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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-04-11

on that island if they see fit, but
the act carries no more conse-
quences with it than the flying OF
the American flag at a place of
business on Fort street or on pri-
vate residence at Waikiki.
We mention this rumor, not
merely for the purpose of contra
dieting it, but also as an illustra-
ton of the absurd stories which so
easily get afoat, and as warning
against the too easy credulity
which is so general. Nine-tenths
of the idle tales which pass from
mouth to mouth are born of some
body's hopes or fears-''the brood
of folly without father bred and
have not even the suggestion of
any foundation. They are in most
cases without the semblance OF
probability, and yet they are cur
rent, and what is more remarkable
they are believed. In times like
these it behooves men of sense to set
watch upon the door of their lips
and check that propensity to hand
on mere speculation as fact, from
which even rational men are apt
not to be altogether free. Street
corner gossiping is the fruitful par
ent of rumor, one form of idleness
begetting another, but it is a prac-
tice deeply rooted in the habits and
propensities of the male kind and
will not cease until human nature
changes.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-04-11
THE SHELDON CASE.

The hearing in the Sheldon case
took place at the meeting of the
Executive and Advisory Councils
April Sd, and occupied the whole
of the afternoon. A full report will
be found in this mornings issue.
The proceedings were of course in
open session and the spirit of the
Council was one of fairness, good
temper and moderation. President
Dole, who occupied position anal
agous to that Of a Judge presiding
at jury trial, gave the defendant
the benefit of every doubt, and
generally ruled in his favor. The
prosecution called several witnesses
to prove the fact of publication,
and Sheldon's editorship. The de-
tense called no witnesses, and Mr..
Sheldon did not take the stand. d
AT halfpast four the question of
guilty or not guilty was put, all
voted Guilty" except Mr.. Cecil
Brown whose objections were of a
technical nature merely. A motion
to fix the penalty at 80 days i'm
prisonment was lost, and the SEN
tence remains in suspension.
We believe the course of the
Council in this matter to have
been necessary and wise, but it
accompGshes nothing of its
object as long as the publica-
tons objected to are allowed to
continue. Journals of the Holo-
mua stripe would be stopped by a
mob, and its editors lynched, if it
we're issued in a time of political
excitement anywhere in the United |
States. The hotheads of Honolulu
are ready at word to mete out
like measure here. Wewould earn
estly dissuade them from anything
of the sort. The party of the Gov
eminent should be first in its re-
spect for law and countenance
nothing which savors for illegality !
or violence. 1t is the Executive
which should adopt a course which
by its irmness will remove the
temptations of the impatient. The |
fullest scope should be allowed to
free discussion, and the right of |
dignified criticism in no manner
abridged, but disloyalty to the ex-
listing Government, whether in in
dividuals or in the press, should be
put down with q firm hand. |
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-04-11

TIE existence Of a japanese
League in Honolulu and Hilo,
though organized for political pur-
poses, need alarm no one. The
avowed objects Of the Association
are entirely legitimate and the
character of a number of the gen
tlemen who, according to the Lib
eral, are prominent promoters, is q
guarantee that the avowed and the
real objects are the same What
ever objections there may be to the
extension Of the franchise to the
large Japanese population Of these
islands. no one will deny the right
of the japanese to seek by all
peaceful and lawful means to OBJ
tain the admission of their nation
atty to the ballot. We do not
believe that any but peaceful
means will be attempted or even
thought. The character of several
of the gentlemen said to be con-
nected with this new Association is
a high one, as all who are acquaint-
ed with the leaders of the japanese
colony can testify. The existence
of an organization with the objects
named bears out the declaration of
Mr.. Full, when he said Japan
hoped 10 obtain the franchise for
her subjects in Hawaii.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-04-11

