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The herald., 1893-05-21
Thiunlnr Fruit,

ES-s Thinning Fruit.
Now is the season when the careful
orchardist has one of his most impor-
out the fruit that seta with such abund-
ance and which, if allowed to remain,
would prod uce crop Inferior in quality
in every way. One OF the great difficult
ties with California fruit growers is that
they have been fearful Of performing
this task sc they should, and they have
thus too frequently sacrificed quality
and quantity, and so not secured the fl
nancial returns which they should.
A paper was recently read before the
Sutter county horticultural eociety, in
which the subject OF thinning fruit was
admirably handled. The work Of thin
ming peaches ami epricots should begin
just 30 soon 80 the fruit can be easily
seen. There is tendency among or
chardists to delay the beginning OF this
work from q iear taAt something may
happen to causS Same OF the fruit to
drop but it will NOT pay to give way to
Shie tendency. Begip TO thin al soon as
you can, by reasonably close appica-
tion, ees all the .rpit, and keep il up
vigorously until ycn have pulled off
about all o! H. Always aim TO finish
before the pits heRin 10 harden. There
10 but little benefit In thinning after the
pits harden, except to cave the limbs
from breaking from an overload. All
imperfect or double fruit should be
picked of with rnthess hand. The
bsst way TO proessd with the work 10 to
pick of a Htrip from bottom to top of
the tree on one side, and then work
around to the place % beginning.
Apricots Bheuld ae left from four to
six inches apNys On good, healthy trees,
In good sail II is not SO necessary to
thin peaEs, aS they ars usually gath
ersd hstaEs thay YipsB, but in many
csseH IL WIFI pAs 20 GO over and thin
cut the c.1ssark, say, to four and six
incheH.
Peaches oughA 70 be thinned accord
jng to the condition OF the tree, to four
10 ak aud TO eight inches apart--the
latter ruls heina AstseT than the former,
The stsRjsrd gauge peach for the Yuba
City cznHsfy last year was two and one
hsh tsaaAsa- a peach OF this size ought
~ hare a aPaos OF OF least five inches to
txow IA. The best way is to take a
soad hack ~ the tree and determine in
Fsuv mind h9W many pounds you think
~ v!M aarry 10 the best developed matu-
lty wsshaas breaking the limbs.
Aitss fhs erst thinning it will
nssrly always ysy to go over the trees a
pscouS tams, after the fruit gets little
larger, sad II, altar this, it appears as
;Ss sruss grows that some limbs are
too essvfly laden and are liable to break,
soin oHs the heavier clusters a third
Tins, Fair Averaae-sized peaches will
run shoat shree TO the pound, and it if
net akfia1lt with little practice to esti.
rlata how many pounds given tree will
The herald., 1893-05-21
State Division and San J lose.

The editor of the Citrograph says:
A visit to San Jose and talk with a
number OF her citizens is perfectly con-
vincing to us that San Jose is, almost to
a man, opposed to state division. In
deed, several gentlemen said to us that
they were all the more ardent in their
advocacy of San Jose being the state
capital for the reason that the removal
weuld f, sever kill the state division
project. While we differ from them in
this 1t may not be very wise move on
our part to put club into the hands of
the enemy with which he may beat out
our hraina
The herald., 1893-05-21

In the statement You will notice that
the trees are planted 2S feet apart. This
is considerably in excess of the defiance
they are planted in many places. and
the number and coat OF trees per acre
would of course depend upon the dis
tance they were planted apart.
While the above statement of expense
applies only to a prdne orchard, yet, in
general way, the sane fguren would
be applicable to any other kind of fruit,
except In the matter OF pruning, in
which after the second year, the cost OF
pruning with peaches and apricots
would be considerably in excess, in fact,
fully double the coat OF the same opera
tion with French prunes. You will of
course understand that in the matter OF
pruning with peaches and apricots the
cost would increase each year until the
trees had reached the age of ak or seven
years. In the case of French prunes,
however, we do little or no pruning after
they are four years old, except to cut
out dead wood or interfering iinrbs. and
therefore that element of cost would be
largely obliterated in considering the
future expense OF caring for O prune
orchard. The same rule as to pruning
would also apply to almonds.
Very truly yours, JOHN BIDwELL.
The herald., 1893-05-21
would be benefited under separate

