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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-05-19
Dedication of Pauahi Hall.

The new stone hall at Oahu Col
lege will be dedicated Thursday
evening, the 21st inst. the exer
cises opening at 5 o'clock p. m
The following program has beer
prepared:
1. Organ Prelude
,. Invocation by Rev. Mr. Hyde.
8. Song by College Glee Club.
4 Financial Statement by the Actins
Treasurer, Hon. P. c. Jones.
). Selection by College Orchestra.
6. Address by President Dole.
:. Song by College Glee Club.
S. Presentation of Keys of the Hal
by Hon. W. R. Castle.
9. Acceptance by Pres. Hosmer.
10. Benediction by Rev. Hiram Bling
ham.
II. Organ Postlude.
The public is cordially invited
to be present.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-05-19

Mrs. E. R Adams, Misses Kate Nc.
Grew, Birnie (2), Hartwell 90, Agne:
Judd and Gay.
A tea for Mrs Basford of San Fran
cisco was given by Miss Harriet Lew.
ers at her home in Waikiki. Thursday
afternoon. The new lanai, very close tC
the beach and covered by the large hau
trees, was a most attractive place fol
the pleasant affair. Decorations were
in yellow and white. Among those pres.
ent were Mrs. Day, Mrs. E. r. Adams
Mrs. Thurston, Mrs. Alfred Carter, Mrs
Bruce Cartwright, Mrs. Gilman, Mrs
Montague-Turner, Mrs. ]. L. Young
Misses Kate McGrew. Pauahi Judd
Clara Fuller, Mabel Hartwell, Paris
the Misses Brine and others.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-05-19
A GRATEFUL LETTER.
A Prince Edward Island Lady Speaks
for the Benefit of Her Sex.
Had No Appetite-Was Pale. and Easily
Exhausted-Subiect to Severe
spells of Dizziness. Etc.
Tignish. PEI. May 3Oth, 1895

To. the Editor of L Impartial:
Dear Sir,-I see by your paper the
names of many who have been benefit
ed by the use of DR.. Williams Pink
Pills feel that 1 ought to let my case
be known as l am sure that many
women might be benefited as l have
been. For a number of years l have
been almost an invalid. l did not know
the nature OF my malady. I had a tired
feeling, being exhausted at the least
exertion- l had no appetite and was
very pale. l sometimes felt like lying
down never 10 rise. a dizziness would
sometimes take me causing me TO drop
where would be- During these spells
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-05-19
THE SOCIAL SIDE.

A tea for Mrs. 81. A. P. Baldwin and
Mrs. Grinbaum was given by Mrs. Ho-
bron at her beautiful home in Nuuanu
avenue.
A luncheon was given at the home
of Mrs. II. NJ. Won Holt, Friday Pink
and white oleanders formed the table
decorations. Those present were Mrs
Meiss, Mrs. Birnis, Mrs. Macintosh,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-21
TALES OF THE DAY.
slant MISUNDERSTANDING.

Mail and Express: Chips" states that
an Englishman, touring through America
went on board steamer late one night
and on the following morning after walk.
ing on deck and looking round him. he
stepped up to the captain and asked: Il
beg pardon, but would you kindly tell me
what lake I'm on?''
",rhe Lake Huron replied the captain
Gnd turned away.
The Englishman looked puzzled for a
moment, and then, following the captain,
began again: Il beg your pardon, you
said
Its the Lake Huron roared the cap
tain, thinking the man was deaf.
Yes, l know, persisted the passenger,
but what's the name of the lake that
I'm on?"
1.-The Lake Huron," shouted the captain,
incensed at what he thought gross stu
p:dity, and he turned away TO relieve him.
self by railing al one of the hands. The
Englishman looked more puzzled than
eve.
''The lake you're on is the lake you're
on. or course it is, The lake I'm on can't
help being the lake I'm on. What i'm
rertincncel Let me look in my guide
cook: perhaps thaewill teach me-
It did tell him, and then the humor of
the situation suddenly dawned upon him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-21
MANNER OF MAcEos DEATH.

