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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-05-31
GREAT BRITAIN'S ULTlMATUM
Report That the French Have Been
Ordered Out Of Africa.
France, II Is Alleged, Has Been Plainly Told
10 Withdraw Expeditions From the
Hinterland.

London, May 20.-A grave re-
port, having it's origin in official
circles, has caused serious I'M
easiness today in quarters not
often disturbed by political
rumors. 1t is to the effect that
the British Government served
notice on France several days ago,
in terms amounting to an ultima
tum. that she must renounce all
claims in he African Hinterland
within month, aud withdraw her
expeditions and represen atives.
The correspondent does not
venture TO vouch for the story, but
it is significant that it fiods ready
rredspce among persons whose
knowledge and judgment are en-
tiled to respect.
Th impression has been gen
eral for some days that the recent
speeches of Lord Salisbury and
Mr.. Chamberlain were intended
TO prepare the nation for a grave
announcement.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-05-31
SPANISH HONOR"

I"Spansh honor was saved at Manila. "-Sagas
n an interview.
We did not notice H. swear.
We saw some sinking warShips there
Or heard Spanard's final prayer
The while our cannonS thunder
Rolled DER the bay and down the shore;
While all your decks were red with gore
And Spanish seamen prayed or swore.
Ere ships and men went under.
II you saved honor. very we'll;
Twas all you saved, from out that hell
OF rendng shot and bursting shell,
For which your record pleaded;
We sunk your ships we Sted your guns;
We set Deaths seal upon your sons;
Your blood ran forth as water runs
So trifles were not needed.
And what S your honor3 II Is told
In dark deeds done for lust Of gold,
In crimes whose tale the centuries hold
Your hohor is dishonor;
Murder and rapne in the past
Have stalked where er your shade was cast,
And Cuba merely was the last
To feel your clutch upon her.
You talk of honor, soiden SPAIN
You while the torn and shattered Maine
RIOTS where you set the deadly train
Hell holds its honor higherl
And II such honor, SOOth to tell,
Was all you saved from out that hell
In which the Spanish squadron fell
Your hour Of fate draws nigherl
IA. J. WAREHOUSE in Los Angeles Times.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-05-31
Value For Value.

When you want to get the value
of your money go and examine the
large stock of carriages, wagons
aud harness at Schuman's Car
riage Repository, Club Stable
Block, Fort street. He has
just received ex W. G. Irwin a
new line of horse millinery also
a few of the celebrated Cortland
jump seat buckboards with cano.
py tops, finished in light colors
throughout. They are beauties.
Come and examine them. Prices
of all these goods are lower than
elsewhere.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-05-31

Nicely furnished rooms at the
Popular House, l54 Fort street,
from Sl.O0 per week up. .
For a nice clean shave or an
artistic hair cutdrop in to the Elite
Barber Shop, King street, near
Alskea.
Mechanics Home. corner Hotel
aud Nuuanu streets, lodging by
day, week or month. Terms: rs
and 30 cents per night. 81, and
81. Is per week.
The evening times., 1898-10-22
FIELD TACTICS.

capt. Palmer C. Wood. of the Twelfth
Infantry. the regiment which figured 50
prominently in the attack upon FL Caney
and in the three days fighting at san
Juan HILL says the Chicago Post. was
visitor today at the Office of Major Fred
erick A. Smith chief cOmmissary Of the
Department Of the Lakes. Major Smith
was an aide upon Major Gen Shat
rer-s staff. and as in the regular army
service he is an officer in the Twelfth.
ne and Capt. Wood exchanged many rem
iniscences of time spent together in
service on the frontier and near each
other in the campaigning against San
tiagO.
That field practice, or sham battles. as
the initiated would call it," Capt. Wood
said. "on the plains near Fort Nio5rara,
Neb where the Twelfth was stationed.
was of the greatest value in the attack
on FL Caney II was wonderful TO see
how the men would advance. taking shell
ter behind every rock. bush or undula-
ton. The men would creep forward a
few steps. then there would be a mo-
ment-s wait, and then there would be an
other small advance My company \.
and Capt t'lark's company We're n~xt TO
each other opposite the stone fort. and
although a heavy fire was being poured
upon Us all the time. Company \ lost
but one man killed and one wounded.
shot through the hand Those tactics
with which We became 50 familiar in the
field practice out on the plains were con-
stantIy on my mind and the training we
received there was. in my opinion, tbs
greatest factor for victory with such a
trifiing loss. The craftsmanship Of the
men was fine, too. speaking well for their
target practice
The evening times., 1898-10-22
LONDON NIGHT SCHOOLS.

