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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-07-16

ISOLATE ourselves by attending only to
what we consider our own business.
AS far as the pooula ton is concerned.
the question is not 10 be decided so easily:
Hawaii has not "a na rticularly desirable
population. 1t Is made un too lnuch OF
Old Deoo!cs-peoples who are Tar behlnu
rs, perhaps hovelcssly so. It would not
10 to give item the suffrage. They would
not know how to use it, and they are
temperamentally unable to preserve Its
;ntegrity.s This of course, refers to the
low Chinese and Japanese classes and the
poorer part Of the native Hawaiians, or
what is left of them.
But In every other way Hawaii repre-
sents opportunity to the United States in
the highest degree. 1t means commercial
control Of much Of the stea M inaviga ton,
Of the Pacific ocean. which Is destined to
be greater Atlantic. When the Nicara-
qua canal is dug it means absolute control
of the Pacific in military sense and an
overpowering advantage in commercial
sense. The great ''Voelker ,Wanderung,
that wonderful tidal movement of RACES
and nations to the westward which has
continued ever since the world began, is.
drawing to its end. The landing of the
soldiers from the young West in the an.
cient Philippines almost has conplcted
the circle. To finish the march needs only
the conquering of the scattered outpostsi
VI Lie Olu EsdSl. Ol w SAAS 10 W eAiAeah
group is one. If we Go not take 1t some
one else will, Ind If that should happen
the American people would realize sud
denly what prize they had thrown away
idly; and more than that, what tre-
mel1do.:s mower against the security OF
the United States they had carelessly put
into the hands of another nation.
When this country adopted the policy OF
keeping its hands off Of foreign posses
sions steam was young, commerce was
carried on with sails and ships Went pTo-
visioned for lOng voyages; they needed no
renewal of motive pow e-, for the winds
blow everywhere Now, steam, the thing
that has aided the world SO much, has
limited the radius Of free action for q
ship. Vessels can carry only so much
coal. II ne hold Hawaii, where orr mer-
chant ships can coal and get all the adj
vantages of a home port 1t means that
they need carry only one-half as much
coal to cross the Pacific ocean as they
would have to carry II they had to de.
pend on their bunkers for the entire voy-
age. That means hat they would be
able to carry thousands of ions offreight
| instead. That would mean increased
profits for each ship. sss
As things are at present, Americans arr
favored at Hawaii But the only way e
secure % continuance OF this exce.len
state OF affairs Is to make the island:
lspaft sol the United States Tor othergviss
sEaey are almost certaln sos p2sgsslA tn
.ands Of some Enrep an DO We. a.ld tti8
|would man that thes g. soEssz1 Vs. aoxs
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-07-16

rice, there is good field for many minor,
industries which can be carried on with
Profis. In the Hawaiian islands a simple
life can be lived. and entering Kraiuallvi
Upon the coffee Industry a good com
petence can be obtained krg before one
s couia pe reailzed by the agnculturist in
less favored countries. However. IL is.
useless to go to the islands without the
necessary capital for developing the land.
BeSwecn arriving and the time when the
crops begin to give returns there is a
period where the living must be close.
ana CASH must be paid out for the neces.
sary improvements"
The growth Of tie islands and the nos
sib1lities which they hold were shown last
week In pamphlet which the bureau az
statistics issued in Washington.
From these it appears that the United
states mas. since the reciprocity treaty IF
1910, mad large share Of the commerce
Oh tnose islands. Prior to 1876 cur an
nua! sales to the Hawaiian islands had
never, save in two exceptional cases.
reached $1OcO,0OO. With 1877 however
the million-dolb:r= line was permanently
passed, and since that date our exports
20 the islands have grown steadily, pass
ing the -million-dollar line in 1870 Iex-
ceeddng 100000. in 1885, S., OOO, 900 in
lsJO, passing the ve-million-dollar line in
1881, and promising to reach nearly
$4,000 600 this year.
~ the total imports by the HawaiianS
IN 1870, little more than one-third was
from the United States. In 1876 the reci-
proclty treaty went into operation, and
IN 1877 the United States supplied one
half OF the imports into the Hawaiian
Islands, which then amounted to $780,
DOO BY 1880 the imports had increased
to more than $35OO,UOO, of which more
than $2,OOO,OOO worth came from the
United States. In 1884 they were more
than $4,50O,OOO, of which more than So
100000 came from the United States: in
1890, S6.962O00, of which $4,711,OO came
from the United States Of the exports
l0om the Hawaiian islands the United
States also had the lions share since the
reciprocity treaty of 1876 Of the $780,
100000 in exports from the Hawaiian
ISLANDS since the reciprocity treaty. of
1876, more than $3.50, 100000 have come to
the United States, and of the 500, OOO, 600
In imports into the Hawaiian islands in
shat time. about $7O,OOO,OOO were from
tho United States.
