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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-04-26
NO TROPICAL FRUITS.

A citizen purchased in a King stree
store on Saturday box of California
oranges. Cant you buy good nativ,
oranges?" we asked. No"
One reading in the States or else
where the pages of the hand books is
sued from the Foreign Office, and the
press, in which are depicted in vivit
colors the rich tropical resources of the
Islands, concludes naturally that fruits
and vegetables abound here. He hur-
ries down to prospect the country and
he visits the markets in order to in
spect this tropical wealth. Those
lemons raised here?" mo, came from
California. Those grapes raised
here?" mo, came from California. y
THAT celery raised here?" mo, came
from California" Those onions raised
here?" NO, came from California
THAT horseradish raised here?" mo.
came from California" What do you
raise here?" Sugar and climate"
A visitor several years ago, was in
Mobile, Alabama. On the street, before
a grocery store, stood a large pile of
clean, dainty wooden boxes filled with
grapes raised near Lake Erie, 1900
miles distant. Cant you raise grapes
here?" asked the visitor of the grocery
man. "Ffnest grapes in the world" he
replied. why do you bring grapes
1,5Uo miles? riggers are too lazy to
work, and white men amt much bet
ter" Meeting a Southern colonel" he
was asked why the people did not raise
vegetables for the Northern market.
His reply was: Sir, We raise cotton.
We don't know how to raise anything
else. We are too ID lazy to learn
anything new. This is a mighty rich
country, sir, we are too lazy to get
away from cotton
The importation of tropical fruits
and vegetables from a point distant
1000 miles shows an unhealthy indus
trial condition. "Well, suppose it is a
bad industrial condition" says the re-
spectacle citizen with sugar fat par
TALLY closing his eyes, sit will regulate
itself in time" That is just what the
Chinese say when cholera gets into one
of their towns, and it regulates them
into corrouption and death. Industrial
diseases produce labor fevers, commun-
istic fits, and finally the paralysis of
profit. They always have, and always
will. Only diversified industries is the
medicine or tonic which make the
blood of the community fresh and
wholesome
1t is a pretty play to the American
galleries to exhibit our resources of tro-
pical productions at the Chicago Fair,
and now at the Omaha Fair. But let us
be honest with ourselves and the Am
orleans, and post up this notice at the
expositions: eve, the Hawaiians i'm
port tropical fruits and vegetables
from America"
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-04-26

Revs. D. P. Brine of Central Union
G. L. Pearson of First Methodist and
T. D. Garvin of the Christian Church,
all had the same topic for the service
yesterday morning. The theme of each
sermon was Cooperation in Christian
Work" The idea of this treatment of
a special subject grew out of discus
sions at the Friday meetings of the
Christian Workers" Naturally the
tone of each discourse was the same.
Rev. Mr.. Brine spoke of unity of pur-
pose for the church, for charity and for
education. Under the head of educa-
ton Rev. Mr.. Brine spoke especially
o. such work as the establishment of
kindergarten studies andpastimes.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-04-26

can flag over the group, President Har-
rison, through Mr.. ]. w. Foster, Score
tary of State, wrote to Mr.. Stevens;
so far as your action may appear to
impair the independent sovereignty of
that Government, by substituting the
flag and power of the United States, it
is disavowed"
However earnest President Mckinley
is to accomplish annexation. he will
not for moment violate the laws and
Constitution of his own country. Con-
gress can put the flag up on these ISL
ands, in one hour or less, If it only
chooses to do so. A call of the roll of
the Senate on the ratification of the
treaty may be had in 10 minutes. If as
war measure in connection with
Spain, the Senate sees its necessity. it
may be done, and will be done But
neither Senate or President will raise
the flag here, in the event of immediate
war, until they can send fleet to pro-
tect it.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-04-26

'Sbugs" on the top of Tantalus? Are
there many of them? Are they a sud
den visitation upon US for the sins of
the Legislature? Will Professor Koe-
bele's toads eat them? Will Profes-
sor Brighams well-balanced mind be
wrecked with joy at this marvellous
discovery? 1t is possible that the end
of all things has come, and the fifth
angel" has recently opened the bot
tomless pit, and let loose on us the
locusts that had the hair of women
and teeth as the teeth of lions? Has
the Senator maliciously introduced this
blood curdling creature in order to
crunch the bones of those BLACK
guards of the Advertiser" After he
has destroyed those blackguards can
the Senator put broad tires on him, and
prevent further ravages in this wretch
ed community?
If we do possess a unique and saw
age monster, unlike anything else in
the world, let it be fully advertised in
America. Let our city swarm with a
vast multitude of scientific tourists
who fly from every part of the world
to see this extraordinary phenomenon?
1t may become a good substitute for
reciprocity As the Senator alone is
the discoverer of this creature of i'll
omen, and knows his ways, will he not,
on some public occasion, pull his tail,
so that we may hear him screeching
the air with the snap of the
shark and the cry of an eagle?
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-04-26
TIMELY TOPICS
April q. 1893

