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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-05-29

tally those under the command o.
a captain belonging to the "old
school," The Takachiho is one o.
these ships. Although the disci
pline, the methods of training and
the general, everyday customs are
about the same as on an American
or English ship, there are number
of oriental usages still in vogue
that are very interesting to a
stranger.
An ADVERTISER man went on
board the big cruiser a few days
ago, and saw a number of things
that to the average American or
European would be a cause for
wonder. The Japanese officers,
noted for their unfailing politeness
to their visitors, seemed not to
see any of the wondering looks OH
the faces Of their guests when any
especially Japanesque feature OF
the ships discipline would crop
out, but would laugh most heartily
at all the antics of the sailors.
One most interesting perform
ance that is part of the daily exer-
else on board is the fencing in the
ancient japanese fashion, and is
favorite mode of the sailors for
testing their skill and powers of
endurance. The contestants attire
themselves in a kind of protecting
armor, consisting of heavy padded
gloves, apron and breastplate, as
well as a helmet that completely
protects the head and shoulders,
having stout bamboo bars across
the front with only enough room
between them to see through. They
do not wear their regular sailor
clothes while fencing, but substi-
tute a "hakama," or skirt, for the
trousers.
When the men are all ready for
their contest, they pick up their
bamboo swords and standing close
together, lay the weapons on
the deck. Then, looking one an
other intently in the eye, they re-
treat three PAGES, and stoop nearly
to the ground. They advance,
stoop, pick up the swords, retreat
again, all the time trying to stare
each other out of countenance,
stoop again, and then rising, are
ready for the contest.
Were it not for the heavy, pad
ded armor that they wear, the
fencers would be bruised and bat
tered in the fray that follows. They
cut and slash and poke at each
other, and when blow does land
it strikes hard. However, the men
do not seem to mind them, but
give and take the hard knocks
with good nature hardly possible
in sailors of another nationality.
The swords used are made of bam-
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boo strips bound together and are
about FIVE feet long. They are
grasped in both hands.
Each blow that reaches any part
of the anatomy of the fencers is at
once acknowledged by a cry, at
which the successful one also gives
yell, and both stop for mo-
ment, resting the points of their
swords on the ground. During the
contest that was seen on this day
the contestants were not evenly
matched as to size, but in skill
they were nearly equal Each gave
and received the same number of
blows, and honors were easy.
The usual stroke with the two
handed sword is a slashing one,
and not a thrust. But when the
fencer sees a good chance to get the
latter kind of stroke, he of course
does so. When it strikes, the one
who receives it gives a louder cry
than ever, and the fortunate one
answers with a triumphant yell
and few words of japanese that
show how elated he is at the sue
cess of his blow.
The members of the crew and a
number of the officers stand around
the combatants and are greatly in
terested in the contest. They cheer
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-05-29
RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION.

The letter from Mr.. Hartwell dis,
cussing the question whether the
Constitution should be submitted
to the people, contains a great deal
of food for thought. The facts
which Mr.. Hartwell cites from
the United States show conclusive
ly that ratification by popular vote
is not the only method suitable to
free and independent people.
Other methods have been used in
the United States. The question
of ratification is one of expedien-
cy, to be determined by the circum-
stances of the particular case. In
Hawaii the strong argument in
favor of submitting the Constitu-
ton to the voter is found in the fact
that the Convention is only parti-
ally a popular body; only half of
its members having been chosen
directly by the electorate. The re-
suit is, if the Constitution is both
formulated and adopted by the
Convention as such, it will only be
in q partial sense the work of the
people.
This difficulty can be obviated
in very simple manner. All that
is necessary is to provide that the
Constitution, in order to become
law, shall receive a majority of the
votes of the elected delegates. This
will make it as directly the work of
the people as any laws are. There
can be no objection on principle to
the course here proposed. 1t is
direct application of the method of
representative government, and fol-
lows the analogies of all free gov
ernments where the mass of the
people is too great to come together
and vote as single body.
The objection to submitting the
Constitution to popular vote is
that this involves delay, and in
case of rejection, the necessity of
electing a new Convention. These
are evils which it would be well if
possible to avoid. At the same
time, the methods of representa-
tive Government must be strictly
adhered to, in the spirit as well as
in the letter. If the Constitution
is not submitted to the people for
ratification, then it should be sup
ported by a majority of the elected
delegates in the Convention, before
it becomes the fundamental law of
the land.
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Their Practice With the Two Hand
ed Sword on the TakachihO.
AN ANCIENT JAPANESE CUSTOM.
IL Delivered with n Steel Sword-N
Wrestling Bout and Fencing Match
Tosether-Little Brown Men Z Exercise.