Maceo's death was important both to
Cuba and to Spain; the manner of it
has become of more Importance than
the death itself. The present tremen-
dous excitement over the Cuban ques-
ton is very largely the direct result of
the alleged manner of Maceo's death.
The accounts of it are conflicting to
the extent of irreconcilability. When
the news that he had been killed first
came it was denied by the Cuban
junta in this country. When it was
made certain that he was killed there
were various accounts as to how he
was killed. At last what may be termed
the definite Cuban account was that
he had been lured into the Spanish
lines under pretext of meeting with
Weyler to have a barley and that so
soon as he was within the lines he was
shot and killed by Spanish soldiers. 1t
is that account that has so infiamed
the American people whose sympathies
have been with the Cubans from the
beginning.
This account has been denied by
General Weyler. Since this denial it
has been stated that Maceo is still
alive. and for the first few DAYS after
his death was announced the Cubans
themselves were asking why the Span
iards did not produce the body.
Against the accordance of weyler's
denial it is urged that he has a per-
sonal and a diplomatic reason for it;
that an acknowledgment that Maceo
died through his treachery would blast
his reputation and be forever blot
upon his name, and that it would make
it almost impossible for Spain to ap-
proach any government on the Cuban
question on the other hand, it is urged
that the Cubans have very great in
terest in exciting the sympathy of the
American people in the hope that such
sympathy viii result in favorable ac-
ton by the United States government,
and that for this reason they have
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-21
REFUND OF THE SCHOOL TAX.

A great many of the taxpayers of the
city who paid the county school tax
without making any protest against the
payment are wondering whether or not
they will be able to get their money
back There is little or no question but
that they will. The weight of author
ity is that an illegal tax not paid under
protest cannot be recovered by a suit
at law; in fact that the failure to pro-
test acts as a bar to an action for re
covery. But there will be no necessity
for any suits at law to recover the
county school tax. we apprehend. The
very contingency that has arisen was
provided for by the first state legisla-
ture. The revenue law. section 1871
Claws of 1896. p 1859 provides:
Any taxes, interest and costs paid
more than once or eroneously or lille
gaIly collected, may by order of the
board of county commissioners be re-
funded by the county treasurer, and
the states portion of such taxes. inter
est and costs must be refunded to the
county, and the state auditor must
draw his warrant therefor, in favor of
the county.
From this it will be seen that the
whole matter lies entirely within the
power and discretion of the board of
county commissioners. The board will
have no desire to retain illegally col
lected taxes. particularly when the
statute gives them full power to re-
fund them. In the absence of such a
provision as that in the revenue law
the board would have no discretion in
the matter, and Illegally collected taxes
would of necessity have to be covered
into the county treasury. 1t is very
likely that the board of county COM
missioners will take the initiative in the
matter of issuing an order directing
the county treasurer to refund the lille
galiy collected county school tax. The
board will take judicial notice of the
decision of the supreme court and no
doubt exercise its powers under the
statute in behalf of the people and or
der the Illegally collected county school
taxes refunded.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-21
HAKLUYT SOCIETY JUBILEE

On the 18th of this month the Hak-
luyt society celebrated the fftieth an
niversary of its founding. On that day
the society was held in the man room
of the Royal Geographical society, 1
Savile Row, w, London. at which the
president, Clements Markham, Esq,
gave an address upon the fifty years
work of the society. At this meeting
there was a small exhibition of maps
and books of the Hakluyt period, spec
tally organized for the occasion. One
feature of the celebration was a din
ner at Limmer's hotel (Drevious TO the
meeting), the charge for which was
one guinea for members, and fifteen
shillings for members guests. Another
and very interesting feature was a
visit to Westminster school, where
Ralph Hakluyt was scholar.
During the year Just closing. four
volumes have been issued to members.
Three were DR.. Browns edition OF Leo
Africanus, and the first installment of
Azurara's Chronicle of the Discovery
and Conquest of Guinea" This has
never before been published in Eng
lish. This is also the first time i'll the
history of the society that four vol
umes have been issued to members in
one year. Next year it is proposed, if
the society's finances will permit, to
publish an extra volume in commemo-
ration of the society's jubilee and of
the four hundredth anniversary of the
departure of Vasco da Sama for In
dia
The society has done a great work in
publishing rare and valuable accounts
of early voyages, and its publications
are authorities on all subjects of which
they treat. They are so recognized by
the leading seats of learning both in
this country and in Europe. The old
ravigators were the great navigators,
and in these publications their ex-
ploits are recorded. They are the great
est collection of voyages of adventure
and discovery in the world. The So
ciety is to be congratulated that it
finds itself in so prosperous a condi-
ton in all respects.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-21

