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The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-01-04

Gals fell into line where they happened
to reach the portals Of the White house.
At 40 the officers Of the army sta
toned in Washington appeared in
body in full dress uniform, headed by
Major General Miles, with his personal
staff, and in their rear came the officers
Of the navy, led by Commodores Matt
hews, Pythian and Melville, and in
their turn the officers of District Column
bia National Guards with General Ord
way at the head.
The regents Of the Smithsonian lnsti-
tute, civil and interstate commerce
commission, assistant secretaries Of
various executive departments and bu-
reau chiefs came along rather loose in
order, and with G. A. r., Loyal Legion,
and veteran organizations. wound
up the official contingent and preceded
the general public, which had gathered
several thousand strong on the side
walks waiting patiently for hours for
an opportunity to grasp the hands OF the
president and Mrs. Cleveland. In the
rear of the line were the members OF the
cabinet and the ladies invited to assist
in the reception.
BEAUTIFUL DECORATIONS.
The red parlor, into (which the visit
ors were first shown, was adorned with
rubber plants, trails Of smilax and pink
begonias, to match the tone of the
apartment The blue parlor. where the
receiving party stood, abounded with
cut flowers, arranged in a tall stand on
a central divan. The mantels were
banked with azalias and poinsettias, red
camelias, red roses and hyacinthes. The
green parlor, through which the visitors
next passed, was lined with green jars
filled with foliage plants. ferns and
palms, and the great east room was
beautifully adorned with a vast group
of tall palms and ferns, which made a
forest of green in the learge east win
dow. Stands of potted plants graced
the mantels, and wreaths and runners
Of smilax found their way about the
mirrors.
The most attractive feature of the
great reception was the scene in the
vast east room. The daylight was OK
cluded by heavy curtains and the room
was flooded with soft light from the
hemisphere of opal glass in the ceiling,
which lit up in a most attractive style
the toilets of the ladies and splendid
uniforms Of the diplomatic corps and OF
the army and navy officers.
The members of the diplomatic body
quilted the house just before noon to
partake of the banquet for them at the
residence of Secretary Olney.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-01-04
CLOSE OF ATLAN1A'S EXPOSITION

When All Expenses Are Paid It win
Have Cost the City 100000.
Atlanta, Ga. Dec. S1.-This was tho
closing day Of the exposition and before
the close Of the illumination tonight the
work OF packing the exhibits had already
begun. The chairman Of the finance com
mittee states that when all the expenses
are paid the exposition will have cost the
city Of Atlanta about $780, 900, or less than
10 per cent of the money expended on the
enterprise.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-01-04
EFFORT TO SETTLE RATE TROUBLES
meeting OF Montana Lines Called at
Omaha January 9.

chicago, Dec. 31.-Another effort Is
ABOUT to be made to settle the rate trou-
Dies In the west. A meeting has been
called OF the Montana lines at Omaha on
January 3, and If this in any way sue
ceeos In Strengthening out the difficulties,
d meeting will be held in Denver on the
following day.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-01-04
REWARD FOR CONVICTION or FIENps

Governor Bradley of Kentucky Places a
Price VI $500 on Each Head.
Frankfort, KY. Jan. 1.-Governor Brad
ley today issued a proclamation Offering
$500 reward for the conviction Of any or
all parties participating in the burning
of Mrs. T. ]. West and the murder of N.
A. Deveres Of Marion county.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-01-04
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION OF FIRE DANE

Fifty Miners Lost Their Lives in Prus.
sian Silesia COlliery.
Breslau, Dec. H.-An explosion of fire
damp occurred in the colliery at Walden
burg, Prussian Silesia, 43 miles southwest
of this city, today. Fifty persons are
known to be killed or injured. and II
others are missing. Twenty-one bodies
have already been recovered and IL in
jured miners have been brought to the
surface.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-01-04
NO MINISTER'S HAVE BEEN EXPELLED

An UnfOunded RumOr Coming From the
United States Of Colombia.
London, Jan. 1.-According to officials of
the foreign Office here and the Spanish
ambassador to London there is no truth
in the report which has reached Caracas.
Venezuela, from Bogota, republic of Col
ombia, that the Spanish and British min
listers have been summarily expelled from
Bogota or from Colombia.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-01-04
JUDGMENT FOR So 600 AFFIRMED
Eliel sourg Pays Dearly for Letting
Sidewalks Get Out OF Repair.

