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The herald., 1898-09-11
NUMBERING TIL ENGLISH IN PORTO RICO
Miss Ham Describes the Ldcros Manner Which the Natives
Are Airing Their Limited knowledge Of the Future
Language Of the Island

JUANA DIAZ, Puerto Rico, Aug. 90
The schoolmaster is already abroad 1t
is amusing to watch the natives trying to
adapt themselves to their new conditions.
One symptom is the appearance of the
teacher Of English, who calls himself a
professor of Linguistic" He is usually
good Spanish scholar with a fair know
ledge of literary English and ludicrous
unfamiiarity with our colloquial speech.
One of these professors asked to be "pro-
duced to the lady and gentleman Ameri-
canos." Another at a social gathering
said "he had took inexpressed charm in
allowed participating in the dusgustion SO
felicitous.' A third astonished us by
referring repeatedly to the "lady Ma dam s.
Misses" meaning thereby the feminine
guests in the residence. One enterprising
merchant carried around with him an
Anglo-Spanish handbook, and with diplo-
matte ingenuity made every American he
knew his instructor. OF each he would
ask the pronunciation of one sentence and,
after repeating it several times, would
thank the informant very effusively and,
then trOt away to the next acquaintance
for another exercise. I never knew be-
fore how hard our language was until yes
terday, when an old Spanish gentleman
who spoke very fair English, came to me
with a copy of Dickens Sketches and
pointed out what nightmare to him was
the little word row" He said: This IS
a brutal word, this person rows boat
and lives in a row of houses on Primrose
Row, where she has row with other peo-
pie. who also row boats, live in the row,
and have rows with still other people.
Spanish contains many bad words which
puzzle the foreigner, but there is no word
in all our language like that row."
The little children are beginning, to- pick
UP expressions from the many of which,
it must be confessed are not over polite
One little coffee-colored cherub with a
maximum Of ivory teeth and a minimum of
clothing took particular JOY in addressing
every American man and woman, "Hallao
Yankee Gentleman" and was looked up to
by his youthful comrades as a marvel Of
learning. In every one of the towns ard
cities English classes have been already
established, and was gravely informed by
4 patriotic Puerto Rican that within two
years every one of his people would spe ak
English with the mouth as they now do
with the heart
The herald., 1898-09-11

trail Depew, New York, New York Esquire.
Dear Chanse: I've been expectin' a letter
firm We f'r thre or four days. In reply to
same will say: Oh Chanse, ye don't know
how 1 suffer. I'm that low in me mind
feel like a bunch Of lathes. Oh, dear, to
think iv what I've gone through. l wint
into tn war unprepared. l had on'y so
nanny r-rounds iv cartridges an cross
cut saw, an failed to provide mesilf with
tn ordinary necessities iv life. But in spite
iv me deficiencies wint bravely ahead. Tn
sthra:n was something tur-r'ble on ME. Me
mind gave out repeatedly, I cud not think at
times: but niver faltered.- In two months
I had enough supplies piled up in Maine to
feed iv'ry sojer in Cuba. They were thou
sands Nv r-rounds iv cartridges FIR iv'ry r:g'-
mint, an all tn rg'mnts had to do was to
write FIR thin. TIL navy had taken Manila
an Cervera's fleet an tn ARMY had taken
sandago an tn yellow fever. Th war is
over an peace wanst more wags her wings
over TIL country. Pine scantlings is
quoted sthrong. Ivrywhere is peace an
con-tint. Me photographs are on sale at all
first-class newsdealers. Yet there is no
They tell me a sojer can't ate g.n'ral orders
Iney want iHt " TdySiSH dIl ~ DdCk UO me
humble home in Michigan. Disgustn' men
that've done nawthin' but get thimslves
shot ask FIR milk an quinne. They'll be
askin' me to carry food to thin next Oh,
Chanse, oh. hivins. We can't know how
grieved am. Rather wud have pershed
In log jam thin to've indured this ingrat-
lehood. But in look:n' back over me past
life I can think of no wrong I've done. If
me mim'ry is at fault please note. Me ca
reer Is an open book. I've held nawthin'
lack firm tn public. not even whin twas
marked private. I can say with tn pote
that I done me jooty. But oh, Chanse!
don't liver aspire to my job Be sicrety iv
war II you will. but niver be sicrety of
A war. Do not offer this letter to TIL
newspapers. Make THIN take it. How's
things goln' with We. OIL pal. 1 hope to see
The herald., 1898-09-11
Paving the Fiddler

