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The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-08
LOCAL PRISON REFORM

The proposal of Mr.. Henry, warden
of the Oahu prison, to have the new
penitentiary built at some distance
from this city is supported by sound
arguments. Harbor Improvement Is
likely, before long, to put the prison on
the commercial water front and on
land that Is needed for other purposes
and which could be sold for suili-
Gent sum to build better structure
than the present one. Besides, II The
official site is continued there will be
no chance to adopt the pathological re-
forms which have long been needed
here.
The practice of giving the defective,
dependent and delinquent classes,
whose sins against society have lanled
them in prison, nothing better to DC
than road-mendlng and stone-break-
ing, was once common in all lads.
But it is now very much out Of date.
The object of modern penolosists Is
not only to give convicts something TO
do. but something they will be able anl
willing to follow after their release as
a means of livelihood. Most prisoners
after mending roads and breaking
stone for years will do anything els,
after getting free. rather than do that.
To expect them to keep on with snr'i
10
| to suggest that man who had been
made to walk treadmill for years
| would not stop when he got chance
and keep as far away from treadmi'ls
thereafter as he could.
II conyicts who have no trade or pro-
| fession are to be reformed and male
useful members of society, they mIst
be taught something that will he con-
genial and remunerative in after lita.
That Is why. in the best-regulated
prisons. the inmates are made to learl
u trade or are indicted to the pursuits
OF agriculture. In such institutions
stone breaking may he employed OCT
only for refractory prisoners. The
principal object Is To make these sicN
OF that form OF toll and ready 10 ny
for something better.
The inmate Of Oahu Jail who went
| In ignorant comes out that way so faI
ar any suitable occupation is concern
ed. This is a state OF things which
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-08

Marconi's hint TO his Hawaiian rep
resentative. Mr.. Cross. that these Isl
ands may be getting wireless teie-
grams from the Coast by this time
next year, will raise expectations to
high pitch. Unlike Nikola Tesla, Mr..
Marconi does not much indulge in day
dreams. He is practical from the be-
ginning. His intimation to Mr.. Cross
suggests that he is now at work de-
veloping a system that will not require
the altitude of stations to correspond
with the distance which messages are
to traverse. II he succeeds in this un-
dertaking, thereby overcoming the
curve OF the earth, he will easily rank
as the first inventor of his time. In
cidentally he will spoil the cable and
perhaps the telegraphic business IN
less the cable and telegraph people get
in and buy his patents.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-08


resolution the money to be derived n
der American lac from the sale "a
lease ~ Island lands. except such Ia ids
a. mlsht be reserved for public pur-
poses. was to be expended for the beno-
NJ 81 the Hawaiian people.
An Imported American government,
confronted with land entries and desir-
Gus Of doing what seemed hes, for Va
wall would probably have taken The
same view OF It's duty that the lsl1n'i
government dld. II n mistake vas
made II was n natural one for which
the language OF the resolution Is chef
~ to blame. Il was a reasonable d'e1-
ton: IL Congress meant TO have the
American land law take effect why did
II not make II take effect at on"''
The express provision that United
States land laws should not apply %
the Islands by virtue of the Joint reso-
luton. seemed to mean nothing else
than that the Hawaiian laws should re
main in force until superseded.
In the view taken by this Govern
ment there was no lack of American
ism nor is there in the critical attitude
which many people have assumed to-
wards President McKinley's or Attor-
ney General Griggs's intervening order.
II we remember Alright the American
people themselves occasionally critl-
else the moves OF their administrative
chiefs and still make bold to call
themselves American. The American
privilege of free speech and honest
dissent was not lost to the people Of
Hawaii when they came under tie
Stars and Stripes. In exercising 1t now
they simply comport themselves as
American citizens have the right to do
And what Is more in the present case
they are but anticipating the Congress
sional objections to an order which
would, IL carried out in its retroactive
clauses, do the rankest personal and
corporate injustice and afflict grCii
values in Hawaiian realty with law
suits that would be in the way Of prog
ress for years to come. We tell NJ
State secret when we say that Con-
gress. by It's legislation, may be sa!e',
depended on to redress all the wrong
which the Executive order has, unic
ItentiOnally. no doubt, been the means
Of inflicting.
AS to Americanlsm 1t may be safely
left to take care of itself. But ~
trust it may never assume the form o
whispering humbleness and hang-do:
subserviency to every mistake which
may be made at Washington. The ct
rors of American statesmen are no
sacred either from criticism or rebuke
II they were it would not be worth
free mans while to be an American.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-08
THE END or DERvisI POWER.

