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Austin's Hawaiian weekly. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1899-190?, 1899-07-29
The Samoan Islands.

claiming the right divine to govern wrong
.,eusifcd by the interference of the Tri-
:. signalory Powers OF Germany, England
w. J'ri,ed States, to the unknowable cec-
perlin Act of 1880, claim the attention of
',o who look backward as well as those who
nronhctic forecast of the future.
pnal;,cal hereses that have disturbed the
- ,hr aboriginal inhabitants have been so
.o,oly discussed from every point of view
=, rcstatement from personal observation
onv add another angle to the complex his
| OF recent events.
Inhabitants are a shrcwd set, always on
6lert for the qnid pro quo, yet nduglng in
|. oi lasstude, peculiar to tropical climates
exceptionally fine physical structure, yields
t,,utly TO the temptation of gain. Their sivas
y, jcas,s and boat chants make up life of
{ciaucc as they emerge from state of nature.
assume the garb of civilized man by degrees,
on their command of money, the measure
Hires, the lava lava consisting OF two yards of
4 fastened around the waist, draping to the
!. is the departure. Then pair of shoes and
l with bare legs to the knee is the next in
ton. when the umbrella obtrudes as an object
Tide. carried in sunshine and rain, and even
gh the constant companion of the proud
nj Navigator Islands. The inhabitants
! home on or in the water and they possess
| mber OF the finest keel boats, over so feet in
Ill., propelled by an upper and lower tier of
handled with nerve and great skill and as
Glide over the waves the leader of a vocal
stands in the bow Enthusiastically dressed with
pirate greatness, evokng a harmony of most
1t chants This is their favorite sport and
test pleasure The habitations are grouped
lages OF grass houses and they visit in their
from one village to another, enjoying en-
ID hospitality until the last pig and chicken
yed to the intruding guest, when they depart
leave their depleted hosts to recoup as best
can. The pig is most highly esteemed. as a
established fact in their domestic relations
Show When a mother is bereft by death OF
infant child she adopts cochon dc lait, and
taught to perform all of the functions OF in
and the mother is relieved from the neces-
Pi artificial means of dessication.
poa is the gem island of the group and no
beautiful blending of sloping hills and
nng valleys can be found that Upola presents
hc eve OF expectation. Streams OF sparkling
in rapid transit from the summit OF the
to the ocean, now broken by cascades. now
nS swiftly but placdly onward impart
sottness to the tropical atmosphere and
lsI abuionary privileges rarely to be met
~ scenes from projecting hills or crests over
hS the sloping valleys that approach and mar
PIE ocean, covered with palms of varied types,
fauiu and grand
fd at sunrise the CHANGING rays through the
Us OF Indigenous trees whose great pendant
and boughs sparkling with drops of dew.
scene too bright for reality and wakens
oeholder feeling of illusion
realities OF life are near at hand and with
menu OF the breakfast table the illusion van
and we realize then that in Samoa are no
nc prohibitions, for there is no forbdden
Austin's Hawaiian weekly. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1899-190?, 1899-07-29
Russia's Financial Condition.

