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The Olympi, and New York City.

A bronze figure, n winged Victory Is to
be placed upon the stem OF tine warshp
Olympia. The idea of II Is well conceived;
the bronze is like the medal Of honor
given to men for special distinction in the
national service. And surely the Olympia
deserves it. for she was the flagship Of
Commodore GEORGE DEWEY when in
Manila Bay he put TO the credit of American
arms a naval victory that will be brilliant
for all time.
This figure will probably live long after
the Olympia has rusted away. 1t will
then doubtless find place in some national
museum along with other naval relics
which perpetuate the fame Of cele-
brated men and ships of the American
Navy. But 80 long as il exists it will be
rebuke to the city Of New York, unless
there Is erected here some monument to
DEWEY and his men.
The project OF making permanent the
arch built to heighten the effect Of DEwEY's
welcome here in the fall Of 1899 was i'll
advised, for reasons now unnecessary to
review Far more mistaken was the
impulse that scattered the subscriptions
received for the arch when the committee
In charge Of them became satisfied that
the enormous sum originally hoped for
could never be obtained There should
be in New York. the city at which DEWEY
first landed on his return from Manila, a
Dewey monument. an Olympia monument.
an American Navy monument first signi-
flying the tribute to the victors OF Manila
that their country owes them. and secondly.
showing that New York has paid her pecu-
liar share Of it.
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The amendment made To the Army bill
by which veterinary corps will be added
10 the army has much to commend il
For years We had no veterinarians in the
cavalry. and only veterinary sergeants
with the few batteries of field artillery.
Recently a grade Of commissioned officers
denominated vetcri' arians was created.
OF these officers there were two attached
TO each Of the ten cavalry regiments, one
~ them senior veterinarian, the other
junior, 4 sergeant was a. heretofore
attached to each hight battery. The total
number o5 officers and men serving as
veterinarians was thus thirty-four. twenty
"i whom were officers
The amendment provides for a yeter-
mary corps, consisting Of one Colonel
one Major, four Captains. ten First Lieu
tenants aud twenty Second Ientenan,s
The pay OF these officer will amount To
s64,ooo year. besides longevity pay. al
I"wances and travelling expenses.
Hitherto the Quar,crmaster's Depart.
menthas bought the animals needed. here
"'er II may be expected that the yete,i-
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The prospects Of the bill to substitute in
1908 the metric system of weights and
measures for that We have used 80 long
have been much advanced by the decision
of the House Committee in charge Of 1t to
report it iavorably II the bill becomes a
law there viii be a large demand for tables
giving the metric equivalents of the tables
all learned at school Ii will be some
time before most Of US can think easily in
terms of metres Kilograms and hectolitres
We have fairly accurate mental concep-
ton of what il included in "a mile. AN acre
or "A pound avordupois, but some practice
will be needed before We can think of a kilo-
metre except as about three-nfths of a mile
or Of n kilogram except as about two and one
fifth pounds In other words We will he
inclined al first To- translate terms Of the
new into terms Of the old system before we
grasp their meaning. just a. a young studsnt
OF language gets his inst notion Of the mean.
ING of foreign words 10y translating them
into his own tongue
little practice. however. in the use of
metric tables will enable US to employ them
for just what they stand for without any
intrusive thought OF the old standards: and
when we are able to think, for example, OF
Q square kilometre as such and not as a
little over one-third Of q square mile. We
shall be ready to enjoy the full advantage Of
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N street bc9rnrs ten cents or n quarter
when he meets them, n hc does. he pro-
creda contrary 10 the eshortation ~ every
charitable organization and breeds vicious
paupcriSm, II IL not because people he
grudgo tho money that they rcfiseto listen
10 such solicitation, but because their
Judgment warns them against yielding 10
their natural impulsc-.
Finally. " Mr. CrTIpvRT. Bishop POTTER
or anybody clso can suggest practicable
plnn by which the conditions " life Of the
poorer class Of people will be bettcred.
wealth. az far from neHlecting II. will
eagerly put II into execution The amount
OF money ready for distribution In New
York for the public benefit. II the way to
that end il made clear and indisputable
IL enormous at this time. Lawyers who
draw the wills Of rich men could tell MIR
CJrHBERT some facts ~ 10 that matter
which would startle him. The trouble
IL TO know how TO give away money so
that 1t will serve "A useful purpose. other
than by giving II for work performed. Shall
II be given TO the church, To which
Church? Shall II be given to college'
The State provides free instruction. Shall
1t be put into model tenements without
regard to the earning of income? What be-
comes of the Wutitudes Of competing land
lords TO whom the income ia necessity?
We might 60 on indefinitely with such
questions, and they are asked OF them
selves by SO many of the rich men and
women Of New York that il Bishop POTTER
or Mr. CUTHBERr can answer them salts
factorly he will be sure Of an immediate
and an abundant response.
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Greed Of Gain in England Also.

