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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-10-30
district
BUGS.

What can you make from what Won
are doing? 1t is common expression
from the average man or woman. See
man devoting himself to the study
of beetles-shrug your shoulders and
pass on the other side. See another one
devoting himself apparently to the
mere watching of milkmaid's hands
and laugh at his pure idiocy. The story
is an old one. Few people know what
those about them mean. The man who
studied milk maids hands was Jenner
and his work robbed smallpox of its
horrors. Before Jenner's time small
pox was as frightful an horror as cho
lera is today. Calm, careful thought
and that unknown quantity-the x
Ray of enabled him. in spite
OF all opposition to prove his case and
to relieve world from what used to
be calamity. Who of the older gen.
eratons here cannot remember pocked-
marked people in daily life. Now such
a thing as pocked-marked person is
almost unknown after the modern
methods in use to prevent the disease.
Jenner devoted himself to milk
maids with success. Other people have
devoted themselves in other directions.
The laugh is frequently heard along
the What is the good of pass
ing about this bug or that?" Well. as
fact, If people did not have some one
who looked after this bug and that the
sugar planter, the coffee planter. the
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-10-30
NUUANU STREAM.

The work that the Government is
doing at the mouth of the Nuuanu
stream is really good Land, which
was a mere quay mise, is being re-
claimed and will form excellent build
ing ground for the future. Attacks
have been made upon the Superin-
tendent of Public Works because of his
action here, but it only requires an
impartial person to visit the spot and
see what is being done. The work has
necessitated taking off part of the
st. Louis College grounds, but the
Government has given a solid "uuid
pro quo" for it. Everyone, who knew
the district before this reform was I'M
dertaken, would be astonished at the
progress made. From a worthless and
pestilent spot the city is going to have
a piece of land that will be eagerly bid
for whenever it comes into the market.
The change in the part of the town
alluded to will probably have a whole
some moral effect upon the Kikihale.
Cape Horn and Japan Sea districts.
AS a rule when district improves it
has its effect upon the surrounding dis
tricts. 1t is not always the case, as wit
ness the juxta position of wealth and
filth upon California street in San
Francisco. There you pass palaces and
shortly after are cheek by jowl with
the slums of Chinatown and the dis
reputable jaunts of Dupont street.
1t seems just supposition, however,
that the new departure at the mouth
of Nuuanu stream will have a better
effect than the great houses on Mob
Hill The new land will have attrac-
lions for men and women who want
homes. People who want homes want
good surroundings for the children
who are to and who will people those
homes. If such class of people take
up their abode in that district the sly
Sroggery and other evil places will fit. |
The pure and the impure will live to-
gether, but when it comes to question
Of the children of the pure, the impure
very soon find that they have to take
heir walking tickets and seek other
pastures. AS fact the work at the
mouth of the Nuuanu stream is likely
o work moral regeneration in that
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-10-30

The population of the district of
Hilo has been received per Kinau. The
figures as reported, without correction,
are 9O65 males and 3799 females, total
of 1854 In 1890, when the last census
was taken, the figures stood 1862 males
and 3073 females, total of $685.. This
is a gain of 1929 in all and of 1903
males and 726 females In the work
that Mr.. H. G. Austin, the District Su-
perintendent, laid out was a plan for
taking the census of what may be call
ed Hilo City. The Town Division in
cludes Kaumana, Piihonua and Keau-
kaha. The total of this amounts to
3036 of whom 1885 are males and 1901
are females. The actual population of
Hilo proper has never before been ar
rived at. 1t is now possible to judge
what Hilo as city represents. 1t rep
resents 5000 people out of a popula-
ton of 100000 or three one hundred
and tenths of the whole group. 1t GER
tainly manages to make a considerable
noise for the size of the place 1t must
always be remembered that Hilo dis
trict and Hilo city or town are at con-
siderable variance and that the news
paper views are from the town, not the
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-10-30
HUMAN NATURE.

