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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-03

James X Wilder returned by the
Coptic yesterday after an extensive
trip through Japan, the Carolines
and other odd places He will re-
main here few months and then
proceed to "do" Europe.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-03
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS
Sugar, 5-l6.
The health OF Mrs. G. s. Desky
has much improved.
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Cricket this afternoon between the
U. X. and the World,
Special dinner and dance at the
Hawaiian Hotel this evening.
st. Andrews Priory School for
girls re. open on Monday next.
The night blooming cereus at
Oahu College will blossom this
evening.
The Kindergartens will open on
Monday, the 18th instant, with the
Public School.
Mr.. Y. Uchida, who arrived by the
Coptic last evening, will act as
Japanese Consul
Miss Hoffman, head of the art de
partment Of Oahu College, arrived
by the Aorangi.
Baseball at Kapiolani race track
at $3.50 this afternoon between New
York military teams.
Rev. g. l.. Pearson will lead the
mems meeting at the Y. M. @. A.
tomorrow afternoon.
The Aorangi going out and the
Coptic coming in had the full bene.
fit OF the roll at the barbor bar.
The Stock Exchange is now in
running order, and you can get your
corporation listed"
The band plays at Emma Square
this afternoon and at Makee Island
to morrow afternoon.
Mr.. Royal D. Mead is the latest
pupil from Gen. Hartwell's office
who has been given a Government
job.
The bark Johanna is scheduled to
leave New York for Honolulu on or
about October 18th. G. Brewer ~
Co. are the agents.
Friendship" will be the subject
OF Rev. 9, w. Hills lecture to
young people at the Central Ulion
Church tomorrow evening.
G. X. Stillman and Palmer Woods
arrived this morning by the Maui.
1t is FIVE years since Charlie has
been in Honolulu and he feels like
hiring guide.
The Philadelphia band had quite
large aud highly delighted audi.
ence at their concert at the Hawaii
an Hotel last evening. The applause
was frequent and hearty.
The Australia was to leave San
Francisco for Honolulu on the 2ud
inst. with freight and passengers.
She is expected here on the 9th, and
will leave four or five days after.
James X. Wilder returned by the
Coptic yesterday after an extensive
trip through Japan, the Carolnes
and other odd places. He will re-
main here a few months and then
proceed to "do" Europe.
@. G. Ballentyne has been elected
Manager OF the Honolulu Rapid
Transit and Land Company, a posi-
tion which it seems should naturally
be allotted to him after his arduous
and intelligent services on behalf of
the Company.
The Kinau will start weekly SER
vice between Hilo and Honolulu
from the 18th inst. The steamer
will leave here every Tuesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, touch at her usual
ports and return to Honolulu on
Sunday morning.
Mounted PatrolWan Lewis has
been arrested and charged with
assault aud battery on Captain Spill
ner. He will have a hearing in the
District Court on Wednesday, the
9TH inst. A. G.. M. Robertson is
attorney for Lewis.
Mr.. l.. M. Vetlesen, the manager
of the Hawaiian Hardware Co., ar
n l.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-03

Sugar, 4 5.16.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-21
Courtesy Mnde Vim Cry.

The steamer Australia, one of the trans
ports which sailed on the first expedition
to the Philippines, and returned last week,
brought an interesting story in connection
with the capture of the Ladrones, says the
San Francisco Examiner.
When the GoveKnor of the islands went
on board the Charleston to apologize for
not returning the latters salute, ne was in
earnest about the salute. Doubtless he
attributed the two shots through the fort
at Guam to the bad craftsmanship of the
Americans. Before the war all Spaniards
thought all Americans were poor shots,
out that, as Rudyard Kipling would OBJ
serve, is another story.
Capt. Glass, of the Charleston, babe the
Governor write letters to his officers on
the Islands, telling them that he was a
prisoner, and that the L.adrones were now
American property. The Governor obeyed,
and as he finished each letter, he handed
1t to the captain to read. The epistles were
satisfactory and they were sent ashore in
small boat. Just before the boat left,
the Governor called the captain aside
Your excellency," said he, will you
permit me to write letter to my wife?"
Why certainly" replied Capt. Glass,
and he gave orders to hold the boat
Inc prisoner started to dash off a few
lines in a hurried manner
Take your time, old man." said Capt
Glass, noticing his haste; take all the
time you want. There is absolutely no
hurry"
The Governor mutely thanked the COM
mander. He appreciated but could not
understand such courteous treatment
When he finished his letter, he held 1t out
to Capt. Glass.
What's this?" asked the Charleston's
master.
1T is my letter to my wife. 1t is for
you to read"
Read" repeated Glass, looking from
the letter to the Governors face Read
that letter Why, man. we are Americans
What's in that letter is between you and
your wife. 1t is as sacred to us as the
honor of our flag"
The Governor gazed at Capt. Glass in
beWLderment. Slowly he sank into a
chair and mechanically inclosed the letter
In an envelope and addressed it. He hand
ed the envelope to Capt. Glass, looked at
MN for a moment, then buried his head
in his arms on the table and burst into
tears.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-21
BETTER FoR BOTH RACES.