The Journal of the Institute of Bankers con-
tains paper read before the Institute of Bankers
by NJ. L. Raffalovtch, which in the appendix in
cludes mass of up-to-date statistics which it
would be very difficult to procure in any other
publication.
Russia, he maintains is practically new coun-
try. The change in the last twenty-five years is
almost nconceivaby great. In his paper, which
is simply crammed full of facts, he mentions that
the whole increase of the Russian debt between
1887 and 1893 has been incurred for the construc-
ton of ralroads-that is to say, the expenditure
railroads during that period averaged about
+ l4ooo,ooo year, sum exceeding the total
increment to the debt in the period. Half
the Russian debt at the present moment is rep
resented by the actual value of the railroads now
belonging to the nation. The gross receipts of
the Russian railroads showed an increase of near
ly so per cent in thirty years The net revenue
per verst shows an Improvement OF nearly 40 per
cent. between 1885 and 1896, much greater I'M
provenent than is to be seen in any other coun-
try. "'rhe country" says NJ Raffalovitch is
only beginning to work. and it would need at
least 5ooooo,ooot to bring up its capital to the
standard of the United States" NJ Raffalovitcl
speaks very enphatically to the security afford
ed to the investor by the administration of JUS
tice in Russia, and he says that foreigners enjoy
in Russia exactly the same protection as Russians.
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir of Salt Lake
City. Utah. is to go to the Paris Exposition. Only
one-llalf of the members will be chosen-the best
singers-in all one hundred and fifty. One-third
of this number soloists, some of them having
studied under the best masters of Berlin Paris
London and New York. The choir the sec
ond prize at the Worlds Fair in 1893, and since
then have won first prize at each of the western
Fisteddfod gatherings.
Henderson, the once great manager who so
successfully launched the spectacular plays of
seven or eight years ago, "Sinbad,' "Ai Bahia. >
Crystal Slipper, has literally gone to pieces
since the quarrel which dropped Eddie Foy
from his cast. Foy was his mainstay. but each
thought that he could better himself by separa-
ton. Since that time Henderson has lost all his
fortune and Foy, although once managing his
own company, is now playing at moderate sal
airy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-09
Personal.

John Ruskin has just celebrated his
S0th birthday quietly at his home in the
South of England Only a few friends
were admitted to see the great critic and
philosopher, whose mind is slowly but
steadily falling.
Count de Cassini Russian ambassador
at Washington, is by far the most demo-
cratic of all foreign representatives at the
national capital. Unlike other diplomats,
he has no office hours, being ready to see
visitors whenever he is a home.
Baron Beno Won Herman, agricultural
attache of the German embassy at Wash
ington, is one of the handsomest men and
by far the most accomplished athlete in
the foreign corps. He is, moreover, a sci
enlist of some note. and has written sew
eTal works on agricultural chemistry and
similar topics.
So far as their personal history is con-
cerned, Messrs. Fairbanks and Beverage,
who will represent Indiana in the Senate
of the next Congress, have much in COM
mon. Both We're born in Central Ohio,
both taught school and afterward studied
law, both reside in Indianapolis and they
are members of the same Methodist Epis-
copal Church.
-Hobson Of Merrimac fame has
brother at West Point, and the youngster
is being put through a severe course OF
hazing. He is compelled to memorize
newspaper accounts of his brothers do
ings and repeat them to brother cadets.
Whenever the name "Hobson'' is uttered
in his presence he is required to point to
his breast and say solemny, That is
me-"
Senator German of Maryland has made
a friend for life of BILLY" Mason by
saying 10 the Illinois man: DO you
know, 1 have noticed a marked resem-
blence between you and Stephen A Doug
las, who put me in the Senate as a page
more than a quarter of a century ago.
This compliment was paid to Senator Ma
son just after he had made his fiery speech
ON the McEnery resolution.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-09
It Was a Genuine Coin.

The cashier in the registry department
at the postoftice is a very much indig-
nant man, all because of the fact that some
of the clerks have been using him as the
butt of a practical joke, says the st. Paurs
Globe. Some ingenious servant of Uncle
Sam, having more time than he knew what
to do with conceived the idea of coating
a quarter with tin foil, which he pro-
ceeded to do so deXlerously that the tin
foil looked as if made on the coin. Then
another young man took the quarter
around to the registry window and showed
it in for change.
What is this?" inquired the cashier as
he rung the coin and listened to the fat
sound it gave out.
IT'S perfectly genuine" declared the
joker.
Then an argument ensued. The jokist
refused to take back the coin, and the
cashier insisted it was counterfeit. Finally
he threatened to refer the matter to Capt.
Lawrence of the secret service and be-
came so positive that little trifling wager
was laid on the genuineness of the disput-
ed quarter
After the stakes were in safe hands the
joker whitfield off the tin foil with a pen
knife, and now the cashier is looking for
a chance to get even.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-09

