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The advocate., 1894-06-13
STRENGTHENING THE MILITARY ARM
OF THE GOVERNMENT.


General Wheeler of Alabama will intro
duoe in the house bill prepared by the in
fantry officers st Fort MaOkinsO, Mich, re-
organizing the infantry regiments Of the
United States and increasing their eff
Oiency. The bill has been approved by in
fantry officers throughout the country and
the war department is interested in seCur-
ing its passage.
The reorganization which it is proposed
TO effect is sweeping in it's character. The
present twenty-five regiments Of Infantry
are TO be consolidated into twenty regi-
ments, clsssed as heavy infantry, each hav-
ing twelve companies, divided into three
-battalions Of four companies each. Ten
regiments Of infantry are to be Olsssed as
light infantry, numbered from Twenty
first to the Thirheth, formed by the enlist
ment of young men in the states and terri
tories for duty in She regular army as an
addition to West Point, making it a prROti-
cal training school in everything pertaining
TO the infantry arm of the service.
The twenty regiments Of heavy infantry
which il is proposed to organize are TO be
assigned to duty on the American Mexican
frontier, Arizona, New Mexico, Indian Ter
ritory, guarding Indian agencies and gem
orally where the most arduous duties are to
be performed in times Of peace. The light
infantry companies are to be organized as
the heavy infantry, and in time Of war there
is TO be added TO each regiment third
battalion consisting Of one major and four
companies.
AS the light infantry is intended merely
as training school for practical service the
regiments are to be stationed at the follow
ing forts; Fort Thomas, Plattsburg Bar
racks, Fort Logan, Fort Sheridan, Fort
Omaha, Fort MCPHERSON, Fort Wayne and
Fort D. A. Russell. One of the marked
changes to which special attention will be
called provides that all promotion in the
infantry shall ba from the next lower grade
according to seniority, determined by the
length of service as commissioned officer in
both the regular army and the volunteer
forces.
Aside from the apparent purposes
of thus strengthening the military
arm of the government that appear
upon the surface in this dispatch, let
the reader try to do a little thinking
for himself upon the subject. What
is the necessity of it? Are we in
danger of invasion by a foreign
enemy? Who is that enemy? Why
is it that for the last few years SO
many changes have been sought to
be effected in the military establish
ments of the country IN these times
of peace? What danger appears to
be impending to demand more
United States soldiers or any change
in the laws relating to the mllitisl ?
Don't be blind forever. Try to do a
little earnest, independent thinking
while it is still safe to think. 1t is
not now safe in all places to utter
ones thoughts, but we still have the
privilege of thinking, provided We
keep our thoughts to ourselves. We
may even make our thoughts a basis
of action to a limited extent if we
don't say too much about it; but that
privilege has it's limitations even
now, and it is hard to tell just how
far one may go even in matters con-
cerninR which no question would
The advocate., 1894-06-13

500 squads, twenty-five regiments, in
twenty states, in each town ten days, in
three months-July, August and Sep
tSmber-would reach $500 towns and
villages and take them by storm. Such
q movement IL wisely directed on one
plan, could elect the next president Of
the United Strtss and bring in the Coz
operative commonwealth.
-"
The best part Of this plan is that il Ia
perfectly practical. IL the industrial
army will do il. It viii cost nothing. In
almost every town twelve men would find
tweIve friends Of the cause, who would
give room and board to one man each
for ten days Other expenses would be
met by contributions. Usually q hall or
empty stora conld- be- had Tor little or .
nothing. We would recommend that
the army visit the small towns and vii.
lagos. The movement would be Of such
Importance that the papers would re-
port IL and 30 reach the larger cities, or
the cities could be stirred In October.
Why Ia the plan not worth tryingP
~
We believe there Is deep reason and
need for such q movement. 1t would
do more good than TO reach congress.
Congress 10 but the tool Of the people,
at present the tool Of the corporations.
It has done nothing; it will do nothing;
90 ct present constituted, it can do
nothing. To depend on congress Is both
impractical and unworthy. Socialism,
nationAlism, mutuRlism, Co-operRtivism
are all agreed in this that we must not
depend on government but must be the
government. The future viii only bO
solved by On organized, united uprising
Of the people. What better way to &C-
CompliSh this than by reaching them
/ with an organized army Of preachers Of
she commonwealth ITO your tents, 0
r Israel" was the signal for revolt among
D the ancient Jews; to-day the Twentieth
! Century says to the commOnwealsrs at
, Washington, back from Washington to
the peoplsl Here is your new crusade.
Deus VuH"
~
What should be the platform Of the
new crusader We believe the one 70.
Gently adopted at the conference IN New
} York, April 16, 1894, by the delegates Of
} the Peoples party, the Soclslist-LRbor
party, the New Trades Unionists and
the Knights Of Labor, and which was
published In the Twentieth Century
would be acceptable to most reRomeTs.
It practically demands the substitution
Of the cooperative commonwealth for
the present state Of plsnless production,
industrial war and social disorder with
oil that that implies.
We believe that platform like that
would carry the country if properly pre-
Sented, and il preached by 5000 men it
would elect our next president. Why
not let sll the industrial armies meet in
Washington at once, elect a national
committee, one for each army Of fifty
men and one additional FOR every
additional 100 men; then let this com.
mittee choose national leader, and 80
let the work be organized. In Septem-
ber let there be state conventions to
nominate state officers, and in 1895 ma.
tionSl convention. Let the meeting ct
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-12-22
THE SAMOAN AFFAIR.