charles 4. RS, IN The Ni7eisen'h Century.
on my return to English life after service Of
hlrtynve years In India. from 1863 to 1898. what
strikes me most is the enormous and genera! Increase
OF wealth. The country gentlemen and the country
clergy have. no doubt. suffered severely. and are
much on than when left Eng gland, but all the
other classes have prospered greatly. do not refer
70 statistics 10 show what has been the general rise
in wages fall prices or the decrease In pa uperl
merely give my own general impressions: and these
that, although there is. no doubt large amount
Of destu,on ana misery In great cities the labor.
ING classes are generally far better housed. clothed
and fed than they used u bc.
But the Increase Of wealth In what may he called
the upper middle classes strikes as still greater
than that In the working classes In my youth a
man with 6 900 year was considered well on now
he is considered poor fellow. who can barely pro.
vide himself With the neccsSaTcs o, ufc. THIS Is
no, because the price Of real neco> o>sarrs has risen
but because the lis; o' supposed has been
So greatly enlarged.
This great increase Of wealth In the higher pro-
fesslonal aud industrial classes has naturally revo
lu,oni7cd what Is called Society" by substituting
money basis Tor the old basis OF birth territorial in
fuencc or high intellectual cultivation The old
sorlAl divisions OF the nobility gentry. the carned
professions. uadcsmen ana artisans are si set form
in "pcerages' aS forming Ia" order ~ precedence
among men, and they still exist In a modified form
IN the rural parts OF the country. But IN society
generally Mamm0n Is king. Men with money. how.
ever acquired. but with thef breeding nor manners
are not only tolerated but are cnVr,cd In circles Into
wich In former days tncy would never have been
admitted Tor moment. While the po1r gentleman
ls put aside with the r'.sf., Poor devil what Il
the good OF him ilc has u0 money ~ doubt the
ord social system fast becoming m anachrnnIsm
and could not have stood long against the advanc.
ing tide Of democracy there was In II much that va.
absurd and even offensive. but with all It's faults I
an Inclined o pssieS It's rule that OF ths 0oldeu
OnM
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your synopsis Of Chinese Minister Wu's spe.ch
at Philadelphia. explaining a former speech, where
he was reported tn have been sarcastic on Christian
doctrine md him To be a logeiaf1 and gentleman
OF the nrs order and certainly he scores In favor Of
ilv relations they exist in the United STATE. from
NewpIft TO haiamaIo3, and in England also.
All educated people lament the almost uni, lac
OF 1llal duty due from children Ia parents and the
barbarous to1 en'enlss of our coliegans and in
lesser degree. the proletaria,. whose acme seems
IL both cases 10 dc-pse the parents II not
ana 10 glory In the plug" revolver" ana back en-
frances 70 music halls.
We see here the cpolie Chinese who are OF the pnor
~ and lowest caste Of the Empire but what a model
oi temperance. CLEANLINESS and Law .abidlnrness,
lie seldom or never comes before the Magi.ir,tes
aud then only IN appeal of prote ction from run
fucians. Fair play. i
BREWSTER, ". ", Dec. IL
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Boston's Erudite Car Conductors.
From the Boston Daily Giot

When the news came over the wire that
downtrodden femininity In the modern
Gotham had at last rebelled against the inso-
lence that has from time immemorlal marked
the conduct OF the street car servants In
that city. cultured and happy Boston merely
shrugged its classic shoulders and thanked
Providence that IL Is as none of these.
As might have been expected. Gen. Ban
croft had read the New York despatch.
-Of course" said he emphatically. there
IL no occasion whatever for such a move
ment as this In Boston. We think that We
have the best set of railway employees in tho
world. and people from other large cities
"As far MS our conductors are CONCERNED,
they are the most intelli gent. best paid and
country .Some Of them are high school
and college graduates. and not few Of them
speak several languages"
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DUTIES on GOODS FROM HAWAII
After Annexation and Before IL Was Ter
ritory-Judge Townsend uphoIds Them.

