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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-27
THE BRITISH M'CI ELLA

General Sir Redvers Butler snare
the bad luck which usually comes tC
the General who begins an offensiv,
war against a well-organized enemy
He and General Warren are the Nc.
| Clellan and Pope of the anti-Boer cam
/ paign. 1t Is usually a thankless task
to lead off in such an undertaking a:
the British have before them in South
| Africa. At the start the enemy is not
well known and measured; the best
means of meeting him has not been
developed; the invading troops are un-
seasoned in war; the chances of disas-
ter are manifold. Usually II falls "a
the lot Of the pioneer General, to show
his successor by the object-lessons OF
sad experience where pitfalls are and
how the enemy had better be ap-
preached; and while he goes into re-
tirement and perhaps disgrace for not
knowing these things by intuition, the
General who comes after him and uses
the lessons of his pioneer campaign to
win victories with is acclaimed as n
hero. Yet If the victor had tried to do
the work at the outset he might have
failed like his predecessor. 1t is a
prudent General who chooses to come
in at the finish; an unfortunate one
who has to make the first dash at the
foe.
General Mcclellan was probably a
better officer than some of those who
emerged from the Civil War with
brighter regulations. Sherman has
been acclaimed as one of the worlds
great Generals, yet he never command
ed an army in a battle Of the first rank
"a battle like Chancellorsv1lIe. An
tietam, Shiloh or Gettysburg-and he
made the most of his reputation by a
march which almost any solder could
have led as successfully. He was
lucky enough to be with Grant and
Sheridan in the command of armies
that had learned their business and to
meet enemies who had begun to find
the strain of the war too much for
them. Mcclellan or Pope or Hooker or
Mcdowell under such circumstances
might have eclipsed Sherman in mill
tary reputation; Sherman on the other
hand, might have failed in high COM
mand during the first two years OF the
Civil War as miserably as did these
four who led the way. 1t must not be
forgotten that he was with Mcdowell
at Bull Run and did not distinguish
himself.
Sir Redyers Butler, Che British Nc
Clel.an, is an officer of distinction who
probably did as well on the Tugela as
Roberts could have done himself. He
was repulsed through no fault nj his
own, but those very repulses were
needed for the proper education OF the
British soldier in Boer warfare. Lord
Roberts is profting by them now. His
march on Bloemfontein was made in
tremendous force and with ample cav
airy and artillery because he had
learned from Buffers experiences that
it never would do to tempt the Beers
with small force. a few months ago
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-27

After broadly limiting that there
would be a color line, and congratulate
ing this paper when it referred to the
fact, upon getting at the truth" the
Independent now says that no color
line is proposed. Instead we are to
have the Hawaiian National Party,
whatever that may be. The Independ-
ent makes an appeal to this organiza-
ton in terms which are certainly GU
rious IL they do not refer to an aborig-
inal constituency: 1t says:
Are you ready. gentlemen? Ready to
uphold our rights, to demonstrate that
the Hawaiians and those affiliated with
them must show that the day of action
has come. that Hawaii, now termed a ter
ritory of the United States through the
traitorous schemes of n certain clique Is
still In the hands OF an intelligent. patri-
otto and loyal people?
Now what does this mean? Is it a
color-line scheme or one to align the
former Royalists against the Annexa-
tionists? Why doesn't the Independ-
ent stop quibbling and prevarieating
and tell precisely what fits friends are
at?
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-27

Honolulu as it was. appears IN a
sketch, reproduced elsewhere in these
columns, which Missionary Hiram
Bingham drew seventy-nine years ago.
In making the engraving Mr.. Bling
hams drawing was accurately follow
ed save for the insertion OF few tines
of descriptive text. Back in 1921 Ho-
nolulu was a small collection of grass
huts standing mainly on the site Of the
recent Chinatown. The mission near
Kawaiahao contained the only foreign
buildings. What the city will DC sew
enty-nine years hence is a question
which no one but a real estate dealer
can answer reasonably.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-27

he believed in the promenade theory
and thought the British troops would
eat their Christmas dinners in Pre-
toria. Butler taught him sense and
by that fact alone he deserves some
thing else than the rebuke of the
Commander-in-Chief and a possible
recall.
But he will hardly be likely to come
out any better than Mcclellan did I'M
less. perchance. by means of some
happy accident. His is the fate of the
man who sinks in the quicksand at
the ford and shows those who come aft
er that it is safest to take the longer
way around.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-27

