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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-04-28
CUT IN HALF.

Fifty per cent reduction means cut
in half. That is what l.. b. Kerr has
done to prices on ladies' shirt waists.
Early comers will get first choice.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-04-28
NOTICE.

Kihei Plantation Company's stock
books will be closed to transfers from
Friday, April 2Sth, to Thursday, May
4th, inclusive.
J. p. COOKE,
Treasurer.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-04-28
MOANA'S PASSENGERS.

There was almost a scramble at the
office of w. G. Irwin q Company for
passage by the Moana to the coast.
Quite number of people failed to se-
cure accommodations, and will be left
hahind Z
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WILL ECLIPsE ALL OTHERS.

l.. B. Kerr commences tomorrow NOR
ming a sale that win eclipse all previ-
Gus sales. He announces 20 per cent
reduction on staple dry goods.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-04-28

Received, ex Mohican. handsome line
Of carriages and phaetons. w. w.
Wright.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-04-28
RAILWAYS.

The length of the worlds railways
is more than seventeen times the cir
of the earth at the equa-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-04-28
NAY DELINEATOR.

Now ready at Mrs. Hanna's, Fort
street. A full line of trimmed and un-
trimmed hats for sale at moderate prl-
ces.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-04-28
For Sale.

All the furniture in a nine room
house, consisting of parlor, dining room
and bedroom furniture, kitchen uten-
sils, etc. House also for sale. Inquire
of
A. DUNN,
Lunalilo Street.
Telephone 1904.
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COTTAGE WANTED.

Gated, between Fort, Richards, Vine
yard and King streets, suitable for
housekeeping. Will lease for period.
Must have reply Immediately. p. O..
Box POI, City.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-04-28

Only one BEST bicycle. The SO
Cleveland. Come and see.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-04-28

II you want a new carriage or your
old one repaired call on w. w. Wright.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-04-28
WANTED.

A party with 1000, to take a half in
terest in business paying $500 per
month profit. Address
&c" !" Star Office
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-04-28
FOR RENT.

Large furnished rooms and cottage
for rent. Apply at 306 Punchbowl
street.
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NOTICE.

At the adjourned annual meeting of
the Bergstrom Music Company, Ltd,
the following officers were elected to
serve for the ensuing year:
las. w. Bergstrom Pres. and Mgr.
c.. S. Desky ............ Vice President
w. o. Atwater ....,, Secy. and Treas.
w. G. Ashley .............,.... And1tor
The above with A. f. Cooke constl-
tute the Board of Directors.
WIN. o. ATWATER,
Secretary.
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FINE REPAIR WORK.

When your Bicycle, Gun,
Typewriter, or any article
of fine mechanism, needs
repairs, bring it to us and
we will make it as good
as new.
We employ only the best
skilled help, guarantee all
work, and call for and de-
liver it to any part Of the
city.
PEARSON & HOBRON
al2 Fort Street. Telephone SOS
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-04-28

A dividend will be due and payable
May /, 1899, by the Bergstrom Music
Co, Ltd.
VIM. o. ATWATER,
Secretary.
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NEW MINISTER.
Hon. S. NJ. Damon has been Commits
stoned Minister of Interior at interim.
The times., 1899-02-12
RESPECT SHABBY RELATIVES.
An Episode That Spread Sorrow in
New Jersey.
(From the Brooklyn Eagle.

tfIoh inc brooklyn Eagle-J
Be good to your shabby relatives Turn
fearful Thomas and Painting Frederick
from your basement without pie, for un-
earned pie is not good for them. but do
it with sigh and hope that they will
find refreshment somewhere else Be-
cause these, who are commonly looked
upon as Affections, may be angels, very
much disguised. This is proved by Will
lam 1ngleson, who worked in the mills of
Lawrence, Mass, taking no pleasure in
life. when he might have been living at his
ease, going to the circus and having pud-
ding for lunch. He might have done this.
inasmuch as he lived hard and boarded
his wages. He had accumulated s20, 900 by
the time he was Obliged to part with his
opportunities for enjoying himself and was
put to it to know what to do with these
base effects of thrift. He had relatives in
New Jersey, and without revealing HIM
self to them as man of riches he called
in dingy clothes to see how they would
like him. They didn't. They made no
bones of it, either, and the old man went
home incensed
His relatives had not read Burns. a
Scotchman who made himself immortal by
declaring, in a most defiant manner, that
If man was man he would keep right
on being one, whether he used clothes and
water or refrained. Mr.. Ingleson went
back to his ingleside. which was most like
ly gas stove or an oil lamp. and made
his will in favor of young woman in
whom he had no especial interest, but
whom nature had forced upon him as a
niece Then he died. Now the young wo-
man, who was a comparative stranger and
who has been in this country for only
little while, is well-to-do, an object of ad-
miration on the part of hundred young
men and of envy on the part of 10000
young women. and the family in New Jer-
sey is crying its eyes out and taking les
sons in profane language. Still, as gen.
eral principle, it is better for rich Uncles
to refrain at least from looking and acting
like tranps. because it is really a COM
mendable thing in modern communities
not to wish to harbor persons who look
as if they had forgotten about soap combs,
and manners.
The times., 1899-02-12

