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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-12-31
CARD OF THANKS.

Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Chapman present
their heartfelt thanks to those who
were so kind to them I'm their hours
of bereavement and sorrow.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-12-31
WANTED.

\ man familiar with rock and tun-
mel work. and working with powder.
Apply personally or by letter, stating
terms, experience and references. to
ALEXANDER & BALDWIN.
December 81 1895
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l.. -. NIATHEwS
Beretania, St., opposite Progress Blk,
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DIVIDEND NOTICE.

\ quarterly dividend is now due and
payable to the stockholders of Wilder 5
Steamship Company, Ltd.
:. Il. ROSE,
Secretary.
Honolulu. December 80. 1895.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-21
Personal.

Mrs Eliza A. Lowell, a descendant of
the first settler OF Hallowell Me-, has
made a donation Of $4,000 to build wing
of the library building in that city.
President Eliot in his last annual re-
port to the overseers of Harvard Univer-
sity. EXPRESSED the opinion that athletics
and high scholarship do not harmonic.
Mrs Louisa Jackson Arnold, the only
surviving sister of "stonewall' jackson, as
a resident of a water cure institution on
the outskirts of Columbus 0.
-Shigetsuna Furuya, young japanese
newspaper man. who was a regular cor
RESPONDENT in Hawaii during the evolution,
is now studying law and politics in Ann
Arbor University.
The late Mr.. Villers of England was
wont to call himself the most celebrated
man in that country, for he alone had the
distinction of having three statues erected
in his honor during his lifetime.
William Henry Domvi-;e, who has just
died in London. was associated with Hux-
ley. Tyndall and others in the formation
of the SUNDAY lecture society and the
movement for getting the national muse
ums and art galleries opened to the public
on Sundays.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-21
In the Senate.

To gain an impression of men from an
elevation sit in the gallery of the United
States Senate and look down upon the
bald heads of the members, says a writer
in the New York Press You will not at
first easily recognize your old friends. You
have been accustomed to meeting them
face to face on a common level, but in
seeing them from above their appearance
is greatly changed They look smaller.
The shape of their heads is something en-
tirely new, for you never have looked upon
one of them lying in a barber's chair.
In most cases in the Senate all that you
see from this lofty perch is head, Shout
ders embonpolnt and feet. The rest of
the man is eliminated. once In a while
there are whiskers, as was the matter
with Cal Brice. He is the queerest look
ing creature from a higher point of view
l have ever seen. And he is no beauty
from other points.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-21
biennial Sessions.

A bill is pending in the New York Leg
islature providing for biennial sessions Of
that body. 1t has been discussed for sew
eral days, and the discussion of it is still
going on. Some of the arguments against
it are noticeable for their lnsincerity. The
legislature is full of politicians, and, while
they admit there is too much legislation
for the good of the people. and that legls-
lation costs too much money, they pretend
to believe that the liberties of the people
would be in danger if the legislature did
not meet every year.
The truth of the matter is that Doliti-
clans and Office holders never consent to
the reduction of the number of Offices or
of the cost of carrying on the govern
ment. They regard it as their privilege to
get out Of the people all they can, and
they are much more likely to increase
public expenses than they are to reduce
them.
There is not the least ground for expect
ing that the New York Legislature will
pass the biennial sessions bill. The
speeches the senator's and representa- lives
are making show it will not It is much
more likely to countenance abuses of the
trust reposed in it than it is to enact meas
ures Of genuine reform.
We have tried to get the legislature in
this state to provide for biennial sessions,
but the efforts have been wasted. If ii
had not been for the newspapers the leg
islature would not have disposed of the
convict lease question at the last session
thus necessitating an extra session.
The burden which the expenses Of the
legislature are to the people of state
is matter of no consequence, apparently
to the legislators. Win the time ever come
when legislative bodies and office holders
will place the interests of the people above
their own; when they will act for the peo-
pie in all business matters with the same
diligence and fidelity as they act in their
own affairs? If it should. our government
would be as nearly perfect as could be de-
sired.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-21
why They Recommended Him.