One of the most important c=a- ge3
contemplated by the London school
board in its evening schools is the es-
tablishment of commercial schools III
conjunction with the London chamber
OF commerce. To fully appreciate til;
new departure it should be understood
that it is to be uncompromisingly COM
mercial in it's spirit. The London cham
ber OF commerce has set the hallmark cf
its appreciation upon it b. it's members
agreeing TO accept for places in their of
fees such students of the schooi as OBJ
tain the certificates offered BY the cham
Der for proficiency in CONNER cial Enowl-
edge. But this practical partnership be-
tween board and chamber would psr-
haps count for little were il not for the
fact that in every case members OF the
chamber have resolved to give prefer.
ence to the holders of the certificates as
against all other aspirants to service in
their offices. Here at any rate we may
be creating the means of breeding the
men best fitted by nature to bear The
brunt of the commercial warfare of the
future.
The curriculum includes accounting.
bookkeeping, algebra, commercial aritn-
training, precise writing, commercial
geography, commercial history, political
economy, shorthand and typewliting.
and the modern languages. Having re-
gard to the incalculable Importance of
modern languages i'll present-day COM
merce, the school board is entitled to no
little praise for the manner in which it
has devised its scheme of language
Classes with a view to achieving the
highest possible results. Overcrowding
Is to be avoided, tutorial Classes for in
dividual help are to be formed, and re-
vision of some work is to be undertaken
at convenient opportunities. Every as
sistance is to be given. moreover. in the
formation of conversational societies.
and in the advanced classes English is u
be spoken as little as possible. Pronun-
citation for business purposes, 1t is a So
interesting TO note. is 10 be kept steadily
In view. anu special viva voce classes
are contemplated for the purpose of en-
abiins students to acquire knowledge
of the technicalities, customs and for
malities of shipping houses. and to be-
come conyersant with the equivalents in
French and German of colloquial bus
ness phrases and terms and OF the
| names of the great variety of goods
| shipped TO and from England. Nor is
| all this laudable enterprise to stop al
| French and German. Glasses in Span
| ish, Portuguese and Italian are TO be
| formed if sufficient number of stu
| dents present themselves To study those
| languages. The principal himself Will
| preside over a class for the study OF
| the life and duties of citizen.
The school board last year spent SELL
225 on evening education. This year its
y1rIni i1h
| should be the best possible proof to
| scoffers that evening continuation class
| es, although held in board schools, have
! som nat hing slihSt nntiaI 10 offer
The evening times., 1898-10-22
Promoting wkIsLer~.

tFrou the Cincinnati EuqUiTFr.1
indianapolis. Oct. 9-The Indiana state board
Of health Is developing more kinks than can b.
covered by an enumeration table Ev,rything sp-
paTently Is falling under the ban OF the State
beard The diItriEe this week j. directed 3InSt
the barber and circular has been prepared
warning patrons against the razors. shaving
brushes scissors. clippers. combs, and whatever
else fnrms part OF the working psTaphsrnaiiI,
unless the same has been chemically treated
suggssted by the board Whenever b + called
into use As a result Of its investigation the
beard declares tldt in all this great state there
is net a single hal Der or hardresSer who can
honestly say that his Instruments are absolutely,
completely and scientifically >aie in regard 70 the
possibility OF conveying Infection With this
declaration made plain by all the force of very
assertive language. the State board laws down
rules which must be followed by the barber to
CONFORM to which would necessiJate the add ton
Of labO atory and not a few chemical appliances
The funny part of IT is many patrons tIkinS
this in coed faith and already very much
alarmed ever the possibility OF incubation by
some species OF bacilh, which may be both car
niverous and with the appetite of n vegetarian.
aad there IS already falling Oft in custome :
wkiIc the BARRIERS are beside themselves WITH rage
Men are now growing boards who really look hid
eous in their scTaggy adornment- To what !, myth
the new fad will go Is problem.
The evening times., 1898-10-22