The Matabele war showed some pic
turesque features outside of the mere
fighting and Cecil Rhodes, despite what
may be said of him as a schemer, is a
man" On August twenty-second John
Grootboom, Boer scout, came in and
announced that six principal chiefs,
two princes and thirty-four indunas
and captains of impis were gathered
together three miles off They further
asked Cecil Rhodes to come to them.
He went, accompanied by four men.
The four carried pocket revolvers, to
shoot themselves with in case of cap
ture. Cecil Rhodes carried nothing
save a switch
These men rode to the Matabele
camp, held an important meeting,
heard the chiefs grievances and re-
turned in safety.
1t is thing worth thinking over.
Here were a set of savages, or semi
civilized men, who kept their word.
Here were also men who felt that they
could trust their word It must have
been a striking scene.
Now the question comes up who
would under similar circumstances
trust the word of what are called civil
lied races? European history is full of
episodes. There is no
need to recapitulate the assassination
of the Guises' in December of 1888 and
countless blood stained annals of every
country on earth. But it does seem
great on the part of these semi-sayages
to have had in their hands five of the
foremost men of their foes without
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-10-30
TEMPERANCE REFORM.

A few days ago there was published
in these columns an article upon this
subject. 1t is very live issue, but un-
less it is taken up with view now
it is very likely to share the fate of the
effort of the committee in the last
legislature. In other words it will be
quietly laid upon the shelf.
There are few people but believe that
much good can be done and should be
done in this direction. The evils which
spring from the abuse of drink are as
patent to the man of moderate drink
ing habits as to the total abstainer.
What is needed is union of these
parties and an effort to ameliorate the
condition of affairs. This paper has
advocated for many years some modi-
fication of the Gothenberg system Like
any other good cause, it is a system
that requires money to back it. What
would the Salvation Army system
be without money to back it. The self
denial of millions allows the means for
thousands to work. Thus it is with the
drink question on these islands. To
fairly fight it there must be self-denial
on the part of those interested in put
ting it down. Eventually we may reach
the point when all men will be tenn
perate, but that contamination is as
yet far off. We must educate our he
terogeneous population and gently lead
them in the right way.
The first thing for those interested in
the movement to do is to meet together
and view the matter in practical light.
The citizens of this city should discuss
the issue and this in no spasmodic
way. There are men who can come for
ward and call such a meeting or series
of meetings. The ways and means to
be adopted should have full discussion,
not only in the columns of the press,
but on the oratorical platform. The
matter only needs a good leader to
take hold of it, and there is no reason
why such steps shall be taken as will
lead to ultimate success.
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taro planter would not have any proper
return for their toll.
The man who peers round and is
often the butt of the ignorant, is the
man who really puts tens of thousands
of dollars into the pockets of those
who dispise his work and who reap a
reward to which they are really not
entitled.
The work that has been done by the
specialist in the matter of fighting the
enemy with his own weapons is really
wonderful. The rose bug is nearly de-
funct and already roses are once more
a marketable commodity. There is dis
tinct hope that Honolulu will once
more become the rose garden it used
to be. And this gain has come because
scientific thought has been brought to
bear upon the subject. Scientific
thought showed the way and scientific
intelligence has done away with the
past. The worm which threatened the
sugar cane on Kauai is now so thor.
oughly unhealthy that the end is very
near
Professor Koebele goes soon to the
Coast with the distinct object of get
ting antidotes of rather pests that will
kill our pests. 1t is the principal of set
ting thief to catch thief. You have
a pest that worries your crops. Along
comes the professor and introduces the
natural enemy of the pest and away
goes the pest. 1t is the natural method
of fighting plague. The ant worm,
numbers of worms and beetles that
prey upon the leaves of our plants are
doomed to extinction, as soon as the
proper antidote can be introduced. The
study of bugs or of anything else that
is properly followed up is of infinite
use to mankind in general. Specialists
are an advantage wherever they may
ba
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-10-30
FINANCES.

