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The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-08-01

When the committee in England
read this magnificent report" they
refused to accept the conclusions
arrived at on the subjects of con-
tagion, de novo origin and segre-
cation, on the ground that they
were based on insufficient evidence.
Is it surprising? Suppose three
obscure medical men from New
York should be constituted a com
mittee on leprosy, and that they
should make a flying visit to Ha-
waii suppose further that they
should be Joined in Honolulu by
two of our local physicians, who
would help them in their investi-
cations. We will assume that
they spend three days at the
Kalihi receiving station, and three
days (the average time spent by
the Indian commission at any one
place. at Molokai, examining care
fully y lepers @ per cent. of our
leprous population), inquiring into
the family history and habits of
the patients, their sanitary condi-
ton, the amount of salt and fish
they had consumed, and many other
matters. Suppose also that they
should spend another week in la
boratory work in pursuit of the
bacillus lepra, and should not find
1t, Then suppose they should
make a voluminous report to the
effect that (1) leprosy is not con-
tagious; (2) leprosy is not here
ditary; (3) in the great majority
Of cases, from combinations of
causes at present unknown, it
arises de novo; (4) inasmuch as
We have not yet found the way in
which it spreads, we do not believe
that it does spread, and hence COM
pulsory segregation is unnecessary. /
What value would such an investi-
CATION and report have? Yet that
is exactly what the report of the
leprosy commission amounts to.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-08-01
Death of a Hawaiian Consul.

At about noon on Sunday, July
I'd, Mr.. Ernest o. Smith, consul
general for Portugal and Hawaii
and consul for Peru, died
suddenly at his residence, Ches-
ter, Elizabeth bay. Mr.. Smith was
81 years of age and bachelor.
When Mr.. Smith was about IS
years old he entered the civil SER
vice of the colony in the depart
ment of lands, and ultimately at
tained the post of under secretary.
After 19 years service he resigned
his position and began business as
a financial agent, about the same
time time he was appointed consul
for Portugal. Some years later the
Office was made one of consul-gen-
eral. He had been consul for Peru
for nineteen years and consul-gen-
eral for Hawaii for about eight
years.
The funeral took place July 4th,
the remains of the deceased gen
tleman being conveyed at an early
hour from his late residence, Ches-
ter, Elizabeth Bay-road, to the An
glican Church at Randwick, and
were subsequently carried into the
churchyard, where the interment
took place. The funeral was, in
accordance with the wishes of the
deceased, conducted as privately
as possible, only those who had
been relations or personal friends
being made aware of the time at
which it would take place. One
of the results of this secrecy
was that neither the consular
body nor the freemasons were
afforded an opportunity of attend
Ing. The consuls for the several
powers held Mr.. Smith in high es-
TEEN as a colleague, and were, Herr
Pelldram informs us, desirous of
attending the funeral. = Sydney
Herald
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-08-01
United in MARRIAGE.

Mr.. w. A. Mckay and Miss
Catharine Louise Ritchie were unit
ed in marriage Tuesday afternoon
by the Rev. Alex. Macintosh. The
bride is a sister of Mrs. Hamilton
johnson. The bridegroom is post
master at Wailuku, Maui. The
ceremony was witnessed by a large
number of invited guests, includ-
ing many Maui people. Wray
Taylor presided at the organ while
the happy couple were being
united. Mr.. and Mrs. Mckay left
on the Claudine last night for Wal
luku, their future home.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-08-01

During Thursday afternoon the
Postal Savings bank made another
deposit with the Hawaiian treasury
of $4,000 on the overdrawn draft of
several months ago. This, added
to the $4,000 deposit reported by
the minister of finance in councils
Thursday, brings the total deposit
up to $4,000, good showing for
one week and the inevitable result
Of a sound financial system.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-08-01

via Auckland, on or about July 3Oth,
by II NJ. s. Orlando, as to the dfspo-
sition of the prisoners.
A number of disaffected chiefs1are
still at Savaii, but it is said Mataafa
will cause these to submit to Malietoa.
Everything was quiet at Apia when
the Monowai left, and no further
trouble was expected. No American
man.of-war had reached there yet.
Robert Louis Stevenson declares the
whole matter of the Berlin conference
will have to be re-submitted for ad-
justment, as the present system is un-
workable
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-08-01
TOur of Inspection

