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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-15

A case came up in the police court
a day or so ago resulting in fine to
which the attention of the Minister
of Interior should be called. There
are absolutely no lavatory arrange
ments at or around the wharves. In
all well regulated cities this is a
matter carefully attended to. Were
this municipality the city fathers
would attend to such matters, but as
we still have the paternal system,
the Minister of the Interior should at
tend to the matter. As the Minister
is himself thoroughly conversant with
the various wharves, no better man
could undertake to make a reform.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-15
THE PARTIES.

In the platform of the Republican
party for New York state, to which
attention was called in these columns
a couple of days ago national issues
are given the first place, while state
issues are subordinated. Spanish rule
in the Antilles and the Philippines is
condemned and the responsibilities
which the United States has assumed
must, according to the Republican
program, be carried to their logical
conclusion.
The Democratic party has on the
other hand avoided the national issues
and has devoted itself to state issues
and emphasizes the point by saying
that though "the party adheres with
steadfast fidelity to all the principles
of Jeffersonian Democracy it becomes
the part of wisdom to recognize the
fact that under existing circumstances
state issues in the campaign must nee
essarily be paramount"
These two lines of policy will most
probably be adopted by the parties
in other states as well as New York.
The result of the peace negotiations,
or rather their progress, for the re-
suit is not likely to be reached in
time, will have considerable influence
upon the success of the parties in
doubtful or wavering constituencies.
If the trend of the negotiations for
BODIES further clash between Spain
and the United States the Republican
party will be much strengthened, for
its ranks will take in those Democrats
who would rather see the national
honor kept up than that the mere
party should succeed. The object of
large number of voters would be
to strengthen the hands of the adj
ministration.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-15
SATURDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1898.

According to morning journal it
is almost equivalent to an act of her
esy to suggest that there are others
as capable of carrying on public af-
fairs as those who are at present in
Office. What an awful set of heretics
there must be in other parts of the
United States, where they have act
ually nominated Teddy Rooseveldt
and Van Wyck for governor of New
York, and have altogether ignored the
claims of Governor Black, who at
present holds the office. What an I'M
grateful set of politicians those New
Workers must be.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-15
THE SEATTLE TRADE.

The late Seattle papers are very
full of the City of Columbia's case,
and of trade conditions here. Some of
the correspondents try to make out
that the troubles of the City of Co
1umbia are due to malign influences
here. 1t is often the case that people
blame others for their own faults.
The City of Columbia prepared
trouble for herself long before she
put in an appearance in Honolulu. AS
to the merits of the case, it is not
the province of The Star to speak,
but the cases arose out of circum-
stances which occurred when no Hon
Olulu people, or no Island people
could have anything to do with them.
The charge is without foundation, but
it is freely made.
Another charge which is brought
forward is that Hawaiian firms will
not buy goods from the north unless
they are shipped via San Francisco
This again is nonsense. Business is a
question of dollars and cents, not a
question of sentiment. If goods can
be shipped cheaper from Seattle, the
Seattle people will get the trade. But
the Seattle people must not expect
the trade to drop into their laps, and
they must show that there is likely
to be a permanency of their line.
According to j. p. Jacobson, agent
for the Seattle-Honolulu Steamship
Company, in an interview published
in the Post-Intelligencer, he has plen-
ty of orders for freight to Honolulu.
Among the firms listed by the cores
pondents here as bitterly opposed to
the line is that of T. II. Davies & Co.,
and yet jacobson says that he has an
order from that firm for 800 tons of
freight to be shipped by the Centen-
NAL. And he adds that he has con-
siderable orders on hand from other
importers.
The Seattle people and merchants
will get a share of our trade, but it
will depend upon themselves to secure
it. That there should be some OPP
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-15

position from San Francisco was to
be presumed. San Francisco has had
almost monopoly of the Island trade
and very naturally is not anxious to
give up its position as chief agent in
supplying the Islands. An export
trade of six millions and half of dol
lars, the major portion of which pas
SEES through San Francisco houses, is
not one to be despised. Moreover, it
is trade that is steadily growing,
and as the development of the Islands
proceeds, so will the value of the
trade grow
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-15
WAMPOLE'S
PREPARATION

