Of
MAEMAE and w. T.. JONES.
On reading and filing the petition of Henry
Smith, Guardian. praying for an order Of sale
of certain real estate belonging to his wards,
being one undivided half interest in the home
stead property known as 1.-The Bungalow" and
pasture land thereunto belonging, situate in
Alewa, Liliha Street, Honolulu. and setting
forth certain legal reasons why such real estate
should be sold.
1t is ordered, that the heirs and next OF kin Of
the said wards and all persons interested in the
said estate. appear before this Court on
THURSDAY, the 26th day Of December 1889, a.
10 o'clock An, at the Court Room Of this Court,
in Aliiolani Hale, Honolulu. then and there 10
show cause why an order should not be granted
for the sale of such real property.
Dated Honolulu, December 3. 1889.
BY the Court: ALFRED W. CARTER
16OO-3t Second Deputy Clerk. q
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There are over 600 one-armed men
in the State of New York, and not
over twenty of them were crippled
in the war. The railroads and saw
mills are supposed to be responsible
for the rest.
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CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the
statements made, or opinions expressed by our
correspondents.
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School Vacation Notice.

The regular Christmas Vacation of all
Public Schools in the Kingdom, will ex-
tend from FRIDAY, the Goth of Deem
Der, to TUESDAY, the It'll of January
1890.
By order of the Board of Education.
w. JAS. SMITH,
Secretary.
Education Office, Nov. 81, 1889.
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