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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-14
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The Song of the Dead.

United States to prove the virtues
OF imperialism that it might not be
NAL q propos to quote another poem
by Kipling. 1t is the minor refrain
Of which "The White Mans Bur
den" is the major. 1t tells some
thing about the price which Great
Britain has paid for her imperialism.
We are beginning to pay it now in
the Philippine jungles. THE Argo-
',dttt.
Hear ',oao the Song of the Dead = IN the
North by The torn berg. edges
They that look still to the Pole, asleep By
their hide stripped sledges.
Song of the Dead in the South-in the
sun by their skeleton horses,
Where the acarrigal aohimpers and bags
through the dust of the sere riuer
courses.
Song Of the Dead in the East-in the
heat rotted Jungle hollo,ps,
Where the dog ape barks IN the kloof =
IN the brake of the buffalo aoallows.
Song Of the Dead IN the West-in the
Barreas, the snow that betrayed
them,
Where the aColuerime tumble their packs
from the camp and the grave
mound they made them;
Hear ',oU the Song of the Dead
We were dreamers, dreaming great
ly, in the mansfield town;
We yearned beyond the skyline
where the strange roads go
down.
Came the Whisper, came the Vision,
came the Power with the need.
Till the Soul that is not mans soul
was lent us to lead.
AS the deer breaks-as the steer
break - from the herd where
they Craze,
In the faith Of little children we
went on our ways.
Then the wood failed-then the
food failed-then the last water
dried
In the faith of little children we lay
down and died.
On the sand drift-on the veldt. side
in the fern scrub we lay,
That our sons might follow after by
the bones on the way.
Follow after-follow after! We have
watered the root,
And the bud has come to blossom
that ripens for fruitl
Follow after-we are waiting by the
trails that we lost
For the sound of many footsteps,
for the tread OF host.
Follow after-follow after-for the
harvest is sown:
BY the bones about the wayside ye
shall come to your own!
When Drake aDent doaUn to the Horn
And England aOas crowned thereby,
'1aoi1t seas uesailed and shores un-
hailed
Our Lodge-our Lodge aOas born
(And England aoas crOaOned Mereby).
Which mever shall close again
By day nor get by night,
While man shall take his life to stake
At risk Of shoaI or main
(by day nor get by mighD.
But standeh even so
As n0W qUe qUitness here,
While men depart of joyful heart,
Adventure for to bnoW.
CAS- moW bear aOitness here.
We have fed our sea for thousand
years
And she calls us, still unfed,
Though there's never wave of all
her waves
But marks our English dead:
We have strawed our best to the
weeds unrest
To the shark and the steering
gull.
If blood be the price OF admiralty,
Lord God, we ha' paid in full!
There's never flood goes shoreward
now
But lifts keel we manned;
There's never an ebb goes seward
now
But drops our dead on the sand
But sinks our dead on the sand for
lore,
From the Ducies to the Swim.
Ii blood be the price of admiralty,
1t blood be the price of admiralty,
Lord God, we ha' paid it inl
We must feed our sea for thousand
wears.
The evening times., 1899-08-03
Spain Hunting for scapegonts

The Spanish commanders who surren-
dered Cuba before a fair test of their
ability to resist was made, are now at
tempting to shift responsibility from one
TO another General Toral, who was in
command at Santiago, proclaims his entire
irresponsibility for that capitulation. and
for 1t blames former Captain General
Blanco. The latter emphaticalIy denies
that he advised the surrender. de-
clares that he always favored the utmost
resistance, and places the blame on the
government at Madrid. He says that after
he telegraphed General Toral the terms of
the American proposals without instruc-
tions, he learned that these proposals had
already been accepted at Madrid.
From the American viewpoint Rlanco
has the better OF the argument 1t is evil
dent however, that there is a disposition
in the present Spanish ministry to Law the
whole responsibility of Spain's miserable
failure in Cuba upon Blanco. The cause
OF this cannot easily be understood on this
side Of the Atlantic when it is known that
there has been a complete change in the
Spanish cabinet since the war Americans
are aware that Blanco wanted to fight to
the last ditch. They are also now aware
that his defence would have been stub
born and would have prolonged the con-
fict several months If he had not been
overruled at Madrid. The flower of his
army was within the circle OF powerful
defences around Havana when Santiago
was surrendered and peace negotiations
were started. lie could have held out at
Havana for an indefinite time, as il has
been learned that his commissary was very
well supplied despite the fact that star
walton was staring in the face the tens of
thousands of non-combatants inside the
lines.
He had the means to stand long siege,
which would have cost US quite as Eiuch
blood and considerably more treasure than
The evening times., 1899-08-03
MRS. PERoT AGAIN IN COURT.
Her Second Arraignment on th
Charge of Abduction