disproves all that. Here is medi-
cine made from Fresh Cod Livers,
containing to the full all the virtues
of Pure Cod Liver Oil-the Uery essence
and potency Of it-aUithout q sign to
indicate its presence; yet it is here
TO nourish, strengthen, build up AMI
cure. In Scrofula, Fevers, Bowel
Complaints, Lung and Blood diseases,
it acts as sunlight and sweet air do
on dying vegetation. Combined in it
are the Extracts Of Malt and Wild
Cherry, and other constituents which
contribute to the noble result Every
dose effective. Palatable as honey.
Sold by chemists everywhere.
HOSPITAL COLLEGE OF MEDICINE.
MESSRS. H X. WAMPOLE & Co.
Gentlemen The continued use of your
"WAMPoLE'S TASTELEss PREPARATION COP
LIVER OIL in my practice, during the past
two years, convinces me, that 1t is the most
pdldtdble, least ndltSedting and best prepare
tion now On the market AS rule, where
indicated, the results have been all one could
expect. Children take it without hestancy.
The most delicate stomachs seem to readily
assimlate it. Entering as it does, into COM
bination with the Hypophosphites and many
OF the Iron preparations, thus enabling us TO
give true reconstructive in every sense.
j am, yours verytruly,
THOMAS HUNT STUCKY. MD, Pho
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-15
TURN ON THE X-RAYS.

This is an age Of light. In utter
defiance of the messy old theories.
we now photograph the coins inside
of a pocketbook and the bones in
living bodies. Similarly the light of
intelligence shines upon certain anti
quated notions in medicine. The in
tellectual X-Rays have shown the
fallacy of the idea that sick people
had no alternative but to take nau..
seating doses of cod liver oil-or die.
The wonderful success of
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-15
PIantat1On
Breaking; and
Double Mold
Board Plows.

that we chiefly pride ourselves.
These are in use on nearly
every plantation on the ISL
ands. Only within the last
three weeks we have sold a
number of the large plows to
take the place of place ofplows
from other firms which had
been returned as unsatisfac-
tory.
The great advantage of the
Perfect pillow is that it requires
less animals to draw it, and
cuts an excellent furrow with
out digging down.
Washington sentinel., 1898-04-02
Libby Prtann

A number of Richmond citizens
are said TO be interested in a move
ment which has for its purpose the
repurchase OF the old Libby Prison
and its transfer from Chicago.
where It has stood since the
Worlds Fair, to the old site. The
famous war relic was bought by a
syndicate OF spectators, which
also acquired John Browns Fort
at Harper's Ferry. The material
of both structures was transferred
to the Windy City and put up there
in the original form as an attrac-
ton tor Fair visitors. But the
hopes OF profit entertained by the
promoters OF the enterprise were
not realized. People refused to
regard as a curiosity a structure
practically new, although it did
contain the old brick and mortar.
BY demolition and re-erection
amid incongruous surroundings
the value of the edl6ce as show
piece had been destroyed.
Efforts on the part of persons
who concern themselves in the
history of the abolition movement
have since accomplished the res
toration Of John Browns tort,
though in another part of the town,
at Harper's Ferry. Whatever inn
Portance attaches to Libby Prison
can be preserved only by replacing
the tobacco warehouse, which &C
quired such notoriety during the
Civil War, upon the identical spo
where it formerly stood. Away
from the locality made famous by
stirring events such objects as the
prison possess no special signifi-
canoe. They require a distinctive
local setting to give them promi-
nence.
Washington sentinel., 1898-04-02
ENGLAND. FRANCE, AND TuN1s
Financial News,