The fact that Hawaii is probably or
ganized as a Territory OF the United
States justifies the Republicans in get
ting together and taking the prelimi-
nary steps to form a party. Ditto the
Democrats, Prohibitionists, Populists.
Social Democrats and ex-Royaists.
The bars are down for all and the field
wide open. The Republicans VIII be
first to act and will show their PAGES at
a mass-meeting next Wednesday even
ing
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-27

The American public has a right to
be amused at the action of the Brit
ish Columbia Cabinet in announcing
that the Alien labor law which was
passed to exclude American Uitlcnd-
ers from the Atlin mining district will
soon be repealed. So long as Atlin
promised to be the one great North
western gold field, the Klondike alone
excepted, Canada was bound to monop-
Ollie 1t; but now that the Cape Nome
diggings are opening up on American
soil and Canadians want to go there
without hindrance, the British Column
bian Cabinet hastens to remove I'M
pleasant precedents. It makes diff
ference. as Adam remarked. whose OK
is gored.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-27

Admiral Dewey has Perry Belmont
on his side and there are indications
that Cleveland prefers him to Bryan
So far no one else has come out for
him, not even his brother-in-law, John
r. Mclean. Dewey is almost as lone
some a candidate, in respect of party
support, as David B. Hill. The great
trouble with his canvass, aside from
the fact that he entered the field after
Bryan had got a majority of the Dem
ocratic leaders pledged TO him, is that
he has no politics that he would not
forswear for the Presidency. No
amount OF naval popularity can put a
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-27
Napoleon I'm Uade-.

In the museum at Brussels, where
the works OF the eccentric painter
Wiertz are preserved. is a painting rep
resenting Napoleon in the internal re-
gions. A Dutch artist has reproduced
the picture. but has placed Mr.. Cham
berlain's head on Nlpoleon's shoulders.
The painting has been exhibited in Hol-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-27
Electric RAILWAY,

Contracts have been let for material and The vr
of construction, equpping and installation placed
hands of competent electrical engineer TO be fully CO..
pleted by June lst. Having independent pow
plant we are prepared to furnish electric power
lighting, heating and other purposes, to homel
ers at most reasonable rates.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-27
Dewey's motto: Better be wrong
than not be President.

Now that Hilo has a locomotive run
ming, let us hope 1t may be able TO
work of some OF that superfiuous
steam
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-27
Women Druggists

Apothecary shops with women clerks
are not only becoming common in Rus
STA, but they are said to be specially
favored by physicians and the public.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-27
Via MdXimd.

and in itself an artistic piece of engineering afford,
access to all points as also scenic and marine view
exquisite grandeur at every turn.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-27
As Promised.

ply each lot. Permits for making water connec
will be granted on application
An inspection of the attractive homes now build I
the names of purchasers of lots will convince any
that PACIFIC HEIGHTS is the choicest and most sx|
of all the residence sites of Honolulu.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-27

A special invitation is extended to eyervl,a
visit Honolulu's most delightful residence site
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-27
PACIFIC HEIGHTS,

KAlULANl DRIVE
tly termed. the via N
ina or Grand BouleU,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-28
The Constitutional Convention.

Editor of The Times:
Sir,-WGlys is it that the politicians and
press are so reticent about the call of a
constitutional convention Judging from
THE unfair official ballot to be used, and
the continued silence of those advocating
the convention, is it not fair to presume,
that they are on "stiN hunt" hoping in.
this way to accomplish what they could
not accomplish by free and open discus
sion? The people are called upon. yea as.
sisted by AN unfair ballot, to declare In
favor of constitutional convention with
out being told the changes that are con-
templated. Why not turn on the lisar and
let the people have premises upon which
they can predicate intelligent conclusions?
If the organic law needs revising, then
point out its defects and offer the remedy,
and let the people decide whether or not
they prefer the present law to the con-
templated change. The fact that this con-
.vention, If called, will have the power to
declare whatever they formulate to the
Constitution of the State without referring
it back to the. people is sufficient reason
for demanding of the leaders of the move
ment full disclosure of their purposes
in order that the people may consider them
and register an intelligent verdict ms
is Democracy. To vote on a measure
without having any idea Of its character
is mobocracy, plain and simple Winch
shall it be? A. IF. THOMAS.
Lynchburg, Va, March o, 1900.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-28