Olympia, Dec. 30.-The case Of Ethel
Lorenzo, respondent, VS.. the city of Ell
lensburg. appellant, an action brought b:
plaintiff to recover damages for PERSONA
injuries sustained by fall on defective
sidewalk. was affirmed by the supreme
court. Respondent secured judgment
for $8OO0
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-01-04
POstoffice Discontinued.

Washington, Jan. 1.-The Postoffice at
Sassin, Lincoln county, has been discontin-
ued. The mail will hereafter be taken to
Sprague. / i; ri lIy
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-01-04
oUNRAVtN Is SEVERELY CENSURED'

The London Chronicle Gives Him q Hard
Shot.
London, Dec. 29.-The Chronicle says:
Lord Dunraven's failure to incriminate
the Defenders owners or crew is COM
plete. He may now in cold blood reflect
that he has done more to breed bad blood
between the two nations than President
Cleveland and Secretary Olney combined"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-11-06

The man who says advertising
does not pay, while once listened
to, is now put down as among
those who live in the sweet obliv-
ion of the past. But the energetic,
money making business man does
not have to be lectured on the sub
iect. In fact, this latter class have
made advertising so much a portion
of their business, and raised the
standards to such a high plane that
now Dame Fashion is taking a hand
in the work and making advertis-
ing studies a fashionable fad. A
young Boston lady set the ball roll
ing by entertaining her friends at
an advertising evening. Portions
of well known "ads" appearing in
newspapers, magazines ana street
cars We're distributed among the
guests. From the pictures or strik-
ing lines of the advertisements the
guests were to recall the entire
wording as it appeared in the pub
LEGATIONS, the prize going to the one
giving the greatest number of cor
rect answers. The young Boston
lady is to be congratulated upon
having picked up such a sensible
method of amusing an evening
company. Let the good work go on.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-11-06

ameters of the earth, and measured the
distance from the earth to 81 Cygni, the
nearest fixed star, the length of the arc
as measured by the Coast and Geodetic
Survey, is Ill feet in error, and according
to the radius of the same parallel as
fixed by Sir Andrew Clarke of Glasgow
University. the error is IS 1-2 feet But
General Duffield superintendent of the
survey, declares that these variations
from the heretofore established stand
ards show errors in them, and not in the
calculation of his scientists.
The value and vastness of the work
Just accomplished cannot be intelligently
appreciated by the unscientifc mind. 1t
was inaugurated by the survey officials
nearly if not quite a century ago. Pro-
gress upon it has been spasmodic, but
but some work was done every year
since the beginning. 1t has cost the
Government about 100000 but the ex-
penditure is said by the officials to be
fully justified by the Importance of the
project. Russia and China are the only
countries on the globe where a base line
of anything like equal magnitude is pos
sible, and in neither one is II likely to
be surveyed for many years. The long
est base line heretofore surveyed was
that in India, running north and south,
about a thousand miles in length. Eu-
ropean scientists have been greatly in
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-11-06

sentatives. There is, after all, a
happy relation between Hawaii
and the progressive little nation
of the Orient, and sul-General
Shimamura was indeed fortunate
in giving an opportunity for all
nationalities to demonstrate their
good will toward Emperor Nut
su-hito. When Japan began to
step out into the commercial
world Hawaii was one of the first
nations to receive consideration,
and her citizens given special pri-
vileges in a country which hitler
to had closed its doors to the adj
vances of foreigners. The people
of Hawaii offer hearty congratu-
lations and best wishes for the
healthy progress and steady ad-
vance of Japan in its commercial
and political development. .
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-11-06
GIVE PUPILS LIBERTY.

