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The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-12-13
HONOR THEIR LATE CAPTAIN.
Co. q Pass Resolution of Condo
Ience on Death of Henry kaia.

Ience on Death of Henry Kaia.
Company G held special bust
ness meeting las night, most every
member being present. The fol-
lowing resolution of coincidence
over the death of Henry Kaia, late
captain of the company was passed:
Whereas-Henry Kaia, captain of
the company, has departed from this
life; and
Wheress-Deceased was a man of
sterling worth, and one in whom we
reposed confidence and esteem for his
ability and energy;
Resolved-That we take this means
of expressing our sincere regret and
sorrow over the sad ending of his life;
Resolved That to his sorTowing
relatives we extend coincidence and
sympathy;
Resolved-That this memorial be
spread upon the records of Company
G, n. G. H., and copies forwarded to
headquarters of the First Regiment,
n. G. H., and to the press of the city.
Nominations were then made Tor
captain. The name of First Lieu
tenant John NJ. Kea was placed in
nomination. Election will take
place Tuesday evening. While no
other name was put in last night
for the vacant captaincy, nomina-
tons will remain open till the
election evening. tits believed that
Second Lieutenant Charles Wilcox,
and perhaps others, will be among
the candidates. Should Kea be
elected to the captaincy, Wilcox
will become first lieutenant, making
an election for second lieutenant
necessary. There will be six or
more candidates for this position.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-12-13
OF INTEREST TO MANAGERS
OF PLANTATIONS.

A Model Plant is not complete without
Electric Power, thus dispensing with
small engines.
Why not generate your power from one
CENTRAL Station? One generator can
furnish power to your Pumps, Centri-
fugals, Elevators, Flows, Railways and
HOSTS; also furnish light and power for
a radius of from Is 10 20 miles.
Electric Power being used saves the
labor of hauling coal in your field, also
water, and does away with high-priced
engineers, and only have one engine to
look after in your mill.
Where water power is available it costs
nothing to generate Electric Power.
THE HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY
is now ready to furnish Electric Plants
and Generators of all descriptions at short
notice, and also has on hand large
stock of Wire, Chandeliers and all Elec-
trical Goods.
All orders will be given prompt atten-
tion, and estimates furnished for Lighting
and Power Plants; also attention is given
to House and Marine Wiring.
THEO. HOFFMAN,, Manager.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-12-13
From Prof. Brigham.

Mr.. EDIToR:-Certain statements
in your issue of December 10th re-
quire correction. l am not "con-
templating trip to the States"
l am not aware that "a mammoth
tropical aquarium and school of
biology" is to be established here,
certainly no such institution
could be founded with so small a
sum as $25O,0OO. 1 am glad to
learn that Professor Jordan, who
is great authority on fishes, is
coming to consult the promoters of
the scheme May they be enabled
to carry out what would be of
great value to this town, if not to
students generally.
VIM. T. BRIGHAM.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-12-13
Did He Mean Hawaii =?

An old admiral, well known for
his power OF exaggeration, was des-
cribing a voyage, at supper one
night. "While cruising in the Pa
cific," he said, "we passed an ISL
and which was red with Holsters"
But" said one of the guests smil-
ing incredulously, "lobsters are not
red until boiled" OF course not"
replied the undaunted admiral;
but this was a volcanic island,
with boiling springs T"-Pearson's
Weekly.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-12-13

long illness from a complication OF
organic troubles the disease could
not be combatted.
Judge Bickerton was an old resi-
dent of the islands and promin-
emily identified with the country
for many years. He was a useful
and honored member of the Su-
preme bench, and, up to the time
OF his demise, held the position of
First Associate Justice of the Su-
preme Court. Arrangements for
his funeral will be made today.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-12-13

A Chinese fruit merchant who
has apparently absorbed an indie
scribable inspiration from the new
cold-storage proposition, made a
ten-strike yesterday by putting in
a conspicuous place the sign, "Cold
Apple on Ice" Thus do the deli
cacies of the Honolulu market
multiply.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-12-13
Death of Associate Justice Richie
F. Bickerton Last Night.
BEEN ILL FOR A LONG TINE.
neceasad an Old Resident and Promi-
nentIy Connected With the History
ofthe Islands-Life and sketch of an
Uonored and self = Made Career.
lFrom Wednesdays Daily.O

Associate Justice Richard F.
Bickerton died at Waikiki last
night at 1915 o'clock, after a
lingering illness of many months.
He was attacked with pneumonia a
few days ago, and as his system
had been seriously impaired by a
The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-12-13
HqnbHQ-Hala Fire Insurance Go.