would be benefited under separate
government. This Is practical world.
Its public business should be conducted
go as to benefit the largest number.
Sentiment should cut no figure in such
practical matters as collecting and pay
ing out the peoples money. Let us
have two states out of the present too
expensive and too inconvenient one
not because each part is not equally fa-
vorpd
The herald., 1893-05-21
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comfortably hold up and bring to the
highest possible perfection. On small
limbs take off the outside fruit TO pre-
serve the tree in its proper shape. Trees
from FIVE and half TO six and half
yeara old should carry from 200 to 250
pounds OF matured peaches. These at
IL cents pound will bring SO to "a to
the tree, or from 5000 to s400 per acre.
This is enough for fair return, and II
in your greed for larger profits you neg
lect thinning properly the chances are
your profits will be less. We have now
too great proportion OF small peaches,
which bring inferior prices and fail to
find ready market.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-03-07
THE NEW FIRE Law.

The Fire Bill has become a law,
and its full text is published in this
mornings issue of the GAZETTE
The measure represents genuine
reform, and will be hailed as such
by the majority. Honolulu has be-
come a city of sufficient size to re-
quire a regular paid department,
which will not cost more than the
volunteer system, while its eff
cheney should certainly not be less.
We cordially recognize the valu-
able service rendered by the Vol
unteer Department for many years
past. 1t has had many efficient
engineers, many devoted firemen,
and we believe the quality of
its work to have been on the whole
of a high order. 1t has become,
however, a rank political hotbed,
and some of the companies were the
center of a great deal of activity
which had nothing at all to do
with their duties as firemen. The
abating of this nuisance will be re-
garded with a feeling of general
satisfaction.
1t is a pity that the services of
Mr.. Asch as Chief Engineer could
not be retained. He was sincerely
devoted to the public interest and
jealous in the discharge of his
duties. We have, however, no
quarrel with his successor, and we
believe he will prove a capable
engineer.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-03-07

moval was made in accordance
with law. The grounds for the
removal, the question whether the
Minister acted in good faith or not,
are matters in no way involved.
Mr.. Brown claimed that his re-
moval was illegal because he
was not given a hearing. The
Court finds that this conten-
ton is well founded, the pre-
ponderance of authorities con-
firming the view that when
an officer can be dismissed
"for cause" only, and not at the
discretion" or pleasure" of his
superior, such dismissal is only
permissible after notice and hear
ing before the person authorized to
pass upon the case. That person
under our statute is the Minister
himself. After a hearing, he may
do what he pleases with his victim,
but he cannot dispense with the
at least of granting an
opportunity for defense.
The effect of this decision is to
discourage removals for political
and partisan purposes, and to pro-
5ect faithful public servants in the
discharge of their duties. Of
course it will still be possible for
l b-azen-faced Minister to dis
charge an official after a hearing,
,hough nothing may have been
proved against him, but such a
course would require more hardi- |
hood in corruption than most evil
loers possess. Every provision of
he law which tends to check abu-
i've removals should be cherished
nd upheld by the Courts. Such
PROVISIONS are undoubtedly useful
n checking corruption and main
aiming the purity of the public
ervice.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-03-07

The ablest of the native Hawaiians
the Christian ministers, are strong in
their American sympsthies. The
pastor of large native Hawaiian
church in this city, himself a native
Hawaiian, is for annexation earnestly.
The other large Hawaiian congrega-
ton and church in Honolulu has a
favorite pastor, born here of Ameri-
can parentage, whose quiet influence
is in the same direction.
The native newspaper, of much the
largest circulation in the islands, ad-
vocates annexation, stands by provl
sional government and is losing none
of its circulation.
The main part of the opponents of
annexation are the lower class of ma
tives, led by INSCRIPTIONS foreigners
of little property, mostly from Cali
fornis, Australia and Canada, who
wish to maintain the Hawaiian mon
archy and its corruptions for their
own unworthy purposes, and who
think their opportunities for power
and spoliation will be gone if annex
alton becomes fact.
The Hawaiian pear is now fully
ripe, and this is the golden hour for
the United States to pluck it. If an
nexation does not take place prompt
ly, or is held in doubt and suspense
for six or ten months, there certainly
will be here a revulsion to despair,
and these people, by their necessities,
might be forced toward becoming a
British colony, for the English here
of the monarchical type would then
avail themselves of their opportunity
and stir up all the possible opposi-
ton to annexation.
The wealthiest Englishman of
these islands has today called at this
and no man in Hawaii is
more earnest for annexation. His
two sons, large business men, are
with him in this regard, and the next
wealthy old British resident, a
Scotchman by birth, is, with the first |
nan named, for annexation. L can
not do otherwise than urge prompt |
action at Washington. | am, sir,
ETC., JOHN L. STEVENS.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-03-07