Postmaster-General Oat will soon
leave for Hawaii on a tour of in
spectlon. If it is a possible thing
he will make arrangements to send
a newspaper mail via the Kau route
to Hilo, an innovation that world
be greatly appreciated by the kesi.
dents of that town.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-08-01

Mr., 10. CARTER appears to have
lost his temper, and in doing this,
has lost his head. 1t is what might
have been expected. But temper
and the lack of sense are the dis
tinguishing characteristics of roy
alist politicians these days. Mr..
Carter's letter in last nights Bull
letin is simply a silly exhibition of
personal pique and wounded van
ity. He will read it over in cold
blood some day and be ashamed of
it. If Mr.. Carter has case he
should substantiate it by calling
for the testimony of laymen pres
ent at the meeting of the board of
health when the discussion on the
Kalalau expedition took place.
There is no danger of his doing
this, as he knows President w. o.
Smith is right.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-08-01

DR.. Trousseau has, On the
strength of this report, announced
himself as a non-contagionist and
an unbeliever in segregation !;
though what bearing the report of
the commission in India has on the
subject in Hawaii is difficult to see.
the conditions are so totally differ
ent. To quote the words of DR.. A.
Mouritz, in his report to the board
of health in 1886: Whatever else
may be said of its being non-con-
tagious in other ancient countries,
where the disease exists endemic
ally, these statements do not apply,
or should not apply, to the dis
ease in the Hawaiian islands.
There is very little compari-
son justifable as there is
no true parallelism existing.
Even in other countries where the
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-08-01
THE EGYPTIAN PARALLEL.
4 Gentleman Well Informed Brings
Forward Further Facts.

Mr.. EDITOR: Your editorial arti-
Gle in the P. C. ADVERTISER of the
26th inst, instituting a comparison
between the relative positions of
England in Egypt as set forth by
Mr.. Miner, and of the United
States in Hawaii, or as the latter
might be, is well worthy of consid.
Grafton. The solution of the ques-
tion of the future government of
Hawaii seems to be more easilv
approachable from this point ,5ef
view than from any other. y
The parallelism of the two cases
is obvious. In each we see a coun-
try valuable on account of its COM
mercial possibilities, and still more
so on account of its geographical
position as the point on which the
traffic of two hemispheres may
converge. In each we see a native
race incapable of self-government
at home or self-defense abroad, and
in each foreign race is inevitably
dominant. In Egypt, at present at
least, England, in Hawaii the Uni
ted States, thus far, then the par.
allel. But when the two lines begin
to diverge, that which represents
American Hawaiian possibilities
leads to far more favorable out
look than that which stands for
Anglo-Egyptian prospects. Behind
Hawaii is no suzerain sultan, greedy
and jealous, yet impotent of itself,
and only tolerated as a make
weight to even the conflicting in
terests of other European powers.
In Hawaii is no ever-present
France seeking to hinder progress
and stir up strife, no sleeplessly
yigilant Russia always ready to
traditional policy of
aggression, and no Soudan in its
rear, with its hordes of fanatics
only kept away from the vitals of
.he country by foreign assistance
and the Hawaiian "Arabi" is Of
very poor stuff. The United States
would not have far to seek for a
Khedivi-ah, or regent
lor need she go outside the present
Provisional cabinet to find a eoun-
erpart to Evelyn Barring.
One most important difference
between the political status of Ha-
yaiians and that of Egyptians
must not be overlooked. Hawai-
ans have possessed for more than
me generation a representative
orm of government, with what is
practically manhood suffrage.
The Egyptian has been since the
avn of history a mere serf under
he feet of a succession of foreign
onquerors. To give the Egyptian
elijah a manhood suffrage would
e mere folly; to deprive the Ha-
,aiian would be cruel injustice.
Iere, the British administration of
Egypt affords no precedent, but the
mixed governments of some other
British colonies may do so, those
f Malta and the Mauritius more
articularly.
Mere investigations as to exter-
al relations, while leaving Hawaii
stew in her own juice would in
eed be to hand her over to the
orst Of reactionaries, and so "the
lst state of" Hawaii would "be
orse than the first" Information
ism or joint protectorate is prob
ply impracticable and not worth
'nsidering. CosMosA
Honolulu, July 27, 1893.
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The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-08-01

doubtless receive the endorsement
of the councils without material
change, and when it becomes
law will be of the greatest benefit
to both the government and resi-
dents Of Hawaii.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-08-01