Judge Townsend held yesterday that Gus
toms taxes are levablc on goods imported
by W. H. Crossman n Bros. from Hawaii
before the passage of the act providing tho
islands with n territorial government but
after the passage of tho joint resolution
of annexation. Judge Townsend merely
affirmed the decision of the Board OF APP
praisers, and said in explanation or his not
going into the merits or the case
In view of the present conflict or authori-
ties and tho probability that ali these ques-
tions will be finally answered in n decision
OF the United States supreme Court upon
similar cases now pending theretn.it IL clearly
the duty of this court TO c9nstrue the statute
as constitutional and affirm the decision
of the appraisers.
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rorrunu RyVN,va BrHSvp.
vnI'-r.it,'s Dehcit M. Scar iikci, 10 rc
Isrgat Ih,n INrf nrfnfr.

From present prospects the cost ~ operat.
uv Columbia University during tho current
year will exceed ti,tu0.Oup Ih" university
trustees hnve already Appropriated spiGSgi
for tho educational and administrative do
partments sili,Isi 81 for Interest on tho
bonds aud other indebtedness - tho college
corporation. and sj2.2ii for interest. taxes,
improvements aud general running expenses
of tho Ioubnt. Nillamsbridge and other
property Of the university. B"~ides, there
have been other appropriations for improve
msnts on IN" college grounds and for the
summer school In nll. the amount neces-
sarv will exceed that ~ last year by at least
s2000OO, and i " feared that the deficit VIII
be considerably larger than ever before.
The trcdsuror'S reports for the last hvs
years show receipts aud deficits as follows
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-sr: In the
hill brf,re Congress regarding the reduction In war
taxes certain taxes repealed. viz. The tai on
custom house brokers' (amounting IN SO per annuml
The tax o' $50 per annum on brokers In foreign e1-
change IS stil will be In force. In the former there
are at least O0 and the latter less than 100: as the
amount OF tax In the former would amount 10 $1,000
and In the latter only IS 900. why should the Govern
ment discrininate particularly as neither The insur.
ance, real estate and other brokers pay any taxf
NEW yoRs, Dec IL, 5. DIT.
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Uncle Georges Rheumatism Cure.

BROWNSVILLE Nov. 81 met an old negro.
George by name. and after the usual saluta-
lion. the old negro said his health had i'm
nroved since had last seen him. said J.
Uncle George, how did you get rid Of
The old man replied: We'll boss. I'll tell yor
les zackly how I cured II. ] heard a fellow
say il YOU go find place whar q hog rubbed
vour rheumatic would leave You. So went
and rubbed whar hog rubbed and squeeled
same as a hog and, boss. amt had no rheu-
atigs since
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Bowiees'. Criticism OF the Automob bile.

Billy BowleGs, the Seminole Indian chief
who Is in town, was taken for ride In an
automobile yesterday by Dr. Perry, and he
was shown the city from different view
point from any which he had ever before
seen when asked what he thought of the
auto he replied:
10 60 hunt with"
During the entire ride he SAT as etifY as II
guicsced or dissented with nod or a grunt.
as the case might be-
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From a Man W., want, work.

To THE EDITOR OF THE vN-Sfr: After tying
every method In an attempt to md employment have
come To the conclusion that could perhaps through
the aid Of THE SvN, bring myself n the attention
OF some one who could give work 10 deserving sober
man of 81 ycars who IL reduced 70 destitute circn
stances. | am n GOOD Intelligent plff"r can marx
goods handle cases, take rsf" u ilTnace in fact,
a sober, industrious, able Hll-ruund man who would
a appreciate any kind Of work
JAMES I. PALMER
DEC - General Delivery, y. Y. Post Dfhcr
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1t appears from Bulletin No. II OF the CEN
sus that this town Is no capital OF the cows
1t has but six TO the 100. 0oo whereas st. Paul
has 1913 and Kansas City 100. But St Paul
has only ~ goats. whereas New YORK has
rs to the 100, 900 Kansas City Is the horse
headquarters; at least it has the most horses
In proportion to population. In New Orleans.
on the other hand. the mule is king. There
are no asses in Allegheny City. New Haven.
Providence, Syracuse and Worcester.
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The Colorado Museum Association has
bought collection Of stuffed birds and
animals. which will be the nucleus Of a great
Rocky Mountain museum. the site OF which
will be the City Park OF Denver. A museum
thoroughly representative Of the Rocky
Mountain region would be OF the highest
interest and value. In particular such
museum should seek to amass the most COM
plete memorials OF Indian life which. to the
men Of a few hundred years hence. will be
matter OF deep wonder and curiosity.
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Earning Her Living at the AGO OF 100.
From the Baltimore sun.

