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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-08-14

Paul Neumann's mission 10 Guate-
mala whether backed by the Govern
ment or leading business men is indeed
a timely move. OF course there are
those who take it for granted that
every steamer that crosses the Pacific
is bound 10 stop at these islands simply
because this is the key TO the Pacific
Not a little dependence can be placed
on our fortunate position, but at the
same time it is a paying proposition
for the country to keep in touch with
the companies and the countries that
are playing part in the development
of the steamship traffic with the Orient
The cities of the Coast are playing
their best cards in order to gain favor
with the promoters OF the new Japan
csc lines, and Hawaii must be up and
doing in order that it may also gain
its proportion of the benefit derived
from increased traffic.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-08-14

two running mates, Sewall and Wat
son, are now the center of attraction.
There seems TO have been an attempt
to influence Sewall to withdraw, but
the Maine man indicates that he has no
idea of making any such move. The
Georgia candidate Watson is equally
well grounded in his decision to stick
by the ship. The question then arises,
what will Bryan do? He can hardly
accept two nominations and thus go
into the fight standing on two plat
forms. On the other hand he needs
the Populist vote 1t is becoming more
and more apparent that the boy orator
has some decidedly stubborn political
horses to manage. If he succeeds in
swinging the factions into line, he will
do what older and more experienced
politicians before him have made a
signal failure of.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-08-14

In the early days of Japan it was
question freely discussed whether or
no Christianity would denationalize its
believers: whether in the event of war
the Japanese Christian would continue
loyal to his country or go over to the
nation of the Christian teachers. 1t was
fear of such possibility that led to the
proclamations threatening with death
any who might presume to turn the re-
ligious minds in other channels than
they have run for the past centuries.
When, however, during the late war,
it was seen that the Christian japanese
was quite as good fighter and equally
competent and loyal an officer as his
brother pagan, the rulers OF the nation
became aware of the mistake they had
made in estimating the national honor
of the converted citizens. Following
this discovery there was a distinct
change in the attitude toward the Bible
teachers. Where at one time members
of the Imperial Guard were severely
censured if found with Bible in theE
possession, Bible distribution among
soldiers, sailors and in the hospitals be-
came quite general, chief officers OF the
army lending their aid to the work of
chaplains and other religious teachers.
Furthermore, the Bishop notes that
through the calling to the army Of men
from old Japan, bringing the farmers
and fishermen from districts which for
eigners have been unable to reach, an
opportunity was given for the Christ
ian workers to make their first attack,
so to speak, upon the stronghold of the
heather temple, and open the way for
a more progressive campaign when
peace once. more ruled supreme. 1t is
needless to say that the foothold and
advantage once gained will not be lost,
and that the Christian worker will
lead the way into the heart of Japan
and plant the seeds of true progress
among the people who have been so
carefully guarded by the priests of re-
ligious darkness.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-08-14
CAPTAIN GooD's SENTENCE.

The sentence passed upon Captain
John Good by the recent Court Martial
is by no means a surprise to those who
have followed the case closely. The
findings of the Court regarding the
sight from the Austrian field piece
would seem to indicate that very little
credence was given Mr.. Rhodes story
of taking the sight, and considerable
weight was placed upon Capt. Goods
loss of memory as to what was done
with the sight placed upon his desk.
Although in the eyes of Capt. Goods
friends the sentence may seem some
what severe, it was in reality the only
thing for the Court to do after an I'M
biased review of the testimony placed
at their disposal. Capt. Good stands
before the public today not as Grim
inal, but as one who has allowed his
apparent dislike for superior officer
to get the better of his better judg-
ment. AS a military officer he was
bound to heed the commands of his
superior. 1t made no difference what
personal opinions he might have con-
corning his superior officer so long as
he wore the uniform of the National
Guard and was amenable TO military
rules and regulations, he was in duty
bound to keep quiet tongue unless he
was in position to bring definite
charges against any member of the
military whom he might consider in
competent. Furthermore in his rank
as captain, it was not his part to criti-
else but rather to obey and say moth
ing.
From the civilians point of view,
Capt. Goods past record for bravery
and hard work would appear to come
in and have possibly initiating in
fiuence when the Court came to the
point of passing sentence. But militia
ry law is strict and its hard and fast
rules must be maintained Any diver
sion from the law would jeopardize the
discipline of nymilitary body and leave
the members of the court to say moth
ing of the commander-in-chi liable to
the accusation of friendly discrimina-
ton. The integrity of the Republic
must be upheld at all hazards.
Capt. Good was given fair trail by
men in whom he has confidence and in
whom the public have confidence, and
he reaps the just reward OF his own
lack of discretion
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-08-14
MOTHER COOKE BURIED.
Large Number of Friends at the
Residence and Cemetery.