There is a demand for laborers in the
West The South, particularly the South
ern cities. could supply this demand with
out suffering from a dearth of laborers.
1t would be a good thing for both iNe
whites and the blacks of the South If
big minority of the blacks of the South
ern cities were TO emigrate to some other
section Of the country. Indeed. We are
| inclined to think that the rural districts
of the South would be much better off
with fewer blacks. AS the blacks moved
out white people would move in and take
their places. The whites, perhaps, would
not be any better laborers than the blacks,
but they would take up land. open up
farms and build homes for themselves,
and that the blacks do not seem inclined
10 do
The blacks, as a general thing, are sat
isfied if they can In any way get enough
to eat and sufficient clothes to cover their
nakedness. Some of the younger ones of
them are ambitious to appear well dressed,
and not a few of them manage. to get
good clothes at the expense of their storn-
achs. There are hundreds and thousands
of them in the large Southern towns who
seldom do days work. They don't want
to work Besides, the labor market is
over supplied with them. They live on
their wives or sweethearts or their women
friends, who happen to have good places
as cooks. The food is passed out TO them
through the basement windows or at the
back gates. 1t Is no mystery how they
live. If it were not for them white people
of the cities, who have comfortable homes.
would find the expense of living much
less. We have no fault to find with in
dustrious blacks. They are good Iaborers.
both in the country and in the city. But
there are too many of them for what there
Is to be done. Too many of them are
drones. And the unfortunate part of it is
that the white people have not only TO
support the idlers in the indirect ways
pointed out, but also to furnish the money
to support the negro schools. The negroes
therefore, drag down community instead
of helping to build it up.
If they had energy and enterprise they
would improve their material condition,
but they seem to be almost
wholly without ambition In this
county there are thousands of
acres awaiting cultivation, and there Is
splendid market for many things which
could be produced on little farms. About
all the butter, eggs and chickens and the
beef and pork consumed here are brought
from distant points Why should not
these things be produced near Savannah?
1t would be happy day for the South if
some of her surplus black population were
10 respond to the Western demand for
labor A burden would be lifted off the
South and the West would be benefited.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-21
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BRIGHT BITS.

why do poets wear long hair?"
"They feel more picturesque than other
people, and can't always prove 1t by their
poetry. Chicago Record.
-She-'You never did care for me. You
only married me for my money"
He-Now you are not only cruel but alb
surd. 1 should like to know how 1 could
have got your money any other way?-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Why He Refused Him-Young Poet
Why do you refuse me as a son-in-law? Is
it because tack merit?
Paterfamilias-Oh, no; it is simply on
account of lack of space. We are really
crowded for room here now.-Judge.
-"Grandpapa, said Kathleen, very Sc
riously. 81 want to ask your advice" Yes,
darling; what is it?'' asked the old gentle
man. az want 10 know what you think 1t
will be best for you to give me on my
birthday. "-Tit-Bits.
Mr.. FIoody-Now, Franklin my son, /
have at last made the great fact of the evo-
luton of species clear to you, have 1 not?
Franklin Floody-Oh, yes, papa; under
stand! before l was born, you and mamma
were monkeys. = Truth.
-Teacher-And now can any little boy or
girl tell me the name of the man who cried
because he had no more worlds to con-
ouer? No response. Cant any little boy
or girl remember? Try and think. 1t begins
with A" Shrin voice from back of room
II know! It's AlgerW-Cleveland Plain
Dealer,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-21
Another Roosevelt story.

