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The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-08-19

Several members have COM
planned of the enormous cost of
| education to the Government. As
Noble MacfarIane showed, the ex-
penditure for the coming biennial
period including the school tax
will exceed 100000. No sum is
too great to be spent for educating
people, if it is not squandered,
and if the results obtained are IN
any way proportional to the ex-
penditure. But we are poor-if
not in the absolute, yet in com
parison with the numerous calls
upon the public purse. The Gov
eminent money is needed for its
own system of schools. If there is
to be retrenchment in this item, it
would most properly be applied to
that part of it intended for the in
dependent schools.
On principle no aid should be
given by the Government to any
private school, unless aid carries
with it the right of Government
inspection. This principle was
adopted, we believe, by the Legis.
lature of 1888. 1t should be rigidly
adhered to now. An abandonment
of it is virtually an abandonment of
the principle of free non-religious
education by the State for all it's
citizens. That is an idea which
every new experience of every new
generation fortlfies and confirms.
We cannot afford to let it die.
Non-religious schools need not
and ought not to be schools with
out moral instruction. On the
contrary they should be places
where the value of conduct is daily
brought home to the pupil, not
merely in abstract statement and
dry precept, but by constant refer
ence to every inspiriting example
of virtue and heroism which shines
out of the rich past. Great religi-
Gus leaders, the inspirers and
founders of moral movements are
the common property of all sects,
denominations and religions. Such
men may be held up as models for
imitation in all the schools of the
State, without any abandonment of
the principle that national educa-
ton must be non-sectarian.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-08-19
OPINION OF THE COURT, BY M'ouLLY, j

OPINION OF THE COURT, BY M'CULLY, J.
The defendant brings exceptions
from Judd, G. j., sitting as Interme-
diary Court, in which it is claimed
that some findings are contrary to
the evidence, but no particulars of
the evidence having been reported
no review can be made.
The only exception which can be
considered is that the decision is
contrary to law, and the point pre-
scented was based upon these words
of the decision, plaintiff was then
a married woman, and has since OBJ
tanned a divorce from her husband.
Though the marriage was gift of
these chattels to her husband, they
were not reduced by him to posses
sion, and by our Statute they would
upon divorce remain the property of
the wife"
By Section 1880 of orr Code, G..
L., p. 438, it is clearly provided that
upon a divorce for the adultery, or
other offense amounting thereto, of
the husband all the property of the
wife, even including that given to
her by her husband, shall become
hers solely and absolutely This is
not the case of the husbands right
in the wife's chooses in action, depend
ing upon his having reduced them to
possession during coverture. This
would appear to be the misapprehen-
sion of counsel in taking this excep-
ton. See In re Estate of Kappa q.
Kaluahine, 3 Haw. 1923; Won Hass-
locher vs.. Exc's. of Robinson, 3 Haw.
802; Riemenschneider vs.. Kaleihao,
5 Haw. $50.
The exceptions are overruled.
A. Rosa for plaintiff w. G. Achi
for defendant.
Honolulu, July 25, 1890.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-08-19
WOMEH'S SUFFRAGE ON TRIAL

1t may not be generally known
that there is one section of the
American Union where women
have been allowed to vote in all
elections for a number of years.
This fact has given special interest
70 the admission of Wyoming, the
fOrty-fourth state in the Union.
Ever since 1869 it has had women's
suffrage, and the convention last
year which drafted the constitution
under which its application for
statehood was made voted unani-
mously in favor of embodying the
principle of political equality In
the q Fortnightly Review" short
time ago, the Hon. Horace Plunket
presented an entertaining account
Of the history of the Wyoming ex-
pertinent. SIngularIy enough, it
was adopted by a legislature of
which every member was Demo
crat, and most of them Democrats
from the South. Its adoption was
not due to the advanced views of
the Legislators. The debate was
jOcose throughout, and the argu-
ment which carried the day was
that the bill would be a famous ad-
vertisement for the Territory. The
legislators were right. Wyoming
instantly gained a worldwide no.
tOriety. For a while women served
On the juries. Here they distin-
guished themselves by their sever
nv, especially towards the keepers
Of saloons, brOthels and gambling
houses Occasionally they broke
down physically during a lengthy
trial, but there was no failure in
Justice attributed to them. The
Jury law was declared unconstitu-
.ional, and in 1871 the Democrats
attempted to overthrow the suffrage
aw, but the Governor interposed
ais veto. Since that day the in
'tituuon has come to be generally
accepted by the whole body of the
.itizens. The writer of the "Fort-
article says that nearly
slightly per cent. of the women ex-
srcise their voting privilege. AS
they go by personal rather
han party preferences. In local
elections this fact is believed to
ave had an influence wholly bene-
icial.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-08-19
APPROPRIATION FOR SCHOOLS.

