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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-28
NATIONALITY.

An able article by Professor Charles
RouX upon the nationality of the
Transvaal appears in the Review of the
Republic. a publication which has just
been launched and which promises to
take it's place among the most brilliant
of the monthly publications.
The contention of a certain class of
French writer's, of writer's upon the con-
tinent of Europe, and of some in the
United States is that the Beers repre-
sent a distinct nationality. But Great
Britain has never acknowledged the
absolute independence of the Trans
vaal, and the European governments
in refusing to admit the Transvaal
representatives at the Congress of The
Hague, officially endorsed Great Brit
aims view.
The Professor enters upon the subject
of true nationality. He points out that
a true nationality is the state of people
united, generally of the same stock and
of the same language, who have for a
long time lived the same life, passed
through the same joys and trials,
creating common traditions and a spe-
cial type which have found their ex-
preston in literary and artistic work.
The Beers do not fulfill these condi-
tons. They have abandoned the rich
Dutch tongue for an uncouth dialect.
They are, for the most part very ignor-
ant and have neither literary nor artis-
tic culture. They have lived for many
years in a state of anarchy, refusing
to pay the taxes necessary to carry on
the government, and only united when
foreigners came to work the gold mines
to get super-abundant resources out of
them.
1t is interesting to note this defence
coming from a French source, as it
shows that the opinion of the opponents
of Great Britain is not united This
question Of nationality viii play a con-
siderable part in the future pacifcation
Of the Transvaal, and a good deal of
rubbish will be written about a nation
having been wiped out at the end of the
nineteenth century. But no nation has
been wiped out. The Beers never con-
stituted true nationality as Professor
Roux shows.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-28
HARD TO REACH TRUTH.

The account furnished by DIR. G.. p.
Smith, and published in yesterdays
Star, shows the difficulty of obtaining
any accurate information with regard
TO events in China. DIR. Smith was
present at the military hospital at Tien-
1sin up to July 5. He saw Admiral Sey-
mOur's force start out, of course, as a
civilian spectator; he saw it return,
and attended the wounded in the mill
tary hospital his own civilian field hav-
ing been cut from under his feet by the
rebellion, or uprising or antiwestern
movement, whatever one may be pleas
ed to call it.
But after all, the Doctors statement
ia purely negative. He did attend
wounded men whom Seymour's force
brought in. 1t ,is perfectly clear that
Seymour would not kill his wounded
when he was able to handle them and
save his live troops. That the comman-
der was in most severe straits, we all
know, but as he got nearer to Tien-tsin
he probably could cope with his diff
flculties. 1t seems almost impossible
that anyone for mere purpose of sensa-
tiOnalism, would invent the story. The
force was not likely to tell the story to
the civilian doctor, who had volunteered
for the military hospital, and he left
China before the story which was tele-
graphed east, became current news.
In dealing with matters from China
we have to be very chary of believing
anything. There are some accurate
writers going to the seat of war, but
even they will be apt to have to depend
on rumor. In civilized warfare the
correspondent, bar bullets, is compare
lively safe. If he is taken by the side
opposite to which he was first attached,
he may sometimes continue his cores
pOndence from a different standpoint.
But in China, as things are now, the
correspondent has to keep very careful
ly within the lines of the forces to which
he is attached. He dare not take the
risk of torture which would be his fate
If he were captured. The result will be
that our information from China will
continue to be very imperfect and it
will be impossible to form an impartial
view of the situation.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-28
HAWAIIAN CHINESE.