The outcome Of the connection oil
the United States with the Samoan
business, has not done the Hawaiian
cause any good. The underlying
trouble was, that the Government OF
the United States involved itself IN
negotiations with Germany, without
knowing the "'bottom facts" about
samoans, just as Mr.. Cleveland's Adj
nninistration did not get at the "oot-
tom facts'' in our own case. It is
easy enough TO moralize on the need
of getting at the truth, but the ques-
ton is, how are you going to get at
il? 1t is hard enough to get at physi-
cal truths but moral truths are
elusive. Probably nine-tenths of the
people of the Northern States OF AM
erica do not know, today, the actual
truth about the negro life and char
acter.
In the Samoan matter, the Govern
ment OF the United States assumed
that certain propositions were true,
especially this, that the Samoans
could be dealt with as a race with
some character" as we term it. The
American Commissioner was fully in
formed that it had none; that it was
a race, like the Hawaiian. He could
not believe it. III the negotiations
with Germany had been carried out,
with a clear and accurate knowledge
of the Samoan character, these unfor-
tunate complications would not have
occurred.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-12-22
ADJUSTMENTS FOB NATIVES.

In looking over the polished floors
of the Kamehameha School for girls,
one almost wishes, that its founders
had directed that dancing should be
taught, and practiced upon them, by
the student girls.
1t certainly was a narrow and SUI
perficial view Of the native life, which
held that these child-lfke people,
who did not have story books, and
couldn't 60 wild over the old Cate
ehism, should have been deprived of
one Of their chief sources OF amuse-
ment. Though the native dances
were Objectionable, in many ways,
they could have been greatly modi-
fed and made respectable. The early
teachers, not only deprived them
selves of amusements, from the die
tates of conscience, but they failed to
provide the natives with any. 1t was
the result of the Puritan inheritance,
which quickly gives way, when the
Puritan stock gets out into the world,
and finds out, as Beecher said, that
''the angels must love fun"
II is the serious, and bitter testi-
mony of some of those who have had
10 10 with the girls who have gradu-
ated from our female schools, that
there quickly comes in their lives,
a reaction from the strict, unbending,
and monotonous training of the
schools. The study of the fun-loving
natures of men and women has not
begun. 1t is suggested by noted
writer, that varied amusements, Is
the necessity of a normal develop
ment, and especially needed by the
weaker races, and by children. As men
and women grow older, the mere ply
steal amusements gave place to quie-
ter and more intellectual pastimes.
Some day we shall see professor of
Amusement" in every great institu-
ton OF learning.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-12-22
WOMAN AT HER BEST"