Her Second Arraignment on the
Charge of Abduction.
London. Aug 3.-Mrs. Letitia Perot, of
Baltimore. who is in custody here on ex-
tradition proceedings, charged with having
abducted her own daughter Gladys from
the guardianship of her father-in-law,
William H. Perot, was again arraigned
in the Bow Street police court today and
remanded for another week pending tha
arrival OF the papers in her case at the
Foreign Office. In the meantime she was
released on the same bail that was fur
rished at the time of her first arraign-
ntent week ago. Mr. Newton Crane has
been retained for the prosecution.
There was large number Of Americans
in the court room when Mrs. Perot STEP
ped into the dock. She was looking we'll
and appeared to be very cheerful. Her
daughter remained in the rear of the
court room with her brother, lady friend
of Mrs. Perot, and Captain Blood. The
chiid's grandfather was present with Mr..
Hobson of the United States Embassy.
When Mr.. Perot entered the court room
ho walked directly to his granddaughter
shook hands with her, and handed her a
sealed letter. Gladys. who seemed to be
frightened at the separation from her
mother did not respond to the greetings
OF her grandfather but nestled closer to
the side of her uncle and wept silently.
When Mrs Perot was released from the
dock she went Immediately to the child
and kissed her. The girl seemed delight
ed at having her mother with her again.
The evening times., 1899-08-03
The Fever Under Control.

We could not have more encouraging
news Of the yellow fever situation than
that which came from Hampton last night
There is every indication that the outbreak
is now under thorough control, the natural
inference being that there is not the least
danger of its spread. So completely has
the scourge been brought under scientific
management that there have been no new
prostrations in the Soldiers Home during
the past forty-eight hours and not death
OF those infected during the same period.
Governor Woodfin gives a most encour-
aging summary of the situation in the
declaration that everything is quiet and
the spirits of the men are way up
In view of this condition at Hampton
there should not be the least dread in anv
quarter of the spread OF the disease. The
quarantine officers of no community
should, of course, relax, their rigid sur
veillance until the plague is entirely stamp
ed out and with knowledge of that safe
guard there should be not the slightest
panicky feeling at Washington or other
points in this region.
The evening times., 1899-08-03
A Chance far DIR. stcrnberg.


We see great possibilities for Sternbcrg in this
yellow fever outbreak at the Virginia soldiers
home. 1t viii be remembered that some two
weeks ago Sternberg took occasion TO announce
that he knew more about yellow fever than does
DR.. Sanarell, who has been regarded by the
medical profession the foremost authority upon
that disease- Here, then, is Sternberg's opportu-
nifty ready made for him. lie was admittedly
dismal failure in the sanitation of camps and in
dealing with the typhoid epidemics at Chicka-
mauga and Montsuk Pont His division hos
ptals were not exactly brilliant successes In
short, the record of Sternberg is second only
to that of the lamentcd Eagan in point of un-
desirabiiity. But here is opportunity for him
to play his long suit. Let him tackle the yellow
fever situation in person. At last accounts he
hadn't heard of the appearance of the disease.
which is not remarkable considering that Stern
berg never hears Of anything until everyone else
knows of IL But eventually lie will acquire the
desired information. Then let him move upon
the soldiers home and squelch the yellow fever.
1t is his great opportunity to show that, though
he knows nothing about anything else, he at
least Possesses some knowledge OF yellow fever.
The evening times., 1899-08-03

