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The evening times., 1900-02-28
The African Hebrew Again.

AIioW iit tieDICN.)
Our exchanges are again telling us Of the
presence of African Hebrew This colored
gentleman seems TO be irTepressible and turns un
every and then. 1t may be that there are
more than one OF tlIem. In any event. the African
Hebrew seeks to utilize his nativity for .he pur-
pose Of ioosening the purse-strings of his core
ligionists. We think il would be wise il he were
suppressed by being forced to earn his livelihood
and it is mistaken kindness for people, out OF
sheer pity friendliness to give money to an
ablebodied man with other object than to pro-
vide for his momentary needs. II successful, his
brothers, and his cousins, and his unces to para
phrase Pinafore, will be coming here, thinking
that they have struck "a good thing as the
slang of the day has it. In fact, for period of
two or three years all accounts that came TO us
concerning African Hebrew indicated single
individual, and the fact that now there seems to
be more than one OF them, to Judge from the diff
ferent accounts we have seen. leads us to be-
leye that the migration of the African Hebrew
has already set in and il will be wise to put a
stop to il at once.
The evening times., 1900-02-28
Artillery.
Rrem the New YORK Commercial Adyer

(FrGm the New York Commercial Adyertiscr.)
Artillery is still the master key of victory in
war, as it has been ever since a lieutenant of
that blasted his way with it to a dominion
wilder than Romes. Kitchener destroyed the
dervishes with artillery. Butler failed before Lady
smith and Nethuen the Modder River because
their artillery too weak. Kitchener strength
eBed this arm, French maneuvred Cronje out OF
his safe trenches before Methuen and Kelly
Kenny pursued him so hotly that he had no time
20 make new ones in his next stopping place up
the river. There he surrounded with a ring
of fire like that which closed about Napoleon
the Third at Sedan This campaign Is net Unlike
that in miniature. The Germans manetivred the
French Army into valley whose commanding
hills they crowned with guns, destroying the
nephew with the strategy of the uncle
The evening times., 1900-02-28

bring upon us what man for time may
avert, as in the harvest failure of 1881, fol-
lowed by a shrinkage of $45,ee0,000
in freight earnings for the ensuing year.
But the outlook OF the country's railway in
dustry is in the main very bright, and the
Evening Post" finds comfort and conf
dence in the economical operating man
agement and the prudent financiering which
have replaced the wasteful and dangerous
methods of the last epoch of prosperity"
The evening times., 1900-02-28
sim smother From Twain.

(From the Detroit frct fress)
Meeting Charles Guthrie. prominent British
lawyer, in Vienna. the American humorist asked
him.
''Do YOU smokef'
Sometimes. sir. when I am in bad company"
was the reply. After pause came a second
question:
''You are lawyer aren't yo1 Nr Guthrie :'
81 am. Mr.. Clemens"
"Ah. then. Mr. Gutlrie, you mus. be vc-y
heayy smoker
The evening times., 1900-02-28
March Magazines.

The literature Of the Boer war has reached
the magazines and the March ''Scribner'' has a
most timely article by II. J. Whigham on the
events around about Modder River before the ar.
rival of Lord Roberts turned British defeat into
victory. There number of short stories and
charming poem by Benjamin Paul Blood
'McClure's Magazine for March is of varied
interest DR.. Watson contributes the third INSTALL
ment of his Life Of the Master" Mr.. WarnIan
describes the building OF the Klondike railroad,
and Capt Joshua Slocum, the fearless navigator
of the Spray, gives an account of the voyage OF
the Destroyer from New York to Brazil during the
Mello rebellion. There are several short storie,
and poem on The Alamo" by Susan Buel Hale
The evening times., 1900-02-28
Popular Election of Senators.
(From the Ipdianapolis News J

tTIUIll tIlt IftNs'T
The Senate viii probably long resist any change
in the manner of electing its members. The so
called ''courtesy Of the Senate is real thing.
and like custom in all history. it becomes at
times stronger than law. The Senate prides itself
quite as much the difference that now MARKS
the choice Of its members it docs many
other separate functions But the question is
rot likely to down for all that
The evening times., 1900-02-28