The killing of the Khalifa and all his
chief Emirs save one Is fine stroke of
business for the British Soudan. While
this little band of warriors was at large
the Soudan could no more build up
trade and attract white merchants and
investors than could Arizona when Ge-
ronimo and old COchise were marrying
the ranches or lurking along the trails.
Even the railway project halted In the
near presence of the Dervish sOldiery,
decimated and half-discouraged though
they might have been. But now, with
their bodies In the dust and the magic
OF their names forever exercised. the
Khalifa and his Emirs have ceased to
be an obstacle to progress. When Os-
man Digna Is hunted down, as he must
be, the land OF the great desert will
have its first assurance of peace since
days long before the crusades. The ro-
nance Of the country is now passing
away; the twentieth century era of
trade and civilization is about to begin.
But il was wonderful romance while
1t lasted. The mists of prehistoric time
shroud the beginnings of the Dervish
power. In the days of King Solomon
and that Queen of Sheba from whom
Menelek Of Abyssinnia claims descent,
the desert was the stronghold of Der
| Wish princes. 1t was, with the Abys-
sinnian country. the Ethiopia of Script
ure. During the crusades 1t sent whole
tribes to the aid of Saladin and today
In the booty of captured camps, the
British soldiers find shields and swords
which were taken from the Christian
knights in Palestine. There Is nothing
more absorbing In modern history than
the story Of the Mahdi and how. crown
ing his bloody work with the slaughter
Of Hicks Pashas army and the murder
Of Gordon, he wrested the desert from
the British and left his successor, the
Khalifa. to hold unchallenged sway at
Khartoum for nearly thirteen years.
The romance is ending now and the
prose of trade and civilization will take
its place. Soon the cry will be: "All
aboard for Omdurman, Nyanza and the
Cape. Secure Pullman berths early"
There will be belching factory chin
, neys in q re-created Khartoum and
Cooks tourists, personally escorted
will show their helmets and sunshades
on the sands that are now so dark and
sour with Baggara blood. A few years
hence no globe-trotter will feel that he
has even done the beaten track without
jaunt In the Soudan. As to the fierce
swordsmen OF the plain, fate has moth
ing better In store for them than It has
for any OF the other dark races whom
white conQuistadores have subdued,
The once noble Indian and the once
noble Dervish will be on common
level OF disease, poverty and wretched-
ness, awaiting the inevitable hour
when they shall pass into the bourne
from which M traveller returns.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-08

The death rate among the Hawaii
ans continues to be more than treble
that among the whites. For November
the Hawaiian rate was $500 in the
1000; Asiatics 42.54; all others. 1922.
In that ratio the complete disappear
ance of the race is only a question OF
time and not of very long time at that.
1t is a pitiable spectacle. this passing
away of an amiable and interesting
people. the more SO because the ma
tives could probably save themselves II
they would.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-08
THE AUDITOR GENERAL.
Comparative Monthly Statement,
Large Cash Balance

The monthly statement OF the An.
dltor General for November. 1899. with
an accompanying statement for the
same month In 1898. ID out and shows,
among other facts, the following:
The current cash balance for Noyem'
her, 1899, Is 81 600 973t3; for the same
month In 1898 II was e66s. 005.si. tn"
loan fund cash balance Ii elt2,7t9,32i
for the same month In isos II was $751;
s02,b2. The net loan Indebtedness, In
Guiding amounts due depositors In the
Postal savings Hank, ID tt,sG2, oss,So
Tor the same month In 1895 u was w.
iii,Sip 10,
While lhis slaismeni shows that the
Indebtedness 10 mare than fot tbs cor
responding month NJ 1888, u also shows
there 10 nearly . million dollars mon.
on the credit eide " tbs account
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-08

Admiral Dewey's letter clears the at
mosphere. His sturdy defiance Of his
critics and his ill-concealed contempt
for people who could make him pres
ent and expect to control 1t afterward,
wins him admiration anew. He has
shown the American people that they
do not own him in his private capacity
and men Of Independent minds are
glad that he had the courage to do SO.
A noisy section OF the public needed
snubbing and Dewey was just the man
to meet the long felt want.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-08

The material evidences Of Honolulu
progress, as they appear in the nae
buildings about to go up. are strong
and convincing. The Hackfeld stru,,-
ure, which is soon to show Its impo5-
ing front. will be quite big and han l.
some enough even for San Francisc).
This journal publishes a picture aud
description OF II today which are ca
culated to make long-absent kama
ainas rub their eyes.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-08
THE CASE or Mr.. ROBERTS.