Life on japanese man-of-war
is, in many respects, almost the
same as life on one of the big
American or English destroyers.
In some ways, however, the Gus
toms Of the time before Japan be-
gan to accept the more advanced
ideas of civilization, still prevail
on their modern war ships, espec-
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good prospect that the S"edes
might be induced to come to Ha-
waii to work on the sugar planta-
tions. They are people Of very
different habits from the Norwe-
gians, and are essentially agricul-
tural. They are industrious and
saving, while the rate of wages in
their own country is so low that
they could materially improve
their condition and prospects by
emigrating to Hawaii.
The planters should make every
possible effort to secure a satisfac-
tory class of labor. The labor
question here is passing into an
acute phase, and something must
be done. The Government has GER
tainly done its full share in the
past, and, though its activity will
not cease, it will be directed toward
building up class of small farm
ers, and will have no direct rela-
ton to the needs Of the planters.
The latter have the advantage of a
compact organization, and can con-
duct investigations at a cost the
burden of which is insignificant
when assessed upon all the shares
of the Labor and Supply Company.
The need of a laboring popula-
ton which will sustain the institu-
tions of the country was never so
pressing as it is now. Free insti-
tutions can never be maintained
by a boatload of Anglo Saxons
in a sea of Asiatics. Hawaii
will never make a good American
State until her cane fields and
orange groves are cultivated by
persons who can understand Amer
lean ideas. To get such people
here to Americanize the soil is an
essential part of the new move
ment.
From the standpoint even of the
most sordid expediency, it is plain
that we must not depend for our
labor solely on Asiatics. The
difficulties with which the Asiatic
immigration is hedged about are
obvious to everyone. The japanese
display power of combination
which is very alarming, while the
of the Chinese in this
direction have been known for
years. The sugar industry cannot
with safety put itself in the hands
IF either race.
The prospects for Europeans in
Hawaii are far better than they
have ever been hitherto, as in fu-
lure they will be able to get land.
It should therefore be easier to OBJ
ain them than before. If genuine
farmers are selected, in
stead of the refuse of seaport
owns, the failures of former exper-
ments need not be repeated.
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BYAUTHORITY

MONDAY, the 18th day of June, 1894,
being the commemoration Of the Birth
day of Kamehameha l, will be observed
as a Public Holiday, and Government
Offices throughout the Hawaiian Islands
will be closed on that day.
j. A. KING,
Minister o. the Interior.
Interior Office, May %, 1894. S699-3t
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-05-29

THE arrival of Lieut.. Boeter, the
belated disciple of Rousseau, has
drawn out an article on the French
philosopher, written by H. Won Wer-
thern. 1t appears in this issue.
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THE ADVERTISER is authorized
by w. R. Castle to say that he is
not a candidate for e seat in
the Advisory Council. He with
draws in favor of J. A. McCand-
less.
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The thanks Of the ADVERTISER
are due to the officers of the Jspa-
nese cruiser Takachiho, for courte-
sizes extended TO reporters.
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WITH the departure of Francis
Leo G. Harden, from these shores
Hawaii will lose q man who is
almost as fruitful a source of
Laughter as Falstaff himself.
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Department of the Interior.