We have never been in the habit of re-
garding the interesting Tagal emissary.
AgoncilIo. as a reliable witness: but. when
he reports an insurgent victory, all men
ton of which has been omitted from Ma
Mia official dispatches We are compelled
to fear that there may be something in it,
If Otis were to deny the report absolutely.
of course ii might be necessary perhaps TO
believe Agoncillo.
The evening times., 1900-02-28
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

SuiiOm Ineasy.-When 1t seemed that
the debate on the Hawaiian bill was about
to become interminable it's author, Senator
Cullom. interrupted proceedings with an
earnest plea for the discussion to be
brought to close, so the bill could be dis
posed of at once. There is a matter of
very great Importance pressing upon me
which | must attend to-, said Senator Gull
lom. 1T is matter that cannot specify
on the floor of the Senate" he went on to
say, but when l assure Senators that I am
very anxious to get away from here and
that | can't go until the Hawaiian bill is
out of the way. they will understand what
/ mean" And forthwith the fountains of
eloquence ceased to spout on the Hawaiian
question and Senators bent over their deska
earnestly studying the bill and its amend
ments. They perfectly understood what
Senator Cullom meant, and apparently
were in thorough sympathy with him. He
has the fight of his life on his hands for
reelection, and il behoCves him to hurry
out to Illinois and give his personal atten-
tion to it. John Riley Tanner appears tc
have started a war of determination on
ChiAOih. ut HkuA udS luuS tulIs tohNh
such shape that ii is thought If even the
Senator whips Tanner he will then have
mighty struggle ahead to save the Legls-
lature. As the fight between Tanner and
Cullom grows in bitterness the Democratic
hope of controlling the next Legislature at
Springfield increases. In the event that the
Democrats elect the Assembly in November
1t IS considered not improbable that the
HCl. Adlai Stevenson would come back to
Washington as a member of the august
tribunal over which he presided with such
dignity and satisfaction during the last
reign Of Grover the First. 1t is doubtful
that Uncle Adlai would have a walk-oyer
for the Senate, for George w Fithian, Ben
Jamin f. Caldwell. and James r. Williams.
to say nothing of the ancient Morrison and
the premature Harrison, might attempt to
block his way but it is believed he would
be the beneficiary of whatever irreconcil-
able riyalries might spring up. With
Judge Jesse Phillips in the second place Oh
the Presidential ticket, it is not denied by
leading Republicans of-Illinois that that
State would be debatable ground for ey-
erything in sight
The evening times., 1900-02-28
The Celestial Empire.
From the Boston Globe.)

II is fortunate that China is so big that she
could not be swallowed at gHlp. Somebody will
yet be shipping improved rifles among her people
They have military teachers to spare in Europe.
The FloweTy Kingdom viii yet escape from the
grip OF the robber. and to Uncle Sam will belong
much OF the glory OF her redemption.
The evening times., 1900-02-28

unanimous vote of the intelligent and
property classes of the island
A few months ago. the Administration
and the Republican leaders everywhere
would haTc hailed Cuban annexation as a
highly desirable thing to round out the
glories of Dir. McKinley's expansion poll
cy. We are not so sure that they would
favor the scheme now. Annexation would
involve free trade; because whatever men
like Payne. Dalzell, and Cannon may as
sert TO the contrary. on the floor of the
House of Representatives, they thorough
ly know that the imposition of Dingleyism
upon territory under the American flag
and sovereignty is in fiat defiance of the
clear letter of the Constitution, and will
be tolerated only long enough to get a
test case before the Supreme Court. If
the sugar. tobacco. and rum trusts have
reyolted at the idea of free trade with
little Porto Rico, what will they say to a
involving the free entry of Gu
ban sugar and tobacco?
Nevertheless, the manifest destiny OF
Cuba is to become part of the United
States, and to enjoy the blessings Of our
including that of the right OF
free trade with every other
part.
The evening times., 1900-02-28
CURRENT HUMoR.
Football Terms.

