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The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-07-08
sure OF The ROAD
President Dole Signs
Rapid Transit Act.
Closing Hours OF Legislature
Flag Resolution kilied-Loan
Act Passed.
SENATE.

One hundred-twentieth day, July Z.
There was little business before the
Senate on the last day OF the session,
save final action on the loan act, and
to await the decision OF the President
on the bills not signed. The loan act
was passed, sent to the President and
signed, but not before further opposi-
ton from Senator McCandless, who
insisted that the loan could be taken
up at per cent and that the Govern
ment should not stultify itself by say
ing that it was willing to pay s per
cent.
The expert accountants report on
the examination of the books of the
Water Works. Post Office and Public
Works Departments and the Board OF
Health were referred to the Ministers
having the several departments in
charge. The committee reports did not
accompany these, as the Senate COM
mittee had been unable to have a con-
ference with the House committee on
them.
had signed the bill providing for the
sale Of light wines and beer, salaries
and pay rolls, barbed wire fences, no.
taries public, jurisdiction OF Circuit
Court, gifts of curios to Bishop Mus
cum and the current account appro-
priation bill, with the exception of the
two items Of $4,000 each, mail sub
sidy to Inter Island Steamship and
Wilder Steamship companies, which
items the President vetoed on the
ground that the law made conditions
regulating the steamship companies,
the two items amended that law but
did not refer to 1t in its title as pro-
vided and 1t therefore might be de-
clared unconstitutional.
The House passed the item over the
Presidents veto. The Senate sus-
tanned the veto.
The accounts for the session,
amounting to $l2.674.62, were present.
ed. The heavy items were, salaries,
s6,270; officers. $2,796; printing, $l,l9i;
typewriting, $4,000.
The resolution relating to the pre-
servation of the Hawaiian nag was laid
on the table by vote OF II to I.
At 11:45 o'clock recess was taken
to 4 o'clock.
At the afternoon session 1t was an
nounced that a flaw had been discov-
cred in the typewriter copy Of the
Rapid Transit bill, which had been
signed by the President and clerk OF
the Senate and sent to the President.
The provision passed by the Legisla-
ture that the right Of eminent domain
should be exercised only with the ap-
proyal of the Executive Council had
been omitted. A supplementary bill
was brought in embodying that feat
ure. This second bill was passed three
readings, sent to the House for pas
sage and at 80 o'clock announcement
was made that the President had
signed both bills.
Senators Lyman and Kepoikai were
appointed to notify the House that the
Senate was ready to adjourn. Senator
Brown was delegated to make the same
announcement to the President.
President Dole entered at the clos
ing. On motion of Senator McCandless
vote OF thanks was rendered Presi-
dent Wilder for the able and impartial
manner in which he had presided over
the Senate during the three terms.
President Wilder thanked the members
in return and the Senate adjourned
sine die.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-07-08
THE WHITE ELEPHANT.

Chauncy Depew, in a recent inter-
view stated that, in his opinion, the
United States would not release in the
future, their hold on the Philippine
Islands. He acknowledged that the ISL
ands might be a white elephant, but
he said it might be necessary Ito paint
the elephant brown and set him to
work"
The trouble will be in the patriotic
desire of several millions of our fellow
country men, we hope soon to be able
to say, to take hand in the paint
ing.
The opportunities for office holding
among nine millions of rather ire
sponsible people will be great, and one
of the largest products of our tivili
zation is that OF men who wish &c
take care Of public interests, for 9
fixed compensation payable monthly
In fact, the army Of occupation itsel
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-07-08
OUR MASCOT.

Is Capt. Whiting of the Monadnock
the Hawaiian "Mascot?'
He was here, when Kamehameha V
died and Lunalilo assembled the Throne.
He was here when Lunalilo died, ana
Kalakaua assembled the Throne. He
was detailed to attend Kalakaua while
the guest of the American Government
in 1875. He was here in 1893, at the
time of the change of the Government.
And, moreover, he married a daughter
of Hawaii. As the faithful Mascot of
Hawaii will annexation suddenly arrive
under his mysterious spell?
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-07-08

The voluntary contribution in Ger
many in aid of the Spaniards amount
ed to $4,000, 900 marks, a mark being
valued at 23ia cents in our coin.
This amount was RENTED up to
June LIST. One of the reasons given
for the hostility Of the Germans toward
the Americans is, the repeated state
ment made by the press that the United
States WILL within few years, cause
rapid decline in German foreign
trade. This may be true. But neither
Germany or any other nation will &c
to war with a nation that is out-trad-
ing her, because it will not pay to
do so.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-07-08
THE PENALTY OF FAME.

