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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-28

e the world to putting on the
f thinking caps. After reading tn
figures which he has set before tn
e public we have no reason to b
: surprised that many European
: think of the United States as
country where champagne bottle
are uncorked with revolvers ant
the wild and woolly hero o
the dime novel reigns supreme
The United States includes such
an immense territory that its resi-
dents are not impressed with the
appalling increase of crime until
brought face to face with the grand
total for the year just passed and
the comparative tables for the past
ten years.
The results as given by the
Tribune this year show that the
total of murders has swollen from
$500 for 1894 to 10000 in 1895.
The causes of slaughter are given
as follows: Quarrels, 4S13; I'M
known, 2466; jealousy, 1886; Ii
quor, 6S4; by highwaymen, AL;
infanticide, 269; resisting arrest,
232; highwaymen killed, 159; in
sanity, 101; self-defense, 104;
strikes, IS; outrages, 40; riots, %.
In looking over the homicidak
record for the past ten years we
find that the number of murders
has increased from 1449 in 1886 to
the number previously given,
10000. During this period the
increase has been at the rate of
about 1000 each year, with the ex-
ception of the year 1888, when
there was a falling off of Isl from
the record of 1887. Cold, calm
figures show us that the knife,
bludgeon and pistol have caused
loss of life equal to that of almost
any of the great battles of history.
1t tells US that Notwithstanding
the world is constantly growing
better, there is still much that is
lacking in modern civilization.
tits next to impossible to account
'or this steady advance in every
letail. The increase in population
and the improved facilities for
obtaining the statistics are features
hat must be taken into account.
)ne interesting and significant
eature, however, is the record of
punishment for crime. Over against
he 10000 murders the record gives
My 1872 legal hangings. Less
han two per cent. of the crimi-
lalss. have, SO far as the record
hows, paid the legal penalty for
heir dastardly work. Attention is
t once directed to the criminal
ourts. Looking again to the news
'apers we find throughout the
Whole United States q growing ten
lency on the Part of the courts to
HELD the criminal. The delay in
he trials, the reluctance of jurors
o find verdict, appeals from one
curt to another and thousand
nd one items that come in to give
he prisoner a new lease of life all
AVE their effect, and may be re-
arded as one of the leading causes
t the unfortunate result. 1t is s
erious matter to take human life
ut the courts of to-day seem to
ave more serious interest in the
utility one. The innocent victim ,
as gone and time does a great deal ]
n calming public opinion. The '
imeIis coming when prompt justice
Ill he imnerative.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-28
HALEAKALA PARTY.
Maui Social Life Very Active, as
Usual.
Paia kants Band Concert-Kate Field
Expected-Ships Arrive-Heavy
Kona Weather.

MAUI, Jan. 25.-On Friday, the
18th, by invitation, Misses .Millie
Beckwith, Eastman, Aiken, Zeigler,
Eva and Nellie Smith, Messrs.
David Colville, Rodriques, Rough,
Hay, Aiken, Hardy and Fred Bald
win, took possession of the Olinda
House and spent several delightful
days there. On Saturday eight OF
the ladies and gentlemen visited
the crater of Haleakala.. The
party is to be known to fame as
the Cyclone party" so named
partly because OF the wild kona
blast which blew during most OF
their stay, and partly because of
the fun and frolic which made the
occasion memorable one. The
return to more conventional regions
was made on Monday, the 10th.
Wednesday evening, the 22d, at
the residence of Mrs. D. C. Lind
say, Paia, nut social" was given
under the auspices of the Y. P. S.
c. E. The program of the occasion
was most unique and interesting
one.
"Craigilea," the Haleakala sum-
NIT house, is in need of repair.
Two sheets of corrugated iron have !
been blown from the roof by the
winter winds.
1t is possible that Miss Kate
Field may visit a Maui cattle ranch !
on her return from Hawaii.
DIR. P. J. Aiken and family are
spending several weeks at Olinda i
House.
Friday evening, the 31st, the
January session of the Makawao
Literary Society will take place at
the Paia residence of J.W. Colville. :
Miss Eastman returns to Homo
ulu today. She has been the guest f
If Miss Beckwith OF Sunnyside.
1t is announced that the Ha-
vaiian Band, on its return from t
dilo during the latter part OF next !;
week, will give concerts at Waikiki
md Kahului. 1t is suggested as t
satisfactory change in the program +
hat the two, or at least one, of the
Kahului concerts be '
,iven at Paia. The population of I
dakawao district equals if it does .
lot exceed that of Wailuku dis :
riot. o
During last evening, the Oath, a q
,arty of maidens fair and atten- =
i've bachelors enjoyed the moon l
light and horseback ride from the Q
'aia church to the residence of !,
!. E. Beckwith, Haiku, via Hama II
,uapoko and Maliko -gulch. a
Peach trees are blossoming in O
upper Makawao. ?
E. r. Hendry of Honolulu has II
'een at Haleakala ranch during the k
week. ,
George Groves desires to have it :
tated that he did not resign the 0
position of Superintendent OF Wal r
uku roads.
On Sunday, the 10Th, the bark /
AMELIA arrived in Hama with lum-
'er for the big fume. She expects q
o have all her cargo discharged by =
onight and to sail loaded with S
ugar on Feb. 1st. a
The schooner J. d. Tallant will
lot sail from Kahului till some d
ime next week. c
Weather-The heaviest kona 6
lind in years blew during the =
18th, 10th and 18th. During this II
7eek light kona winds with occa- {
ional local rains.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-28

