The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-01-07
NEWS AND NOTES.
Spells of Scissors and Pen from Ex-
changes.

The Indianapolis Journal says
that Civil Service Reform must
move forward, not backward, and
that President-elect Harrison is in
full sympathy with ii.
The cause of women's rights in
France has progressed to the point
of the Introduction OF bill TO grant
to trades women paying licenses the
right to vote at elections Of Judges
of the Tribunal Of Commerce.
Seth B. Woolworth, who has
grown gray as reporter Of the St.
Paul Globe, has by a decision Of the
United States Supreme Court
acquired undisputed possession Of
property in that city valued at
100000.
An interview with Representative
Oates of Alabama, wherein he pro
poses to disfranchise the negroes
and to amend the Constitution Of
the United States, limiting suffrage
to white men of twenty-one years of
age and upward, is exciting consid-
cradle attention.
A case of leprosy exists at Harold,
Hughes County, Dakota Territory.
The victim is the child of Mrs.
Bausum, who was a missionary in
China when the child was born.
The case was examined in New York
a year ago and pronounced to be one
of leprosy. The afflicted family have
no communication with their neigh
bOrs.
Retrenchment is the watchword of
the British court. Various economic
reforms are to be effected there. par
ticularly in the Departments of the
Lord Chamberlain and Master of the
Horse. Prince Albert endeavored to
effect this years ago, but vested in
terests were too great for him. The
vacant Office of Chief Marshal is not
to be filed.
At the Baudin demonstration in
Paris, Dariet, In an Grafton, after a
vigorous attack upon Boulanger.
said: The Democracy, acquiring
renewed strength in the example of
the glorious dead. is prepared to face
C@sarism, which again is daring to
raise its head. Comforted by the
noble memories of the past, let us
unite with confidence"
A curious illustration of the I'M
willingness which some persons of
undoubted solvency show to paying
small bills came to light lately in
the settlement of the estate of an
old bachelor named Simpson.
Among the bills presented and al
lowed by the Court was one for 277
weeks washing at $3.50 per week,
amounting in all, with interest, to
S494.45.
Representative Stone of Kentucky
has introduced joint resolution in
Congress proposing an amendment
to the Constitution providing that
the President and Vice President be
chosen every fourth year by the di-
rect votes of the people. One section
of the bill forbids the holding of any
local or State elections, except for
members of Congress, on the day set
apart for the election of President
and Vice-President.
The Philadelphia Record, in an
article of hope in the ultimate sue
cess of the Panama Canal, says:
" 1t IS true that an American com
pany is about to undertake the con-
struction of the Nicaragua Canal,
but that is no reason why there
should be any national jealousy of
the older enterprise. Two canals
uniting the great oceans would be
better than one. In the frequent
commissions of nature in the tropics
one of these means of intercourse
might be rendered unfit for nayiga-
ton, and it would be exceedingly de-
sirable to have the other open to
commerce"
Editor Joel of the Grand Army
Gazette confirms the story of the
movement toward organizing Demo
cratic Grand Army posts. Joel says
the movement will be national in
extent. Major William Warren,
Commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic, at a recep-
ton by Lafayette Post, No. 40, New
York, said: "The Grand Army of
the Republic guarantees to each of
it's members the fullest rights as re-
CARDS political and religious opin
ions. It's platform is so broad and
its principles so noble that there is
only room in the United States and
never will be room for more than
one Grand Army Of the Republic"
The statement brought forth the
heartiest applause.
Two men named Greer and Grouse
made a unique bet on the Presiden-
tial election. Greer was a Democrat
and had good-looking wife, while
Grouse was a Republican and a
bachelor. The bet was 500 of the
latter's money against Greer's wife,
that Harrison would be elected. The
first difficulty arose about who should
hold the stakes. Grouse was willing
to put his money into the hands of a
mutual friend, but Greer said there
wasn't a man in the United States
honest enough to hold his wife, so it
was decided that each man would
retain his stakes and settle up after
election. The time for settlement
has now come, but Grouse seems lis
posed to back out Of his bargain and
decline to accept the woman, on the
ground that he will have to take her
two children with her The pros
pect of possessing a ready made
family fails to fascinate the bachelor
breast