head of a party in the church
which is trying to get rid of him
Yesterday these individuals, to the
number of about a hundred, pre-
scented petition asking or de-
handing the dismissal of the
pastor. The grounds alleged con-
stitute a very varied assortment.
They are, first, a difference of opin-
ion in regard to church manage
ment; second, the alleged fact
that Mr.. Waiamau has made some
false and deceitful statements
(Which the petition does not fur
Their specify. In the third
place these pious churchmen COM
plain because Mr.. Waiamau re-
ceived from them and receipted
for certain moneys which they
should not have paid without d
vote of the church. Finally, the
petitioners allege as the chief and
all-sufficient ground for Mr.. Waia-
mau's dismissal the fact that
"the Church is in debt to him."
The last reason will undoubt-
eddy be conclusive to the
whole debtor class. We all
know, particularly during the
first week of the quarter, the noxi-
Gus and damnable nature of credi-
tors. If Mr.. Waiamau sustains
this cruel and unchristian relation
towards his defenceless parishion-
ers he should De deposed from his
pastorate without a moments de-
lay. AS the Evangelical Associa-
ton is to act on his case this
morning, it is safe to assume that
his doom is sealed.
The sad fate of the Rev. J. Wal
amau should serve as q warning to
his brother Hawaiian pastors
throughout the group. There is
probably not one among them all
who has been able to collect his
salary. The beloved pastor of Ka-
we know to be one Of the
very chief offenders in this regard,
and what makes his course more
contumacious is the fact that he
has continued in it for years. If
the attitude of Alapai and his fell
low deacons is to be a model for all
Christians, about the
only person qualified for a Ha-
waiian pastorate will be Mr.. J. w.
Luning.
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a GOOD SIGN

We publish this morning a gra-
phic account from the pen of our
Kohala correspondent of an enthu-
siastic annexation meeting which
has lately been held in Kohala.
The meeting, which was partici-
pated in by natives, is an interest
ing and encouraging sign of the
times, and as an evidence of a
better tone of feeling among the
natives it stands by no means
alone. The cause of annexation
is making more progress among
the Hawaiians of the country dis
tricts than it is in this city, and
this is only an expression of a
constant tendency in Hawaiian
politics. The country natives
have always been less subject to
the influence of demagogues and
more open to rational views than
those of Honolulu. Advices from
other quarters indicate that the
cause of annexation is gaining in
popularity, among the Hawaiian
element, as it comes to be better
understood.
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MORE OPIUM MISSING.
Five Tins are Taken From the
Finance Office.

The Minister of Finance has
made the interesting discovery
that five tins of opium have been
distracted from the box of the
stuff which Mr.. Bush captured
while in the Legislature. The
Registrar of Public Accounts, Mr..
F S. Pratt, receipted for this
opium to the Secretary of the
Legislature, but it appears that be
did not take the precaution even
to seal the box, much less lock it
up. This is a fine specimen of the
methods of doing business which
have hitherto prevailed in the
Finance Office. There were origin
ally about fifty tins of opium in
the box. Minister Porter seems
very much alive, and is making
6umber of interesting discoveries.
Fine commercial and society
printing at the GAZETTE Office.
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NOT TRUE.

There was an absurd rumor cir
culated Tuesday afternoon to the
effect that the British flag was to
be raised on the island of Niihau.
To those who perhaps may not be
informed in these matters it may
not be amiss to state that the pri-
vate ownership of an island, whe-
ther by an individual, a corpora
tion or government, does not carry
any sovereignty or jurisdiction with
it. The owners of Niihau have
perfect right to raise the British flag
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THE FRANCHISE FOR HAwAlIANS.

