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The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-02-22
MEMBERS OF BAR
Lawyers Meet to Consider
the New Codes.
One Compilation Referred TO Com
mittee Work to Be Reviewec-
District Court Practice

A meeting Of members Of the bar
called together to consider the advss-
ability of having the compilations q
the Civil and Penal Codes made By
S. VI. Ballou. enacted as laws BY the
present Legislature, was held yssster-
day afternoon. Among those present.
were A. s. Humphreys, 4 G. II Roo
ertson, A Rosa, W. l. Wilcox E 2
Dole, j. l. KaulukOu, EnOeh Johasoe-
P. l. Weaver, a. G. COrrea- W A
Henshall. Horace Wright, 5. KaeO. J.
NJ Poepoe, Marshal Brown. J. Cold
stone, ]. Q. Wood, ]. VI. Kaneakua
and others.
After considerable discussion Mar
shall Brown, A. Rosa and ". a Hen
shall were appointed a committee to
compare the compilation OF the Penal
Code with the statutes and TO report
at further meeting A. 5. Humphreys
spoke at some length on matters per
tanning to the Bar.
Mr. Humphreys spoke quietly but
to the point and certainly with some
feeling. The first thing that he OBJ
jected to in the conduct OF the IOEer
Court was the practice Of permitting
the chief of detectives to act as pro
scouting attorney. 1t was believed &C
be without precedent TO force sreh
men as Attorney Hartwell. an ex-
Justice of the Supreme Court and Mr.
Castle, an ex-Minister OF the country
to Washington TO meet at the bar 4
police officer who had never spent an
hour of his life in the study Of law
Mr.. Humphreys next referred 70 the
appointment of C. F. Peterson as al
ternate Judge on the ground that no
practitioner before the Court should be
vice-Judge of the same-practically a
Judge of the Court before which he
appeared. Both these matters VIII be
followed up.
There was no disposition yesterday
to Immediately consider the new
Civil Code, though when the meeting
adjourned it was understood that this
compilation would be considered at
another time Several Of the leading
attorneys are very averse to enact
ment of either code till a commission
has had ample opportunity 70 make
the closest and most searching CON-
PARSONS
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-02-22
MANNERS.
the Const

Lord Chesterfield in a letter to his
son, wrote as follows:
There is nothing so brutally shock
ing nor so little forgiven, as a seeming
inattention to the person who is
speaking to you; and l have known
many a man knocked down, for Tin my
opinon) a much slighter provocation
than that shocking inattention which
1 mean. l have seen many people, who
while you are speaking to them, in
stead of looking and attending to you,
fix their eyes upon the ceiling, or some
other part of the room, look out of the
window, play with dog, or twirl the
snuff box. Nothing discovers a little,
futile. frivolous mind more than this
and nothing is so Extensively i'll bred l.;
it is an explicit declaration on your
part, that even the most trifiing object
deserves you attention, more than all
that can be said by the person who is
speaking to you. Judge of the senti-
ments of hatred and resentment, which
such treatment must excite, in every
breast where any degree of self love
dwells; and 1 am sure, I never yet met
with that breast where there was not a
great deal"
We have known of one school for
young women, conducted by a thor
ough woman of the world, whose grad
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-02-22

yates were noted for the singular at
Effectiveness of their social intercourse.
In each students room copy of these
words of Lord Chesterfield was placed
in a conspicuous position. The teach
er herself, at one time conspicuous in
Paris, for her social power, made her
scholars realize the power of the fixed
eye, and the patient listening.
1t is said that the nervous condition
of the Americans forbids that repose of
manner, which is absolutely necessary
to the best social intercourse. Ner-
vous people are usually quick, rapid
takers, and are impatient as listeners.
A tourist of wide experience remarked
while visiting these Islands, recently,
that the native Hawaiians in the form
and manner of their conversation,
without regard to its substance, were
on the average equal if not superior
to the whites. This is quite true
of the Japanese, who are carefully
taught certain rules of speech and de-
ference, in the social intercourse. One
sees in Japan the fixed eye, and the
patient listener.
The heroes and martyrs of social in
tercourse are those who maintain the
habit of the fixed eye, on those dis
tressing occasions, when addressed at
length by mutual friends who detail
their own grievances. These suffer in
silence, and are without any reward.
OF such, indeed, are the Kingdom of
Heaven.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-02-22
WASHINGTON.
Situation of Treaty and People at
the Capital.