(From the Cleveland Plain Dea,crJ
whats the matter with your head. Bivby? q
''Been buekiEg the line"
nv hat At your agSf''
Yep. Somebody left it out all night in the
back yard, ard didn't see it
The evening times., 1900-02-28
Uncle PhiIetus, CaIl.-Tbo Hon

Uncle Phiietus' Ca!l.-The Hon. PHI
letus E. Sawyer full of years and honors,
and with merry quip and jest tumbling
nimbly from his tireless lips, ambed in
and out of the Senate chamber yesterday
as actively as the Boy Wonder from Irdi-
ana. Uncle Philetus explained that he had
left his saw mills in Wisconsin in charge
of his hired hands while he took little
run down 10 Washington to view the
scenes of his former triumphs in the Sen
ate He was the constant centre of a
changing group Of statesmen in the Senate
for an hour or more in the afternoon.
Senator's Spooner and Quarles paying him
special homage. While Senator Depew
was delivering his Philippine speech Uncle
Philetus reached the point of a story coin
cidentally with one of DR.. Depews most
glorious bursts of eloquence. The result
was disastrous to DR.. Depew; for Uncle
Philetus' high-keyed voice rang out in a
keen guffaw that made the Hon. Joseph
Very Quarles dodge behind his desk, caus-
ed the international orator to lose the ex-
pected applause, whereat he looked cha
grined and turned viciously around TO see
whence had come the guffaw. and put extra
work on the languid Senator Frye. who
had to sthump vigorously with the gavel
to restore the deeorum of the Senate.
After unintentionally creating this sensa-
ton Uncle Philetus dashed out of the SEN
ate chamber and was lost to view
The evening times., 1900-02-28
4 Disappointing yoynrc.

From the Pittsburg DiSpatch.)
''Did you have good passage asked of
recent traveller
Fair: but couldn't sleep, The FIRST three
nights I couldn't tell whether to shut the portfolio
and go to bed. or to close the bed and 20 Go the
portfolio And the last three ] spent in reading
the cl1sfnms laws. y
The evening times., 1900-02-28
In the Next century,

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
''Porter. call me cab."
''With or without, sirY'
s'EhT'
t'Horse or auto, sirf'
The evening times., 1900-02-28
The weakness of Argument.
From the Chicago News)

''No man with any sense at all would aPpioge
OF your actions" said the angry husband
''But. my DEAR" calmly eRauired his better
half. show do You know what with any
sense would do?'
The evening times., 1900-02-28

1t is to be regretted that Secretary Root
has not avoided marring a generally good
scheme cf Army reform. by inserting some
features which may be considered as hay-
ing quite an unreforming tendency. For
example, the idea of raising the Adjutant
Generals rank over that OF other depart
to be made major general, all ought to
be. The rank of full general should be
given to the General Commanding the Ar
my. and he should have actual control of
the staff Offices and officers. We are afraid
that. after ALL the bill is political rather
than military: also that its consideration
is TO be the occasion for a new and pain
full Army scandal.
The evening times., 1900-02-28
The Constitution.-WhiJe he was

The Constitution.-While he was max
ing his great constitutional argument
against the admission to the Senate en-
the Governors appointment OF the Hon.
Matthew Stanley Quay, Senator Turley
was more frequently interrupted By Sell
ator Stewart than by any other two or
three Senators combined. The Nevada
Senator's queries showed that he has been
delying deep into the constitutional ques-
Il ions involved in the Quay case, but-that
none Of his conclusions are as Unanswer-
able as his first notable enunciation
when the issue as to the Pennsylvania
was raised at the opening of Congress
At that time Senator Stewart delivered
himself as follows: The Constitution? ?
Yes. of course. the Constitution fav r the
seating of Quay: for, my boy, after my
head has become bald and my whiskers
grey in the service of the Senate, | am
convinced that the Constitution of my
country is always on the side that has the
most votes
The evening times., 1900-02-28
ScraII and the Subsid,.-The Hon.