The House has spent the best
part of two days, discussing the
appropriation for schools. There
are two places where the shoe
pinches. The native members are
dissatisfied because, as they claim,
there is discrimination by the
Board against native teachers, and
there are several members who
are afraid that the Catholic schools
are not going to get their share of
the Government money.
We have already referred to the
first of these causes of dissatisfac-
ton and will now give word to
the second.
Two points of view have asserted
themselves in the course of dis
cussion. The first holds that edu-
cation should be sectarian, and the
second that it should be non secta
rian, non religious, in its character.
Our own point of view is the Sec
ond named. We cannot regard it
as misfortune if the Catholic
schools get no Government money
because we have no sympathy with
sectarian schools of any character,
be they Catholic, Protestant, or
Mormon. If people insist upon
having such schools, let them
support them themselves, and not
come running to the Government
for aid and assistance.
1t is intlmated also that the
newly born zeal of certain mem
bers for the Catholic schools is not
so much due to disinterested love
of that faith, as it is bargain
which now comes to be executed.
They are paying for the Catholic
vote.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-08-19
OPIUM AND OPIUM SMUGGLERs.

T Readers of our Legislative report
will remember that the House on
Tuesday indefinitely postponed the
bill limiting the liability of ship
owners for opium Struggled in
their vessels. Wednesday a motion
was made and carried to recon
sider the bill. 1t called up a warm
debate. which resulted in the bill
being finally killed.
The present law subjects a ship
10 s forfeiture if any opium is
found concealed in the frame of the
vessel There is no doubt that this
law is 8 very severe one, and that
81 is certainly qualified to work
hardship and injustice. In the
present low state of morals, the
best intentions on the part of
owners cannot insure their secur-
ing an incorruptible captain. The
law is 8 necessary evil; and this is
after all only what all laws are.
The situation calls for stringent
legislation, if the Government
policy of prohibiting opium impor-
tatien is to be maintained. Is not
this system, after all, at fault.
There is certainly great deal of
force In Noble Widemann's con-
tention that the lawmakers are at
he bottom of the whole opium
nuisance and scandal. Customs
iuties make smugglers. They
make not few but a
great many. Opium is q
costly but not a bulky drug
sDd It's illicit introduction into
he Kingdom offers a temptation
which average human virtue seems
o be too fraiI to resist. Would it
aot be well to postpone our present
;ystem of strict opium exclusion,
until the time comes when the
churches and schools and Y. NJ.
:. As and ethical societies have
ucceeded in evolving a higher
ype Of character than at present
The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-08-19

OUR Legislative report Tuesday
contained an error. Rep. Robt.
Wilcox did not say that the late
Minister of Finance opposed the
payment of money appropriated for
ST. Louis College from sectarian
motives" but that it was the Board
Of Education which did this. The
late Minister, on the contrary, was
the one who secured the payment.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-08-19

II Is wonderful to observe the
change which has come over the
spirit of the Elele's dream, since the
change in the editorship. The
paper is now like patient just
come out Of long attack of de-
lirium tremens. 1t is weak and ex-
hausted, but rational.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-08-19
Kamehameha School.