The Outlook for November Is, con-
tains a leading article on the case OF
Mr.. Roberts. the Polygamons Con-
gresham. which puts the duty Of de-
nying him seat in the House IN
clear light. The Outlook takes up the
two legal questions involved: Has
the House any Constitutional author
ity to exclude Roberts?" III SO. are
there adequate grounds for his exclu-
sion?"
The two provisions Of the Constiin-
ton which bear directly on the Rob-
erts case are Article !. Section 2,
which declares that mo person shall
be representative who shall not have
attained to the age Of twenty-five
years. and been seven years citizen
OF the United States. and who shall
not, when elected. be an inhabitant Of
that State in which he shall be chOs-
en-" and Article |. Section s, which
provides that each House shall be the
Judge OF the elections, returns and
qualifications OF its own members"
The protagonists of Roberts insist that
under these provisions he has a right
to hold his seat, being able, as he is.
to meet the stated requirements. That
is to say he is twenty-five years old.
has been citizen OF The United States
for seven years, Is a resident OF the
State he claims to represent and has
been duly elected by that State.
In rebuttal the Outlook properly in
sists thar the United States Constitu-
ton Is not to be interpreted as though
there were no precedent history. It is
an outgrowth OF the unwritten organic
law.0f Great Britain which makes the
House OF Commons the sole Judge Of
the qualifications OF its members
This privilege was not surrendered by
the Trainers Of the Federal Constitu-
tions but 1t was added 20 as respects
elections and returns and only modi-
fed as regards the Constitutional pro-
visions quoted. This view. the Out
look holds, is confirmed by the pecu-
liar language OF Article !, Section 2.
which does not say that any man may
be Representative who is twenty-five
years OF age, ETC.: 1t says that no man
shall be Representative unless he 10
twenty-five years OF age. etc. Neither
House can admit men who do not pos
sess these qualifications; It does not
follow that 1t cannot exclude men who
are, in its judgment, otherwise dis
qualified. Suppose admission should
be claimed by Representative afilict-
ed with an incurable. loathsome. and
infectious disease. AZ leprosy for exam
pie; must he be admitted? Suppose
state o. States should attempt to break
up the Union OF States, aud for this
purpose should cleo, Representatives
who should come 10 Washington for
the avowed purpose Of aiding In this
attempt; must they be- admitted To Il
share In the councils of the Nation
Snppose the State Of Missouri should
send up Jesse james, convicted falDn
An q Representative, must fhe Hlust
admit him, Notwithstanding The con,
oedsd fact that be- was sliIl dlrs,tin.
the 0ssrsli0ns oi bis sang 81 train rob
bersY Must the HOUSE admit such
Itsplsssnialig aud tTAgi 90 The abllltl
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-08

senator FRYE. Who prrsss~s over the
upper House n Congress. IL q friend of
Hawaii. and Speaker Henderson. unlike
Tom Reed. IL not an enemy. The Isl.
snds may expect fair treatment at the
hands Of both and II they get that they
will have no cause TO be dissatisfied.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-08

