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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-03-30

It was half mile to the nearest neigh
boris, and Uncle Joe didn't feel like asking
us to go or going himself Neither did we
want to remain outdoors until daylight.
We solved the problem by dragging the
man into the kitchen. He continued ours
ing for some time after, but finding that he
made no impression he finally cooled off
and became quite civil. The hard boiled
egg had struck him right between the eyes
and raised big lump. When we told him
what had hit him, he laughed heartily and
demanded that the remainder of the eggs
be turned over to him. just at daylight
team passed by, and we sent word to a con-
stable, and an hour later the rObber was on
his way to the county Jail. When he reached
that institution, he was identified as an es-
capped convict for whom reward of $5iN
had been offered. He had, as he admitted,
planned to rob the house, and by his being
armed it was reasonable to conclude that
he would not have stopped at murder had
he been interfered with. He had saddled
one of the horses and led it into the road
before mounting the roof, and his escape
would have thus been assured.
When the case came to trial, the four OF
us were called as witnesses, of course.
Uncle Joe wouldn't bear on q bit, while
Aunt Sally tried hard to say something in
favor of the prisoner and nothing against
him. He got sentence of 10 years, while
we got the $500 and made an equal divide.
Jim and l took all the praise the public
wanted to bestow, but uncle and aunt never
felt quite right about it. Being honest, in
nocent old souls themselves, they were in
clined to believe in the honesty of the whole
world. They used to talk and guess and
wonder, and sometimes they almost made
themselves believe they had wronged the
man. Years after, and the last time was
ever to visit them, the motherly old lady
observed:
Charles, s'posin that poor man wasn't
bad at all and was simply lookin for some
thin to eat? I'm sometimes almost con-
science stricken to think you throwed that
egg before you asked him who he was and
what he wanted"
"Well, I dunno added Uncle joe HE
was only boy then, and OF course he
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-03-30

Mrs. Drowsie-I didn't think your SER
mon this morning was as good as usual.
You seemed to be uneasy. Doesn't your
beautiful new Easter suit fit you?
The Rev. Mr.. Drowsie-Oh, yes, my dear.
but after gave out my text noticed my
tailor in the CONGREGATION
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-03-30

,,dn't he blamed II he made mistake.
Ii it had bin me, guess I'd have throwed
the whole eight eggs to onct, but wouldn't
have yelled the shingles off the roof the
way hin, and Jim did, Gee! but kin hear
'em kollerin yit as they rolled down stairs
and busted the door openn'
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-03-30

In one county In England they have a
custom of throwing apples into the church
ward after the Easter service. Those lately
married throw three times as many as the
Others.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-03-30
Drawer THAN A SOLDIER.

How an Englishman In Russia Kissed Two
Hundred Dirty Mujiks.
An Englishman in Russia, WHO was SUI
perintendent of an iron works, tells a COM
ical story of his experience at Easter:
For a week beforehand" he says, ''they
are busy boiling and painting eggs, which
they are to present to one another with
kiss. The moment the clock strikes IL the
privilege or penance, as the case may be,
commences. Nobody then considers him
self insulted by the combined offer of kiss
and an egg.
I'm few cases, it may be confessed, the
trouble is pleasure, but when it comes, as
it did to me, to long line Of several hun
dred workmen-mostly engaged in charcoal
burning, in the stocking and poking of fires
and chimneys, and other deeds of darkness,
the poetical and sentimental view of the re-
ligious custom is completely shut out and
supplanted by the intolerable annoyance.
Zone may talk of the Balaklava charge,
the storming of the Redang, and such ex-
PLOTS; think of the nerve that was required
to stand my ground before bearded and
vodka loving Mujik, with cinders in his
beard and charcoal dust in the pores of his
skin, man who had been breaking cal
cined ore perhaps all night and looked like
the doubtful progeny of an African negro
or red Indian in his warpaint!
''Think of my horror of suspense while
one after another a whole regiment Of such
smutty objects shufled up to my place,
each drawing dusty sleeve across his
sooty mouth, each diving to the bottom Of
his pocket for the painted egg, each taking
of his hat and calling me down to the pun
ishment with the politest Of bows, the
most respectful Of grins, and when the
arl1 hundred had kissed me 500 timesin tia
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-02-14