We have before spoken Of
our BOILER COVERING. out
at that time had only the
plaster itself. Now we have
the SECTIONAL PIPE Cow
ERING in four SizeS-I.II-z
? and , IL. We have also
spoken of the favor in whicn
this composition is held by
the steamship companies
here, but since then we have
been able to make another
test even more convincing.
One of the most prominent
sugar plantation engineers in
these Islands furnished Us
with a diagram of a compar-
alive trial which he had
given Asbestos, Scotch Com
pound and our
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-04-26
LOCAL STUDY.

Professor Huxley said that if the in
crease of knowledge did not alleviate
human suffering, the sooner a comet
swept the earth out of existence, the
better it would be.
Students in social science are finding
out that while general knowledge has
great value, the clear and exact knowl-
edge of local conditions is even of
greater value. Men today write long
articles about the school, the church,
the saloon, as they conceive them to be,
without giving any attention to the
actual church in which they worship,
the schools in which their children are
educated, or the saloon around the cor
ner." They are like the English ply
stefan who wrote at great length on
the existence of bacilli in India, but
neglected the study of the bacilh of
typhoid fever in his own cesspool,
which carried off his wife and children.
If any community ever needed a
close, scientific study it is our own.
Here is singular mixture of races, a
little Babel in its way, a rag-bag full
of curiosities, odds and ends, museum
full of the queerest humanity, above all
is Government founded on a political
theory of the Anglo-Saxon type, of
which 80 per cent. of the people who
live under it know nothing, either by
racial instincts or education, and scat
tered all about the premises is an I'M
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-04-26
A RESTRICTED PRESIDENT.

There seems to be an opinion among
men here, especially Americans, who
ought to know better, that, in the event
of war between Spain and the United
States, President Mckinley can deal
with these Islands as he pleases simply
as war measure" Whether he can
or cannot, raise the American flag here
as war measure with the consent of
our Government and without the con-
sent of Congress, is a novel question,
and the lawyers would not easily agree
on it. War does not release the Presi-
dent from his constitutional obliga-
tons As commander-in-chief he has
discretion and extended power in de-
stroying an enemy. But he cannot, at
any time, exceed his constitutional
powers.
When President Lincoln issued his
emancipation proclamation, he knew
and said, that it had no legal effect in
freeing the slave. He could, as war
measure, give physical freedom to the
slave, while his master was in rebel
lion, and so cripple him for the time
being. But he could not, under the
Constitution, take away either prop
erty in slaves, or in anything else,
without "due process of law in the
Courts. The proclamation was issued
mainly in response to Northern senti-
ment, which demanded that it should
be announced that slavery must go.
At no time during the war were any
large numbers of slaves set free. The
proclamation was worthless, so far as
the great majority of them was con-
cerned.
Mr. Lincoln and his associates knew
this well enough They feared that if
the war ended, the Supreme Court
would declare the proclamation did not
alter the legal status of the negro, and
slavery would continue.
They urged an amendment to the
Constitution, by which slavery would
be legally and finally abolished. The
amendment was adopted only in the
last year of the war, and became part
of the fundamental institution in De-
cember 1866.
The American Constitution in many
ways severely restricts the powers of
the President, even in the event of war
To some extent it weakens his power,
when he could use it to great advan-
tage.
The British Constitution, which is
only a collection of laws and usages,
permits the British Government to ex-
ercise powers that the American Execu-
tive is carefully restricted from using.
That Government could declare war
with Russia without specifically sub
hitting the matter to the Lords and
Commons.
In the Spanish matter, President Nc
Kinley having no power whatever eth
er to intervene in Cuba or declare war,
submits the. case to Congress, where
the power lies to authorize hostile ac-
ton.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-04-26
Facts About Health
1t is Easy to Keep Well If We
Know How
Some of the Conditions Necessary
to Perfect Health.