The public are cordially invited to be
present at the opening of the Constitu-
tional Convention, at IL A.. NJ. on WE'D
NEsDAY, May so, 1894, at the Legisla-
tive Hall, Court House Building.
Uohers will be in attendance to seat
visitors. Morning dress.
j. A. KING,
Minister of the Interior.
May IS, 1894. s6ee-at
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each good stroke and jeer each bad
one, but in laughing way, that
does not allow of any ill feeling.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-07-21
WOOL.


The Pendleton papers state that
since the establishments of securing
mills In that city business has in
creased surprisingly and the receipts
of wool have fully doubled. Every
season The Dalles handles more wool
direct from the producer than any
point on the coast, and this year the
quantity of fleeces shipped to this point,
by reason of the food, has been
nearly twice as much as formerly. With
this advantage and enjoying the privi.
lege of cheap water communication
With seaboard, securing mills could be
put in operation here tc the great ben
eft of producers and all classes In the
community. About two-thirds of the
product sent east every year is dirt,
and on this the same freight is charged
as OF the wool; but the price in the
Boston market is governed by the
quantity and quality of the secured
fleece. No returns are receI I'd on the
dirt, and it would be much more
economical to send only wool TO mar
ket and not pay extra charges for the
shipment of greese. l. would rtquire
comparatively but small outlay to
erect a mill here, and the saving to
sheepmen in few seasons would reim-
burse our citizens for the outlay, be-
sides increasing business and our facil.
tiles as a wool market.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-07-21
Excitement In Court.

SACRAMENTO, CIi., July 16-During
the hearing oi writ of habeas corpus
for tine release of the three Dunsmuir
strikers, before Judge Catlin this after.
noon. detacbment Of regulars marched
in;o the courthouse with the evident pur-
pose of taking the prisoners. Judge
Catlin Immediately rose and called upon
the persous who were present TO resist
any attemnt of the soldiers to take away
the strikers. Assistant District Attorney
knight excitedly jumped to his feet and
met the soldiers as they were entering
the courtroom. He ordered them to re-.
turn to the depot, which they did after
considerable hesitancy. The excitement
in the courtroom was Intense. Several
spectators reached for their hlp-pockeis,
and announced their etermination to
follow Judge Eatiin's instructions to pre-.
vent the regulars from taking away the
prisoners, Others secured and barred
the doors leading to the courthouse and
tbreateningly declared their intention of
resisting the regulars. While the excite
ment was at fever beat. the assisratn
district attorney arose and waved the
regulars back. He then commanded
them to return to their quarters at the
depot. After the excitement hal sub
sided Judge Catlin had :he prisoners
remanded to the custody of the chief of
police: Thev are charged with stealing
an engine at Dunsmuir.
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ALe,ter From Judge Cooler.

WASHINGTON, July 17-In view of the
criticisms that have been uttered in GER
tain quarters on the legality of the course
pursued by President Cleveland in using
federal troops, notably at Chicago, not to
preserve the peace, but to execute the
DEGREES of the federal Judiciary aud keep
IN operation the provisions of the inter
state commerce law, the following letter
from one of the most able exponents of
the constitution in the land, Judge t. Fl
Cooley, has peculiar application. II was
sent TO President Cleveland.
"Now that the great strike in which
your official intervention became so nec-
essary has been clearly, shown TO be a
failure, beg to be allowed to express
my unqualified satisfaction with every
step you have taken In vindicatinn of the
national authority and with the restora.
tlen of law and order which has been fol
lowed or Is now 10 progress The caution
and dellberation with which you have
proceeded and, think, worthy, like the
accompanying tirmness, OF highest praise.
and am especially gratifed thata great
and. valuable lesson in constitutional con
structIon has been settled for all time
with remarkably little blood shed. You
and the attorney general also have won
the gratitude of the country. not for this
generation only, but for all time, and
may God bless you for it, is my sincere
prayer.
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The ok,ahoma War.

