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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-01-21
MUCH MONEY FOR SCHOOLS.
Philadelphia Board of Education Has
Large Estimate.


Philadelphia evidently believes in
furnishing every facility for the edu-
cation Of its many thousands of school
children. The estimate of the Board of
Education, recently submitted to the
Committee on Schools of the City
Council for approval, provides for the
expenditure of s7,059, 0O4.34. 1t is con-
templated spending S3,301, 500 of this
amount for permanent improvements.
For general maintenance the Board
asked S3,757, 504.55, of which 81, 439, 400
was for salaries OF teachers. Included
in this is $4,000 for salaries for in
suuctors in the Commercial High
School not yet established, but the
committee approved it.
For books and stationery S1S0,000
was allowed, and for night schools,
$40, 600. \ new assistant director of
music at $1,000 per year was allowed.
The item of $4,000 for enforcing the
provisions of the Compulsory Educa-
ton law was reduced to $4,000, and
$4,000 asked for instruction in music
was reduced 10 $4,000
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-01-21
VALUABLE RELIC.

Capt. George Warren has the Oldest
snare drum in the State, says the Put
nam, Conn, correspondent of the New
York Evening Telegram. 1t was car
ried in the Revolutionary War By
Daniel Hopkins of Plainfeld, Conn,
Colonel Parsons regiment of Cont
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-01-21
MILES AND MILES.
How Present Number of Feet were
Selected.

Haper's Bound Table is authority
for the statement that statute mile
is $3.50 feet long. 1t is our standard
of itinerary measure adopted from the
English, who in turn adopted it from
the Romans. A Roman military pace
by which distances were measured was
the length of the step taken by the
Roman soldiers, and was approximately
five feet long; thousand of these
PAGES were called in Latin mile. The
English mile is therefore purely ar
bitrary measure. enacted into legal
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-01-21
HgRbHg-aeRH Fine Insurance G.

The undersigned having been appointed
agents OF the above company are prepared
70 insure risks against fire on Stone ard
Brick Buildings and on Merchant
disc stored therein on the most favorab4
terms. For particulars apply at the sfs9
of F, l. SCHAEfER 4 CO., AgsRts.
The times., 1898-12-20
EsLow Death Rate Among the Troops.

War Department officials are surprised
and gratified over the great reduction in
the death rate among the troops serving
in the Philippines. Cuba and Porto Rico.
Within the past week only two deaths oc
CURED among the forces in and around
Manila, and one of these was the result
of an accident The other was from ty-
phoid fever.
Maj. Gen. Henry in command of the
forces in Porto Rico, reported yesterday
that Sergeant Thomas d. Varley, of Com
pany c, Eleventh Infantry. died of typhoid
fever on Saturday. 1t was the first death
Of a soldier in Porto Rico for week
The death rate. in the province of San
tiago de Cuba has also been reduced to
one or two a week, and there have been
no reports of deaths among the American
soldiers In other parts of Cuba for sew
eral days. The military authorities are
unable to explain the cause of this re-
markable- decrease in the death rate.
There are 1000 United States soldiers in
Porto Rico, more than 20.0Q0 in the Phil
ippines and severa! thousand more In Gu
ba. including those in Santiago province
Some of these troops occupy barracks,
but the greater number are living under
tents. The most remarkable decrease Is
In the Philippines. where the death rate
last week was only one ten-thousandth of
1 per cent for the total number of troops
The department Is looking forward with
great deal OF interest to the medical re-
ports from these places. which will come
by mall.
The times., 1898-12-20
THE COMMERCIAL MUSEUM.
Senate Bill Passes the House Under sus-
tension of Rules.

