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The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29

The enthusiasm over General riz-
hugh Lee, when he entered the State
Department ut Washington. on his re-
turn from Cuba, was unusual, II must
have been deeply gratifying to him 20
have met such honor and respect IN the
very headquarters OF the Government
that 30 years ago had marked him as n
rebel, eonfscated his property, and de.
MED him citizenship, lie has we'll
earned his honors, II would not be
surprising II q desirable military rank
were conferred upon him, and he on
tered the field at once.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29
Rapid Transit Amendments.

1t is believed that the amendments
Of the Executive to the act practically
ehartering the Honolulu Rapid Tran
sit Company will be ready for the
House Of Representatives tomorrow
The changes to be brought forward
from the Ministry will be quite nun
erous and while important viii not De
at all radical. It is believed that they
will be readily agreed TO by the pro-
motors Of the company. All the amend
ments, it is said will be in the Interest
Of the people and arranged specially
with a view to prevent abuses by pos
sible successors to the present pro
posed corporation.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29
An Official Makes Some Remarks
on Neutrality.
SAYS HAWAII IS INDEPENDENT
Neutral-As TO Proelamatlons-war
Vessels Expeeted-sugar Fac.
ters-Admlral and Ships.
NEUTRALITY

said prominent and influential
member OF the Government yesterday
when asked 70 mako statement on
the subject OF the attitude of this
country In case of war between Spain
and the United States: who il wise
enough to look into the future? There
may not be any war. Il may be that
there has been war and that Il Il all
over at this time. We have no defin-
lie information. 1t will he time
enough to act when there Is occasion
for taking some step. Hawaii is in
dependent. This is a sovereign state
and neutral. There may never arise
and necessity for a proclamation or
statement of position. The United
States did not put out proclamation
when China and Japan were at war.
nor when Greece and Turkey were
hghtng. do not recall that any ma
ton declared neutrality. At present
we are IN the dark here. 1t would
be foolish to leap. We cannot act
without the fullest knowledge. Inter
national law is about all simply GUS
tom and usage. We have been look
ng it up and some advice in the prem
ses has been solicited from Washing
ON, l understand. 1t is best at this
ime to keep COOL"
This official continued that while he
doubted very much if a Spanish cruis-
# would ever be seen in these waters.
lie expected to see here within a week.
war was really in progress. war
hlps OF both Japan and Great Brit
in.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29
THE HARBOR.

The middle about the wharves and
harbor facilities, is due, of course. to
the general lack of policy by the Gov
eminent in past years, regarding the
best way Of making the most out of our
small harbor. 1t is an excellent illus
tration Of the short-sightedness of a
community. The entertainments on the
water front have continued for many
years. Men living will remember the
old fort, whose gate was at the june
ton of Fort and Queen streets. Its
makai wall several hundred feet from
this gate, was washed by the tides.
After the demolition of the fort, filling
in began, and many thousand square
feet of land has been created, at the
expense of the harbor facilities.
We now see that we have no harbor
room to waste. We cannot even give
the steam shipping the facilities it
needs. AS there was no money in it"
for the community in general, it has
been allowed, like other interests that
don't pay immediate dividends, to shift
for itself.
The contest between the Oahu Rail-
way Company and the Government
arises out of the change of a drifting
policy regarding the harbor to a fixed
and far seeing policy.
The Government wisely encouraged
the promoters of that railway company
to make large investments, in the in
terests of the public. One who reads
the laws and contracts regarding the
railway and the harbor may see that
there was no very distinct policy on
the part of the Government, at that
time, which reserved the harbor ex-
clusively to public use. The railway
enterprise was live, enterprising and
most commendable affair. 1t is so still.
The Government naturally felt gener-
Gus towards it. But to what extent the
Government tied its own hands, and
cut itself OF, by its contracts and laws.
from preventing the railway company
to secure exclusive wharf rights is
matter which the Courts will settle.
The Government is certainly under
strong obligations to deal generously
with the railway company.
With the possibility of annexation
in the near future, no disposition of
harbor rights should be made, that may
conflict with the superior right of the
Government of the United States, I'M
der their Constitution, to the exclusive
control over the navigable waters of
the States and territories. Annexa-
ton may present in this respect, some
novel questions.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29
Morning Star.