The San Francisco Examiner prints
q large portrait, and devotes page
to the history, of woman now old
and poor who many years ago refused
the offer of marriage from General
Wesley Merritt, Commander of the
United States Manila forces.
There is nothing extraordinary in
this incident. 1t throws no light on
General Merritt's military capacity
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-07-08

the Senate the Clerks table was
cleared Of bills. The bill regulating
Chinese immigration was taken from
Committee and put on its passage for
second reading. Objection was made
at first to the suspension Of the rules
for third reading. The objection was
withdrawn, the bill passed third read
Ing. was sent to the President and
notification was received Of its sign
ing, all within ten minutes.
On motion of Representative Nc
Candless all bills in committees or be-
fore the House and not otherwise dis
posed Of were laid on the table. These
included House bills regulating the
construction Of highways, the appoint
ment OF a road supervisor in chief,
closing highways, the so-called phar-
macy bill, relating to the retail of
wines, relating to penal contracts,
sale OF spirituous liquors. the exemp-
ton Of property from forced aliena-
ton, Senate plumbing bill and the Sem
ate Hilo Railway bill.
House bills in the Senate not dis
posed Of are, relating to the law OF
evidence, the publication OF decisions
Of the Supreme Court, regulating use
Of bicycles, and relating to veterinary
surgeons.
The Senate supplemental Rapid
Transit bill passed first reading, and
under suspension OF the rules, second
and third readings unanimously, and
was sent to the President in exactly
four and a half minutes.
Representative Loebenstein was del
egated by the other members OF the
House to make the closing address to
the Speaker. He spoke in part as
follows: At the touch Of the speak
er's gavel there will pass to their
homes the men who have composed the
House OF 1898, men who have main
tanned their friendship in spite OF the
clashes and differences which char
acterize legislative body; there will
be dissolved the representative body
of a Nation which Is about to be
merged into the life OF another nation.
The chair has been occupied by man
well qualified for the position, man
who has exercised wonderful discre-
ton in his decisions. Let us hope that
we will cherish the memory of these
days and remembrance of the man
nart,a,Iv ,noigboS +ba nnir;ons and o.
pnmants ana hos aiven dno oonsidar-
ot,nn tn aI, W. hova nassod i,,sr-
ment nm Tho matters brnmgbt hetor.
re 20 ,ba hast % o,,r ah,,itv W. trns,
that tho world nav no..
ITO our faults little blind.
And to our virtues very kind"
ca we thanh vou Mr. srearor for
vour Lindness ~ n. and sor tho MAN
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-07-08
HAWAIIAN GAZETTE FRIDAY, JULY 8, isos-sEMI WEEKLY.

in Manila can furnish an army Of ONCE
holders. The chief trouble will be In
fixing the brown color on the Philip
pine white elephant. The white color
of heathenism will shine through for
a century to come.
At the end Of every Presidential
term, a new set of men will ask to
be allowed to emigrate to Manila and
handle the paint brush. The end will
be lots of experience in learning how
to govern an inferior race, and lots OF
experience on the part Of the heather
in the art OF being governed. But in
the end, the world will be benefited.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-07-08

Capt. w. c. Whittle Of Norfolk, Va,
who was Executive officer of the Con-
federate cruiser Shenandoah" at the
time, during the Civil War, when she
made sad havoc with the whaling fleet
in the Bering Sea, writes us: Didn't
my old Naval Academy classmate
Dewey give the Dons Hail Columbia
at Manila? 1t was a grand and won
derful achievement"
The men who ranged up their bat
teries against each other in 1852, are
now ranging them beside each othel
against the common foe.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-07-08
CHAS. BREWER & CO.'S
New York Line.