been set forth so often in these col
umns that a repetition of them in
detail is superfiuous. Everyone
must feel that in matters which
concern the public health, and
which therefore fall within the
sphere of medical science, the ad-
vice of those most conversant with
this science should be paramount,
and to effect this object properly, it
seems very obvious that three at
least of board of seven should be
physicians. a full confidence in
the Board is not possible on any
other terms.
We would not depreciate the
great value of the services rendered
to the public by the members of
the present Board, nor have we
ever done so. In calling attention
to the necessity of a full represent
tation of physicians on the Board,
it is important not to lose sight of
the fact thai the services rendered
by laymen are also indispensable.
Much of the work TO be done is OF a
purely business nature, and can be
done best by business men. The
constitution of the Board in the
manner suggested, with three ply
sicians, the Attorney-General, the
Minister OF the Interior. the Super
Of Public Works, and
one other lay member, is admir-
ably calculated TO meet all these
different requirements, and should
commend itself to everyone.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-02-14
AN IMPORTANT POINT.
Mr.. a. S. HartWeH Declares That
There Is No Opium Law.

In the Circuit Court on Saturday
morning Gen. A. S. Hartwell, as
counsel for All Foo and Ng Chin
charged with unlawful possession
of opium, moved for discharge of
his clients on the ground that at
present there is no opium law in
force. The new opium law passed
by the defunct Legislature takes
effect from the date of its approval
except as to the provisions for the
importation and bonding of opium,
which become law on April 1. At
the same time in one section all
other opium laws are repealed.
The section repeating all other laws
is appended.
SECTION IS. Chapter Xxx. of
the Laws of 1888. being 'An Act to
restrict the importation and sale of
opium or preparation thereof and
all other laws and parts of laws in
conflict with the provisions of this
Act are hereby repealed"
Judge Whiting took the point
under advisement.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-02-14
THE PALACE BUILDING.
A Cleaning Process Starts An
Idiotc Rumor.

A rumor was current Sunday
to the effect that the executive
officers of the Provisional Govern
ment were to restore the Palace
building to the ex-Queen. As a
natural consequence the rumor
caused great deal of comment,
but it turned out to be a false re-
port ike many stories that gain
circulation in this city.
1t was started on Saturday by
someone who saw some men about
the building who were busy clean
ing windows, scrubbing steps and
porches and otherwise preparing
the building for occupancy.
The men were working under
instructions from President Dole,
who ordered the building to be
thoroughly cleaned, as in future it
will be used for receptions and
other state occasions. This was
settled upon on Friday at a meet
ing of the Council, as it was found
necessary to have a proper place to
receive callers.
The Executive Council had an
official call the other day from
Admiral Skerrett and other officers
of the warships now in port. No
other place but the Government
building was available to receive
the guests in, so it was decided to
clean up the building across the
way.
It is understood that there yet
remains some property in the
Palace, which belongs to the now
defunct Court, and a committee
has been appointed to parcel out
the articles to the rightful owners.
kaiulani will receive a share, Ka-
piolani. the widow of ex-King
halakaua will get something, while
the Government will see that moth
ing which belongs to the taxpayers
will be given away.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-02-14
3airaiian Q3azGttE
l2-PAGE EDITION.
FEBRUARY Il, 1895

We reproduce this morning one
of the most absurd canards about
Hawaii which the foreign press has
unearthed or invented for a long
time. 1t halls from the London
Telegraph, and out-trumps the tale
OF the Commissioners race with
the imaginary brother Of Governor
Cleghorn. The last tale presents
Mr.. Cleghorn with a brother, and
this gives Governor Dominis
another wife.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-02-14
TEE BOARD bF HEALTH.

