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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-01
AMATEUR SPORT.

A challenge appeared in one of the
morning papers yesterday morning to
the following effect;
81, q captain of the 9 foot
ball team, do hereby challenge any team
in the Island of Oahu to play a game of
football in this city on Christmas Day
for purse of $500.
The Star has always been a strong
supporter Of Amateur Sport. 1t has a
thorough belief in the many advan-
tages to be gained by young men who
exercise their muscles, train their
judgment and their endurance and in
fact have the classic corpus sanum"
IN which the mems sana" may worth
lily dwell.
But The Star has always voiced a
strong protest against any form of pro-
fessionalism in athletics. Sport must be
run for the sake of the sport and not
for any mere motive of making money
out of it. The battle of amateur athle-
tics has been fought from the Atlantic
coast to the Pacific, and no team that
wishes to hold its own in the amateur
grade, can ever afford to play for
money Money prizes are tabu in races
and efforts of athletic skill. If a young
man once accepts a money prize he is
ruled out from amateur sport for the
balance of his athletic career.
OF course there are many worthy men
who are professional athletes, but
man cannot be professional and an
amateur at the same time. If a man or
an institution decides to take up the
professional line there is no disgrace in
it, but it bars the man or the institution
from ever again competing in the anna
teur class.
To play for purse of $500 is pre-
fessionalism. The challenge which is
reproduced above has probably been
issued without a knowledge of how
strong the feeling about amateur sport
is on the mainland and how strictly the
line is drawn between the amateur and
the professional Application to any
OF our leading sportsmen will bear out
the remarks that The Star has felt call
ed upon to make in the interest of true
sport,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-01
THE CABLE.

The survey work for the transit Pacific
cable has been completed and when ever
Congress decides to vote the money for
the layin" of the cable or grants a
charter to some company, the work can
be pushed along. But the line ought to
be a government one. OF course there
will be a fight against having it under
such control, and presidents will be
cited against it but under the present
conditions strong government win
make its own presidents.
The opposition to the Pacific cable lies
in the large interests centered in the
Atlantic cables. At the present they
have the entire monopoly of the Asia
tic business Once the Pacific cable
was laid that control would be broken
and large volume of business would go
across the ocean direct to Asia
AS far as we are concerned the cable
is one of the things we live for Once
we get the cable and our port becomes
twice as useful as it has been. 1t has
been convenient port of call where
coal could be taken in and where en-
gines could be overhauled and cooled.
But once the cable line is here, and YES
sells will drop in from all directions for
orders. 1t will be absolutely necessary
to touch, and touching means increased
trade in supplies, and that means in
creased population.
The coping stone on our prosperity
will be the Nicaagua Canal. The older
men here have dreamed of it for years
and most of them hope to live till the
day when it shall be an accomplished
fact and the Territory of Hawaii be-
comes the real commercial center of
the Pacific, The time is not for distant
when this will be accomplished and the
great career Of prosperity established.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-01

The Rev. y. Macintosh, principal of
the Royal school, has devoted consi-
derable amount of his vacation to
studying school systems Mr.. Mackin-
tosh's visit to Sweden is an exception
ally good idea, and he will be able, on
his return, to speak from practical ex-
perience upon the Sloyd system, which
is largely known to our teachers from a
purely theoretic stand point. Mr.. Mack
intosh has long passed his quarter CEN
fury in charge of the Royal school, but
he has lost none of the vigor which he
had at the outset of his career here.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-01

To England he Is a very serious ar
tlstic loss, for he worked honestly for
art. only unfortunately he became rich.
Riches and great art seldom go together
and the stream of gold stined the great
est efforts Of the composer. As man
he was happier, as an artist he was less
happy.
But in looking over the career Of this
musician and comparing him with the
great genius of French comic opera,
Onenbach, the palm must be given to
Sir Arthur Sullivan. He not only wrote
catchy airs but he associated himself
with a clean style of comic opera which
was pure fun and never degenerated in
to low class meaning and meretricious
display. Offenbach was the musician
of a saturnalia, Sullivan was the must
clan of the pure minded and when he
turned from comedy he touched some
of the sweetest and deepest notes that
a composer can. His strains have de-
lighted millions of people and thou
sands yet unborn will sing his church
music and be drawn upward and on
ward as he himself has been.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-01
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN.

