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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-20
ABSENT.MINpEpNESS

Is Observation-Disclosures indicative of
mental failure?s This question is sug
gested by such facts as the large mum.
Der of unaddressed letters posted each
year. An English contemporary cites
in evidence the official list of articles
left in one year In the London cabs
and omnibuses. IL includes $50 canes.
10000 umbrellas, 267 rugs, 7i2 opera
glasses, 92G articles of iewelry, $50
watches, 3,239 purses, besides birds,
dogs, cats, etc.
The list seems like pretty severe
Indictment OF the mental qualities of
the modern city d.Seller, and II the
hard.pressed newspaper reporter hap
pens to see II he will undoubtedly send
off narrowing syndicate letter to all
the Sunday editors on this alarming
demonstration of mental degeneracy of
the twentieth century man. Even our
medical contemporary suggests the ad'
visibility of those who tide in omni-
buses and who forget things, Of con-
sulting a physician.
The more marvellous thing, however,
is that they do not forget more often
than they do. Civilization has sudden.
ly increased a thousandfold the neces.
sary and synchonous pre.occupation Of
the mind. Singleness OF attention was
the predominant characteristic Of
mental action before our time of be.
wildering interests and duties. Not to
have learned the trick Of posing In the
attention at one instant such a multi
tude of objects is certainly not a dem.
onstration of mental failure, but rath-
err of non.requiremeGt of difficult art.
| But the more convincing proof of
the actual triviality Of the amount of
forgetfulness is show by the compari-
son OF the number o. memory slips of
the Londoner with the number who
ride in omnibuses and other public car
riages. Let us double the number of
lost articles and put the total at 5O,-
000; II we now roughly estimate the
number Of rides eacl day in London as
at least on the average one for each
twentieth citizen We calculate that in
a year there are surely as many as
100000, 900 trips made. Consequently,
on the averag1a person forgets some
article once in about every 1900 trips
taken.
The alarmist adviser of consultation
of an alienist for such failures of mem
DRY would probably smile at this evil
dence of his own mental failure. =
| American Medicine.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-20
English Aroused On
Shipping Combine

London, August 80. - The approach.
ing expiration OF the time limit for
the completion of the Atlantic ship.
ping combine is arousing the British
press to all sorts of speculation re.
garding j. Pierpont Morgan's ultimate
plans, as well as the Governments
scheme for dealing with the combina-
| ton
The promised statement of the Pre-.
nler, A. j. Balfour, on the reassem-
bling of Parliament Is awaited with in.
\ tense interest. The statement has al.
ready been printed that the Govern.
ment plans are complete and that the
authorities are ready to make the eff
tective counter move against the
American syndicate. Inquiries in the
best informed quarters indicate that
this announcement is not true.
The government has had to deal
with SO many powerful and conflicting
interests that it has not yet been able
TO definitely decide on plan of action.
in spite of the opposition to a general
subsidy scheme, well.informed persons
consider this to be the most likely so.
luton of the lines of generous dis.
trlbution of government support, not
In behalf OF one, but of several COM
panies. The form which such assist.
ance VIII take Is still under discus.
sion, there being considerable opposi-
ton to straight subsidies.
There is no doubt that Mr.. Balfour's
announcement will include a scheme
ior direct, fast service. in which the
Canadian Pacific Railroad will prob.
ably participate. but not, as originally
planned, as sole promoter and bene.
he'ary. The indicati, ms point me-
and more to the drawing together If
the Atlantic lines outside of the Nor.
gan combine.
one OF the alliances which may be
20 Ilest TX 'e,t" I IL 4 combination e:
the Alian line and Elder-Dempster &
20. Inc heads OF the English lines
are chary In expressing themselves
on the Atlantic outlook. Time is in.
tehsifying rather than allaying their
jealousy OF the Americans bid for the
Auahtic trade, and Great Britain is SO
.norouehiy stirred up that 1t will not
ieaVe stone unturned to allay the
eAsuhg commercial and colonial dis
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-20
pORTUGAI'S QUEEN
AN AUTOMOBILES

