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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-24

California Club INDUCES
IN New Diversion.
Everything Hawaiian at a Popular
FunCtion-DeCora and
Native Music.

! The mother country is doing great
many things of late to cultivate the
adoption of her first foster child in the
Pacific. Various societies have given
parties and receptions in honor OF Ha-
wall. but the California Club OF San
Francisco went rather ahead OF all
others by setting aside a whole day.
November Is, 10 be celebrated as Ha-
waiian day.
In the afternoon the entertainment
for was the members OF the club. In
the evening a substantial sum was net
ted for the benefit of the Public Play
ground, a large and fashionable audi
ence being present on both occasions.
The commodious rooms of the socie-
" which are situated in the Y. VI. g.
a. building were decorated with a pro-
fusion and luxuriance well represent
ing the Paradise of the Pacific. Rare
palms and other tropical plants were
loaned by the Golden Gate Park. In
glass cases and all over the walls were
paintings, tapa cloths, nets, fans, leis
quisite leaves OF the bread fruit tree,
Hawaiian flowers, photographs OF roy
alties and celebrities, mats from Nil
hau, shells from Kauai, polished poi
calabashes from which fat fingers had
formerly twisted the pasty poi. and all
imaginable trinkets and curios that
could be brought from the Islands. Chief
among the attractions were two large
and striking paintings Of the volcano
of Kilauea, by Joe Strong, lent by
Major Hooper. Other paintings were
by Tavernier, Hitchcock and others
who have found inspiration in Island
scenes. Consul Charles \. Wilder had
been exceedingly kind in lending flags,
expressly for the occasion. Old silver,
Kalakaua porcelain, koa calabasheS
and objects OF art innumerable had
been lent by Charles r. Bishop, DIR.
Winslow Anderson, and others.
The programs, both for the afternoon
and evening. were representative of the
occasion. Papers and essays on Ha-
wall, native songs and music, accom-
panied by the taro patch and the uku-
lele, made quite an object lesson in the
entertainment The speech of the ev-
ening was made by Samuel Shortridge,
who talked upon the Islands, their past
and future. The evening was closed
with a delicious cup of Kona coffee and
very dainty refreshments served by
pretty young girls. During the supper
patch and ukulele accompaniment. The
day was pronounced one of the most
successful in the history of the club.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-24
The Silent Barber shop.

Joe Fernandez. successor to the firm
of Pacheco & Fernandez, proprietor OF
the Silent Barber Shop, on Hotel
street, has been instrumental in build
ing up one of the best trades in the
city. When this shop was opened up
on the elaborate scale of the present
day, many predicted that the business
was short lived, but by the courteous
treatment and manner OF handling
their customers this shop has built up
a handsome trade and a reputation for
cleanliness.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-24
Sidewalk Riding

y number of wheelmen propose 10
petition the authorities for permission
TO ride on the sidewalks out of the
business center during the rainy sea-
son. In number of places this is al
lowed on condition that the wheelmen
dismount when overtaking or meeting
a pedestrian.
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Variety Enough for All.

The year 1898 opened at the New York
theatres on Monday with the doors of two
~playhouses only, the newest ones, closed to
patrons. At two houses, an ususual thing
even in the varied record of New York
amusements, SHAKEsPEAREiS "As You
Like 1t" was presented. On the other
hand, to the delight of many of the g old
theatregoers" of whom one hears so much
and sees SO little, "Il Trovatore" was
heard at n theatre for eight success
sive, II not continuous, performances, and
"Humpty Dumpty" lin ~marionettes) was
announced at another.
Managers nowadays often make the titles
of their plays describe the chief character,
and thus we have 1.-The Ballet Girl" I" The
Circus Girl, 1.-THE Telephone Girl, The
French Maid" "Ths Hired Girl" and
"The Model" There is "The Highway
man" and 1.-The Little Minister" 1.-THE
Dangers of a Great City" and "The Salt of
the Earth" 1.-THE Governors" and 1.-The
Conquerors," 1.-THE Irish Gentleman" and
the "Secret Enemy" and "Gayest Man
haitian" And the variety shows still
bloom. Certainly no subdivision of public
taste In New York is unprovided for dur
ing the first week of the enlarged metrop-
oils and a theatregoer, whether a resident
or a stranger in New York, must be hard
to please il from among this assortment of
old and new plays he cannot find at least
one to conform with the requirements of
his taste in such matters.