The erection of a new and greatly
enlarged workshop at the Kameha-
meha school marks an advance in
manual training in this Kingdom.
Hitherto the machinery has been
run by foot power, but now steam
will be the motor, twenty horse
power engine now being constructed
at the Honolulu Iron Works, to-
gether with a twenty-five horse
power boiler. A machine shop has
been added to the course, and i'm
proved machines have been ordered
from the Coast, Special facilities
are thus provided for a thorough
and practical training of the hand,
while taking nothing from the ad-
vantages offered to pupils in class
room instruction.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-08-19

The Dipsomaniac Bill came up
on its third reading just after
lunch Tuesday, before a very thin
House. The enemies of the mea-
sure were out in force, and they
killed it in a minute.
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The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-08-19
Supreme Court. Hawaiian Islands.
KAILIAHI VS.. KEPAU.
SPECIAL TERM, JUNE, 1890.
BEFORE JUDD, C. j., M'CULLY j., BECKER
TON, j., DOLE, ].
KAILIAHI VS.. KEPAU.
SPECIAL TERM, JUNE, 1890.

Exception to Rulings of Judd, G. j.
Under Section 1880 of the Civil Code the
question of the husbands having re-
duced to possession chattels of his wife
who obtains divorce from him on the
ground of his adultery, or other offence
amounting thereto is not applicable.
, 1890-05-16

WASHINGTON, May mckinley,
from the committee on rules, reported a
resolution providing that hereafter the
house meet at IL; that after the reading
of the journal and the disposal of con-
fererce reports the house shall go into
committee of the whole on the tariff bill;
that the bill be read through commencing
with paragraph Ill, and be open to
amendment on any part of the bill fol.
lowing paragraph ITO; that Wednesday
next at noon the bill, with pending
amendments, be reported to the house.
The house then went into committee
of the whole on the tariff bill
Blount of Georgia criticized the ma
jority of the committee on rules sharply
for reporting this resolution. After a code
had been adopted aud all restraints thrown
over the consideration of the bill in com
mittee. it was proposed to set aside the
rule governing the committee. 1t seemed
to be the policy of the majority that
whenever any matter of magnitude was
up for debate and careful consideration
that this rule should be sus-
pended and made nugatory. 1t
mattered not whether paragraphs
of the bill had not been considered, it
mattered not that the measure involved
the business relations of all people in this
mighty nation, 1t mattered not that 1t in
volved commercial relations with all the
commercial relations of the world
that 1t involved one of the greatest
political issues of the time, so
that it fastened the system upon the PEG
pie for years. The majority was deter.
mined upon the measure, and it was I'M
patient. He protested against the resolu.
tons as unAmerlcan, unwise and violent
to parliamentary procedure.
Mckinley denied that the resolution
had any purpose to stiie debate. 1t
was intended to concentrate debate on the
paragraphs and provisions of the bill.
The resolution was not to deny to the
minority the freedom of debate, but to
deny to it the right TO delay public BUSH
ness by dilatory motions and obstructive
tactics. The house had been given thirty
five hours for general debate
and fifteen hours under five min
ute debate, and it was to be
given five days more. Did the gentleman
from Georgia remember that in the
forty fourth congress but one day was
given to the consideration OF the tariff
bill, in the forty fifth six days and in the
forty eighth nine days?
McMillin asked what would become of
the amendment offered in committee of
the whole and not disposed OF at noon
Wednesday.
McKinley-They will fail.
After further debate the resolution was
adopted-l29 to 90.
The reading of the bill consumed the
remainder of the day and at its conclusion
the committee rose and the house took a
recess,
, 1890-05-16
Stocks and CaIrIe Markets.