Every now and again some of the
opposition papers get off some cheap
claptrap about the finances of this
country. They talk lot of perfect
balderdash, but they please themselves
nightly.
Look back at the year 1895. The di-
rect taxes yielded in that year $685.
69L92. The customs revenue was s547,,
1900, and other internal revenue pro-
duced s6OO,22423, in all s174O, O65.19,
and in spite of an epidemic of cholera
and a revolution the current expenses
were kept within that income. From
this may be deduced what Minister Da-
mon viii be able to do during this year,
and the next when we are likely to
have either of the unfortunate vista
tons above alluded to.
Already we see the August bills be-
ing paid in October, month before
they are usually payable. Let the pres
ent system continue and the time will
come when government bills will be
paid monthly. Never at any time in its
history has the Hawaiian treasury
stood on a firmer basis than now
The position of Hawaiian trade as
shown in 1895 was also remarkably
good. The exports in that year amout-
ed to sS,474,13S15 and the imports to
$5,339, 1884. This certainly shows well
for country whose total population
is exceeded by dozens of cities in the
United States and elsewhere.
Of these exports S7,975, 59O41 were
credited to sugar; 22,S3S.6S TO coffee,
and s1O2, 1926 to bananas, while pine
apples came in with SS,7S3.S4
OF the imports s4,121 ,92O.22 came
from the Pacific ports of the United
States and 1894 1876 from the Allan
tic ports of the Republic, a total of s4,-
516,319.3S, leaving only l,197 ,6SS.16
for every nation that the Hawaiian
Islands have commercial relations
with.
Taking exports and imports together,
the business done in 1895 by these
Islands with all its commercial rela-
tions amounted to S14,1SS, 1859. Of
this sum sl2,9OS, 5OS92 was done with
the United States of America. This is
81 per cent. of the whole business of
the Islands. Who can say that the re-
latiOns of this country with the United
States are not intimately close?
With the financial and business
that can be made, with con-
tinued prosperity, and things do look
this country will one of
these days form a brilliant star in the
crown of Columbia. The star may be
small. but it will flash like diamond
Of the first water.
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bers. each of whom get $4,000 year
Among the Islands are sixty-nine gov
ernorships, ranging in value from 5000
per annum to $4,000.
Then the military come in for theil
share, commencing from brigadiel
and staff at $4,000 year, and running
down to a cavalry sub-lieutenants al
s145O, which is really modest.
The Church whaeks in nobly with an
Archbishop at $4,000. The salaries OF
the priests attending the Cathedral al
Manila aggregate $4,000 and they are
allowed $4,000 for expenses. Then there
are four Bishops with a salary of $4,000
year. In fact the state outlay for the
clerics amounted to about s725,000.
Is it any wonder that with such
drains upon the treasury the Spanish
Colonies cannot get along.
The mere statement of financial ex-
penditure is however only half the
story. Every governor, every briga-
der, every lieutenant and every bishop,
priest and deacon hopes to make, and
probably does make a very consider
able addition to his income ION the
outside" Countries governed under
such conditions must be in chronic
state of revolt.
Think of the advantages that an
Anglo-Saxon civilization prevents as
compared with that imported by the
Latin races. Under the Anglo-Saxon
there is careful administration of pub
lie funds, the expenses of government
are kept down as low as they possibly
can secure the proper performance of
duty. There is no state support of any
religious body and there is the greatest
freedom to the subject
Anyone thinking over the subject
will come to the conclusion that the
is born colonizer while
it is just as clear that the Latin is not.
What would have been the fate of
these Islands had their civilization
come from Spain instead from the
United States? They would be as far
behind the world as Manila is today,
a curiosity to visit and a spot to be
avoided ever after And yet our city
has not even century's life while Ma
Mia dates from 1871. The Anglo-Saxon
shows himself as indeed ahead.
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the Government buildings and read
what may be justly called the Hawai-
ian Declaration of independence. 1t
was boldly done, and since then Mr..
Cooper has fully carried out the prom
Use of his first public act.
In March, 1893, Mr.. Cooper became
Circuit Judge of the First Circuit which
position he ably filled till on the resig-
nation of Mr.. Hatch from the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, he being appointed
Minister to Washington, Mr.. Cooper
took charge of the Foreign Office.
While there he has shown ability and
energy, and many delicate matters
have been settled quietly, without COM
ing to public ears, through his strong
common sense and direct method of
dealing.
After the adjournment of the Legis-
lature, in accordance with the new
educational law, Mr. Cooper was ap-
pointed Minister OF Education. His
energy in the direction was at once
manifest. He suggested and carried
out various reforms and showed him
self as able at the head of educational
affairs as he had been when dealing
with the foreign diplomats.
Minister Cooper is still young man,
being on the sunny side of forty. In
deed he is younger than any of his
colleagues and many of the heads of
the departments. But young men are
what young country needs. 1t needs
energy, vim and determination. Of all
this Minister Cooper is an admirable
exemplar.
The Minister'S visit to the Continent
will no doubt be of considerable ad-
vantage to this country He carries
with him mine of information and he
will disseminate wherever he goes.
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Sighted a Wreck.

