The record-union., 1899-07-22
Protestant Missions Are Prospering
in the Islands,
According to AdrIces Reported BY Steamer
Morning Stars Captain.
Spanish in the Islands Have Been
Practically Deserted by the
Mother Country Since the War
With the United States Broke
Out.

HONOLULU, July 14.-The mission
ary craft Morning Star docked at
Brewers wharf about IL: 30 this morn
ing. She came direct from Ruk, one of
the larger islands of the Caroline
group, and was fifty-six days in making
the trip, but experienced no bad wealth
er other than calms.
The captain of the Morning Star is
G. F. Garland. He states that he was
well received in all the Caroline ports,
and especially 80 by the Spanish. He
says there was no uprising against the
Spanish during our war with Spain, but
that the natives were at that time
fighting among themselves. However,
it was stated by one of the passengers
aboard that the Spanish authorities had
been lately prosecuting several promi-
nent natives because of their Protestant
religion.
! The Spaniards of the Carolines have
been practically deserted by their gov
ernment since the late war The garri-
son on the Island of Ruk would have
perished from starvation had it not
been for assistance from some of the
natives.
The Protestant mission schools of the
Carolines are in very prosperous con,
dition. The schools maintained in the
Island of Kusaie by the Hawaiian Mis-
sion Board are doing splendid work.
educating and civilizing the rising gen.
GRAFTON of natives. The teachers of
Kusaie were reported to be in good
health
The schools at Ruk and other islands
maintained by the American Mission
Board, are also meeting with success in
civilizing and Christianizing the ma
! tives. The male and female academies
at Ruk are now training fifty boys and
/ thirty girls, respectively. Marriage is
no bar to attending these schools, as
| twenty-four of the above pupils are
married men and women.
Captain and Mrs. Foster and Mrs.
| Mary Logan, only passengers on the
Morning Star, were lately teachers in
the Ruk schools. They had been con-
| tinuously engaged in that work for over
| three years. and are returning home for
i a breathing spell. They have no def
mite ideas as to when they will return.
The Morning Star left this city the
9th of last April and made the trip IN
| fifteen days, beating the record. She
touched at the Islands of Kusaie, Pom
ape and Ruk, respectively. Captain
Garland states that the vessel will re-.
turn to the Carolines at an early date;
probably in three or four weeks
Sydney Boyd. butcher on the steamer
Australia and the principal witness in
the murder proceedings against George
| Wade, is hustling around this after
noon for bond in the sum of $500 to
appear before the August term of the
! Circuit Court to testify against the
slayer of William Gillespie.
| The law gives the Attorney Cen
eral the right to detain witness in a
murder case, even to the extent of i'm
prisonment without labor if there is
reason to suspect that he will not show
up when wanted. Marshal Brown is
perfectly satisfied that the other wit
nesses in the Wade case will be on
hand. On account of the importance of
Boyds testimony it was felt that no
chances should be taken with respect
! to him.
! Judge Stanley this morning heard
argument on the petition to place the
witness under a strong bond to appear.
! Petition was allowed, and bail was
! fixed at $1,000. Marshal Brown later
/ notified the court that the department
would be satisfied with a bond of $500.
This was after Boyd had failed to get
] backing for the larger amount The
/ Court allowed the reduction and this
afternoon amended the order to read
$500.
! 1t is believed Boyd will be able to
! put up bonds in the smaller sum. If
he fails, however, nothing remains but
for him to stay here.
| The reason the Grand Jury at San
Francisco took up the George Wade
murder case was to guard against a
| slip-up here. In case the Hawaiian
Court decides it has no jurisdiction, the
accused will Immediately be rearrested
on the California indictment. There
was never thought of taking the case
away from the Hawaiian courts.
| This statement comes from the At
torney General of California.
Ed Towse has been appointed Com
missioner of the Hawaiian exhibit at
Omaha. He leaves for his post to-day
| George Gibson, a sailor of the British
ship Amphritrite, was drowned in the
waters of the bay yesterday At an
early hour he and his shipmates went
in swimming. They had an old scow
near the vessel from which they were
diving Gibson had gone off twice. On
the third plunge he went down not to
rise again. Gibson was q years OF
age. His home address is 74S Gale
Brazil, Buenos Ayres He is a citizen
of the Argentine Republic. His father
was an Englishman and his mother
Italian He arrived here on his ship on
July 4th.
One hundred and forty horses for
the Fourth United States Cavalry at
Manila arriCed on the British steamer
Wyef1eld from San Francisco last even-
ing. They were promptly taken to the
United States Government paddocks at
Iwilei, where they will recuperate for
about week. Not a horse was lost
| coming down, and they are all in fine
condition, which speaks well of he good
i care they have had at the hands of
Dr. Plummer. v. S., and Lieutenant
Slavin. u. S. A.. who with twenty-three
men of the Fourth Cavalry have had
charge Of them.
A woman would be in despair If ma
ture had formed her as fashion makes
her appear.-Mlle. de Lespinasse.