\ Philadelphia magazine made the
"When il a woman at her best ~
The replies do not agree.
The question is vague and mislead-
ing. There is no clear definition of
best" given. Pretty women are
often at their best when they are
young, and do nothing but show their
beauty. Some women are really at
their best when they are silent, or
keep out of the way. Some women
are at their best whenever they I'M
dertake anything, because they always
do il well. Some women are at their
best after their fiftieth year, because
they then reap that which they have
sowed in early years. These are the
rare women, who captivate old and
young, and are never permitted TO lie
on the shelf. They have studied seri-
Ously in early life, and played, too;
observation have trained themselves
thoroughly well; have looked far
ahead have gotten out of the narrow
ruts, and made themselves kindly
lights toward which all turn. The
average girl prefers the party, the pic
mic, the social gathering, with its linn
tied pleasures ia the present, which is
usually followed by a monotonous
and uninteretsing life in the future.
1t requires strong will power, much
self denial, to stand aloOf i'll the pres
ent and do hard work in the hope Of
rich old age in the after years. But il
pays. The worst, or the disagreeable
points in character, are gradually de-
veloped as one grows older, so that the
question might be as well asked,
I" When is o woman at her worst ?'
In the order of nature, as physical at
fractions disappear, the more attract
i've mental and moral qualities take
their place. But IL these are not de-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-12-22
SATURDAY. DECEMBER %, 1894.
TIE CATTLE AND SUGAR TRUSTS.

II is stated, in several OF the Ameri-
can papers, that the great Cattle Trust,
has made an alliance with the Ger
mans and Danes, i'm a fight against
the Sugar Trust. The Europeans say,
to the Americans, 'Tf you will let our
sugars in free, to your ports, we will
let YOUR meats in free" This stirs up
the Cattle Trust, as it is looking for
a market. We may have the specta-
Gle before US, OF one great Trust swal-
lowing another great Trust, just as,
the other day, in the geological gar
den in London, one great boa con-
strictor swallowed another of its own
size. The case, again illustrates, the
constant conflict of Free Trade and
Protection. 1t is for the interests of
the farmers to get q free market in
Europe for their cattle. 1t is for the
Interests" of the workingmeD, that
sugar be protected. So the two great
interests, like couple of Billy goats,
may ferociously butt each other before
the public, and the bystanders will,
in time, learn something about politi-
cal economy.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-12-22
The Gox.rnment,. Credit.

The bids for the new government
loan of S5O,OOO,OOO amounted to over
three times the loan. This means
that there is no question about the
ability of the United States govern
ment to pay its debts, and the prob
ability is that the loan could have
been fioated readily at less than 8 per
cent. Secretary Carlisle is said to
have been astonished at the amount
subscribed, but it is not surprising
considering the amount Of idle money
piled up in the banks.-Exchange.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-12-22
Henry w.tterson's Views.

Henry watterson is disposed to take
a cheerful view of the financial situa-
ton and he gives this wholesome adj
vice to the London Times, which ex-
presses the opinion that Uncle Sans
currency is in very bad shape: "Don't
you worry about our currency. A
people that can roll up in two years
two such tidal waves in opposite d.
rections as those of 1892 and 1894 can
take care Of all sorts and conditions of
currency."-Exchan .... .
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-12-22

veloped in the early years, and have
not been cultivated, they do not ap-
pear in any luxurious growth. Per-
haps just here q woman may be at her
worst, when che cannot be at her best.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-12-22
Timely 6oPieS
December IS, 1894.

ing as a receptacle for Santa
Claus gifts. There is perhaps
no myth SO pleasant in the
hearts of the youngsters as
this one about the old fellow,
the reindeers and the chimney
and nothing in the life of the
parent which justihes the little
deceit as much as this. For
this climate, however, the
illustrations and the text of the
legend should be changed; no
kid, however backward he
may be, can be persuaded
that on the oath of December
an old patriarch goes about
dressed in fur lined garments
and snow shoes. The climate
won't stand it and we can't
understand why the children
do. Why not have some one
of our enterprising book deal
ers get up something appro-
pirate for the mid-Pacific
Christmas. There's talent
enough in town to make de-
signs for the illustrations and
plenty of poets to put the
thing in rhyme. 1t would be
a new departure from the con-
ventional fur robed old
chap, and should be a
go here and elsewhere.
People from the States would
buy it to show the tots at home
what sort of looking fellow
Santa Claus is, in the Paradise
of the Pacific.
Our stock does not include
articles for children, but
we are pretty we'll fixed for the
middle aged and the old. We
have some special bargains in
the house keeping line and
can supply you with as fine
and serviceable an ice chest as
can be made. We don't wish
to imply that they are as at
tractive in appearance as if
they were patched up with
mirrors and geegaws, but
they are more serviceable.
They are built on an ice saw
ing principle, one that works
like a charm.
The best quality of Cocoa
Mats came to us on the "Rou-
tenbeck." There's nothing
useful about the house
than a good quality mat unless
it is money. We find a Hart
mann Steel Mat indispensable
in wet weather, and a Cocoa
Mat a necessity when it does
not rain. The two styles to-
gether form a useful combina-
ton, that saves wear and tear
of the carpets and mating. In
this new lot we have some of |
the cheap ones; they sell at
SO cents, and others of the |
better sort that are a trihe |
higher in price. Not a poor
one in the lot, and none but
will stand plenty Of kicking
about.
Cut glass at half the price
you are used to paying for it,
ought to be inducement
enough for you to buy. The
pieces we have are not as
broad as a church door, or as
deep as a well. but they are
great in quality. The pieces
are suitable for every day use
rather than on company
nights.
Our solid silver ware has
1aH the enHnrcemept ~ the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-12-22
How Many Seeds are There
in the Watermelon -?