New York, Aug. PA cable to the
Herald from Paris says: Queen Marie
Pia Of Portugal is the latest royal con-
vert to automobilism. She has just Or
dered twelve-horse power machine in
Paris, with which she proposes to make
excursions about Europe, particularly
in France and Italy.
Deibler, the executioner, is the lat
est automobiles to come within the
clutches of the law for scorching this
week. Two mounted gendarmes es-
corted him to the lookup for exceeding
the legal speed, and also for failing to
have his name printed in big letters on
the automobile.
Trouville-D eauville this week was
the automible hub of. France-so much
SO that people felt safer in an automo-
bile than out of one. Tod Sloane, with
a seventy-horse power machine, has
been accomplishing daredevil exploits
without injury to himself. however
Automobiles have been used in paper
chases, with the result that many con-
testants have various sprains and
bruises.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-20
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH : BITTERS

4 long time, but when we wake up
America had better look out"
Sir Christopher Furness, who has
been referred to as the probable head
Of the English financial situation
which is likely to purchase the Cunard
feet as the nucleus for British ship
ping combine. limited at similar posi-
bilities yesterday his speech before
The steamship meeting at Manchester,
but as he was addressing a public
meeting he was not SO outspoken.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-20
ROBERTS TWIN BOYS

Salt Lake, August 24.-Celia Dibble
Roberts, one Of the plural wives of b.
4. Roberts, who lost his seat in Con-
Sress because of mis- polygamous rela-
ions, has contributed another pair of
wins to the two that made Utah IA
nous once before. Mrs. Roberts gave
birth to twin girls short time before
he election of her husband to Con-
yress four years ago, and the Roberts
wins were heard of from one end of
the country to the other. Now Mrs.
Roberts has given birth to twin boy,
two healthy infants, who will not be
advertised so extensively as their
more fortunate or unfortunate sisters.
The twin boys made their appear
ance at .Centerville some days ago, but
as their arrival was not announced
through megaphones or the press It
was not until today that the news be-
came public. Roberts declines to dis
cuss the new arrivals for publication,
although he is known to be exceeding
ly proud of them. The boys are strong
and healthy.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-20

General Booth has just acquired 3d.
900 acres Of land in Western Australia.
whore he will establish great Sal
walton Army agricultural and indus.
trial colony, which he will populate
from the London Sums.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-20

Lord Kitchener, when in the Sou
dan, received bullet wound in the
cheek from an Arab rife. The bullet,
after remaining in the flesh for some
time. fell into his plate at London
restaurant.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-20

According Extraodna
capital Minis
TO
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-16

ton Star asks, How long is this absurd
appraisement of Mr.. Cleveland to be held
up TO the country?' The Star goes on TO
say that Mr.. Cleveland used machine men
when it was to his interest To do so. He
used Tammany in 1889, holding confer
ence with Croker, who was supposed TO be
lukewarm, and whenever ii was for his in
terest to consult machine men he did so.
Because he did so does not make Mr.. Cleve-
land bad man, nor does it make him bet
ter than anybody else 10 claim that he did
not use machine men when he did. There
is no doubt Mr.. Cleveland is man of in
tegrity or that his intentions while Presi-
dent were honorable, but that does not
warrant a few friends in declaring that
other men are not equally as high-minded.
And yet Mr.. Cleveland made few grave
blunders while President.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-16
OUTRAGE IN VENEZUELA.