Some times we build better than we
know. There are people here who have
objected to our educational system, be-
cause it gave the same advantages to
the Eastern races as it did to the West
ern' They have complained because the
Chinese has been getting a Western
education. They may rest satisfied
that what has been done is for the best
interests of the community.
The Chinese residents here almost to
a man belong to the reform party, and
are therefore opposed to the Boxers and
TO the party of the Empress Dowager.
This has in a great measure been
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-28

Last nights rain cooled the air, and
the morning broke crisp and pleasant.
The heat of yesterday was almost I'M
bearable. BY the way, the hot wave
Is being felt throughout the northern
hemisphere, and the scientists are con-
Meeting it with the sun spots which are
unusually numerous just now Our
knowledge of sun spots is still very
crude, and many theories are advanced
with regard to them.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-28

Vice-Consul Goo Kim denies that he
has purchased gun. There is no rea-
son why he should do so. The old estab-
lished merchant is highly respected
both by his countrymen and by the
American and European communities
resident here. His wife is an Hawaiian
lady, and his children are in our
schools. 1t is Consul Yang who has
turned himself into a walking arsenal,
though there is no necessity for that,
nobody will do him any HARM
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-28

If Lord Roberts is sent to China, he
Will outrank all the generals and will
have command of the whole of the al
lied forces. Lord Roberts reputation
and his diplomatic skill make him Pc
culiarly we'll adapted for commanding
such a force as will be assembled in
China. The Transvaal matter might be
finished by the chief of staff, Lord
Kitchener
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-28

Honolulu is always liberal in the
cause of charity. The employees of the
iron works made up a purse and then
appealed to the town on behalf of Mrs
Uhlbrecht, whose husband was drowned
a short time ago. The result is that
Mrs, Uhlbrecht will be set up in bust
ness and will be able to support herself
and her children.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-28

1t has been officially decided to call
the Executive building, the Capitol, this
bringing ourselves in line with other
States and Territories. 1t has been
styled so by The Star since the terri
torial law went into operation, and the
name was frequently used in CONVERSE
ton. Usage would gradually have fast
ened the name upon the building in
time, but the official decision gives per-
manence to the name at once.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-28
in
Your Teeth!

Are not pleasant, but you
will get them there, every
time you use a poor tooth
brush. Get a brush that is
built right. 1t doesn't cost
any more and is more salts
factory. Our best is built
right. It's not every day that
we can offer such a good value
in a tooth brush. We always
have a complete assortment
on hand but its only occasion
ally that we run across such
good ones as these at so low a
price. Besides being put in
to stay, the bristles are of the
correct stiffness-two or three
grades-so that you are sure
to be suited.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-28

An American company for the war in
China is being raised in Honolulu and
will be offered to the Secretary of War.
The Territory will not be behind it's
fellows on the Mainland, in being pre-
pared to aVenge the deaths of country
men and country-women, which have
sent a thrill Of horror throughout the
civilized world.
The age-herald., 1900-06-12
Put your trust in the census man.
FOREIGN DEMAND FOR STEEL

From the Savannah News.
 It is rather remarkable that prices for steel products should decline so much, while the foreign demand for these prod ucts is so great It was stated by a steel expert in Wall street day or two ago that the foreign demand for steel rails would be sufficient to keep the great steel companies busy for ten years.
 It is a fact that the whole world is com- ing to this country for iron and steel prod- ucts. It is not improbable that the drop in prices was largely due to purpose to capture great contracts for steel and iron products about to be given out in Europe. The London Statist says that the decline in the prices of steel in this country is viewed in Europe with genuine alarm, be- cause it is recognized that at the lower prices steel and iron can be produced by the American mills at profit That pa per, in commenting upon the ability of American iron and steel makers to cut
The age-herald., 1900-06-12

prices without getting below the profit line. said: .over and above all. the shadow Of America is towering over the market"
 Russia is nov preparing to negotiate loan of $50,OO0.000 in this country. every cent of which she expects to spend here for steel rails. steel cars, locomotives anu other things necessary for the equipment of a railroad The chief engineer of the Trans-Sberian Railway is now in New York city for the purpose of purchasing electrical and steel supplies for that road, and it is stated that the British govern ment will soon let contracts for an immense amount of steel products of one kind and another for great railroad in South Ar rica that has been decided upon. It is well known that the steel makers of Alabama and Tennessee set the prices for steel. They can make it at less cost than it can be made elsewhere in the world. It will not be in the least surprising if, within five years, more iron and steel are made at Birmingham than at any other one place in the country There is going to be de- velopment in Alabama iron mines and steel mills that will astonish the world.
The age-herald., 1900-06-12