Large Number of Friends at the
Residence and Cemetery.
The funeral of the late Juliette Mon
tague Cooke, mother of C. NJ and A.
F. Cooke and Mrs Annis Montague
Cooke, took place from the homestead
at 4 p. m. yesterday. The house as
well as the grounds around it were
crowded with friends of the deceased,
Scriptures were read by Rev. H. H.
Parker, and Rev O. H. Gulick made ap-
propriate remarks on the life of the de-
ceased, dwelling at length upon her
work as one of the early missionaries.
Previous to the eulogy BY Rev. Gulick,
the quartette composed of Miss Rich
ards Ceader), Miss Clymer, w. w. Hall
and Walter Dillingham; sung Rock of
Ages"
The casket was borne to the hearse
by s. NJ Damon, W. o. Smith, W. w.
Hall, W. R. Castle, F. ]. Lowrey and
Dr. A. B. Lyons, and removed to the
plot in old Kawaiahao churchyard.
Here the choir rendered Asleep in
Jesus"
There were great many handsome
floral offerings on the casket, and
wreaths and bouquets carried by the
friends were laid on the grave after
the interment. The funeral was under
the direction of H. H. Williams.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-08-14
..PLUe, HAT AND SOCIETY.

An English Lord has headed a re-
form movement to abolish the plug"
hat of swell society. He maintains that
this same plug hat that is supposed
to be the distinguishing mark of a
gentleman with money or a theatrical
manager is most uncomfortable and
hideous head gear, worthy of a scare
crow and not of a human being" There
is no doubt that the reformer sizes up
the plug hat properly, but in start
ing movement to abolish it he has
failed to size up society" 1t is the
chief aim of the leaders of society to
make themselves as uncomfortable as
possible. Of course the plug hat is I'M
comfortable. That is just the reason
why the average society man wears it
when he goes on parade. No one sup
poses for an instant that a big white
stiff shirt front, high collar and pa
tent leather shoes is combination got
ten up for the express purpose of COM
fort. Men don such toys when they
go on exhibition. When they want
comfort they go home and get into
their old clothes.
The English Lord says the plug"
hat is ugly, and there he is right again.
But than makes no difference, society
says it is good form, consequently it
must remain. A man may put such
material on his frame as to make him
resemble a cross between blue bottle
fly and cockroach, but if society sets
the stamp of good form on the make
up, he must continue to make himself
hideous.
The same thing is true with the So
ciety makeup of the society women.
They must make themselves as I'M
comfortable as the foolish brains of
Partisan dressmakers can provide be-
fore they are quite prepared to meet
the shallow approval of society. When
men and women fall in with such
readiness under the command of what
society chooses to class as good form,
the London Lord might as well save
himself the ignominious defeat that
will meet plug" hat reform When
society accepts men and women for
what they are rather than for what
good clothes may appear to make
them. then and not till then will sensi-
BILE customs come to the surface.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-08-14

world They are better able to buy
what we have to sell than anybody
else, and with their ability to buy is
their desire for the best that can be
had. They have no prejudices against
American goods. With them our trade
should be very large. We should have
40 per cent of their trade instead Of
only per cent. There are 100000
tons of freight to be moved around the
Pacific, and we, if we would not fall
behind in the march of progress, ought
to have our share of it.
"One reason we do not is because we
haven't the means of transportation.
If there were a line of steamships of
large burden, say 5000 tons, like those
of the English lines between San Fran
cisco and Sydney, l think large part
of the travel between the Colonies and
England would find its way on either
the going or returning trip this way.
And this passenger travel is something
surprisingly large. With the passenger
travel would come the freight traffic"
Colonel Bell expressed the belief that
if 5 per cent of the money paid for
freight to foreign bottoms were spent
in subsidies it would soon restore the
Stars and Stripes to an honorable place
if not supremacy on the ocean. II the
sentiment against subsidies were too
strong, he thought the same end could
be obtained by the construction of the
Nicaragua canal, though he thought it
ought to be built, controlled and OPP
Grated directly by the United States
Government.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-08-14

A beautifully illustrated and printed
pamphlet descriptive mainly of the city
and port of San Francisco, but contain
ing some matter concerning the won
derful richness of the State of Califor-
MIA, has just been issued. 1t was COM
piled under the auspices of the Chamber
of Commerce and the San Francisco
Board of Trade-San Francisco Chro-
nicle.
Does the above fail to furnish food
for thought TO the business men of
Honolulu? The number of similar ad-
yertising pamphlets that Honolulu has
placed before the people of other coun-
tries indicates that it does. In view
of the literature that is being circulated
by hundreds of cities and towns in the
United States and Canada it is almost
appalling TO note the apathy of the
Honolulu business community toward
making any move to advertise the
country and attract tourist trade. The
people here rely on the Government
and the steamship companies for adj
vertising the country, but we see no
reason why active business men should
consider this sufficient The Govern
ment will continue its good work, but
it is a question how long the good ma
ture of the steamship companies will
hold out.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-08-14