81 went to Paris" says an Englishman,
according 10 the New York Tribune,
staying at the Hotel de Lille ct d'Albion.
Never having been before, lost my way,
and could not find my hotel again, be-
cause 1 neither spoke nor understood
French. Thinking some of the people I
met might understand written English, 1
went into a stationer's shop and bought
a large card, on which I wrote, Please
tell me the way to the Hotel de Lille ct
d. Albion Again l sailed out showing my
card TO several, but still to no purpose.
At last a man read it, and silently beck
oned me to follow him, which I did as
silently, for mile or more. Then he
pointed still silently, to the sign of the
hotel, and when I saw it l broke the ST.
lence by exclaiming, Thank YOU What,
he replied in amazement are you an
Englishman? So am 1, but took you to
be deaf and dumb"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-09
THE GATHMANN Gun.

During its closing hours Congress ap-
propriated $4,000 for the construction OF
one Gathmann gun for the army. An ef-
| fort had been made 10 secure the adoption
of the gun by the army and the navy, and
for an appropriation of S325, 900. The bill
passed was a compromise which leaves the
adoption Of the Gathmann ordnance hang
ing fire" as it were. During the past sew
eral months considerable has been said in
the public prints about this gun and the
efforts in its behalf that were being made
in Congress The gun, it is claimed by its
friends, marks a new departure in heavy
ordnance. It is designed 70 throw large
she'll flied with gun cotton, which, ex-
ploded against the side Of a ship would
wreck it, however strong it might be. The
caliber is very large. The gun which win
be constructed under the appropriation will
have a bore of sixteen inches, and Will
throw a shell containing above 300 pounds
Of wet gun cotton.
But the mechanical qualities of the gun
are not the most interesting features in
connection with the fight that has been
made for and against il in Congress. 1t
appears from the evidence that the contest
is actually one between ordnance and arm
or, or more properly speaking one be-
tween ordnance makers and armor MAX
ers. THE opposition to the new gun"
says the Washington correspondent of The
Chicago Tribune, proceeds almost entirely
from Carnegie and the armor plate manu-.
facturers. They fear that If Gathmann Sue
ceeds in throwing large quantities. of wet
gun cotton ne will absolutely wipe out
their industry" In support of this view
of the matter it is pointed out that, while
as a matter of fact a premature explosion
of one of the Gathniann shells wrecked
costly 13-inch tube which was intended for
the new battle ship Kearsarge, previous to
that incident 500 pounds Of wet gun cotton
had been thrown against "a fine late of
Harveyized armor at the Indian Head
grounds. and had shattered il 20 fragrrel4ts.
Senator Hanna, who has been in charge
of the interests of the gun comparv, says
that the system has now been perfected
and that the ordnance can he fired with
absolute safety % the handlers of the
piece, but with most dire results to what
ever may be in front Of it. The adverse re-
port of the ordnance bureau, it is suggest
ed. was in compliance with the wishes of
the armor makers.
On the other hand the clalm Is made
by those opposed 10 the adoption of the
new gun that its prom otsrs are trying 10
sell to the government fol Jig price
something that is worthless: worse than
worthless, indeed, as 1t is extremely dan
gerous. They point to the adverse report
of the governments expert ordnance Of
ficers in substantation of their position,
and have even insinuated that certain poll
ticians have used their influence in Con-
gress in order that they might pecuniarly
profit by the adoption of the GathnaLn
system. And thus the contest goes on;
ordnance against armor. and the manu-.
facturers Of the one AGAINST the manu-
facturers OF the other.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-09
One of Robson.s stories.


Stuart Robson relates an accident which
occurred to him while playing with For
rest more than quarter of a century ago.
1T was not so very serious, though
says that comedian. The piece was Rich
elieu.' l was De Beringen, the fop of the
play. When Richelieu, sick almost unto
death, comes on, leaning on Joseph's arm,
De Beringen says, among other things:
Fact III philosophy Foxes have nine
lives as well as CATS
Some time during the day an actor
friend of mine told me of an absurd mis-
reading of this line, and I was so tickled
with the story that 1 laughed about it at
intervals all day long. 1t was running
through my head when 1 went on the
stage. 1 couldn't Danish it and it reminded
with me when Forrest began his speech.
However. 1 went ahead full of confidence
" Fact in philosophy rolled giibly from
my tongue, foxes have nine tabs as well
as cats.
Il saw something was wrong from For
rests face, before l knew what that some
thing was. Then 1 heard the audience
scream with hysterical laughter
Huh grunted Forrest, so loud that
he could be heard all over the theater
well, by all that's Internal hear that
by that time the curtain was rolled
down in response to a hurry call from the
prompter's bell.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-09
MINING IN GEORGIA.