range of hills which are not over 2.200 feet
about the size of the State of Ohio. The
result OF a survey made In 1870 gave the
land in miles as follows: Arabic, AZ. 600
hills and forests. 27,00O; yerba mate fields
5,040. besides $3.50 miles of private lands
making a total of 10000 miles. It is esti-
mated that there are now about 500 900
acres under cultivation.
The republic gained its independence
from Spanish rule in 1911. and after a
short government by two consuIs, the su-
preme power was seized. in 1915. by DIR.
Jose Gaspar Rodriguez Francia. who eXer-
cised autocratiC sway as dictator till his
death, September 90. 1910. DR.. Francia's
reign was followed by an interregnum,
which lasted till 1912, when a National
Congress, meeting at the capital Asun-
cion, elected two nephews of the dictator.
Don Mariana Rogue Alfonso and Don Carlos
Antonio Lopez, Joint Consuls of the Re-
public. Another congress voted, March IS,
1874, new constitution, and March IA
elected Don Carlos Antonio Lopez sole
President he was continued by another
election, March H. 1857. At the death of
Don Carlos, September 10. 1862 his son,
Don Francisco Solano Lopez. born 1927.
succeeded 10 the supreme power Presi-
dent Lopez. in 1861 began a dispute with
the government OF Brazil, the consequence
of which was the entry of a Brazilian
army. united with the forces of the Argen-
tine Confederation and Uruguay. into the
republic. June. 1863. After a struggle of
five years Lopez was defeated and killed
at the battle of Aquidaban. March 1, 1870
The times., 1899-02-12

A new constitution was proclaimed on No
yember rs, 1870.
The legislative authority is vested In a
congress of two houses. Senate and q
Houes of Deputies, the executive being en-
trusted to President elected for the term
of four years, with non active Vice Presi-
dent at his side. The Senate and Chamber
of Deputies are elected directly by the peo-
pie, the former in the ratio OF one repre-
! sentative to 1900 inhabitants, and the
latter one to 5000 inhabitants. though n
the case of the sparse,y populated diyis-
| ions greater ratio is permitted
The President exercises his functions
through cabinet of responsible minis
ters, five in number, presiding over the
departments of the Interior, OF Finance. OF
Worship and Justice. of War, and Foreign
Affairs. The President receives q salary
OF $4,000, the Vice President $4,000, and
each of the ministers $4,000 a year but
| the total administrative expenses are stat
! ed not to exceed $25,000
The country is. divided into twenty three
| counties (partidos). which are governed
by chiefs and justices of the peace, assist
ed by municipal councils.
An enumeration made by the govern
ment in 1857 showed the population of
Paraguay TO number 1887 ,439 souls. At
I the beginning Of 1873 the number of in
/ tregarded as eXaggeratedl, was reduced 70
22lOI9, comprising 2S.746 men and lO6. 254
women over fifteen years of age, with Sc =
OI5 children. very imperfect census OF
March l. 1887, gives the population as 800.
| 6i5-155,42 men and ia 90 women. There
are besides $1,000 semi i-civilized and 70, 900
uncivilized Indians. In 1895 the popula
ton was estimated at 1872, 600 The white
I population in 1897 was officially estimated
in Do
1887 there were 5000 Argentines. 1000
/ Italians, 600 Brazilians, 40 Germans 500
French, 400 Swiss and 100 English. The
I population of the capital, AsCuncion. in
1885, was 5000. Other towns are villa
Kica, 1900; Conception, 10000; San Pc
dro, 5000; Luque. 5000 In the thirteen
years iSSi-1S93 there were 7I52 immf-
( grants. mostly Italians, Germans. French.
and Spaniards. The total number in 1894
was 2To; in 1885, 243. Nearly three fourths
Of the territory was national property. but
| IN recent years most of it has been sold
| much Of it in very large estates.
The Roman Catholic Church is the es-
| tablished religion of the state, but the free
exercise Of other religions is permitted
/ Education is free and compulsory. In 1881
! only 20 per cent of the adult Paraguayan
| and 60 per cent of adult foreigners could
read and write. There were in 1896 25s
| public and private elementary schools
with $1,000 pupils and ESQ teachers. Pri-
vate schools are subsidized by the council
of education. AT Asuncion there is a Ma
tional College, with fifteen professors and
2OJ students. Besides contributions from
| general taxes. there is a special govern
! ment fund for education consisting of .
proportion of the proceeds of land sales
customs dues, etc Asuncion has also q
| public library and five newspapers. A
high court of justice and various inferior
tribunals. with local magistrates, exercise
| judicial functions
The times., 1899-02-12