The Bark "Nuuanu" will sail from
New York to Honolulu on or about
July Is, 1898.
II sufficient inducement offers. Ad.
vances made on shipments on liberal
terms. For further particulars. address
Messrs. CHAS. BREWER 4 CO.. "a
Kilby Street. Boston or
G. BREWER q CO.. LTD.
Honolulu Agents.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-07-08

Mr.. c. l.. Hasbrouck, druggist at
Mendon. Mich. says all OF the good tes-
timonials that have been published by
the manufacturers Of Chamberlain's
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
could be duplicated in that town. For
sale by all druggists and dealers. Ben
son, Smith & Co., agents for II. !.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-07-08

II Is a strange commentary on the
maxim; truth lies heavy and is a
burden to carry" that the generation
OF Northern men now living, who. in
1861. read Russell's letters to the
Ttimes still regard him with intense
dislike. because he told the truth, and,
moreover, did not share the enthusiasm
and purpose of the Northern people to
preserve the Union.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-07-08
BORN.

RASMUSSEN-In Honolulu. July 6,
to the wife Of A. Rasmussen, a son.
ABEL~In Honolulu, July 6, to the
wife OF ]. F. c. Abel. son. San
Francisco papers please copy.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-07-08

The enlisted men OF these visiting
regiments will soon become familiar
with the bottom facts Of war and when
they are, will act as other men act
under the circumstances.
But behind sentiment there remains
the Anglo-Saxon pluck, the obedience
to discipline, and some of the best
fighting will be done by the very men
who are thoroughly tired Of their con-
tract to fight against Spain but will
keep it to the last.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-07-08
DIED.

JACKSON-July 8. 1898, at the res
idence Of DR.. J. 8. McGrew, J. Mason
Jackson, OF diphtheria. Chicago pa
pers please copy.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-07-08
THE HAWAIIAN FLAG.

The future of the Hawaiian flag ex-
cites much interest among people OF
all classes who were born and have
lived under 1t.
Each State and some of the Terri
tories have their own flags, adopted
and used by custom, or designated by
their Legislature. These are symbols
Of State sovereignty, and are Of the
highest significance.
While by common consent, and SEN
timent the flag of Hawaii will be re-
tanned as a symbol of the Territory,
q joint resolution by the Legislature
recommending its retention will be
dignified act, on behalf Of the Re-
public, expressing the sincere wish
flag will forever remain under that
of the Greater Republic.
Representative Atkinson opposed in
the House, Wednesday, the resolution
recommending the preservation of the
Hawaiian flag, under the territorial
form OF government in the event of
annexation. The opposition was based
on the theory that the new dispen-
sation" should prescribe the flag, and
that the present trustees of Hawaiian
nationality, that is, the Legislature
and Government, had nothing to do
with it.
The matter Is mainly one of senti-
ment. II is quite customary for a
trustee or a donor, or testator to com
plete gift, with requests, not bind
ing in law. These requests are usually
considered sacred" bnt there are in
stances in legal history. of the lega-
tees being entirely insensible to such
requests, and they have made bonfire
Of the testator's portrait, books and
furniture. We believe, however, that
there Is sufficient love of the old flag
among members of the Legislature, to
put on record. in the probable closing
hours Of the national life, resolution
which can be in any event, only an
earnest request that those who sue
coed in authority will carefully retain
the old flag.
or course 1t may be presumptuous to
act in the matter, as 1t was presump-
tuous in Washington to regulate the
future OF American foreign political af-
fairs in his Farewell Address. But let
the Legislature be presumptuous.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-07-08

After the excitement was over. and
the defeat at Bull Run, war became a
serious business.
General Mcdowell. forced to make
an attack. by the wild popular cry Of
the newspapers, "On to Richmond
before his men were drilled, became
the scape goat, and went to his grave,
twenty years afterwards, oppressed
with the feeling of wrong done to
him.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-07-08

the field to the sound of the enemy's
guns"
These many thousands Of young men
enlisted then, as the young men are
enlisting now, "out of sense Of duty"
But the discomforts. and monotony Of
camp life. the everlasting drill broke
the romance of war, and at the end
Of the term of enlistment, only three
months. they were anxious to return
home without firing shot.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-07-08