Now that there is to be gold smelling
plant in this state 1t is safe to predict
that before many years Georgia viii be
one of the important gold producing states
of the union There is a great deal of
gold bearing territory in the state and
there are reasons for thinking that much
of it will yield ore that will assay more
gold to the ton than the bulk of the ore
of Colorado which is profitabily mined
The gold mines of Georgia have been
neglected for many years. If the develop
ment of them had been continued from
the time that gold was found in paying
quantities in them until The present time,
it is probable that Georgia would now be
considered one of the leading gold pro-
ducing states. But the mines were aban-
doned when gold was discovered In Cali
fornia, and mining on a large scale has
never been renewed. Those who have a
pretty fair knowledge of the gold bearing
section, however, are satisfied that the
low grade ores, which are generally found
there are sufficiently rich TO pay a very
big profit, if properly worked.
According to our view the smelling plant
that is TO be put up will be only one of
many such plants when the real value of
the ores has been clearly demonstrated.
Che thing that has operated against the
working of the Georgia mines, is the dispo-
sition of the owners of the lands on which
gold is known to exist TO neither work the
mines themselves nor permit any one else
to work them. They want to sell the
lands for big price before it is fully de-
termined what the value of them is Late
ly. however, a more liberal spirit has been
manifested. When the smelter is ready
to receive ore. it is. probable that it will
not have TO wait long for full supply.
II will be year or two before mining
operations viii reach a very large scale,
but as the reputation of the mines in
crease-and there is no doubt IL will in
crease-miners will come from all of the
other gold and silver mining states, and
prospecting will be conducted on a scale
that will insure big output of gold. In
ten years, if present indications amount
TO anything, Georgia will add very con-
siderable amount to the annual gold pro-
duct of the world.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-09
Her Know1edge OF Snow.

seven-year-old Jessie, daughter of a
newspaper man, who has all of her fathers
admiration for his paper. and perhaps
more than his faith, had her first day in
school recently, says the New York Press.
Children, what makes it snow?" asked
the teacher.
All the pupils looked puzzled except the
new member of the class, vino held up her
hand.
Miss Jessie, what makes it snow"
well. said the young lady, confidently,
you see, God has a box full of snow up
in the sky, and when he reads in The
in the morning that it's going to snow, he
let's some out"
This was the same young lady who sent
her mama into an unusually deep fit of
medita ton. One day her mama remarked:
my. how It's showing and blowing"
Whats showing and blowing?' asked
Jessie.
Mama vaguely replied St" then sat
down to think.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-09
A story of the Pope.

''There is story now going the rounds
of clerical society which has the merit of
being true" says the Rome correspondent
of the Pail Mall Gazette. Leo XIII. with
all his virtues, has, like all mortals, also
his small defects, one of which, as is well
known, in closeness with regard TO money
matters. Some members of his family can
not, however be accused of this trait, and
have consequently got into trouble One
of these, who stands very near the Pontiff
when almost at the end of his resources
remembered that Leo XIII not long ago
had sold a vineyard belonging to the fam
lily in common without ever speaking of
dividing the proceeds. The young man,
spurred on by necessity, took his courage
in both hands and went to the Pontiff
After much circumlocution he arrived at
the point of asking for what he considered
his share. 'Sharep exclaimed the Pope,
with benevolence. My son, have you not
been to the Church of the Stgmata? Have
you not seen there the family chapel, the
paintings, the portraits of your grand
mother and your two uncles, and the pic
lures of st. Camille, your own patron,
and st. Sylvia, the patron of your grand
mother? There, my son, is where your
share has gone 4"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-09
AFTER BIG TRUSTS.

