The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-28

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turning squarely around when he
nached the top. looked down upon "a,
President. who did no. faSer. but con-
unucd TO gaze sharply al him. ON
thstr return % the White House Mr..
L.nco.n said. quite calmly: "Prendle.
do you know I received a lottcr las.
nigI warning me aEa.nEt a man who
exactly answered the descrsp. Ion uf
mat man We met on the s.eps."
JuriSts From Japan.
Not long ago a delegation OF emincut
jurists from Japan. Mr. BAHIA. Judge OF
the court OF cassaIon az Toxic: Nh
kasaka. procurator OF the pr,nclpaI
court az Yokohama, and Mr.. Nakano-
saoJ, counselor to the Imperial De
par,ment Of justice. was E1nt 20 this
country for the purpo-e OF lnvostlgaf-
.nS Us Judicial methods. sliing. when
Nor stay was ended for EuroDe.
where they proposed 70 visii several OF
The leading countries for the same
pa pose. Judge Blta and his col
leagues met, Of cOursa. with a Hospital
DE reception from the officials az Tho
'Ap.,al, and were gwen every oppor-
unity % carry out their nilsson. Tim
p1O.ogrlph shows them in company
Win Mr.. Durham White Steven, cona-.
selor OF the Japane-e legation. and the
assistant district attorney. In front OF
ne cry hal. whittier they were going
20 0e present az siding OF one Of the
local courts.
IL Is said that. once a country es-
ablishes and maintains good courts of
law, her fate Is fixed She cannot re-
trograde. but must progress. In moth
ING does Japan so deserve our admira-
1ion as In TINS. At the time her present
constitution was adopted. and when tho
hTst parliament convened. she enacted
a law which made the judiciary indie
pendent of the executive 4 Judge can
not be removed from Office except for
misbehavlor and by impeachment after
trial by the judges OF the highest
courts. She assumed, too. Jurisdiction
over the foreigners within her bound
aries as wei as over her own subjects.
ana the courts she has established are
regarded as models. But this am
bilious little country Il not yet content.
II there are any methods In exiatence
better than those she has adopted for
her judicial system. Japan intends TO
benefit BY them. and 10 that end has
sent tho aqeg9tion OF dla,enrTsNTa a,
pEyers who recently visited here. on
z toBIlJ. the world.
Stories of the Late War.
Some grewsome.tales come from the
War and Navy departments a1ropos OF
the removal from cuba TO this coun-
try ,ofsthe sr6mans OF those killed in
tie. recent war. Npt, long ago a widow
Uf'one OF the'viCtims oi the battle OF
santiago called NJ the Navy depart
ment. = II wish she SAID, TO secure
he Jenains or'my husband. who was
buried IN cuba, which / understand to
De lnspng Those soon to arrive" The
Official TO whom this request was pro
ferred asked her.to consider. suggesting
a. Vas InuCn better mat ner husband.
the nations hero. should lie az Airing
ton among those who tell with him in
battle, where his grave would be al
ways cared for, and where she could
visit IL from time TO time. but whether
She visited 10 or not, others would
rNerenuy lay wreaths upon the
mound.
"iknow. - she admitted we should
be grateful for the care bestowed upon
me graves OF oursdcar ones but-I de-
sire-Oh, so muchl--that the body OF
my husband shall lie beside the re-
mains Of my children. In the little Gem
] shall be laid 20 rest close by them.
and should be happier 20 know that
what Is left OF my husband was there
near u.s. No argument that Mr.. X ad-
vanced availed 90 move the determined
woman.
"a am sorry % tell you" he said. (
finally. growing quite desperate but
IN he climate OF Cuba wood decays very
rapidly, and the collins holding the re
mains OF those who died were found.
.n many Instances. 20 have an gone 90
pieces, and the bones all fallen to-
Epther. While we know that in each
grave six were buried. we cannot es-
tablish the Identity OF the bodies 80 u
would. you see. be quite impossible for
me % separate the body % your hus-
band from those OF the FIVE comrades
with whom hpwas buried" The heart
broken widow paused for a moment IN
deep thought "Would you mind" she
said, giving me one Of the six? I will
take my chances"
Another story Is 20 the effect that
the body Of a certain officer shipped
from Cuba on the steamer with that 81
\ maiden lady whose remains were 20
be forwarded 10 a niece-hor only rel
ative-in- a far Western city was
through mistake sent 20 the city Tor
/
destined while tho maiden aunt reach
ed the city land was received with
military hCnorsJ 60 which tue deaf
ohlcer should have been sent r."
authorities On the Latter CITY rec' 90.
! the day after the funeral a. the u
posed officer. the following 'legr ph.
Body Of dead officer received. ship
dead aunt" But. reading the exposure
% the horrible mistake. the c7mmittee
decided 20 treat the matter ar diplomat
Ideally as possible. and replied: Dead
aunt buried with full military honors.
Bury dead officer. Say nothing
Another woman. isJs said wpote 10
1.-The War Departfpe Rt asking ikbbe re-
mains OF her husband. who .han been l.,
killed IN Cuba. would be brought % this
country. as she was most anxious that
they should be buried IN the family'psot /,
L 90 = q be- n