The House passed the Senate bill yes
terday providing for the appropriation of
$s50. coo for the erection OF a building at
museum. The ground has been donated
by the city of PhiIadelphia and the State
of Pennsylvania is TO appropriate an
amount equal to that OF the General
Government. The bill was taken up un-
der the suspension of the rules and was
passed by vote of 142 TO 20. more ttsn
two-thirds of majority
The bill was vigorously opposed by n
number of Democrats. especially Messrs,
Bailey. Burke and Dockery. There were
a number of Democrats who declined to
vote either for or against the measure,
simply answering present" when their
names were called.
The Commercial Museum was estab-
lished about two years ago by enter
prising citizens of Philadelphia and has
met with much success so much so. in
fact, that the promoters have sought 10
make it national in its character though
the Quaker city will naturally reap the
greater benefit from the undertaking.
IN the opinion OF the Democrats who
opposed the bill 1t was little short Of a
private enterprise for the exclusive ben-
eft. they said. of the Philadelphia mer-
chants, and for that reason they b.
lieved it was the duty of the State of
Pennsylvania and the city of Philadelphia
to alone contribute TO its support.
The debate was at times somewhat spir-
tied, Mr.. Underwood of Alabama being
the only Democrat who spoke in favor OF
the passage of the bill. II will be sent
to the President for signature today
The times., 1898-12-20
EDUCATIONAL.
STELLMAN SCHOOL
OF
Shorthand and Type
writing,
eli G Street Northwest.
Day and Night Sessions Terms Ncderite.
ori-9rrO EN-
Iatc Notes.

The following orders were posted at
the Navy Department yesterday:
Lieut. E F.. Leiper is detached from
the New Orleans and ordered to the
Essex
Ensign C. L. Poor is detached from the
New Orleans and ordered to the Yose-
mite.
Ensign ]. f. Y. BlakeIy is detached
from the Marblefead and ordered to the
Badger
Lieut. T c. Dewey is transferred from
the Massachusetts to the Essex
The order of the 18th. detaching Acting
Gunner W. Y. Zeitler from the Rich
mond and assigning him to the Resolute,
has been revoked.
The order detaching Acting Gunner c.
s. Vanderbeck from the Columbia and as
signing him to the Badger. has been re-
voked and he will report for duty on
board the Yosemite
Lieutenant Fl. II. HosIey has been de-
tached from the Wabash and will report
for duty Immediately on board the Yer
mont.
Lieut. F. BOughter has been transferred
from the Marb!ehead to the Yosemite.
Lieut.. A II. Dutton has been trans
ferred from the Pompey TT the Vixen.
Boatswain W. A. Cooper now at the
Washington navy yard, has been ordered
to the Badger.
Lieut.. r. l.. Russell, acting Judge advo-
cate of the court of inquiry in New York.
which is investigating the cause of the
damage to the Massachusetts. has been
ordered to the Vermont when his duties
on that board have been completed.
The times., 1898-12-20
THE ARMY BILL.
Three Sections Agreed Upon by the Mil
itary Affairs Committee.

The House Committee on MilitaryAffairs
considered the army reorganization bill
yesterday and agreed upon the first
three sections without amendment. The
first section provides that the army of
the United States shall consist of one
lieutenant general, six major generals.
twelve brigadier generals. twelve regi-
ments of cavalry, n corps of artillery
thirty regiments OF infantry, an adjutant
generals department, an inspector gen.
erals department, a judge advocate gen.
erals department, a quartermaster de-
partment a subsistence department. a
medical department. a pay department,
corps of engineers. an ordnance depart
ment, signal corps, thirty post chap
lains the chief of the record and pension
Office the officers of the army on the re-
tired list the professors, corps of cadets,
and army-service detachment, and band
at the United States Military Academy,
and enlisted men. Section two provides
for the cavalry regiment organization and
for the enlistment of veterinary surgeons.
The corps OF artillery is retained, TAX
ing the place of the present regimental
organization.
Several propositions of the minority
were voted down The bill will be re-
ported to the House on Wednesday, sew
eral Democrats joining in minority re-
port.
The times., 1898-12-20
Congressional Notes.