TIE request from Secretary
Olney that Great Britain watch
over the interests of Americans in
Transvaal has been regarded, in
England, as peace offering from
The record-union., 1896-08-30

our agricultural products fell off here
for the year 1895. as compared with the
year 1894, to the amount of more than
$3.50, 1000, ,000
FULLY INDORSED.
Nevada City Transcript: At a meet
ing of the Executive Committee of the
State Miners Association, held at San
Francisco on the Sd inst, a set of reso-
lutions We're passed. in which Hon.
Grove L. Johnson, Congressman from
this district, is fully indorsed for his
action on all questions affecting the
mining industry. The resolutions are a
strong denial to all statements that Mr.
Johnson did not use every effort to Sc
cure the best legislation for the miners.
The opponents of Congressman Johnson
are indulging in false statements re-
garding his action on mining matters,
REPUBLICAN VIEWS.
San Jose Union: AS the campaign ad-
vances little events are coming TO light
all over the country, which tend to show
that Bryan and the wild doctrines that
are behind him, are not so popular as
on the day when he was nominated.
Kansas and Nebraska are becoming
more clearly debatable States, and the
impression is spreading that the So
called silver champion will be beaten in
his two strongholds, and that Mckinley
will carry the electoral vote of those
States. The great State of Illinois is also
looking much better, and there is good
reason to believe that her twentyfour
votes will be cast for Mckinley and Ho-
bart. But one of the most encouraging
signs the fact that business men in
all parts of the country are now taking
a strong hand in the Presidential can
vass. They are satisfied that they must
do their best work in order to save the
nation from the disaster of free trade
and from the immeasurable calamity
which would be produced by plungine
this country from a gold to a silver stan
dard. Another very hopeful indication
is the interest which the wage-earners
all over the country are now displaying
in the financial question. A great
change of sentiment in regard to free
silver is coming over such of these peo-
pie as formerly favored it. Altogether,
the outlook for the friends of protection
and honest money was never more en-
couraging.
The record-union., 1896-08-30
JOHNSON'S LETTER.
Comments on 1t by an Influential
Stockton Paper.