Our new evening contemporary,
the Hawaiian Star, is doing a good
work in calling the attention of
Hawaiians to the fact that there is
no intention to exclude them from
the franchise. As a matter of fact
the statement that the natives were
to be deprived of the franchise is
simply a fiction of the Govern
ment's enemies, invented in order
to make it and its cause odious to
the native population. In this they
have shown a very just idea of
Hawaiian feeling, for nothing is so
repugnant to the Hawaiians as the
prospect of being deprived ali voice
in the management of what they
regard as their own country.
The fear of this is the
deepest root of their opposition
to the proposed change, and
when they are well assured that
their rights viii be respected under
the new order, such hostility to it
as many of them feel, will in
large measure cease.
The difficulty with annexation
in the minds of Hawaiians is that
it js to them a terra incognita. |
They are utterly ignorant as to
what their new status will be, and |
many of them entertain the most |
extravagant fears in regard to it.
OF the common people many sup
pose that their lands will be taken
away from them, or that they will
be reduced to state of slavery,
while others again imagine that
they will be driven to the noun I
tains, or deported altogether.
These foolish fancies are nourished
by the papers of Mr.. Bush and
which abound in
unblushing falsehoods and abuse
stint the simplicity and
of the natives.
Hawaiians of the better sort are,
however, coming to a fuller knowl-
edge of the meaning of annexation,
and many of them are already
heartily in its favor. The best
Hawaiians in the last Legislature
are squarely registered on the an
lexation side, and their course is
as an example for many
others. The Annexation Club lists
nave received signatures from many
Hawaiians not only in Honolulu,
put throughout this island and in
Maui and Kauai. 1t is safe to as
sumo that when the natives have
,nce tasted the practical benefits
If annexation, reactionaries and
-oyalists will be very scarce
article.
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The SAD FATE OF J. wAIAMAU.
(From nslly. April g.

The Hawaiian Evangelical Asso-
citation is now in session. The
Kaumakapili Church is represented
by that pillar of monarchy and
light of heather orthodoxy, ], Ala
pal, who has lately been acquitted
on charge of superstitious prac-
tees by the votes of a number of
his brother heather. Alapai does
not love the pastor of the church,
Rev. J. Waiamau, and he is the
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-04-11
THE JAPANESE QUESTION.

The attitude of Japan towards
Hawaii and the Hawaiian question
has been the subject of as much
rumor and counter-rumor, assertion
and denial. as can well be crowded
into an otherwise busy month. The
allegations which were published
in the ADVERTISER a fortnight since
brought fiat denial from the Jap
anese ConsulGeneral. and those to
which currency has again been
given have encountered a similar
fate. 1t is not really hard, how
ever, out of this mass of conflicting
matter to evolve certain unity,
and to form a pretty consistent no.
ton of the real policy of Japan.
The Naniwa is one of the finest
cruisers in the Japanese navy, and
she was sent here to protect the
japanese interests in Hawaii, which
are more important than those of
any other power except the United
States. The mission was as legiti-
mate as the mission of a warship
could well be, and the explanation
of it vouchsafed by Mr.. Fugii is all
sufficient. On the other hand it is
more than likely that Japan has
entertained = with more or less
vagueness = ambitious designs in
regard to these islands, which she
is not now altogether pleased to
see banked. In her new national
life she is young and enterpris-
ing power reaching out into the
Western world, and very willing
to play a leading role there.
Her position in the North Pacific
suggests naval control of its waters,
and Hawaii is a convenient point
at which to establish an outpost
for the new japanese power and
civilization. Her great emigrating
population. quick to seize new ideas
and adapt itself to new situations,
offers her simple and easy means
of conquering Hawaii by absorb
ton. In this state of affairs she
cannot be well pleased at the turn
affairs have taken, and it is an
open secret that she is not.
On the matter of the foreign
policy of Japan, the denials of |
Consul General Fugii may be taken |
in a Pickwickian sense. There
would be an end of all diplomacy |
if the professors of this ancient
calling did not enjoy a special dis
pensation for the offense of saying
things which they do not mean.
Like ourselves at this moment,
hey automatically employ a cir
,umlocution. Mr.. Fugii is a man
If the world, who understands his
business thoroughly, and who there
ore understands thoroughly that it
S no part of this business to share
he secrets of the japanese Foreign
Office with reporters.
Will Japan then attempt any in
erference in Hawaiian affairs?
Tot at all. The notion is perfectly
llusory, AS long as the United
'tates makes any claim to a voice
n Hawaii, Japan will remain
trictly quiescent. There may be
ONE impulsive young officers on
GARD the Naniwa who would like
match their ship against the
'oston, but their wishes will have
bout as much influence on the
Movements of the vessel as meant
tons on a flock of sheep. The
olicy of the Japanese Government
undoubtedly, as Mr.. Fugii as
,rts, one of strict non-interference,
nd it will remain SO as long as the
additions of the State Department
Washington remain what they
ave been ever since the days of
aniel Webster.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-07-14
Green Manuring not Harmful.