As already reported in the AD-
vERTlsER. 3 committee was lately
appointed by the Advisory Coun-
ell 10 consider the matters arising
in connection with the Board OF
Health. This committee has held
s conference with the medical ira
ternity at which the question pri-
marily considered was the number
of the Boards members
and the proportion which
physicians should bear 10 that
number. It will be remembered
that during the session Of the Leg
islature lately concluded, a memo
rial was handed in, signed by al
most all Of the medical practition-
ers of Honolulu, recommending
that the Board be increased from
five 10 seven and that three of its
members be physicians. This me-
mortal was published in the AD-
yERTIsER at the time, and its rec
concentrations strongly urged upon
the consideration Of the Legisla-
ture.
AT the conference under dis
cussion document was read en-
bodying substantially the same
points as the memorial. Besides
these already mentioned it advises
that the Minister of the Interior,
the Attorney-General and the
Superintendent Of Public Works
be ex-of1ciO part Of the Board.
The subject was fully canvassed
al the meeting, and the opinion
seemed TO be almost unanimous in
favor OF the recommendations
above. Messrs. Garter and Dayton
OF the Board were present, both
expressed themselves in favor of
having two physicians. A vote
was taken as 8 pulse-feeler, and it
was unanimously declared to be
the sense Of the meeting that the
number of the Board should be in
creased TO seven and that three of
these, including the port physician
should be medical men. The
question whether the President
and all the members Of the Board
should serve without pay. though
to, was not taken up.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-02-14
AN EMBRoYo sMUcGLER.
He is Given Away BY a Hack
man and a Boy.


On Saturday morning a small
cargo of opium was found near the
stern of the steamer Claudine,
which arrived from San Francisco
but the day before. There were
nearly 500 tins in all, which were
placed in several sacks secured by
rope an end of which was fast
ened to the railing of the vessel.
James McGovern, a recent arri-
val, was arrested shortly after on
the water front. He is thought to
be the man who owns the stuff, but
from all accounts there is but little
evidence TO hold him.
Whoever the real owner is, he
proved that he was new in the
smuggling line, as he confded his
plans to a hackman first and then
to a native boat boy. The hack
man carted the man around on
Friday evening and during the
ride he became quite confidential.
He informed the driver that he
had a big load of opium on the
Claudine and he was to remove it
up town in the morning. He then
engaged the hackman on the spot
to do the carting. The driver Of
course was to get big fee for his
part in the nefarious transaction.
1t is not known just when the
stranger and the hackman parted,
but they were to meet later and
proceed to a wharf and secure the
contraband drug.
The embryo smuggler then went
in search of a boat-boy, and finally
found one. He divulged his plans
to the boy, and they were in effect
as follows: The boat-boy was to
row to the stern of the Claudine
about $50 o'clock on Saturday
morning and secure several sacks
which would be found floating in
the water.
The two then parted to meet
at given place. The boy became
in the meantime, and,
instead of rowing to the Claudine,
he walked up to the Station House
and gave the whole snap away.
While the police were busy hatch
ing a scheme to arrest the man,
the hackman, who waited for some
time for the stranger, became sus-
picious and felt sure that his man
had picked up some other driver, so
he gave the scheme away to every
body he met.
While all this was going on, the
opium was captured by two Custom
House officers.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-02-14
HE THING 10 DO.

The action OF the committee con-
ference with the Honolulu ply.
sicians does not Of course Of itselt
have any effect. It must be acted
upon by the Provisional Govern.
ment. No doubt the committee
viii report to the council at an
early date.
We believe this to be a proper
matter for prompt action. The re-
constitution Of the Board Of Health
on the lines laid down is something
which ought not to be delayed. No
one knows how soon contingencies
may arise which viii test the
perfection Of our sanitary arrange
ments most severely. It behooves
Us to take time by the forelock and
put the Board of Health on the
best possible basis.
As to the reasons which dictate
he appointment of physicians TO
he Board of Health, they have
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-02-14
HE WAS DISMISSED.
Commander Henry C. Johnson
is Fouud entity of NeeIi-
eence.

Commander Henry C. Johnson
has been dismissed from the navy.
He was tried before general court
martial at the Mare Island Navy
Yard in December last on three
charges, the principal of which
was in the official language
through negligence, suffering a
vessel of the navy to be run upon
a rock and hazarded." The YES
sci was the Mohican, of which
Johnson was the commander, and
the grounding took place off the
Alaska coast. She is the vessel to
which he was assigned after his
suspension several years ago for a
similar offense. The court found
him guilty OF the three charges
preferred and sentenced him to
dismissal. Secretary Tracy ap-
proves the findings and this action
has been confirmed by President
Harrison. Commander Johnson
was charged with failing to take
soundings and failing to appear on
deck when notified that land was
in sight. 1t was shown at the
court-martial that while the Mo-
hican was passing through Chere-
koff straits, the coast of Alaska,
on the night of June 4th last,
Johnson was notified that land was
in sight, but he failed to appear on
deck, leaving the management of
the ship in the hands of the navi-
eating officer. The result was that
on the following morning the Mo-
hican grounded on Cherekoff is
land and was with difficulty saved
from destruction.-S. F. Call.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-02-14
Died at the Settlement.

