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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-05
THE NEW LINE.
Greatest Engineering Feat the World
Has Ever Seen.

when the Nile reservoirs planned
by the great Willcocks were first made
known to the world, and it was found
that he, although offering six or seven
sites for his cyclopean designs, really
only highly recommended one, the con-
struction of which would wipe out the
the Nile, there was a universal howl
of opposition. This got to such a
height that Sir w. Garstin and his en-
gineers may have felt grim kind Of
relief when they found that the French
would allow them no money from the
Caisse to realize their schemes for
storing the blessed water, and they had
for time to abandon the whole af-
fair So when, one fine morning, Mr.
John Aird, Sir Benjamin Baker, and
their friends, Unexpectedly called at
the Office Of works in Cairo, and offered
to make any amount of dams, canals
and locks, wherever they pleased, for
no present cash payment, in accepting
their wonderful offer the government
cut down the level of the great reser-
voir by nearly one-haf Willcocks
wanted to store up 120 feet of water,
Sir Benjamin Baker was told to con-
tent himself with twenty meters
(about sixty-five feet) Of Nile storage.
And so the artists and the tourists
and the general opponents to the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-05
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, March Ex-senator
Foraker in charge OF the Porto Rican
bill, announced in the senate
that he would press the meas
ure TO a vote as soon as DOS
sible. Senator Hanna, chairman OF
the republican national committee,
speaking TO a question of personal
privilege, vigorously denied the inter-
view with republican member of the
house Of representatives whose name
was not given, published in a Washing
ington newspaper and alleging that
the passage Of the Porto Rican tariff
bill would be in pursuance of a deal
by which the committee was to get a
big contribution. Hanna denounced
the statement as malicious lie .
The Alaskan civil code bill was
under consideration during the
greater part of the session. An amend
ment was agreed to fixing a license
upon almost every kind of trade and
commerce in the district of Alaska.
the licenses ranging from SO to $500
Per annum
Washington, March 26.-The house
entered upon consideration of the
army appropriation bill bat the debate
was without exciting incident, being
confined to discussion of army mat
tiers. Mr.. Meyer (dem., La discussed
the Philippine policy, opposing the re-
tCntiOn of the islands.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-05
MANS CARNATIONS.

Mans a living contradiction
Of the laws of gravity;
Look around you and consider
And you'll have TO side with me!
That the solid man is always
At the top you can't deny,
And it never is the lightweight
Who succeeds in flying high.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-05

Topeka Capitalize story that q
painted advertisement of liver rem
edy on the side of an Iowa barn caused
span of mules to run away, causes
Conner Davies to remark that nobody
but fool mule would stop to read an
advertisement painted on a building OF
fence, anyhow.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-05

lightness of the vein in which
he was addressing the senate on so i'm
portant a question as the Porto Rican
| bill. Senator Proctor rep, VT had
delivered forceful argument in sup
port of free trade with the island. He
was followed by Senator Pettus. He
first took Senator Gallinger to task.
Il was very much entertained by the
senator from New Hampshire" he
said, when he informed US he was
not lawyer and proved it, He then
went on TO relate an anecdote of an
old-time preacher in Alabama. The
minister" he said, was as learned in
the bible as NV friend from New
Hampshire is in law Qaughter). He
said: Brethren, my text today will
be the following: Seven sons did
mich bear unto Enon.' Now I expect,
brethren the preacher went on, If
you would look at commentaries YOU
will find various meanings to this text:
but taking the common sense view of
it [ will say this: I expect Enon was
sick and the doctor told his seven sons,
great strong fellows, that it was abso-
lutely necessary that he should have
milk for his nutriment; thereupon the
seven sons went out to look up the
COWS. The COWS had not come I'D the
night before so the sons could not find
them; but they came across a bear and
MIXED her, and carried the milk to
Enon; and so brethren it is writ,
seven sons did milk a bear unto
Enon. Senator Pettus then derided
the speech of Senator Beveridge, say
ing genuine orator is absolutely alb
solved from all rules of logic or com
mon sense.
Washington, March 3O-The house
devoted the day to war claims. The
bill to remunerate the British Cable
company for expenses incurred in re-
pairing the Manila cable, cut by Adj
mlral Dewey, was consigned to obliv-
lon, as was also the bill to refer to the
court of claims the claims of citizens
of Pennsylvania who suffered losses
during various incursions of rebel
forces into that state during the civil
war One of the bills was to nav
Matthias Peterson of Spring Valley,
Wis, $500.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-05