There were instances when regi-
ments did make a short extension OF
their time of service, in other parts
of the country. But 1t soon became
apparent that the army could be main
tanned only by forcing men into 1t by
CONSUMPTION. There were, Of course,
many patriotic men who enlisted for
the war. But large numbers lost their
staying power, when they could no
longer read Patriotism and Picnic"
on the Union banner.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-09

junction with the insurgents under General Garcia
 Several Spanish military and naval officers were killed and wounded The Spanish loss of soldiers and marines was heavy.
 The city is now at the mercy of Ad- miral Sampson. The batteries at the entrance to the harbor are on a crest '1S0 feet above the water This high ele- vation made them difficult to hit, but the entire hill was ploughed up by the heavy shells. In many cases shells are known to have passed over t,-e hill and undoubtedly they struck the city it. self as well as the shipping in the har- bor
 Thirty-four shots were fired from the Iowa's 12-inch guns, and thirty eight shots from her S-inch gun. There were few shots from her secondary battery. The other vessels engaged in the bom- bardment fired a proportionate number of shots, and, as every one was we'll aimed. the damage done must have been tremendous
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-09

Not a sign of the Spanish boat or the sixty men comprising her crew has been seen since the 1S-inch shell fired by the battleship Oregon struck her amidships. This shot made an Ameri- can victory of an exciting hours work and thwarted the first attempt of the Spanish to send endorsements to Ad- miral Cervera.
 The Terror succeeded in getting with in a mile of the entrance to Santiago harbor, but the vigilance of the officers on the New Orleans frustrated her bold dash to join Cervera's fleet. Up fleet Rear Admiral Sampson had been unable to determine definitely the iden- tity of the vessel sunk by the Oregon's 1oOO-pound shell. There is little ques- ton. however, that she was the de- stroyer Terror.
 The vessel which the Oregon sunk was approaching Santiago harbor from the eastward and her course was one she would follow in coming from San Juan to join the Spanish fleet. An of- ficer. of the New Orleans, which was on guard on Monday night at the eastern end of the American fleet, detected the vessel attempting to enter the harbor of Santiago under cover of the shadows from the cliffs. 1t was 10:3o o'clock and AH~ moon. which had been obscured by
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-09

Rear Admiral Sampson has ac- complished all the destruction possible until the invading army IS ready to attack the city. A combined attack by land and sea will then be made. Meanwhile the fleet can act only as a sentinel at the entrance of the harbor. Even as sentinels 1t IS not likely the ships of Rear Admiral Sanp- sons fleet will have much to do. By the slanting rays of the after noon sun the smokestack and masts of the Merrimac are plainly visible from the sea. Hobson and his men did their work so well that the Merrimac was sunk at point where the channel is but BOO feet wide. If there were no war and no blockade, naval men assert, 1t Is doubtful if Cervera s cruisers could be steered past the Merrilnac. The wreck of the, col
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-09

Tier might be blown up with dy- nafnite, but that would be no easy task, evenin. time of peace, owing to the great weight of coal in the wreck.
 The dispatch boat Three Friends found about the entrance of Santiago harbor a fleet of United States men-of-war strong enough to take Barcelona. With this powerful force at his com mand Admiral Sampson has been studying for two weeks the plan for his final attack. He has test ed the strength of all the fortih- cations and can speedily silence those harbor defenses he did not destroy in Mondays heavy bom- bardment. When 1 told the cap tain of one of the American yes sels that several thousand troops from Tampa were about to be landed in Cuba he shouted back:
 "If that is so, Santiago de Cuba
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-09

clouds for two hours, again lighted the entire coast
 The searchlights of the New Orleans were directed inland and a small boat was revealed hugging the shore She passed out of view in a few moments, making rapidly In the direction of Nor TO Castle. Repeatedly the searchlights were trained up and down the shore, but the shadow of the cliffs protected the strange craft from view. Signals were given the flagship New York which, with the Marblehead, lay near the New Orleans. In a short time the powerful searchlights of all three ves- sells were sweeping the coast in an ef- fort to locate the mysterious vessel. The officers and men were convinced that the Spanish had made another attempt to send 9 torpedo into the American vessels.
 Tn and out of the light range the lit- tie vessel passed, and the guns on the war vessels, trained as best they could be on a f1eeting enemy, began pouring great quantities of shot toward the shore.
 Tn a few minutes the Brooklyn and Oregon joined in the chase. It became apparent that the enemy's boat in- tended to make bold dash for the en-
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-09
ONE DEADLY SHOT FROM
 THE OREGON
New Glory Gained in the Sinking of the
 Terror.