The undersigned having been appointed
agents of the above company are prepared
TO insure risks against fire on Stone and
Brick Buildings and on Merchap,
disc stored therein on the most favorable
terms. For particulars apply at the cfkes
Of F. A. SCHAEFER 4 CO., Agents.
General lsssFasee Company for Sea. River ast
Land Transport Of Dresden.
Having established an agency at Homer
lulu and the Hawaiian Islands the under1
signed General Agents are authorized ta
take risks against the dangers of the sez1
at the most reasonable rates and on de
most favorable terms.
F. A. SCHAEFER & CO.,
Agents fore The Hawaiian Islands.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-12-13

Entertained on the Bennington.
Lieutenant Speyers entertained
a party of ladies on board the Ben
nington yesterday. They were Mrs.
]. o. Carter, Miss Sadie Carter.
Mrs. Ellis Mills, Mrs. w. P. BOYD,
Misses Belle and Agnes Walker.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-12-13
THE LAST SAD RITES.
Obsequies of the Late Associate
Justice BickertOn.
Semi-NIilitary in Character-Order of
Procession-Pall Bearers-Line OF
March from Waikiki.

Arrangements were perfected yes
terday Tor the funeral OF the late
Justice Bickerton. The obsequies
will take place from the residence
at Waikiki, where the late Justice
died, at 2 pm. today, Rev. Alex.
Macintosh officiating. A military
escort Of thirty-two men from Com
panies E and F, under command OF
Major J. w. Jones, will join the
procession at the King street en-
trance to the Executive building
and march to Nuuanu cemetery via
King, Fort, Kukui and Nuuanu
streets.
ORDER OF PROCESSION.
Platoon of Police under Capt. Parker.
Government Band.
Military Escort.
Companies E and f, First Regiment,
under command of Major Jones.
Undertaken.
Official clergyman.
Hearse.
Pallbearers in carriages.
Chief mourners.
President Dole and Aide.
Members of Cabinet
Diplomatic corps.
Justices of Supreme Court.
Members OF the Bar.
General public.
The pallbearers will be Judge w.
A. Whiting, Judge ]. A. Magoon,
A. S. Hartwell, Cecil Brown, Henry
Smith, S. K. Kane, F. A. Schaefer,
w. F. Allen, H. A. Widemann,
George c. Ross, with Minister
Cooper and L. A. Thurston as al
ternates.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-28
THE COUNTRY'S LOSS.
effect OF THE LOW PRICE OF
FARM PRODUCTS.
In 1894 Uncle Sam Gained 100000
900 Over 1893 on Cattle and Pro-
visions, and Lost SCI ,OOO, 700 on
Rreadstuffs.


How much has the country lost by the
low prices of farm products? In speak
ing of prices, II gentleman remarked Il
few days since: Il pay now just the
same for Il tive-rib roast of beef that |
do for Il barrel Of -four" His statement
was substantially correct, as twenty
pounds of choice beef are selling for about
the same price us Il barrel of the best
family flour. The incident is only impor-
tant as serving to point out and accentu-
ate the fact that provisions have held
their prices fairly well, while many pro-
ducts of the farm, such as wheat. cotton
and wool, have declined very heavily. 1t
is partly owing to this condition of af-
fairs, too, that on the exports of 1894 the
United States gained $2O.000,O 600 over
1893 on cattle and provisions, and lost
$~16,O00,O0O on breadstuffs.
If we take the same authority which
has been accepted in previous years, the
United States Agricultural Bureau, for
the crop estimates of 1894. we find that If
the three great crops of wheat, corn and
cotton could have been laid down in New
York on the LIST of january. 1885, their
aggregate value would have been $1,17S,-
2J6,93S, against II valuation of $1.22J3,-
1S1,I16 for the crops Of 1893, and 81
OH, 1917 for the crops of 1892. This
is, of course, an arbitrary standard, but it
is probable that the New York price is,
upon the whole, as good Il standard by
which to judge of the relative value of the
years crops us any other that can be
adopted.
First, as to prices: The following table,
complied from the reports of the ~statisti-
cal bureau of the Department of Agricul-
ture, will give Il record of the average
prices for various staples received on
farms and plantations since 1883, compil-
ed from the rates ruling on or about Dec.
/ of the respective years:
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-28