Sugar, of course. appears as the chief
article Of ex2ortatio from the islands,
though rice has been for years an article
OF, considerable value. and Of late coffee
pineapples and bananas have taken i'm
nortant rank in the expectations of the
islands. "
The Hawaiian group is one of the de-
llght1ul regions of the world. The
phrase Everlasting summer" finds it's
justification there. Situated on the north
ern edge OF the tropics, they are so
happily in the direct course of the almost
never resting northeast trades that thu.
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Of S.gh explosive. There are twc si.ess
o: ~ projectile, the ten-inch Of BhtFA 4
have spoken and the eight-inch. tao ISte
ter carrying 100 pounds Of high explosive
discharged at the same elevation as the
ten-inch.
''The guns aboard the vesuvius do not
fire dynamite Tie explosive Is gun cot
ton. The only other explosive In the
shells besides the gun cotton IL located in
the fuse. This fuse is made of bronze
In it Is copper shell containing thirty
seven grains of illuminate of mercury. It
IS one inch and a quarter long, three
eighths OF an inch in diameter. The fuse
weighs twenty pounds and Is twelve inch
es long, three and a half inches in d.
sameter. To the, end of It is attached
brass case containing printing charge
of two and a half pounds Of dry gun cot
ton. The illuminate Of mercury Is used to
explode the gun cotton, and the mercury
itself Is fired by means of small cap,
which is exploded when the automatic
mechanisf of the shell releases hammer.
mat strikes 1t.
dynamite cruiser at all, though we ALI
call her So, Neither are our guns as used
abroad her dynamite guns. 1t is only
when we have bur guns on, land that
we use as an explosive nitro-gelatine
than can be classed as dynamite. This.
Explosive CONSISTS OF 81 per cent ullFO--
glycerfne, 8 per cent dry gun cotton.
8 per cent camphor and per cent car5o--
nate Of magnesia. That Is the explosive,
we use at Sandy Hook and at the Pre-
sidio. The guns that form these bat.
terfes are fifty feet from breech to muz-
zle. The shell of the gun is 2 inches In
thickness. AZ inches in diameter at the.
breech and about 20 at the muzzle. This
IS the, diameter Of the shell of the gun
and not diameter of the bore.
I'm these gums we use Two sizes OF
projectiles, 15-inch and sS-inch as rule.
though at Sandy Hook we use sizes that
vary from 8 to IS Inches We are
enabled to do this by means OF what
are popularity known as wooden shoese
q sort OF interior casing OF the gun which,
q fastened to the projectile. this latter.
resting directly on these wooden shoes.
which lessen the bore OF the gun In size.
% that projectile and bore At. After the.
spro5ectile has left the gun. these wooden
EAhots fall, away from It. but It has lost
{ npthme &. In force md heY gained just,
- = n - l.ssrssr f1esA
Csati1usA - 80. Sseo
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i . f" - - 10 81 4. - d.. 4 e
If a philanthropist were to offer you a
million dollars or more, would you take it
quickly, or would you stop and mourn
over the chances thatA many d persons
would try to rob you, that swindlers
would get after you and that you would
have much trouble in counting it?
s The attitude of manyIof the gentlemen
in congress, says the New York Press,
who opposed annexation or any connec-
ton with Hawaii Is much that of a poor
dolt who would not be 8rich if he could
because it would be so troublesome. There
are few men in the house Of representa-
tives and in the senate who opposed an
nexation because they Thought, after such
careful reflection as they were capable
of giving to- the subject, that it would
not be wise to have anything to do with
Hawaii. But most sof the opponents Of
Hawaiian annexation were not capable
of deep thought. They knew nothing Of
the subject and they were in that pc
sculiar state Of mind that makes men
happiest when they can talk without any
knowledge whatever. z
AS matter of4fact, there have been
only two sound arguments against con-
nection Of Hawaiiswith the United States
The first was that it. might lead to com
plications with other nations which this
country has wished, properly, to avoid
The other was that the condition and
composition of the bulk of the popula ton
there is Of a nature that would make it
extremely unwise to incorporate the lis.
lands with this country.
we have learned that complications
with foreign nations are not entirely de-
pendent on ourselves. Like Great Britain
we are learning that apparently the sur
cat way to invite FOREIGN ATTACKS is to
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-07-16

plymouth, because the nee1ng ranks
might have reached there. The sentries
were urged to be very watohful Tor fugi-
tive Yanks that night.