The Washington correspondent of
the New York Tribune describes the
American harbor in Samoa (Pago
Pago) as 1.-The most valuable island
harbor in the South Pacific and perhaps
in the whole Pacific ocean," He quotes
a representative Of the London Times
as saying that the latter designation
is correct and that the United States,
possessed of Page Page and Pearl
Lochs, has the two chief island harbors
and ports Of call, supply and repairs in
this whole sea. The following bit OF
description IL incorporated in the
Washington correspondents article:
The capacity of this harbor Is suffi-
cient for the accommodation of large
fleets; landlocked. 1t is safe from hur
ricanes and storms, and could easily be
defended from land or sea attack at a
small expense. In naval point of
view 1t is the key position to the Sa-
moan group. and likewise to Central
Polynesia, and Is especially well To-
cateu Tut the pTOttctiOH VI AmcTicoh
commerce. The Samoan archipelago
Is. by reason Of Its geographical posi-
ton In Central Polynesia. lying In the
course of vessels from San Francisco
to Auckland. from Panama to Sgd
ney, and from Valparaiso to China and
Japan, and from being outside the hur-
ricane track. the most valuable group
in the South Pacific. Situated halfway
between Honolulu and Auckland, Page
Page would be most convenient stop
ping-place or coaling -statiOn for YES
sells or steamers. either for supplies or
for the exchange of commodities. With
the Pacific mail steamers making II a
point for coaling it would necessarily
become the controlling commercial
place In that part Of Polynesia.
OF course the importance Of Page
Pago would vastly increase II an 18TH
milan canal were built. and on that ac-
count It is hardly probable that the
United States will listen to any sug-
gsstions from Germany regarding a
transfer OF the property. r.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-17
COUNTY GAME
LAWS UPHELD
Superior Court Passes
on a Test Case.
Special Dispatch TO The Call

MODESTO. nov ls-At the October
Session OF the Supervisors an ordinance
was passed prohibiting the shipping Of
certain game out of the county. James
Knapp. a member of the Hunters Union
Of Merced County. made q test case by
Offering two ducks al Newman. in STAN
islaus County, for shipment. His arrest
and sentence 20 imprisonment followed IN
the Justice Court arsa the case was ap-
pealed 20 the Superior Court.
To-day Judge Min9r handed down a de-
cislou upho.ding tle ordinance. lie held
thar game animals Belong 20 the State
Tor the Use Of all 90 lts Inhabitants. and
when person kills garre hc owns II only
so fer az State laws 90 not prohibit. The
court held further that the killing OF
game IS a police regulation and that the
State constitution permits the Supervisors
OF eacn county 20 pass such police reguia-
tons - long AZ thcy do not conflict with
the constitution. he further held that
the statutes 90 not delegate the power.
but the Supervisors have such power un-
der the state constitution and that Super
NiSors Can pass game ordinances So long
as they 90 rlot c0gGict with the cOnsf3tu-
uoE. A petition TOR a writ of habcas COR
pus was dismissed and fhe defendant re-
rnanded- The case nill be appealed TO the
Supreme court.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-17
coFFEE-MAK1NG A FINE ART
1t Is Easily Acquired, However, by
All Hous ewives.

Good coffee and good blends are neces-
sary in all cases where n good cup Of cof-
fee is expected" said a well known chef.
who has for years had reputation for
the excellence of the coffee served TO his
customers. Java gives the best satisfac-
ton The term blend refers to the dis
trict from which the article comes, not
the grade. Even the best OF blends may
at times lose their character by being un-
der-roasted or over-roasted. 1t is also
true that grinding affects the product.
When the coffee is ground too fine or pull
veriZed drink Is made quicker from 1t,
perhaps but II loses its character 10 some
extent II is best TO have the bean ground
medium. In this state the deleterious eie-
ments are not thrown on as in others,
and the bitter flavor sometimes encoun-
tered IS not found.
at is too often true that the reason
poor coffee is served in households where
In all other respects the best cooking is
exacted Is because the servants are care
less and the mistress of the house does
not herself know how TO brew a cup of
the beverage as IL should be prepared.
To secure the best results in the kitchen
II is necessary for the mistress to teach
the cook the art of making coffee. This
which i use. Once learned II is never for
gotten, and II there Is any variation II
can be detected by the mistress. When
a new servant comes the lesson should
be taught over again. Considering the
large amount OF the bean that is con-
sumed in every household IL seems right
that above all else the women of the
land should know how TO prepare the
most popular of drinks.
Take granite coffee pot. free from
any abrasion where the iron may be ex-
posed TO the coffee. The contact of these
two is ruinous. This applies TO tin pots.
too: in fact, where any metal is used
and is exposed to the action of the cof-
fee, or where the bottom OF the pot or
the surface edges are worn. The vessel
should be drip pot. Whether IL be a
cloth, china or metal sieve. IL is best to
have a drip arrangement. A cloth drip
or bag. or such percolator as has q
cloth attachment Is recommended
1T is most essential at the start TO
have positive knowledge that the water is
not only filtered. but boiling hot. Water
should never be added afterward. once
stand changing.
place in the granite saucepan one
heaping tablespoonful of medium graded
conee for each cup and half you make.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-17
CooKSToVE AS A MONUMENT.
Aaron Crosby's Queer Way of Dec
Grating His Wives Graves