The missionary steam packet Morn
ing Star is expected to remain in this
port until about the middle of June.
This was the latest order from the
States. A gentleman connected with
the management of the vessel said yes
terday that she would remain in Ho-
nolulu indefinitely in the event of war
between the United States and Spain
The Morning Star is of American re-
gistry. A number of the Islands of the
south, visited by the missionaries who
travel on the packet are possessions of
Spain. The authorities on these ISL
ands would in some cases be only too
happy to effect destruction of the
Morning Star
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29
THE JOINT RESOLUTION,

The difference between the American
Senate and House regarding the Cuban
matter was on the point or recognizing
she present alleged Republic OF Cuba,
The President desired to be relieved of
any complications which would arise
OF a recognition OF the Republic Of
Cuba. His reasons We're, that II the
United States recognizing that Govern
ment. he, the President, would have 70
carry on war or intervention in Cuba
subject to the consent OF that Govern
ment This might seriously embarrasS
him. He could not act freely and indie
pently in moving armies, or attacking
cities on Cuban soils, as he would be
subject to the dictation of that Govern
ment, when within its jurisdiction,
That Government is not well settled.
The extremists in Congress replied
to the President: Never mind the
Cuban Government; do as you please;
turn it down if it happens TO put on
airs" But the extremists did not see,
or in their excitement refused to see,
that the President would inevitably
make history, and might commit the
United States to a course which in the
end, would be boomerang.
The United States followed a short
sighted policy in refusing to abolish
privateering some years ago. Now
Spain may cause great loss to Amer
lean property by commissioning pri-
vateers. which are inexpensive affairs.
If managed under steam and sail. 1he
President hesitates to make too many
precedents.
The resolutions adopted by Congress
avoid any recognition of the indefinite '
of Cuba, which is largely {
ain the saddle" Profound as American '
is for the suffering Cubans. I
the hard-headed men who must man t
age intervention and carry on war have a
not an abiding faith in the intelligence $
and honesty of the Cuban patriots.
Aside from this view of the case, the
situation of the Cuban debt, guaran-
teed by Spain may be a serious matter
10 the United States, should the United h
States intervene and free Cuba. the t
liability OF the United States to pay e
hat debt of 100000 900 may be raised b
and unless the interference is very s
guarded court of arbitration might t
put the United States in a very akward C
position. U
The President seems to have prevail v
I'd in his policy, and acted promptly. o
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29
OUR NEUTRALITY.

We stated some days since that one
OF the well recognized principles of
neutrality was that of refusing to al
low either belligerent the right or OPP
portunity to use the neutral port as a
basis of supplies or of hostilities. The
United States, in the Alabama case
claimed and the arbitrators agreed
with them, that England should be
held strictly responsible for permitting
the Confederates to get aid and com
fort in her ports.
The United States, whatever her
moral influence may be over these Isl
ands, will not attempt to break the
force of laws which she has enforced
upon Great Britain.
These Islands until annexed by act of
Congress, are neutral territory. The
United States will observe the neu-
trality. If it can only be maintained
by removing the warships from our
harbor, they will be removed. No at
tempt will be made to put us in an
equivocal position, and expose us to
Spanish attack remote and improbable
as it may be.
On the other hand, if Congress is
now made to believe that the occupa-
ton of these Islands, at the present
moment, is an urgent military neces-
sity. the treaty of ratification will now
be made, and the next mail will an
nounce it. But it will not be done, of
course, without sending an adequate
fleet to protect US.
The probabilities are, We presume,
that the Islands will cut no figure in
the war now probably in progress.
Spain will not scatter her forces in the
Pacific.
AS all the world knows the quantity
Of American trade between our ports
and San Francisco. there may be some
temptation to Spanish privateers.
Among the many difficulties privateers
would be confronted with, would be
that of taking captured ships to the
Spanish prize courts. They could be
reached only by long and tedious voy-
ages. Besides, if the principle is ad-
hered to on both sides that free ships
make free goods, the Hawaiian flag is
quite sufficient to protect all American
property af1oat, if it is not contraband.
The American coasting trade on the
Atlantic has an immense value. Ex-
posed as it will be to Spanish attack.
it will have one decided advantage. 1t
will hug the shore, /" and if attacked
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29
A Young Woman's Wish.