We have placed in our
window a large watermelon;
the nearest guesser as to how
many seeds it contains will
receive as a New Years gift,
the handsome BANQUET
LAMP with SILK SHADE, now
exhibited in our window.
All guessing blanks must be
sent in by SATURDAY, Dec. 70.
F Guessing blanks will
be given away to purchasers
at the store of
n. S. SACHS,
500 Fort ST. Honolulu.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-11
william r. Earle. VIII.

The will and codieil Of william p. Earle. OK
scuted on March 81. 1900. and Nov Is. 1893.
respectively. were filed yesterday afternoon
with Probate Clerk Washburne. The testAtor
gives to his widow the residence at II East
Fifty-seyenth street for life and also the use
OF the stable property at l4d East Fifty-sey-
enth street; also all his personal property. an
income of $4,000 per year and tho sum OF
$4,000 absolutely. He gives his brother. Alex
Hnder NJ Earle s2uOOO. Provision Is made
for mis- nieces and other relatives, and by the
terms Of the codicil the residue OF the estate is
directed TO DO divided equally and to go to his
children. William II, Earle. Ferdinand L. Earle.
Eugene NJ Earle, Emma Louisa. the wife OF
John |. Chadwick, and frank 7. Earle. An
exception Is made In the case OF Ferdinand =.
Earle. His share Is left to the executors and
trustees. and his Indebtedness to his father 10
TO be deducted from il. anil the balance is to
be invested and the income raid over TO him
during his life. Upon his death his share 10
20 be distributed among his children equally.
The value OF the estate Is put at over a million
dollars. The sons William ii. and Frank 4.
are made executors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-11

Justice IL wren &c Reluctant TO Give Iastrus
ton Ke rested by Receiver Grant.

Justice IL wren ce ReIuct ant 20 Give Instrue-
upr tie rested by Receiver Grant.
Compiieati"aI have arisen since OK Mayor
Hugh J. Grant became the reacl 'ea OF the St.
Nichoa, Btlk some OF which came up yester-
day before Justice Lawrence in the Supreme
Court. Cham ers. On the day OF the failure OF
the bank and the day prior q number OF depos-
itors deposited money and checks. and others
left drafts and bills OF exchange for collection
in the bank. These people. representing
moneys aggreGatinG nearly 100000. insist
that they arc entitled to the return OF these
moneys and drafts. some OF them alleging that
at the time of the making OF the deposits the
bank was insoivent and known to be SO by the
officials.
Several lawyers represented those creditors.
and John Nj. Bowers appeared for Receiver
Grant. Tho instruction Of the Court was ask ed
in reference TO the matter. hut rs the re-
ceiver's counsel was not prepared to present
tho facts. all but one OF the motions were
POSTPONED until next week That one was
submitted TO the Court. Justice Lawrence
was opposed to all these matters being thrown
upon tho Court FOR settlement. and declared
that the receiver should ass u N some OF the
sponsioiiitv himself The receiver was in
charge OF the affairs OF tho bank. and he should
act according to his own Judgment. Mr..
Bowers retortcd that the receiver was perfectly
willing to take all responsibility In the m after
but when he wanted instruction he would
come before the Court and ask for II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-11
SPARKS FROM tue IELEeEIPH.