GUTHRIE.O. r., July 16-The war be-
tween the towns OF Round Pond and
Enid and the Rock Island railway broke
out agaln today. United States M ar
shal NIX received telegram from Enid
stating that the company of regulars
stationed there to protect the Rock Island
had been ordered, by the people, TO leave,
and also some citizens, who sympa-.
thized with the road, were given so
many hours to get out of town. One
soldier is reported to have been killed
in skirmish between troops and citizens,
Two bridges between Krem in and
Round Pond were fired early this mora
ing, puttiug 8 complete stop to all traffic !;
while the telegraph wires were cut, and
attempts made to use dynamite at other
poInts. Unable to cope with the situa
lion. Ends mayor TODAY made a requi
sltIon upon Governor Refrow for ad
ditional troops. The request was i'm
meoiarely granted. When the soldiers
arrive trouble may eDsue Governor
Repfrow has decided to offer a reward of
$500 each for the conviction of persons
engaged In burning the bridges, and
will demand of the Rock Island people
that they do their part toward abaung
the trouble by complying With the city
ordinances OF Enid and Round Pond in
regard to depot location.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-07-21
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
A General Disagree ment.

WASHINGTON, July 16--The demo-
cratic members of the tsIiff conference
committee adjourned earlier than usual
today, and the situation at he time OF
adjournment, from the best 'horlty.
Was that the conferences were tar from an
agreement, and that within short time
disagreement will be reported to the
senate and house. The question which
has been agitating the members seems to
be just what Kind of a report to make,
but an impression seemed to be prevalent
that 1t would be general disagreement,
with, perhaps, some of the main points
specified. 1t had not been decided to
call In the republican members of the
conference when adjournment was taken,
but 1t Is impossible full conference may
meet tomorrow or next day. 1t was evil
dent from what could be learned that the
meeting showed atendepcy to get fur :
ther apart than before, and the discussion
ot the main question showed there vii
have 10 be ins ructions FIR N the respect
i've houses before the conferrees will feel
warranted iu yielding the positions they
have taken 1rom the frst. When the
conference adjourned, one of the con-
ferrees summed up the situation as
tol ows:
I'VE have accomplished nothing today.
Ne havU not advanced an inch, snd, af.eI
being together ali day, we are exactly
where We were last Saturday."
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-07-21
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Chicago is again quiet, and the
United States troops have retired to
their forts.
Anarchy receives little sympathy
from honest wagc.earners in this coun-
try, and dynamlters and nihilists will
meet with bitter opposition from every
department Of organized labor.
The wheat crop of the northwest
will be the most abundant this season
of any that has been harvested for
some time. hut the great lack will be
means of shipment.
Those of our citizens who have well
coined. the intervention of the military
arm of the government in quelllng the
labor disturbances, may yet learn to
their sorrow that free institutions are
not on very solid or safe foundation
when propped in position by bayouets.
If the contract that the railroads
entered into with the government re-
quired Pullman coaches to be attached
to all trims engaged in the mail SER
vice there may be instituted several
damage suits against corporations in
this country; but We will hear no more
about this after the strike of the Rail
way Union has ended.
The attempt by the organs of the
railroads to make President Debs. of
the Railway Uuion, insane, will be
fruitless of accomplishing the object.
If such men were decreed to be in
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-07-21
UN-AMERICAN.

It is matter of great surprise that
the following brutal sentence should
find Its way into the editorial columns
of journal of such high standing as
the Oregonian: SIT matters little,
either for the purposes of justice or of
humanity, whether Prendergast was or
was not insane" This says in plain
terms that insanity should have been
no defense In the case of Prendergast,
and if not in regard to the crime he
committed then in no offense Of the
same magnitude. In other words, if
the innocent victim of heredity, dis
ease or misfortune, is guilty of homl-
eide he should be hanged the same as
the vicious brute who commits the
deed for the qualification of personal
ends. But the law is common sense
and it will not hold iunatic account
able for his acts the same as a sane
man. Punishment, in civilized coun-
tries, is for the purposes of reforma-
tion and not for those of revenge, and
hanging lunatics would be barbarous
IN the extreme. We presume the arti-
Gle was not examined by the managing
editor until it appeared in print, and
was written during his absence by
some "half civilized, un-Americanised
foreigner"
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HE SPEAKS.