The Rough Riders will never tire of tell
ing stories about their commander. saws
the Chicago Records New York cores
pendent. His remarkable personality
seems to have left an indelible impress
ion upon every man in the command. One
of the dude" corporals, whose father is
a multi-milllonaire, was relating his adj
ventures to a group of admring friends
at the Waldorf last night, and dwelt up
on Col. RooSevelt's ability to adapt him
self TO circumstances He described how
he always seemed to fit in and carry
himself naturally and easily, whether it
was fight or funeral" and without
the least sacrifice of discipline or dignity
was able to appear the comrade and ac-
quire the confidence of every man in the
regiment whatever his disposition or con-
dition, whether It was the praying Dutch
man. who always knelt and offered pray
er before he turned in at night, or
'-Rattlesnake Pete who never thought of
doing such thing. The following story
was then told to illustrate the able man
ner in which the colonel of the Rough
Riders adapted himself to circumstances.
The first time 1 came in personal con-
tact with Col. Roosevelt said the corporal
was when 1 was detailed one day to act
as his orderly. We were in the trenches
before Santiago and 1 followed him on
ilol SIOelNh " zen. OildlL6I HSduSlutI-
ters. AS we were galloping along he
pulled up, and turning to me, asked
What have you in your haversack that
Tattles SOP
." It's bottle, SIR answered with a
SILVER.
" What's in it,?
Whisky sir
9" Where did you get i'll beg pardon,
he instantly corrected himself; I should
not have asked the question; but from
a general knowledge of the situation I
suspect that it is probably the only bot
tie of whisky on this mountain.
." It's the only one know Of, was my
reply.
Then we must take good care of it, ,
remarked the colonel, slowly and serious
ly, showing his big white teeth. You'd
better dismount and get some of those big
soft leaves 10 wrap il in. They will keep
1t from breaking and stop that Internal
rafting. 1 suggest, too, that is would
be unadvlsable TO mention that bottle at
Skaters headquarters, because probably
it does not contain more than enough Tor
you and me- "
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-21
The Lieutcnant's Mistake.

Lieut.. Paul Mipikin of the First Ohio,
who was here last week on a visit, says
the Cincinnati Enquirer, was explaining
to quite a crowd on Change Thursday
some of the funny incidents of camp life,
especially among the volunteers. One of
the chief sources OF amusement is the
officer who is clothed with a little au-
thority"
"One day shorty after reaching Flor
ida" said Lieut. Mhlikln, "a lieutenant
saw a soldier passing his tent. "Hi, there!
Barber! Barber! Send me the barber!
Yes, sir-yes, lieutenant says the SOL
der, saluting and starting off on run.
Presently another soldier arrives, and
salutes the lieutenant.
Barber, eh?' say the lieutenant.
Yves, sir"
Then take my razor and things and
shave me quickI
'But Lieutenant
mo butts about it! tell you to shave
ne
I'm afraid, lieutenant!
What business have you to be afraid?
l tell you to shave me right Off!
The soldier seized the razor, and at the
firsl movement cut the lieutenant badly on
the cheek.
Blockhead! Scoundrelr shouted the Of
f er. Don't you know how to shave any
better than that?
No, sir, i
"You what? Aren't you the company
barber?'
No, sir I'm not a barber at all-only
my names Barber, sir. play the clarinet
In the band. SIR
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-21
Wi ut Grnnt,r Expense.

In September, 1875, there was reunion
of the Army of the Cumberland at Utica,
N. Y, at which President Grant, Gen.
Sherman, Gen. Hooker, Gen. Socum and
Gov. Seymour were present, says the
Youths Companion.
Long and loud cries arose for Grant!
Grant," who slowly rising from his chair,
expressed his pleasure at being with his
friends, but his dislike at being asked TO
speak. and his difiidence in doing So
But there are those he added, dryly,
and pointing to Sherman and others who
are not troubled with any sort of diff
derce."
The three generals present made witty,
telling speech, and then arose cries for
Seymour! Seymour
The Governor, who had been the defeat
ed Democratic candidate against Grant
for the presidency in 1868, came forward
and said:
II think have some solderly traits
myself; at all events, Gen. Grant, you
must acknowledge that In a little contest
you and l had a few years ago yau ran
a great deal better and farther than
did"
This telling allusion to the presidential
contest brought down the house. Gen.
Grant, convulsed with laughter, rose and
bowed his Acknowledgements.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-21
MILITARY CAMPS IN THE SOUTH.