Washington, March -Merriment
swept away the traditional dignity of
the senate. Staid stickIers for sena-
toriaI decorum literally held their
sides and shouted with laughter while
the crowded galleries Joined in a
laughing tumult which not the faintest
effort was made TO restrain. Senator
Pettus (dem., Ala.), the oldest member
of the body, delivered the funniest
speech heard within the senate cham
Der in many years. It's sarcasm was
keen, but not bitter. and even those
who were victims of it were placed SO
they could not but enjoy its perfect
good humor and unaIloyed fun.
Throughout it all, Senator Pettus was
as solemn as if he were delivering a
funeral Grafton Not a smile softened
the deep lines OF his strong counte-
nance and, as he stopped occasionally
to mop the perspiration from his face
nd head with a big silk bandana, be
glanced about the senate as if in sur
prise at the laughter of his colleagues
Indeed, he apologized once for the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-05

After being out on strike since
since Dec. 18th, all miners Of north
central Iowa will resume work next
Monday as a result Of an agreement
whereby the miners gain an advance
of three cents per day as result of a
sixteen weeks olckout.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-05

Washington, March 31.-So Jar as
the committee in charge of the meas
ure is concerned, the Porto Rican bill
was completed. At o'clock Tuesday
the votes will be taken on the pending
amendments and the bill. Senator
Fairbanks (rep., Ind spoke for the
bill and Senator Davis (rep., MINI. }
presented compilations of tariff Stats
tics in support of remarks he made a
few days ago. Senator Chandler
chairman of the committee on cleo
lions, gave notice he would ask the
senate to proceed with the Quay case
Wednesday,
Washington, March 31.-The house
finished up hard weeks work by
passing the Notifications and apprapri-
alton bill. Not a single amendment
was offered and the bill passed as it
came from the committee. Ii carries
$7,093, 4S8.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-05

Baltimore Sun-A Harrisburg, Pa,
advertiser Announces Oxford ties
that prettify stylish girls feet" He
thinks PRETTY" is pretty fine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-05

! Washington, March 27.-Little prog
ress was made by the senate with the
Porto Rice tariff and governmental bill
1t was under discussion for nearly
three hours but the greater part of the
time was consumed in a consideration
OF the free coinage amendment offered
by Senator Morgan. The amendment
Is still pending. The Alaskan civil
code Dill was considered during the
morning hour. The amendment Of
tered by Senator Carter setting aside
the permits hitherto granted by the
secretary of war for mining gold under
the sea on the Alaskan coast precini-
tated lively debate. The conference
report of the pension appropriation bill
was agreed to. Prior to the restoration
of the consideration of the Porto Rican
Dill, Senator Foraker, in charge of the
measure, announced that he had con-
Guided not to ask a separation CT the
tarlf and civil government bill but de-
clded to proceed with the unfinished
business now before the senate
He then yielded the floor to Senator
Stewart who maintained that we had
nothing to fear either from the peonle
OF the islands. The treaty of Paris he
OF the islands. The treaty of Paris. he
said, expressly placed the question of
citizenship of the inhabitants of the
islands in congress. Senator Stewart
advocated the enactment of the Spoon
.er bill, which confers authority UPON
the president to govern the Philippines
until congress shall provide otherwise
urging that Porto Rico be included in
the measure.
Washington, March 27.-In the house
there were some lively debates during
the consideration of the army apprC-
priation bill. Little of it was peril
nent to the measure, It covered a wide
range of topics, the Porto Rican tariff
boer war and the Philippines. The
charge that the Porto Rican tariff bill
was the result of a deal for raising the
republican campaign fund was again
referred to by Mr.. Pierce (dem. =,
fenn.). Mr.. Sulzer (dem., N. "
made an appeal for extension of official
sympathy to the beers and Mr.. Lentz
(dem., Ohio) delivered a scathing de-
nunciation of militarism and the war
in the Philippines. His attack aroused
the indignation of Mr.. Marsh (rep.
I'D, who, in bitter excoriation of the
Ohio member, declared the latters
speech a disgrace to the American
congress-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-22
AN OLD SUBJECT.

The point taken that there should be
a distinction between classes of Of
fenses is a good one. 1t has been argu-
ed here by many of our younger law
yers, has been thrashed out in the news
papers, and now the more prominent
members of the bar are taking the
matter up.
1t is plain to anyone that a man who
is sent up for drunkenness is by no
means on the same plane of criminality
as a man who is convicted of homicide,
nor is a pick pocket on a level with a
burglar. Yet all classes of criminals are
under the same rules and regulations.
This subject occupied a great deal of
attention before the last legislature.
Both Warden Low and Warden Henry
urged the proper division of prisoners,
but each one said it was impossible to
carry out such a division properly in
the present building. The files of The
Star in 1896 and again in 1878 contain
a number of articles upon prison re-
form, but the subject fell fiat in the
legislature, just as the inquest law did,
though some change was made in the
latter, which has enabled us to have
more frequent inquests. Still the mat
ter of inquests is not mandatory yet
There is nothing new in the discus
sion about oahu prison. 1t is a periodi-
cal discussion which has come to the
front again. But the interest felt in it
is somewhat greater, because under our
present somewhat nebulous legal status
some members of the bar see a chance
of getting their clients off on a tech
nicality. the rules of Oahu Jail being
such that it is not a proper place for
the confinement of minor criminals.
This may finally bring the matter to a
point which patient and continued
argument has failed to do.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-22