The younge women of society here
who were fortunate enough to meet
President Dole were delighted, and
never tire of praising his handsome ap-
pearance and pleasing manners; but
even residence at the seat of Govern
ment does not make of these butterflies
sound politicians, as the following con-
versation will show:
u think President Dole charming,
said the blonde; 80 bright and clever
and yet sos courteous and considerate."
YES" answered the brunette, che
certainly is, but 1 do hope he won't
take Cuba; my sympathy has always
been fro Cuba Y. Tribune.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29

other nationalities OF s25,5si. This ap.
pears to be a singular adjustment OF
taxes. Does It correspond in any way
to the benefits conferredg
Inhabitants whether voters or not
are compelled to contribute to the sup
port of general education. The reason
for Il Is. that Il does not pay" the
state to have It's administration in the
hands OF the ignorant. In other words,
It Is u measure In the interests OF
stability and good government,
But the ruling power under the Mon
arohy and now under the Republic
seemed TO have. and now has some
rather amusing ideas on the subject.
The American and European corpora
lions, and firms, holding some $SS, 000,-
600 OF assets are not called upon TO con-
tribute a cent directly to education In
the interests of stability and good gov
ernment Why the one great moneyed
interest OF the Republic, the interest
which is most sensitive In the matter
of law and order the interest that in
Republic especially, can be intelligent
ly protected only by intelligent voters,
why this great interest Is not taxed for
schools. and, on the other hand the
alien heather" the Chinese and the
Japanese are forced TO contribute about
two-thirds of the entire amount levied,
surely passes all understanding.
This ludicrous as we'll as serious sys-
tenn of taxation is still more apparent
on glancing at the returns of school
attendants. The Minister of Public |
Instruction reports that out of 14,522 |
pupils in the public schools, only 1888 |
are Chinese or Japanese. The natives
pay school tax of $14,164 for 1909 |
scholars, while the Asiatics pay $70,222
for 1,63S scholars of their own race.
At the same time can this disporpor-
ion of taxation be justified on the
ground that all must contribute to the
support of the school system? We are
lot discussing the large general ex-
,enditure for schools.
The absurdity of the method is in
from any burden of taxation
or schools, the property interests
which can only exist when there is in
elligent government, and intelligent
overnment can exist only when edu-
alton is one of the chief concerns of :,
ne State.
1t is the difficulty of making an
luitable adjustment of specific taxes,
lat forces the writer's and students on 9
ne subject to the conclusion that the
-isest and fairest tax is the Income
AK, although it is conceded that it is
OF easy to fairly assess it, or collect
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29
JAPAN AND SPAIN.

There is no English statesman better
qualified to judge of the international
situation than Sir Charles Dixie. His
statement, repeated in the recent Aus
tralian papers, that Japan may be
tempted to interfere, in the. event of a
Spanish-American war, and capture
the Philippine Islands is entitled to
much weight. 1t is his opinion that
Japan having found herself, largely ex-
cluded from benefits, in spite of her
victory of the Chinese, will be glad to
acquire the Philippine Islands as a
compensation. AS the British are dis
posed to make some sort of alliance
with the japanese, the latter may make
a move on the Philippines with the
tacit assent of the British. But there
does not seem TO be any justification
for interference unless there is some
alliance with the United States, as
against Spain. 1t is possible that
Japan would virtually tender her navy
to the United States, in order to secure
such result. Possible, but not prob
able. A war between Spain and Amer
lea means, in the end, the freedom of
the Philippines. Some power will take
them. The United States do not want
them. Some power will occupy them.
Why not Japan?
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29

Constitution under which we live. It's
name ought to be Federation. ="
Until lately It has been hanging up like
Mahomet's coffin. Now Il has come to
earth with siokening thud, and Is
seen In all its nakedness and nastiness
and people find that they have been
mistaking u secured tankard for a
celestial being London Daily News.
News,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29

Originality of speech is not confined
to the Hawaiian Senate:
"Mr. John Want, Attorney General of
New South Wales, does not favor fed
Grafton In recent speech he de-
scribed it as follows:
Federation is fashionable vermin
which threatens to undermine the free
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29
RaiIroad ans Governmect.