been called I.loyds, the name of his old
master. William Lloyd Garrison took an
interest in the young fugitive, and assist
ed him in procuring II higher education.
He soon developed great talent as an ora
tor, and attracted the attention Of leading
members of the American Anti-Slavery
Society. They employed him as one of
their lecturers, and he delivered Il course
throughout the Northern States, portray
ing in vivid and f~orceful language the in,
justice of American slavery and the At
rican slave trade.
In 1915 he went to England, where his
brought him to the notice of many of the
prominent anti-slavery agitators of that
country. His friends in England raised
Il purse of $50. which was sent to his
former owner, and he received in return
his manumission papers, which on moro
than II occasion in after life served him
in good stead when threatened with ar
rest us ii fugitive slave.
During the civil war Douglass was ono
of President Lincoln's advisers relative
to the status bclii of the slaves, and early
advised that they be invited to join the
Cnion army against the slave power. Mr..
Douglass was twice married. his first
wife being colored. His second marriage
was to Miss Helen Pitts, IL white woman
clerk in one of the departments at Wash
ington. He accumulated IL competency
from the proceeds of his lectures and
from the fees of the several offices hq
held.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-28
OUR MILITARY STRENGTH.
Uncle Sam Could Put an Army of
9,OOO,O OO i'm the Field,

Secretary Lamont recently sent to the
House an abstract of the military force
of the United States for the year 1894.
compiled from the latest returns received
by the Adjutant General of the army.
The statement shows the organized
strength by States, gives the number of
commissioned officers, non-commissioned
officers, musicians and p~rivates and the
number of men available for military
duty unorganized. \ grand aggregate
shows 9.J0J commissioned officers. 2O.41O
non-commissioned officers, 4,0lI must
clans, 1O1,30I priyatcs, and places the
number of men available for military
duty u%norganizcd at 9.JS2.S06.
Given by States, the aggregate organ
lrd strength commissioned and non
commissioned and u~norganizcd men avail
able is as follows:
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-28
BORN IN SLAVERY.
Career of Frederick Douglass, the
Noted Ere oman Orator.

Career of Frederick Douglass, the
Noted Ere oman Orator.
Frederick Douglass, the noted freed.
man, orator and diplomat, who died
"Wednesday night at his residence in An.
a~costia, Il suburb of Washington, u. c.,
of heart failure. was born IL slave at
Tuckahoe, Nd, in February, 1917. His
mother was II full-blooded African WON.
an: his father Il white man, presumably
the owner of his mother. He learned to
read and write through the favor of Il rel
ative of his mastcr-father, and at the age
of Ii was permitted to hire his own time,
paying SO Il week, retaining and saving
the balance of his earnings with the in.
tention Of ultimately purchasing his free.
dom. His progress was slow, however,
and in 1888 he ran away, reaching New
Bedford, Mass, in September of that year.
He married and lived there for two or
three years, supporting himself by day
labor on the wharves and in various
work shops. While there he changed his
name to Douglass. He had previously
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-28