Mrs. Newlywed-It was just six months
ago today, love, that you asked me to be
your wife--but. Hcrace-why do you grow
pale and tremble? ---
Mr.. Newlywed (gasping feebly)-Why.
that dod-blasted SIX months. note gave
for the engagement ring will be due day
after tomorrow, then! had forgotten all
about it,-Puck.
The herald., 1898-09-11

We at tn seaside. Till thin I'm yours, sick
at heart, but atm rig'lar, Russ"
WELL" said Mr.. Hennessy, 9Th poor man
mus-ve had har-rd time iv it."
"He did," said Mr.. Dooley. "Niver laid
his head to a pillow before eight, up with
tn moon, he's suffered as no man can tell.
But he'll be all Fright whin his minds at
r-rest.'-Chicago Journal. ..a
The herald., 1898-09-11
It Was Cold Reception for Sampson

Rear Admiral Sampson arrived in Wash
ington Monday afternoon and called at the
navy department. Accompanied by Act
ing Secretary Allen he called upon the
president and held a conference which las t.
ed an hour. Admiral Sampson refused to
talk for publication and seemed to shun
the public generally. No enthusiasm was
manifested where the admiral appeared,
and his reception was in marked contrast
with that given other officers who have re-
truned from the front.-Washlngton Dis
patch.
The herald., 1898-09-11

"She said she would do what she could
and I told her.
| But you are a stranger to me- said
she. U' sal"
| know said I, but I want them
stockings bad. They will keep me warm
on my voyage. It's a very little mat
ter to you, but it's big matter to me-
FINALLY she gave in, so walked home
with her to her fathers house and won
the stockings. And didn't stop at
that. kept right on. 1 gave up that
voyage and settled in Gloucester. And
when l go to my own house tonight that
curly-headed girl Is the woman I'll take
my supper with"
The earthen walls of Fort Independ-
| ence on Eastern Point are being restored.
The moat is in splendid preservation,
and within this stronghold million
aire Is about to build himself castle
an American castle on medieval plans.
They were all talking about learning
| to swim, and one of the prattlers ex-
| claimed:
do you remember Professor Smith
who was here last year? I was telling
him in a music store that wanted to
learn to swim, and what did he do but
throw himself stomach down across a
music stool, and begin to paw the air
| and kick! I thought he had a fit, and
was frightened nearly to death, until
he got up and said he was only showing
me how to SWIM"
In New England the women do not
say they do up their hair. or coil it or
twist 1t into knot They pug" 1t.
The children do not count out" as
western children have done since pio-
neers days, to see who will be 'it."
They go through exactly the same pro-
cess, but they DINNER"
Moreover. the old game Of "hide and
The herald., 1898-09-11

The combination of old Salem and
new Murphy is delicious beyond COM
pare. Whoever goes to Salem town
should have Murphy for his charioteer.
for the blue-eyed Irishman knows every
spot of interest, and has opinions. He
will tell you as he sets you down at the
House of the Seven Gables that the book
which Hawthorne made about that
house is his favorite-for 1.-The Scarlet
Letter" is too harsh in the reading"
And he will show you Inscriptions on
the fronts of ancient buildings, bidding
you look at "the manuscript" 1t is
Murphy's great pleasure to describe a
flourish before some colonial mansion
whose front door glitters with brass
knockers and handles, whose pillared,
canopied entrance Is stately as a tenn
pie, and to declare to you is is 'the finest
specimen of colonial architaken in New
England" We asked him very care
fully to repeat the description and he
did so-"the finest piece of colonial arch
taken in New England"
Nothing has been built" says MUIR
ply, "before or after, or since, that
equals it,"
He owns to having helped his grand
father sells pieces Of the gallows on
which the witches were hung on Gal
lows hill; and as fast as the gullible
tuorists carried them off his grand
father sent him out anywhere for more
loose wood to whittle.
The herald., 1898-09-11