An Eastern exchange remarking
upon the superiority of Prussiar
schools over those of New England
gives as the cause the military dis
cipline maintained in the former
To the rigid obedience of the Prus
sian pupil, his willingness TO en-
dure restrictions imposed, and his
readiness to put up with plain sur
roundings, is attributed the higher
plane of Prussian institutions.
There may be more or less sound
principle in this argument, but it
is safe to say that to average the
Prussian discipline with the New
England laxity would produce a re-
suit superior to either. It IS not
true that pupils will make the most
of themselves when kept with the
nose to the educational grindstone,
by sharp military rule. The pupil
who fails in his examinations in
Germany is ruined for life as a
professional man, while the young
American can be coached and pad
ded and crammed until he sue
ceeds in gaining enough knowledge
to scratch through. These are two
extremes, but more pupils are la
bic to be injured by the former sys-
TEN than the latter. There are
thousands of boys and girls to
whom one failure is lesson which
spurs them on to make more honest
and strenuous efforts in the second
trial. 1t cannot be beneficial for
the pupil to feel that in conse-
of one unsuccessful attempt
he is forever barred from the op-
portunities open to his more bril-
liant but not more studious fellow.
What hurts the discipline in the
American schools, after which our
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-11-06
an ENDOWMENT NEEDED.


In the current issue of The
Friend, Rev. j. Leadingham calls
attention to the needslof, one OF
the most important religious pow
ers in the country, the North Pa
cifc Missionary Institute. The
question is asked, slraff this In
stitute have an endowment! and
in his article, which occupies sew
eral columns, Mr.. 1eadingham
places before the public in con-
else form how vital it is that the
theological school should have in
creased funds to carry forward the
work and more completely fulfill
the objects of the institution.
At present the school is being
carried ON by funds received from
the American Board and such con-
tributions as are received from
time to time by local friends and
missionary organizations. While
the amount realized is better than
nothing, it does not allow the ex-
pansion which the field of labor of
fers- The missionary workers are
constantly handicapped and kept
within narrow boundaries, which
is unfortunate, to say the least, in
this land that has been and always
viii remain a bright star in the
crown of missionary labor. With
the American Board carrying on
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-11-06
CANAL CONSTRUCTION.

Opponents of the construction OF
the Nicaragua canal seem to think
they have won a point in the fail
IRE of the Kiel ship canal to come
up to the expectations of the pro
meters. When that waterway con-
Meeting the Baltic and North seas
was built it was assumed that GER
tain per cent of all the traffic going
up the Baltic would make use of
the opportunity offered for short
ening distance. The report lately
printed shows that the usage has
only been twenty per cent of what
was estimated, and consequently a
serious deficiency is noted in the
estimated income. This has been
a sore disappointment to the Ger
man Emperor, who opened the
canal with so much display. The
results in this instance, however,
are not such as to cause any dis
couragement among prospective
canal builders. 1t simply demon
strates that ship canal construction
is a scheme that should not DE
undertaken without careful pre-
liminary scrutiny,
There is absolutely no COMPARE
son between Emperor Williams
and the prospective Nicar-
aqua or Panama project. Traffic
will not readily desert the old chan
nels unless a marked advantage is
to be gained. The cutting of the
W estern continent in half is better
compared with the Suez canal, the |
success of which was almost instan-
taneons, The Kiel canal improved |
the waterways of the North seas. |
while the Suez has practically |
revolutionized the trade conditions
between Europe and Asia, and the
anne conditions would undoubtedly |
follow the joining of the At
antic and Pacific in the Western
hemisphere.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-11-06

own are copied, is the interference
of parents who get an idea that
their children are being abused.
In this respect the American svs-
TEN could be improved not a little.
When the parent takes issue with
the pupil against the teacher, the
latter might just as well 90 out OF
business for all the good that NAV
be derived from his instruction.
Children, and their parents as
well, ought to be made to I'm
derstand that while in school the
teacher is supreme and there is no
appeal except in cases of gross
mismanagement, which will quick
ly come to the attention of superb
ors without the parents taking a
prominent hand. There is no occa-
sion to sigh for military rule in
schools, or casting out from the van
of progress the dull pupil who
needs assistance. Children should
be urged to make the most of their
natural capabilities. They should
be encouraged and led, not forced
by whipping post discipline.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-11-06

ing depleted, and her soldiers sui
ky, while the Cubans are being
literally supplied with men, mon
ey and arms from the United
States, and appear to be able to
keep up the fight for several years
more if necessary. Patriotism will
outlive paid fighters any day, and
the Cubans are fortunate in not
having opposition from the pow
ers, although unable to obtain di-
rect assistance.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-11-06
THAT RISE IN WHEAT.
Chairman Butler Gives His Views ON
the Subject.