'All night long hundreds Of soldiers
and sailors sat on the coal wharf and
talked about the destruction of our nava!
pride. Women and children at Plymouth
we're terribly frightened at the noise OF
the explosion and the musketry and can
nonading and fled to the soldiers pro-
lection. They supposed, Of course, that
Gen. Sherman, with $4,000 men, had
come to gather them all In. The sorrow
Of the !Confeds when 1t became known
that the ram had been torpedoed and
had sunk was as touching as anything
I saw in warfare. We knew that the
nope 81 our navy was finished then. AS
we sat there that cold. dark night on the
wharf many grzzled man wept tears
of anger and sorrow. Naturally we were
curious to know how so powerfully ar
mored craft could have been s., easily
wounded to death. At the first streaks
of dawn several of us were down In the
water beneath the wharf examining the
hulk as best we could. The craft had
settled in about fifteen feet of water, and
as she drew but eight feet and was built
low in the water it may be realized how
much water had rushed into her.
'3The torpedoes had loosened every part
OF the hulk. Thero were seams ABOUT an
inch wide some sixty feet distant from
the spot where Gushing had exploded the
torpedo. There was a rough hole amid.
ships as large as the head of g hogs
head where the torpedo had done its
deedly work. Seams half a foot wide
and twelve and twenty feet long radiated
there from in every direction. An 100
pound shot from modern rihed cannon
could not do more damage than chat ff-
ty-poInd copper-bounds torpedo had done.
Arn,or plates were ripped off, and the
big t.mbers were wrenched out of place.
The iron stanchions were twisted, the
engines were irrepara5ly smashed and
wrencned. It is marvellous that the mag
azine had not been exploded. Halt a
dozen men who were In their hammocks
near the spot where the torpedo exploded
were found dead in the water.
1--WE had heard much and seen nothing
of the torpedoes the Yankees were using.
Some one dived down and brought up
the remains of Cushing's torpedo. i be-
ieve the remains are now in the naval
museum at Washington. The late United
States Senator Ben Hiil of Georgia had
them az q curiosity for some years, Rrt.i
I believe he gave them .os. the naval
museum. The torpedo was OF the size
and shape OF three gallon oil can. Fifty
pounds Of giant powder had been packed
IA q round Mcod~ casin G: About tsit Wa !a
csSaring 81 trim coipp O. that s. e,ass
.occa.5ied BY mir 'MAs q; q tees butt af 80 So
4 ,orpedo That vs. ~
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+. . 81
tropic heat is tempered by the blowing of
invigorating winds. Therefore, they COM
bire the temperate and tropic climates
wonderfully, and 1t is not strange that
they exert so strong a charm over the
visitor that many who go there for
brief stay find themselves unable to
leave. and ;:lipger IT'LL they become con-
frmed Hawaiians whom nothing could
tear from the enchanted land Of coral
and volcanoes, palms and pines, tropical
languor and stirring ocean winds.
On the island of Hawaii one can get any
climate, from the heat Of summer to
what is almost winter, by going up or
down the two great mountains. A me-
neurological record, kept carefully for
twelve years, gives 80 degrees as the
highest and 81 degrees as the lowest
temperature recorded, making q mean
temperature for the year of II degrees.
A case Of sunstroke never has beer
known. There is no fever Of any kind.
According to the official census of 1896
49,
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OtdI. .AVOsNAV
The group derives Its name from the
largest island, Hawaii. The island on
which Honolulu Is situated is Oahu The
other islands are Niihau, Kauai, Molokai,
Lanai, Maui and Kahoolawe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-16
DIR. COOMBS
~ GUILTY.
HRooKLYN's EXEC RoNER CONVICTED
OF PRESENTING FRAUDULENT BILL.
JURY NOT OUT TWO HOURS AND AGREED on
THE SECOND BAL1OT-PREvIoUs GOOD CHAR

JURY NOT OUT TWO HOURS. AND AGREED on
AcTER THE PRINCIPAL DEFENCE.