At no time before, perhaps, has the as.
sortment of plays offered to the theatre,
going public OF New York been more
varied than 1t is at present.
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Full accounts of the Interstate Cake
Walk which enlivened New Years night at
Wichita, that seat Of all festivity in Kansas,
have not reached the waiting East, but it
must have been a glittering pageant. And it
had a positive permanent value beyond its tenn.
porary frivolities. 1t revealed n new field for
the genius of statesmen. Seats were reserved
for Governor JON w. LEEDy, and some other
Kansas officials. and for Governor BARNES fox
lahoma and his staff. 1t might be supposed
that a Governor of Oklahoma could find fun
enough at home, and probably BARNES came to
see LEEDY, who is worth travelling a good
many miles to see. LEEDY is perhaps the finest
composite and all-around Populist statesman in
Kansas. 1t seemed a few days ago as il there
was nothing about which he had not expressed
his views tumultuously; but now he has studied
cake walks. and is going to introduce them
among the Populist brethren.
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Two More Universities.

One has been founded in Kansas, one in
Columbia College, which is not far from
Kansas, whatever geographers may say. DR..
f. B. LAWRENCE of Ell Dorado, which is
not a good place for IN a~rgyromaniac and
National Free Silver committeeman to hail
from, has established the Cooperative Po-
litical Library Circle, Through which it
is proposed to organize silver and reform
forces and supply the local organizations
with political literature. The principal
objects to be attained are to get books and
literature at wholesale prices and through
the library to put them within the reach of
all and second, to faithfully study the
great political problems now pressing for
solution" Among the eminent thinkers
who think we'll of the Cooperative Library
Circle are the Hon. JOHN w. LEEDY, Gov
ernor of Kansas, and the Hon. SILAs HoL-
COMB, Governor of Nebraska. 1t is under
stood that the new institution, which
means to have branches In every town, will
admit graduates of the Hon. JOHN BRIs-
BEN WALKERS Type-Written University
to degrees dd eundcm.
The new Columbia University has Prof.
CHARLES SPRAGUE SMITH of the old Column
bia to manage and direct 1t, and among the
gentlemen who lave consented to advise
and direct it are the Hon. JOHN BROOKS
LEAvITT, the Hon. ALBERT SHAW, the
Hon. SAMUEL GoMPERs, and the Hon. ST.
CLAIR MCKELwAY, formerly of Albany.
1t is to be called the Peoples Institute; its
principal object is the teaching of "~sociol.
ogy," general" contemporary" and
American = and the teaching is to be in.
spired.
OF the seven departments into which the
studies of the institute scholars are divided
psychology occupies two, while another is
to deal with the discussion of questions OF
the day, i. e., sociology" again. Art,
ethics, language and literature, mathe.
mates, music, natural science, philosophy,
and religion are all present or accounted
for in the plan of the institute, but "~sociol,
ogy" is to be the main thing in it. Here is a
section Of the plan:
Emphasizes those departments of knowledge
which contribute to the solution OF the social prob.
lem"
The essential characteristics OF the educational
system of the Institute are that chief Importance will
be attached to Inspiration"
In spite of the fact that the professors of
SOCIOLOGY" in the institute are inspired,
it's graduates will not be admitted to de,
grees dd eundem by the university at FL
Dorado. 1--WE must draw the line some
where" says DR.. LAWRENCE.
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form. The indications throughout the
Union arc that the next National Demo.
cratic Convention will be harmonious, II
not absolutely unanimous, in It's DECLARE
tions Of policy and principle.
Very likely, influences like those Of Tam.
many may be used to bring about some
modification in the currency propositions
Of the Chicago platform, but they will not
be put forward In the threatening way
Mr.. WATTERsoN suggests, and may be
all the more potent for that reason.
However they are received, 1t may be as
sumed that the platform and ticket of the
convention will have the unanimous APP
prevail and support of the Tammany dele
cation and of the delegations generally.