No excuse is needed for the length OF
Sir II. JOhnston's extremely interesting
report on the Regency of Tunis during
the French Protectorate; indeed, the
only suPerfluous matter is the apology
which our Consul General thinks It right
to make for what he terms his prolixitv.
Having known Tunis in ISSo--befoTe the
Institution of frances Protectorate-
Sir II. Johnston is in a unique position
to testify to the immense Improvement
which has taken place. Not only are
life and property now as safe as in
France, out from utter bankruptcy the
Regency has been restored to solvency.
There are good roads, an excellent water
supply, through railroad communica-
tions between Tunis and Algeria, and at
the ports of Siax, Susa, and Tunis har-
bors have been constructed that enable
ships of almost any size to berth along
side the quays. From an approximate
value Of 1907, I32 in 1880, the commerce
OF Tunis has risen to %3,73S. .oS3 in 1896.
and British trade, which, IN spite of the
advantages Of the 1875 Convention, and
the predominating influence which Eng
land held in the Regency, only averaged
about S3oo, 600 per annum before the
French Protectorate was established,
now amounts to nearly 67oo,ooo,
AS might be expected, great attention
has been paid to the construction of
public works in the towns, and the
French have occupied themselves sue
cessfu!ly with improving the breed of
domestic animals, with the development
otthe old marble quarries, and the man
ufacture Of carpets and native tissues.
Tunis exports considerable quantities Of
wheat, barley, and oats, the barley,
which is big bly, valued for mailing pur-
poses, coming chiefly to this country;
while her products include all kinds OF
fruit, more particularly olives, dates, and
oranges, many Of the so-called Maltese
blood oranges coming really from Tunis
and Eastern Algeria. In short, IL Sir II,
Johnston had confined himself to an
enumeration OF the results of French ac.
tivity IN a fertile country he would have
drawn as glowing picture OF bene6cent
European influence guiding a backward
country to civilization as can be seen in
our own annals of administration In
India, Egypt, and Zanzibar. But he
cannot avoid pointing out that the most
recent development of French policy
Washington sentinel., 1898-04-02

lutely certain that no other Gov
ernment in the world would ques-
ton them.
What are we going to do about
it7 Is our Government to treat the
wanton and treacherous destruc-
ton of the ship, the immeasurable
insult to our flag and the murder
of s66 American sailors as a mere
incident" in a controversy about
Cuba which it is arranging to set
tie by diplomatic dicker of some
sort7
What does Congress saya What
do the people think1
Washington sentinel., 1898-04-02
RUSSIAN JUDGMENT.

while / was at Moscow" writes
traveller, "a volume was published in
favor of the liberty of the people. In
this book the iniquitous conduct Of the
public functionaries, and even OF the
sovereign, was censured severely. The
book created great indignation, and the
offender was at once tai en- into custody.
After being tried in a summary way, he
was condemned to eat his own words. A
scatiold was erected in public square,
the imperial provost, the magistrate and
the physicians of the Gar attending, the
book was separated from the binding,
and the margin cut of. The author was
then served, leaf by leaf, by the provost,
and was obliged to swallow this unpaI.
atable stuff on pain OF the knOut, more
fes=ed in Russia than death. AS soon as
the medical gentlemen were of the opin.
ION that he had eaten as much as he
could with safety, the transgressor was
returned to prison. This punishment
was renewed the following days until,
after several hearty meals, every leaf
OF the book was actually swallowed" !"
Washington sentinel., 1898-04-02
Notes or Interest.

Now that the Duke of Veragua has
publicly expressed his opinion that
President Mckinley is "an ignorant SUI.
ler," it was inevitable that some Amer
ican. lacking that fine sense of chiyal.
rous honor which characterizes the
Spanish, should recall that the Duke of
Veragua is in comfortable worldly cir
cumstances. and no. a pauper, only
because OF the American dollars which
were given him in charity. The mll
story was never published, but it seems
timely now. Readers will recall perhaps
that because he was a descendant OF the
family of columbus the Duke was invited
here by our Government as a guest to
the Chicago Exposition. AS he and his
extensive suite lived in the best style at
the public expense the fact OF his poverty
might not have become known had the
press not published the subscription
paper passed around for his benefit.
Now here is the point: The charity by
which he profited was not extented un-
solicited-the Spanish Duke asked tor il.
The King of Siam has, it is stated,
reconsidered his resolve to send his
second son TO Russia to receive a mill
tary education. The Russian authorities,
II report may be believed, were ex-
tremely anxious to welcome the Young
Prince, and they gave the King the most
explicit assurance OF their desire that
his training should be of a practical
character. So satisfied was the King
with these protestatious that arrange
ments had been made for the young
Prince to bid farewell to has English
friends and associates. but these arrange
ments are stated to have been suddenly
cancelled What subtle influences have
induced the King to change bis mind
cannot be guessed; but at least il is
certain that for a while the Prince viii
remain in England.
Washington sentinel., 1898-04-02