Consideration Of the pure food bill will
be continued in the Committee on Com
mercc in the House on its reassembling
after the holidays. 1t is expected to be
concluded with one more meeting, at
which the Secretary of Agriculture will
appear and give evidence in favor of the
bill.
Immediately after finishing with the
pure food bill the Committee on Com
rnerce expects 10 take up the Nicaragua
Canal bills and to thresh out the subject.
There will be two propositions before the
committee. One, of which Mr.. Hepburn is
the father. proposes Government owner
ship, and the other proposes aid to a pri-
vate company. 1t is said that ii is the OBJ
ject of the enemies of the measure to d.
vide its friends between these two propo-
sitions and thereby bring about the defeat
of the bill.
The House yesterday authorized the
comptroller of the currency to distribute
a dividend of $4,000 among the beneficial
ries of the defunct Freedmans Bank.
The times., 1898-12-20
THE DEAD LETTER AUCTION.
Many Eager Buyers Pay Good Prices for
the Packages.

the faCkages.
In the long salesroom of Thomas Dowl-
ing. at No. 612 E Street northwest, the
annual bargain sale OF dead-letter pack
ages, which had accumulated at the Post
Office Department during the past twelve
months. was begun yesterday morning.
The sale was commenced at 10 o'clock
and continued during the day. 1t was con-
ciuded at nightfall and resumed In the
evening shortly after o'clock The auc-
ton will be continued every day and even
ing during the week until all of the 553l
articles mentioned in the official schedule
have been disposed of by Mr.. Downing.
The packages to be offered for sale were
piled in the south end of the salesroom.
Bidders and prospective buyers filed the
north half of the room. Bidding COM
menced at a lively rate. All the buyers
were aware that the auction was some
thing of a chance game and 1t was in all
probability this feature which commended
the sale to the bidders. Good prices were
realized on most of the bundles placed
under the hammer. though this was due
more to the avidity of the purchasers
than to any desire on the par. of Uncle
Sam to defraud or make money. The first
package contained six ounces of crochet
yarn and brought cents. Another bun
de containing two aprons brought the
same amount. A package marked cheap
jewelry. but which contained a razor and
a pocket knife besides, was disposed of
for 81 Packages were sold every two or
three minutes, bringing an average Of
about 10 cents.
The times., 1898-12-20
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
No Action Taken in the Appealed Murder
n Cases.

No Action Taken in the Appealed Murder
Cases.
The supredes Cpurt adjourned yesterday
for the Christmas holiday recess until
January 8.
The case of LOUIS Roesel. under sem
tence of the Unibn County. New Jersey,
Court to hang fJr the murder of James
C. Pitts. was ordered to be heard JAM
uary 9. RoeSel has been three times sem
fenced to be Aanked for the crime. which
was committed September 0. 1897.
The motion of the solicitor general was
granted to bring up the case against the
receivers OF the Philadelphia and Reading
Railway, to determine whether or not re-
ceivers of railroads are amenable to the
law requiring that i've stock in transit
shall be unloaded at least once every
twenty-eight hours and rested and wa
tered for five hours. The court for the
Third circuit has said receivers are not
subject 10 the law.
The case OF Daniel Brown for a writ of
mandamus directed to the Secretary'of the
Interior was ordered to be heard February
20. Brown claims title to large tract of
swamp land in Oregon. as grantee of the
State, but Secretary Bliss Will not issue
a patent, holding that the ground belongs
to the United States. Brown asks that he
be compelled to issue the patent.
The case has once before been to the SUI
preme Court, where 1t abated by reason
of the resignation of the Secretary of the
Interior then In office. A motion to ad-
vance was made in order to get decision
before Secretary Bliss rettres, IL possible.
Numerous other cases in the Interior De-
partment depend upon the disposition of
this case.
An unusual, and in fact an unprece-
dented motion was made by Former At
torney General Garland. who asked tho
court to simultaneously advance fifty-nine
cases for an early argument. When the
motion was made Chief Justice Fuller
inquired:
"Only fifty-nine cases. Mr.. Garlani?'
Only fifty-nine at this time" an
swered the attorney.
The motion was granted and argument
fixed for February 20. after the cases
already set for that date.
These cases involve the right to citi-
zenship OF the five civilized tribes in the
Indian Territory and the consequent right
to participate in the division OF the prop
erty of several hundred ''squaw men, who
have married into the tribes or associated
themselves with the Indians in other
ways.
The question of their relationship to
the tribes was originally submitted to
the three new Federal Courts In the In-
dian Territory and in almost every case
so far tried one or the other party has
appealed to the Supreme Court, about l5G
cases now being on the docket.
Contrary to expectation no decision was
given I'm the cases of the three negro
nlIrdararg G4ptanral In hk. n in Ia
uary. The first execution Is TO take place
on January o. SO they will have to be dis
posed of Immediately after the court re-
rnoyepes
The times., 1898-12-20
MATTERS OF L OCAL INTEREST
Amendments to tho District Appropria
ton Bill.