The Auckland Herald states that
d. ). Smith, formerly of the New
Zealand postal department, now a
resident of San Francisco, sue
ceeds the late r. J. Creighton as
New Zealand mail agent.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-08-01

DR.. Trousseau in his letter of
resignation mentions DR.. Arning's
name so that one might infer that
he also is a non-contagionist. This
is what DR.. Aiming says on the
subject: 81 advocate segregation"
81 may be asked first to
prove the actual power of con-
tagion in leprosy. To this l reply,
that from what we already know
Of the nature of the disease we are
entitled to enforce segregation !;
even without the question of actual
contagion being definitely settled,
we know that leprosy is dependent
on the invasion of the human
body by microscopic germ which
has the power to increase indef-
nitely in the tissues. Therefore we
must look upon every single leper
as a hot-bed of disease, quite inde-
pendently of the exact conditions
under which he can transmit it to
others"
Shall we accept the weird and
extraordinary" report of the Indian
commissioners, based on notorious
ly insufficient data, and reject the
testimony Of conscientious special
lists and students, who have lived
for years in our midst, and who are
not blind to the conspicuous facts
taught by the disease here in Ha-
waii?
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-08-01

disease has existed for centuries,
the question of contagion or non
contagion is not definitely settled,
the evidence tending in many
cases to affirm contagion in many
others to negative this conclusion.
How any competent observer con-
cludes that leprosy is non-conta-
gious in these islands is, to me,
only accountable by presuming
that previous views from extra
neous sources have clouded his
powers of observation"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-08-01

Leprosy has existed in India for
centuries, and during that time
may have lost some of its violently
contagious properties. Other in
fectious and contagious diseases
part with their virulence with time
and changed conditions why not
so with leprosy Had it spread in
India during all these ages as it
has in Hawaii during the last fifty
years, that country would have
been devastated ere this. But sta
tistics show that it is now station
ary. During the last twenty years
about as many new cases have de-
veloped as have died of the disease,
so that the ratio Of five lepers to
every 10000 inhabitants has been
maintained. In THE HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS THERE ARE TODAY $50
LEPERs TO EVERY 10000 INHABIT-
ANTS, OR THIRTY TIMES AS LARGE A
RATIO AS EXISTS IN INDIA. Had
the disease spread in India with
the same rapidity that il has in
Hawaii during the last fifty years,
instead of 100000 lepers there |
would be three millions there to-
day! Perhaps in the course of
ages it will lose some of its viru-
Ience in Hawaii, and the Indian
ratio Of five lepers to every 10000,
Or 45 lepers to the present popu-
.ation, be established. But we
nave to deal with the present, and
1t the present time it is spreading
n these islands, as is shown by
he following figures:
NUMBER OF LEPERs SENT TO MO-
LOKAI
from January, 1866, to March,
1876 30 years 8 months) ...... ..... 1870
from March, 1876, to March, 1856
no years ..... ".:..... ..........l3O7
from March, 1856, to July, 1898,
q years months) ............... ..... 1851
Within twelve months II of the
rs (9.5 per cent? of the previ-
usly healthy kokuas at Molokai l
7ere pronounced lepers. viii the {
on-contagionists please arise and {
xplain this pertinent fact?
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-08-01

DOMESTIC EXPORTS, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, SIN
MONTHS. 1898, COMPARED WITH CORES
PoNDING PERIOD, 1892.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-07-07
Prest. American Bimetal'ic League.
Not the Act of 1890, but the Manner
of It's Execution the Cause of
the Expulsion of Gold.