The committee Of army officers who are
in the South to make recommendations
relative TO sites for winter camps for the
soldiers should be very careful not to
make mistakes. one reason why the gov
eminent has decided TO locate the camps
in the South is because of the mildness
of the Southern winters. But the commit
tee should not overlook the fact that in
the mountain sections of the South, and
even in the hill regions. the winters are
often quite severe. Snow and ice are not
infrequent in the high country of Georgia
and the Carolinas The really pleasant
weather of the Southern winters Is found
along the coast. The government, there
fore. unless it wants the troops to eX-
perience a good deal Of cold weather, Will
select sites for camps near the coast
There are plenty of sites between Char
lesion and Middle Florida where there
is an ample supply of good water and a
dry soil. In the section pointed out the
soldiers could live very comfortably IN
tents. In the mountain sections, however,
they would have to have better shelter
than is afforded by tents.
The camp sites should not be chosen
without due considera ton. The kind of
sites that should be selected can be had.
All that is necessary TO obtain them is to
make the proper inquiry for them. In
huences in favor of this or that site should
be disregarded. The committee should
follow its judgment in the matter.
The Southern people don't want the
Northern papers to have a chance to say
that the South is a fever hole, as some of
them did in speaking of the camps that
were in the South during the last summer.
They were not frank enough to admit
that there was as much, if not more, fever
in the camps in the North. Even at the
present time there is an alarming amount
of typhoid fever in the camp at Meadville,
Pa, and one reason for the abandonment
OF the camp at Montauk Point was the
fear of a typhoid fever epidemic Select
the right places in the South for the
camps and the soldiers will remain
healthy and will be contented.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-21
nAILEY On TnN sTrMP.

If the Republicans ever entertained the
idea that the Democrats had no political
capital on which 10 conduct a congress
sional campaigns this fall they have been
made aware Of their mistake by Mr.
Bailey, the leader of the minority of the
House In his speech at Chatham, Va,
on Monday, he made it quite apparent
that the Republicans have made them
selves responsible for many serious blum
ders in the management of the war, par
ticulary that part of ihe management
which relates TO the finances. He pointed
out that the people have been burdened
no necessity for such large bond issue
nor for the imposition of such heavy addi-
! tional taxes.
1t is evident that the Democrats intend
10 carefully and critically review the nnan-
cial features of the war in the cam
patgn this fan Tehre is no doubt that they
offer splendid opportunities for scathing
| criticism. The people are already FESTIVE
under the stamp tax. 1t would not be sur
| prising if a strong effort should be made
next winter TO have the tax repealed. If
the Democrats are as aggressive this
! fall as they should be, and push the fight
| ing along the line suggested by Mr..
Bailey, they viii come very near. if they
do not succeed in capturing the next
| House
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-21
sIcKNEss At SANTIAGO.

The latest report. from Santiago shows
that sickness among the troops there is
greatly on the increase. The report sent
out by Gen. Lawton on Sunday, and pub
lished in our dispatches on Monday, show
ed 1222 men and officers on the sick list
OF this number Sal were reported as suf-
fering from fever.
A dispatch in one of the New York pa
pers says: "The most noticeable fact in
the daily reports is that the so-called i'm
mune regiments, of which there are three
in Santiago, do not seem to escape more
readily than the ordinary regiments of
volunteers. OF the six deaths reported
on Sunday, four were from the Ninth
Regiment of immunes.'
There are two things to which We want
to call attention to in the foregoing. One
is that there is no particular reason why
the so-called immune regiments should be
exempt from the kind of fever that is pre-
vailing at Santiago. Our understanding
Of it is that it is not yellow fever. And
even IL il were yellow fever. most of the
men of the so-called immune regiments
would be just as liable to suffer from it as
the men of the other volunteer regiments,
because they have never had the yellow
fever, and were never exposed to It. That
fact is pretty well understood by nearly
every intelligent person of the country.
Those who have relatives and friends in
Col. Rays regiment need not feel any
apprehension on their account. A letter
received in this city yesterday, from an
officer of that regiment, contained the
statement that there was very little sick
ness in the regiment, and that, as a rue,
only those men were attacked with fever
who were careless in respect TO their
health. According to the writer of the
letter, the men who obeyed the health reg
ulations strictly were in good health and
spirits.
The rainy season is pretty nearly over
in Cuba, and by the end of this month
the weather there viii be delightful and
the health conditions away from the prin-
cipal ports viii be as good as they are In
almost any part of this country. There
viii, of course, continue to be some sick
ness among our troops in the island, be-
cause there is always a percentage of the
men of an army who cannot be induced
to pay the least attention to health rules
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-21
PERSONAL.