NEW YORK. May l5.-The stock
market today was higher and extremely
active, especially during the forenoon
when transactions nearly equalled yester-
days large business. but there was a
marked falling off later in the day. Reali.
cations were larger than at any time here.
tofore, and the downward tendency was
aided by the hammering operations of
traders and the professional element gen
orally. The close was active but weak at
or near the lowest prices of the day. The
losses are mostly for small fractions only
Government bonds steady.
Money on call tight at SOILS, closed
offered at 6.
Petroleum-Spot opened strong at SIT,
and closed steady at 81. June opened at
S7i. advanced to So and declined, closing
weak at 500.
Following are closing prices of stocks:
Pacific 6s. lie; American Express, llT!;
Canada Pacific, S0!; Canada Southern,
5ef; Central Pacific. 344; Burlington,
1881; Delaware, Lackawanna & Western,
l47s; Denver 4 RIO Grande, l9i; Erie,
oct; Kansas 4 Texas, l63; Lake Shore,
100; Louisville 4 Nashville. 9ls; Michi-
gan Central, 99I; Fargo Express, 43;
Western Union, sol; Missouri Pacific, 76s;
Northern Pacific, 35i; preferred, s3A;
Northwestern, ll5g; preferred, 1861
New York Central, 1851; Oregon I'm
provement, 524; Oregon Navisa-
ton. 100; Oregon Short Line, 5oI;
Transeontineutal, 43I; Pacific Mail
As; Reading, As; Rock Island.
95i; Milwaukee K st. Paul, 76b; Texas
Pacific, 22s; Union Pacific, &c; United
States Express, "A; American cotton
oil 325.
CHICAGO. May Is -Catde-Receipts,
1000. Market weak and lower than
Tuesday. Beeves, s4s0@5.75; steers,
50 s0(d4 20; stockers and feeders, 81. 10
CG4 90; Texas steers. 81 9593. so.
Sheep-Receipts I, 900. Market firm.
Natives, 81. OO@6 80; Western 81 5O(9
$50.
Wheat-Firm. Cash, "a; June g34,
July, 92I.
Corn-Steady. Cash, S4i; June, "a;
July 3Il .
, 1890-05-16

to continue, to the enslavement of men,
to the destruction of enterprise, and the
special destruction of the debtor classes
the greatest and most numerous class in
the country. and in all other countries.
There is in this body a majority OF men
who believe there is a righteous and Just
demand for the free coinage of silver.
Some of them may be retarded BY fears
from other quarters. They may be re-
tarded by the fear that we will not be
able to enact q free coinage bill into a law.
My duty is lone when | exercise my
Judgment here as God has given me pow
er to see my duty and not as the execu-
tive or anybody else may see it. | pro-
pose to do my duty. and | believe il every
senator will do the same we will have a
Tree coinage act, an act which will relieve
suffering industry, increase opportunities
and bring prosperity-not to the farmer
alone, but to every class of men deserv-
ing the good will of the legislative mind.
Coke next addressed the senate in favor
OF the bill and unlimited coinage of silver.
He declared that the persistent defiance
of the popular will by the executive de-
partment ofthe government for the past
seventeen wears was one of the most re-
markable facts in the history OF a free
representative ROYeTnmnI. lie could not
support the bill as reported from the e.
nance committee. 1t Disseminated
against silver, in leaving the secretary of
the treasury the right to determine how
much silver purchased should be coined
into money, and as the secretary held
there was too much silver coined it was a
sure thing that with that discretion in the
secretary not another dollar would be
coined. That provision of the bill was
neither more nor less than a provision to
convert the treasury of the United States
into a warehouse for silver to be held as a
commodity on~whichthe government should
advance money. The effect of the bill
would be to repeal the only law on the
statute book requiring the coinage of
silver dollars. The passage of the bill
would prove the severest blow to silver
since its characterization in 1873. There
was no provision in it for free coinage of
silver, MOI for any coinage of silver at all
except by permission of the secretary of
the treasury. In a word. the bill from
the finance committee etfectually repealed
all laws providing for the compulsory
coinage of a single dollar of silver, and
the whole matter would rest within the
discretion Of the secretary of the treasury.
The silver bill then went over until to-
morrow. Adjourned.
, 1890-05-16

WASHINGTON, May l5,-The secretary
of war has amended paragraph 500 of the
army regulations as follows: The sale OF
use OF ardent spirits or wines in canteens
is strictly prohibited, but the commanding
officer is authorized to permit light beer
to be sold therein by the drink on week
days and in a room used for no other
purpose. and when practicable in a build
ing apart from that in which the canteen
is located. whenever he is satisfied that
giving to the men the opportunity of OBJ
tanning such beverages within post limits
has the effect OF preventing them from
resorting for strong intoxicants to places
without such limits and tends to promote
temperance and discipline among them.
The practice of what is known as treating
must not be permitted.
, 1890-05-16
A New York Lawyer Fatally Shot.

