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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-08

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Ana In accordance with Jaw. and order or tho
Board o Trustees. made the sixteenth day OF De-
tober, S9l, so many shares Of each parce, of such
stock as may be necessary will be sold public
auction AT the ONCE OF he company, Room So Ne
Nada BLOCK. No. 800 Montgomery street, san Fran
cisco, California on TUESDAY. the fifteenth day OF
December, 1891 al the hour OF l O'Clock p. NJ Of
said day. 10 pay said delinquent ent there
on together with costs OF advertising aud expenses
OF the sale A. Is. THOMPSON. Secretary
of1ee-Room So Nevada Block. 500 Montgomery
st, San Francisco, Cal. NOES I'd
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-05-12

complaints than in any previous
term of the same length.
The savings bank has grown to
be large business, the deposits
now amounting to over one mil
lion Isl, 3,632.OS), while the re-
celpts and payments of savings
money connected with the bank
alone the past year have footed up
s1,303, 39S.3S. To manage this
large business requires not merely
honesty, but first class business
experience and ability. No man
can take hold of such large and
constantly-increasing trust, unless
he possesses the full confidence of
the public, and more especially of
the 1929 depositors of every class
and nationality, whose hard earned
savings are entrusted through the
post-otfice to the care of the gov
eminent.
We know not who is to be APP
pointed successor to Mr.. Wunden-
berg, and have heard no name
mentioned, but one thing is certain,
that no figure head, novice OF any
person who has not had the most
thorough business experience and
is possessed of tried executive
ability should be entrusted with so
responsible duties, such as this
place calls for, or will be tolerated
in 1t for any length of time.
1t has unquestionably been an
oversight that since the opening of
the savings bank, there has been
no bond required of the postmaster
general. The collector general,
and the registrar of public accounts
are each compelled to give bond
of ten thousand dollars (S10,0OW, |
and the same sum should be de- |
manded from the postmaster-gen-
eral. He may be the most trusted |
and honest man in the kingdom
that is not the point; it is to give
assurance to the public that while
he remains in charge of the bank, |
he is responsible and under bonds.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-05-12
SEGREGATION.

Until science shall have discov-
cred a cure for leprosy, its eradica-
ton can only be effected by strict
segregation. This policy was ac-
cepted and adopted by Hawaii
early in the reign of Kamehameha
Fifth. Had it been followed with
unvarying strictness from its adop-
ton to the present time, and had
there been no such frightful mis-
takes as wholesale vaccination from
person to person, as has occurred
once or twice, we would have seen
the disease more nearly stamped
out than it is to-day. But great
progress has been made, in spite of
occasional Iapses and errors. No
tourist need fear to visit Hawaii
to-day. He can travel from place
to place, from Hawaii to Niihau,
and neither see the disease nor be
aware Of its possible presence.
Much has been accomplished with
in the last few years by the Board
Of Health in its steady pursuit Of
our only safe policy. But it is ex-
tremely difficult to maintain the
strict standard of thorough pol
icy, for the officers of the law are
met by the entreaties of the afiict-
ed and their friends to relax its
stern severity, and to allow iber-
ties and privileges which not only
tend to nullify the principle of Sc
gregation but expose the well 10
unknown and unseen dangers.
Strict enforcement of the law in
wolves unpopularity of the Board
of Health and its officers. Relaxa-
ton and an easy-going policy has
the contrary effect. The tempta-
ton to get little cheap and dan
gerous popularity is necessarily
very strong, and it requires men of
character and devotion to duty to
resist the impulse. But it is case
where the good of the whole peo-
pie demands the sacrifice of the
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-05-12