Sir Arthur Sullivan is remembered at
the present moment by his series of
comic operas commencing with Trial by
Jury and running through Pima
FORE The Pirates of Penzance, Patience,
The Mikado and several others. These
may fade with the change of taste, in
deed many of them being social satires,
they cannot last, though the liberties
of Gilbert will always retain literary
value which is quite equal to Aristo-
phanes who penned brilliant travesties
many centuries ago. But Sir Arthur,
though he struck a mine of gold in his
comic operas, will stand also as a musi-
clan of far higher power than the COM
poser of such brilliant and catchy mu-
sic.
Sir Arthurs' church music is known
throughout the world, and is used in
the worship of many forms of faith. His
church music is likely to last far longer
than his operate work. Some of it is
on plane with the greatest masters of
ecclesiastical music like Guillmant,
Saint-Saens and other modern compo-
sers. Sullivan was of his day the great
est of English composers, but he did
not reach the greatest height that mu-
sic is capable Of.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-01

Whatever view any one may take of
the Boer War, does not effect the per-
sonality of Lord Roberts. Everybody
will be pleased to know that the vete-
ran, though thrown from his horse,
sustained no serious injuries. Had he
been fatally injured he would have
sustained the fate of another great
warrior, William III of England who
began his career as Prince of Orange.
After passing through many battles,
victories and retreats, he met his end
by fall from his horse when out for
quiet ride.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-01

The arrival of several overdue sailing
vessels during the last two or three
days has been eminently satisfactory to
the retailers and the wholesalers as
well, AS things now are going the bulk
of our freight is carried by sailing yes
sells, the through steamers do not bring
freight. The only steamer to be de-
pended upon is the Zealandia, and she
has always more than she can carry.
The beer famine is now over. This was
a matter which interested a consider
able number, but the arrival of Christ
mas goods interested others still more.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-01

Delegate Wilcox has started for
Washington and will, if his credentials
are accepted be duly seated on the
floor of the House of Representative
There does not seen any likelihood of
there being any difficulty about the
Delegates seat, though some parties
here seem to think so. Robert Wilcox
was fairly elected and the House is not
likely to turn him down. AS to what
Mr.. Wilcox will be able to do or what
LEGISLATION he may succeed in getting
for the Islands, only time can tell. OF
this, however, We may be sure Hawai-
ian matters look a great deal smaller
in Washington than they do here.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-01
The leper from the mainland

The leper from the mainland who
managed to get ashore will return to
the coast, The scheme did not work
There should be some investigation of
this matter. The community wants to
know whether the San Francisco Board
of Health had any thing to do with the
sending of this unfortunate down, and
it would also like to know the RESPONSE
bility of the Doctor upon the S. S. China
Did he Willingly make a plague ship of
his vessel or was he the unwilling in
strument of others All this should be
thoroughly searched out and the blame
placed where it belongs.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-01

The stormy weather has visited all
parts of the hemisphere apparently.
The connection between our storms
here and the storms on the mainland
must be left to the erudition of our
weather expert, Professor Lyons, to
figure out. The facts are what a news
paper deals with, and there have been
some terrible storms both on the Coast
and inland involving both loss of life
and property.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-01

Is there any reason why the Portu-
guese band should play at 8 a. m. on
December 1? Could not the national
enthusiasm wait till $50 or even 7.
Everyone within ear shot was reused
out of sleep this morning by the
humping of the big drum and the
clarion notes of the cornet, and every
body promptly used bad language
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-01

The reception of ex-President Kruger
in France has been most enthusiastic.
All the pent up venom of the French
has found an outlet. But all this en-
thusiasm did not send much assistance
to the Beers when they were fighting.
Kruger has risen to the occasion and
is making fiery speeches.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-01

Is the Car dead or not? That he
has been poisoned is quite possible.
Nicholas was, and plenty of people in
the Imperial encourage have been cut
off the same Way
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-01

What housekeepers want to know is
what will be the effect upon the price
of meat when the new meat market
opens. There is great complaint of the
prices now charged and a new deal in
which lower prices were charged would
be a most popular move.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-01

Washing dirty linen in public, may
amuse the public, but it is a mighty
unwise thing to do for those who own
the buck" basket as Shakespeare
IL
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18
CHILD LABOR IN THE SOUTH.