s
OF charging corrupt Hon in any partsof her
Majesty.s service, and the reason is that.
her officers; are all appointed by the.
Queen or by her responsible ministers.
and not elected by the corrupt practices
Of politics. That is the point where our.
institutions contrast so urfavorably with;
English institutions, and If ours ever
break down It will be through 1.-THE injury
done them by corrupt elections.
2 During our war with Spain, as every
one Will recollect, 1t was the daily prac-
tice of the World and the Journal to
charge upon our War Department every
vice and job they could conceive of, and
we are very sorry to say that they pro-
duced some effect even upon our own
mind. We are now satisfied that a Grea !.
part. if not all. OF their 1ibellious charges
were SANDERS, conceived in their own vile
imaginations and put out before the world
as means Of selling their villianous
sheets We say this because we fear We
were ourselves led into giving some cur
rency to their criminal accusations and
thereby doing innocent parties wrong. i
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-28
The Veteran.

Nuthin' but ,fghtin' an fightin! I'm
gittin' too old fer it now
But when I hear bullets a-Whizzin', l
want to jine in anyhow!
Jest readin' the news in the paper O. how
they are blazin away
Makes me cut up the queerest o capeTs,
an hooray the od-ime hooray!
Muffin but tiglltin' an fightn'-guns from
the East to the West,
An me on furlough that's left me for
ever an ever at rest!
Step sorter haltn' an feeble-eyes that air
lackin' the light,
An my heart keepin' time to the drum
beat when I see the boys hep to the
Nuthin' but fightin' an fghtin', an nuth-
in that's left me to DO;
An VT I'm as willin as ever-an' yet I
wuz raised to it, too!
tell you, my eyes they git misty when
I'm s1earin' the news O the fray,
To think kin only jest hear ii, an stay
home an holler "Hooray"'
Didn't I face it with "stonewall?" Didn't
foller "Bob'' Lee?
Didn't he say fer a-many a day there
warn't any fighter like me?
An now, whilst they're rippin' an rearin',
an dom their deadliest do.
1 can't take a han in the scrmmase
with the boys In the jackets O. blue!
Laid up!' Them's the words I'm assay
in all O. the days an the years:
Laid up! whilst the bans air a-playin-
laid up on the shelf fer repairs!
An / hear how they're fightin' the bat
tles-I see the boys marchn' away,
An all I kin do fer my country is to
stay home an holler "Horay!"
Frank l. Stanton, in the Saturday
Evening Post
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-28