compared. and there was an end Of IT,.
Under the old system Of dccentrali-
cation there was never any difficulty
about getting repairs or small Jobs Of
painting done. because the jobs were
cash Jobs. under the present. system
there Is the hardest work possible to
get any Jobs Of this kind done. because
with all the red tape employed 1t takes
man a considerable time to get his
money.
Again, there never was a shortage Of
funds because the rich districts could
save and keep and disburse their saw
ings when the main appropriation be-
came small. Now it does not matter
how economical district may be, it
is of no value to it. o district might
just as well spend every cent it can
get, and the interest in saving say for
a new school house is lost a distinct
detriment to the local feeling. If a dis
trict has an old school house, or a plot
of land which is of no school value,
what is the good of selling, it only goes
into the general fund and does not ben
eft the district in any direct way.
From all this it must be apparent
that a return to the old system or some
modification of it would be of consider
able value to the schools of the ISL
ands and would stimulate local in
terest which is now lost, or which de-
votes itself to grumbling about not get
ting its proper share out of the general
fund
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-22
SCHOOL FUNDS.

One of the fruitful sources of friction
and dissatisfaction in the present was
inaugurated by the Legislature of 1892,
when the local school funds were taken
away from the districts to which they
belonged, and were passed into the gen.
eral treasury. Many of those connect
ed with the school department said it
was grave mistake at the time and
the results have justified their views.
AT the time the change was made
there was a perfect craze for centrali-
cation, and the result was that much
that used to occupy the time and at
tention of local people was swept from
them and they very naturally began
TO lose interest in their local affairs
and Joined the army of critics upon the
general conduct of affairs.
The system which obtained before the
change of 1892 was a good one, facili-
tated business, and gave the school dis
tricts a freedom in local management
which was thoroughly healthy. Each
school agent was the custodian, under
bonds, of the school tax of his district.
Some districts had considerable funds
at their disposal in other districts the
funds were very small. Among the
former were Honolulu, Hilo, North Ko-
hala, Waikiki, Makawao, among the
latter were Puma and the two Konas.
The district fund was used to make
all repairs, buy supplies, and pay sala-
ries as long as it held out, and then
the general fund, voted by the Legis-
lature, came forward and supplement-
ed any deficit. Some of the districts
were able to pay their way through
out the year, and have a surplus. This
surplus belonged to the district and
was not turned into the general treas
ury as a government realization. From
the surplus so gained it was often pos
sible to build school house, or at all
events to pay in part for one and the
general fund could help out. For again
there was an advantage under the old
system of having a general building
fund, instead of a specific building fund
as has been called into being by the
present system.
Any one who has seen the working
of the two systems can realize how
satisfactory the old plan was to the
districts. They got the whole of the
school tax raised in their district. They
then shared in due proportion from
the general fund. If a school house was
built in a rich district out of the dis
trict funds, the poor district had no
kick coming because it was neglected.
There were always local funds ready
to pay for local demands. When a
broom was wanted, it was not neces-
sary to make out a duplicate voucher,
forward it at the end of the month to
the central bureau, have it signed by
the Minister Of Education, passed to
the Auditor, and when the treasury
was ready to pay June bills in August,
the forty or fifty cents would be for
warded in the form of draft. Under
the old system the broom was paid for
at once and the school agent kept the
voucher for it. At stated periods his
books were examined, his vouchers
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-22
DISAGREEMENT

II the lawyers go on much longer
they VIII have whitfield away all tho
laws we have, and there will ensue a
period of anarchy. The process is sat
isfactory to the members of the bar
since it brings about an enormous
amount of legal business until the
anarchic point is reached. When that is
reached there will have to be a cessa-
lion of business because every one will
do what seems good in his own eyes.
we have no law of libel according to
some authorities, there is no liquor law
according to others, there is absolute
prohibition says one, there can be no
local stamp duties says another. All
the convictions under the Republic
after August 12 1898 are illegal. All the
convictions are legal. The grand jury,
claims one set of thinkers is a perfect
ly illegal body. The number of grand
jurors varies in various states, the or
ganic law says there shall not be less
than thirteen, but it does not prescribe
how many it shall consist of and who
has the right at the present moment of
saying that it shall be thirteen and no
more? The grand jury is a perfectly
legal body says some one else. The de-
cisions of the Supreme Court of the
Republic of Hawaii are no standard to
go by. rules one judge, they deserve no
more consideration than the decisions
made by learned judges in foreign
countries, another judge pays strict at
tentiOn to the decisions of the Supreme
Court of the Republic.
1t is really a beautiful tangle and the
layman cannot help laughing at it, and
being impressed with the glorious un-
certainty of the law. 1t is not calculat-
ed to increase ones opinion of legal
accuracy and the certainty Of getting
justice. A man may get punishment, a
man may get off, but if in either case
justice is done, is quite a problem to
solve. Talk of the old proverb Doc
tors differ" why it is nothing to the
full meaning of another lawyers can't
agree On one point however they do.
Fees.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-22
Superintendent