In the Republican party we are unable to
discover the indications of rupture fore
seen by Mr.. WATTERsoN. 1t Is true that
in this State there Is nov a malicious and
vindictivc faction which is seeking to pro-
duce such disruption locally, but as that
revolt touches no question of party prin.
ciplc and is purely personal, 1t cannot
make itself felt in a national convention.
A few malcontents are seeking to defeat
the Republican party in this State at the
election of next year, but their motive is
80 manifestly revenge merely because they
cannot boss its organization, that 1t can
have no potency in the broad field of ma
tional politics. 1t is too petty, too per-
sonal, too parochial.
So far, therefore, as we can discern the
indications Of the political situation as it
is now, they point to an even squarer
fight between Organism and the Republican
party in 1900 han we had in 1896. The
"National Democrats" have already disap-
peared. They have no existence even as a
faction, and the bottom has dropped out Of
their platform. Organism may undergo
some slight changes in its guise, but that
there will be any essential transformation
in it is suggested by nothing which has
yet appeared in the political situation since
the election of 1896.
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Some of the ideas and methods of the
Don't Worry clubs are not exactly clear. but 1t
seems to be true of them that they perceive tho
possibilities involved In tho fact of the supe-
riority of will. and that In case they find them.
selves worrying about any particular thing they
correct themselves and eliminate the worry by
thinking OF something else. Perhaps this is
always possible. 1t seems reasonable enough
to suppose that one worrying about the soup
may find relief by diverting the attention and
fixing 1t strenuously upon tho cheese. 1t may
be, indeed, that some are too weak-Ininded to be
qualified to succeed in such an Undertaking as
this; but even to try to do 1t would be excellent
exercise, quite regardless of the success or fail
ure of the event. II Is easily supposable that
conditions might establish themselves in which
1t would require a past master in tho science Of
not worrying to assure satisfactory results.
Thus II one should DO In q field. and should
behold an angry bull rushing upon one.
and there should be no chance to get
away, 1t would require a very high order of
don't-worry ability to think of something else.
Very likely II one were competent to think of
something else 1t would be all that would be
needed In order TO divert the bull. OF course. 1t
would DO no sort OF . situation for q novice. 1t Is
Q Iaot, however, that GOETHE and other philoso.
pliers before him have declared that anybody
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The Doctrine or the Roman Catholic Church
Explained by n Member.

W - Uu'oG
ToTHE EDITOR OF THE UN-Sir: Referring to
the letter of r. n. T. in THE SUN of 3lst ult., per-
nit a Roman Catholic to say that the facts that
Father Muller published a book entitled Fa-
miliar Exposition of Roman Catholic Doctrine"
and that Cardinal Gibbons approved the same,
do not make the teachings of such a book Cath
Ollie doctrine; such doctrine must be gathered
from tho definitions of the Holy See and the con-
sensus of opinion among theologians upon mat
tors not defined. The statement from the
book in question that Professionals never had
any faith in Christ Is ridiculous when it
is considered that one Of the strong insistments
Of the Church of Rome is against the distinc-
lively Protestant doctrine that faith alone in
Christ. without the merit of good works. is sufii-
cient for salvation.
The dogma that "outside the Church there Is
no salvation" requires a far more profound con-
sideration than one gets from a perusal of
Father MIller's book. We must distinguish be-
tween the soul and the body Of the Church and
between formal and material h%eretics, &c.
CATHOLICS and Pedestrians can and do unite in
the belief that there Is no salvation except
through Christ John xiv, 81. Catholics also
claim that the merits of Christ are applied
and with which He promised to remain until the
end of time Matt. xvi, 10, and xviii. 20l, and
holy universal, and apostoiic. is none other
than the Roman Catholic Church.
NOW. they belong to the soul OF, the Church
who have the spiritual life abundantly which
Christ came to give John <. TO-; and who are
they belong to the body of the Church Ia
visible, external orgapization), who are bap,
with those who have authority in the Church.
The dogma that outside the Church there is no
salvation. must be understood of the soul of the
Church. But 1t cannot be said that one who by
his own fault remains outside the body of tho
Church belongs at the same time "a, the soul.