A group of Southerners in the lobby of
the Ebbitt were laughing loud and long
last night over an incident that happened
at the White House Monday, says the
Washington Post. The incident, which real
ly happened, was regarding a visit of a
man VINO didn't want office himself, but
who called on the President to protest
against the appointment of q man to a
judgeship
Mr.. President" said the protesting par
ty, Il trust you will not give this man a
place on the bench. He is a carpet dagger,
and has only lived in our state a little over
a year. Worse still, he is ignorant of the
law Why Mr.. President he doesn't know
the difference between livery of seizure
and a livery stable. For heavens sake
don't inf1ct him upon u.s.
But" replied Maj. Mckinley, this gen.
tleman is highly Endorsed by Senator -
and his colleague, Senator -. They say
he is a good lawyer and would make a
good Judge"
Eyes, Mr.. President, know they do, but
it is because he has moved out of their
state. If he were still living there, they
wouldn't indorse him for justice of the
peace"
The President smiled at the earnestness
of the man who was not wanting a place
for himself Not far from where the Pres
ident and the earnest man sat were two
senator's of the United States. They were
the same who had signed the papers of the
carpet Dagger They had heard the whole
conversation Whether il amused them or
whether they We're angry cannot here be
told. but they Immediately got up and left
the room, and the President continued to
listen TO reasons why he ought not to make
the appointment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-21
BRIGHT BITS.

First Friend-"So he married in hastei
Did he repent at leisure?" Second Friend
No; he repentel in haste, too. Tit
Bits.
Shop Walker she complains that you
didn't show her common civility." Shop
Girl-"I showed her everything in my de-
partment, sir.'-Tit-Bits.
in Dakota-V.sitor-"A there many
Eastern people here. to procure divorces?'
Resident-"Oh, yes! The bonds of matri-
mony are away below par. PUCK
"A Good EXample.-She-"I should
think all young men would try and emu
late the example of George Washington .
He-"But there are not rich widows
enough to go round Judge.
-Connubial Cruelty-Young Husband
whats the matter Ethel?" Young Wife
Nothing, sir! Nothing. If you choose
to cut the pages Of the magazines with the
same old penknife you use to cut eff the
ends of your cigars with, when l gave
you a nice pearl-handled paper-cutter for
a Christmas present it's nothing to me-
-Sobs. Chicago Tribune.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-21
Couldn't Win the Game.

There is a certain well-known young
gentleman in Washington whose predilec-
tons for the great American game of polk
er are known TO his better half and Sc
riously objected to- says the Washington
Post. So strenuous has been her opposi-
ton to this somewhat exciting form of
amusement that she exacted a promise
not long ago from her husband that he
would not succumb to the seductive wiles
of the game except for fun. She did not
object to his having fun that way if he
wanted to, but real gambling didn't go.
So he promised and kept the promise IN
til one warm night week ago Then the
wife had an engagement to go with a lit
tie theater party, and he took advantage
of the occasion to invite half a dozen
friends up to the house
But you mustn't bring any chips" he
insisted. My wife is suspicious of chips
I'll have lot of coffee berries instead"
All agreed to accept coffee berries as a
substitute for the worries, and all turned
up at the house as soon as the wife had
Joined her party The chips, or coffee
grains, were doled out by the banker and
the game started. Owing to the warmth
of the room, a window near the host s
seat had been raised. Luck was with the
host The game progressed quietly, and
nearly every pot found its way eventually
to the stack of berries at his side, until he
had enough to make beverage for the
crowd. By II o'clock two or three had
dropped out and gone home, and those
who remained had given all their coffee
beans to their entertainer Then the wife
returned.
She noted with evident satisfaction that
the game was devoid of anything as sus-
picious as chips, and greeted all pleasantly.
Then she stood leaning on her husband S
chair, chatting about the play AS she
chatted she carelessly fingered the little
pile of coffee beans, and at every other
word would careessly flip one or two of
them out of the window or absent-mind-
eddy put one in her mouth and bite it in
pieces The banker saw and grinned with
fiendish glee. Every grain of coffee which
she cast to the winds or ground up between
her pretty teeth represented a quarter. AT
every fresh flip her husbands eyes open
ed wide; his stare became more maniacal.
BY the time the pile had dwindied down TO
half its original size he was on the verge
of imbecilty, but he saved himself and
the rest of the pile. Springirg up in the
middle of a story his wife was telling he
said:
Mary, for heavens sake stop chewing
that coffee. You make me nervous"
Mary looked and wondered, and there
was suspicion in her eyes as she bade them
good night and retired. The husband sadly
cashed in his diminished pile, and the game
broke up.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-21
The Champion sneezer.