else of prompt and great Judgment to
avoid the loss of one of our best ships
and the escape of the Colon.
The people who have maintained
that Schley was entitled to whatever
glory belonged to the directing au-
thority in the battle, had no prejudice
and no feeling of any kind against
Sampson until the latter showed his
purpose to wrest from the real hero
the credit that belonged TO him alone.
The long official report of Sampson
violated all the requirements of good
taste and confirmed the opinion that
he was resolved to Wear laurels that
he had not won. When the various re-
ports We're in, il was seen that there
were movements on the part both of
our ships and those of the enemy that
called for an instant decision on the
part of Schley. and on the wisdom of
his judgment depended great deal.
The report of the Sampson Board
covers every movement of every vessel
engaged in the battle, and also of the
New York, SIMPSONS ship, at every
moment. AT one time the Brooklyn
(Schleys ship was in such a position
that she was bound 10 obstruct the
operations Of other vessels, besides in
curing the risk of being sunk. With
a mastery turn, Schiey carried her
exactly where she should be in order TO
do effective work against the Colon
and make the escape of that fast-sail-
ing ship impossible. If Sampson had
all the foresight a clairvoyant pro-
fesses to have he could never have
planned for this moment and this
method of completing the destruction
of the enemy. Therefore, it has been
obvious tc fair minded men. who have
simply desired that justice should be
done. that in refusing to mention
Schley in his report and in forcing on
public attention his phrases about
everything having been done in ac-
cordance with his previous designs,
Sampson has been guilty of an abuse
OF his authority in order to rob hero
of his deserved honors.
No matter what claims may be here
after made by the bureaucratic asso-
ciates of Sampson, the people have
knowledge enough of the facts and
common sense enough to give their
applause to the modest commander
who has given the credit of the victory
to the men behind the guns
The evening times., 1898-10-22
OYSTERS AND TYPHOID.

The germs of typhoid fever, as the re-
cent experience in the army camps shows,
are expert in finding their way from one
person To another. 1t has been reported
by a medical commission that the swarms
of flies were probably the most common
cause of the infection in these cases, car
rying the germs on their feet from the
sinks to the kitchen. 1t is now asserted
that oysters may be a means of transpor-
tation of the germs writer in the
Youths Companion says:
Typhoid fever is generally regarded at
the present day, along with cholera and
some other diseases, as belonging to the
class of 'water-borne affections. In 9TH
er words, it is believed that the germs of
such diseases are carried and perhaps
propagated in water. There is little
doubt that this theory of typhoid fever
is correct, and that in tracing any ex
tended epidemic of the disease 10 its
source We must first of all examine into
the condition of the water supply.
Drinking water has been proved TO be
the cause of the spread of typhoid fever
in many epidemics in this country and
England. but there is little comfort in
this for those who habituaIly drink some
thing stroger than water because. al
though during an epidemic the drinking
water may be made safe by boiling, this
is not enough
IF the water is contaminated the germs
may be introduced into the body while
brushing the teeth or washing the face
Or again. salads and fruits which are
eaten raw may be contaminated by the
water in which they are washed. Ty-
phoid fever has sometimes been spread in
a city. whose water supply was above re-
~ of m
Milk need not be watered in order to
become vehicle for typhoid germs the
germs may be introduced into cans and
bottles while these are being washed in
water drawn from a contaminated well
or brook at the dairy, Although destroy
ed by boiling, typhoid germs will resist
q freezing temperature for long time.
and have been found in ice cut from a
pond poisoned with sewage containing
the bacilli of this disease.
Another means of the spread of ty-
phoid has recently been discovered in
oysters Oystermen frequently place
oysters in brackish water near the
mouth of a creek or river in order to
fatten them before they are brought TO
market. If this place happens to be
near the mouth of a sewer containing
typhoid poison, or if the creek water
be contaminated the oysters will take
tiie virus "IlHih lieiI SHeIlS anu SO re-
venge themselves on those who eat them
raw.
In some puZzling cases of typhoid it
has been supposed that the food was in
fected by flies, which had carried the
germs long distance on their feet-a
strong argument for the proper care of
food in the fly season.
There are only a few of the ways
In which this disease may be spread. but
they are enough to show that. so far
from feeling surprise that the disorder
| should be so common, we may rather
wonder that we are not all its victims. -
The evening times., 1898-10-22
BOGUS JEWELS.