THE retirement of Henry Smith
from the position of Secretary Of
the Board of Representatives of the
Fire Department will be regarded
with general regret. He has been
a faithful and efficient officer of the
Department for a period of ten
years, and in that capacity, as in
the more important one of head
clerk of the Judiciary Department,
he has earned the cordial esteem
of everyone with whom he has
come in contact. We hope he will
continue to serve the Government
for many years to come in the
responsible position which he now
occupies.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-03-07

A HAWAIIAN Civil Rights League
has been formed its protested OBJ
ject is to bring about the milleni-
UNI. As most of its promoters have
been prominent in previous millen-
ial epochs, particularly in that
which has just closed, it will not
be difficult to conjecture that the
millennium which they seek to re-
store is the one from which they
have just been elected.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-03-07
BROWN VS.. SPENCER.

Judge Frear has filed a decision
in the suit in equity brought by, C.
A. Brown against c. n. Spencer for
possession of the office of Tax As
SCISSOR. The decision is in favor of
the plaintiff, and its full text is re-
produced elsewhere. 1t will be
found easy as well as interesting
reading, and the points made are
all within the comprehension of a
layman.
The facts in the case are fully
recited in the decision. Everyone
will remember that when e. G..
Macfarlane was Minister of Finance
one of his last acts was to cut off
the official head of c. A. Brown.
He was seen writing the letter
which sent Mr.. Brown to the execu-
toner while he was, as it were,
being led out to execution himself,
thus reversing the conduct of the
Shakesperian villain who used his
last breath to free his victims,
and not to destroy them. Mr..
Brown, however, being of an I'M
conquerably stubborn disposition,
would not admit that his head was
off, and submitted the question to
the Court, which has now decided
that, in point of legal theory at
least, the decapitation was not con-
summated. If the facts do not
agree with this theory, the Judge
would probably say, with a famous
philosopher, $50 much the worse
for the facts"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-03-07
First News at San Francisco.

An instance of the way in which
the Commission looks upon news,
paper publicity it is interesting to
know how the first story of the
Hawaiian revolution came to be
printed. On the trip from Homo
lulu to San Francisco the Commits
sioners occupied the time in pre-
pairing a statement in manifold of
the details of the whole affair. The
Claudine arrived at San Francisco
very early on Saturday morning
and Mr.. Thurston was at once
taken off by the boat from the Gus
tom house. He called up the news
paper offices by telephone and found
that they had gone to press. How
ever, when he told them that there
had been a revolution in Hawaii
the reporters lost no time in getting
down to the dock, and there each
one found a typewriter account
of it all, so that the whole story
was printed in later edition of the
morning papers, Washington Star.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-03-07
THE ELELE.
Nine of Its Backers Taken Into
Court-A Little Light on Po-
iticaI History.