Moreover. the old game Of "hide ana
The herald., 1898-09-11

The House of the Seven Gables shows
but three, four having been pulled down
before Hawthorne's time, though the
The herald., 1898-09-11

seek" in it's Puritan survival is 'Scoochy
biddy bee" One hides his eyes and
the others fly to cover; but before all
are hidden the laggards hear a warn
ing cry. which they must obey, and take
their chances of reaching the goal
Scoochy biddy bee
No more hiding while I can't see.
The herald., 1898-09-11

In New England the women do not
say they do up their hair. or coil it or
twist 1t into knot They pug" 1t.
The herald., 1898-09-11

N"ANNr1 1InlI "A ARLlN A HAMM,
correspondent of the Leslie Syndicate
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-12
Our Veterans

The following members have COM
pleted five years of service in the
National Guard of Hawaii:
First Sergeant G. FL. Anterior, Co.
B; Sergeant W. @. Weldon, Co. b;
Musician G. S. Hall, Co. B; Private
E. Olsen, Co. b; Private James
Shorin, Co. B; Private j. Powell, Co.
B; Sergeant d. F. Thrum, Co. B;
Private A. f. Cooke, Co. B; Private
Joaquin Ferreira, Co. @.
Now if members OF the famous
Honolulu Rifles were brought under
the head OF Veterans there would
be some sence in the organization.
Five years is too short time OF SER
vice to make a maa a veteran, even
if he did enjoy picnic and waste
powder and ball in '95.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-12
At II Again.

Captain Crane OF the Honolulu
Water Works met with another"
accident Thursday, being thrown
out of his buggy on Judd street
The old gentleman received all pos
sible attention from Mrs. and Mis-
Widdiield, outside whose premise
the accident secured. Rev. Mr..
Parker and Road Supervisor Cum
mings assisted the captain home
as pail. bearers he calls it. Yes
terday morning Mr.. Crane was look
ing after the water supply, none tn
worse for his shaking up. Isn't it
time Cap. to stop these accidentsa
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-12

1t is difficult even to us, who are
among the old stagers, to believe in
the possibility of such an outrage,
as we are referring to, and in the al
legged insulting indifference of the
German Consul in the matter. The
plantation on which the alleged out
rage has taken place bears rather
unsayory reputation.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-12

We have looked into the matter
and found that Johann Viercke was
arraigned in the District Court of
Lihue on the 18th of January, 1898,
before FL. X. Kahele; was charged
with using threatening language to
Thilen (the luna) on the Both day of
December, 1897, and sentenced to
imprisonment for the term OF one
year; 'but il he should have bond
with sureties, and unincumbered
real estate, for the sum of $500, to
secure the person and property Of
the plaintiff; together with the costs
of this case in the sum of 50; and if
default be made in payment of said
COSTS, to be imprisoned at hard la
Dor until said costs are paid, unless
acquitted according to law"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-12

The arres, and imprisonment Of a
young German contract laborer at
the Lihue plantation for an offence
which, If he tells the truth, should
secure the sympathy for him OF all
decent men-exclusive Of the Ger
man Consul-have disclosed facts
which cannot be ignored by the peo-
pie or the Governments of Hawaii
aud Germany.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-12

So reads the mittimus to the Mar
shall of this funny republic, finishing
with the following order:~"You are
therefore commanded to take into
your custody Johann Viercke and
execute this sentence without delay"
The order is signed by H. X, Ka-
hele, District Magistrate of Lihue,
Island of Kauai.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-12

Among the owners are some OF
our very good aud Christian people
who cannot believe that any Gun
holy" act can be perpetrated on
their domains, and, anyhow, do not
consider it of much account If fe-
male "coolie" OF German nationality
should be debauched by some las
civious, lustful luna or receive the
respect due woman.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-12

Johann Viercke, the laborer now
in Oahu Jail, is 81 years of age. He
left Bremen in July, 1897, and began
work. on Lihue plantation on August
l, 1897, under a contract, which Sc
cured to him S18 a month and a
house. The man has a wife, and a
child three years old.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-12
SATURDAY, FEB. IL, 1898.
AN INVESTIGATION NEEDED.