While the Bryan Democracy assumes
to be particularly the friend OF labor,
the fact has not escaped observation
that in those sections Of the country
where the Democratic party Is Gomi-
nant the laws for the protection OF la
Dor are very lax. 1t Is In the strong
Republican STATES That labor finds its
best remuneration and protection.
A case In point Is found In the con-
ditlons as to child labor In the South
ern states. Under the caption, "A
Disgrace to Humanity" the Philadel-
phia Bulletin OF the American Iron aud
Steel Association, publishes a lettsr
from the Rev. ]. Mont Travis Of Con-
cord, N. c., who Is vouched for as O
Presbyterian clergyman OF high char.
acter, appealing for protection for the
children. He spys: Cotton mills are
now being built and operated all over
the great cotton belt OF the South, and
with the employment OF cheap labor
are driving the manufacturers OF New
England out of business. II better la.
Dor laws are not enacted In the South
ern states this supposed great blessing
will soon prove their greatest curse.
No negro labor Is employed In the cot
lOH Hills. Tic idl gel paw VI thc WIN
Is done by children, and, as there Is
no restriction on child labor In the
South and attendance upon the schools
Is not compulsory, thousands OF chill
dren are being put into the mills
without any education, with the GER
tain result that the already great per-
centage of illiteracy among the whites
Is being rapidly increased and the race
Is rapidly degenerating both ment lily
and physically. | could not learn the
wages paid to the adults, but | saw
children s and 9 years OF age working
from G o'clock in the evening until 6
o'clock In the morning for 10 cents a
night"
It D that the Southern cotton
mills are all doing well. and no won-
der, when they can thus grind the
profit ont Of the souls and bodies OF
the children. Does any M suppose
that such a state OF things would be
tolerated for a moment in Republican
New England? No, 1t is only in the
Democratic South that such an outrage
Is allowed. The Democratic party has
had absolute control Of the South for
two generations, and has not provided
laws for the protection Of either chill
or adult labor-and yet this party, In
its Kansas City platform, poses as the
champion Of labor. Was there e
more arrant hypocrisy?
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18
Hcply to Chin
GIVE D'GlERS LEAVE TO GO.
Russia Permits Her Minister Z,
Leave pekiDg.

Russia Permits Her Minister Ca
Leave pekiDg.
ST. Petersburg, Aug. 1.-THE Off
cial Messenger today published the
following:
''The foreign Office has received a
telegram today from NJ. DeGiers (Rus-
sian minister at the Chinese capitaD
from PekingS The dispatch was evil
IDENTIFY taken by Special Courier Isl
Nan from the capital TO Shan Tung
and thence telegraphed August Z by
the local yamen.
"DeGiers that siege of
the legations continues, the besieged
still having some provisions left. The
Chinese government proposes to
transmit the ministers messages and
urges that they leave Peking. AS the
ministers had not a sufficient guaran-
tee they replied that they must re-
ceive permission of their governments
before leaving the city"
The Messenger then announces that
the cars approval is given DeGiers
to start for Tien Tsin with his entire
staff and a marine guard on condition
that the existing government of Pc
king and the emperor afford them a
sure guarantee that the journey will
be undertaken without danger. AT
the same time DeGiers is expected TO
call attention to the heavy responsible
ity the Chinese government will incur
should there be the slightest infrac-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18
SILL ANOTHER CONGER NOTE.