Georgia .......3.3S Alabama .....435
The highest rate of farm mortgage is
found i'll kansas-55.4S. Iowa stands
second with DID per cent. and the
other highest States in the following or.
der: south Dakota. 52.SS: Nebraska.
ol.To; Michigan, 1873: New Jersey.
1881; North Dakota, 1857: Minnesota.
to.33; Vermont. H.35: New York, ALI:
Wisconsin, 42.S5. Speaking of farms
alone. Utah also stands the highest in
regard to mortgages of any of the North.
eri States, only 90 per cent. of her farms
being incumbered. The percentage in
Nyoming is 1905, in Montana 1853.
Idaho 1862, Oregon 23.3G. Colorado oJ.4S
and Washington 26.76.
Nearly 81 per cent. of the farms in Hi.
noiS are mortgaged. In Indiana the farm
ers are in Il little better condition. the
percentage being $40, and in Ohio they
are a little better still, the percentage
beng 2S.9O. 1t is shown, however, that
'b.ol per cent. of the mortgages upon
farms in the United States represent de-
ierred payments of purchase money. and
Sp.3o pei cent. purchase money and per-
manent improvements. The remainder,
go ""' "i'dus btVn Sldlcu, represent
farm machinery. stock and other articles
that add TO the value of the property and
make its cultivation more profitable. In
Illinois I4.43 per cent. of the mortgages
represent deferred payments of purchase
money; in Indiana, G9.97: Iowa, G9.40;
Michigan. 1920: Nebraska. 1902; North
Dakota. 1920: Ohio, Co.'s; Oregon. 54.S4;
South Dakota. 23.47; Washington, 46.51;
Wisconsin, Go..'O. The percentage Of
mortgages due to all other objects than
deferred payments of purchase money. i'm
provcmcnts. machinery. stock and other
articles of permanent value is only $50 in
the entire United States. The highest
rate is found in the Southern States,
where the planters are in the habit of Sc
curing advances upon their crops, which
often are not sufficient TO meet them. and
then mortgage lapses over upon the prop
erty. In Alabama the percentage of
such farms is 600, in Georgia 400, in
Louisiana 6.12, in South Carolina 6.52,
in Virginia 1858.
OF the m%ortgaged farms and homes in
the United States 1911 per cent. are
worth less than 1000, 1919 per cent
are worth between $1,000 and $500.
2o.23 per cent. are worth between 5000
and $1,000. 1924 per cent. between $1,000
and $4,000, 1916 per cent. are worth
$4,000 and over and 1890 worth S2o,0 900
and over.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-28
TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE,
Rio JaneirO F~crrybOat Catches Fire
Costing Over a Hundred Lives.

Rio JaneirO FcrrybOat Catches Fire
Costing Over Hundred Lives.
The Rio News of Jan. :, received in
the latest mail, gives the particulars of
Il terrible calamity in the Bay of Rio Ja-
metro. 1t says:
about 1:15 Sunday evening, the 9th
inst, il fire broke out on the ferryboat
Terccira. The boat left Rio de Janeiro
with from eighty to o passengers, tho
greater part of whom disembarked at
San Domingas. 1t is generally estimated
that there were from 100 to 100 persons
on board ut the time Of the disaster. AL
though the Tercciru was barely 800 me-
ters from land when the fire appeared,
nothing effective appears to have been
done to save the passengers except the
forcthought of the engineers in opening
the safety valves of the boilers to prevent
an explosion. There was apparently but
few life-saving appliances on board. The
fire burned with such rapidity that tho
passengers were driven overheard and
many were drowned. The ~ferryboat
Quinta had just left the Nicthcroy slip
when the fire broke out, and the master
promptly hurried to the scene. On up.
preaching the burning vessel he was sud
denly surrounded by an excited crowd Of
passengers, some with revolvers in their
hands, who threatened his life if he ven.
tured near the burning boat. He was
therefore compelled To turn away and
leave the passengers Of the Tcrccira to
their fate. Before doing SO, however, he
had all the benches and other means of
saving life thrown overheard for those
STRUGGLING in the water"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-28

into losses OF S45,OO0 900 and SS7, oO.OO0,
respectively. 1t is worthy of remark, how.
ever, that the probable total gain on This
item has been very unevenly distributed
anon the various agricultural sections.
In The South the corn crop has been
heavier than in 1893, and has partially off
set The loss on cotton, While in some sec
tons of the West, especially Nebraska
and Kansas, the corn crop has been an
almost total failure, with little compen
sution from other crops.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-28
TREASURY OFFICIALS PLEASED.