Rev. D. K. Pa died at Kalau-
papa, Molokai, on the I'd inst. Mr..
Pa had been patient at the Leper
Settlement for several years past,
his case being a mild one. During
the visit of ex-Queen Liliuokalani,
and also of the Legislative Com
mittee, to the settlement last July,
Mr.. Pa was spokesman on behalf
of the lepers, and his eloquent re-
marks were published in the AD-
vERTIsER accounts of both events.
He was about forty years of age
and was popular among his fellow
inmates as well as among the off
GERS at the settlement.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-02-14
THE ALLIANCE.
She is Now on Her Way to This
Port.

On Monday, January 23d, the
U. S. S. Alliance arrived in harbor
from Pago Page, where she had
been at anchor for the past four
weeks. Her stay, however, was
very short, for she left again for
Pago Pago ON Wednesday after
noon, January 25th. The war-ship
will make stay of about four
days in that harbor, and then 90
on to Honolulu, when it is expected
that a stay of ten days will be
made before proceeding on to San
Francisco. The three years COM
mission of the Alliance has been
concluded. Leaving Norfolk, Va,
three years ago, she went to Japan
by way of Gibraltar, and no less
than two years and eight months
was spent in those waters. From
there the Alliance went to San
Francisco, where a short stay of a
few days was made, the vessel
being ordered to Honolulu and
Samoa.-Samoan Herald.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-02-14
DEATH ON MOLOKAI.
A Native Mail Carrier Found on
a Trail.

The steamer Mokolii brought the
news on Saturday of the death of
the native who carried the mail
between R. W. Meyers place at
Kalae and the Leper Settlement,
Molokai. 1t appeared that the
man left Kalae on Tuesday with
the mails for the Settlement,
While going down on the other
side towards Kalaupapa, it was
supposed that either the horse
slipped and threw the man down,
or he was leading the horse and was
struck by a rolling rock, the night
being stormy one. Mr.. Hutchin-
son, the acting Superintendent,
telephoned on to Kalae on We'd
nesday asking why the mail was
late, but was told that the man
had already left the day before he
therefore sent men to find out what
the matter was. The men found
the mail carrier lying dead on the
mountain trail, but his horse was
safe. The money belonging to the
Settlement was found alright on
the dead mans person. The de-
ceased native had carried the mail
between Kalae and the Settlement
during the past ten years.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-02-14

Joseph V. Dory, of Warsaw, Ill,
was troubled with rheumatism and
tried number Of different remedies.
but says none of them seemed to do
him any good; but finally he got hold
Of one that speedily cured him. He
was much pleased with it, and felt
sure that others similarly afflicted
would like to know what the remedy
was that cured him. He states for the
benefit of the public that it is called
Chamberlsinis Pain Balm. For sale
by BENSON, SMITH & Co., Agents for
the Hawaiian Islands.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-02-14
CIRCUIT COURT.
THURSDAY. Feb. @.

THURSDAY. Feb. 9.
In the case Of the Queen vs.. Luz
kala Kaaimanu, felonious brand
ing. in which jury had brought
in verdict OF guilty, sentence was
pronounced on Thursday morning.
The defendant was sentenced to
pay s fine OF 500 and TO restore
the horse to the owner. Akana. or
his equivalent in money, viz: $40.
In case Of default, one years i'm
prisonment.
No. : the Queen rs. Keoni
Akana, unlawful possession Of
opium. The trial Of this case
which went over from the proceed
ing afternoon was completed. and
the jury convicted the prisoner.
He was sentenced to three months
imprisonment, without costs.
No. 19. The Provisional Gov
eminent Of the Hawaiian Islands
IS. Hal, manslaughter. Kaulukou
for defendant. This Is the case Of
the accidental shooting near Pa
hos, Of which q report was pub
lished in the ADVERTISER st the
time, The jury brought in YER
diet Of Manslaughter in the third
degree Sentence reserved
AT CHAMBERS.
Before Frear, J. In the matter
Of the petition of Bruce Cartwright
and A J. Cartwright 10 be ap-
pointed trustees for Mrs. Stella
Cockett, nee Keomailani. The
prayer Of the petition was granted.
The petitioners take the place Of
A. J. Cartwright ST., deceased, as
trustees under q deed.
FRIDAY. Feb. 10.
Queen-Dowager Kapiolani vs.. 4.
Herring. Kaneakua for plaintiff.
Defendant did not appear. Kane
akua moved the the trial 90 on
without q jury; granted. Kane
akua read the complaint and aft
davit Of J. Paaksuls, the Queens
agent. and called 7. G. Thrum and
J. Paakaula SIS witnesses. Judg-
ment was given in favor Of plain
tiff with 500 damages.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-02-14