The Importance of maintaining good
health is easily understood, and it is really
simple matter if we take correct view
OF the conditions required In perfect
health the stomach promptly digests food.
and thus prepares nourishment. The
blood is employed to carry this nourish.
ment to the organs, nerves, muscles and
tissues which need it. The first great
essential for good health, therefore. is
pure, rich blood. Now it is certainly a
fact that no medicine has such
A Record of Cures
as Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t is literally true
that there are hundreds of people alive
and well today who would have been in
their graves had they not taken Hoods
Sarsaparilla. 1t is depended upon as a
family medicine and general regulator Of
the system by tens of thousands of peopIe
This is because Hoods SarsaparilIa makes
the blood pure. This is the secret of its
great success. Keep your system in good
health by keeping your blood pure with
Hoods Sarsaparilla, which absolutely
cures when other medicines fail.
had pimples on my face and large
boil on one hand. began taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla and after using three bottles
l was cured" ]. w. JOHNSON, 3 South
Broderick St., San Francisco, Cal.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-04-26

|
In answer to an inquiry made in tn
Legislature, it is also officially STATED
that the assets of the sugar corpora
tons are s21, 6O2 900; assets of business
corporations are s14,SS6,7OS; total s36,
4S9, 463.
The assets of the individual Hawai-
ians, part Hawaiian, Chinese, Portu
guese and Japanese are not given. Dc
they amount to 20 per cent. of the as.
sets of the corporations which are Gown.
ed substantially by the Anglo-Saxons
Do they amount to Is per cent?
The Hawaiians, Japanese, Chinese
and Portuguese pay AT per cent. of the
taxes, while the great sugar and bust
ness corporations, with all other Amer
leans and Europeans pay only SO per
cent. that is to say only per cent.
more.
Knowing as we all do, where the
wealth and capital of the country is
placed, and knowing as We do, the rela-
tive poverty of the natives and the
Asiatics, the glazing inequality of tax
alton becomes very apparent.
The japanese, mainly laborers on
small wages pay 1852 per cent. of the
taxes, while the Americans and Euro
peans pay 5.62 per cent. more.
The Japanese and the Chinese pay
2S.36 per cent, or nearly one-third of
the entire taxation.
1t is said that if the assessment lists
are carefully examined, the details of
this gross inequality will be apparent.
We do not now discuss the interests
of the native Hawaiian in this matter.
They have had, and now have the full
est power to participate in the regula-
ton of taxes.
We have, for sufficient reasons, cut
off the. Asiatics from any participation
in the Government. We deny them rep
resentation. We tax them without
their consent We claim to be lust"
to them.
The dominant power is, therefore,
under solemn, moral; if not strictly
legal obligation, to see to it, that they
are equitably taxed. 1t is probable that
if they could get this strange and abb
surd system of taxation fairly before
the Courts, they would secure a read
justment of it.
If We refuse to let 10000 men, who
contribute to, almost make, the pros
perity of the Islands, have any part in
the Government, we voluntarily as
sumo the double and triple obligation
of dealing with them. We post at
every cross-road of American soil.
the notice that Christian civilization"
dominates here? 1t is part of our an
nexation literature. We boast of re-
deeming the 'eathen, as Kipling calls
them. But would it not be well to call
a halt for while and look over this
business of taxing these 'eathen, who
have no voice in the matter? 1t is not
for them to demand equity. 1t is for us
to do equity, even if it takes off one
per cent. from 40 per cent. dividend. |
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-04-26

preting the American Constitution. We
again challenge the Star to give its
readers the opinion of any American
lawyer here, affirming nonsense alleged
to be uttered by General Grosvenor.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-04-26

President Mckinley probably takes
the same view of the relation of Ha-
wsii to the United States that Presi-
dent Harrison did.
When Mr.. Stevens raised the Ameri-
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-04-26
5 CENTS A GALLON.

Look after your cess
pools, water closets and
garbage barrels. They are
fever producers. Keep
them free from offensive
odors.
1t saves doctors bills.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-04-26
OD()R[ESS AND HARMLESS.

Much simpler and more
convenient than Chloride
Of Lime, Carbolic Acid
and many other disinfec-
tants. Used in all the
prominent Hospitals and
Public Buildings through
out the United States.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-04-26
AIf-Gl|OTiG
Boiler Compound.