In our issue OF the 18th inst. we
referred to one OF the gross outrages
on plantation laborers which, alas,
are only too common in Hawaii, and
to which we call the special atten.
tion of our scrupulous men who, for
a consideration, claim that Hawaii
is Paradise for "white" laborers.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-12

We understand that Consul Hack
field refuses to interfere because he
has had letters from Pastor and
from the management OF the planta-
ton, in which it is said that sit
serves the fellow right" the writer's
probably not knowing the side Of
the sad story of the unfortunate
man. He cannot look for sympathy
from the agent, who is his Consul,
or from the stock-holding parson,
but we hope that the German col
ony will not allow the matter to
drop and not enter a kick against
poor countrymsn, being made the
victim of the plantation outrages,
well-kno wn to most of them.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-12

The INDEPENDENT asks its readers
simply to read the above facts. We
have no comments to make. If We
opened the sluices OF righteous in
dignation, the thunderstorm Of
last night would be at a discount
and our Switchboard" burned out.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-12
st Andrews Cathedral.

Sexagesima Sunday, Feb. 13-7 a.
M, Holy Communion; IL A. m, Mat
ins and Sermon; $3.50 p. NJ, Pule
Ahiahi; 1880 p. M, Evensong and
Sermon.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-12
NOTICE.

THE ANIMAL MEETING OF THE
Il HoNo UU OR,cK CLUB Aill be hen
on 7 ESDAY EVENING February Is,
1873, at so lock, at he Arlngtrn Ho FL.
Ali members re- q e>ted 10 be pre- ent.
w. Thompson, Secre airy
Ho olulu, Feb. Ii, $685. 54-3t
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-12
SALE OF COFFEE LAND
LBASES.

Under instructions from the Trus-
tees of the B. p. Bishop Estate
James F Morgan will offer for sale
at Public Auction, Leases for term
of twenty-one (2D years Of valuable
Tracts Of Coffee and Fruit Land and
situate in the subdivision of Keel |
and 2, South Kona, Hawaii
Sale to take place on Wednesday,
March 23rd, 1898, at IL o'clock noon,
at Morgan's Auction Rooms, Queen
street, Honolulu.
Maps and form of lease may be
seen at the B p. Bishop Estate Office,
Merchant street, Honolulu, and with
Mr.. j. D. Paris, Napoopoo, Kona,
Hawaii.
Honolulu, February 9th, 1898.
8ll-td.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-12

We have referred to his statement,
that a luna tried to debauch his
wife and that he, enraged by the in
suit, threatened the luna and was
tried before native magistrate
without being allowed an inter
prefer.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-12

We Hawaiians, irrespective OF po
litical affiliations all feel grstifed
that our President has been treated
with pleasing respect aud cordiality
by our neiRhborly friend MISTRESS
Columbia. 1t is but small return for
the many Inequalities we have had
the pleasure of extending to her
citizens. In verify, Peace makes
more conquests than War, and a
kindly chuokle under pretty dim
pied chin is much better than an
uncouth slap in the face.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-12
The Storm

1t was a grand storm last night
and this morning. At times the
lightning was SO vivid and continu-
Gus that both writing and print
could be momentarily distinctly read.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-12

Figured Organizes, new spring
patterns, 8 yards for 81 at Sachs,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-12

Victoria Lawn, good quality 60
cents piece, this week at >achs.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-12
TOPICS or The DAY,

Now that disaster has befallen the
Telephone Company the parti,ap
papers will be hard up for attarks
on the Administration of that usA.
ful institution. Now, let the tram
ways cease running aud the Electric
Lights be stopped, and then Nor
gan's dream OF "cannibalsm, bar
barism" and Japanese Geishas will
be realized.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-12

She writes from Lihue, her letter
being dated February 5tb, 1898, as
follows:
"My dear husband; | want to tell
you how it goes with me. l am
continually sick and am growing
daily weaker. Il only receive one
sack flour, a half dollars worth of
sugar and small tin Of lard per
month, upon which l surely cannot
long exist.
"My dearest husband; do not have
any evil thoughts of me. | will re-
main true wife to you. As long as
there is life in me, l will remain
true to you. would dearly love to
visit to you, because 1 am sorely
afraid here. AS you know, we have
no friends here, but only wicked
enemies.
MY dearly beloved husband; you
nueV always folnNluuoi lnab our Oou
is just God who rewards the good
and Furnishes the evil. And only
those who have money are always
right in the eyes Of the law.
dearest husband; you must al
ways remember that God will not
forsake you and the wicked people
who are the cause Of your misfortune
will be punished by just God.
"Please write me whether or not
shall write anything OF your mis-
fortune to Germany.
"Our little Anna is inquiring con-
tinually when her dear papa is
coming back again"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-12

If the feeling OF "well we don't
care to interfere" should prevail, let
them read the Letters Of the poor
wife Of VIercke, from which we print
translated extract written in
the simple and ignorant style of the
German peasant girl, and the tenor
of which should make the blood OF
every German and every Man boil.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-09
At Ceuta.