ity should not be accepted as Indicative OF
the disorder and crime committed therein.
In the District of Columbia it has long
been the practice in gathering and report
ing upon statistics of arrests to count the
number Of cases, although there may have
been several against one person. For in
stance, man may be charged with being
drunk and disorderly, which would make
one case and also with profanity, which
would make second case. although there
was but one arrest. A man may be ar
rested ten times a year as an habitual
drunkard, and ten separate and distinct
cases will go upon the record under the
caption, " Habitual Drunkenness"
Few Arrests on Sundays.
As rule, very few arrests are made in
Washington on Sunday. and the majority
OF those that are made are for violations
of the liquor law. The arrests for the
first week of the year were: Sunday. .;
Monday, 81; Tuesday, 80; Wednesday, GO:
Thursday, 81 Friday 81: Saturday, 1S3.
Sunday is a criminal day in those cities
which have what is known to the police
as open sundays
During 1898 the criminal records Of st.
Louis show As arrests for murder and 16
for manslaughter. Chattanooga had 5
murders; Wilmington, Del. 6. and Newark.
N. j., arrests for murder and ii for
manslaughter. Louisville. KY, during
1897. reported 35 arrests for murder and
"a for manslaughter.
The times., 1899-02-12
A WARING INVENTION.
Canvas Bags Used by Street Clean

From the New York Herald)
James Mccartney, Commissioner of
Street Cleaning. is fast replacing those
little canvas bags in which street sweep
ers collect the dust of the highways, with
zinc cans. and there are persons who hold
that the change is unfair to the memory
of Colonel Waring and to his widow.
When Colonel Waring. as Street Commits
sioner. set out to make New York thor
oughfares models OF cleanliness one Of the
greatest problems he encountered was the
disposal of the street sweepngs after they
had been collected by the sweepers.
Colonel Waring studied on plans to over
come this evil of waiting dust heaps. His
wife put her brain to work, too, and il
was Mrs. Waring who hit on the idea that
was finally adopted. Her invention was a
canvas receptacle. fitted to little two
wheeled vehicle. into which the sweepings
were placed as soon as collected When
bag was filled it was closed tight and in
that condition left to wait for the collect
ing wagon. The street cleaner then fitted
another bag to his little vehicle and pro-
eeeded as before Each sweeper had a
dozen bags-enough to last for the day
Mr.. Waring patented his invention. Its ad-
vantages were speedily recognized and
many cities promptly adopted Ii, until now
it is in general use. Mrs. Waring receives
royalty of 80 on each bag.
Neither Mrs. Waring nor her husband,
however. would consent to the payment of
royalty by this city. and none has ever
been received from the bags in use here
When. after Colonel Warnings death, Il
was learned that his widow was unprovid-
ed for, several of his friends undertook to
see what could be done to care for her
Among these was Arthur Won Briesen and
several other lawyers. Mr.. Won Briesen
discovered that this city was using Mrs.
Warnings patent without her receiving roy
atty from it. He determined to see if he
could not remedy that matter. He saw the
manufacturer of the bags, who promptly
agreed 10 pay Mrs. Waring a royalty.
Now, however. the city is disseminating
their use. Instead Commissioner aIcCart-
the sweepings are placed until gathered
up by the wagons.
Not protest would be made said Mr..
Won Briesen, 'if the cans were an improve
ment over the bags. but they are not. On
the contrary. they are step backward.
The dirt. once gathered into the bags,
stayed there. 1t is blown out of the open
cans. 1t seems an outrage that Mrs.-War-
ing should suffer this loss after all her
husband did for the city. The bags would
cost the city no more because of the roy
atty that would be paid by the manufac-
turer. | suppose these zinc cans mean a
contract for some Tammany tinsnith. who
must be taken care of. even at the sacrifice
OF the widow Of man whom the entire
community should hold in grateful remem-
brance''
The times., 1899-02-12
Al Mcn Not EnunI