feelings and rights of the Individual.
Such sacrifices are justified by the
laws of ali civilized nations and
are based in the common sense so
called which underlies all law.
ANY relaxation of these rules for
the general benefit is like author
izing the storage of gunpowder IN
thickly populated locations, or per-
hitting the existence of noXious
nuisances in like places. Harm
NAV not follow, but terrible results
are likely.
A very great and important
trust is in the hands of the Board of
Health. The well-being of the
community is with them. Perhaps
the most important of these trusts
is the duty devolving upon them
with relation to leprosy. The trust
and confidence of the community,
particularly of the enlightened and
intelligent portion is given to the
Board in proportion to its faithful
and rigorous performance of the
law. 1t is we'll known that strong
efforts are being made to induce
the Board to take action in mat
tiers relative to leprosy which may
have far reaching results, the i'm
portance whereof cannot now be
estimated. 1t is rumored that
propositions have been made to
bring lepers from Molokai to Oahu
for treatment. No doubt such a
plan will bring popularity to its
authors. But who is to say who
shall come? Who will pacify those
who are left? What warrant is
there for increasing the already
enormous burden OF the expense
to the nation of leprosy? Every
thing that medical or scientific
skill can do is done at Molokai.
No results hitherto obtained at
the Branch Hospital Justify such
step. To authorize it may be
another departure from the policy
of strict segregation. The nation
has done everything in the past
that could be done. 1t will con-
tinue to do SO in the future. But
the reconstruction of experiments of
doubtful utility is not a wise step.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-05-12

number unattended +" II, about
the usual proportion.
Two fires on Nuuanu street de-
stroyed the houses in which the
fire started and occasioned some
damage. to the adjoining property,
but were it not for the fact that
there exists good ground for sus-
picion of criminal origin these
fre-trap fires might be looked upon
as almost a distinct benefit to the
city.
OF foreign affairs, the two great
international questions of the day,
that between the United States and
Italy arising out of the trouble at
New Orleans, and the Behring
Sea difficulty appear to be APP
preaching peaceable solutions. The
several colonies of continental Aus
tralia have agreed upon a form of
confederation to be known as the
Commonwealth of Australia, based
largely upon the state or federal
systems of the United States, but
with Governor appointed by the
Crown, whose powers however will
be of very circumscribed nature.
The question of final appeal to
the Privy Council of Great Britain,
and sundry details of common
lnter-colonial rights have yet to be
settled.
The preparations for the Worlds
Fair at Chicago for 1892 are being
pressed forward enthusiastically,
and meanwhile the great Southern
California Orange Festival is at
tracing tens of thousands of visit
ors in spite of the formidable re-
OF the grippe.
The internecine strife in Chile
still continues, though the Consti-
tutional, as opposed to the Presi-
Dental party, seems to be gaining
ground, the troops on both sides
are developing degree of savagery
and destructiveness, which has &C.
casioned the Great Powers most
interested, Great Britain, Germany
and France, to consider whether it
is not time for them to take con-
certed action with u view of bring
ing to an end q conflict which is
fast becoming rulnous to the COM
interests of their citizens in
business with, or residing in Chile.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-05-12
DISMISSAL OF THE POSTMASTER
GENERAL.

Under date Of May ?, the Minis
ter of Finance addressed the Post
master-General, requesting his re-
signation, to take effect the 18th
inst. According to the note, this
action has been taken at the re-
quest of Her Majesty the Queen.
1t is more likely to have been
taken at the instance of Mr.. Bush,
who in the Ia Leo has made fire.
quent illusions not very compli-
mentary to the Minister for his
dilatoriness in not removing all the
old officers Of the Government.
" To the victors belong the spoils, -
is one Of the articles of faith of the
Ia Leo. In consequence Of these
frequent attacks, the removal Of
this officer has been looked for,
and probably others will follow,
not from any want of competency
on his or their part, but solely to
pacify the crowd of office seekers.
Mr.. Wundenburg entered the
postal service during the admins
tratiOn of Mr.. Gibson. in 1886. at
the time of the appointment of J.
L. Kaulukou as P. N. g., and to
take the place previously filed by
Mr.. 1. B. Peterson, Mr.. Kaulukou
having been shortly after appoint
ed Marshal, Mr.. Wundenburg was
promoted to be Postmaster Gen
eral. The Postal Savings Bank had
recently been opened, and to the
new and increased duties of the
service, he brought the business
training which he had received in
two of the largest mercantile
houses in this city, and has con-
Quoted the bureau with a success
which is a credit to him and an
honor to the Government.
The postal service differs in
some respects from every other in
the government, in that it is the
only one, in which every indlvid-
ual is more or less concerned in
its being conducted with regularity
and dispatch. Any negligence on
the part of the employees, post
OF carriers in any part of
the kingdom, is quickly discovered
and brings with it complaints of
which sometimes are
not easily traced out, and the
responsible parties held to account.
Yet from an intimate acquaintance
with the workings of the service
during several years past, we can
say that there have been fewer
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-05-12
PRINCE BISMARCK.