The Gaze mentioned by Mr.. Back,
nall by no means proves the truth
of the common belief he refers TO,
viz, thst the blowing under Of
green crops eours ana runs the land.
There is very close analogy in the
feeding of plants aud that OF animals,
and alUnOugh it is we'll known that
neither one can be properly supported
without a complete iood--thaL II, one
that contains every element OF growth
vet this fsct Is almost wholly ig-
nored in the feeding Of plRnrs. 1t il
common thing to hear OF sour soIl.
This ia alleged of almost every kind
OF pOil, and as Il common cause of
such weeds as sOrrel aud tho docks.
plants with which contain INSIDERS
ole acid. But the physi"lngist knows
that the acid of plants is made up Of
the very same elements ~ the sugar
of plants. Tue soil always contains
acids of various kinds, due 10 the de-
composition Of organic matter, OF
which much plant food il made, aud
every time the farmer applies man
ure or turns under u green crop the
very same process of scidilicatiOn oc-
ours in the soil
But if is q very easy thing to neu-
tralize these acids by the use OF lime,
and this addition 10 the soil is the
unavoidable cOrollary OF green msn-
urIng. Not only to neutralize the
humic acid produced by the decay OF
the carbon0ceon- matter thus added
to the land, but to furnish that
needed mineral matter, without
which a plant cannot make II ha'i5-
factory growth. And experience has
shown that when the green crops are
turned under, unless lime is applied,
the effect is not encouraging. This is
not the fault of the clover or the rye
or the peas, hut the mistake of the
tanner who does the same to his land
az another would do who gave moth
ing but starch to his horse or COW, or
nothing but cOttonseed meal to 4
sheep or pig. The animal simply
starves, although its belly may be
filed, and the Iaud is starved all the
more as 1t is filled With the green
manure.
For instance, crop of thre- cons Of
green clover has ouiy about 80 10. Of
lime in it. Aud this lime is not in d
soluble condition, The crop follow
ing the clover cannot feed upon the
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few or less pounds Of grain than hogs

few or less pounds Of grain than hogs
will.
8. Cattle when fed on grain, drink
but little water, void larger ratio
of it MS urine and pobSbly vaporize
less OF it by lungs than when receiv-
ing hay or coarse food.
4. The stomach Of the sheep and
cattle weigh less when fed on grain /;
the first stomach notably so.
5. The fret stomach Of sheep and
cattle receive fine foods but do not
fill up, nor quite half fill. Tue ami
mails practically cease ruminating
when fed grain alone.
6. The vital organs of steer
slaughtered weighed quite difteren-
TALLY from those of cattle heretofore
slaughtered, especially so in regard
to blood which weighed more, and
more notably 90 for lungs which
weighed less, and is the fret notable
instance in the experience Of the ex-
perimenlOr o. the variation of lung
due to food.
Z. These relations OF fool to the de.
vrlopment of vital organs should re-
! CClN6 lu1 Caltlul dllSlNlbt' w FiS 81
Ologists, notably in the relation VI
food to human health.
1t becomes quite evident from the
above that no little influence is eX
eried upon the vital organs 10y the
food consumed. which fact opens Il
new aud wide field Of inquiry regard
ing not Ouly tue uutrltlOu Of stoCh
| but of man himself
The subject OF foods should also be
treated Of in it's economical asp ct
There are periods when II scarcity OF
the cOarser foods exist, which car bt
supplied only at considerable trouble
and extra expense; now if purely
gram foods eau be employed TO Uridg,
over perids of sea city, and instead o
doing an injury to the animal really
cause an improvement by the change
much good will be accomplished. L
il in such fields OF inquiry that til,
greatest good comes.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-07-14
Sheen as an IRYeStment.