CHon. A Lawrence Lowell in the Atlantic)
The doctrine of human equality has two
distinct meanings One of them re-
fers to civil, the other to political rights.
and the two have no necessary connection.
The equality of all free men as regards
clYil rights is an essential principle of the
common law.
The doctrine that all men are equals DO
litically is quite a different matter There
is no use in discussing whether it is strict
ly true. No one ever thought that. No one
ever believed that a drunken card sharper
and Abaham Lincoln were equally fiji TO he
entrusted with a share in the direction of
public affairs. or that they were political
equals in any sense. The question is
whether the doctrine is near enough the
truth to be acted upon. At best 1t is an
approximation, and many approximations
are sufficiently accurate for practical pur-
poses within certain limits. In building a
house. plowing a field. laying out the
streets of city, or sailing a few miles
along the coast. for example we take no
account of the earth's curvature. but act
as if it were fiat, and the error is so very
small that We are perfectly justified in so
doing. But If one were to try TO circum-
navigate the globe on that hypothesis. he
would find himself wrecked far away from
his port Of destination. In the same way
the theory that all men are equal is true
enough to be applied where the inequali-
ties are not too great. This is true where
the population is tolerably homogeneous
and political education is widely diffused.
as in the rural districts and smaller cities
of the Northern States; but in the large
cities, where the inequalities of social con-
tion are very great, and where there is n
huge mass Of foreigners unframed in self
government, the utopia foretold by the
prophets of democracy has not been quite
fulfilled. Tammany does not altogether re-
alize the dreams OF Jefferson.
The times., 1899-02-12
They win stand Comparison.

(From the Rochester Post Expressly
There is 4 disposition on the part Of some
Captious persons to criticise the nomenclature
Of our new possessions. The funny paragraphcrs
have rlng the changes on HOilo. and the mod
eSt little island OF Guam has been ridicucd TO
the limit. Some rcformers are already talking
about Americauizins the names as well the
inhabitants. They point out that such words as
Bliquir CieufUegos, Guanahacahbcs. BueycCito,
RcmlnSanguoS. GuIntInIuo, Mlyagrez, Nabu-
co., Guayanilla. Buraiigua, TIghiiaTan, and
others more or less cacophonc are nmcal TO
the maxiIlary development Of people. There
is wisdom in this, and a Congressional commit
tee should be appointed to select names for these
Islands that shall conform more 20 eUphnnisni
and simplicity. For the heneft of this commit
tee we select ut random n brief list of names
from our own Postal Guide: Paw Paw. Ponk-
xassett, Wulll Walla, AndroscoE=in, Kalamazoo.
Ucetche=eechc. Oshkosh. AppanlEInSett. Michil-
mackinac, McEusutev. WachIprraCue, WlcCISsas-
see Wytopitlock. Zwanzis. Siskiyou. Canaioharie,
Schenectady. Covsaclie. ard Stanedteles.
The times., 1899-02-12
THE PARAGUAYAN REPUBLIC.
Some Historical nnd Statistical
Facts About the Country

The Republic of Paraguay is situated in
the central part Of South America between
p degrees minutes and 81 degrees 80
minutes south latitude and "a degrees 80
minutes and IS degrees 10 minutes west
longitude. 1t is divided by the Paraguay
River into Eastern and Western Paraguay.
or, as the latter is called. Chaco. 1t is
completely surrounded by the republics of
Brazil, Argentine. Bolivia. and Uruguay,
from which it is partly separated by the
rivers Parana. Paraguay, and PiIcomayo,
and from Brazil by the Apa River and a
The times., 1899-02-12
Emnncirntch Genius.

(Frum the Chicago Rccord.)
'AII great works written by famoGs men
between the ages cf forty and sixty"
''YCs: by that time their children zig
enough to play out of doors"
The times., 1899-02-12
Carrying n Joke Too Far.
-om the Pittsburg News.

tfrom the PittsburG News)
Mr.. Choate is said to have brand new funny
story which he won't tell until he gets to Lon
don. This may be regarded as carrying joke
too far.
The times., 1899-02-12
Due to Prohibition.
(From the Baltimore Herald.