Situation of Treaty and People at
the Capital.
Francis NJ. Hatch, the Minister of
this Government at Washington writes
most encouragingly of the situation of
the treaty negotiations. He mentions
especially the change of front of sew
eral leaders and the very likely prob
ability of the ultimate good effect of
the positive stand of President Nc
Kinley ON the annexation question
The treaty has been made an admins
tration measure, but not in an often
sive way. That this is correct is shown
by the earnest manner in which Henry
NJ. Teller and other pronounced silver
Senators espouse the cause of Hawaii
At one time it was greatly feared that
the western Senators who were one
with the Republican party on financial
policy would oppose any administra-
ton plan. Happily the silver element
is not inclined to be stubborn or an
tagonistic in this matter.
In his correspondence to the Foreign
Office here, Minister Hatch writes at
length upon the visit of Mr.. Dole to
Washington. The President of the
Republic of Hawaii made a splendid
and lasting impression at Washington
and in fact all over the United States.
At the national capital he was show
cred with attentions by the leaders of
the Government and everywhere was
rendered the highest honors. Mrs.
Dole was also we'll received and was
well liked by everyone.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-02-22
NEED OF PARTY GOVERNMENT

The refusal of the Senate, on Satur-
day, to sustain the Government, in
its measure for a special appropria-
ton for a school fund, may have been
just on the merits of the case, or it
may not have been. We do not dis
cuss it.
The action of the Senate, however,
opens up an important and, indeed,
vital question. Is the Government to
be backed by party or is it not?
The vote of the Senate on Saturday
would have driven a British ministry
out of office, as it would have been a
vote of want of confidence" Our
political system is on the American
plan, which tends to prevent quick,
wise and business like legislation, and
hampers executive force. This condi-
ton of things is attracting the atten-
ton of American political writer's.
Our own Legislature can see the
evils of it, in the annexation mat
ter. President Mckinley and his Cab
met are strongly in favor of anneXa-
ton. The Republican party should
back them up. Does it? No. Re
publicans in Congress, like the mem
bers of our Legislature, refuse to fol-
low them. Senators Morrill,, Hoar and
Thurston, with Speaker Reed snap
back at the Executive in these words:
you shan't lead us. We will do as
we please. We want no leaders. We
follow you when we like to. We come
from the people, and lead ourselves.
You want annexation? Well, what if
you do? You want money to build
navy sufficient, as you say, for our
commerce. Well, we know just as
much about the need of a navy as you
do" Speaker Reed, especially, snaps
his fingers at the President, and says
Down here in the House, we are
right from the people. We do what
we think best, and not what you think
best" If the Speaker were here, he
would highly approve of the attitude
of the Legislature. There was thi:
same disposition to snub the Ameri-
can executive, when Republicans
knocked out of the tariff bill, the pro
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-02-22
Zealandia Register.

A bill has been introduced in the
Congress of the United States at Wash
ington for an act to place the Oceanic
Steamship Zealandia, now the Honolu-
lu local boat, under American register.
1t is claimed that what work has been
done on the ship and yet to be done
will entitle her to the American flag.
1t is suggested by shipping people
here that the purpose Of this plan is
to put the Zealsndia into the Alaska
trade and to arrange with the Pacific
Mail Company and make the S. S.
China the local beat between this
place and San Francisco.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-02-22
WASHINGTON NEWS.

There appears, from the latest news,
no material change in the situation OF
the treaty matter, in the American
Senate. There is some interesting
reading between the lines, however.
The statement regarding Speaker
Reeds favorable change of attitude on
the annexation question, is now dis
puted Mr. Reed is, we know posi-
lively, affected by the new situation of
affairs, in the far East. But he may
not. as yet, have reached a conclusion
in the matter. We understand that he
considers the free coinage of silver to
be an element in the case. He repre-
sents the financial gold men, and they
feel that the West is becoming rather
dangerous and may use Hawaii for
some bad purpose.
The Washington Star, says that some
of the Senators, strongly in favor OF
annexation, speak just now indiffer-
emily regarding it, because they do not
like the Administration attitude on the
financial question. 1t quotes leading
annexation Senator who declared that
there would be no vote on the subject
until March 1st, as the time Of the
Senate would be spent on the many ap-
preparation bills.
The Washington Times (anneXation)
says that Senator Thurston, who had
agreed to vote for annexation, had
suddenly moved to postpone debate on
the treaty, until March LIST. The rea-
son given, is that ''it was understood
that Mr.. Thurston was anxious to
avoid further discussion while Mr.. Dole
was in the country. His motion was
lost. The Philadelphia Ledger says
that Senator Thurston declared that
the visit of Mr.. Dole was ''inoppor-
tune" These are, however, merely re-
ports of the secret debate, and are not
entirely trustworthy. Senator White,
III reply " CtudlOI ldlls Solu lnCil llC
believed the Sugar Trust was in favor
of the treaty because most of the Sen
ators who were popularity believed to
be interested in the Sugar Trust were
favorable to the treaty"
1t is also suggested that the belli-
gerent rights of Cuba, and the annexa-
ton of Hawaii, be added to the diplo-
matte bill. If the Senate does this, the
bill will go back to the House so
amended, and if not agreed to, will get
into a conference committee. If this
course is taken, it will be beyond
Speaker Reeds power to control it.
This is the view taken by the friends of
Cuba and Hawaii.
The difficulty is, that President Nc
Kinley knows that the granting of
beIligerent rights to Cuba, will result
in the lawful boarding of American
merchant vessels, by the Spanish gun
boats. A shot across the bows of an
American ship might precipitate war.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-02-22
THE MINISTERIAL REPORTS.