ton Bill.
Senator Mcmillan yesterday proposed
the following amendments to the District
OF Columbia appropriation bill: To grade
and regulate North Capitol Street from v
Street to the Soldiers Home. $1,000; for
the grading, repairing and paving of gut
ters of Thirty-seventh Street between New
Cut road and Tenieytown road. 2.5o0; for
the Board of Children's Guardians. $685.
500. and for the care of feeble-minded
children, sl1.5co.
Senators Hoar, Hale. Perkins. Simon.
McLaurin, Clay and Turley were yester-
day appointed a special committee to
make recommendations for a suitable cell
ebrat!on OF the centennial of the establish
nent OF the National Capital at Washing
ton.
Senator Mcmillan yesterday requested
the printing of several documents relating
to municipal affairs dn the District of CO.
lumbia. The documents consisted of pa
pers read at the fifth annual convention
OF the American Society of Municipal I'M
provernents. which was held in this city
on October % last.
Secretary Langley has written to Sem
ator Mcmillan, chairman of the Senate
Committee on the District of Columbia.
approving the project to extend Adams
Mill road to the point where 1t connects
with the Geological Park. He says the
widening and improvement of this road
would be great benefit to the park.
Commissioner Wight has written to
Senator Mcmillan saying that he has
communicated with the Baltimore and
Potomac and Pennsylvania Railroad
Companies asking them to give him in
formation in regard to the bills to pro-
vide for the relocation OF their tracks SO
as to do away with grade crossings.
Col. Bingham, In charge of public build
ings and grounds. has informed Senator
Mcmillan that the work OF tabuiating
and compiling the records of his office
in order to show what ground there Is In
the District of Columbia. the title to
which the general Government has never
parted with, is progressing, but that three
months will be required to finish the first
half of this work There are ,2o0 squares
to be reported upon, and the examination
at this time has been completed in re-
gard to only 240 of them. Capt. Stewart
is being kept on this work exclusively.
The times., 1898-12-20
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