WHEELING, W. Va, Dec. 2.-The oldest
and most remarkahle woman In the State
lives at Mason City. She ia Mrs. PEGGY
Craw. a German woman. and is little over
100 years old She has the appearance of
a woman Of 90. personally attends TO all her
own household duties and besides earns
a comfortable living with her needle. She
is absolutely Independent, and depends
uIon her own hands entirely for her home
nm living
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RICHARD LIE GALLIsSNE. poet and lecturer,
inscribes himself on the gister of Chicago
hotel as of London and Minneapolis This
Ia well. but far from well enough genius
as great as his should be above false
modesty lie is RICHARD LE GArLrENNR
of the Universe
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Tribal Genius.

As an indication OF heredity. may be stated that
MI W. J. hampton is q nrst cousin. one remove. of
Mark Twain. NJ Clemsns's mother having been
Jane LAmpsoa. . nsst eouan Of Mr. ". J. Lampson's
father.
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The Nicarasuan Canal the possession OF the Phil
ipplnes and an open door In China will make Texas
the greatest State in the Union. -GdusaoH Ners
In view OF the amount OF time and speech
that Col. BRYAN has spent In Texas. this
outburst of imperialism must pain him
deeply. He must look after his ostriches
and fences more carefully.
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tho most scientific and lenst complicated
system ~ weights and measures ever de-
vs"d We shall then speak. ne far ~ weights
and measures nte concerned. the languas"
~ business and commerce that has been
adopted by nearly tho who'e civilized world
and thus n large source of perplesliy and
Misunderstanding. that IL actual, business
impeachment. will be removed
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These figures do not include the expense
Of installing tho university on Mormngslde
delights which amounted to some $1,000, 900.
which vas covered by issuing bonds and br
donat or- from President Low, ". Z.
weather estate and other sources. The
annual deficits have been made M from thr
special and general guarantee funds of the
corporation and by a limited number Of lI-
dviduals The last report Of j. Mclean
Nash, treasurer of the university, showed
a trust fund Investment aggregatlng Sl,2I9.-
$50. rs as'compared with 81, ,l6S,sio.st In 1893
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The lady lodger at JACOB oupRAK's. Miss
ABEL. has sued for a latch key. alleging that
she frequently came home at night to md
that her landlord had retired and barred
the door. The court. Mr.. Justice ANDREWS
officiating, refused to order the latch key
asked for. but he granted an injunction re-
quiring the landlord to have the door
opened promptly at any hour OF the night up
to IL O'Clock when the plaintiff rings the
bell"
We respectfully submit that this time limit
does not accord with the habits OF the time
The opera, or even the theatre. very often
does not close till IL o'clock. At that time
Of the twenty-four hours supper Is both
agreeable and wholesome and a fitting close
Of the nights excursion. II the restaurant
il a quarter OF an hour from the theatre. and
the supper takes half an hour. and another
quarter Of an hour Is needed for the road
home the lodging won't be reached before
O'Clock. at which time landlord ought
either to be up and waiting. or surrender one
of his latch keys.
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The Goddess Of Truth must hav" laughed,
not wept. on "Wednesday when MaRnnt"
Rooms ~ tho Philadelphia Baseball club
said to the representative Of the professional
PLAYERS: What are the PLAYERS willing to
do 10 improve tho game? Are they ready
TO stop rowdyism2"
Ia rowdyism on the baseball field there
have been two sets Of partners, all wicked
On the one side were the players and on tho
other side were the magnutcs. The players
made themselves rowdies and the magnates
showed their approval by reiraining from
punishment. and even saying that rebellion
against the rules is sometimes justified and
that it made the game lively" Rowdyism
won't be obliterated from baseball until
the men in charge OF II acquire some idea OF
the difference between riffiansm and sport
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TO THE EDITOR or THE SUN N-Sh: have been
greatly interested In the marble lore" discussion
now running through THE Sun. still have In my
Possession one OF the big glass agates" that used
In games over thrty-hve years ago.
Can any other SUN reader duplicate this experencef
WEST PoINT, n. ". Dee. IL. c. N. MILLER.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-15

For rich aromatic blends of great
strength, combining the delicious fra
GRANGE of the Ovient," we specially rec
ommend our Maltese Cross" blends.
These are the perfection of the tea ex-
pert's skill. Their sale is very large
and steadily increasing, demonstrating
the value of judicious blending.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-15
GERNANYS NEW AIR SHIP
COUNT Won ZEPPELIN'S GREAT
INVENTION.
structure Four Hundred and Ten Feet
Long-Will Skim Through the Air
Like a Bird