Ibid you ever know a man who could
sneeze loud enough to break up camp
meeting, to stop the taking of testimony
IN court and cause a believing COW to
stop in disgust and wonder what the
noise was that was drowning its thun-
derous voice." said an old fisherman last
night TO a Louisville Post reporter.
On being informed that his sneezer was
entitled 40 cake and all the accessories
necessary to conduct an up-to-date bak-
cry the gentleman consented to tell more
of his sneezing friend. He said:
while fishing in mountain town in
Eas tern Kentucky last fall l went TO the
village nearby one rainy morning 10 at
tend circuit court. The Judge was de-
livering an impressive charge to the grand
jury, and every ear was listening to catch
each word, when the stiffness of the court
was broken by an unearthly ker-chew
ker-chew, ker-chew, ker-chew, ETC., etc.
The judge was thunderstruck, and in
stantiy every eye was turned toward the
rear of the room, where little unobtru-
sive looking Old farmer sat sneez.ng as
# his head was coming off. The judge
ordered the sheriff to bring the intruder
before the bench. The offender came for
ward and the judge had a fine entered
against the innocent cause of the disturb
ance.
Two of the sneezer's friends were call
ed who testified to the mans good char
acter and high standing, but said they
could hear him sneeze three miles any
day in the year. One said the sneezer
once broke up a camp meeting with a
sneezing spell and that he saw an en-
ragged bovine stop a thunderous believing
fit 10 look in wonder at the human who
could make more noise than a mad bull.
But the old fellow couldn't help it, and
the fine was RENTED"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-21


The Joint resolution introduced into the
House by MIR. Lowering of Massachu-
sets, providing for an amendment to the
constitution giving Congress authority 10
establish uniform hours of labor in manu-
factories throughout the United States,
stands very little chance of being passed
by either the House or the Senate. and If
1t should be passed the amendment would
never be agreed to by three-fourths Of the
states. Hence, Mr.. Coverings resolution
Is not of much consequence, except to
show the spirit of Massachusetts. That
Southern states in cotton manufacturing.
for the reason, among many Others that
the hours of labor are longer in the South
ern states than in Massachusetts, seeks to
force upon the Southern states the same
hours Of labor which she has.
The hearing on the resolution which took
place before the House judiciary commit
tee on Friday, ought 10 have convinced
Mr.. Lowering that the best thing he can
do for his resolution is 10 withdraw it at
once. The showing made by the Southern
factories was so overwhelming against it
that it is certain that the committee win
report it unfavorably. It ought to so re-
port it. If such a resolution were to be
adopted Congress would be called upon 10
enact all sorts of paternal legislation. 1t
would be a precedent that would be the
source of almost endless trouble.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-21
MERCHANTS AND MINERS
TRANSPORTATION co.
RATES OF PASSAGE.

TO NEW YORK-Steamer and rail-
Cabin, limited A days, $3.50. Cabin. I'm.
limited, 5000 Excursion, limited
months, $32. Second class. limited DAYS
$1475
TO BOSTON-Steamer-C limited q
days, $22 Excursion limited 6 months $&
Second class, limited days. ST.
TO WASHINGTON-Steam and rail-
Cabin. unlimited, $16.2O. Second class.
limited days, $1120.
TO PHILADELPHIA-St and rail
Cabin. unlimited. $3.50. Excursion, lin
tied months, $500. Second class. limi-
ted days. $l250.
TO PHILADELPHIA-S teamer-Cabln
unlimited, $17. Second class, Limited
days, $11G0.
TO BALTIMORE-Cabin limit days,
S15. Excursion, limited 6 months $25. In.
termediate, limit 8 days. $3.50 Interme-
date. excursion, limited 6 months. So
Storage, limit days. SO.
The steamships of this company are ap-
pointed to sail from Savannah to Balu'
more as follows standard time):
AII.EGHANY, Capt. Nickerson, WE'D
NESDAY Feb. 49, at Z p. m.
ITAsCA, Capt. James, SATURDAY, Feb.
26, at 900 p. m.
ESSEX. Capt. Billups, WEDNESDAY,
March 2, at p. m.
And from Baltimore every TUEsDAr
and FRIDAY.
]. ]. CAROLAN. Agent
Savannah, Ga,
W. F. TURNER, G. P. A.
A. D. STEBBINS, A. T. NJ
J. c. WHITNEY. Traffic Manager.
General Offices. Baltimore. Md.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-21
Forest Fires.