In the fall OF 1890 invested $500 In
sheep. In the spring OF 1891 | sold
wool to the amount Of $lU5. In the
fall of 1891 rold of my ether lambs,
aud with the proceeds bought flock
of thirty-seven sheep, which cost me-
1855. There were four registered
sht ep in this flock, which made them
average higher price than my pre-
viOuH purchase In the spring OF
1892 | sold wool to the amount OF $2l0;
and, III the fall, sheep and lambs to
the amount of 1858 making my pro.
fits on sheep last year amount to
1918 This sprlng / sold fifty-five
ambs for $22S 45. have JUST sheared
wool. | have a fl ,ck of 275 ewes and
lambs lett on hand, which | consider
to be worth $500. Tue first two win
ters | had 100 per cent Increase of
lambs-but this season my ewes did
not do so well-aI they were run by
logs just before lamOIng-time, which
caused many 10 lose their lambs
Several sheep were killed outright,
and my flock damaged to the amount
vi F-JD ny AllVoC WI NiIi'SN IVY anu
yet | have no redress by the law.
This is Il most lniquitous state of
things, and bids fair 10 discourage
sheep-raisers. A man should lie al.
lowed to shoe; any dog he suspects OF
sheep-kiiIing.
| iced my Eheep some cora and hay
in winter, but | consider that they
pay for their keep by killing out
bushes and weeds, and increasing the
fertility of the ground. ! had field
of seventy acree, 30 foul with sassa
fra5 bushes that 1t was more trouble
to cultivate it than .he crops would
be worth, but l sowed it in grass, and
turned the sheep in on IL, and now
they have very nearly rid the field OF
sassafras, aud have find stand o.
grass.
In conclusion, l would say to al
who wish to try sheep-raising, to frs
rid their minds Of the popular ides
that you can turn out lot of shee
on ragweed and bushes, and then eX,
pect them to come up in the spring
with full fleece and an increase OF
100 per cent in lambs. Sheep requir,
care and thoughtful attendance OF
the part Of the owner, especially dur
ing the lsmbiug sess0n.-HOme and
Farm.
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Feed Wheat to Hogs.

At the present price OF wheat, one
cent per pouna, there is no letter
wsv to dispose OF it than to feed it 10
+ epgs I have been feeding wheat
I II one month to the sows aud pigs
and have never had pigs to do better
and grow faster | soak the wheat
for twenty-four hours, as this items
it and it j. easily digested. | fret
tried it dry, but too much passed
through them whole. | think that
soaking is as good as grinding. aud
saves the time and expense of taking
10 mill, besides live cents per bushei
for grinding, which price is charged
at our mill. We have been to enough
expense to raise the wheat and how
to dispose OF it to the best advantage
and realize the most profit is the
question, and pork at the present
price is the Ouly way can see out Of
The hole National Stockman.
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Tile Right and the Wrong WaY.

When ! have raised colt accord
ing to the theory was taught in my
boyhood days | failed to accomplish
the best results | was told that eX.
posure and lgnt feed would grow the
hardest horse. tried the plan, and
learned, by such care, colts We're
more liable to diseases of various
kinds; that they were certain to
dwarf toward the Indian style of
horse; that they would not sell for
any more at four years old than they
would have brought at three years
old il they had been well kept; that
they contracted habits of greedy eat
ting that were All injury for life ;
that when they came to work and be
led on grain the change was so great
and go sudden that they were liable
TO be injured in constitution, and
that their service rs horses WAS far
short OF what it should have been.
Ny experience aud reasoning Cd
the subject lei me to contend against
The teaching / had followed and my
fret argument that (boy-like) con-
sid~red II stumper Was that no colt
WAS the better for having to suffer-
National StOckman.