The re-entry into public life of
Prince Bismarck by way of a seat in
the Reichstag does not appear to
be so widely wished for as was
supposed, although the check re-
ceived by the Prince at Geeste-
munde appears to have been in
ficted by an alliance between the
Socialists and discontinued groups
of the Progressits and even of the
Government parties.
However, the Prince has tacitly
agreed to try q re-ballot in Geeste-
munde and to become q candidate
in Lehe district, where it is said
that he is certain of being return
ed. The victory, such as it is, of
his opponents is by no means all
satisfaction, many papers that have
been opposing the Prince seem
astonished and veXed at their own
success, and argue that, the cleo
tors having given lesson to the
Prince as to his pride, should now
recognize the great services that he
has rendered to his country by
giving him an overwhelming ma
jority.
To US here it may seem 4 matter
Of small moment, but the mighty
empires of the old world, no less
than the great Republic Of the
new, impress their individuality on
contemporary affairs directly or In
directly, and the great intellectual
prominence of the Prince has been
for so many years an effectual
agent in directing the affairs of
half the civilized world, that the
effect cannot suddenly cease direct
ly the hand is off the helm.
For twenty years since peace
was signed at Frankfort, Prince
Bismarck has been looked upon as
the guardian of the peace of En-
rope. In 1873 it was Bismarck
who rendered possible the Treaty
of Berlin, which took the place of
the impracticable agreement of San
Stefano, and his countrymen are
TOO well aware of the eager ill-will
that is watching Central Europe
from both east and west, to reject
the services of their most able man,
and the young Emperor is too
clear sighted to play into the hands
Of the ultra-Socialists by a dissolu-
ton Of the Reichstag as a conse- |
quence of the election of Prince
Bismarck.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-05-12
SUMMARY.

The full consequences of the
change in the U. S. tariff as affect.
ing Hawaii have not yet been felt
or indeed accurately gagged. How.
ever, one thing is tolerably certain
and that is that our sugar planter:
will receive much lower prices fol
their produce than have ruled
since the great depression of six
years ago, and that values of prop
erty generally must fall consider
ably. Nevertheless the new un,
dertakings to which we referred
last month are being pressed on
hopefully.
In particular, we understand that
the quality and market value Of
Hawaiian coffee is highly spoken
of, even in the husk, by expert
enced coffee dealers from the
Coast.
The japanese steamer Yamashiro
Maru brought in 1901 immigrants,
who have been distributed amongst
the plantations who had applied.
Sixty-five japanese and thirty odd
Cinnamon have left the Kingdom
during the month.
In our issue of April Both we
gave a most graphic and complete
picture of the then condition of
the crater of Kilauea, now again
filling up with molten lava.
The area of the great breakdown
which engulfed Hale-mau-mau,
Dana Lake, New Lake, IA or 10
active blowholes and the bluffs
surrounding the pits, was described
by Prof. Brigham as 5000 feet by
$500 feet, forming a pit with an
estimated depth of 500 feet, the
sides being perpendicular, with the
major axis lying E. and W.
Three weeks after the collapse
the lava began to reappear and by
the 10Th ult. it had risen in the pit
about 100 feet, virtually forming
lake of liquid lava $50 to 300 feet
IN diameter The level of this lake
is now reported to be rising and
falling as much as forty to fifty feet
within an hour, a most splendid
sight and a singularIy favorable
opportunity TO see a wonderful
phase of this great volcano.
The vital statistics for the month
OF April differ little from those of
March. Total number of deaths
81, of whom Sc were Hawaiians.
Rate per thousand of population of
district, all nationalities," 26 per
thousand, Hawaiians, 1929, Asia
tics, 1920, other nationalities, II.
Thus the Hawaiian death rate is
just 30 per cent above that of call
:" taken together. The
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-05-12
A WALKING MATCH.