After the strike has been in progress
for several weeks Mr.. Pullman has
deemed it the proper time to give his
version of the cause of the strike to
the public. The true reason that he
has submitted to the humiliation of
giving his side of the controversy to
the newspapers Is because he is fully
aware that public opinion is very
much agitated on the question, and
demand that both sides present argu-
lnents. To a business man Mr.. Pull
mans statement reads very fair; but
the facts given by the Railway Union
appear equally fair and make stronger
appeal to those interested In the rights
of labor. In this age of the world
every public corporation owes duty
to the people, the same as every citi-
zen does to his neighbor, and this duty
should be of such a. nature that its
performance should he in conformity
with the we'll being of the community.
Under our laws common carriers are
held responsible for their actions, and
10 this republic where there is such
close connection bet ween labor and
capital the wage Garner and employer
have certain relations to each other in
which the public are interested. For
these reasons, when strikes result in
great injury to business, court of
arbitration should be provided in
which the differences should be AMIGA
bly, settled. Mr.. Pullman is opposed
to this peaceahle solution of labor
questions, but the trend of public
opinion is SO strong in this direction
that it will be impossible for him and
the railway managers to stand against
the tide.
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Three Nan Drowned.

PORT ANGELES. Wash. July 17-Three
men were drowned last night while out
selling in a small sloop nine miles east OF
this city. j. II Johnson, August Nell
son and John Dippo!d left the Union fish
ing sloop, with the intention OF inspect
ing the WORK on the Dungeness spit. As
nothing was heard of them this morning.
search party was dispatched. In a
short time the party returned and said
that while riding down the beach sloop
was Seen on it's beam ends, about 500 feet
from shore, and Nelson was sticking to
the wreck, endeayorlng to push her
ashore with pole. The resnuiDg party
shouted to him that it would secure q
boat and come to bis aid Nelson did
not answer, but took off his coat and
sprang into the water with the evident
intention of swimming ashore. He had
not gone so feet before he sank out OF
sight. A man on horseback swan TO the
spot, but the body had disappeared Il
Is supposed that the others were drowned
during the night Nelson and D;ppoid
were single men. johnson left widow
and two children. He was a brother in
law OF c, E. Malleite. casbier of the Frs
National bank. Parties are now search
Ing for the bodies.
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hundred sticks OF giant powder exploded
in the midst Of gang of miners at
Stockton colliery No. s. and not enoue b
OF the mems bodies Is left for iden,ifca-
ton. On account at the distance of the
Stockton co.lery iron the main breaker,
II had been customsry to distribute dyn-
men OF the bottom of the secon shaft as
appear III tue morning. l: was Charles
ODonDelfs duty TO diftribute the dyna-
mite AMI caps. The first men TO 60 into
the shaft today were drivers. They went
into the stables to harness their mues,
and while they were engaged the explo--
zion took place. Charles Snugert SAYS
he saw about a dozen miners standing
about O'Donnell receiving powder the
moment before the explosion took place
They were all killed. The drivers were
hurled about prOmiscuously. Fearing
an explosion of gas had taken place, aud
that collapse of the entire NINE was
about to follow, they waited for death as
if paralsZ Zed. In this position they were
found hy some miners from No 3, who
hurried through the subterrane4n passage
headed by Superintendent RpdericE A
corps of miners descended into the mine,
and TIE work of recovery of bodies was
at once begun out it wins difficult.
Fra ments of human flesh were found
some distance up the slope ciingIng to
the rails and lies and sticking to the
roof, while everywhere were bones and
limbs.
AS the boxes containing the remains
We're hoIsted to the surfnce, women tore
their hair, and shrieks of agony rent the
sir. The names of the victims as tar as
known are: Charles O'DonDell. Andrew
Jaboel, John PrimbnDe, John Koehl An
thony Moravitz, John Krincoick. John
Lotefeski and Jonn B'izzou.