Contains Nothing New and Is De-
Iieyed TO BE an Old One.
washington, Aug. 14.-A dispatch, COM
municating an additional message from
Minister Conger, was made public this
morning:
Canton, Aug. 11.-Secretary of State,
w~ashington: Conger, date 10th, Tsinan,
answering my message. says:
Legations are under siege by Inn
pcrial soldiery. Situation Is desperate.
Losses Of legations, 60 killed. about 100
wounded. There is some sickness, new
ertheless general health is good He
concludes: Whatever may be the out
come, we will hold or indefinitely"
1t is believed the date assigned to this
dispatch by the consul refers to the file
date when the message left Tsinan. and
does not AK the time when II left Picking
by courier.
While the state department does not
attempt to fix the date upon which tho
message left Peking, officials are inclined
to believe II was one Of the messages
smuggled out of Picking before the i'm
periai edict was issued emoving the re-
striction upon the transmission of cipher
messages. The date of the edict was
August 5. Their is little that Is new In
the message beyond the ominous ~reitera-
ton of Conger's statement that the con-
dition is desperate. The concluding SEN
tence Of Conger's message saying the
legationers are prepared to hold out in
definitely, no matter what the outcome
may be. is considered gratifying intelli-
gence, because II indicates the besieged
ministers are not growing faint yet. and
will stand out to the bitter end. This
message, like others that preceded II, con-
tains no intimation that any OF the nu-
merous messages forwarded by this gov
have reached the beleaguered
foreigners IN the Chinese capital.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18
STIRRING UP SENATOR HoAR.

Mr.. Irving Winslow, n Of the most
rampageous and malicious OF the Bos
ton clique OF anti-imperialists, a few
days ago printed an open letter to Sen
ator Hoar In which he charged him
with apostasy to liberty. Mr.. HoaI
has replied In a similar manner, and
by citations from every speech, inter.
view, and public utterance he has made
during the last year and a half esteb
fishes that he has on every occasion
announced his intention OF supporting
Mckinley, Notwithstanding he dis.
agreed with him on his Philippine POI.
Icy, and that in every m of the hun.
dreds OF communications he has re
ceived from anti-imperiallsts, amonr
them Winslow himself. his speech In
the Senate I'm which he announced hi
purpose to stand by Mckinley, his ut,
ter want Of confidence in Bryan, am
all, was warmly commended. And
then he hurls this hot shot at his as.
sailalt:
! remained a Republican and pur'
posed to support President McKin'eJ
and refused to support Mr.. Bryan, not
only because OF all the other objection
to him and his party, but because hc
had interposed when the treaty would
otherwise have been beaten and secur-
ed It's adoption by his personal influ.
ence. He did not merely fail to pre-
vent the passage of the treaty, as one
bright critic Of mine has said, but he
procured it's passage. Without him II
would not have been ratified. He,
through the votes he controlled,
bought 10000. 900 people and paid for
them at 81 a head. He made II the law
of this land-for all treaties are the
law Of the land-that the American
congress should dispose Of that dis
tant, alien people, whether they like
II or not. And you undertake to de-
fend him by suggesting that he hope1
to nulllfy that action by the declara-
ton Of one House OF Congress. That
could be Of no possible validity unless
concurred In by the House OF Repre-
sentatives and approved by the presl-
dent; neither OF which, rs he, and "a
you. well knew, there was the slightest
hope OF at that time.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18
tion Of the volatility Of the persons
accompanying them to Tien Tsin.

ton Of the volatility of the persons
accompanying them to Tien Tsin.
Causes Comment in London.
London, Aug. 1.-THE st. Peters
burg special dispatch saying the Rus
sian government has given permits
sion to M. DeGiers and his staff to
leave Picking under a Chinese guard,
while the United States and other
governments tell their ministers to
hold out till relieved, Is the subject
of much comment in London, where
Russian designs are closely scrutin-
lied.
Another special from st. Petersburg
attributes to Russia the intention to
fill Manchuria with troops and not
let go of that territory when the pres
ent ebullition Is over. The Russian
war Office expects to have 142, 900 men
and 242 guns In Siberia by the end of
September.
Shanghai received no news from
Chefoo or Tien Tsin today, but a dis
patch boat from Taku is expected at
Chefoo tonight. The total number of
allies in the province of Pechili is 49,
600, with ia guns; the total August
80 is expected to be $4,000, with $50
guns.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18