IF Watson goes across the Atlantic
TO operate against the Spanish
coast, we hall presently be obliged
to accustom ourselves to another name
in geography with which hitherto the
American public has not been well ac-
quainted. Watson, il is supposed, will
take possession Of the Canaries. which
lie in the Atlantic. off the coast Of
Africa. but IL is told that his base of
operations will be at Ceuta.
That place is a port on the north
coast of Morocco. in the Mediter-
ranean. on a peninsula less than twenty
miles from Gibraltar. and opposite that
famous fortress-indeed its fortified
height was one of the pillars of Her
cules." English-speaking people pro-
nounce the name Su-ta. The mort has
a career that runs far back into his
tory's dim days. The Romans. the
Arabs. the Moors had their turn at
the place-Portugal secured it in 1915;
Spain tool il from Portugal a hundred
and sixty-fve years later, and SPANS
sovereignty has since been successfully
asserted except that the English, under
Fraser, captured IL in 1910 and held
il for a time. In 1860, Spain wanted
more territory about the town and took
IL by arms.
This MORO Castle has a worse name
than any of them. Ceuta is a convict
station. Spanish criminals of the worst
type go to Ceuta. and men like weyler
have relished the sending there OF
political prisoners n captured pat
riots who have taken up arms against
Madrid's misrule or who have. by word
or deed. encouraged revolutions against
Spanish dynasties. The place is known
as the abode of Spanish horrors-those
who pass Ceuta's portals leave hope
behind. Many of the more prominent
Cubans have gone TO hideous punish
ment at Seuta. If possible. IL is an ex-
aggerated Siberia.
Leaving on the Canaries "A force suf-
fcient to hold the islands, Watson. if
what has been reported is true. will
concentrate his forces at Ceuta and
make the place the base of his opera
tions. Thus our flag will foat over a
bit of African soil which, we p
the annexationists will want to annex
forthwith. We shall have coaling sta.
ions to throw to the ~blackbirds by
and nv
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-09
They'll Go Ahead Now.
~HE members Of the Montana
capitol commission could not 20
ahead with their work until the

~HE members of the Montana
capitol commission could not 20
ahead with their work until the
supreme court had disposed of a point
or two that had been raised in the
shape of a proposed writ of prohibi-
ton.
In the act providing for the build
ing of a capitol. it was stipulated that
the architects must be residents IF
the state Of Montana. This prohibit
ton proved to he of no practical value
to the local architects who secured the
insertion of it in the act. The supreme
court disposed of the application for a
writ by applying to the case the brief
st~ipulations of section forty-one of the
political code.
Section forty of that code says that
the people. as a political body. con-
sist. first, of electors. secondly. of cit
liens not electors. Section forty-one
says that the citizens OF the state are:
first, all persons born in this state
and residing within it. except the chill
dren Of transient aliens; second, all
persons born out of this state who are
citizens of the United States and re-
siding within the state" The code
also has something to say in a later
section about residence. one rule is:
Every person has. in law. a resi-
dence." That is. first, the place where
one remains when not called else
where for labor or other special or
temporary purpose. and TO which he
returns in seasons Of repose." The SUI
preme court, on inquiry, found that
the members of the firm that furnished
the ststehouse plans. under our code.
are citizens of Helena: IL this were a
year of capital controversy. we sup
pose that the relations or Helena ~
the place to which one returns in sea-
sons of repose" would suggest them
selves.
But that doesn't count now. The
gist OF II all is that the reservation
which local architects caused 10 be in
serted in the original bill amounted &C
nothing as a prohibition. Architect:
from distant states had only to comt
here and make a residence. and that
settled il. M case will serve a use
full purpose in directing the attention
of people TO the distinction which evil