SYDNEY, N. S. W., Oct. 2.-On the voy-
age of the schooner Robert Levers from
sighted on the 18th ultimo some wreckage.
His vessel at the time was near the
Tongan group, and he saw what appeared
to be the stump of a vessels lower mast
with lower yard attached to it, on the
reef three miles southwest of Turtle ISL
and. A little later he passed through a
lot of drift lumber which appeared to be
coming from the direction of the reef
named Vuata Vatoa- The lumber was
Puget Sound pine.
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SPANISH COLONIES.

There has been considerable atten-
ton drawn to the PHILIPPINE Islands
during the last few weeks in conse.
Quence of a revolt that has occurred
there, which, according to latest ad.
vices, has been successfully put down
Outside of a few who make it thei1
business to keep posted, hardly anyone
knows anything of the PHILIPPINE ISL
ands. Here we know that the Manila
cigars come from them, but beyond
that we know practically no more than
the Whit of smoke that goes curling
from our lips.
The archipelago numbers some six
hundred islands, but only eleven of
them are of primary geographical i'm
portance. The area of the group is cal
culated $500 square miles. The popula-
ton is about 100000, of which Spani-
ards and part Spaniards number hardly
three per cent.
The administration of the Philippine
Islands throws a strong light upon the
reasons for the Cuban revolt. The
Spanish colonial government is grossly
corrupt, and in expenditure it is fright
fully extravagant Beyond this it is a
thoroughly priest ridden country and
no local governor can hope to make
any success in the administration of
his district unless he is hand and glove
with the priest in charge. In point of
fact the condition of the PHILIPPINE Isl
ands is somewhat similar to that of the
South American Republics. The people.
where semi-civilized, are intensely BIZ
goted while outside of the pale of civil
ization are many tribes who are pagan
and who, in any revolt, are willing to
throw their weight in with the revolt
ing party.
The condition of the finances is al
ways woeful. Taking few of the latest
statements the deficit was in one year
Sl,4O4, 1871, in the next $3.50. 1880.
and again s2,22s,4O4s2. These are Off
cial figures.
But can one wonder that things
should be as they are when one looks
at the salaries paid. The Governor
General receives a salary of 5000 a
year. Chief Of the General Direction
of Civil Administration gets $4,000
year, and his stan gobbles .s4s, 7OS. He
also gets $500 for travelling expenses.
There is also a council of three mem
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-10-30
MINISTER COOPER.

By the Miowera today Minister
Cooper goes to Canada and the United
States for well earned holiday. Com
ing here six years ago this gentleman
soon took a prominent part in the af-
fairs of the country. In 1893 he was
one of the foremost in that group of
determined men who faced what was
likely to be death, had the opposing
forces consolidated. The public can
well remember how Mr.. Cooper stood
at the Waikiki side of the entrance to
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help, whom they could have held as
hostages.
The fact is that human nature is by
no means as black as it is painted.
When boldly faced, even the worst of
human nature finds that there is good
ness in it. The rout of Comus fed be-
fore the purity of the Lady. The worst
of meanness bow in honor and act
honorably before true courage. The
incident that has been cited of Cecil
Rhodes proves the truth of the argu
ment. Human nature, perverted how
ever it may be, is good.