savings characterization Square Gar
den SPECIFY
IL would have compelled depositors
In savings banks to withdraw their de-
posits TO pay living expenses.-(Same
specify
II would have lessened the salaries
Of those engaged In business occupa-
lions and would have lessened the per.
manency Of such salaries. - (Same
speech.)
It would have Injured those who
have permanent investments in rail-
road stocks and other like enterprises
-(Same speech.
1t would have injured or destroyed
the manufacturers OF agricultural i'm
plements, wagons and buggies =
(Springfeld, o., and Flint, Mi h.,
speeches.)
II would have lessened the ability OF
the masses to buy goods and thereby
would have lessened the number OF
commercial travelling men.-Ondi1n.
apolis speech to travelling men,
II would have made II impossible for
husbands and wives TO pay off the
mortgages on their homes.-(Minne-
polls, Mimi, speech to ladies.)
II would have made II necessary 10
advocate the closing up OF our pubic
schools.-(Monmouth. ILL.,, specify
1t would have made II more proffta.
BILE to loan money or t hoard Il than
to invest II In enterprise or property
Syracuse, N. Y, specify
1t would have made dearer money
cheaper property. harder times, mora
people out OF work, more people desti.
tute, more people desperate. more
crime.-(Minneapolis speech to ladies),
IL would have lowered the stania d
OF civilization In this country.-(Mad.
ison Square Garden speech.)
1t would have been writing the fu.
ture In blood, crushed out by gold
erie, Penn, speech.)
All these prophecies and predic-
lions about the evils that would
befall us II the gold standard were
adopted have utterly failed.
Mr.. Bryan said In a speech delivered
at Lincoln, Neb.. July'7, 1900:
1.-THE fight this year will be TO
carry out the sentiment Of that
song we have SO often repelte',
My Country IT'S OF Thee II we
lose, our children and our chill
dren's children will not succeed u
the spirit Of that song, aud cele-
brations OF the Fourth OF July will
pass away, for the spirit OF empire
will be upon u.s."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18
TELLS OF YANG TSUN FIGHT.

Remey Transmits lteport From
Chanee--Ncxt Move Unknown.
Washington, Aug. 14.--The follow
ing has been received by the navy de-
partment from Admiral Remey:
"Chefoo, Aug. 10.-Bureau OF Navi-
CATION, Nashington-Taku, 7-Chaffee
telegraphs from the front, August 8,
that Yang Tsun has been occupied.
Casualties about sixty; my command,
two marines wounded; many prostra-
tions by heat and fatigue. Next move
yet unknown. General commanding
the English at the front telegraphs:
Marched from Peitsang nine miles
toward Yang Tsun, when formed for
attack with Americans on right, Rus
slams left. After rapid advance three
miles under hot rine, shell fire, our
troops carried first line of defense.
Casualties, fifty killed or death from
sunstroke.' Remey."
The cablegram from Remey trans
hitting the report of Chaffee as t. the
battle of Yang Tsung, together with
the report of Gaselee, the English
commander at the front, contains few
details not already known. Gaselee's
statement shows the Chinese occupied
ITtnCncS anu Tie lOICikh lOIttS WIN
compelled to assault them. Finally
after forming their line, the allies
were obliged to charge over a stretch
Of territory three miles in extent, di-
rectly into the teeth of the Chinese
rifles and shell fire. The intense heat
which prevails in that section of China
at this season of the year gives Of
ficials of the wal department a full
realization Of the arduous work which
such n charge involved and the news
that there were many prostrations
and deaths from sunstroke creates lit
tie surprise. Perhaps the most i'm
portant item in the dispatch is n to
the effect hat the nex movement OF
the allies is not yet known. Whether
Remey makes this statement on his
own account or whether he intends II
TO be understood the statement is in
cluded in Chaffee's telegram from the
front, officials at neither the war Of
fee nor the navy department are GER
tain from the wording of the cable
gram. The general belief, however, is
that ii is Chaffee's own statement. 1t
is known the commanders OF the al
lied forces, when they arranged for
the advance from Tien Tsin, had
agreed to make Yang Tsung the OBJ
~jective. This statement was con-
tanned in Chaffee's dispatch outlining
the plan of the advance movement. 1t
Is presumed, therefore, that having
carried out successfully the plan for
the movement ms far as Yang Tsun,
the commanders of the allies will have
to 20 into consultation again and de-
eide upon a further course of advance
from that point to Picking. This is
considered unfortunate owing to the
possibilities that d~issensions and jeal-
ousies may arise which will further
delay the advance.