These were all put on one
surface of exactly the same
thickness and the results
were as!foIlows:
ASBESTOS ......-..IIS +
Scotch Compound. ..IcSo F
Anti-CalOriC Boiler Compound, i0i'F
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-04-26
UNEQUAL TAXATION.

We publish in another place, a table
containing the amounts of personal and
real estate taxes assessed and paid dur
ing the year 1897.
An analysis by percentages shows
that of the entire amount collected
there were paid by the different ma
tionalities s75s,7OS. The percentages
are:
Per cent.
American and Euro
pean corporations. $780, 40 5000
American and Euro
pean firms -. 4O,sS5 5.s7
American and Euro
pean ............ 1S1,3S4 1923
Chinese ...... 1862 1874
Japanese ....... 95,719 1852
Hawaiians and part
Hawaiians 49,. 112,SS4 14S5
Portuguese ..... 2S,224 3.72
Various nationalities. S23 II
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-04-26
From Three Pulnits.

April %. 1898.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-08-05
Steamer Fuerst Bismarck's Good Trip.

New York, Aug 5. - The cable an
nouncement of the arrival of the Ham,
burg American line steamer Fuerst
Bismarck at therbou:g at o'clock this
morning from New York indicates that
she has beaten her previous eastward
record to Cherbourg Of days Is hours
30 minutes, made month ago, by about
an hour. Ocean liners have refrained
from making record trips this summer.
which makes the Fuerst Bismarck the
first at making one. The Fuerst Bis
marck held the Southampton eastward
record for four years till captured from
her by the American liner st. Louis in
September of last year by lead of Al
minutes. in days 10 hours IA minutes.
That record Is in turn now held by the
North German Lloyd liner Kaiser Will
helm der Crosse by cutting the time to
S days II hours s minutes in Novem-
Der, 1897.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-08-05
THE BADGERS PR ZES.
She Captures Three VessclS-N" Conflrma-
tion of Report of Nueyitas Evacuation.

s,,. C.,tures Three ycsscls-No Confirma-
ton of Report of Nuevitas Evacuation.
Kew West. aug. 5.-No confirmation
has been received here of the report
that Nuevitas, the chief port of the
nrovince of Puerto Principe, had been
evacuated by the Spaniards after
| bornhardment by American warships.
The auxiliary cruiser Badger, which
"a injured three prizes at Nuevitas on
Julv 26 and left with them that day for
the Tortugas. has arrived here. Captain
snow said that at the time of his de-
nart,re all but about 1,S00 Spanish
troops had left the city and general
evacuation was expected, but that TO
all intents and purposes the place was
stiII held by the enemy and there had
heen nothing in the nature of an at
tack. The large gunboat Pizarro and
tho armed tugs Anita and Yumuri were
in the harbor
rho only Intelligence of the reported
assault and evacuation of Nuevitas was
that furnished on July 26 by Lieutenant
Colonel Rojas of the insurgent forces
to Commander Maynard ol lhe gun
boat Nashville at Gibara.
The Radger was covering the block
oae station at Nuevitas on July rs when
ono of the Spanish boats slipped stern
snnamost To the mouth of the harbor
and took a peep at her. The enormous
s,,u ~ the American ship. bristling with
Mnrdenfeldt guns, scared her and she
....;a, hack to shelter. A little while
later however, three vessels were CD
a owning ont in excellent forma-
lion and Captain Snow thought goou
III q
he "a the mouth of the harbor ana pre-
w ~. olive them q vociferOus greet
;na when Il was discovered that IN
ms 80 ,,ryhoats the advancing ships
~,,ere j.. tug. brgantine ana barge
W ,,s+ two in tow, all flying Spanish
ara nod Cross flags. couple OF sho.s
anu ,,ounder we're fired in their d.
.aot;on and they promptly surrendered.
.., . ,,os the Humberto Rodriguez,
enc and new and worth ABOUT S.o'oVo
lr,'e I..,..,,+;pa WAS the Safi. and the
.aro yos the San Fernando. A party
From the Badger boarded the pli~es ,sish
found distributed over them 1oo
soldiers. who, it was SAID i". .N,do
dared to Havana by General "a thara
The surgeon in charge assert 80
wore six cases of yellow leNei ati.n
the troops, but careiui ord
Inv the Badgers doctor anu az rro,t,,-
nv other physicians at the lotion
gas showed there was ho ad Cross
among the men and that the l'eu 0'
flags were used as decoE' ,,Js-
The Badger proceeded win ne' ,nhere
oners from Nuevitas to Havana, 1oyell,
she reported to Commodore ,nas At
who ordered them to the Tortus n;ra+ad
that place Captain Snow colil' n'.;ns and
with the Washington authori'lss al"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-08-05
REVOLUTION IMPENDING.
Outbreaks Feared In China-MissiOnarie
Liable to Suffer.