The remarkably clear, full and able
reports of the Ministers require, if JUS
tice is done to them, much extended
comment This cannot be done in a
day. They are full of food for reflec-
ton. The suggestions they contain are
made by men who have no party be-
hind them, but by men who have made
the administration a careful business
affair.
Few indeed, of the States of the Am
erican Union, have such impartial, and
honest directors of public affairs. Nor
are any of the official reports of those
States better prepared.
We repeat what we have said before,
that if copies of these reports could be
placed in the hands of leading Amer
leans, and with the leading Press of
America, they would indicate conclu-
sively the way the Anglo-Saxon has
handled affairs in these Islands. The
community, as whole is responsible
for the political policy which has
brought here so many racial elements,
that may involve grave consequences.
But it must be conceded that the domi-
nent racial power-the smallest in
point of numbers,-has created, and
maintained a framework of just and
honest government, which is unusual,
and admirable.
The administration of the present
Government has proved its right to
exist. The many and absolutely neces-
sary improvements in all things, roads
especially, were neglected by the Mon
archy, because the real power, and in
fiuence behind it, was Indifferent to the
general welfare of the people. In this
respect, every Intelligent inhabitant
even those who are loyal to the old
order of things, must see and acknowl-
edge the great Improvement of the pre-
sent administration.
For several years, the new Govern
ment was on trial. 1t now submits its
proof of fidelity, and demands YER
dict. 1t will get it, from all fair men
We believe it is an unnatural Gov.
eminent. It is TOO good,'' in the sense
that it does not represent the average
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-02-22
To Raise Flowers

There was quite enthusiastic and
a very well attended meeting OF the
Hospital Flower Society at the hall
of the Y NJ. C. A. yesterday morning
Encouraging reports were received
from those who take an active part
in the work of the mission. Il was
found that every effort is made to
brighten the rooms of the sick with
flowers. Society funds are low With
the idea of extending the scope OF the
organization and ultimately placing Il
on a much better footing it was voted
that flower garden to be cultivated
by the society be established. Mrs
F. NJ. Swanzy was made a committee
of one to petition the Minister OF In
terror for allotment Of a suitable piece
of ground
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-02-22
THE WHITE HOUSE DINNER.
President and Mrs. Mckinley En-
terrain Pres. and Mrs. Dole.