(F'rom the Stockton Daily Record)
On the third page Of this issue of
the Record appears in full a letter
written by Grove L. Johnson in re-
sponse to a letter addressed to him
by Joseph Stefens. This letter is Mr..
Johnson's platform, 50 to speak, and
is in the nature of an address to the
people at large Of the Second Congress
sional District. His campaign viii be
conducted along the line of this ex-
position and declaration, SO the docu-
ment is one of Importance and should
be read carefully by every voter,
whether friendly or unfriendly to Mr..
Johnson's candidacy.
Mr.. Johnson's explanation and eluci-
dation OF the funding bill throws con-
siderable light on a subject on which
a vast amount of ignorance has pre-
vailed and stiE prevails. 1t is entirely
safe to assert that not one person out
of a hundred who has denounced the
funding bill really understands its pro-
visions and the attendant facts in the
case. The Congressman, with an inti-
mate knowledge of the subject, goes
down to the bottom OF the matter, pre-
after an exhaustive presentation of the
proposition proceeds to make a busi-
ness argument in support of the fund
ing bill
With SCARCELY an exception the OPP
pcnents of Johnson base their opposi-
ton on the ground of the Congress
mans support of the funding bill
They will admit frankly that on all
other questions he is all right, and
furthermore, they acknowledge that he
is an efficient and faithful worker for
his district, and possesses the neces-
sary energy, brains and eloQuence to
hold his own on the floor Of Congress
and compel recognition for his claims
in behalf of his constituency. The
funding bill, then, is the one thing
Which outweighs any other and all
other things in public estimation. Mr.
Johnson meets the issue, as he meets
every issue, with courage and vehe-
mence. He explains the funding bill.
tells why he favors it and rests his
case on the decision of the voters after
q careful consideration of the facts
from a standpoint of cold business.
stripped of any feeling of prejudice or
sentiment
The Record repeats that as a cam
paign document Mr.. Johnsons address
should be read by every voter.
The record-union., 1896-08-30
A DELUSIVE DRINK.
1t Tastes Like an Alcoholic Concoc-
ton, but is Harmless.

What the man with an inherent taste
for alcoholic drink which he Is endeav-
ing to keep in subsection wants is a
drink that looks like a drink, tastes like
a drink, goes to the spot, assuages
thirst, allays the alcoholic enemy and
yet is n-alcoholic.
There are many non-alcoholic prep
arations, but opiates enter into their
makeup, and in fleeing from one in
furious habit the well-meaning man ac-
quires another that is worse There Is
a mixture, which can be made for
cents per quart which looks like white
wine, tastes much like champagne, ex-
hilarates, but does not intoxicate, and
is said to be much relished by the man
who has sworn off.
The preparation consists of white su-
gar. brown sugar, hulled barley hops.
coriander seed, extract of violet, elder
flowers. vinegar and water, in the pro-
portion of 2I pounds of the first to an
equal part of the second, half as much
Of the third. 465 grains troy of the
fourth, and equal amount of the fifth,
3S712 grains troy of the sixth. 1a4 pints
of the seventh, and a trife under II
gallons Of the eighth. These are all
put into a suitable cask, with a square
hole at the bung, 4A TO 3 inches on q
side, the ingredients being thoroughly
mixed in the cask with paddle before
the water is added, and the sugar being
put in first of all. After eight days of
infusion the mixture is strained into
bottles and strongly corked. Four days
thereafter it is ready for use.
The record-union., 1896-08-30
Good Advice.

Here is a good story told by Judge
Green which is produced by the
Brooklyn Eagle: He was a five-year-
old who was more than twig of the
parent stock. He might be called a
branch. He came into my room at the
hotel lately and threw himself on the
lounge, with the air of q man about
town, which he had doubtless gathered
from his father. with his hands sup
porting his head and his elbows up i'm
the air as he lay on his back with his
knees up. L began running over the
words of Paradise Alley, and had
reached the third line of the chorus
when he piped UP in a wearied tone:
I wouldn't sing that if / were YOU
Why not?' was my innocent query as
ceased my attempt at melody. Well
said the small boy. in tone that pre-
vented all dispute. because you can't
sing The subsequent silence was in
tense"
The record-union., 1896-08-30
Not to Walk In,

An American in England, who had
bought pair of shoes of a fashionable
dealer, carried them bacb soon with a
protest,
Look here!" she said. i've had these
shoes only two weeks and they are COM
pletely out of shape and the leather is
giving away in two places"
The Englishman looked at the shoes
an instant. Dear me, dear me.' he
said, you have been walking in these
shoes? That's it, sir Our shoes are
made only for carriage people, sir"
And the dealer loftily bowed the
American out Of the shop,-Canadian
Shoe and Leather Journal.
The record-union., 1896-08-30
WILD VIOLETS.