Or ALL the rivers that make up the
lower Mississippi, the foods most dan.
gerous to the country between Cairo
and New Orleans come out of the Ohio
River.
This river and its tributaries drain a
big area. The upper Ohio itself, and
all its tributaries on the south, head IN
mountains that, at this time OF the year,
catch and condense the heavily ladened
clouds blowing up from the Gulf, and
they all get their water into the main
channel pretty much at a time, while in
the level country north Of the Ohio
every acre Of ground seems to have
been fixed not 10 hold a puddle OF water
any where, and the SHOWS and rains OF
spring run of this region as they would
of high pitched TIN roof Il is this
that produces floods in springEand ex-
treme low water in the Ohio in mid.
summer, and has made possible, in a
single year, difference Of seventy feet
in the water level at Cincinnati.
Washington sentinel., 1898-04-02
A chilly Message.

The Presidents message accom-
panYing the report Of the Court OF
Inquiry is distinctly Disappointing.
1t is little more than a wordv and
weak psraphrase ofthe report, with
lame and impotent conclusion.
There is not in the entire docu-
ment one word expressive OF hor-
ror and indignation at the afro
eious crime or OF sorrow and SYM
pathy Tor the 400 victims OF the as
sassination and their families and
friends. We have praised the Presi-
dents calmness and moderation
in dealing officially with this Incl
dent, but now that the time has
come to speak, after the lapse Of
fortY-five days, it certainly seems
as though the instinctiYe feeling Of
his heart should have prompted an
utterance more in harmony with
the popular feeling.
The Presidents message is not
to Congress alone, but to the
American people, to Spain and to
the whole civilized world; aMd in
this aspect it is an inadequate, a
disappointing and chilling docu-
ment.
AT the end of the message, after
reciting the facts and conclusion
pointing irresistibly to the destruc-
ton Of the Maine by foul play, the
President says that ne has COM
municated the finding of the court
to the Government of Spain, and
adds: 81 do not permit myself to
doubt that the sense of justice of
the Spanish nation will dictate
course OF action suggested by
honor and the friendly relations of
the two governments
This trust in Spanish Justice"
and "hon0r" cannot have been
drawn from the history of Spain or
from anv manifestations of the
Spanish character in Cuba. But
why has the President nothing to
say as to the "course OF action"
required by our Government, and
the reparation demanded by our
sense of honor and justice1 Why
is the initiative left to Spain1 Is
this the way that England pro-
ceeded at Alexandria or Germany
at Havti1 Is this what any first
class European power would do in
like circumstances
There is a limit to patience.
There is a time to supplement
calmness with outspoken courage.
There IS time to stop deliberat-
ing and proceed to action. This
time has come in the Spanish
Cuban crisis. And il the Presi-
dents forthcoming message on the
general question shall not prove a
great advance on the present one,
it will be the duty Of Congress to
make clear the purpose of the
American people to establish
peace with freedom in Cuba.
Washington sentinel., 1898-04-02

NOTHING could be more touch
ing than the impressive illusions
in the Presidents message to the
manifestations Of Spanish sympa-
thy for the victims Of the Maine.
Prompt assistance was rendered
by the neighboring vessels, aid
being especially given by the boats
of the Spanish cruiser Alfonso
XII" "The wounded were gener-
ouslY cared Tor by the authorities
OF Havana" "The hospitals we're
freely opened to them" And last
but not least, the hospitality OF the
graveyard was extended to the
victims of the wholesale murder.
Washington sentinel., 1898-04-02

The SULTAN Of Johore nearly
lost his Life through a gun acci-
dent while out on shooting ex-
pedition. The incident caused
some excitement in Johore, and
also in Singapore, where the Sui
tan is very popular. II appears
that the Sultan got his Winchester
jammed, with an unused cartridge
in it. He was trying to extract the
cartridge when it exploded, blow
ing the brass butt OF the shell into
the Sulsan's face. The metal cut
through the lett cheek, and the
doctors considered that he would
probably lose the sight OF his eye.
The shock to his system was very
great, but the Sultan is man Of
strong physique.
Washington sentinel., 1898-04-02
TALES OF THE JUNGLE.