During the last week considerable space
has been taken up in our news columns
with accounts of forest fires in various
sections of Georgia and South Carolina.
Reports of the loss of several lives have
been received, and thousands of dollars
worth of property-fences, barns and
dwelling houses-has gone up in smoke.
Nor does this include the almost incalcu-
liable damage which has been done to the
forests themselves in which matured trees
have been killed, valuable timber destroy
ed and new growth cut off. There has been
no rain to amount to anything since the
early part of December. The swamps and
branches are dry, and the higher lands are
almost like finder, ready 10 catch at
spark. When through accident, careless
ness or design a fire is started in the
woods, it sweeps everything before it, 1t
cannot be checked There are few water
courses smaller than rivors which present
any barrier to it's progress. II must burn
itself out and in doing that it often des-
pises the small clearing which under ordi-
nary circumstances would afford some pro-
lection, and wipes out the farmers houses
and the results of his years Of toll.
1t is hard 10 suggest remedy for the
forest fire evil. 1t is next to impossible
to detect person who wilfully sets fire to
the woods for the purpose of causing loss
and damage; hence year after year disas-
trous forest fires occur, yet it is extremely
seldom that those who set them are punish
ed. In a great number of instances fires
are set by the owners Of land, for the pur-
pose Of burning over the woods" for the
benefit of the cattle-to induce the early
springing of new grass. Presumably it is
the privilege of a land owner to burn
over his premises If he wants to; but it
often occurs that the fire will not stop at
the desired bounds, and then other peoples
| property is jeopardized or injured. Again,
burning over" the land is in opposition to
a wise policy of forest preservation, as IT
prevents the reproduction of the trees. All
young and tender growths are destroyed,
and as the old trees are removed, through
natural causes or otherwise, there come
no other trees 10 replace them, and the
forest gradually disappears.
For the protection of lives and property,
extreme care should be exercised with fire
in the woods. Hunters and campers should
see to 1t that they do not leave live embers
behind them, 10 be famed into flame and
start a conflagration. Land owners who
wish to fire their own property should
never do it at a time when they cannot be
absolutely sure that. mo other person than
themselves will be liable to damage there
from. And lastly, malicious persons who
fire the woods for villainous purposes
should, whenever possible, be prosecuted
with the utmost vigor and made to suffer
the heaviest penalty prescribed by the law.
Possibly if the person who fires the woods
in malice or wantonness were held respon-
sible for the effects of the fire-for murder
if death resulted-there would be greater
hesitation in setting the flames.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-21