The air-ship now in the course of
erection in Germany by Count Won Zep-
pelin is 410 feet long. The supporting
BODY is cylinder 80 feet in diameter,
the ends being tapered so as to offer
the least possible resistance to the air.
Inc skeleton frame of this cylinder is
composed of aluminium. Sixteen rings
separated from one another 26 feet hold
the framework together These rings
are not circular but form a twenty
four-sided polygon their shape is de-
termined by numerous strong alumni
mum wires radiating from a central
circle like the spokes of a bicvcIe-
Wheel Horizontal bars are used 10
nod the rings together. The entire
framework will be surrounded by net
ting of ramie-tiber cord, remarkable FOR
its great toughness and tensipIe
strength. Within the framework and
on each side of the rings similar net
ting will be disposed.
The sixteen rings divide the cylinder
into seventeen compartments, as it
were, each of which will contain a bal
loon or gas-bag. If one of these seVen-
teen Independent balloons be injured,
the others will remain intact and VIII
still support the air-ship. The princl-
pie evidently resembles that of the
water tight compartments of a steam
snip But the system is far safer than
that employed in vessels, for no con-
Meeting doors or openings are used.
THE balloons are made of a light,
but tough and impenetrable, cotton
fabric covered with gas-tight rubber
composition. The aluminium frame
work is still further protected by an
outer water-tight envelope which serves
chiefly to protect the balloons from the
direct rays of the sun and from rain.
The ramie netting serves the purpose
| of separating the balloons from one an
other and from the outer envelope.
The balloons will have a capacity Of
S5l, $50 cubic feet, and will be filled with
hydrogen gas kept under pressure IN
cast-iron cylinders, each of which con-
tains ITS cubic feet. Two thousand
cylinders will, therefore, be required.
The cylinders will be stored on a float
which will be towed to the housing
when the balloons are to be inflated"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-15
The
Tea Department

Is one of the special features of
our business. Thirty years of close
application, study and varied ex-
perience enable us to select teas
unsurpassed both in quality and
price. For richness, strength, quail
ity, tone, flavor and purity we claim
our teas unsurpassed.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-15
WHEN THE KINAu CAME.
What Hilo Did to the Mail and
Passengers.

HILO, January 12.--When the Kinau
arrived here shortly after 6 o'clock
Wednesday evening, she was at once
boarded by Sheriff Andrews who in
formed Captain Clark of the new re-
gulations. The officers of the steamer
protested that these regulations were
contrary to the orders of the National
Board Of Health, that the passengers
aboard had all undergone quarantine
the freight had been fumigated and
was from sources free from infection
and that the mail had been thoroughly
fumigated. The protests were un-
aVailing After a long discussion the
mail was taken to the fumigating plant
on Cocoanut Island where it was fumi-
gated for six hours. Each envelope
and wrapper was cut open and the
contents placed in one pile and the en-.
Velopes and wrappers in another.
When the fumigating process was
complete an effort was made to dis
tribute the mail, But it had become
thoroughly mixed and the process was
slow, tedious and exasperating one.
and was not completed when the Kinau
left.
The passengers were given the priv
lege of landing by first going into an
eight day quarantine at their own cy-
pense. Major Purdy who came with
$125,000 TO open the Hilo bank of the
First American Bank of Hawaii, went
into quarantine aboard one of the sail
ing vessels in the harbor. The other
passengers refused and returned witt
The Kinau.
Owing to the representations of the
consignees of a large quantity of rice
that it was ABSOLUTELY necessary as food
supply, 1t was permitted to be landed
on Cocoanut Island to be fumigated
for eight days unless 1t was needed for
1000, The Kinau was then sent back
to Honolulu.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-15
Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
Occidental & Oriental S. S. ca
and Togo Kisen Kaisha.
AS we'll as all kinds Of Gene


about the below
SAN FRANCISCO:
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-15

PASSENGERS.

PASSENGERS.
Arriving.
Per S. S. Aorangi, from Vancouver
January 16.-Hector Mackenzie, A.
Mackenzie, Rose Weigand, Anne Mui.
H. Campbell, All Sal, Ng Ong.
Departing.
Per stmr. James Makee, for Kappa
January 13.-H. Anderson, F. Pail, d.
Braden.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-15

HONOIPU.
To sail, Jan. II, schr. r. r. Hind for
San Francisco.