There can be no satisfactory defense of
the acts of the British and German COM
manders in Venezuela. Knowing that the
government cannot pay the claims which
English and German subjects have made
against Venezuela. even If that government
desired to do so. the policy of sending war
ships thither is absurd. II the government
or the country had any resources that
could be turned into money or made a Sc
curity 1t would be different, but Venezuela
has nothing with which to pay. Such
being the case, Venezuela's bad reputation
does not help the matter. since whatever
punishment is administered is administered
to a party that cannot pay. The British
and Germans might seize the customhouses
and In time collect something, but instead
of doing that their officers proceeded to
had made resistance and would have
surrendered. The bombardment of the
forts Saturday is quite as indefensible
as the sinking of the sunboats. A mob had
seized a British merchant ship. which was
recaptured. Very properly, the British COM
suit to the British flag. stating the hour
when such satisfaction must be given.
Without attempting to ascertain if Pres-
dent Castro was disposed to accord it, he
opened fire. 1t now turns out that at the
time the bombafdment began the order to
make apology and reparation had been is
sued. but the jealous commander could not
wait. He must show the power of his guns
and the accuracy of their aim in destroying
buildings and killing and wounding a few
people. Such an act was brutal display
of power toward a weak and helpless peo-
ple-so brutal and indefensible that the
civilized world will forget the shortcom-
ings and viciousness of the Venezuelans.
In sharp contrast was the unexpected
action Of President Castro the same day
! He called upon the wife of the German
minister, who Is i'll, and offered her the
hospitality of his official residence. He
made speech to the populace in which he
expressed sentiments of humanity which
were not expected of him under the cir
cumstances. Influenced by his speech, hot
blooded people do not retaliate upon English
and German subjects. 1t now looks as il
the much -berated Venezuelans were show
ing that they hold better ideas of civiliza-
ton than the representatives of Great
Britain and Germany.
The progress of affairs in Venezuela will
be henceforth watched with deep interest
A portion of the British press has already
| denounced the action of the British and
German commanders. 1t will be very
strange if the British government does not
rebuke the officer who made such an exhi
bition Of bullying brutality and wantor
cruelty A British paper speaks the senti
ment OF the civilized world respecting the
conduct of the British and German com
manders when it says that it is not very
| far removed from piracy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-16

The increasing number of clerks in some
too old TO be useful is more and more the
cause Of serious consideration. The COM
missioner Of pensions reports four hundred
so old and broken down that one hundred
young men could do more and better work
There are scores of them who can do no
work, yet they draw salaries. 1t has al
ways been thus to some extent, but the
condition was never as serious as at the
present time, due largely to the infirmities
Of ex-Union soldiers who have been in the
departments for years. Most of the very
old men have saved nothing from their
salaries. Washington seems not to be a
good place for saving. and many of these
men have lived in the faith that the gov
eminent will take care of them. They are
the victims of a sort of paternalsm. The
narrow routine of their lives units them
for any other employment.
1t is asked why these men are not dis
missed when they cease to be useful. The
answer TO such a question is that those
who ask it would be the last to do the
dismissing If they were at the head of
bureaus. II is a fine trait in humankind
that few men have the heart to turn men
and women over TO pauperism. Assuming
that 1t is quite out OF the question to dis
miss the old and feeble the question as
to what shall be done with them is more
and more pressing as the number of those
x.r1,D
work in the departments drags.
1t has been frequently suggested that at
a certain age the clerks be pensioned. That
would create a long civil list of pensioners,
system TO which the American people
generally are opposed. on the ground thar
it creates a special and favored class. \
more popular plan would be to hold back a
portion of the compensation 10 be used as
fund from which To pension those who
are unable TO work after a certain age.
This plan would meet the opposition of the
clerks. but. placing themselves in a posi-
ton where the government will be Obliged
to care for them when they are no longer
able to do full service. they are in no situa-
ton 10 make a very effective protest
Once pens;oned from a fund contributed tc
by every clerk in the service, the super
animated can feel that they are living upon
their own income and can live in some
place where the cost is much less than In
Washington. One suggestion which has not
been much discussed is that when a younl
man has passed the civil-service examina-
Ntion. his appointment shall be for six oil
eight years. at the expiration of which tims
he shall cease TO be a clerk unless he shall
have been promoted on his record to q
higher place after an examination.
Sooner or later. and sooner rather thar
later. Congress must take this importan
subject up to prevent the Gripping OF tn,
civil service by the retention of an .n
creasing number OF clerks and other off
cials In the departments and in the posta
service ali over the country. In the mean
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-16

The Merchants Club of Chicago has in
dorsed the movement to secure the enact
ment of civil service law for all employees
of the State and its counties on the ground
that ''for many years past, under admins
trations representing both the leading po-
litical parties, and because of the spells
system. the efficiency of employees has been
impaired. the taxes of the citizens wasted.
and the conduct OF the various reform and
charitable institutions and the various adj
minisvative boards has been demoralized"
There Is as much reason why the merit
system should be introduced in State and
municipal governments as in the national.
In this State considerable progress has
been made in that direction by bringing
the State institutions under nonpartisan
management. but there is room for further
progress.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-16