Alexandria, Va. Dec. 19.-The United
States District Court will meet in this
| city on Tuesday. January 3. There will be
no grand jury. The following is list of
the petit Jurors summoned: Walter
Wambsley, Toluca; c. W. Pidgeon, Ac-
cotink: William \. Crouch, Clifton;
Elijah Dickerson, Ehart: A b. Johnson,
Wensaw John Dningerfeld, Rixeyville;
o. E. IIine, Vienna; James w. Quain-
tance, Boston; Humphrey Young, Alrich;
James Hardenburg, jr., Hardenburg: VIII
ton Pendieton, Leannells; C. II. Carter.
Farmers Fork; Elisha Dyer, Herndon:
A. W. Phillips and John Grim, Waterford;
A. r. Pemberton. Fredericksburg: Y. Il.
Brown, Z. B. Gregg, James B. Peugh,
and E. McCray, Hamilton: w. p. Cranes.
Magnus Schuler. r. E. Grover, and VIII
liam F. Leef. of this city.
A train consisting OF twenty-five wa
gons, fifty horses, and thirty men, left
St Asaph today in charge of Yelling
ton Dunn. of this city. for Augusta, Ga.
Calvin Smith, a former Confederate sol
dier, has returned from Baltimore. where
he underwent an operation for cataract
The operation was a success, and Mr..
Smiths power Of vision has been re-
stored.
Belle Haven Council. No. 81. Jr. o. u.
A. NJ, met tonight and nominated officers
TO be voted for at its meeting in January.
A suit was entered In the Corporation
Court today to set aside a deed of trust
made on Friday last by W. Fl. Stenernagls
and his mother to secure certain creditors.
The Rev Bergman Green. rector OF
Christ Church, is confined to his home
with the grip.
NJ. V. Richards, land and Industrial
agent for the Southern Railway Com
pany. will deliver an address before the
Business Mems League. of this city, on
January .. His subject viii be The In
dustrial and Commercial Advantages OF
Alexandria
Revival services will be conducted in
the First Baptist Church during the Sec
ond week in January. The pastor. the
Rev. ]. II. Butler. will be assisted by the
Rev Mr.. Harrison. of Richmond.
The Rev. DIR. Andrews. of Connecticut.
will deliver the third Reinecker lecture at
the Episcopal Theological Seminary to-
morrow at u o'clock.
Louis Bord has been appointed spe-
cial policeman by the electric railway COM
pany.
Christmas celebrations will be held by
the Sunday-schools of this city on the
following dates: Christ Church. Decem-
Der "a, at 4:30 p. m: St. Pauls. Decem-
Der "a, at +:30 p. m: Grace. December 2s;
Lutheran, December q. at 7:30 p. m: St
Mary's. December %. at ; p. M; Metho-
dist Protestant December Is: Presbyterian
Chapel, December 90: Baptist, December
%, at 80 p. m.: NJ. L. Church South De-
cember S I:3o p. M; Trinity NJ E.,
December q. I:30 p. m.
The times., 1898-12-20
The Penalties Inflicted.

The victims of the gambling raid Of
Sunday evening were arraigned in the
Police Court yesterday before Judge Kim
ball and the proprietors of the places
were fined s25 each. Those who partici-
pated in the games received sentences
ranging from one day to thirty, together
with a fine of so each.
Thomas Fitzgerald. when arrested, put
up $25 collateral. but forfeited it by not
appearing In the Police Court to- answer
the charge against him. He will be
looked after by Sergeant Daley. Charles
Ridgely was sentenced to sixty days in
Jail and to pay fine of SIS. and. in de-
fault, to serve sixty days additional
The times., 1898-12-20
THE CHINESE ouTRAeEs.
Resolutions of Inquiry Into the Peisin In
citlent Passed by the Senate.

inquiry concerning outrages on American
citizens in China was passed by the Sem
ate yesterday. The resolution provides:
THAT the President be. and he is here
by. requested to communicate to Con-
gress, so far as the same may be done
without detriment to public interests. all
the information in his possession concern
ing certain alleged outrsges committed
upon the person of Bishop Earl Crarston
and other American citizens In the city
of Pekin, China, by subjects of the EN-
peror of China, and what steps, if any,
have been taken by the State Department
in the matter of demanding suitable re-
dress and indemnity therefor
The House passed the resolution on De-
cember H.
The times., 1898-12-20
,hildren's Rocking Chairs,
SPECIAL NOTICE.