tnprudent to torment the strong, anu
moro especially to insult them.
The maudiihs, sentinlentalists who love
tn proclaim their charity by saying:
an, always on the side OF the WEAK,
or. II am for the under dog" are not
always willing to get into danger along
side Of the weak.
the weak are ofrener in the wrong than
the strong In most cases, If they were
better thew would be stronger. Such Is
the doctrine of 1.-The survival OF the
fittest.''
The majority of the political leaders
TO-DAY are merely mouth pieces for the
clustering. bigoted. ignorant populace.
Things have come to pretty pass
when this republic OF ours, with tne
perplexing problems OF state requlrihs
expert knowledge, which comes only OF
honest. natriotic, unselfish and untirins
snec1aI study, must be controlled by the
ignorant and presumptuous rabhle, IN
fuenceG more by prejudice than
patriotism
Correct comprehension Of the science
of civil government does not come by
intuition. Statesmen are MADE, hoe
born.
The .'fool-killer'' is very much needed
in the world to-day. and old England -
E,neIisr. Americans have cause to be
nroud of the old mother country. me
empire Of England extends over one
fourth OF the population OF the "orid'
and 1t is extremely foolish to mink ZOE :.
moment that her army and navy are NOT
sufficient to resist interference by any
European nation and at the same ti'ae
prosecute to a successful issue the W.
with the little Dutch republics In SOUTH
AWica.
How much better for those people to DO
under the guiding and protecting care OF
an enlightened nation than to piod aions
in ignorance and superstition
ON one occasion the Beers sent a me-
mortal to the Rad praying tnat tne
Rad would pass a law to pronfofe Tue
sending up OF bombs into the CLOUDS 20
bring down rain, as tr was oei,anes
of God and would most likely bring down
q vista zion from the Almighty. The
5IrsyIanders in johannesburg were the par
ties charged with the sin OF sending up
dynamite into the clouds during
drought.
& After some discussion Mr.. A. D. VOL
marans prominent member. ho*eo.
.'that this Rad. considering the memorial %,
now on the order, resolves to agree with
tha same. and instructs the government
10 take the necessary steps to prevent
renetition of the occurrences referred TO-
General Cronje believes with Jasper
that ...he sun do move, and When one
whom he met in johannesburg remarked
in his presence that the earth feVoiVeu
around the sun and not the sun arounu
the eartf,3 he exclaimed: How can this
he when the Bible tells us that Joshua
caused the sun to stand still tnat he
might slaughter his enemies?" He f. also
said TO despise art in all It's forms and
10 allow no picture to hang on the walls
of his house.
Such are the people whom some Ameri-
can citizens are clamorous 70 keep IN
nower when two-thirds OF the best white
nopuIation in the Transvaal are opposed
to their Administered ton
Hoilins. Va. e. w. Dts4Ah e
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-28
Transfers Of Property.

Richmond: George L. Gary to George
NJ Reid, is feet on south side Pulllam
Street, 90 6-l2 feet west of Prices Alley
or Prentiss Street, $500.
Alfred S. Cary and wife, Conway G..
and John A. Upsher and Shirley C. Gentry
to- George NJ. Reid, 16 feet on south SIDE
Pulltam Street, ITO 6-12 feet west OF Price S
Alley or Prentiss Street, subject 10 deed
of trust for $500, $500.
Joseph Z. Glenn and wife to James e
Harwood % feet on south side OF Leigh
Street, 107 feet from east side OF Norton
Street, $500.
w. A. Robertson and wife to l.. D..
Sna ckelford, IS 6-12 feet on east side
Twenty first Street, Ill S-12 feet north OF
Clay, $3.50
.Henrico. Daniel Grinnan. special COM
missioner, to T. X Sands, lot IS in block
20 in plan of Barton Heights, $500.
w. H Gathright to John Washington
Hughes, II A lip fee t on east side TWen-
ty-seventh Street, 103 SIP feet south OF r
Street, $780,
d. j. Martin to Henry E. Mills, so feet
on Thirty-fourth, Street ut northeast cor
ner Clay Street, $780,
II. K. Sands and wife to Frederick III.
Vincent lot is in block 20 in plan of Bar
ton Heights, s235.
w. r. Woods trustee to J. D. and r..
S. Christian Company, Is feet on q new
street near the eastern limits of Rich
n1ond. Just north of the National Gene
tervg Road: 40 feet on Curtis Street, Just
south Of National Cemetery Road. and
70 feet on Wiltshire Street. south of the
National Cemetery Road, $50
NJ. y. Walker to Henry X. Ellyson. Jr..
60 feet OH south side Taylor Street, ISL
e-12 feet west Of Foushees Street, 20.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-28
In Favor ofthe English.