il would have cost Spain. The city could
not have been taken by assault, even with
the combined land and naval forces, with
out an enormous sacrifice of men. OF
course. IL would have been forced to sur
render in the end through the slow proc
esses of siege. but not until Blanco's
army had made a defence that would have
occupied a conspicuous place in history.
It was for the opportunity to do this that
Blanco was contending with a fatalism
that does credit to him as soldier, but
that reflects not any upon him as strate-
gist. This quality doubtless was RESPONSE
Bile for the most fatal mistake he made in
the campaign. That was the peremptory
ordering of Cervera to make dash to
certain death with the flower of the Span
ish navy. II he had permitted Cervera
to remain in Santiago harbor, at a safe dis
tance from Schley's guns. Toral could have
held out much longer, and il is not beyond
the bounds of reason to believe that Shaf-
ter's strong inclination to retreat and
await the arrival of endorsements would
have overcome the advice of Wheeler.
Breckinridge, and Lawton to push the
fighting. 1t Is not impossible that this
might have changed the whole history of
the Cuban campaign and given Spanish
valor a higher standing than it is likely
to have in the record of the war which
will be read by posterity.
The evening times., 1899-08-03
INDIANS KILLING MINERS.
American PrOspectOrs I'm Mexico BE
lieved to Be In Danger.

American PrOspectors I'm Mexico Be
lieved to Be In Danger.
Mexico, Mexico, Aug. 3.-News from the
lower Yaqui River county is that rowing
bands of Indians are killing both Mexicans
and Americans.
Fears are expressed for the safety of the
large number of American prospectors who
have been pouring into the Sierra Madre
Mountains during the last year.
Signs of the present trouble became ap-
parent on July %, and Chief Tetabiate, al
ways peaceably inclined, ordered the tribe
to remain quiet, and directed that five OF
the principal disturbers be shot The In
dians fell upon their chief and beat him to
death with clubs, and then a large band
massacred fifty soldiers in the barracks at
Bacum, killed Carlos Hale, a prominent
merchant of Guaymas, and went down the
river, hurdering and plundering.
General Lorenzo Torres. with only two
hundred men, marched from Potan to Ba-
cum, and threw himself on the Yaquis.
a battle was waged for two days, in which
forty Yaquis and eleven soldiers perished.
The faquis were pushed back toward
the mountains, and on the third day an
other fight took place in which forty-three
Yaquis and four chiefs were killed The
Yaquis were dispersed and driven further
into the hills,
About fifteen hundred State troops were
nobilized and pursued the Yaquis into the
mountains. The Yaquis took positions on
the peaks OF. Cuestaalta. and the latest re-
port is that battle was fought On July %
and that the troops were gaining adyan-
tage.
The present outbreak was precipitated
largely by the rush of prospectors to the
country thrown open in 1898 by treaty.
The evening times., 1899-08-03
ROBERT BoNNER,s LAST WILL.
His Fortune Bequenthed to His Chill.
dren and Grandchildren


New York, Aug. 3.-Robert Bonners for
tune is to go to his children and grand
children. His will. which was executed on
June rs last, ten days before he died, was
filed for probate yesterday While no r.en-
ton is made as to the value of the estate.
it is known to be large Mr. Bonner ap-
points his sons. Robert Edwin and Fred
eric Bonner. executors, and his daughter.
Emma Jane Forbes, wife of Francis
Forbes. executrix. They are not required
to give bond.
Mr.. Bonner gives to his daughter. Emma
Jane Forbes, the house No. West T'ifty-
sixth Street, together with its contents.
excepting manuscripts. To his daughter
and to his son Frederic he leaves equally
the stable property, Nos. and IL West
Fifty-sixth Street. His farm of 113 acres,
near Tarrytown, he bequeathes to his sons.
Robert Edwin and Frederic, in equal
shares, as tenants in common. He also
gives to these two sons all his manuscripts
and letters.
The residue of the estate, including real
and personal property, is left as follows:
One-fourth each to- his children, Mrs.
Forbes and Robert and Frederic Bonner,
and the remaining fourth to be held by
the executors in trust, the income to be
applied to the support and education of his
two grandsons, Robert Allen and Lawrence
Kip Bonner, sons of Andrew Allen Bonner.
deceased They are to receive the princi-
pal when they reach the age of twenty one
Mrs. Bonner discharges his children from
all debts owed to him by them.
The evening times., 1899-08-03
PinSree Is Lr.Rreying