manufactured the account of Maceo's
death. which saws that il. was accom-
plished by treachery.
How shall the truth be ascertained2
II is most inn-.ortant that it be ascer-
tanned for it is the key 10 the situa-
ton in the United States so far as the
Cuban situation is concerned. Should
it be finally ascertained that the story
of Maceo'5 death By treachery was
manufactured for the purpose of polit-
ical effect in the United States it
would ALLEVIATE American sympathy
from the Cuban cause and almost turn
it into loathing. Should it be finally
proven that Maceos death was encom-
passed by a virtual violation of flag
of truce no one could say positively
what would be the consequence
It cannot be denied that accounts
from Cuba, no matter from which side
they emanate, are generally very pref
udlced. often distorted and rarely
without high coloring for political ef-
feet on the outside world.
If it is possible to ascertain the truth
regarding the manner of Maceo's death
it should be done Many grave conse-
quences now seem involved in it
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-21
Told of a New York Clerk.

l have friend in New York who wrote
me the other day, telling me of an anus
ing incident which occurred at one of
the leading hotels there. lnesmuch as
my friend is himself a hotel man and is
well known throughout the state. 1 do not
question his veracity, says writer in
the Buffalo Enquirer
His tale runs this wise: At the hotel
mentioned, which is pretty we'll down
town, the night clerk made grewsome
deal with an undertaken whereby he was
tc report Immediately any sudden death
or suicide in his house. and in return for
this he was TO receive SIS for every case
turned over 10 the undertaken
Recently a Respondent couple reached
New York City, registered a this hotel
and went to their rooms. Soon after
reaching their room they prepared for a
trip into the other world by the gas line
and carefully plugged sup all the inter-
stices that admitted ar Hardly had they
completed all their arrangements and
turned on the gas when 1t leaked out
somewhere, and the night porter, new
man with a keen sense of smell. detected
the odor- He wasted no time, but kicked
the door in, threw open the windows and
dragged the people out into the hallway
Then he rushed down and told the night
clerk what he had done. The clerk told
him that he had knocked him out of $50
by his operation, and that he was not en-
gagged to prevent people from committing
suicide
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-21
SPANISH COLONIES.


It is really a question whether Spain
would not in every particular be better
off without her colonies, East Indian
and West Indian, than with them. At
first blush this may seem a rather
strange proposition but reflection will
show that there is much in il. At
present the colonies are looked upon
as sources of revenue for Spain. No
one knows this better than the colon
lists themselves. They feel that they
have been exploited. and whenever a
people get that feeling, hatred for
their exploiters grows. 1t is to Spanish
exploitation OF Cuba that the present
rebellion in the island is attribute bic.
Were England today to pursue the pol
icy toward her colonies that she did
toward the American colonies a hun
died and twenty years ago, she would
have the similar difficulty upon her
hands now that she had then. Spain
has not learned this.
The loss of her colonies would prob
ably stir the Spanish people to action
as nothing else could. Although they
have railroads and telegraphs, they
are two centuries behind Europe in all
things. The traveller in Spain will
today see much the same scenes that
were immortalized by Cervantes. A
recent writer on Spain, Mr.. Jaccaci,
in his "On the Trail of Don Quixote, -
says that the Spaniards of today are
living as far back in the past as when
Ceryantes wrote. He found the same
old windmills, the primitive methods of
travel, the same wine skins. every
thing as it was hundreds of years ago.
In Spain the old wooden plough of
Roman days is still in use, while men
and women NAV be seen in the fields
working side by side, all in a row,
turning the sod over. And the thoughts
of the people are as primitive as their
habits
What Spain needs above all things
else is an industrial awakening; and
this the loss of her colonies would
probably give her. Her resources of
all kind are great. Her mineral prod
ucts of various kinds are worth some
s5OOOO.0 900 year, and yet it may be
doubted whether they are better devel-
resources are. The great trouble with
the Spanish people is not that they
are lazy but that they are not pro-
gressive. Once they become progress
i've, their country viii again take a
leading place among the nations. This
will not be so long as the richness of
the colonies is, in a large degree relied
upon instead of enterprise and energy.
The loss of her colonies and the throw
ing back of herself upon herself might
arouse Spain to a sense of her real
condition and the necessity of doing
something to reclaim her ancient great
ness and again make place for herself
in the world. She must live in the
present to be of the present: she has
lived in the past and has been of the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-21
PIPER, PLAY.