A case has just reached its final
stage in the Circuit Court which
throws a good deal Of light on some
secret chapters of Hawaiian politi-
cal history. Last October Hon. J.
S. Walker sued A. P. Peterson and
eight others for non-payment of a
note of $2500.00, made by them to
]. S. Bowler, as trustee for ]. S.
Walker. The defendants filed a
general denial to. the allegations of
the petitions, but they failed to do
SO within the statutory period, and
on motion of plaintiffs counsel the
answer has been stricken from the
the record. Mr.. Creighton, coun-
sci for the defendants, has noted
exceptions.
The following is a copy of the
promissory note on which the &C
ton is founded:
Honolulu, H. l., Oct. 26, 81.
$25OOOO.
Six months after date, for value
received, we jointly promise to pay
to the order of John f. Bowler,
Trustee, the sum of S2500.00, with
interest at the rate of 1 per cent. per
month, upon the payment of which
said Bowler is to assign to us the
mortgage upon the "Elele" news
paper plant.
A. p. PETERSON,
E. G. MAcFARLANE,
j. j. SULLIVAN,
JOHN W. MACDONALD,
j. d. TUCKER,
ROBERT MORE,
]. w. JONES,
A. R. Rowan,
W. g. ASHLEY,
JOHN F. BOWLER.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-03-07
THE BLACK FLAG,
THE ROYALIsTs ARE AT WORK
AGAIN.
An Organization Called the ''Hawaiian
Civil Rights League" is
Formed.

For some days there have been ru-
mors afoat regarding the formation
of a society or league of some
kind. The object of the new Or
ganization has been kept a
| strict secret, and nothing definite
was learned until March LIST, when
a meeting was held at a private
residence out on the plains. The
new political organization is called
the Hawaiian Civil Rights League
and the executive committee is
composed as follows: c. w. Ash
ford, ]. K. Kahookano, H. McIn-
tyre, John Colburn, L. J. Levey
and Antoine Rosa. At the meeting
last night there were about twenty
persons present. All the names
could not be ascertained, but, in
addition to the above, Sam Parker
and A. P. Peterson were there.
1t is the intention, so it is said,
of the league to form district clubs
all over the islands, and all those
can join who are in sympathy with
the movement. From present ap-
pearances, it looks as though the
organization were patterned after
the model set by V. V. Ashford
about a year ago.
There was a peculiar shyness
about the persons present at the
meeting for fear their names would
get into print. 1t looked as if they
were ashamed of their actions.
Enough has been learned, however,
to assure the general public that
the same old gang of royalists are
hard at work attempting to regain
their lost power.
A prominent member of the
league said it was not to be a secret
affair, but their actions of the past
few days would lead one to think
otherwise. Of course their avowed
intentions are to buck the Pro-
visional Government. Appended
is brief outline of the organiza-
ton.
THE NAME AND OBJECTS.
ARTICLE 1. The name of this organ
ization shall be the Hawaiian Civil
Rights League.
Arr. 2. The object of this League
shall be to promote by all legal
means love of country and free
representative government, and to |
encourage and promote such action |
on the part of the people of Hawaii, |
irrespective of race or past political |
utilization as will serve to acquaint
the people of America and of the
world at large with the political con-
dition and sentiment here prevailing,
to the end that no illiberal or des-
potic schemes of government may be
upon our land by any for
eign power, and to preserve to Ha-
waii in her future political career,
under the Hawaiian flag or
any other flag, a continuance of the
of self government such as
she has enjoyed during the last half
century.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-03-07

The object of the note was of
course to enable its signers to con-
troll the Elele in the bitter three
cornered fight which it made be-
fore the last general election
against the Liberals on the one
hand and the Reform party on the
other.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-03-07

The appointment of Frank Hus-
tace as Chief Engineer of the paid
Fire Department, appears in the
"By Authority" column.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-03-07

The point to be decided in the
case was simply whether the re-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-03-07

Elsewhere can be found notice
to Savings Bank depositors.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-12

Meeting Of the = cate Tobacco Growers
Association ou Tuesday.