These words. by his own fault. would themselves
admit of extended treatment. but the writer
must not claim too much space.
The points here set down are hardly more than
suggestive. but may indicate the lines on which
II. n. 7. must investigate in order to ascertain
the entire teaching Of the Church Of Rome on
the matter in discussion. Tho Church condemns
no one TO eternal punishment; her ~sevorest act
is that of exc1mmunication; which does not At;
those who will not hear her. Christ himself said.
Let them he to thee as the heather and the
publican" Matt. xviii. III. But even them
she strives TO convert and save, and II at times
her efforts appear unsuccessful. she still leaves
them TO the Infinite mercy of God. +. A. +.
LAMBERTyILLE Jan. ..
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The Election of O o

Mr.. HENRY WATTERsoN, writing ON
ssThe Political Outlook" in the Forum
magazine, suggests the possibility, even the
probability, of "a q~uadrilateral contest for
the Presidency, with candidates CORE.
spending to Low and TRACY, GEORGE and
VAN WICK"
So far as the Democracy are concerned,
the reasons leading him to such a forecast
are, in brief, his assumption that the
Organizes will bolt If they are not able to
control the National Democratic Conven-
tion, and hat the "more conservative"
Democrats, sled by Tammany," will bolt
* they are outvoted by the Bryanites.
Neither side, concludes Mr.. WATTERsoN,
can afford to be beaten and submit to the
domination of the other in the party organ
t~sation. "Can Tammany afford itF' he
ssks. "Can men Xix Hill and WHITNEY
and GoRMAN afford itg' The triumph of
Organism in the convention. he says, will
involve the "shipwreck of their local or
Ranization," and to "save themselves"
they will have to bolt and go it alone.
The conflict between the two wings of
the Democracy is the more inevitable, in
the view of Mr.. WATTERsoN, because of
the late success of the Democratic candi-
dates in the election where the Chicago
platform of 1896 was ignored. He foresees,
- a natural consequence, that an attempt
will be made by "multitude of Democratic
counsellors" to repeat the ignoring in the
new platform of 1900. The trademark"
Of Organism being free silver, that % faction
II committed to the repetition in 1900 of
the campaign of 1885," and, accordingly,
II I" sure to bolt the convention" IL 1t can.
not have its way. Thus he brings two op-
posing Democratic candidates into the
field, Organism supporting the one and
TAmmany marshalling the followers of the
other. Nor does he see a much better chance
for Republican unity. Though not threat.
ened by such imminent and obvious p~erils."
1t 10 not improbable that the apparent
benefts reaped by the "policy of evasion"
1T the late election in States which In 1890
turned from the Democratic party to Nc.
KrNLEY will induce powerful efforts for its
Imitation by the national convention of
1900. Nor Is 1t unlikely that Tammany's
Influence will be exerted to that end. No
Indication OF any such irreconcilable dis
cord as Mr.. WATTERsoN predicts, however,
can now be discerned in the Democratic
situation. The signs at present point rather
toward harmony. The delegates from New
York to the national convention of 1900 are
not likely to repeat the unavailing protest
against the great majority made in 1896,
but will rather demonstrate their regularity
by asserting to its will with all cordlallty.
No bolt In case Of the triumph of either
Organism or Its opponents need be expected
from Tammany. The New York organiza.
ton may be relied upon to remain scrupu,
lousy regular whichever side obtains the
rnAstery in the convention. Nor does there
appear at present any Indication In any
State Of the possibility of the election of
delegation whlsh will bolt a Bryanite plat
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Some most regrettable observations about
tho decadence of oratory fall, and fall hard,
from the lips Of our learned contemporary. tho
Memphis Commercial appeal. mo doubt"
says this too quick despairer, there were
orators in China and Persia when the recorded
centuries were much fewer in number. before
DEUCALIoN took ship, and before Atlantis
sunk. but nothing can be moro ludi-
crous than the gibble.gabblc of these
people Mt the present day. Civilization
produces and p~erfects oratory. but, like
CHRoNos, devours its own offspring DEMOS
THEMES and the Romans follow in the sad
procession. Why is this woo in Memphisl In
Nashville there is an orator the like Of
whom in general pyrotcchnics and the dis
charge of fiowery bombs was never seen in
Persia. China. Greece. Rome, or anywhere else.