A great light appears TO have burst upon
( Potato Pingree. lie now sees that his idol
Alger is the victim of the yenal press"
He thinks that the cUSidity of politicians
high and low" had something to do with
the undoing of the tincarrion man. but "a
mean-spirited and INSCRIPTIONS press car
ried on a campaign of deliberate misrepre-
ssntation and lies" which resulted in di-
yesting Alger of official title and emolu-
ments Wherefore Pingree concludes that
1.-The institution most dangerous to our
form Of government is the newspaper" and
he cries Down with it," In this diagno-
sis OF the situation Pingree displays bet
ter insight than he has hitherto given sign
of possessing. OF course the press was the
instrument of Alger's undoing. 1t exposed
his incompetency and laid bare the rotten
ness in the War Department under his I'll
tular control. This gave rise to the demand
Of the people for his dismissal. And by the
same token, it was this which caused "the
cupidity of politicians high and low to re-
lease its official grip upon Alger.
Pingree is to be felicitated upon his rec
ognition of situation that is plain and
simple. II he continues to progress we can
hope that after awhile his oIfactories will
become sufficiently sensitive to detect the
bouquet of emhalmed beef.
The evening times., 1899-08-03
Discomfort in Jamaica.

The probabilities are that we shall soon
be hearing loud talk of annexation from
the Island of Jamaica, the inhabitants of
which have such good opinion of them
selves that they imagine this cogntry
would willingly exchange the Philippines
for them. AS a matter of fact, We would
not take Jamaica with its savage Maroons,
and its no less undesirable mongrel popu-
laton in the lowlands, as gift; but the
islanders are hard to convince on that
score
They certainly are exasperated against
the mother country! Needing money very
badly they naturally turned TO England for
ed the matter for them, and provided for
an adequate loan, but attached a string to
il providing for surrender of the colonial
constitution. AS a crown colony, directly
under control of the imperial authorities,
Jamaica and its unruly inhabitants might
be kept in order. As an autonomous de-
pendency it has not been celebrated for
psace and good government fer many years.
But the brown and ginger coiored Britons
who live on the island and play at parlia-
ment and such things. vigorously resent
this attempt TO take from them the toy OF
self-government, and, so far, refuse to be
saved from bankruptcy at any such price.
Perhaps they may change their minds on
the subject after finally learning how abso-
lutely opposed the people of this country
would be to their coming under its flag.
The evening times., 1899-08-03
The Coiumh,u,s Accident.

The accident to the new cup defender
is disquieting if not discouraging. The
huge topmast snapped while the Columbia
was under high speed in a trial race of
Newport and in twinkling the steel main
mast was broken of al a point less than
cne-third Of the way from the hounds
down TO the deck,
The only encouraging feature of the in
cideIt was the excellent discipline display
ed by the Columbia's crew throughout the
ordeal, and the alacrity and skill with
which all hands met the emergency. This
shows intelligent organization. which is
z factor of nearly as much Importance in
the work ahead as mast and rigging. On
this store the English challe7ger's record
is net as good as the Columtia's. An ac-
citent befell the Shamrock some time ago
Of more serious significance than that to
the Columbia. The foreigner, il will be re-
membered, was grounded in well-known
waters on one of her initial trials. II the
crew which was then aboard is the one
which is to sail her in the race, and par
ticul2rly if the same hand is at the helm.
there is coed reason to believe that the
Columbia viii have an advantage in the
important matter of intelligent direction
and superior organization of crew.
The evening times., 1899-08-03
COMPTROLLER DAWES REP oRT.
Interesting Statistics Concerning
thr Country's ImsOIvent Bnnks.