NOTlCE.-The following-named Com
rades Of Gen. John VI. Schofield Garrison.
No ]. Regular Army and Navy Union.
United States OF America. were elected on
the evening of December Is. 1888, at Open
heimer's Hall, 5I4 Ninth ST. northwest as
follows: Commander. George W. Nairn; s.
V. Commander, Arthur G. Hurley: ]. V.
Commander. William II. Hugo; Adjutant.
John w. Hortsmann: Paymaster. John
Wahling; Quartermaster. L. j. Melchior:
Surgeon, Robert d. Mayer; Oficer OF the
Day, Thomas Lynch; Officer Of the Guard.
VIM. r. Padseu; Chaplain, Daniel III.
Foster: Outside Watch. H. C. Fowler.
Trustees, d. o. brennan. ]. Bond. ]. B.
Lawler 1tem
a MEETING Of THE sToCKHoLDERS
Of The National Metropolitan Fire In
surance Company OF the District of Co.
lumb!a will be held: on the 9Th day Of
directors. Polls open at IL m. and ciose
at 1 o'clock p. m. SAM CROSS. Secy.
no2e-ttem
SPECIAL NoTICE.-Members of tie
MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COM
PANY are notified that Samuel C. VIII
son. former secretary ard w. H Gov
ington, who are reported as soliciting
proxies in our behalf. are not authorized
TO so act, and further are not in any way
connected with the company
NJ. G. EMERY. Pres
W. A H CHURCH.
GEORGE 7. DEARING.
]. HARRISON JOHNSON,
T. W. MURPHY.
de15tf Managers.
The times., 1898-12-20
NEARLY KILLED BY GAS.
a Man from sIainc Treated at the Emer-
gency Hospital.


AS a result of what appears to have
been an accident. James NJ Wheeler who
claims to have come from Maine, was
found nearly asphyxiated by Illuminating
gas in a room at No. 321 Pennsylvania
Avenue northwest at an early hour yes
terday morning. He was taken to the
Emergency Hospital in the patrol wagon
of the Sixth precinct and after restora-
tives were applied was discharged.
Wheeler claims to have come to this
city from Maine on an ice boat and had
intended remaining here but a short
while. 1t is said that when discovered
in his room Wheeler stated that he had
Intentionally turned on the gas for the
purpose of suicide. claiming to be tired
of life. When questioned after he was
out Of danger. Wheeler claimed that he
was sure the gas had been turned off
when he retired Sunday night. He was
At a loss to account for his condition
The times., 1898-12-20
6 Policeman Harrover,s Case,

Policeman J. r. Narrower, of the Sixth
Precinct, who was recently before Trial
Officer Pugh on a charge of neglect of
duty, was yesterday, on the recommends
ton of Major Sylvester, fined $50, to be
paid in four instalments.
Major Sylvester, in commenting on the
case, said that he knew Narrower well
and had recommended a light fine because
of the mans previous good record. Har-
rover, he said, had many good points, but
because of indisGetion and bad judgment
was fast losing them. Commissioner
Wight approved the recommendation of
Major Sylvester and suggested that Har-
rover be removed to another precinct
The times., 1898-12-20
STABBED BY A PRISONER.
Hatton's Plncky and Success
full Arrest.

Policeman Hatton's Plucky and Success
full Arrest.
Policeman ]. 2. Hatton. of the Fourth
precinct. who is detailed at the work
house, while on his way frcm there to his
home yesterday afternoon had an en-
counter with Charles Boynton. colored.
which might have resulted in serious in
jury to the officer
Hattop had placed Boynton under ar
rest for disorderly conduct. and vas on
the way to the Ninth Precinct Station
when the prisoner suddenly drew a knifs
at the corner of Ninth Street and Mary
land Avenue and stabbed the policeman
In the side. Hatton pluckily stuck TO his
prisoner and landed him in the station
An examination disclosed the fact that
the knife had struck one of his ribs. in
fiicting painful but not dangerous in
jury Boynton will be charged in court
with assault with intent TO kill
The times., 1898-12-20
The Raedy-sweeney Fight.

weight championship of the District of
Columbia between Pat Raedy, of this city,
and Joe Sweeney. of Chicago will be
pulled Off tonight at the Spa Athletic
Club. The contest will be for twenty
rounds to a decision.
The preliminary will be between Jack
Farrell, of Washington, and Billy Clin-
ton, OF Philadelphia, for ten rounds, to
be called at o'clock