Edward b. Coombs yesterday In BROOKLYN
found guilty OF presenting. as Coroner. trauou-
lent bill for audit The offence was committed on
August T. 1897, when Dr. Coombs was one OF the
two Coroners of Kings County. The jury was out
from $50 p until 4:53 p. m. and then iieo 'n'o
the courtroom and In answer TO the clerk ques-
tion announced n verdict OF guilty
The courtroom was crowded. and all eyes were
turned on Dr. Coombs. There was the usuai PAL
Tor on his face but there was also the same look
Of nonchaance that 1t has borne since the tria'
began eight days ago. He smiled. and. shaking
hands with his lawyers. Incorporation counsel
Joseph A. Burr and Frederick A. Crane. thanked
them for the manner ln which they had conducted
his case.
Mr. Parks. the foreman Of the jury, thankeu JUS
tlce Kcosh for the confidence he had dispaycu III
the jury by permitting them to 60 10 thei' "o'''s
In the course of the trial
Justice Kcogh named Monday morning Mt 10
o'clock for hearing motions In the case. he sa'u
that motion for a certificate OF reasonable doupt
would have TO go before some OTHER justice ana
asked the lawyers for the defence not to take Of
fence at his decision Sheriff Creamer, who had
entered the utroom while the jury were peihs
charged, motioned to two OF his deputies John
Johnson and James Bggart and they escorted the
former Coroner into the Sherifs office ana thehce
by trolley-ca- tc Raymond Street Jail. Mr.. Coombs
was followed out of court by ex-CoroneT George
H. Mason. who is under indictment on the same
charge. and by cx-ShcrN William J. Buttling VINO
wen. on the bond OF both Coroncrs for $4,000 each
Two ballots were taken by the jury. The hrss
stood II 10 for conviction. and tie second was
unanimous Or Coombs's defence consisted cnefy
Of testimony AS 10 his good character presented by
William c. Bryant. Register Henry + Hagger;y.
Henry A. Powell. Henry w. Allen ana "insiow r.
Bnnsby. ,., IT,,
The Judges charge was declared by both SIDES
to be fair The law gers for the defence excepted
about three hundred times. and offered list OF
fifty charges many OF which the Judge allowed
DR. Coornbs was assigned TO furnished room on
the civil side of the prison. The maximum penalty
for the crime OF which he Is convicted Is seven
years imprisonment and 81 900 fine
Edward b. Coombs was elected Coroner on the
Republican ticket in 1855 Several indictments. in
Guiding the on which he was convicted; were
found against him last fall by Dstrict-Attorney
Foster l.. Backus. also n Republican
The District-At,orney said that he had not de-
cided when he would bring ex-Coroner Mason TO
tricl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-16

l. 1855 Mr. Woodruff became partner. me hrih
Continued In business until 1875. when 1t was dis
solved Mr. Woodruff continued to conduct an eN-
tensve trade IN salt. with all Office In the froo-
uce Exchange He also managed several Iarse
warehouses at Joralemon-st and the East River.
and other large storage buildings ut the Atlantic
Docks Nj. Woodruff spent thousands OF collars
In improving Brookyc's water front ana gave
much time to the interests OF Brooklyn as a port
for freight vessels
Mr.. Woodruff always displayed keen interest III
the causes of education and good citizenship Inc
present homo OF the Brooklyn Library was oui'
while he was president Of the Board OF Managers
He held this Office five years In politics ne was ="
stanch Republican, and il is believed THAI ne sup
ported every prominent candidate of the party until
last fall when he refused 10 vote for GENERA
Tracy and took a prominent interest in the cahu'-
dacy or NJ. Low. In 1879 he was the Repuolcah
candidate for Mayor but in State politics that was
Democratic year and the city went with the
State In 1895 he was nominated for State Senator
but he was defeated by Frank J. Gallagher In the
heavily Democratic lid District. lie was for some
time president Of the Brooklyn Republican Club in
Pierrepont-st About two years ago he resigned
from the club because of some disagreement on
pollcy. but he later returned to the club having
lost none CT the friendship of its members.
Mr. Woodruff was for several years guardian OF
Lieutenant Governor Timothy l.. Woodruff before
the Lieutenant Governor attained his majority.
Last fall Mr. Woodruff bitterly criticised the polit-
ical course OF the Leutenan Governor, working
theoretically TO defeat the ticket In whose interests
his former ward was working Mr.. Woodruff was
extremely positive in his political convictions and
a dangerous opponent meet In an argument.
He was twice married and was the father OF four
children. none of whom living. The funeral
will take place at 2 p. m. Saturday. Dr. r; $.
Storrs. OF the Church OF the Pilgrims. will conduct
Tho service The burial will be In Greenwood
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-16
ISAIAH V. CARPENTER.

Isaiah " Carpenter who died at his home. No. ca
Hanson Place. Brooklyn on Monday, was a familiar
figure In wholesale drygoods circles In this city for
more than forty years. being In Its early days a
member OF the firm OF Durham. Buckley Co.