It is regarded as almost certain that the
Lodge immigration bill which passed the
Senate a few weeks ago will not get
through the House during the present ses-
sion of Congress. The opposition to taking
up the bill at this session is due to the fear
that if it should be passed congressman
who voted for it might be boycotted by the
foreign-bor voters in their respective dis
tricts If they should be candidates for re
election. There are a great many dis
tricts in the West in which the foreign
voters hold the balance of power. Politics.
therefore. is at the bottom of the plan to
pigeon hole the bill during this session.
1t is greatly to be regretted that bills can
not be considered upon their merits. The
party in power always takes into consid-
Grafton the political bearing of a bill be-
fore reaching a conclusion in regard to it,
1t is true that the pending bill is a Re
publican measure, but great many Dem
ocrats favor it. President Cleveland vetoed
a similar bill few weeks before the close
of his last term. The features to which
Mr.. Cleveland objected, however, have
been taken out of the pcn1ing bill There
ought not to he any hesitation m passing
it, because the country needs just such a
law as that for which it provides.
The aim Of it is to keep out of the coun-
try the class of workers who are about as
ignorant as il is possible for human beings
to be, but who, on account of their wiling
ness TO work for starvation wages, force
down the wages of native Americans, and
even drive them out of the labor market.
It is true that it might prevent some from
coming who would help greatly in building
up the country. but it would be better to
shut out few desirable immigrants than
to admit tens of thousands who have no
appreciation of our institutions. and who
create discomfort ard trouble. These I'M
desirable immigrants are lahorers of the
lowest class-laborers like those who
brought about TIE trouble at Lattimer, Pa,
last summer, and who make the sweat
shops of New York and other large cities
possible. Native laborers cannot compete
with them because of their willingness to
work for wages which do not permit of
| comfortable homes and wholesome food.
They are not needed. and therefore there
is no good reason why the country should
be troubled with them.
The chief opponents of the bill are the
German settlers of the West. who have
been led to believe that if the bill should
become a law German immigration would
be prohibited practically. They have been
m.sied by German agents of the steam
| ship companies, which want all kinds and
conditions of immigrants admitted. These
companies are foreign concerns and do not
care what troubles the country may have
with immigrants. For the sake of the pass
age money they would dump on our shores
all the criminal paupers and beggars of
| Europe.
The fear of losing a few votes of their
| German constituents leads congressman to
hesitate to vote for the Lodge bill. They
! know that the best interest of the country
demand the passage of the bill but they
haven't the courage to go on record in sup
port of it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-21

The faction of the Louisiana Republican
party which is trying to GUST Henry De-
mas, the negro politician appointed by
President Mckinley to a responsible po-
sition in the customs service at New Cr-
leans, has submitted some very black evi-
dence against him to the Senate commit
tee having the nomination in charge.
Among other things, it has been shown
that while Demas was a member Of the
Louisiana Legislature he was in the ray
OF the lottery company, drawing a salary
of $3.50 a month, and various disreputa-
bic transactions of his have been set
forth. Nevertheless, it is understood that
the movement against him will fail Of it's
purpose. Senator Hanna is his friend and
has declared that he will stand by him
and what Senator Hanna says goes" in
Washington.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-21

The suggestion that Sam Jones will run
for Governor for advertising purposes is
not well conceived. Mr.. Jones does not
need more publicity. He is himself a liv-
ing, breathing advertisement; double
loaded and displayed top of column next
10 reading matter. He is a red ink, type
written placard nailed upon the door of
the temple of fame. He is photographic
herald of Sam Jonesism, operating with an
endless cylinder and perpetual spring.
He is an animated poster upon the bill
board of the period. He is parade, and
band wagon, and toots his own horn. He
is not after gratuitous advertising for him
self.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-21

1t is the common belief in Chicago. now
that Joseph Letter has got his fingers up
on the May wheat pile, that the price of
grain win go very much higher before
a permanent downward turn takes place.
Mr.. Armour is quoted as saying that il
Mr. Letter is pleased TO do so he can send
the price up to $l.50 per bushel, and that 10
achieve that end il will be necessary for
Mr. Letter to do nothing at all EXCEPT
TO keep still and watch the figures so up
II is now being predicted that the Young
Napoleon" will sell a great part of his
holding for sl.25 or more. Mr.. Letter. bv
the way, is regarded with esteem in the
wheat sections of the Northwest A mem
Der of the Iowa Legislature the other dav
introduced a bill to make his birthday
a legal holiday in COMMUNICATION OF what
he had done for the wheat growers of that
state.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-21

The authorities of Kansas City are in-
vestlgating the death of woman who
believing in the faith cure, and being
under the treatment, if it can be called
such, of a faith curist, refused to take
medicine or to have the services of ply
siclan. 1t is TO be hoped that something
authoritative will come out of this inves-
tigatlou, indicating what position the faith
cure occupies under the law A decision
covering the point is needed. Faith cure
advocates are scattered all over the coun-
try. and there Is no guarantee that at some
time case Of yellow fever, or small
pox, or some other contagious disease
will not break out in the person or under
epe care of one of these people. In such
eysnt, what could legally be done by
hoAtds of health or other authorities?
Have faith curists the right TO jeopardize
the health Of communities by their re-
fusal 70 follow the well-kuown laws Of
health aud medlcine?