Atlantis would still show its nose above water.
IL Bob TAYLOR could fire a speech over 1t.
CHRoNo would have changed his diet IL he
could have had BoB's fresh.baked words to eat.
Yet it has occurred to some philologers that
Bob would have been even more rolling and
expressive in Chinese.
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two It IL proposed TO raise the pay Of the
latter rather than to cut down the pay Of
the former. The grade Of Commodore is
abolished, except for the command Of a
small squadron or for the Office of Chief of
Bureau.
viii this measure commend itself to
Congress3 So many have been the at.
tempts to solve the problem in the last five
or ten years, and so many the failures, that
there is a natural hesitation TO predict
success for the present plan. Undoubtedly
1t will have some opponents In the service
itself. yet the degree of unanimity in re.
porting It is striking. One objection, in
the eyes Of Congress. is that it will add at
least 100000 a year to the cost of the
navy personnel. Possibly n part of this
estimate can be reduced. 1t may be
practicable to get along with fewer a d
ditional officers, or to make different
provision regarding the increase OF
pay. One suggestion, for example, is that
while existing engineers transferred to the
line ought not to have their pay reduced,
yet the present line officers might remain
on their existing pay, which could also be
the standard for all hereafter commissioned
in the line from the Naval Academy. But
Mr.. ROOSEVELT makes an earnest argu-
ment in favor of carrying out the project as
proposed, even IL it does involve $60O,0 00
q year more.
The discussion of the bill will probably
not come up In Congress for a considerable
time yet, but the skill with which the
board has performed it's task is clear.
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N The decision of the Republican leaders,
10 Introduce into the Legislature a bill pro.
viding for local option in cities of the first
and second class, is as strictly in line with
Republican policy as it is contrary to DEM
6cratic policy. For many years the New
York Democratic platforms insisted upon
uniformity in liquor legislation for the
whole State. The policy Of local option Is
HRepublican policy distinctively.
The local option the Republicans propose
TO concede to these cities relates only to
tho matter of liquor selling on Sunday,
With the possibility, however, of its extern
sion to week days also. The cities of the
ilrst class, as defined by the State Constitu-
Sion, are those having a population of 25O,-
900 or more, and of the second class, those
With, n population of $4,000 and less than
100000. In the first rank are only New
FORK and Buffalo in the second are ihclud-
"a Albany, Rochester, Syracuse, and Troy.
1.-THE contemplated local option measure as
B04iquor selling, whether on Sunday alone
pfcon week days also, would not offend
against the principle of the Raine law, but
lderely extend to the cities a privilege
that law gives to towns. As we have said,
1t would be in harmony with Republican
policy in liquor legislation in many States.
It would also tend to disarm the only oppo-
sition to the Raines law which receives
public attention. The great revenue raised
by the tax reduces the burden of taxation
for the people generally; and for the liquor
dealers themselves the tax causes n reduc.
tion in the competition in the trade, which
tends to the advantage of those who can
pay it.
The proposed Republican bill will specify
che hours during which liquor can be sold
on Sunday, II the sale is permitted by the
voters; but not even the liquor dealers
themselves have asked for more, for they
know that If they made an effort to get on
Sunday the full privileges they enjoy on
week days they would arouse an opposition
70 their traffic which might prove of serious
injury to it. Even if the proposed Law was
passed it would be doubtful il the limited
privilege of Sunday selling could receive
the popular vote. The question has never
come up here, but it may be assumed that
II it arose there would be powerful opposi-
tion to any Sunday opening from the re-
ligious public more especially, and from
both Catholics and P~rotestants. Neither
the Roman Catholic Church nor II Prot
estant denomination is favorable to the
liquor business. They are against it as
draining the pockets of the poor and tend
ing to misery and immortality; and any
legalizing of the traffic on Sunday might
provoke and probably would provoke their
united opposition.
Since the granting of local option is in &C.
cordance with Republican precedent and
policy here and in other States, and op-
posed to the established Democratic policy
In New York, the treatment the proposed
measure will receive from the Democrats of
the Legislature will be awaited with con.
adorable interest.