O. little fairies of the wood,
That when the first warm days appear
Dot all the hooks and sweetly food
The softer air, what brings We here?
Frail heralds of approaching May
Ye are. and strew her paths with sheen
OF purple beauty ere the day
She walks the land its virgin queen.
After she comes, the while ye bloom
And WOO to green the willing sod,
And rouse TO song the cheerless gloom
OF naked trees, and stir the god
In everything, that she may find
The earth a-clamor for her reign.
And so ye pass; and | were blind
To deepest thoughts if, when her train
OF rich magnifcence and pride
Swept In, L should remember not
The modest sweets that bloomed and died
To herald her and be forgot.
-Lethe West in Chicago Post
The record-union., 1896-08-30

The Government of the United States
has appropriated $250,000 for the sup
port of the enterprise. on the condition
that the State of Nebraska and the
company raise an equal amount. Nearly
every State west of the Mississippi has
pledged its support. and it is believed
this part of the country is on the eve
of a boom. President Wattles believes
that the general plan of the exposition
will follow the Columbian Fair
The record-union., 1896-08-30
GURDON w. WATTLES.
President of the Transmississippi
Exposition Association.

The Transmississippi and lnterna-
tional Exposition to be held in Omaha
in 1893 promises to exceed in import
ance every other exposition ever held
in the United States, excepting the Co
lumbian The President Of the associa-
ton is Gurdon W. Wattles, Vice Pres
ident of the Union National Bank,
Omaha, Neb.
The record-union., 1896-08-30

cally. (which we owe to you, sir; all
to you"
Here the story ends, and as the story
books say, they lived happily forever
afterward" BFSEI, ,FNA.
The record-union., 1896-08-30
ooooooooo
The Leading Paper Of the In-
terror Of California
The pioneer journal,

The pioneer journal,
which, from early
years in the history Of
the coast, has main
tanned THE FRONT
RANK OF JOURNAL
ISM, having every
news facility with the
San Francisco leading
dailies, and sustaining &
the fullest public conf
dence.
The record-union., 1896-08-30

Il once knew man." said the imagi-
native boarder, who was so fat that he
was actually taller lying down than
when he was standing up. What do
you think of that?"
1T strikes me-" said the cheerful
idiot, "as pretty tall lying. Indian
apolis Journal.
The record-union., 1896-08-30

Mrs. Charles Quatman of San Fran
CISCO who has been visiting in this city
has returned TO her home at the Bay.
POLLY OLIVER.
The record-union., 1896-08-30
WHAT HURT

San Jose Mercury: 1t is not the de-
monetization of silver. remarks Mr..
Foraker. that has hurt the farmer. but
the demonetization of his markets. The
repeal of the Mckinley law carried with
it the repeal Of all the reciprocity trea-
ties, and in consequence, the export of
The record-union., 1896-08-30

A lad of quite tender years, who
watched the late lunar eclipse with the
deepest interest, and no one knows
what mental cogitations, when the
eclipse passed off, exclaimed in tone
of deepest disappointment, why it's
the same mooni"
The record-union., 1896-08-30

What is keeping Bert Kidder so quiet
OF late? I have neither seen nor heard
OF him for some weeks past, which sure
~ portends something unusual.
The record-union., 1896-08-30

What shall he have who killed the
deer?" The venison. That's what l
thought when one morning at Shasta,
heard the shot that brought down the
game, but could not procure any for
love nor money. Aggravating, don't
you think?
The record-union., 1896-08-30
WHY NOT BOTH?

Fresno Expositor: The Republican pa
pers of California say they are for BIZ
metallism as much as anybody, but they
must have the consent of foreign ma
tions first. They also favor a high tar
iff. Are they willing to submit that
question to the approval of foreign ma
tions? If one, why not the other?
MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD.
Merced Sun: Merced County is the
home of the 'middle-o f-the-road" Pop
ulists. Here we are big enough to walk
alone, and we prefer padding our own
canoe rather than to help our Demo
cratic brothers out of a hole. The Popu-
lists here will put up full county ticket
of their own. and if they are wise and
prudent in the selection of candidates
they will have a sweeping victory "a
their credit in Novefnh her
The record-union., 1896-08-30

Have you any cantaloupes?" I asked
a vegetable man, who made daily pill
grimage of the cottages at the springs
with his wares. Whats cantaloupes?"
he asked, I've got watermelons and
mushmelons, but 1 don't know what
cantaloupes is"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-04
JOHNNY ON THE SPOT"
A New Phrase Which Has Suddenly
Become Popular.