Gen. Bradley T. johnson in speaking
of the cordially with which Admiral
schley was received at the navy depart
ment the other day says: Public opinion
makes reputation, and Schley will receive
his due
Nine. Laloue Bernet is at the head of
one of the largest wholesale feather houses
in Paris. 1t is said that she shows any
amount of tact in her business dealings
and prefers foreigners as customers. In
the last twelve years she has increased
the annual returns of her concern from
100000 francs to 100000.
On his seventy-ninth birthday Prince
Bismarck is said to have made this con-
fesslon: MY confidence in the future
rests in the position taken by the women
of Germany. There is always a stronger
power in the elementary affections of the
womanly heart than in all the dissolVing
acids which destroy mems political par
ties"
Sir Herbert Kitchener, commanding
the expedition up the Nile, has as much
trouble with war correspondents as Gen.
Shafter had. He ordered that none but
correspondents of the more important Lon
don dalies should accompany the expe-
diion to Khartoum, and all the great
provincial daihes have been making loud
complaints about il.
-Rudyard Kipling recently received a
polite note asking if his story THE Man
Who Would Be King is founded on fact.
Mr.. Kipling conceived the inquiry to he
an attempt to secure his autograph, so he
cut out from the note the three words
1T is not" and FASTING them neatly on
a blank sheet of paper mailed 1t 10 the
inquirer without his signature
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-21
MILEs. ARMY REDrcrIoN pLAN

There are reasons for thinking that the
plan of Gen. Miles for reducing the vol
unteer force would have been more sat
isfactory than that which has been adopt
ed. In the regiments which are being mus
tered out there are many men who would
like to remain in the service, while in the
regiments which are being retained there
are many who would like to be mustered
out
Gen. Miles suggested that the volun-
teer force be reorganlzed with eight com
panies to a regiment instead of twelve, and
with seventy-five men to a company in
stead of one hundred and six as at pres
sent. This plan would have kept large
number OF regiments in the service which
could have been filled up with recruits,
if an increase in the volunteer force be-
came necessary.
The plan proposed by Gov. Atkinson was
somewhat similar to that of Gen. Miles. He
wanted the war department TO make two
regiments of the four Georgia regiments,
keeping those in the service who wanted
TO remain and mastering out the others
The war department, however, did not
receive his plan with favor, and it does
not look as If Gen. Miles plan would be
approved
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-21
Tic MORALITY of It.
From the Baltimore Sun Dem.).

The molarity of the proposition in favor
Of holding on to the Philippines is very
like that of the finder of a pocketbook in
the street. who should seek 20 justify his
retention" of the find by saying that the
owner was a bad fellow or a spendthrift
and that he. the finder, being a moral and
religious person, would know how to make
much better use of the money. President
Mckinley will do well to beware of yield
ing to any such spurious or hypocritical
pretenses or of instrucung his commits
sioners at Paris 10 insist upon keeping
the Philippines in whole or In part upon
any such grounds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-21

Savannah learns with regret that Col.
Gambler has been forced to cancel several
of his engagements, and that II will hardly
be possible for him to come here before
October The reason, however is one
against which no argument can be made;
sick son, as a devoted and dutiful father
should do. The people of the state sympa-
thse with the anxious father and the
stricken youth, and sincerely hope that re-
turning health may speedily relieve them
both.