The water front or harbor case OF the
railway company and the Government
was on for hearing before Judgs stan
ley in Circuit Court all OF yesleriay-
1t will continue several days ". 4
Kinney is for the corporation and 4.
S. Hartwell for the Interior DeDart-
ment- The line now being followed
seems to be an inquiry as 10 whether
the railway or the Government x1uId
make a more public and gaaerailv
beneficial use of the wharfage n glcs-
ton W. E. Rowell, superintendent OF
Public Works. was a witness Tor sew
eral hours and his examination had
not been concluded when adj5c-rmeut
was taken.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29

As would be expected, when Il was
reported in Washington that 1t was ex-
pected by some people that the Amer
lean flag would be Immediately raised
here, one of the Cabinet officers re-
piled that the members OF the Ameri-
can Government were not fools. AS
they are not fools, no orders have been
sent down to purchase 10x1O American
fIaes
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29

The o. s. s. Mariposa, Hayward com
mander, arrived in port shortly after s
a. m. yesterday from the Colonies and
sailed again for San Francisco in the
afternoon. Purser Walton made the
following report: Sailed from Sydney,
April Ii: arrived at Auckland on the
Is; sailed from Auckland on the 16; ar
rived at Apia on the 20; sailed from
Apia on the 20; arrived at Honolulu on
the 81; hard head winds during entire
voyage.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29

Two years ago R. ]. Warren, a drug
gist at Pleasant Brook, N. Y, bought
a small supply Of Chamberlain Cough
Remedy. He sums up the result as
follows: AT that time the goods were
unknown in this section; today Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy is household
word" 1t is the same in hundreds OF
communities. Wherever the good quail
tiles Of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
become known the people will have
nothing else. For sale by all druggists
and dealers. Benson, Smith & Com
pany, Limited, agents for Hawaiian
Islands.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29
Baltimore Cadets.

The six cadets who left he Butt
more last month for Washington are
now in active service. Mr.. Tozer wires
that he and several others are IL ne
Mosquito" Squadron. while Perry
Burt. in the Engineers Corps. Is on one
of the ships in the Flying Squadron
The Mosquito" Squadron consists OF
the private yachts which were recently
purchased by the Government
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29
A UNIQUE EPIsTLE.
President Dole i Asked to send
Postage STAMPS.

That there is some doubt in tbs
minds OF at least some Americans 81
to what title should properly bs given
the President Of Hawaii. or whether
this is Republic or nos. the following
letter, received by President Dole
few days since is an evidence
"Bklyn. March =. tsls
ITO Your Highness
Dear King:
Would YOU Be kind enough % ssnE
me some postage stamps oE yuuF
Country. They say the are very prccv
and I would ike 70 have scme very
much.
And l will often think ~ you
Very Truly Truly Yours
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29
IN SAN FRANCISCO.

The Chornicle says: Hawaiian
Commercial (Spreckelsville), for which
on Saturday $42.s71s was bid and
s24.5o asked, went down to s17.S71k.
This is a decline of so per cent in the
course of few months, as in Febru-
airy the stock touched sS5. Bids Of
$3.50 were made on Saturday for the
Hutchinson stock, which had been as
it only brought 500, though a monthly
dividend of 40 cents is payable today,
and there is prospect that it will
soon be increased to so cents. Hold
ers got it into their heads that in
siders had been selling sugar stocks,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29
THE CURIOUS SCHOOL TAX.

Another of the curiosities that ap-
pear in the table of paid taxes for the
year 1897, is that of the school tax. The
total amount paid by all nationalities
is s95,S14. Of this amount, the Chinese
pay sSS,5O6 and the Japanese pay $685.
ia, or total paid by Asiatics of s7O,-
222. This leaves balance paid by all
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29
THE U. S. GUNBOAT BENNINGTON
REMAINS.

Admiral Miller said that the news
papers seemed to tell all there could
possibly be. to say about the situation.
AS for himself, he would leave for the
United States by the City of Picking
on Saturday with his personal staff.
The officers included in the order to
Admiral Miller TO report at Mare ISL
and are Flag Lieutenant Rogers and
Flag Secretary Andrews. Mrs Miller,
wife of the Admiral, will return to the
States with Mrs. Haywood, wife Of
the Consul General, by the Zealandia.
At midnight last night large force
was still engaged in coaling and pro-
Eisioning the Mohican. 1t was stated
that the training ship would sail for
the Coast early this morning. When
the Mohican started on the present
cruise it was intended that she should
visit Southern Islands and be away
from San Francisco for a year. She
is a good old boat yet and while she
may not be a candidate for a engage
ment work, can be made very useful
in a number of ways.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29
COMMERCIAL.