"A New Phrase Which Has Suddenly
Become Popular.
From the New York Sun.
Current additions to contemporary slang
find their way into popularity by odd means
An expression once made and often repeated
gets finally sort of vogue. especially if it
seems peculiar.
The grammatical genesis of Johnny on
the spot" cannot be traced very clearly, but
the phrase certainly originated from the
longer and less expressive one Johnny is
always on the spot when wanted" A John
ny on the spot is a man or youth who may
be relied upon to be at certain stated
place when wanted and on whose assured
appearance confident expectation may be
based. 1t is not sufficient that an alert and
trustworthy individual to be thought de-
serving of the name Johnny on the spot,
the matter of being at certain place when
needed. He must, in addition, render such
service and attend to such business when
there as the occasion may require, and such
Johnny" must be on the spot not merely
10 attend to the business of others, but also
to look after his own. Hence an Individual
who Is prompt and farseeing, alive to his
own interests, and keenly sensible of means
for promoting his own advantage, is a
Johnny on the spot" The expression is,
to some extent a variation or rather a con-
tinuation Of that other phrase "he gets
there"
The expression, Johnny on the spot" has
come into popularity very suddenly, and it
will probably go out of popularity after
some pretty hard usage in paragraphers'
columns, variety theaters campaign speech
es and cheap plays, in an equally unconven-
tonal way, but until successor is found it
is likely to be in pretty general use herea-
bouts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-04
HISTORY OF A FAMOUS POEM.
How Mrs. Thorpe Wrote "Curfey
Must Not Ring TonfSht."

How Mrs. Thorpe Wrote "Curfew
Must Not Ring Tonight"
From the New York World
the exceedingly popular poem, "Curfew
Must Not Ring Tonight" lives in a pretty
frame cottage at Pacific Beach, near San
Diego, Cal. When asked recently by a
representative Of the World to tell how she
came to write the poem that has made her
famous, she replied: ..-...-...
Il cannot remember when did not write
poetry. 1 have done so ever since I was
child. Ny mother did not approve of my
writing; in fact, she discouraged it. One
day after school went to my room. 1 had
been studying the historic period Of which
l was about to write in my poem, and the
incident impressed itself SO strongly on
my mind that I felt impelled to write about
my mother came in, saying a young friend
had come to spend the afternoon and take
tea with me. In great distress, called out
ON, mother, can't she wait a little while?
My mother, thinking was solving hard
example in arithmetic, said she would
amuse my friend TIL could leave. At last
l finished it and putlit away. Two or three
years later wanted a poem for publication
In a Detroit paper. for which I had been in
the habit of contributing short poems gra-
tuitously I was unable at the time to
write, as usual, an original poem for the
next issue. and, on looking over my papers,
found this one, which / decided to send
though doubling It's acceptance, as 1t was
so long. Aday or two afterward received
a note from the editor complimenting my
last contribution highly and prophesyinR
Tor 1t great and immediate success"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-04

Did His Work About the Year CoIum.
bus Was Born.
From the Geographical Journal.
To sum up briefly. The shortest route
from the old world to the new is from Cape
Verdi to Brazil Winds and currents tend
TO carry ship across. There is, therefore
an inherent probability that a Portuguese
ell should have been driven on to the
Brazilian coast. This actually happened
to Cabral in 1900. 1t might have happen
ed at any time after ships began to round
Cape Verde. That cape was first rounded
in 14i5. In 144S a remarkable map was
made by Bianco, showing the most recent
Portuguese discoveries. On it a long
stretch OF coastline is shown southwest
from Cape Verde, with an inscription say
ing tnat 1t is authentic, and $50 miles to
the west. The only land in such a position
is South America. The discovery must
nave beel made between 1I45 and l44S
1t is recorded that an unknown island
was found far to the west in 1447 On the
hrst map dealing with the Atlantic ocean
after Bianco's map a large island is found
IN the position indicated by Bianco The
portuguese lad good reason for not trou-
ollnS much about such an island until the
papal bull of 493, with it's line of demar-
cation, when their conduct leading to the
Tordesillas treaty of 1894, by which the
line was shifted so far that they secured
Brazil, seems to have been based on knowl-
edge OF the existence of land in the posi-
tion OF that country. Moreover, there is
evidence to show that they publicly claim
ed the possession of such knowledge. If
the views here set forth are tenable. the
interesting and important result is oh
tanned that America was discovered by the
Portuguese in or about the very wear in
which Columbus is believed to have been
born. Without removing one icta from the
real merit of Columbus it would add the
GROWING laurel to the already great glory
Of that marvellous man, Prince Henry the
Navigator. who, it is pardonable to remem
Der, was half an Englishman