In itself, the act of 1890 does not
operate to expel gold any more than
any other measure, which, by increas-
ing the money volume. tends to raise or
keep up prices here above the inter
national level of prices in gold, and
thus to cause a movement in gold to
restore price levels; or even extended
bank credits will operate in the same
way. But even this result would not
follow unless the increment in the
money volume exceeded the require
ments of increased population and
business. While the second section Of
the act of 1890 permits the Secretary
Of the Treasury to redeem the notes
issued under this act in gold or silver
coins, at his option, the third section
says: "The Secretary Of the Treasury
shall coin of the silver bullion pur-
chased under the provisions of this act
as much as may be necessary to pro-
vide for the redemption Of the Treas
ury notes therein provided for" Thus
the Secretary ia required to provide for
the redemption of these notes by coin
ing so much of the bullion as may be
necessary for that purpose and in no
other way. This provision is manda-
tory, and not discretionary. The
Secretary has no authority under this
act, or any other act, to provide for the
redemption of these notes by issuing
bonds, or in any other way except by
coming the silver necessary for such
redemption. If the Secretary carried
out the provisions of this act and paid
out silver in redemption Of the notes OF
1890, no gold would be liberated for
spectators to get hold of.
But, instead of paying out silver, the
Secretary departs from his original
intention and redeems the notes only in
gold. Consequently the United States
Treasury becomes the easiest and
cheapest place to draw gold from,
neither the bank of France nor the
Imperial Bank of Germany will pay
away gold Unfortunately. The bank
of England protects its gold reserve by
raising the rate of interest. But the
United States Treasury 10 uSedlessly
made to gather gold for the specuiatora
and money changers of both continents.
A. j. WARNER,
Prest. Amer. Bimetallic League.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-07-07
THE Household,
How to Serve a Dinner.

A dining room must be free from
dust and pleasant temperature.
Table cloths must be laid without
wrinkles and perfectly straight.
The sharp edges of knives must be
turned toward the plate; bowls OF spoons
and tins of forks must be turned up.
Carvers must be treated with as much
respect as if they were razors.
A waitress is responsible for the
proper heating of dishes and plates be.
fore they are brought to the table.
A meal must never be announced
until everything is in readiness which
is needed or may be needed.
Bread must be freely cut.
Everything which admits Of choice
must be placed at the left. Everything
which does not admit of choice must be
placed at the right.
Soiled plates and dishes should be
removed from the right.
In cleaning the table food must be
removed first, then soiled china, glass,
silver, and cutlery, then clean china,
glass. silver, and cutlery, then crumbs,
then carving cloths.
Everything relating only to one
course must be removed before serving
another course.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-07-07

under our structure Of credit broader
foundation of primary or standard
money; and this cannot be obtained.
There is no way but to make silver
again do part of the work of gold as it
did for ages before its fraudulent
decentralization in 1878. To adopt the
opposite policy and increase the vol
ume of credit currency, on shrinking
foundation of gold, by issues of wild
cat banks or in any other way would be
reckless and suicidal.
A. J. WARNER,
Prest. American Bimetal'ic League.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-07-07
Foreign Credit.


Money owners at the present time
seek to mingle their credit with that O.
the government, not for the benefit Of
the government, but for profit to them
selves. All this talk about maintaining
the credit Of the government to its
highest point is mere bosh. The rea
fact is the government has no use fol-
credit abroad, It is not dependent or
the alien for anything, aaa is therefore
independent in all things that peftais
to governmental affairs. Not FIVE pei
cent of the national debt is held abroad
and none of that is due for fourteen
years. 1t is not the governments
credit that causes all this anxiety and
hypocritical cant it is individual and
corporate credit that forms the basis for
such solicitude. A vast amoan. OF
American securities, such as railroad
stocks, syndicate and corporate bonds
are held abroad at an eaogpogs price.
They were purchased with an under.
standidg expressed or implied that gold
payments would be maintained, So long
as the government can be compelled to
pay gold on Its obligations, the way is
smooth for corporations to do the same,
but. when the government begins to
pay silver on its debts then trouble for
the foreign investor begins. As o rule
the alien investor owns a portion Of the
stock and the American investor the
remainder. As long as the alien is
satiGed With interest or dividends, he
retains the stock saa bis American
partner can use his to advantage az the
same high price. But, when the alien
becomes dissatisfied or alarmed he at
once sells out his holdiass aad makes
himself safe.
In this operation he may lose some
himself and 10 SO doing bring a double
loss upon bis American associate,
Again, large amount Of stocks are
either held on margins or used as cell
lateral security on margins. If stocks
remain firm spectators of this char
acter are comparatively safe, but, when
the alien is aiaEnad and closes
out his stock at panic rates their aasv
gins are wiped out and failure is the
result. Our entire system of stock
gambling is pfedicated upon the
confidence and gullibiity of the alien
and the one strong point in the scheme
is to mingle the credit Of the nation in
the manipulation. We are sending tC
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-07-07
Meetings of County Commissioners