Editor or Inc Times:
Sir,-Education without experience and
culture without observation have been
shown to be very incompetent guides to
the correct solution of the moral and
political questions involved in the
causes of the war of England with the
Beers and the United States with the
FiIipinos.
Great Statesmen and learned Journal
lists who have not made personal obser-.
vations of the people. places and en-
vironments in the far off countries where
the scenes of the troubles existed. have.
In some instances, formed very wrong
conclusions on account of very mac
curate or imperfect premises.
It is a great pity that Gladstone had
not sojoucned a while in South Africa
before he championed the cause Of
the Beers, and that Hoar had not spent
some time in the Philippines before he.
took sides with the Filipinos.
Adding to their education and culture
the experience and observation thus OBJ
tanned. Gladstone and. Hoar would not
have committed the errors of Judgment
which, On account of, their venerable
greatness. were so prolific of trouble to
their respective countries.
President Schurman said: IT went out
to the Philippines with a theory Of gov
eminent of my own. I left it there.
1t did not harmonic with the facts.
1t is very unfortunate that so many
people in the United States nave jumped
at conclusions as to the merits OF the
two wars now waging, without careful
study of the facts as observed by those
on the grounds. There is too much al
stake for hasty Judgment.
1t is a safe rule for all citizens. IRE
sspective of parties, to back the gov
eminent In times of war. It Is traitor
Gus TO do otherwise.
It would be Drawer and much better
for their country If the disSrunt!ed
would take up arms and SO into battle
instead of ..aiding and abettins by
abusing their own government ana
clarifying the enemy. The war would
be ended sooner, and peace would BE-
mare permanent.
In a war; between the weak. ana the
strong. 1t is no kindness to the Weok
TO encourage them to reckless persist
sence, and 1t Is useless to harass the
strong by harsh denuncia ton.
rs The warning recently given by the ~
elected President of the French Chamb1r
of Deputies. Paul Deschanel against
demonstrations OF Anglophabla IN nae
press and on fsthe part OF tine pubic
In connection with the war IN south.
Africa. was timely, and received the
applause OF his cons ituents, when utter
ed at a banquet given in cetebra ton OF
his reelection.
6 HIS words were = s. hen one does 8noe.
aid 4 the weak. even though stheys pc ~
uirehIe and heroic. Il Is 18th Dessslo e
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-28
AFTERMATH.

Letters have been received from sa In llalt'
L. Clemens, Mark Twain saying t MAJ.
he and his family would soon return -
Hartford. and take up their perfman n9s
home their.
A vein of anthracite coal has been found
in the Lehigh coal field near Hazleton,.
pa, which promises to be rlcher t lhli{
any yet worked in that region, ootn as
to quantity and quality.
sas will attend the National Democratic
Convention in large numbers. Ihey VIII
form delegations from counties, Mt up
old-fashioned covered wagons and move
in caravans across the State to hansas
City, where the convention is to pc he4u.
The New York Tribune relates this IN
teresting story: In the eighties the late
DR.. Thomas X Beecher, of Elmira, was
nominated for Congress from his district,
and the politicians had about CONCEDED
that he would be elected. when his church
people found out that his prospects were
good and set out to defeat him. One OF
the most singular campaigns in the his
tory of American politics resulted. All OF
Mr.. Beechers personal friends and church
friends worked like beavers against MN
and Uoted solidly for his opponent, Win
the result that he was defeated % 4
narrow margin The attitude of the
church people was that they could not
afford to lose their minister, and the3'
won the fight.
u s
A blossom festival was held last week
at the little town of Saratoga, in the
Santa Clara Foothills, Cal. Six carloads
of visitors went from San Francisco and
other places, and spent the day driving
through prune and other orchards in fuil
blossom, and in admiring the lavish dis
play Of flowers in. all the farmhouse
yards. The festival was so successful
that it will probably be made regular
feature.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-28
THE sHIPYARDs. I
Complimentary Mention Made i'll Army
and Navy Journal.


The following paragraphs are taken
from the Army and Navy Journal Of the
oath instant:
':Work on the torpedo boats and de-
stroyers at Richmond, Va, is being push
ed with much voSor, ard 1t Is beneVeo
that at least one, and perhaps more, OF
these craft will be ready for trial at the
date originally contemplated. Reports
from these boats are to the effect that
the workmanship going toward their COM
pletion is of a superior quality and there
seems tc be strong feeling that the ex-
perience gained In these contracts Rich
mond mocha MICS will stand among the
leaders for future bids or: government
work"
1.-The arrival of the submarine torpedo
boat Plunger at the works of the w. r.;
Trigs Company. Richmond, Va, last
week, was an event of much local impcr-
lance The work of changing her type
of motive power from steam to some
form of gas actuated machinery Will be
at once taken in hand by the Trigg Com
pany. The proposed work is mainly tenta-
tive, and as q consequence 1t is feared
that progress will be very slow, but hopes
are entertained for her completion by
early fall If possible"