ON BOARD HERALD-CALL DISPATCH : BOAT, off Port Antonio, via Kingston, Jamaica, June S.-Even more picturesque and bold than the defiance of the big Con- federate MerrinaC by EriCsson's little monitor was the exploit which resulted in the sinking of the Spanish torpedo boat destroyer, brief particulars of which sent to the Her aid and the Call yesterday
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-09
SANTIAGO
 WILL SOON
 BE ! AKE FEN
Decisive Blow to Be Dealt Wben Tampa Troops
 Arrive.

ON BOARD HERALD CALL DISPATCH BOAT OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA (via Kings ton, Jamaica), June 8.-Within tWenty-four hours after the arrival of American troops the city of Santiago and the fleet of Admiral Cervera will fall into the hands of the Americans, This is the view of the Ameri- . can fleet now guarding the harbor as 1 get it from a prominent official on board the flagship.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-09
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 . CAMARA'S SHIPS 9 STILL AT CADIZ.

GIBRALTAR, June S.-Admir- al Camara's fleet is still at Ca dig, maneuvering. Reports vary -some saying the fleet will sail
 in week, and others that it will
 not start until the end of the
 month. All agree that it's des-
 tination Is Cuba The trans-At- lantic steamer Ciudad de Cadiz
 has sailed west without a con-
 , voy.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-09
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The formidable Estrella and Cayo Smith batteries were completely wrecked
 The Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes was sunk.
 United States forces were landed at Daiquirf, a short distance east of Aguadores, where they are now en- trenched. These forces have formed a
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-09
SPANISH LOSS AT SANTIAGO PROBABLY
 UNDERESTlMATED
Many Soldiers and Marines Slain and Tremendous Damage Inflicted by Projectiles From Samp-
 sons ShipS

SOAl S ShAPS'
 ON BOARD HERALD-CALL DIS- PATCH BOAT, OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA, June ', via Kingston Jamaica, June S-There is scarcely any doubt that much greater damage than was at first supposed was inflicted upon the Spaniards in Santiago harbor during the bombardment on Monday morning. Many shells are believed to have fallen into the city itself, and when the facts are known after the port has fallen into Admiral Sampson's hands, it will prob ably be found the loss of life was very great.
 Even with the meager facts now at hand, 1t can be stated that this Is the result of the bombardment.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-09


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The San Francisco call., 1898-06-09
SPANIARDS
 DRIVEN FROM
 THEIR WORKS
Splendid Craftsmanship Again Displayed by the Gunners
 of Our Vessels.

CAPE HAYTIEN, F1ay, June 8-Five American warshps halfpast o'clock morning shell the
 catons Cananera, Guantanamo which the southern of Santiago 
 Many Spanards reported killed. The Americans fire effective driving Spanish consternation from their
 the of Cai1anera in which refuge of this joined in
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-26
Why He Passed.

George" she said, "you know l
honor and respect you, but I cannot
love you as a wife should love her
husband"
He rested upon his knees in front
of the beautiful girl, looked up
into her big, innocent eyes for a
moment, and then said:
"Ah, do not be hasty in casting
me of. Take time to think it over
calmly. Do not let q mistaken
idea of love wreck both of our
lives. What do you think the love
Of a wife for her husband should be ?"
Placing one of her soft, white
little hands upon George Coshing-
tons bowed head, Genevieve Fud.
dlethwate said:
He should be the sun, and she
should be but an obedient planet,
revolving around him. His smiles
should be as the rays from the orb
of day, bringing all that is lovely
in her to life. When he is out Of
her sight it should be night for her
dark, dreary, dismal night. His
look should be the cloud. dispensing
power-the beam that pierces the
gray Of existence.
He looked up timidly and asked /:
Is that ALP"
mo, George" she went on, "that
is only q feeble beginning. He
should be to her what the babbline
brook is to tho famished doe-what
the dew is to the gasping flower
what the"
Hold on" said George Coshing-
ton as he struggled to his feet,
there's no use going any further.
If that's your idea Of it, we may as
well part now and forever. I'll try
to live it down in some way. /
don't care to play the part of the
smiling sun, or of oabbling brook,
or even of fragrant dew. find
the hustling brisk enough now,
without assuming any additional
roles of the kind mentioned. Good
by. l hope you may find some
one who is better fitted for the bah
bling brook business than | am.
No famished doe for me-"
And be strobe away, leaving the
sweet girl alone with her thoughts.
Cleveland Leader.