1t will surprise many to learn that
many OF the diamonds worn by women
of undoubted wealth to the opera In the
great cities. are bogus. An expert is
quoted as saying:
The custom OF wearing imitation dia-
monds and other gems" says the ex-
pert, lis now general, even in countries
where there is hereditary aristocracy
The family jewels. which have been
handed down from generation to genera
ton. and the value of which IS ENLARGED
by historic association, are not taken
from the safe half dozen times in a
generation. There is a very large =
mand for artificial jewelry nowadays
Providence r, L., is the center OF the
industry in this country and the arti-
cles produced are highly admirable as
evidences of careful and skillfu WORK
The average jeweler let alone the lay
man. is quite unable without the aid Of
chemicals, to distinguish the false from
the true. Jewelry buying is always done
by experts, who take the greatest posi-
Bile precautions. Among the most fl
cult stones 10 judge are sapphires. The
examination IS always made in the open
air. as indeed is the case with many
gems, ana OillS al particular hOur ara
under particular atmospheric conditions.
| all, of course, regulated by the amount
| direction and quality of the light. The
afternoon of cloudy day is the usual
/ time chosen. Diamonds are not so diff
cult TO judge as some other gems
There are some simple tests which
may generally be relied upon. Take a
| card and bore small round hole in it
! and then look at the hole through the
stone. If the diamond be false you viii
| see two holes; if it be genuine only one.
Again, put your finger on the other side
| of the gem and look through it. If you
| can see the grain of the skin your dia-
mond is artificial; otherwise il is genu-
| inc. OF course these tests are not alb o.
| lutely infallible with the best ma de
modern counterfeits, but they will guide
| you to the truth in ninety-niue cases out
| of a hundred. Still, it must always be
| remembered that artificial Jewels are
| being improved every day. and, conse-
| quently, rendered more difficult TO de-
| tect Some of these sham stones are
| quite costly. II is only an inferior arti.
| fetal diamond that you can purchass
| for Si5. Indeed, in many cases sets are
made up of genuine and false stones
mixed"
The evening times., 1898-10-22

The holding of an inquest over the re-
mains of the late Harold Frederic becausc
it was known that he was a believer in
Christian science, was nonsense. If the
trained and qualified physician always
cured the sick; if the practice of medicine
were anything more than empirical: If it
were possible ever to say that the en-
ployment of a physician would save the
life of a patient, then the investigation
might have some cause. But while 1t is
reasonable to believe lnaI a physician
who has made study of disease is more
competent to treat the sick than anybody
else the result of his treatment is too
uncertain to warrant the charge of self
killing against IA man who refuses TO en-
ploy him. Even if it is proper TO COM
pei the attention of a physician in the
case of a sick child, a person of mature
years and sound mind may surely be his
own judge as TO the kind of treatment he
may take.
The evening times., 1898-10-22
1t Depends.
(From the Youths Compnnion.