Mr.. ED1ToR: The open letter
from Mr.. Theo. H. Davies to Rev. 5.
E. Bishop" published in last Satur-
day evenings Bulletin, contains per-
haps much food for thought, but
there are parts of his letter which do
not seem to be consistent with the
stand he claims to have taken, for the
benefit OF the Hawaiian Islands and
their inhabitants, "the land and peo-
pie be loves SO we'll"
In one portion of his letter he says,
Il am aware that disloyalty is q very
ugly word, and that most men shrink
from mourning such charge. But
sometimes it has to be faced in the
interest OF true honor and patriotism.
Cromwell faced it when he fought
against his Sovereign and his flag for
the honor of his flag. Washington
faced it when he fought against his
Sovereign and his flag for the de-
Tense of freedom, and in defiance of
injustice and oppression. Both these
men were heroes, and they stand to-
day at the very summit of historical
fame"
True words, indeed. and thor
oughly agree with the writer of
them. But what does he say lit
tie further along in his letter. He
says, "You may argue that it was
mistake in 1913 to elevateHawaii from
among the chieftaincies of the Pacific
and to place her among the reeog-
nized nations; you may contend that
it was a mistake in 1857 to retain the
monarchy as the form of government;
but if these were mistakes, they do
not endow those who made them with
the right to unmake them, any more
than q man who has made a mis-
taken marriage, or adopted an I'M
worthy son, can assume the right to
cancel the deeds by which he has
committed himself"
What are we to understand from
the above? Are we to understand
that Mr.. Davies holds that having
made a mistake we have not the right
to rectify it? that no matter how rot
ten our government may get, or how
debased our throne may become, that
we have no right to change our sys-
tenn of government or to seek alliance
with our best neighbor and friend,
the United States of America, the
most successful government in the
worlds Does he pretend to say that
We must still be loyal to our so7er-
sign when affairs get to be as bad as
they were before our monarchy was
sbrogated! l am sure Mr.. Davies
will not find many who agree with
MIN there.
l would like to ask him which he
ldmires most, loyalty to the sover-
sign now and forever, without regard
10 the welfare of the people, or loyal
y to the best interests of the country
1t large, the safety Of our homes and
families and the progress of Hawaii.
That Mr.. Davies is sincere in his
belief of what he considers would be
BEST for Hawaii l do not for mo-
nent doubt, but that he is more com
1etent to advance an opinion as to
What is best for the progress of Ha-
vail, being las he himself admits) a
stranger, than Rev. S
,. Bishop, who has lived here con-
inuously for great many years, I
blink will be doubted very much by
ii thinking people on the islands.
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-02-14
An EXCITING DAY.
The Arrival of the Mariposa
Wakes the Town Up.

The Mariposa was expected by
most people on Friday morning,
and the news that she was off Wal
manalo before breakfast brought a
good many people out of bed. The
water front was lined with people
eager to get the first message from
Uncle Sam while the steamer was
still outside the Belgic. When
the flag on the Government build
ing was lowered to half mast peo-
pie who had not heard of Mr..
Blaine's death. thought it was
coming down altogether. The ar
rival of the pilot boat, however,
soon spread the joyful intelligence
over town that things were going
smoothly On the other side Of the
ocean. The town was soon all
smiles. The San Francisco papers
were out in force and they went off
at the Hawaiian News Co.'s like
hot cakes. People put their hands
in their pockets as they have not
often done before. They got hold
Of the papers, disappeared behind
the pages for q moment, and emer-
ged all smiles.
The news from sll along the line
was as good as could be wished,
and it made Honolulu pretty
cheerful town.