SeualI and the Subsidy.-The Hon.
Arthur SeWalI has been much in evidence
in Washington since Saturday. Mr.. Sewall
is a shipbuilder in Maine and submitted
himself to his feIlow-citizens four years
ago for Vice President on~the ticket with
Colonel Bryan. Aside frcm his merits
as q citizen and sarge property owner who
pays his heavy taxes promptly and uBcom-
plainingly. il IS believed that what chiefly
Inclined the Democracy to him for Vice
President is the circumstance that he is
about the only Democrat in his part Of
Maine. Mr.. Sewall is just now much in
terested in the Hanna Payne Ship Subsidy
bill. and finds himself quite as lonesome
for Democratic companionship in his sup
port of this strictly Republican measure
as he is for congenal political society
when he is at home. 1t is not believed he
will convert majority of the Democrats
of either the Senate or House to his view
Of the bounty scheme during his stay in
Washington.
The evening times., 1900-02-28

Bankers in Kentucky who are custodi-
ans CT State funds are enjoying the use
CT the public money without the least dan
ger Of having to Fay any of it out on
check. for week or two to come. They
have been notified not to honor the drafts
of the usurping Taylor faction. and will
rot cash those of the legal government un-
Ill the Court of Appeals has crowned il
with a judicial endorsement. So local
statesmen and officeholders are in con-
dition of anxiety accentuated by penury.
The evening times., 1900-02-28
As TO Justice Gray.-Tbe rep,

As to Justice Gray.-The report Of
Associate Justice Gray's intention soon to
avail himself CT the privilege of retiring
from the bench under the age-limit law
appears to be quite as foundationless as
the companion story that the President
would fill the vacancy by the appointment
of Attorney General Griggs. The story as
TO Mr.. Justice Gray seems to have Crigi-
mated from an idle remark recently made
at a dinner party at which the distin-
guished jurfst was a guest. The remark
was passed around The company as a mere
jest at the time and not until it reached
the eager ears Of the patriotic politicians
was ii given a serious twist. Mr. Justice
Gray sat in his accustomed place upon the
bench yesterday. the very picture of phys
ical health and mental activity. Judged
By the accepted standard that a man is as
old as he feels and a woman as old she
looks. and observing MIR Justice Gray :
elastic step as he strides along the Ave
nue. after hard days work enc would
conclude that he is not over sixty-and a
right nimble sexlogenarjan at that But
even if he should retire the best informed
opinion does not credit the report that
Mr. Mckinley would elevate his Attorney
General TO the woclsack. The general be-
lief is that Mr.. Grigss is glad enough to
be let alone where he is. and that he full
ly realizes TIE President would not dare
appoint him to the Supreme Court when
the national sentiment is so inhamed
against trusts and against the laws of Mr.
Criggs' State of New Jersey. which foster
these gigantic aggregations OF capital. II
is thought the Presidents mind naturally
NOT 4tyef tnr 10 &c Ind
liam r. Day. of Ohio. If q vacancy should
occur in the Supreme Court. but il is said
that be would have TO be governed By GUS
tom in selecting a successor to Justice
Gray. which would cause him to look TO
New England. which is Justice Gray's sec
tion. However. as there is apparently no
likelihood Of there beirg a vacancy by the
of Mr. Justice Gray ali spccu-
lation en- the subject is profitless.
The evening times., 1900-02-28

The pleasing announcement is made that
Mount Mckinley, in Alaska, is the highest
elevation on the continent. 1t must be
bitterly cold up there even without trusts.
tariffs and the Constitution TO mix a kill
Ing frost
The evening times., 1900-02-28