He was born in Canada about slxty-eisht years
ago. HIS father was Vermonter and had moved
over the line only short time before In the early
fftes young Carpenter moved TO Brooklyn and
secured a place with the wholesale drygoods firm OF
David Lester. Afterward he was with George Bliss
g. Co. When the firm Of Edrdse Durham & Co.
was formed Mr. Carpenter became one OF the part
ners. This firm later became Durham. Buckley d
Co. Soon after Mr. Carpenter withdrew and went
into the commission business for himself lie con-
tinued In this line until about five or six years ago.
His specially the purchasing OF fine dressgoods.
Mr.. Carpenter spoke French fuently. and was a
great reader. As recreation he used to review
books for a periodical In Philadelphia He leaves a
widow and one son
The funaral will DO held at o'clock this after
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-16

who hasn't got n religion. You talk to one. and
he bristles up and says: 4 won't give up my re-
lgion But we don't want him 10; we want him
to give up only his inqulty."
Mr.. Moody told several stories dealing with the
power OF sin the human heart and the neces-
sity for casting out sin in order that genuine con-
version and moral publication may be had One
tale was OF a child who had got his hand In a
valuable vase and couldn't get t out. HIS parents
tried long cxtricatc him without destroying the
vase. and at last his father said: NOW, my son
give the hand sudden pull and we may Set ~
out oh. no. don't want to, said the little BOY
4 want 10 keep the penny'-which his parents nad
no idea he was holding ,,,, .
''There are lots OF men like that. not willing to
let 20 of their sins" continued the preacher; -
man can't be a disciple of Jesus Christ ana I'VE
in sim When is willing to break WITH SIN
that very moment God gives him the power. lhere
are some things God can't do. Here's one OF
them He can't make bad man or woman happy
on earth or In heaven. But don't believe any man
or woman ever wants to go 20 heaven VINO nVes
in sin. God commands all to repent. ana am one
of those who believe that God never commands
a man 10 do what he can't do The shedding OF
tears is not repentance. The drunkard who weeps
rcpented That sin that YOU are cherishlng you can
cherish It, or. thank God, you can turn ana give
II up That's question for you personally 10 set
tie though each for himself. Now. come. wnat are
YOU going to do? DO you swear? And 90 you tli,lnk
that n swearing man is going into the kinGoom
OF God? Or that drunkard or gambler may en-
ter the heavenly kingdom? Give up your SIN.
man said TO me last night: I've turned over new
leaf replied: You'd better turn yourself over
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-16
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS.
MR. AND MPs GIDEON J. TUCKER CELEBRATE
THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING.

Mr. AND MpR GIDEON J. TUCKER CELEBRATE
THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING.
Mr. and Mrs. Gideon J. Tucker yesterday in
formally celebrated the hftieth anniversary of
their wedding March IL. 1913. The Tucker k,me.
at No. 60 West Twenty ATHEIST. filled the
greater part of the day with the many friends and
relatives that called offer congratulations. Mr.
and Mrs. Tucker were married by the Rev. Mr..
Shneall of ST. Matthew'S Protestant Episcopal
Church. then in Christopher-st Mrs. Tucker
Mss Clara Livingston. her family being of
NETWORKS oldest. The only children Of the
couple were two sons. DR.. J. F. Tucker. Of San
Francisco, ard Paul Tucker, who died severa! years
since.
Mr. Tucker born In this city in 1928. In 1855
he sold his interest in THE Albany Argus" and In
the same year founded THE New-York Daily
News" as a morning newspaper. He was elected
Secretary OF State in 1851. ard was the youngest
man ever chosen 10 the place. He made a
Sachem of Tammany that year. In 1858 he
was made a Regent OF the New-York State Uni
versitv In 1860 he was at the head Of the de-
fcated BreckinrdGe electoral ticket. In $50 he
boIted Tammany. and the ticket which he largely
helped TO put in opposition swept the city In 1878
he accepted the nomination for Judge OF the Court
of ppeals from the Green back Labor Party, and
polied seventy-fve thousand votes lie went to
Arizona for his health In 1873 founded THE Daily
Democrat" OF Prescott. was made Legislative
Printer and held the offices Of United States Com
missioner and Probate Judge 100
Judf;.. Tucker supported Henry George In 1886. and
returned TO Tammany Hall two years later. He
member Of the Constitutionai Convention OF
hibiting laws limiting the amount or money re-
coverabe for loss OF life.