The fight which Attorney General Mon
nett Of Ohio is making against the stand
ard oil trust and the sugar trust is begin
ming to attract the attention Of the whole
country. The fight on the Standard Oil
trust has been in progress for several
months. and for time it was uncertain
whether he or the trust would win, but
now it looks as if he would bring the trust
TO terms. II may be, however. that the
conclusion of the fight will be STAYED off
until the end of Mr.. Monnetts term of
office. There appears TO be some ground
for saying that the purpose of the trust
is to delay proceedings with the hope that
he viii be out OF office before a conclu-
sion Of the lega battle, which he is now
waging against it. wifi be reached. A
story was publhned a few days ago 10
900 if he would let tie pending case drag
along until the end Of his term. How much
truth there is in this story is not known.
1t is alleged that Mr.. Monnett intends 10
bring the fact, that he was offered a big
bride TO the attention of the Supreme
Court of the state. If he does that il
viii be ample proof that the great trust
is alarmed and sought to avoid the con-
sequence of its alleged Illegal acts by
means which viii not stand the light of
day.
The fight on the sugar trust promises
to be no less sensational than the fight
on the Standard Oil. 1t seems that under
a law Of Ohio foreign corporations do
ing business in that state must file with
The Secretary of STATE a sworn statement
of the amount of business it does in the
state. 1t is alleged that the sugar trust
has refused to make this statement, and
has accordingly subjected itself to
heavy fine. il is for this fine that pro-
ceedings have been begun against that
trust The amount sued for is $4,000
The statement will show the amount
of business done by the trust in Ohio ana
its method of doing business, and it is to
these disclosures it is supposed that the
trust objects.
Attorney General Monnett is about the
only public officer who appears to have
made Roadway in lighting trusts. On that
account ne Is getting TO be very generally
known throughout the country. The law
forbidding trusts, however, seems to be
practically a dead letter. 1t looks as if
the business enterprises of the whole
country were being organized into trusts
of one kind and another. There is hardly
a day but that the announcement of the
formation of a great trust is made in the
newspapers. The movement towards
trusts is so powerful that it looks as if
it would be impossible TO arrest it. One
thing is certain, and, that is, that before
trusts are crushed out there will have to
be more vigorous legislation than there has
yet been or else there will have to be
officers who are more agrees
sive than those we have at present.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-09
ANNEXATION TALK.

The sentiment in favor of annexation is
becoming stronger in Cuba. The men who
have something at stake are becoming sat
isfed II they are not already. that the
Cuban people are not yet prepared for self
government. What they want is a stable
government, and that they cannot have
for a long time If the Cubans are put in
control of the island-at least, that is the
opinion they hold. What they would like
is annexation, with a state government
like the government which each of the
states in the American union has
And they have an eye also to the COM
merclal advantages which annexation
would give them. If Cuba becomes an in
dependent state the United States will not
be an open market for her sugar She viii
have TO pay duty on it before she can sell
it in the United States In that respect
she viii be al a great disadvantage with
Hawaii and Porto Rico, And it will cost
her great deal more to maintain an indie
pendent government than it would a
state government, and the independent
government win not be nearly so stable
as a state government would provided of
course Cuba were a state in our union.
IL would be to Cuba's advantage from
every point of view to become a state in
our union. The American people would be
the losers to certain extent. because the
revenue from Cuba would not be as great
as the amount that would be collected on
imports from Cuba at our custom houses.
if Cuba should remain independent. 1t is
doubtful, however if the majority of the
Cuban people can be made to see that it
would be to their advantage to become a
state in our union. They have got their
minds set on independence, and nothing
will satisfy them but an independent gov
erment. OF the burdens of such a gov
eminent they know nothing, and, judging
from the kind of men who will be at the
head of affairs. the burden will increase
very rapidly.
The time VIII come. however. when the
conservative sentiment will get the upper
hand in the island and then annexation
will come, but by that time the debt will be
so large that the people will have a hard
time TO pay the interest on it, 1t is a pitv
that the business men and property owners
of Cuba have not the power of settling at
once the question whether she shah have
an independent government or be annexed
to the United States.