- The regular meetings of the County
COMMISSIONERS will be held on the
Secohu Iuesday of every month. Col,
iectors ana others having accounts to
oe stated or settled will apply to the
Persons having Claims against The
county will please file the same in The
commissioners office, with a legal
voucher, as no account will be allowed
not properly chargeable to the same.
BY order. CHAS. H. SMITH. CLERK
Commissioners Cecil County,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-07-07

the alien about $3.50 100000 as his
share of this plundering game. Imag-
inatiou only can contemplate the vast
amount which finds its way into the
pockets Of his American associates.
1t is bunco game and should be
broken up.-Notional Watchmon.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-07-07
NOTICE

BY THE ORPHANS CoURT FOR CECIL COUNTY,
January II, 1882.
ORDERED, That all Administrators, Ex.
ecutors and Guardians that have not stated
an account within year. come forward and
DO the same, or show cause to the contrary
or they will be cited up.
Test: R. E. LAMAR, Register
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-07-07
ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings of the Orphans
Court OF Cecil county will be held on the
second tuesday ofevery month. EXECUTORS
administrators and Guardians, wanting
mel. .heir accounts stated, will please bring in
'iieir vouchers few days before Court.
Test; R. E. LAMAR, Register
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-07-07

Trains leave Oxford for Philadelphia at 80 a. m
AZ a, m. and 2 90 p. Market train leaves
Rowlandville Tuesdays and Fridays at 900;
sy lmar, 1888; Nottingham . 49, oxford, 10 90 a. M
Sunday train leaves Oxford at 90 arriving in
Philadelphia at 9.21 a. M. and Rising Sun at As;
sylmar, $50; Nottingham. 5.57; Barnsley, COL;
Oxford, 6.10. arriving in Philadelphia at SIC p
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-07-07

Bedning and C0xepLdtSdnt
The t-peace-with-the-world feeling existing
in the bosom of W. r. Brown, Viola, Iowa, when
he wrote: 1.-THE doctors pronounced mine q
severe case of blood poisoning caused by kidney
disease. Kept my bed two months. They gave
me up to die, when got DIR. Fenner's Kidney
and Backache Cure. Soon commenced discharg-
ing matter in the urine After taking five bot
ties, L got all right, well and sound. 1t is re-
garded as wonderful cure. was expected to
die as am 10 years DID, This would be won
derful II we were not used to receiving just such
letters. Equally good in female complaints,
rheumatism, heart disease, dropsy, and ali
blood diseases, Restores the kidneys, purifies
the blood and heals the diseased tissues. Health
Is the result II satisfaction not given money
refunded. Take home bottle to-day.
For sale by DR.. L. r. Kirk and all other
dealers.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-07-03

of persons now in or employed by Ii d"
Provisional Government had sign, h.
these petitions; that the passage Of the
bill was professed cause for upsetting
the Government and the Queen. This
is true, but | had the ill luck TO name,
among number of others, three
Messrs. Hoogs, Lansing and McChes-
ney-who now say they did not sign
the petitions. As to all the rest there
is no doubt. These three complained
to me, and | at once published an
apology in the local papers, and l ex-
press my regret for being msled as to
them. | also was mistaken in saying
that almost all of the Provisional
Assembly signed the petition. Only a
part did So"
This is very mild and adroit with
drawal of the conspicuously untruthfHl
and fagrant|y unjust accusation ag inst
the honor Of the men who have over
thrown ridiculous monarC y, and
established a republican form of gov
ernment in Hawaii, and who are patri.
OTIS in the same sense as the leaders Of
the revolutionary movement in America
nearly one hundred and twenty years
ago But Mr.. Nordhoff's own comics.
sion, in the columns of his own news
paper is sufficiently explicit to make
the Herald's editorial article appear
absurd. 1t likewise proves that reck.
lessness is better word than fearless
ness to use in describing his assertions
concerning matters in waii-Nev
York San,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-07-03
"sHE TOLD ME so HERSELF.

The following clipping from a recent
interview with Harold NJ, Sewall in the
columns of the Examiner will be read
with interest, especially by Royalists'
with whom Mr.. Sewall during his stay
here had better opportunities of meet
ing and associating with than other
journalists, with the possible exception
of Mr.. Nordhoff
"To my mind annexation must be
the inevitable result of the present com
plication in the Hawaiian Islands.
Every one who looks into the matter
at all, whether Annexationist, Royalist
or one who processes to have no polit'
ical affiliation in the premises, comedies