better handled than Russia's are, and iu sea contest she could reasonably hope to come off victorious. If Russia cannot con ,trol the sea against Japan she is in no position to accomplish much in either China or Korea, because the Siberian rail road is not finished Japan can never have better opportunity. and in the gem eral .tussle that seems to be imminent in China, Japan will readily find excuses for assailing Russia If England were free from the Boer difficulty all doubt as to the result of such a contest would soon be dissipated. As things stand, England can place ships in. Chinese waters that will render Russia's effort valueless, but Russia might retaliate on the Indian from tier. Japan will, however watch her op- portunity, and she may be able to ayenge Russian bullying in 1896. She has the good wishes of the rest of the world, subservient France alone excepted
The age-herald., 1900-06-12
HOW FRIGHT AFFECTS PEOPLE

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Sudden frights, shocks or the presence
 of physical danger" said Arthur Childs of
 Buffalo, at the Hotel Netherland, have
 curously divergent effects on different na-
 lures. The presence of danger will render
 some men as cool as ice, others-and equal-
 ly brave-wll tremble violently, and break
 into precipitation. I remember once hear ing of a chap who, coming uninjured out
 of railroad wreck, worked like a demon
 to assist his less fortunate fellow passen-
 gers. All the time he was at work, how
 ever, he held one hand to his collar, and
 when it was over one of his companions
 discovered that he was holding tight to
 his necktie, which he had been in the act
 of tying when the collision occurred. At
 the time of the Chicago fire the wife of
 one of the great milionaires of that day
 owned the most valuable faces in America,
 possibly in the world. She had box made
 for them of just sufficient depth for the
 handle to prevent its going under the ward robe. This was done to insure her maid or herself seeing and not forgetting it in case of fire. She saved her jewels but her faces
 went up in the flames, as neither maid nor
 mistress remembered in their fright the | laces they had taken such precautions to 1 insure the safety of. I know a young girl who had learned to swim quite well, and one day she essayed the feat of swimming across a bathing pool on a wager. There were plenty of people about, and the dis l tance was not great but when sre vSas haif | way across some one called out: How deep is it?" She let her foot down to find | no friendly resting place beneath. Instantly | she lost her nerve and sank. She came up | once, tried to scream, but the water choked her, and down she went again. A man who was lounging in the gallery surrounding | the pool, realizing that something was wrong, jumped in, clothes and all, and dragged her out. He was none too soon, | for she was unconscious when he pulled | her up. It was the sheer fright at knowing 1 she was out of her depth that caused it l all, as otherwise there wasn't the slightest l danger"
The age-herald., 1900-06-12
THE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
South African Gold Supply.

The Boers left the mines of the Rand un- touched, and as soon as Lord Roberts is able to open the line to Durban no doubt these enormously productive mines will be worked again. Perhaps gold mining will be resumed within sixty days. General Bull the Drakensbergs, and as soon as he reaches the veldt he will be able with his force of 10000 men to hold against gallop- ing raiders the line to Durban.
 The development of the Rand dates from 1886, and the development was progressive down to the outbreak of the Boer war last october. If the war had not occurred it was thought the production in 1899 would have reached $1OO, 900. These mines gave employment before the outbreak of war to 10000 whites and 60,OOO natives, thus afford ing basis for the 1S,00O houses containing a population of about 150,00O in modern up- to-date Johannesburg. In 1898 these mines produced 2S per cent. of the worlds supply of gold, and the percentage bids fair to rise to one-nalt or the Worlu product.
 Mining will be resumed with energy and confidence, and capital will be supplied to make the Rand the unequalled gold field of the world. The rock from which the gold is extracted by modern processes comes from great depths and none of it yields much more than $10 ton. It is lean ore but there is so much of it that the aggregate yield is immense. Even without additional discoveries there is rock enough fin sight to keep the mining companies busy throughout fifty years to come.
The age-herald., 1900-06-12
Secretary Lonq's Responsibility.