The thermometer rssi.tsrsd a7' PsOu ssrO yesterday
morning a. East FATheld. Ne.
Tue state Board OF charities met in Albany YESTERDAY
and adopted revolutions tns dsAn OF the late PrsS
dent craig
Comptrolsr Roberts bAs appointed George Z Catcher
OF bnghAmi0n. who 10 ei,ll ssTsrs man. 10 vacant
elsrkshlP IN his department
FrsaTl A. Kiis Of Roeh.ltsT. aged SO yssEs, SSs
struck By electric Yesterday morning and died
half hour later lie leaves T0wuuP family
ferdinand Sch HiisT. aged az. OF sehsRsctady vas
Ruled yesterday morning by the fAst mail tran while
going 70 MA E0rk widow aud four children survive
him
n A. Baker cashier Of the FirsI SItioaGl Sans OF
SoTwalE. o.. committed suicide yesterday. He uAs
found yiug bshind an oulouidinE Sith teTse bullet
holes In his body
STATE EnEinssT Adams yesterday &c pounesd the ap-
p0lntmsnt Of Hsrsbsu Roosrta o. Coblasktll 70 be
dFsi0n engineer Of the eastern diVsi0n OF The Erie
Canal 10 SUCCEED John ?. Kelly.
Ma Cathsnns Blackberry. aged 70 ysArL died AZ her
hsms slght ilea from DAnvile, hy yeaieTdAy, amer
existing tgsnty.sght dAys without nouIanmsnt or
slpa OF wafer.
Tss houss Of yssa MOntIl IN DieLiGssa Centre; =,
Naa burned on Tuesday night Two boFa aged and 8
years respectively. we're hemmtd In ~ me IRE And
bEFnsd 70 death The mother aud I've other ehildrsn
barely esesped With their iiTea-
Tbs Troy Ir0a Gad steel Gem pAny has informed lts
Rudders thAF uoEk which has bssn suspsndea ia the
paddhnE departnAs1t sines LAS JAY siu not be re-
sumsd s1esPt - reduetion 81 20 % 50 per cent %
ss4mon an4 eeiler iEon Iespsetsey AklnA the price
fsf son@on - > tsn Aaa fe1 boiler Yea ss4o
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-11
TURNED AGAINST THEIR BRornLh
Daughters or the Late w. VI. Derby Wan,
Receiver for the Estate.

CHICAGO. Jan. 1O.-Areceiver for the largee,-
tate OF the late William NJ. Derby was asked Ia
the Circuit Court to-day by Gertrude S Walker
and Frances d. Cleave his daughters. William
NJ. Derby. Jr.. Is made defendant. and the
court is asked to issue a restraining order
against him. An accounting OF the estate Is
desired. Mr.. Derby died In Chicago year
ago. A few years before his death he was
known to possess real estate worth more than
$1,000 900. and personal property worth IN ad.
ditional 81. 200. 900 He mployed his son as con.
fdential agent and bookkeeper. Early in 1892
the son was married. and with his wife made
his home in the house OF his father Taking
advantage Of this close intimacy. the son, az.
cording to the daughters. influenced their
father. whose enfeebled cond ition was known,
and secured possession OF a large amount OF
the property. William. Jr., his sisters say, al.
vise1 his father that, to avoid any Ill effects
which might result from litigation begun by
one Harvey. the title to the real estate should
be vested in him. Under n will which William
Derby. Sr, left the complainanta were TO re-.
ceive small requests provided that they did
not contest the will. In this aleo. they say,
they see the cunning OF their brother.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-11
BOUDOIN ALUMNI DINE,
And Hear In Verse Isanc McCieiian's Reel.
IectIons OF Hnwih orne and LongfeIIoM.

And Hear In Verse Isaac McCieian's Rsco-
IectIons of Hawthorne and LongfeIiow.
Twenty-Five members OF the Bowdon Col.
lege Alumni Association dined last might at
the Hoffman House. The dinner was preceded
by a business meeting OF the association. at
which resolutions OF regret at the death OF OK.
Judge Granville p Halves were adopted and
the officers for the ensuing year were elected
William A. Abbott was elected President, and
the Vice-Presidents elected were Gen J. L
Chamberlain. John Goodenow. W. J. Curtis
DIR. +. W. Hing. and i. IL Upton. Lincoln h
Rogers was elected Corresponding Secretary
and DR.. f. II. Dilliagham Secretary and Treas'
urer.
There was informal speaking after the din.
ner. President Hyde OF Bowdon College spoke
OF the Institutions progress during the last
ten years. Other speakers were W. A. Abbott
Gen. Thomas II. Hubbard. and State Comp
troller J. A. Roberts. poem WAS read which
Isaac Mcclellan OF the class OF 1925 had writ
ten. Ii embodied MIR. McClellaus remins-
cences OF Nathaniel Hawthorne and l.ongiel.
low, who were students with him at Bowdoin
College.