terrain Pres. and Mrs. Dole.
The Washington Star of February I'd
says: The President of the Republic of
Hawaii and Mrs Dole were guests last
evening at the largest dinner ever
given at the Executive Mansion. Sew
enty-one sat down at table, the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley having hidden
81 guests to meet the distinguished
visitor and his wife. The long dining
table in the corridor was very beauti-
full, having decorations of orchids in
masses, alternating with plaques of
white hyacinths. The candelabra were
capped with rose color, and at each
cover lay boutonniere or corsage bou-
quet of orchids and ferns. The Presi-
dent, with Mrs. Mckinley at his right,
had as neighbor at the left Mrs. Dole,
while President Dole sat at the right of
Mrs. Mckinley and next Mrs Hobart.
Secretary Sherman was at Mrs. Dole's
left, while directly opposite the Presi-
dent sat Mrs. Sherman with the Vice
President. Mr.. Chauncey NJ Depew
was seated between Mrs. Gage and
Miss Bliss, and Senator Hanna next
Mrs. DalZell. Mrs. McKinley's gown
was white satin with embroideries of
silver and jewels. Mrs. Dole's was rose
satin, lace and diamonds. Those pre-
sent were the President and Mrs. Nc
Kinley, the Vice-President and Mrs.
Hobart, the President of the Republic
of Hawaii and Mrs. Dole, the Hawaiian
Minister and Mrs. Hatch, the Secre-
tary of State and Mrs. Sherman. the
Speaker of the House and Mrs. Reed.
General and Mrs. Miles, Senator and
Mrs. Davis, Representative and Mrs.
Hit, Senator and Mrs. CuIlom, Sena-
tor and Mrs. Lodge, Senator and Mrs.
Clark, Senator and Miss Foraker, Sen
ator and Miss Morgan, Senator and
Mrs. Gray, Senator and Mrs. Mills. Re
preventative Dinsmore, Senator and
Mrs. Daniel, Senator Turpie, Senator
Morrill,, Senator Allison, Senator Han
ma, Senator Hale, Mrs. Alger, Mrs.
Frye.
Representative Boutelle, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Dingley, Representative
and Mrs. Dalzell, Representative and
Miss Cannon, Representative and Mrs.
Henderson, Representative and Mrs.
Grosvenor, Representative and Mrs.
Payne, Representative Richardson.
Representative and Mrs. Sayers. DR..
Chauncey NJ. Depew, the Secretary of
the Treasury and Mrs. Gage, the Attor-
ney General and Mrs. Griggs, the Post
master General and Mrs. Gary, the Sc
cretary of the Navy and Mrs. Long, the
Secretary of the Interior and Miss
Bliss, the Secretary of Agriculture and
Miss Wilson.
Colonel Bingham, Lieutenant Gil
more, Major Heistand and Commander
Wells, U. S. N, were present during
the evening in full uniform. Colonel
Bingham and Lieutenant Gilmore pre-
sented
On February 4th President and Mrs.
Dole gave dinner at the Arlington.
On the 5th Mrs Hatch gave a lunch
con at the Arlington, in honor of Mrs.
Dole. Decorations were in pink tulips.
Those present were: Mrs. Hobart,
Lady Pauncefote, Mrs. Sherman, Mrs.
Gage, Mrs. Alger, Mrs. Griggs, Mrs.
Cushman K. Davis, Mrs. Long, Mrs.
Mendonca, Mrs. Frye, Mrs. HILL Mrs
Haywood, Mrs. Foster, Mrs Romero,
Miss Morgan, Mrs. Macmillan, Mrs.
Castle and Mrs. Fairbanks.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-02-22
1T NIGHT HAVE BEEN.

On the 18th day of May, 1747, Joseph
Ball, of Stratford-by Bow, England,
wrote the following letter to his sis
ter, in Virginia, the mother of George
Washington:
Il understand that you are advised
and have some thoughts of putting
your son George to sea. l think he
had better be put apprentice to tin
ker, for common sailor before the
mast has by no means the common
liberty of the subject; for they will
press him from ship where he has
fifty shilling a month, and make him
take twenty-three, and cut and slash
and use him like negro, or rather
like a dog. And, as to any consider
able preferment in the navy, it is not
to be expected, as there are so many
gaping for it here who have interest,
and he has none. And if he should
get to be master of a Virginia ship
(which it is very difficult to do)
planter that has three or four hundred
acres of land and three or four slaves,
if he be industrious, may live more
comfortably, and leave his family in
better bread, than such a master of
ship can. He must not be too
hasty to be rich, but go on gently and
with patience, as things will naturally
go. This method, without aiming at
being fine gentleman before his time,
will carry man more comfortably
and surely through the world than go
ing to sea, unless it be a great chance
indeed. l pray God keep you and
yours.
"Your loving brother,
JOSEPH BALL"
the career of Washington, although it
would not have stayed the cause of
the American revolution. 1t was a
piece of good advice which seems to
have been followed. AS tobacco was
the chief currency of the country at
that time, it is to be presumed that
Mrs Washington, when her son be-
came celebrated, kept her brother in
the weed.
Had George declined his uncles ad-
vice, what indeed might have been?'
Let us indulge, for a moment, in one
of those curious and popular specula-
lions which are suspended on an eff y
'If" George had become a sailor, he
would have been industrious, faithful
and daring. In those days of adven-
ture, he would have undoubtedly
doubled Cape Horn" struck out
northwardly on a voyage of adven-
ture, and finally discovered these ISL
ands, instead of permitting Captain
Cook to scoop" the business. There
would not have been any scandal at
Kealakekua bay. He would not have
played the god to the unsuspecting
natives. AS an esteemed citizen he
would have entered the Cabinet OF
Kamehameha I, and finally become the
father of this country, instead of be-
coming the father of that country.
His descendants would have become
members of the gloomy and persecut-
ed band of Missionaries" which some
people are making fearful and harrow
ing efforts to hold UP to the scorn OF
mankind.
If Georges uncle had anticipated
that delusive. song, "a life on the
ocean wave" he might have modified
his views regarding the beauties Of a
maritime life. and-we might have had
Washington. 1t all might have been.
In the first days of the present cen
fury, General Washington strongly
favored National University, which
should be founded in Washington city
Congress refused to establish it
Nearly one hundred years after hi
had proposed it, the women of Ameri
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-02-22