For ATHLETES. owe the undersign-
ed participants in the six-days' walking
match, ending at the Mechanics Pavii-
lion, February 27, 1889, fully endorse the
vitaliting effects OF The Best" Tonic.
Frank Hart, Charles J. Sheridan, Gus
Guerrero, Pat Guerrero, Old Sport Cam
pana, James Davis, Oofty Goofty, John
Brodie, E. G. Moore, Thomas Howarth,
George Cartwright, James Leahy, Gus
Brown, L. Crozier.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-05-12
THE BEST" TONIC

The QUESTION Is SOMETIMES ASKED
Tell Us conciseiy winch ailments The
" Best Tonic viii most efectually cor
rect? Here is the answer: Dyspepsia,
All Nerve Troubles, Loss of Sleep, Loss
OF Appetite, General Debility, Exhaus-
ton from any cause. To those Recover
ing from Illness, nothing better can be
prescribed.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-12
THE CoLoRED SCHOOL.
The Examin alton Exercises ut the First
Baptist Church.

The graduating exercises of the
colored public school were held at the
First (colored) Baptist church last
night and were witnessed by large
crowd of colored people and by many
white people. The music, speeches
and Rotations by the pupils are re-
ported as excellent, and showed that
good work is being done in Clarks-
vile in educating the c)lored chill
dren. The diplomas were delivered
in an impressive style by DIR. Roman,
cOlored.
The work of Professor Watson,
Principal, should not be overlooked
in speaking of the colored public
school. He is an efficient, patient
teacher, courteous in manner, and
has done a good work here in the
education of his race.
The colore1 public schools is grow
ing in Importance and the Board of
Aldermen have recently ordered i'm
provements made on the building.
This work will be done before the
next term begins, and The advan.
tages Of the institution will be en-
HANGED thereby.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-12

census showed 1882 increase over
Smiths enumeration Of ten years ago,
and the evidence was that the voting
population had increased since the
Federal census was taken, while the
~ecent enumeration showed a loss o.
1874 voters. On motion, DR.. Mar
able's committee was instructed to
present the matter to the County
court and urge that prompt steps be
taken to correct the error.
A motion by DIR. Carney was car:
ried that the action of the board
appointing a committee of four to
petition the city council for an appro-
priatiOn not exceeding $4,000, for a
free bridge across Red river between
the two old bridges that amount
having been appropriated by the
County court and like sum by pri-
vate subscription. This committee is
composed of Capt. Gracey, M.
Savage, DIR. Carney and DIR. Marable.
Mr.. johnson, owner of the show
boat of Indian relics, made favor.
able proposition for putting his speci-
mems in with our exhibition for the
Worlds Fair. DIR. Carney, b. II.
Owen and l.. B. Askew were APP
pointed to confer with Mr.. Johnson
on the plan proposed, and doubtless
something will be done today.
There is no doubt that his fine cOllec,
ton will add great attraction to our
exhibit.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-12
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB.
Meeting Last Night Work OF the Board
the Past Month Ratified.

The attendance at the Commercial
Club meeting last night was small
owing, perhaps, to the rain.
President i. p. Gracey called the
club to order and Secretary Peek read
the minutes of the previous meeting
which were approved. No new bust
ness Of special Importance was pre-.
scented. The time was principally oc.
cupied in hearing reports from com
mittees and the Board of Directors
approving the same.
The resolution changing the dues To
% cents and initiation fee 81, was ap-
proved.
DIR. Marable, from the Committee
on Public Policy, reported the-action
of his committee on the county and
Worlds Fair exhibit; that room in
the court house had been rendered
by Judge Tyler for the exhibits,
which had been accepted.
The cost of fitting up the room with
shelving will be So This action
was ratified and the Treasurer in.
structed to pay the bill when work is
completed and account approved by
the chairman of the committee.
DIR. Carney moved that one men,
bee OF the committee stayat the court
house every Saturday to receive con-
tributions to the county exhibit.
Carried.
DIR. Marahle reported the matter
Of error in the county census enumer-
alton, which had been up before his
committee, showing 692 voters less
than the Federal census gives, which
could not be correct, as The Federal
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-12
ARnAteNnp FOE Mai.
An Effort to Bring B. Friedman's Books
Into Court.

