Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-04-02
DEATH Of MORENO
EXTREMELY p|T|FUL
Had no Money and Was
in Sad Straits in
His Last Days.
DELEGATE WILCOX'S VIEWS
ON HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE
Work Of Jared Smith and Fish Com
mission Attitude of Russia Re-
garding the Sugar Duty
and Retaliation.
Especial Correspond nce. !

Especial Correspondence
Washington, d. c., March 2O.-Jared
G. Smith Of the Department of Agricul-
ture has left Washington for Hawaii
where he will assume direction of the
proposed experimental station provid-
ed for by an appropriation of $4,000
In the Agricultural appropriation bill
passed during the recent session Of
Congress. The government experiment
station is to supplement the work Of
the station maintained by the Sugar
Growers Association and to make in
vestigations along Independent lines.
Mr.. Smith was formerly chief OF the
section Of seed and plant introduction
in the Department of Agriculture.
Delegate Wilcox of Hawaii is an
earnest advocate Of the teaching Of the
Hawaiian language in the schools of
the Territory, not as an exclusive Ian
guage necessarily, but the same as
French. German, Latin and Greek are
taught in the schools Of the United
States.
They are slowly crushing out the
native language in the schools and col
leges of the Islands," he declares. "The
history and literature Of the Hawaiian
people is written almost entirely on
manuscript, and Is, Of course, in the
Hawaiian tongue. Students of history
for example, who wish to learn the ma
tive language to explore this extensive
| field of research are shut out from such
an opportunity. other languages are
taught in the schools Of the country
schools and colleges in Hawaii should
be allowed to teach the Hawaiian Lam
guage."
The United States Fish Commission
Is soon to undertake an investigation OF
the fishes in the Hawaiian Islands
Some experts will be sent from the
Commission here to thoroughly explore
the coasts adjoining the Islands, where
fish are common, and likewise the riv.
ers and streams Of the Islands, to de,
termine what species thrive best there
and to make accessible practical infor,
nation regarding Hawaiian fish life.
The new Russian tariff schedule
against American products including
sugar has gone into operation. The
tone Of the Russian press, as shown by
papers received at the Russian Embas
sy, show no resentment towards thu
United States over the differences thai
have arisen In tariff matters. but Il
rather regretful that each country
should have felt called upon to take
action.
The leading financial paper OF st
Petersburg, which has an official sta
tus, has long article which appears tc
set forth the government view con
corning the American imposition of {
tax on Russian sugar, equivalent to tn,
bounty paid on that sugar. According
to this semi-oficial statement, Russia
pays no bounty on her sugar, but thu
internal taxes are removed when tn,
article is exported. This course 1t |,
pointed out is the same as that adopted
In the United States Of levying an in
ternal revenue tax on certain articles
and taking 1t off Of these articles wher
they are shipped abroad.
In this view the statement hold.
that If the Russian allowance on su
gar Is construed to be bounty, theI
all articles paying a revenue tax II
the United States must similarly b,
construed as receiving bounties wher
they are relieved Of this revenue Ia,
on being exported. The view OF tn,
Russian press, official and otherwise
is that there was no alternative TO
Russia but to impose the increased du
ties after the United States had i'm
posed the tax on sugar.
The death Of Caesar Celso Moren,
attracted much attention here and tn
local papers published long stories o
his varied and romantic career. Mo
reno has been in public view For man,
years. Recently attention was especial
ly focused upon him through his own
ership Of the Unreasonable" letter
written by Delegate Wilcox, whicl
formed the basis Of the charge unde
which 1t was sought to unseat the Del
egate.
Morenos death was extremely sad
During his latter days he has beel
without employment and means an
often, it is believed, suffered from tn
lack of the necessaries of life. o.
Friday of last week he was walking OF