Deacon" 5 " White. the noted broker
and fnancier. is AT the Shoreham from New
York fer few days. He is one of the most
picturesque figures on Wall Street, being
eighty years old and grizzIed from long
battle for wealth. He is known as the
stormy Petrei'' ard has large following
He was chased out Of North Carolina as
an anti-sIavery Quaker. and later became
District Attorney Of Iowa. under President
Lincoln. He has been in Wall Street for
over thirty years. yet last week he wrote
a poem in honor of f. C. Steadman and
presented it 20 him on tie floor OF the
Stock Exchange.
The evening times., 1900-02-28

7 used r} @IttIN"- Il Nalt WHICH tuls~.l II
the energy consumed was placed on the caf vita
uUt tBe ku0EleaCg ~ taa mo %. lau, aud the car
was run different routes b4 dihrf,lt Weu,
ano careful record a1a q tha cag-mlie~ tf1v-
eied the time ard EtiDireT q passengers carried.
b the Gdy. II found ;5at the number of pas
seEgsrs carried had an almost iuIppicCi8b!c effect
ne consumption Il energy. the variations IN
the aulyHnt oT energy Depending almost entirely
on TIE mcscr-~lu Th.sc figures showed l.ar tie
saving. II an mototn-cn were as good ds the be>t.
would ar.aunt to ;S per cent Of th5 puucI.
Talt tho Drainage oaraI can fow TWO wars At
oEcc may scm queer. h1; 1sham Randolph. caics
engineer Of che sanitary district says it Is ca-
,ircy possible. -sy, TIE Chicago News" Est
only is i; po--Hia. -1,S by. hut in al probability
there viI ts Ea.; do-.n OF dozen times a
year when -u,h q peculiar phenomenon mty &c
Observed southwest wind following soon after
northeast wind would almost certainly create
such a condition. according 90 Mr. RJndoiDh- As
every one at al familiar with the vhias and pc
cylilrities Of Lake Michigan krows. sustained
northeast wird lasting several days wiI raise the
level AZ the Chicago end @! the Jake and send
great Giantitics II water iatO the Chi-SZO Rive
s southwest wind has the opposite effect aat the
eject would he most marked when brought about
Immediately after nCrthedStrr. The water piled
IN in the drainage canal would begin t1 h.w out
IN the lake with tho falling lrtel That Is the
surface water would The actual H0w liz the canal
weuId be maintained owing to the open shfce
gates at the Los Npcrt efd. So the tWo-riile an
hour flow toward Icckport would keep up, bu; be-
meath the surface. A. long TIE southwest tse-le
would last the water would he flowing the two
wavs al orre Il never saw that & clearly IL
lustratPd'- said Nr Randolph in explaining the
phenomenoE "as ono day when we were pumping
water out Of a pool IN the canal when Te wege
building it. The pumped water -N1s ai 'riscd
and black and il poured into some exceedingly
clear water from q spring near tbc DIS Piaia,s
River There was a breeze. enough to create
surface current the clear water, through which
the current Of yellow water COuid be Cit1iiv OH
served flowing in the opposite direction Straws
aud chips thrown on tcP Ct the clear water were
boFae along it, surface. way. while several ieet
below the CRIME SFd sir ID the PUmrr" g'-rsent
uas nlsiGiy Vsil.lc ElgYirg the Otiser say.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-01-27
EMPEROR WILLIAM is MAD.