Into Court.
b. Friedman was arraigned before
Squire Smith this morning for trial
on warrant sworn out by Thos. l..
Foster, of the y. b. @. clothing com
pany of New York charging him
with obtaining goods under false pre-
lenses. Theprosecution was represent
ell by Leech q Savage and West &
Burney, while the defense was con-
Quoted by House q Merritt.
The trial drew large crowd to the
court house and the lawyers had a
lively tilt over questions involved in
the case. The attorneys for the prose-
cutiOn moved to commit Albert
Friedman for contempt of court.
This gentleman as representative of
l.. Jonas assignee for b. Friedman,
was supposed to be the custodian of
the books of the house and he was
ordered to bring them into court.
This order was not complied with,
Friedman answering that he did not
have them in his possession. The de-
Tense held that this was in contempt
Of court, and that if the books were
shown the assignment could be
proven fraud. L.. Jonas, from some
unknown reason, went to Nashville
last night and was not present at the
trial. The action consequently was
brought against Albert Friedman in
jonas absence.
The defense objected to bringing
the hooks into court, as the present
trial was criminal proceeding and
not a civil case. The defense also
moved to quash the indictment, as the
warrant was not right. b. Friedman
was simply charged with obtaining
goods under false pretenses. The
warrant did not specify where the
Oflense was committed, nor upon
whom the fraud was practiced. Col.
House, in his speech, said that he
always wanted to know where his
cliant was to be tried, whether in
Europe or America. The prosecu.
ton moved then to amend the in.
dictment. This was allowed by the
court and mir. Foster made further
affidavit showing where, at what
time and upon whom the false pre-
tense was practiced. The defense
still held that the affidavit had been
amended, but that the warrant stood
in its original form and that it did
not contain "the substance of the
Offense" required by the statutes.
The court, however, overruled the
objection of the defense and decided
that the trial should proceed.
The prosecution here moved for a
continuance. The motion was
granted and the case was set for next
Friday morning at 10 o'clock before
Squire Smith.
BY way of retaliation Thos. Foster,
the man who is prosecuting b. Fried
man, was arrested on a warrant
charging him with "cXtortiOn and
malicious threats for the purpose OF
extorlion," and was put under u
$1,000 bond for his appearance at
trial next Friday. 1t is claimed that
Foster used threats in trying to col
lect the money due his house from b.
Friedman.
The case, upon whole, is assum-
ing an interesting appearance and
the outcome of the trial will be
watched eagerly.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-12
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
A Section Foreman Meets n Horrible
Death Near Gracey.

Jno. Bethel, a section foreman on
the GAINESVILLE and Princeton, road
met Il horrible death near Gracey,
KY, about 4 O'Clock last evening.
He was out on the line overseeing
work and was leaning against II tcle-
graph pole watching his men, who
were at work short distance away,
An insignificant looking cloud was
coming up, which none of the men
thought would contain sufficient rain
TO make them quit work, All ut
once a vivid glare, followed by II
crash came, causing CONSERVATION
among the men and making them
drop their tools. The first glance in
the direction of the overseer revealed
n horrible sight. Upon the ground
lay Jno. Bethel dead. The tcle-
graph pole was torn to Splinters,
which We're scattered in every direC-
ton. An examination showed that
the body of Bethel was reduced to a
pulp almost by the electricity, causing
instant death. lie was put on Il
hand car and carried to Gracey, where
he resided. He was about 80 years
old and was regarded as one OF the
best track men in the employ of the
road.