Now the furnaces are out,
ana me aching anvils sleep,
Down the road the grimy rout
lTamples homeward twenty deep.
Piper, playi Pyper playi
Ihough We be o'erlabored men,
Ripe Tor rest. pipe your best;
Let US foot Il once again.
Bridled looms delay their din,
All the humming wheels are spent;
Busy spindles cease to spin;
Warp and wool must rest content
Piper. play. Piper. playl
For little we are free:
root II, girls. and shake your curls,
Haggard creatures though we be.
Racked and soiled the faded air
Freshens in our holiday:
Clouds and tides our respite share:
Breezes linger by the way.
Piper, rest, Piper, resti
Now carol of the moon;
Piper, piper. play your best,
Melt the sun into your tune.
We are of the humblest grade;
ct we dare to dance our fl;
Male ana female were we made
Fathers, mothers, lovers still.
Piper, softly. soft and low,
Pipe of love in mellow notes,
Till the tears begin to flow,
And our hearts are in our threats.
Nameless as the stars of night
For in galaxies unfurled.
Yet we WELD unrivaled might
Joints and hinges of the world
Night and day, night and day;
Sound the song the hours rehearse;
Work and play, work and play,
The order of the universe.
Now the furnaces are out,
And the aching anvils sleep;
Down the road a merry rout
Dances homeward. twenty deep.
Piper, playl Piper, play,
Wearied people though We be,
Pipe for rest, pipe your best,
For little We are free.
From John Davidson's New Ballads.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-21
LET THE NATION BEWARE.


- The Chicago Times Herald, whose
pretty close to President-elect McKin-
ley, certainly cannot be the organ of
the Patriotic League of America. A
few days ago the league issued an ad-
dress in which its aim and objects were
freely set forth. The Times-Heraid de-
votes an editorial to it. Only such an
address could have inspired such an
article. After stating what the league
proposes to do it proceeds to comment
as follows:
This is the spirit we like to see in
patriotic Americans. 1t gives the world
good opinion of this country. 1t
shows that we are willing to attend not
only to our own affairs but to affairs
in which we are but remotely con-
cerned. AS the pious General Sickles
says: I'VE will make the - Spanish
walk Spanish, and when we have
whipped and Inundated the - Span
ish we will turn our attention to other
- nations until we have shot, stabbed
of blown up the whole - world.
This is liable to be the difficulty in
the course of the Patriotic league. We
can't go on fighting the condemned
foreigners for all time. They won't
last. In very few years if our wars
are conducted by ordinary generals, or
even in months or days If we give
command to Senator Chandler or Mr.
Dana or T. st. John Gaffney, we shall
have subdued all the powers and prin-
cipalities of Europe from Great Britain
to Monaco; the huddled tribes of the
Soudan will fee at the sound of yam
kee Doodle and the Ameer of Afghan
istan will send out gifts of shawls and
women to the first book agent from
Boston who scales the snow-caDDed
Himalayas. We shall have proconsuls
at London. Berlin and st. Petersburg
When we have run the world out on a
limb. when nothing remains to be con-
quered, ii is plain that we cannot re-
turn to the vocations of our present
peaceful life. a man who has walked
on the necks of kings cannot with dig
nifty resume the stuffing of sausages or
the boiling of soap. We should be
compelled to keep on fighting and make
war against ourselves
This is a melancholy thought, and we
hope it will sink deep into the intelli-
gence of the Patriotic League. Perhaps
we won't have to fight at all TO fiatten
out the globe. We suspect that the
potentates of Europe who have read
the reports Of the late Democratic con-
vention and the speeches of T. st. John
Gafney are already quaking in their
boots. We have but 10 point at them
and they will cry: Don't shoot. Wen
come down.
Marry come up. every nation will
have TO come down when the league
says so. Other nations may think they
know their own business but they will
discover that they do not know it so
we'll as the league does.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-21