Liable to Suffer.
San Francisco, Aug. 5.-News Of ar
impending revolution in China is fur.
nished by G. i. Sevey president of the
American Steam Navigation company
who arrived on the steamer Doric.
He fears a violent outbreak among
the hordes OF Chinese in both the north.
ern and central provinces and believes
that great loss Of life and destruction
of property will result. The mission
aries scattered throughout the country
he thinks, will be great sufferers. He
says:
Owing to the effects Of the drought
restitution is certainly impending fol
millions of natives. The poorer classes
have been squeezed by the mandarins
and Chinese governors till there is Meth
ing left but a mere existence. This
year there will be nothing for the gov
errors to draw out of the people.
There are several thousand Ameri-
can missionaries working In northern
and central China. and when the up
rising comes. as think 1t will, for the
famine stricken Chinese will fight for
food, they will be first to suffer. The
American missionaries are we'll treated
In China especially by the poorer class
es but when a Chinese population be-
comes mad in their rage for food they
level all distinctions and sweep every
thing before them. In Wuhhu an out
break was threatened recently, but the
English governor, acting for the Chi
nese government, dared the mob. He
furnished his troops with rifles and
waited for any attack that might come.
He in turn threatened utter destruction
to the Chinese discontents IL they at
tempted violence"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-08-05
GEN. STONES DANGER,
His Retreat to Adjuntas Was Cut Off
~ Spaniards.
HE WAS RECOMMENDING.
With q Small Force He Encountered tho
Enemy At Utado and Was Pock-
eted-LAte News From
Porto RicO.
IE WAS ACCOMMODATING G.

Ponce. Island OF Porto Rico, Aug. s.
General Roy Stone, while reconnoiter-
ing northward along the road leading
to Arecibo, on the north coast, with a
company Of the Second Wisconsin regi-
ment, encountered opposition at Utua-
do, where a small force Of Spanish reg
ulars and volunteers had been instruct
ed by Captain General Macias to resist
to the bitter end. The Spaniards re-
FUSED to surrender, and General Stone
telephoned back to Adjuntas that he
would push on, aided by force of ma
tives armed with machetes. Before the
messengers left Adjuntas, where u men
had been left, a Spanish force was re-
ported to be between General Stone and
Adjuntas, pocketed on the trail be-
tween Adjuntas and Utuado, in the
heart of the mountains. AS the troops
have to move in single file, ten men can
stop regiment. General Stones mes
sengers rode all night.
The Spaniards are reported to be ad-
vancing. though this is not generally
believed. In addition to the regular
Notifications at Aibonitas, on the road
to San Juan, 1t is reported that the en-
envy had mined the cliffs, preparatory
to blocking the road il obliged to retire.
San Martin, the Spanish commander
here who evacuated this place without
orders, is prisoner at San Juan de
Porto Rico. He will be tried for cow
ardice and will probably be executed.
A Flank Movement.
The plan Of campaign is not fully de-
termined upon. but the natural strength
of the Spanish position at Aiboni.as
and the character of the defensive
works erected there necessitate a flank
movement. The turning movement was
inaugurated when General Brooke land
ed 5000 men at Arroyo. so miles east OF
here. From there he can strike the mill
itary road leading to San Juan de Porto
Rico, at Cayey. beyond Aibonitas. This
will compel the Spanish commander.
General Otega. who has a great reputa-
ton, to abandon his stronghold or be
caught between two fires.
The transport Massachusetts, having
on board Troops A and c of the New
York cavalry. the Philadelphia troop.
the Sixth cavalry and the Eighth in
fantry, is aground here. The Ro-
mania. with four batteries Of artillery
under the command Of Major Rodney.
Is aground at Guanica. The transport
Washington, with the Fourth Pennsyl-
vania regiment. and the Seneca. with
Colonel Querto's regiment. are landing
there. The Eleventh and Nineteenth
regular infantry regiments and Troop
B of the Second cavalry have disem-
barked here.