Some of the local capitalists and
operators of small means as we'll. were
inclined to take gloomy view of the
market after the news by the Alameda
had been learned. Flour and feed
stuffs were quoted much higher. Su-
gar is given at the same figure is
though it had since last advices
dropped lie and rallied again. No
insurance rate was sent. The last
figure was three per cent. All Hawai-
ian sugar cargoes afioat are written
at from one-half of one per cent to
1.SO. There was both surprise and dis
appointment over not receiving an in
surance quotation. The American cor
respondents of the local business
houses were very brief in their letters.
exception they predicted war
and nearly all letters had newspaper
enclosures.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29
One Large Scar
Is ALI That Remains of Great
Scrofula Sores

Neighbors Could Not Bear to Look
Upon Her-A Grand, Complete
Cure by Hoods sarsapariIIa
After Others Failed.
al was taken with neuralgia in nv
head and eyes. Not long after this, q
scrofula sore appeared on my left cheek.
extending from my upper lip to my eye
Other sores came on my neck and on my
right arm and one Of my limbs. They
were very troublesome and painful ana
soon became great running sores. MY
face looked so bad that some Of nv
neighbors could not bear to look at me
and advised me to wear bandage, but
feared this would irritate the sore and
make it worse. Sol
Could Not Hide the Sores
My niece, who was familiar with a case
similar to mine, which had been curet he
Hoods Sarsaparilla, urged me to try il.
Finally l was persuaded to do so. and in
short time saw it was helpia1 me
The sores began to heal and The aeu-
ralgia in my head was better. In a few
months the sores on my arms and limbs
all healed; those on my neck gradually
disappeared and now they are all gone.
have never had any symptom of sc-ofula
since One large scar on my right arm Is
all the sign that remains of my terrible
affection. The neuralgia is also cured %
MRS j. NJ. HATCH, Etna, New Hampshire.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29

can easily signal to shore the approach
of Spanish vessels. At the same time
II will be one OF the sad incidents of
war that many OF the vessels will be
laid up. and many men thrown out of
,vorl,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29
AMERICAN NAVY.

Said Consul-General Haywood yes
terday: "The Mohican will leave so
soon as her coal and supplies are
aboard. She is now taking on food
and fuel. We have about all the coal
we need and more on the way"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29
NOTES on THE SITUATION.

The European papers are closely esti.
mating the comparative strengths OF
the American and spanish navies. The
Daily Mail, London, says; lone Of the
many reasons for Great Brltain's com.
parative nop-interest IN the coming
war, not the least Is our better knowl-
edge OF the Spaniards and their paper
navy, and our conviction that the An
glo-SaXon will always defeat the Latin
Indeed, the trend OF British thought Is
towards surprise that the greatest Of
republics should excite itself unduly
about so poor a foe,
British thought recalls the history of
the days when Nelson and Jervis won
their victories on the Nile, at Cape ST,
Vincent and Trafalgar. not because
their men were so much superior to the
French and Spaniards, but because
they were thoroughly trained TO fight,
and their officers had the staying quail
tiles of the Anglo-SaXon race. How far
these qualities will count in fight
with modern ships. remains to be seen.
1t is safe to assume, however, that no
modern inventions take the place of
brains and sand" So that in the esti-
mate of naval strength merely ships
and guns are not the only factors.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29

Rear Admiral Erben, whose speech
in London at the Jubilee commanded
so much admiration, said recently at a
dinner party in New York: "The first
thing in the art of self-defense is to
keep civil tongue in your head, and
l think we should have done that until
we were ready for war" The Ameri-
can navy men who must do the fight
ing, the men who are to face the fires
of hell broken loose in the clashing of
the battleship naturally feel some
what indignant that they must fight
with only a moderate navy, because the
country has neglected to prepare for
war, in the days past. The price of
neglect is blood, and it is their blood
that must be paid in the settlement,
and not that of the men who are re-
sponsible for the neglect.