Chairman Butler Gives His Views ON
the Subject.
WASHINGTON, Oct. Ex-senator
Marion Butler of North Carolina has
given out the following as to the cause
of the rise in the prices of wheat;
The jump in wheat is simply another
evidence of what the American public
has known for years-that is, that the
market to certain extent is, con-
trolled by speculation, and that the
price of any product thus controlled
can be temporarily lowered or raised at
will by those who hold the calls for flu
ture delivery.
No one denies today that few men
control the money market, and some of
these men have boosted they could
produce panic at pleasure, and we
have had sad experience to prove they
could make good their boast. The
same kind of combination today, to
certain extent, controls the prices of
farm products.
A panic in the money market and the
sale of more United States bonds would
today clearly be in Bryan's favor. as
this unparalleled speculation in wheat
Will be in his favor. In short, our re-
ports for the last two weeks have been
showing an unusual rise in BRYAN
stock, especially in the grain-producing
States of the Central West, and this
object lesson of Wall street specula-
ton in their products will cause Bryan
stock to more than keep pace with the
rise in wheat.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-11-06

The general outpouring of citi-
zens who called at the japanese
Consulate on Tuesday ought to
leave no question as to the high
esteem in which the foreign resi-
dents hold the ruler of the Jap
anese Empire. While racial and
national differences exist to a
greater or less extend, the people
of this country are never tardy
in extending the proper courtesy
and respect due its foreign repre-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-11-06

One of our evening contempora-
ries takes the plebiscite howl of a
few oppositionists in a serious vein.
There is really no cause for this.
The men who are booming the
scheme can be numbered on the
two hands, and their influence has
an effect upon perhaps one hun
bred men in the country. The only
thing these so-called oppositionists
want is something they do not at
present possess. Give them the full
desire of their hearts today, and
tomorrow they will have something
new to cry out about. They are
like children who find amusement
in marching up a hill and down
again. And without exception they
come down from their high horses
when faced with anything in refu
tation of their claims and state
ments. The country is still safe,
and @. Willie Ashford will sum
mer for several more seasons with
out the vale of the Paradise of the
Pacific.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-11-06

1t is with feelings of gratitude
that the people of Hawaii learn
that this mundane sphere stands
in no danger of collision with
Prof. Falk's comet, which has
been credited with intentions of
causing a serious rumpus about
November 13. Hawaii has passed
this year without a revolution and
without cholera, and it would re-
ally be a national woe if wander
ing meteors should come in at the
last moment and disturb the bliss
ful peace and quiet of the year.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-11-06
HISTORY OF THE REVOLUTION.

After passing through various
vicissitudes which publishers
alone can appreciate, the His
tory Of the Late Years of the Ha-
waiian Monarchy and the Revolu-
ton of 1893" has been placed at
the disposal of the public. This
book contains a carefully com
piled review of the reigns of
kalakaua and LiliuOkalani, the
events leading up TO and follow
ing the revolution which marked
the downfall of monarchial rule
in this small, though important,
nation of the Pacific. The fact
that the work is written by Prof.
w. d. Alexander is a guarantee
of its authenticity and the un-
biased Interpretation of public
men and public measures.
In his preface Prof. Alexander
SAYS: THE writer, while not pro
Tossing TO be neutral, has hon
estly striyen not TO eXtenuate
aught or set down aught in
malice but to state the facts as
nearly as possible in their true re
latiOn, and in their just proper
tions. The official documents on
both sides bearing on the case are
given in full, including the report
of Col. J. II. Blount to the Presi- |
dent Of the United States. and |
the report of the Senate Commit
tee on Foreign Relations, drawn
up by Senator Morgan of Ala
bama." This modesty is charac-
teristic of the author. and a pc
rusal of his work proves conclu-
siyely that he has succeeded in
giving to the people of Hawaii a
brief. clear and dispassiOnate
history of the Revolution of 1893
and the events that led up to it"
In dealing with the action of men
who attempted TO maintain con
tinued misrule he has been par
ticularly careful to give the best
Interpretation possible and allow
honesty of conviction to those
who were undoubtedly misguided
and subject to the Vaccinations
of INSCRIPTIONS politicians.
The review of the Affair of
1895" is what it pretends to be
a brief sketch of the principal
events of that revolt.
The portion from Prof. Alex
pen cannot fail to become
one of the standard historical
works of Hawaii, and will prove a
valuable acquisition to the Ii
braries, not only of our own peo- :
pie. but of those in all lands in
-erested in the progress and devel-
,pment of the political life of ma 2
ions of the Pacific.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-11-06