Superintendent Atkinson of the
Philippines is asking for teachers to
work in the large cities of Luzon. He
is also going to establish a Normal
School in Manila. An aptitude for ac-
quiring languages is one of the desi-
derata for a teacher in the Islands, so
it is evident that the major portion of
the education in the Philippines is to be
carried on in Spanish and perhaps in
Tagal. The more quickly English is es-
tablished as the standard school Ian
gGage the better, and in such case the
less the teacher knows of Spanish and
ence of some of our leading teachers
here.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-22

The Islands of Niihau and Kahoo-
lave are spoken of as hungering for
municipal or county government. This
is a distinct slur upon the Islands of
Molokini, Lehua, and Kaula. OF course
their population is not so extensive as
that of Niihau which numbers 1853 men,
women and babies in arms, while Ka-
hoolawe has for population something
in the neighborhood of ten or dozen,
if that is not too large an estimate.
The member from Molokini has fire.
quently figured in Legislative speeches,
but up to the present Lehua and Kaula
have been unrepresented, but there is
no reason why they should not have
county government.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-22

No more important matter will be
presented to the citizens of Hawaii
than the choice of the delegate to Con-
gress. There is a disposition to look on
a territorial delegate as being a good
deal like a vice president, a mere lay
figure. But the voters can make no
greater mistake than in choosing on
this theory. The right kind of a man
can do us as much or more good than
if he were a member of Congress. What
we want is a man of great industry,
wide knowledge of affairs, address, ana
capacity for details. --2
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-22

Some 40 people have taken out Ii
censes from the Federal Government to
sell liquor. A good many of these of
government, but several have no such
license, and now that their names are
published the police can keep their eye
on them. OF course drug stores have
taken the license to protect them in the
sale of alcohol and preparations requir-
ing alcohol in them.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-22

Labor Day is celebrated throughout
the mainland, and in making the day
a general holiday Governor Dole has
done a popular act. The celebration
promises to be a brilliant one and
should become one of the most noted of
the year. The celebration should not
be confined to Honolulu, but should be
kept in every part of the Territory.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-03
ODD 0RrHaN ASYLUM lrC0ME.

Many people entertain the curious
delusion that n million old postage
stamps will get an orphan into some
charitable home. How the idea origin
ated no one knows, but there is no truth
in 1t. II is quite true, however. that
the orphan home at lie Docle. Swttzer-
land. is partly maintained by old post
age stamps.
The reader may ask. How Is this
done? In this way: This orphanage.
being in the centre OF Europe, receives
old postage stamps from all the coun-
tries OF Europe and other parts OF the
world. In this institution are eighty
six orphan girls and these old post
age stamps are judiciously mixed by
them and placed into parcels for sale
20 stamp collectors. In this way the
orphanage makes about el20 a year.
which goes to the support OF the poor
children.
Every year three London publica-
tions make collection Of old postage
stamps for this charity and this year
the papers are Offering over $500 In
prizes for the biggest collections OF old
stamps. The stamps may be either
English or foreign.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-03
USEFULNESS Of TIE GREAT LAKES.

The great lakes have become a great
artery OF our richest commercial blood
One-third of the population of the
United States is dependent on these
lakes for their export and import trade.
says AInslees Magazine. This water
way taps the richest and most pros
porous agricultural territory on this
continent of ours, together with our
most productive mines. and il is worth
while noting that within a radius Of
400 miles OF Cleveland lies one-half of
the population of the United States. II
is a well-eetablishAd fact that deep
water transportation is. and nee
~ must De, Iar below the cost of trans
portation by rail; indeed. IL is comput-
ed that the cost OF water transporta-
zion by steam, when the voyage is of
any considerable length, is about one
quarter of the average cost OF trans
portation by rail, while by sail boat ii
is only one-eighth OF the latter.
AS this question of transportation de-
termines to great extent the exist
ence or non-existence Of a possible in
dustry, and enhances or diminishes the
value OF every article of export I'm pro-
portion 10 it's efficiency and economy.
the battle cry Of the West for twenty
feet OF water between Duluth and the
sea-" is no great problem to account for
In the year 1898 there passed through
the Sault Ste. Marie canals no less
than q, ,234, 664 tons OF Canadian freight.
alone having a value OF 5000 600, 600.
while American ships moved some 16s.-
600 900 tons through the same waters
fer the same length OF time"