No member of the cabinet holds the con- fdence and respect of the public in greater degree than Secretary of the Navy Long. His conduct of the naval side of the war with Spain was especially satisfactory, free from scandals, and admirable throughout Upon this man has been thrown the sole responsibility for the purchase lat a req sonable and equitable price" of 3i,00O tons of armor plate, which at $545 ton would cost SIS, 900. Why the word reputable was inserted in the naval bill provision is unknown, when the word reasonable is all sufficient. It may be held to cover the cost of the plants erected by the Pennsyl- vania combine.
 In the senate it was freely stated that Secretary Long would not pay over $445 a ton for armor plate. In his request for bids he will ask for offers upon 0,O0O tons, upon 10000 tons, and upon SO,OO0 tons, the ex- pectation being that lower prices will be offered on larger orders. The request for bids is of course a farce, as there are no
 
 those of the Carnegie-Bet combine. A note addressed to the combine would save advertising expenses.
 Secretary Long has the power to take the country out of the hands of the merciless combine, for he is authorized at his dis cretion to erect an armor plate plant at a cost not exceeding $4,0O0,OOO. He must choose between an acceptance of the Han na-Carnege loot, and independence. MT. Longs honesty in the past is the sole guar antee that the campaign loot will be avoid ed. But" says the Washington Times, ''honesty on MT. Longs part would involve the defeat of the armor plate trust legis- lation, and of the whole nefarious politico- industrial deal. In spite of all these em- barassments influences and temptations John D. Long may be an honest man. We shall have an ample opportunity to judge within a short time."
The age-herald., 1900-06-12
Japan and Russia.

The protection of missionaries and mines and railroads is by no means the essential deep-down feature of the Boer outbreak. The Japanese-Russian trouble that grew out of the war between China and Japan underlies all else, and in some way it will appear probably to be fought out.
 When China was prostrate, Ii Hung Chang was sent to Japan to sue for peace on the best terms he could obtain. A which the cession of Port Arthur and the rest of the Liao Tung peninsula was pro- vi6ed for China was content to secure peace on such terms; but at this point Russia appeared on the scene backed by Germany and France, and Japan, although victorious in every sense, was compelled to let China retain the peninsula in ques- ton.
 Russia soon showed her hand She soon secured by negotiation the very peninsula that she had wrested from Japan. Using Oil Al ehuA eo q poSN, SAS iS ilo" til- deavoring to dominate Korea, and Korea is almost within sight of Japan. Korea has already ceded Masampho to Russia, ostensibly as a coaling station. With Korea in her possession, Russia would as soon as the Siberian railroad is com pleted be in a position to dictate terms to Japan. and Japan fully understands the situation
 In some way it is felt that Japan's hour to strike is near at hand. Her ships are
The age-herald., 1900-06-12
MY MARYLAND

The despot heel is on thy shore,
 Maryland His torch is at thy temple door,
 Maryland! Avenge the patriotic gore That flecked the streets of Baltimore, And be the battle queen of yore,
 Maryland, my Maryland. Hark to an exiled sons appeal,
 Marylandi My Mother State, to thee I kneel,
 Maryland! For life or death, for woe or veal, Thy peerless chivalry reveal, And gird by beauteous limbs of steel,
 Maryland, my Maryland! Thou wilt not cover in the dust,
 Maryland! Thy beaming sword shall never rust,
 Maryland! Remember Carroll's sacred trust, Remember Towards warlike thrust And all thy slumbers with the just
 Maryland, my Maryland! Come! 'tis the red dawn of the day
 Maryland Come with thy panoplied array.
 Maryland With Ringgold's spirit for the fray, With Watsons blood at Monterey, With fearless Lowe and dashing May,
 Maryland, my Maryland! Dear mother, burst the tyrant's chain,
 Maryland! Virginia should not call in vain,
 Maryland! She meets her sisters on the plain, "Sic semper!'' 'tis the proud refrain, That baflles minions back amain.
 Maryland! Arise in majesty again,
 Maryland, my Maryland! see the blush upon thy cheek,
 Maryland! But thou vast every bravely meek,
 Maryland, But To! there surges forth a shriek, From hilt to hilt, from creek to creek, Potomac calls to Chesapeake,
 Maryland, my Maryland! Thou wilt yield the yandal toll,
 Maryland! Thou wilt not crook to his control,
 Maryland! Better the fire upon thee roll, Better the shot, the blade, the bowl, Than the crucifixion of the soul,
 Maryland, my Maryland! I hear the distant thunder-drum!
 Maryland! The "Old Lines" bugle, fife and drum,
 Maryland!
The age-herald., 1900-06-12
Train Dispatch ers. Association