1t is stated that Sheriff Hardy has
strong hopes of being able TO appre-
bend the men who murdered Charles
jacobson in cold blood at Murray some
weeks ago. 1t was one of the most de-
liberate murders that have occurred
in the state. and up to date nothing
regarding the identity of the murder
ers has been learned, unless the sheriff
now has such information. There were
three or four parties. and it would seem
impossible that some clue should not
be dropped somewhere by them. They
may have been transients; their going
in a gang would scarcely be any evil
deRce one way or the other on this
point. No matter who they were or
where from. everyone win wish Sheriff
Hardy success in capturing them and
bringing them to justice. They are
enemies of mankind who should either
be placed in confinement or the grave.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-21
The u S. Govt Reports
show Royal Baking Powder
superior to all others,
stands at the Head.

Aug. ]. Bogel. the leading druggist Of
Shreveport, La. says: DIR. Kings New
Discovery is the only thing that cure.
my cough, and il is the best seller /
have" ]. r. Campbell, merchant of SAT-
ford. Ariz., writes: Or Kings New Dis
coverY is all that is claimed for it: il
never fails. and is. a sure cure for Com
sumption, Coughs and Colds. 1 cannot
say enough for its merits" DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consum ption.
Coughs and Colds is not an experiment.
1t has been tried for quarter of a
century. and today stands at the head.
It never disappoints. Free trial bottles
at =. c. NJ. l. drug dept.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-21

THE HERALD ia a franchise MEM
be- Of The United Press, and re-
cefves The complete leased wire
Overland and Pacific Coast news re-
ports of The United Associated Press
es, embracing accurate intelligence
of all current events In the whole
world With its special wire and
operator in its bwn Office THE HER
AID is daily An Immediate possess
sion of the latest news ND till the
hour of koirE TO press.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-21

a Gaiesburg. Mich, dispatch to the
Cincinnati Enquirer says that an ex-
traordinary find was made by wen dig
gers near that village At depth of
fifteen feet the driIl met with an OBJ
struction and the pump discharged "a
very superior article of whisky, which
continued until some fifteen gallons
had been drawn. At the bottom of the
pipe a barrel was found. which had
undoubtedly contained its full quota of
the ardent" when planted. A pc
cnliar feature was the fact that the
point of the drill entered exactly at the
brng hole. and when found the barrel
MAS unmarried except by the adhering
sell. No one seems to know anything
regarding the burial, and it is probably
E relic Of the old Maine law days
This is a good. If not a true, story
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-21

The Cleveland Plain Dealer says that
Senator Sherman is laying his ropes
for reelection. Those who are after
his seat hope that he win be given
enough rope tn hang himself with.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-21

In Philadelphia progressive euchre
party was recently given in aid of the
Jewish Maternity home. There is no
doubt that people are sometimes eu-
chred in the name of charity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-21

Cornelius Vanderbilt signs checks
with his left hand. The right probably
knows what the left hand is doing. as
there is no inhibition against such
knowledge, even in the giving of aims.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-21

The country is assured that the Tex
as is all right. 1t may be, yet she
should be placed in the submerged
class rather than among first-class bat
tleshins
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-21

There may be somewhere in the
world (the world is a big place. a
country where they have nicer weather
at this season Of the year than we are
enjoying in Utah. but on the maps
that country is marked terra incognita.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-21

After March 4, 1897, Mr.. Cleveland
viii live in New Jersey. After Jeffer-
son and Jackson retired to private life
they lived in the hearts of the people.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-21

When little Mr. Thurber hangs up
his Christmas stocking. Mr. Cleveland
will probably put something nice in il
marked For a good boy
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-21

The Randolph Roundup is the clean
est paper in the state so far as its
second and third pages are concerned:
they are virgin white.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-21

Spain is said to be all aflame. 1t
must be with something besides Amer
lean flags this time. as they were all
burned by the Spanish last spring.