thought. But the men who administer
it. especially the unfortunate mission
aries will have the satisfaction OF
knowing that it will remain for per-
haps a century to come as the model
administration of Hawaii, if history
teaches US anything.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-02-22

ca take it up, and there is reason TO
believe that it will now be established
Washington found the country full OF
"Barabbases, who did not take much
stock in his views. He is dead, and
so are the Barabbases. Even today,
we celebrate his memory, not that
of the Barabbases.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-02-22
A TumOr Formed
Finally 1t Broke InwardIy
and Discharged
Trouble Began With Dyspepsia
and Impure Blood
Thorough Course of Hoods sarsa-
parilla Completely Cures.

There is danger in impure blood
Disease and suffering are surely com
ing to those who neglect this threaten
ing symptom. Read this:
GILLIAN, Missouri
&C. 1. Hood g. Co., Lowell, Mass:
"Gentlemen:-Myt troubles began with
nervous headaches, which would lass
me for two or three days. The doctors
pronounced my trouble dyspepsia, bit
they could not do anything for me, and
advised change of location. At the ags
Of IS tumor formed on my spine, which
Was Very Painful
but did not rise or discharge. The doctor
thought best to cut it out, but objected.
1t finally broke and discharged a great
deal. The doctors said they could do
nothing for it. Then the tumor began to
rise inwardly and discharge. read much
about cures By Hoods SarsaparilIs and
thought l would try Il. Before / had
finished taking one bottle I was much
relieved. / continued the use Of Hoods
Sarsaparilla, and after taking Il bottles I
was entirely cured. am now well, have
a good appetite and feel that owe my
life to Hoods Sarsaparilla-" I'd. FoRE-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-02-22
Police Court.

In the Police Court yesterday morn
ing, Judge Wilcox nOlle pross'd the
% liquor cases.
Seven cases Of drunkenness paid the
usual fine.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-22

5 p. m. This confirmed the forecast made
in these dispatches Sunday as to the where
abouts and intentions of these two fleets.
Both had been slower in arriving than
well posted naval officers here supposed at
that time.
All this was interesting enough but not
a word Of it was allowed past the censor,
and a score of correspondents who had
beseiged the cable Office all the morning
wilted down into the hotel veranda chairs
out of the broiling sun helpless to get a
word of the real news Of the situation to
their papers. Naval officers for the most
part were as ignorant as the correspond
ents as TO how matters stood in the
world outside of Key West, and whether
or not the matters being censored mad not
already leaked out through the less re.
stricted channels at Washington.
Naval men, however, have less time for
speculation. for the fleet was busily engag-
ed in preparing for some move, the details
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-22
ONE COUNTRY ONCE MORE.
baltimore HonOrs the sixth Massa-
chusetts Regiment II Once stoned.

baltimore HOnOrs the sixth Massn-
chusetts Regiment II Once stoned.
Baltimore, May 21-Raltlmore honored
the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment to-day
as it passed through the city en- route to
Camp Alger, Va, in a manner that will
long be remembered by the members of
the command. as well as the many thou
sands of citizens Of the Monumental City
who assembled to greet the soldiers and
wish God speed 10 the Bostonians. The
grim, hostile murmurs of sullen crowds,
the jeers OF the mobs with which the old
Sixth were received q years ago, We're
turned to-day into hand-clasps and shouts
of welcome.
Mayor Molster welcomed the soldiers in
a well chosen speech and presented a hugh
basket of flowers in the form of a shield
with appropriate phrases in immorteles.
The committee pinned upon the lapel OF
each members of the regiment pin ap-
prOpriate 10 the occasion. II is estimated
fully 100000 persons saw ana cheered the
regiment either at the railroad station or
at points upon the line OF march.