The appearance of a sea.serpeut off the Maine
coast at this speaks well for the effective
ness OF the prohibition law in the Pine Tree
State.
The times., 1899-02-12
: Little Puff for Paraguay.

DO not desire 10 conclude this letter with
out speaking few words directly respecting NV
"Eu country. Thinking that the superfluity Gf
the population Of the United States becomes
"EcrF day more noticeable, il appears TO me on
Fortune 10 manifest that il would he evidently
important FOR rs 10 favor the current Of efni-
grafton from the United States 10 my country
Tho American agricuturist established here
would find the land cheap and fertile, climate
Falubrious and favorable in which to exercise
their industrial activity and aptitude Para
quay IN its period Of reconstruction would re-
ceive with pleasure those valuable elements OF
prosperity which contribute so much 10 the
development OF its national riches | will al.
WAYS engage myself in this affair when oppor-
frnity presents itself.
In the meanwhile, again ask your pardon for
tilese lines, written without preconceiyed meth
Cd, and ! subscribe myself as, very truly.
EMILIO ACEYAI.
Ineiosed in his letter President Aeeval
sends The Times a copy of "El Clyico." a
The times., 1899-02-12

newspaper printed at Asuncion which con-
tains an article copied from The Evening
Times of October %, 1898, concerning the
cultivation of oranges in Paraguay A no.
tation on the paper conveys the informa-
tion that 1.-The people of the whole country
are filed with delight over the fine
''send-off'' The Times gives the fruit in
dustry OF Paraguay and it is added that
all are bowling 'hurrah for The Wash
ington Times. The article appears as
follows on the first page of 'El Civico" be-
meath the publication of an official decree
by President Aceval announcing the ap-
pointment of Doctor Don Cesar Gondra to
be the Paraguayan "Enviado EXtraordina-
rio Ministro Plenipotenciario'' to the
neighboring republics Of Bolivia, Chile and
Peru:
Las NnranGns en- eI Paraguay.
Baio este epigraie publica cl "Evenin.
Times de Washington el siruieEtc iuiarmc del
consul norteamericlno On cl Paraguay, doctor
Ihon n. Rufiin, al ministerio de Rclacones Ev.
teri"res de esa Racion hcrmaua:
''El naTani0 es abuEdantc crccc proliiam-
cntc.
Sc cncuentra en- todas parties, hasta en- los
bosCucs.
''Se les cultiya sin embargo en- las chacras.
LlcGan 4 dar fruto en- Cincn amos deSpues de
plantados. La narania halla durantc todo cl
ano. eNccpto Encro, Febraro Y Mario. Tn naIan.
10 de siete amos producira cerca de 1909 naranias
la narania Is uno de los frutos dc usO mas
general en- Paraguay con el caracter de alimcnto
constituyendo comestible casi universal, es-
pecialmente campana.
Sc engordan los chanchos naranjas Ia
carne Is de excolcnte clasc
la exportacion empieza a fines de Mayo y
The times., 1899-02-12
source of America's Grcatness.

Tie United States owe ticir prosperity 10 the
power Of labor. developed equally in all social
spheres. Toe struggle for life has excluded
fgam tie community the idlers who are the
yerlt-le PARASITES Of society, who consume but
produce nothing; drones Of this hive cannot
prosper aJysnt4geously. The traveller, who
trayerscs lie country cannot but he astounded
~ lis contemplation of its marvellous indus
trial activity. il is ncw world which raises
itself in harmonious proportion to the impulses
~ genius, The creator Of work and intelligence
Not only Is it the country Of Washington and
fr4nElin, but it is also % sage and renowned
Inventors Is Fulton, Morse. and Edison. whose
discoveries have contributed to the progress of
humanity
The times., 1899-02-12
A Favorable Comparison.

The foregoing constitute the principal
offences against the Law in b,ts cRnmu-
nifty, and while it can be said that there
is an improvement in the situation, it is
maintained that those engaged in the pre-
vention and detection of crime here have
accomplished result which viii compare
favorably with that OF any other section
in this country. The fact should not be
lost sight of, as n reference. that in the
city of st. Louis alone % murderers were
recently published as at large. having es-
capped during period of two and one-half
years; while in the city OF Memphis mur-
derers are now being sought for by the au-
thorities. A similar comparison might be
made with all the large cities in the United
States to the credit of the District OF CO.
lumbia.
Major SyIvester's Views.
Major Sylvester also holds the opinion
that police statistics may be misleading
To reporter for The Times he said that
the number Of arrests made in commun-