Association on Tuesday.
Lake City. Fla. sept u-Last week
was one Of conventions aud meetings
for Lake City Da Tuesday The Stale
Tobacco Association convened passed
various resolutions aud elected new
officers FOR the ensuing year 10 is under
stod that mum agr If politicians con
uccted themselves with the association
and unless matter, -0 contrary 90 an pre-
yious experiences che life Of the Florida
association is doomed They, of course,
are going 10 Use the association for all It's
worth to carry out their little schemes,
etc.
The board of trustees Of the agricultu-
raj college held an important business
session day or two ago and mapped out
"a great deal of work for the executive
committee, composed of Messrs. A b.
Hagan of Lake City +. +. Harris OF
Ocala, and Judge $ j. TurnbUll Of Month
cello. The manner in which they are
taking hold of affairs augurs well for the
future welfare of the college.
Mr.. Oscar Clute, the newly elected
president of the college. and director of
the experiment station, has arrived from
the Michigan Agricultural College. where
ne held similar position, and has taken
charge here. He is making most favor
a bic impression with Lake citizens, who
feel now that the right man is in the right
place. DR.. W. r Tokum the vice presi-
dent Of the college. is here also. He is an
able man, and with President Clute, the
friends Of F'loridas long abused and
abandoned college can well rejoice, for
such men presage success.
MORE RAIN.
Rain has been ia ling heavily this week,
and seems to be on the programme for
several days yet, from the appearance of
the clouds.
Cotton is coming in slowly.
The state college opens Oct. 4.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-12
TRADE OF CHARLESTON.
Fine Showing for the Year in I'll
Staunch Old City.

Staunch Old City.
Charleston, Sept. 1.-THE News and
Courier published to-day its annual re-
view of trade of Charleston. In summar-
ling its review, the News and Courier
says that it could not have done better
during the commercial year ending Aug
81. The figures show that there has been
a falling off of SS.175, S99 in the aggregate
trade and business Of the port, as com
pared with the returns Of the proceeding
year. The conditions which have pro-
duced these results have not been con
fined 70 Charleston, however, but have
obtained throughout this country and
elsewhere and produced the most depress-
ing effects.
NO PANIC N CHARLESTON.
There have been disastrous financial
panics in many other towns. There has
been no panic in Charleston. Many of
the new SOUTH Ccnters have resortcd
to unsound financial devices to keep
the wheels of business moving In
Charleston there has been no change Of
financial or commercial methods. At the
beginning of new year our banks have
deposits of a half million dollars in ex-
cess Of deposits at the corresponding time
last year, and the credit of the city is
unsurpassed in the money markets of the
world. The masterful way in which we
have confronted and surmounted the I'M
usual commercial conditions of the past
year prove beyond question the ability of
the city to deal with whatever adverse
circumstances the future, near or re
mote, may send.
GRATIFYING SUMMARY.
There was most gratifying increase
in the output of our manufacturing es-
Adjustments. During the past year we
have made very marked progress in the
building up of the city, in the diversified
ton of our industries, in the improve
ment of our terminal facilities, in the
deepening of our bar, in the number of
new money making and labor employing
Enterprises. The city was never in
healthier condiou, its credit was never
sOunder, its resources at no time more
completely under control its future un-
der conditions more promising.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-12
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products 10
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; efIectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
it has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
very Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
fists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
Ifactured by the California Fig Syrup
%. only, whose name is printed on every
.'ackage, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
sccept any substitute if offered.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-12
Train Rnhhers Caught.

St. Louis, Sept IA special from Os-
wego, kan, says the men who held up
and robbed the Frisco east-bound train
at Mound Valley | st Sunday morning
have been captured. Their names are
George and Charles McCune, Charles
BahuU, and W. A Curry The capture
was made ii Arkansas City, Kan, where
the outlaws had joined the multitude of
boomers, who swarm about the city,
waiting for the opening OF the Cherokee
strip. One OF the bandits has made a
confession Of the robbery, and has Gd-
miJted that he tired the shot which killed
MESSENGER Chanman.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-12

Chicago, Sept. u.-F'ire in the Pullman
Company lumber yards in the suburbs
OF Pullman spread to the big car shops Of
the company at II o'clock last night. ana
early tins morning destroyed a large part
Of the lne brick buildings. The fire was
beyond control, and, swept by a strong
wind, promised to level the big shops by
daylight. Ihe blaze broke out between
One Hundred ana Ninth and One Hun
dred and Tenth streets. Here are the
BIC lun1or wards Of The nomnanN-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-12
Two Out of Three Mills Rpnnirg

Fan River, Mass, Sept l1.-To-dav
forty-four out OF sixty.seycn mills in the
city are running They are running on a
reduced scale of wages, varying from to
IA per cent. less than the schedule last
week