Atlanta, Ga, June 1.-The Train Dis patchers' Association of America will meet in annual session tomorrow. Two hundred delegates are expected. The convention will be called to order by President r. N. Shultz of Garrett, Ind. The convention will probably remain in session three days.
 Many important questions relating to train rules and the movement of trains will come up for discussion. The organiza- tion Is national in its scope and recruits its membership from every state in the Union.
 Many delegates and the officers of the association arrived here today.
The age-herald., 1900-06-12
FIGHTING JOE WHEELER

From the New York Times.
 Here is a man who for four years did his utmost to destroy the government of the United States, who yet survives to be ap- pointed by the president of them to high place in their army. And all the people say Amen. There could not be more striking proof of the completeness of the reunion of the states and of the people. It is, we believe, without precedent in history that the passions of a civil war have so com petely subsided within the lifetime of the men who fought it.
The age-herald., 1900-06-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 Life is photographer who can only de- velop his soul-negatives in the darkroom Of death. t4 |
 When man wants to borrow money, the first one he asks is generally man that he wouldn't lend any to.
 When mans conscience ceases to trouble him. he has ceased to trouble him. self about his conscience.
 If the women took up with any style that was half as ugly as a stove-pipe hat, the men would refuse to marry them.
 The saying that truth is stranger than fiction" was probably invented by some go by him.
The age-herald., 1900-06-12
KRUGER SHOULD ASK FOR PEACE

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 President Kruger, though his capital has been seized by an invading army and his forces are unable to make any resistance is still proclaiming that the war must go on. The Boer envoys to the United States manifest the same spirit of defiance.
 MT Kruger appeals to be still under the influence of the malign star that led him into this hopeless war, He may not have understood then, though he should have done so, that the forces of England were invincible, but surely he should have learn ed something during the last few months To persist in resistance at this late day is willful blindness that can not be excused He has the fate of his countrymen in his keeping, and persistence in war will cost them dearly There is nothing before the Boers but continued losses, and to chal- lenge them still is flying in the face of com mon sense.
 The sympathy of the world is largely with the Boers, but it can not continue with their rulers if they persist in blindly sacrificing their people when they have no means of resistance. Such a policy is so suicidal that it can not be tolerated An honorable peace can be had now beyond a doubt. If President Kruger is really a statesman, he will accept the inevitable and make the best terms he He will fol- low the example of the South when Lee laid down his arms. The South was then in as good condition for guerrilla warfare as the Transvaal, but it was wisely forborne and untold miseries averted
The age-herald., 1900-06-12
ADMIRAL DEWEY TO DATE

T TOln iue DOSlOI I1eIdiu.
 Admiral Dewey is reported as figuring again in public, this time in Ohio The people are as curious and as glad to see him as ever. The queer thing about their reception of him is that, though he has announced himself to be in politics, they will not regard him as there. They ad- mire and pay tribute to him as naval hero, but they ignore him in the other re- spect. There has never been anything like this seen before in American history, and one is led. in view of it, to mediate upon how different affairs might have been had Admiral Dewey taken the political oppor- tunity by the forelock, instead of pursuing it after it had passed. Had he accepted the first proposition of himself for the presidency, the probability is that one party, and perhaps both parties, would have been compelled into taking him as their candidate. Now he makes not rip- pie in the proceedings of either of them.