Berlin, Jan. 15.--Emperor William
takes the deepest interest in the Bun
desrath incident, and holds frequent
conferences on the subject with the
Foreign Secretary. Count Won Buelow.
The matter was under consideration
today, and 1t was learned after the con-
ference that the Emperor is still furi-
Gus about the seizure, which he regards
as particularly ungraceful and uncall-
ed for on the part of Great Britain, in
asmuch as he was led to believe during
his recent visit that England would
hereafter do everything in her power
to preserve amicable relations. In view
Of all this, his majesty regards the
seizures of German vessels as "appar-
ent bad faith on the part of Lord Sal
isbury."
The German ambassador in London,
Count Won Hatzfeldt, has informed the
German Government that the seizures
were made upon the order of the Brit
ish Admiralty and not Of the Foreign
Office. The Kaiser, however, considers
this was mere subterfuge.
1t is believed in court circles that
while the visit of Rear Admiral Won
Senden- Biebran, Chief of the Imperial
Marine Cabinet, will retain a strictly
private character, he will drop word
Of the above tenor In the proper quar-
tiers.
At the Foreign Office today 1t was as
serted, in reply to inquiry, that the
reported discovery of a quantity of RI
fles in the cargo of the Bundesrath was
unimportant, since 1t was already
known, through the manifest, that
there were several cases of hunting
rifles on board.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-01-27
NBRO'S CABLE SURVEY.

New York, Jan. ia special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Official reports received by Rear Ad-
miral Bradford, chief of the Bureau Of
Equipment, from Lieutenant Command
er II. NJ. Hodges, commander of the
Nero, announce the feasibility of ca
bic route across the Pacific, connecting
San Francisco, Honolulu, Midway ISL
ands, Guam, Luzon and Yokohama.
The Nero survey between Guam and
Luzon and then ran back to Guam, pur-
suing a zlgzag course, in order to sound
along the route selected, with view to
obtaining the best possible location for
course to Yokohama. She returned,
zigzagging to Guam, and will zigzag
across the line to the Midway Islands
and to Honolulu, when her work will
be completed.
The Nero has found q depth of less
than 5000 fathoms between Yokohama
and Guam and Luzon and Luzon and
Guam. Three thousand fathoms is the
extreme depth the authorities were
willing to lay the cable.
The cable between Honolulu ant
Dongala bay, which is the Luzon ter
minus of the cable line, will be 4,S1.
knots long. Only two offsets from thu
projected great circle route between
the Midway Islands and Guam wer,
found necessary to avoid obstacles t
successful laying and operation of tn
cable. The first was a submarine
, mountain a short distance west of tn
Midway Islands and the second al
abyss more than 1900 fathoms deep
found about 500 miles east of Guam.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-01-27

Livery and boarding stables at Long
Branch, Waikiki.
WEDDING STATIONERY, Engraved
Cards, Enclosing.
|'..' H. F. wICHMAN.
Livery and boarding stables have
been established by the Club Stables at
Long Branch, Waikiki.
DON'T PASS our OPERA GLASSES
for the World. They're made by LIE
Marie. "Nuff said" H. F. WICHMAN
Waikiki Inn took sulphur bath this
week and every nook and corner clean
ed out. One room to rent, 81 per
week.
There Is only one Jesse Moore Whls-
key In the world and that Is cold and
pure. Lovejoy & Co. are distributors
for the Hawaiian Islands
Mechanics Home, corner Hotel and
Nuuanu streets, lodging by day, week
or month. Terms: 25 and so cents
per night. 81 and $1.25 per week.
The lie Munyon Photo Supply Co.
calendar for 1900 arrived on the Gaelic
and is on sale at their store at No. 426
Fort street. Mr. lie Munyon has spar
ed no pains 10 make II the finest and
most elite calendar ever published in
the world. 1t will be strictly three col
or process work and very elaborate,
being done from Mr. lie Munyon's own
negatives.
The use of the Singer In millions OF
homes shows the unpreceden, 4 sue
cess OF these ideal sewing ma zines,
Il Is convincing proof that thu Singer
excels in all kinds of family NN'ug
and art needle work. All ouf >!ug
machines are OF the best construe> On,
beautifu ly decorated. aud are mounted
on selected woods In finely finished
cabinets OF artistic designs. b. Ber-
gersen, agent, 16h Bethel street