The prompt attention which the EX-
ecutive is giving to the Honolulu sew
erage problem is to be commended.
After all has been said in favor of the
roads, wharves, school buildings and
other items in the list of public works,
there is nothing of more vital import
ance or that demands more speedy and
undivided consideration than this same
question of sewerage While the time
may come-and we doubt if it will
when the principal channels of Ha-
waiian trade will not center at Homo
lulu, it is certain that for quite a num-
Der of years to come the city will play
quite a prominent part in commercial
circles. The severe lesson of last year
proved that the outbreak of serious
epidemic here means almost complete
stagnation of inter-island trade Hence,
viewing the matter from purely COM
mercial standpoint, it is good business
to place all the sanitary safeguards
possible about this central city. The
methods used in guarding against in
lection from other countries are quite
satisfactory. 1t is now not only quite
proper, but positive necessity, that
the cesspools of the city should be at
tended to. The fact that the cart has
been put before the horse in previous
years, and the community has been
running great risks for such long pc
riod of years is no argument in favor of
continuing the present order of sanitary
affairs. No better investment of the
peoples money can be made than in the
construction of a system that will Sc
cure proper drainage for this city.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-08-14
TENDERS OPENED.
Wide Margin Between Contractors
for Government Work.

Wide Margin Between Contractors
for Government Work.
The Minister of the Interior yester-
day opened ten bids submitted by as
many contractors for the foundation
of the central fire station to be erected
at the corner of Fort and Beretania
streets. Following are the names of the
bidders and the amount asked for the
work:
E. B. Thomas, $500; Fred Harrison,
$725; ]. F. Bowler, s775; Arthur Har-
rison, 1899; Lucas Bros, $1,O49; A.
Patzig, silva; C. B. Dwight, Slips:
F. H. Edwards, $1,000; Sinclair & Walk
er, $1,422; r. Lishman, s1,461.
Tenders for building the KaiIua and
Beach road at Kona were as follows:
NJ. F. Scott, s1,400; Geo. Mac-Dou-
gall, $4,000; ]. A Mcguire, $4,000; Da-
yid Alawa, $500.
The estimate furnished by the chair
man of the road board for this work
was $1,000.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-08-14

The decision of the Rowing Associ-
alton to hold the races of the September
regatta day in the Honolulu harbor
will be received with general approval
by the general public. The city is
hardly large enough and the people
sufficiently enthused over boat racing
to warrant a departure from the rule
of former years. With the program of
races prepared by the Association there
seems TO be no reason why the new
national holiday will not be properly
ushered in and the interest in the do
ings OF the local clubs revived to its
old standard.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-08-14
Taxes on a Mongrel Cur.

Patrolman Hewitt was up in the dis
trict court yesterday afternoon for re-
fusing to pay taxes on certain black
and white cur which Mr.. Jonathan
Shaw said belonged to him and for
which he charged the usual sum.
Hewitt said that the dog in question
was one that had followed various
members of the Mounted Patrol at diff
ferent times that upon the day men
toned Mr.. Shaw happened to see the
dog on his veranda and not in the par
lor as he had stated that he had put
down dog taxes against his name. He
told Mr.. Shaw at the time that the dog
did not belong to him and that he
could take the beast away if he wanted
to. Hewitt further stated that the dog
was dirty mongrel cur and that ii
was not likely he would harbor such
an animal.
Judge De La Vergne said he beIiey-
ed the dog did not belong to Hewitt.
but according to law if man harbored
a dog even for an hour he was liable
to taxes.
Hewitt does not like the thing at all
and has hired a lawyer who will appeal
his case.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-08-14

Bourke Cockran's advice to his sound
money friends of the Democratic party
seems to be on the plan of selecting
the least of several evils, He believes
that Mckinley should be supported as
against Bryan, and that sound Demo-
cratic congressman should be elected
to oppose the positive McKinleyism OF
a Mckinley administration. Since
BRYAN represents the silver craze and
Altgeld principles there is after all
good hard sense in the conclusions of
the New York politician.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-08-14