William McKillip, at an early dav N
citizen OF Traverse City. but for nro.rvs
years a resident OF Muskegan. tells a ~
rious coincidence which came i'm the if5t
Of his experiences. Mr. McKIlIiD fs a
native Of Washington County. New York
leaving II in 1916. and In n cemetery fhere
with which he was familiar In early no
there were deposited the remains ~ the
wife OF one Aaron Crosby. AS n nOnu-
ment TO her memory there was placed
over her grave common castiron cook
Ing stove, on the top OF which n marble
slab. with the appropriate Inscription OF
name, etc. The popularity OF the cook
stove monument naturally impressed It.
self upon his mind. aside from the faCI
that he was acquainted with the man
who sought In this novel manner 20 per-
petuate his wife's memory. but he was
destined To see another monument OF the
same sort. Happening 20 be In Spring.
field. Ill, In 1S52. he found the Sabbath
somewhat lonely among strangers. and
to kill time wandered out 20 the ceme-
terry. In looking about he came upon the
counterpart OF the cookstove memorial,
and upon reading the inscription on tho
slab found that wife No. 2 OF Aaron Cros-
by was resting beneath No doubt both
these wives were excellent cooks. and
the appreciative Aaron knew no more ap-
propriate way to perpetuate this great
qualification.-Traverse City Eagle.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-17
st1.k3 ,a,a

Pour enough hot water on 1t and stir with
spoon until all the coffee has been
lnolstened. This procedure will take
about one minute. In the meantime the
pot must be ready to receive this moist
ened coffee. which Is poured into the
percolator or bag To this is added suff-
Gent boiling water to make the number
or cups Of coffee to correspond with the
spoonfuls OF ground coffee used
AFTER the coffee has dripped into the
pot through the bag, draw the coffee off
into another vessel, remove the i'd from
the top OF the pot and pour this coffee
tthhrough the grounds and let 1t drip
three times. allowing II to fully drip
through; then set the coffee pot on your
stove, where Il is hot enough to have
x9ur your coffee boil not less than three min
utes or more than five. After IL has
poIed, place II in such a position on the
stove that II will keep ready for service.
bet'er results are obtained by allowing
ihe conee 10 stand in this position at
Ieast half an hour before using It, The
PeIcoIator or bag should remain in the
p9t aii the time, and only be removed
"A delicious cup of Vienna coffee can
oe obtained and the full strength and
Goior insured by pouring sufficient cream
individual taste. Then MI II up To the
Drlm with the coffee made after the for
mula given. Place the coffee and cream
t1sether In granite saucepan and let
ihe mixture come TO a boil pouring n
pack into the cup at this stage ready
for serving. This Vienna coffee is es
pecially good in cold weather. as the chill
makes 1t all the more pleasant by con-
trast, owing 10 its delicacy and It's
W1rmth-glVing properties. Care should be
lahsh that the cream IS fresh or II will
cuiuie IN the boiling with the coffee
AIter having made your coffee accord
lns 10 the instructions already detailed
uraw your coffee off into separate yes
sel ana thoroughly cleanse your pot and
PerSolator and arrange as If to make new
Conee' For each cup Of special coffee
MdIteG place one teaspoonful of freshly
Rrouhd coffee In the pot or percolator
d, LII pour the coffee. which has been
arawn on into the vessel in the pot or
percolat9r containing the freshly ground
leans; Let II drip through and YOU will
uIlu nm. thaI not only will you have a coffee
@ @onat IS doubly strong bat with the flavor
d anu aroma OF the fresh ground coffee. III
uLdWIns on once does not make II strong
special cup. ''iiie iOi lie
In this form many readers will find
.hat tney make the coffee too strong for
ti5 tmSir taste. IL needs only reasonable
j,'i JugisIneht EN- after having made IL once or
thMIGGe 10 arrive at the right proportion for
''s1r .s1h parucular preference
oo,fd ne preferable way TO weaken a Gun OF
cOihee is to dilute II with cream or hot
nun IN 70 70 the required taste. This is better
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