In the current CoyaAiH Mr.. A. S.
Ghosh tells some tall tales OF tigers.
The first of his stories relates how a
tiger fshed hunter out of a river. car.
ried him to his lair, buried him under
the sand and then went off to fetch the
tigress and her cubs. The tigers taIl
was no sooner turned than the man
jumped up, climbed a tree, where he
remained until the morning, and then
drove the tiger and his family into the
depths OF the jungle.
Another OF Mr.. Ghosh's stories is
almost a reproduction Of Baron Mum
chausen's. In this case a viIager was
bathing when he was stalked simultan.
eOusly by tiger on the shore and an
alligator in the water. They both rushed
for him at the same moment, with the
result that the alligator caught the
tigers toe, pulled him under water and
devoured him.
The last story tells how a tigress
seized captain in the jungle by the
breast pocket of his coat, and shook him
as a cat shakes mouse. She suddenly
dropped him, and when the captain
recovered his senses he saw his late cap
tor Sinking off with her tail between her
legs, the picture of distress, almost
sneezing her head off. In shaking his
snufibox in his waistcoat pocket sprang
open and saved his life.
Washington sentinel., 1898-04-02

Now that the report OF the Board
OF Inquiry has been made public,
the extraordinary precautions
taken to guard it's contents--the
convoy Of armed men, the night
watches and all the rest of the mys-
tery--appears childish. There is
not ao important fact given in the
report that was not printed before,
from special correspondents, a
month ago.
Washington sentinel., 1898-04-02
The Maine Report.


These are the essential facts
found out and reported by the
Maine Board Of Inquiry:
I. The ship went to Havana as
a friendly visitor and with the ap-
proval Of the Madrid Government.
a. The place oi her mooring was
selected by the Spanish authorities
in Havana and she was conducted
to il by a Spanish Government
pilot.
8. The discipline on board was
as rigid as any known even in
actual war. The ship was in per-
feet order. All her explosive and
eombustible stores were perfectly
protected in safe magazines which
were regularly inspected and kept
constantly locked. Her coal
bunkers were free from heat. Only
two of her boilers were in use and
they at very low pressure. More
over, all the boilers have been
found and none Of them have suf-
tered from the explosion. The dis
aster did not originate from any
internal cause.
4 There were two explosions,
the first lifting up the whole for
ward part Oithe ship; the second,
following Immediately alterward,
was probably the explosion OF
some minor magazines as a result
OF the first shock.
S. The bottom plates OF the ship
are found to have been bent up-
ward by an explosion beneath
them to a distance OF thirty. four
feet. The vertical keel is broken
in two at the point of explosion,
and the fat keel is bent upward
about thirty feet above its normal
position.
From all this mass of physical
evidence the board is forced to
conclude:
(I.) THAT the loss OF the Maine
was not in any respect due to
negligence on the part OF any of
the officers or members of the
crew." and
(a.) That ''the Maine was des
troyed by the explosion OF a sub
marine mine, which C used the
partial explosion Of two or more
OF her forward magazines"
The court reports that it "has
been unable to obtain evidence
fixing the responsibility for the
destruction of the Maine upon any
person or persons"
That is to say, the court has
not been able to find out precisely
who set of the mine. In the
broader sense the courts findings
do FIX the responsibility beyond
the shadow of doubt or question.
That responsibility is brought
home to the Spanish authorities at
Havana, and our Government
Id be justified of all mankind
1perativelY holding Spain to
unit. So much was made plain
ae clear-eut analysis of the
by a European Ambassador.
Ibmarine mines are not mat.
--.- of accident or chance. They
are never private enterprises, as
torpedo might be. They are
planted by official action. Their
locality is exactly known to the
authorities. and the wire connec-
tions that set them off are always
under the jealous guardianship and
co1trol OF those authorities.
II tAe Maine was blown up by
such a miue-as the court finds it
"as-the insscapable conclusion
is that she was blown up by the
deliberate and criminal act of some
person or persons for whose deed
the Spanish authorities at Havana
are responsible:
They planted the mine and had
exact knowledge OF its where.
abouts.
They had the Maine anchored
over il,
They controlled its connections.
They are accountable for its ex-
plosion, whether cognizant or not
of the hand that pressed the but
ton.
These are conclusions so abso.