4 New York surgeon connected with one of tn,
post graduate medical schools Of that city was
one day on the point CT lancing felon for one OF
the students, young Southern physician. The
patient paled at sight of the knife. 1T won't
hurt" observed the surgeon, with a sympathetic
smile. Il sometimes think, he add ID. that ii
is well for surgeon to feel the point cf the
knife at least once in his life.
II saw my first hospital service in this CITY
with Dr. S. he went on, ''and no better surgeon
then to be found in America. He had a large
dyspcnsary clinic and rarely day passed that
more cases Of felon did not appear.
1T won't hurt was always his comforting as
suranee TO the patient.
THE old doctor was very irritable if a patient
made an outery bother over the laneing OF a
felon. Put your finger down there. indicating
the edge OF the table, and keep still,' he COM
manded; and truth to tell, patients, rule,
made little fuss.
Time passed on and in the mutations of life
Dr. S had a felon on his left forefnger. and il
was bad one He pouticed it and fused with
it fer about week and walked the floor with
pain at night. At last it became uncomfortable.
and he went to his assistant surgeon and said,
nervously:
:. Il say doctor, will you take look at my
fnger?'
.'The assistant surgeon looked and remarked
gravely, That ought to have been lanccd before
'Possibly-but-' said DR.. s., and then with
long breath: Perhaps you'd better lance it
new
Certainly said the assistant surgeon. Put
your finger On the table.
.'Dr. s. complied, and with face as white as
paper watched the knife. BE gentle he eau
toned: that's awful sore finger
III won't hurt remarked the assistant sur
gcon. and the sharp steel descended
''TheTe was a howl of agony from DR.. s., and
with his finger in his other hand. he danced about
the room crying. oh, oh, Oh!'
Why, remarked the assistant surgeon, .
have heard you tell patients hundreds of times
that it didn't hurt to lance felon.'
'' No doubt, no doubt you haye,' groancd DR.
S. But that depends on which end Of the knif'
man is on -
The evening times., 1898-10-22
Waiting for His Trunk
(From the New York SUM-


A lieutenant in the navy has been waiting anx-
iously for the arrival of his trunk. which he s5nt
by rail from Southern port and every time a
newsboy shouts Extra his nervous system re-
ceives shock. There possibilities in that
trunk of serious character Because OF iln s.
he was forced to leave his ship in a hurry and
proceed North. One Of his friends volunteered To
pack his trunk and send it to him by rail from
the first port touched. The lieutenant received a
letter several days ago from his friend saying
that his trunk on its way. That was good
news. The letter continued, however. with 4
denuncatiOn of baggage smashers, ard the
writer recalled the fact that his trunk had been
smashed badly that it had to be tied up with
rope before it could be delivered TO him In
packing your trunk he wrote, Il PLACID in it
loaded three FOUNDER shell, which, if the trunk
is handled properly, should reach you in safety
and prove a valuable souvenir to of your
friends. II, on the contrary, the baggage smash
ers take such liberties with your trunk as they
did with mine they will bring swift punishment
on Themselves The she'll has not exploded yet,
and as the man who packed the trunk is some
thing OF u practical joker the lieutenant is not
certain that there is shell in it, but his .ner-
vous system will not settle back to its normal
condition until his trunk reaches him.
The evening times., 1898-10-22
Non-Corrosive Metal.
(From the Chicago Tribune }


A Londcn dispatch states that some Pittsburg
capitalists are about to erect a large plant on
the Manchester Canal to employ 5000 men in the
manufacture of ''non-corOsive metal 1t is no
doubt matter OF pride to Americans that their
skill and caSital able to invade the heart of
the British factory district and compete with the
great manufacturing nation on its own ground
But what is meant by ''non-corosive metal?''
What metal is entirely non-corosive except gold ?
Silver is nearly so and copper and nickel are
less corrosive than iron. Lead and zine last well
and does aluminium, the new metal made from
clay; but they all tarnish sooner or later How
ever, as this American plant is to he established
in the heart of the English iron district, perhaps
the non-corrosive metal referred to is galvanized
iron-iron coated with zinc by means of electri-
city. This comes the nearest TO being non-cor.
rosive product of any yet found for cheap practi-
cal With the cheapening of aluminium
through modern processes this metal is fast
encroaching galvanized iron; possibly it is
this to which the rather indefinite dispatch re-
fers. 1t would be interesting TO have some moro
accurate information the subject.