New YORK, May ia terrible TRACE
dy occurred in Wall street this morning
y vindictive young man named Alphonso
Q. Stephaine shot and MORALLY wounded
Lawyer Clinton G. Reynolds, of 60 Wall
street. The murderer was but a few
hours in the city. having arrived on the
steamship Majestic from Liverpool.
The cause of the tragedy is as follows:
Stephaine's father carried on a fruit bust
ness in this city. He died W years ago,
leaving his wife sole exccutrix. Alphonso
carried on the business. but converted
much of it into cash, deposlting $50, OGO
with a safe deposit company. He quar-
relied with and assault d his mother, and
two months ago went to Europe. During
his absence his mother consulted with
Lawyer Reynolds, who advised attach
ments against him and the safe deposit
company. He had probably heard of this
this morning on his arrival, and at once
went to Reynolds office, where he held
an interview with him in an inner office.
Hearing a shot fired, the occupants of
the outer office rushed in aud found
Stephaine standing OVER Reynolds with a
smoking revolver in his hand, and Rey-
mods probably MORALLY wounded with a
bullet Just below the heart. .Stephaine
was arrested and Reynolds removed to a
hosnital
, 1890-05-16
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.


james A. Shannon has been appointed
postmaster at Carbon.
Yesterdays temperature-New York
ca, New Orleans 660. st. Louis $50. Gin
cinnati Sc. Chicago 420, Winnipeg 800.
The race between Kemp and Mclean
for e2OO a side and the s~culling cham
pionship of the world took place yester-
day on the Paramatta river. Kemp won
easily.
SIR John Macdonald announced in the
Canadian house of yesterday
that no negotiations were in progress
looking towards the annexation of New
Foundland.
Josiah Stanford, brother of United
States Senator Leland Stanford, and a
well known pioneer OF California died at
his home in Oakland Wednesday night of
heart disease.
The wife and daughter of President
Hall of Clark university, Mass, were
found dead in their bed yesterday morn
ing, suffocated by gas which had escaped
during the night
Nelson H. Davis, brigadier general
United States army, retired, died on Gov
ernor's Island Yesterday of apoplexy. He
had just arrived upon the island to visit
friends, apparently in good health.
The Chicago health department is max
ing a vigorous search for the Chinese
leper seen here in the street by Col. VIM.
Pochler. The latter is a gentleman who
has lived in California for twenty nine
years. For the past SIX years he has
been in Germany,
, 1890-05-16

WASHINGTON, May l5.-The hearing
of Farmers Alliance representatives was
continued by the ways and means COM
mittee this morning, Mr.. Livingston,
national lecturer of the organization,
taking up the argument. lie quoted
President Lincol1's prophecy that corpo-
rations would be enthroned, that the
property of the country would be con-
centrated and the republic itself over
thrown as others had been. One-twen-
tieth of the people owned three ffths of
the property. If congress refused to APP
prove of the sub-treasury plan. then let
it emove the restriction hedging in the
national banking system. The farmers
would care nothing about trusts and com
binations and the concentration OF money
if they could hold their crops in ware
houses and wore not compelled, as atpres
ent, to sell at stated times. 1t
would be a godsend to the country to
pass the sub-treasury bill for the reason
if for no other, that there would not be
a bucket shop left 10 the United States,
the CAV of speculation in crops would be
done away with and the producer and con
sumner be brought together. Sixteen mil
lions would build all the warehouses the
alliance wanted. What good were river
and harbJ r Improvements to the debt rid
den and oppre sed farmer? 10 conclusion
he said il the committee thought the
landed basis the best, if they could not
accept the crop basis, let them put it in
the bill. Do something to relieve the
farmer. Don't make it a question Of tar
if or politics, but let the bill stand on its
merits