The forthcoming report of Comptroller of
the Currency Dawes will be one of the most
interesting of recent years. The reports of
several OF tire division chiefs have already
been submitted to the Comptroller. One of
the most interesting features of the Comp
trollers statement will be the statement on
insolvent banks. 1t will show that since the
last annual report Of the Comptroller twen-
ty-nine receiverships have been closed out
under the immediate supervision of tbs
Office in this city. The liabilities OF these
twenty-nine banks amounted TO $17 493, 265
Their assets were collected. Sold or COM
promised under the order of courts and the
proceeds distributed in dividends to the
creditors of the banks. Eight OF these in
stitutions paid leo per cent and interest and
the Others averaged So per cent in divi-
dends. The average time required for wind
ing up their affairs two years and
half Three of the twenty mine banks re-
sumed business and one went into volun-
tary liquidation.
Fewer banks were placed in the hands OF
receivers for the fiscal year ended June 80
than in any recent period and a greater
number Of receivershps were closed on,
than at any other time in the history of the
Office. The twenty-nine insolvent banks
were not confined to any one section of the
country, but were scattered generally.
The evening times., 1899-08-03
Sir Julian,s New Ronors.
From the BROOKLYN Eagle J

The people Of the United States know ne5Ily
as well as those OF Great Britain the distinction
involved in raising from kEighthood to the
peerage. The people of Great Britain appreciate
such an elevation more than those OF the United
States but both countries will be gratifed that it
has been accorded 10 SIR Julian Pauncefote. lie
is seventy-one years old. lie has been for ten
years the representative OF Great Britain to the
Government OF the United States. His promo
tion comes as a consequence Of the skill and
efficiency with which he has discharged his du-
ties 10 his Government in this Republic. The
promotion is preceded by his service at The
Hague Conference, where the delegates from Great
Britain have united with those from the United
States public matters. The honor will
be followed by his retirement from active service
TO weil-earned rest, amid circumstances TO make
leisure with dignity ineritedy and agreeaby
eminent. The friendships which Sir Julian
Pauncefote has formed in the United States COM
prise the best public of all departments,
well members of the art, literary,
scientific, and historical societies OF the Union.
By what he viii be known in the peerage
has not been disclosed. The distinction is de-
scensire, and Will, therefore, be shared by his
children.
The evening times., 1899-08-03
Interpreting stones Declaration.

Some of the party leaders in New York
and elsewhere seem to be putting q
wrong Interpretation upon the declaration
of former Governor Stone, Vice Chairman
Of the Democratic National Committee.
that the Democratic party henceforth
must maintain its individuality"
1t may be well TO remind those who are
perhaps interpreting the pronouncement as
probably indicating a change of course. az
well as a change of association, that Gov
ernor Stone made the declaration after
authority had been delegated to him in
due form to start the machinery of the
the campaign of 1900. 1t is important to
keep in mind the fact that this authority
came not from the element that would
change the party's course, but from those
who would hold il straight to that pursued
in 1896. 1t is fair to infer from the cir
cumstances which preceded the declaration.
as well as from the Missourian's record
and associations, that he meant simply to
relieve the party organization of burdens
which it should not carry, and to divest
past allies of the remotest claim to the
right 20 speak authoritatively of party In.
tentions or requirements. If this was not
all the Missourian meant. then it is OBJ
Vious that no greater significance than
that of the expression Of private opinion
should be attached to his urterance.
This view Of the case Is strengthened by
the circumstance that the Hon. William
Jennings Bryan had voice and vote in
the meeting Of the committee when Mr..
Stone was invested with the full authority
of chairman pending the absence from the
country of Senator James X. Jones'
The plain fact seems to be that those who
are interpreting the vice chairman's dec