Mayor Pingree has been put
down as a queer bird because he
lost his vote this year by refusal
to tell his age. Mr.. Pingree has
surely gained the right to be classed
among the new men of the day.
New women do not object to tell
ing their age.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-11-06

1t requires no lengthy article to
convince the public that the Board
of Health is in duty bound to make
immediate preparations for increas-
ing and improving the accommodate
tions at the insane asylum. Some
time ago this paper published an
interview with a prominent ply
sician, setting forth the unfortu-
nate methods for the reception and
care of the mildly insane patients,
all of which is necessitated by the
lack OF proper accommodations at
the hospital. These unfortunate
people ought to receive more CON
sideration in the shape of more
liberal expenditure of public funds.
With the present crowded CON
dition it is impossible for the at
PENDANTS to carry on their work
properly, though their intentions
and efforts are the best.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-11-06

its work on much reduced basis,
and the Hawaiian Board struggling
to keep expenses within the limit
of It's income, the prospect for mar
rowing the work of this missionary
institute stares its supporters in the
face.
As Mr.. Leadingham well says,
If this branch of protestant work
which has been the dominating re
ligious Influence in past years, is
to be carried to a successful issue,
there should be enlargement and
Strengthening of forces" in the re-
ligious education in the school and
church. A stable government and
high degree of social order are
possible only where the principles
of morality are firmly established
on firm moral basis.
The church is the great nursery
of morality. Where the church has
commanding place the founda-
tions of society are always secure.
To gain this place the church
needs able and well trained leaders
men who can command conf
dence and respect among the peo-
pie.
In the training which it fur
nishes to these leaders of the
churches, the theological school af-
fects the moral and religious life
of the country. 1t holds the same
relation to the ministerial profes-
sion that the law school does to the
legal profession, or the medical col
lege to the practice of medicine
A well trained ministry is peculi- !
arly necessary at the present time
for the Hawaiian Islands. Every
thing is in a transition state, and |
a strong ministry is needed, which
can hold to the good which has
been achieved in the past and
make it effective in the new or
der of things which is to come.
The only way to control the future
S TO mold the influences which are
low shaping it. Much benevolent
and philanthropic work is being
lone here in school, kindergarten
md in other ways, whose influence
Will be largely lost unless it is CON
inued and directed into proper
by some centralizing
agency ike the church. This can
,nly be done bv such churches as
lave well trained and active pas
or at their head. The appeal of
he Theological school for aid to ,
10 its work should come home to
very one who has the welfare of
he country at heart. It is for the /
,est interests of all classes to sup
ort such an institution.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-11-06

Some time ago it was announced
that W. R. Hearst, proprietor of
the San Francisco Examiner and
New York Journal, was to estab-
fish new paper in Chicago and
give the pork packers points on up
to-date Journalism. 1t now appears
that Mr. Hearst has actually hired
two pages in the Chicago Record
to use during the election. Hearst
always was a shrewd young man.
His Chicago venture will probably
90 no further.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-11-06

As goes Honolulu so goes the
United States. This adage has
proved true in several of the
mock elections held in this city.
consequently the Bryan men of
the town are supposed to be pre-
pairing to bury their election hats,
etc