II is unfortunate indeed that Com
missioner Marsden's remarks before
the Olaa coffee planters should have
been misreuresented by the Hilo Trib-
une. The Commissioner seems to be
under the wrong impression, however,
that this paper claimed that he was
talking in favor of Asiatic labor. We
are not aware that the question of ma
tionality was brought up. The remarks
of the Advertiser were from the first di-
rected at the central contract feature OF
Mr.. Marsden's remarks as reported by
the Tribune. In his interview with this
paper he states that he is in favor of
free labor if free labor can be obtained.
This, then, we believe, should have been
his text in mapping out his remarks.
1t would have been preferable had he
urged the planters to work to bring
about a condition favorable to free la
Dor rather than rely on the contract
system. Since the question has been
agitated, goodly number of the men
who have their spare capital invested
in the coffee industry have been ap
preached, and without exception they
have replied: I'VE want no contract
labor" They want cheap labor, to be
sure, and there is no doubt that the
cheap labor will be forthcoming; but
as for contracts, the majority of the
planters do not care to hamper them
selves with them.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-08-14

The San Francisco News Letter with
a pen tipped with abuse as usual sets
forth in one of its recent issues that the
Government of this country is no longer
in favor of annexation, but seeks to OBJ
tain a less binding form of protection
from the United States. By reason OF
the tenor of dispatches sent out from
Honolulu, there seems to be a growing
feeling among American journals that
a protectorate rather than annexation
is the acme of Hawaiian hopes. To
those in this country it is needless to
say that the dispatches and the ap-
parent conclusions drawn therefrom
are complete misrepresentation of the
situation among the annexationists.
Unfortunately for the people here it is
possible for enc man who happens to
have the ear of the American press to
do more harm and disseminate more
untruths than can be set Alright by
twice the number of facts. So far as
the News Letter is concerned its whole
editorial policy can be described in no
better words than the following from
the pen of the Washington Star verse
writer:
He drank, chewed an smoked an wus
likewise profane;
He got angry on small provocation;
So he give up the job of reformin' his
self,
An went in fur reformin' the nation.
Naturally paper of this stamp is
stepped in pessimism and finds its best
pleasure inmisrepresenting honesty and
straightforwardness whether displayed
by men or nations. This country does
seek the protection of the United States.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-08-14

Let me give you a pointer" said M.
+. Gregg, popular conductor on the
Missouri Pacific Railroad. DO you
know that Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy cures you when
you have the stomach ache? Well. If
does" And after giving this friendly
Dit OF advice the jolly conductor passed
on down the aisle. 1t is fact that
thousands of railroad and travelling
men never take trip without bottle
OF this Remedy. which Is the best cure
Ior DoWei disorders in the world. %
ana % cent bottles for sale by all drug
gists and dealers. Benson, Smith q Co
Agents for H. l. -
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-08-14
JAPAN WAR AND RELIGION.

Since the war between China and
Japan much has been written upon the
commercial development of the two
countries and the probable results in
the world of trade, but it has remained
for Bishop E. R. Hendrix to point out
the good that has been wrought to the
religious world by that seige of
bloodshed through which the Asiatic
nations passed. He is evidently of the
Jesuitical turn of mind, and feels that
the end has justified the means. =
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-08-14

DR.. Peabody, member of the Com
mittee of Fifty formed to investigate
the liquor problem of the United States,
gives in recent issue of the Forum an
interesting and valuable discussion on
the best way to meet this social evil
He has come to the conclusion that the
temperance people must go into COM
petition with the saloons in supplying
places of resort which will have the
social air of the saloon without its de-
grading influence He holds that the
saloon is degrading. but it is a real
form of social enjoyment, and goes so
far as to quote one careful observer
who said if it were a question of a
saloon or no poor mans club he would
wish the saloon to stay. According to
DR.. Peabody the substitute for the
saloon, in order to survive, must give
more resources of sociability than the
saloon gives, and compete with it on its
own terms. There must be no hint of
patronage or of missionary zeal. There
must be the same tone which prevails
in the rich mans club-a sense of pro-
prietorship, comfort which tempts to
patronage, resources of athletic life.
literature which is not discarded rub
buish of the benevolent, light and liber-
ty, and self-goyernment; and for this
form of institution there are already
among the working classes obvious and
often pathetic signs of long suffering
expectation and desire"
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-08-14

After the first buster and blare al
ways following the nominating conven-
lions, the political parties of the United
States are settling down to the hard
bone work of the campaign. The bolt
ing fever has pretty nearly run its
course and the lining up of forces is
now well under way. Bryan and his
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-08-14

but it does not attempt and never has
attempted to make the political ties
less binding than will be the case in
event of territorial annexation.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-08-14
Address by U. S. Consul George
w. Bell of Sydney.
DELIVERED IN san FRANCISCO.
The sample Case on Every Voyage of
Discovery Commerce the Index
of the Condition of the People.
Money Needed for subsidies.

''The Commerce of the Pacific" was
the subject of an address which Colonel
George w. Bell, United States Consul
to Sydney, delivered before the San
Francisco Chamber of Commerce. He
was frequently applauded and at the
of the address was rendered
a vote of thanks on the motion of R. g.
Sheath. Among those who listened
were ex-President Barillos of Guate-
mala and his suite.