Success of the Fond Issue Indicates
Our Financial Strength.
Reports received ut the Treasury De-
partment show That S23,OG2,37O in gold
coin has already been turned into the sub
treasures on account of the recent gold
purchase. Gold coins to the amount of
81, 123,0OO were Wednesday deposited in
the sub-treasury at New York in exchange
for United States notes, and 100000 at
Cincinnati. OF the deposits received on
account of the gold purchases $13,631,747
was ut New York, 100000 at Philadel-
phia aud $7,314,622 at depository bankn.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-28

The Aleutian Islands were so called
from the River Olutora, in Kamchatka.
The people living at the mouth of this
stream were called Alutorsky, and Il
modification of the name was given to
the islands.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-28

Among her most favorite treasures
and "reminiscences Of the past the
Queen keeps a brooch which belonged
originally to Robert Bruce, OF Scot
land.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-28
FARMS AND HOMES.
.u,TCENSUS STATISTICS SHOW
CONCERNING THEM.

# the I2,6oO,152 Families in the
,,ritcJ states ALSO Per Cent. Own
ricir own Farms and Homes. While
100 Fer Cent Pay Rent.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-28

from the census Of
flee. and offer n most
inviting subject of
study. There are
1880. 1J2 families
in the United States.
OF these 4,161,l19
occupy farms and
1,922,9I3 occupy
homes in cities.
towns and vii
lagos. OF the tota!
per cent. OWN
their farms Il II d
homes and J2.2O per
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-28

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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-28

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- mortgages in the United
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-28
some Interesting Figures.


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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-26
4 Summer Resort.

The systematic advertisement of
Puget Sound as a summer resort
could be pursued with excellent re-
suits. The people of the United
States who spend millions of dollars
in annual tours to Europe and yet
have never seen the most beautiful
portions of their own country should
be enlightened as to what they are
missing. Europe has nothing that
compares with the grandeur of our
mountain scenery, with our glorious
climate, magnificent stretches of sea-
shore, wonderful forests, beautiful
sunsets, fine fishing and hunting or
unparalleled diversity of attractions.
When these things are fully impress
ed upon the minds of the summer
traveller, as they should be, there will
be migration to this country of all
"who in the love nature" etc., that
will prove an immense advantage not
or y to Puget Sound but to the tour
lists themselves.-Wes Coast Trade.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-26
Will it Profit Us?

There are some valuable lessons to
be cleaned from the siege of financial
depression which the people have been
heroically endeavoring to withstand
for the past few years. None is more
important, or will prove more benefi-
cial to the people than that it is pos
sible for humanity to exist comforta-
bly, upon what few years ago would
be considered little more than neces-
sary to prevent real privation.
If this lesson could be kept before
the people, and they could be per-
suaded to practice this present en-
forced economy, when the days of
prosperity shall return, the dark per-
iod of the recent past will not have
been without accompanying blessings
which nothing else could have secured
for us.
If we have found it possible to live
during the recent months upon $25,
$50 or SIS per month, as better times
bring better wages and more profits in
business, will it not be possible to save
in much the same proportion. 1t
seems that right here is the most
striking lesson to be gotten out of
the hard times.
Prior to the panic such an era of
extravaganza had seized upon the peo-
pie, that common things and slow and
conservative methods of business were
confined to the few. Money must be
made in rush and spent just little
faster than made. No one was SC
poor that he could not see millions
just ahead of him-not very clearly
perhaps, but plainly enough to permit
him to rush into debt with the idea OF
paying sometime soon. Everybody
got in debt, which is the easiest thing
in the world, unless it is to believe that
somebody beside ourselves is RESPONSE
bic for it.
This was the condition of things
when everything was turned right
about in such quick order that to this
day many have not recovered from the
shock. We have found it necessary tc
get down to strictest economy. Re
trenchment has been forced every
where, and while it has not been 6
very convenient experience, it has not
been a bad thing Better times are
are surely coming soon. We are told
that already they are noticeable in
many sections. The question is
whether the lessons of the past are tc
benefit the people, or whether we shall
forget it all when the opportunity
again comes to live above our necessi
ties.-Montesano Vidette.