A case now before the United States Su-
preme Court involves the constitutionalrr-
Of that part of the anti-lottery law which
maker IL penal offense to send lottery
tickets and other lottery matter from one
State to another by express. There is no
question as 10 the right of Congress TO pro-
hibit the transmission of such matter in
the mails. but the prohibition as to express
companies rests on different ground. 1t
Is defended on the ground of the right OF
Congress TO regulate interstate commerce,
but. on the other hand. IL is contended that
traffic In lottery tickets is not commerce.
The decision OF the case will turn upon
how broad construction the court gives to
the word commerce When the Consti-
tuition was framed and for many years
afterward no person would have thought of
constituting interstate commerce as includ-
Ing lotteries. which were common and pop
ular at that time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-16

The tenants in a large apartment house
In New York have adopted a new way Of
bringing a landlord to terms. Having tried
in vain ever since cold weather began to
all contributed to a fund for the purchase
of a large supply of coal When rent day
comes the landlord will receive the usual
check. less the drawers contribution to the
coal fund. II this method of dealing with
stubborn landlords should become general
comforts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-16

Boston Advertiser.
In that part of the territory of the United
States known as Hawaii. in the city of
Honolulu. on Capiolani street, there is, or
was on Nov. 20 last, a furnished room to be
let to a gentleman. According to the Even
ing Bulletin Of that city, of the date men,
toned. this room Is "cool and mosquito
proof. In that other part of our great and
glorious country known as the island of
Porto Rico, last Friday was observed as
Arbor day. On that same day in Boston
and vicinity. real winter set I'm with snow,
falling temperature. biting winds. etc. II
is with US yet. All OF which things remind
US again that IL takes all sorts Of weather
to make a world power.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-16

The report of Senator Beveridge, chair
only an unanswerable argument against the
admission of New Mexico and Arizona to
the Union as States, but 1T presents the
reasons why Territory should or should
not be made State The broad principle
is laid down that Statehood should come
as the reward Of development and not as
an inducemert." If Territory. after being
open to settlement for years, has not a
large and increasing population there is no
reason to believe that il made a State it's
growth will be accelerated. The people of
New Mexico have three industries-agri-
culture, stock raising and mining. and agri-
culture is confined to the territory which
can be irrigated. New Mexico has been a
Territory more than fifty years, yet it has
a population of only 1880, or just over the
unit of representation in the larger States,
while Arizona has population Of only 122.-
931. In both Territories the grazing is con-
fined five miles on either side of the rivers,
the remainder being of no value. If irriga-
tion can DO nucn TOT eltner or tneSe Ierrl-
tories it is yet to be demonstrated Unless
irrigation can be made successful the con-
siderable growth of Arizona and New Mex
leo is out OF the question. In view of such
facts the majority of the committee be-
lieves the two Territories should wait until
their future shall be demonstrated. II a
mistake is made In not admitting those
Territories future Congress can remedy it,
but If a mistake is made in admitting them
that mistake can never be undone. An OBJ
lection urged against New Mexico is that
1872 per cent. of the population cannot read
or write any language. and it is the opinion
OF the committee that if the test of litter
acy were confined to the English language
only the percentage of illiterates would be
doubled.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-16
snringfield RenuhlIcan.

Springfield Republican.
Pension Commissioner Ware may prove
to be another Evans He recommends that
every pensioner who is convicted OF an in
famous crime should lose his pension. al
though Congress an its wisdom-and IN It's
cringing fear OF the pension agents-has
decreed that when pensioner Is In prison
his pension shall go on just the same
Then. too, Mr.. Ware condemns the hin
which would open the pension roll TO the
deserters from both the federal and the
confederate armies. These signs OF -inda-
pendence on the part OF the commissions
are good enough 10 pass along.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-16

A dispatch from Caracas says that lead
ing German and British residents Of that
place are very bitter against their re-
spective ministers, whom they accuse of
leaving without giving any intimation of
their intention to abandon the city. The
complaint seems to be well founded. Both
ministers skurried out of the city at the
first intimation of trouble, the German min
lister even leaving his wife sick abed. This
Is only one of several occurrences that have
not added to the prestige of either of the
mowers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-16

The New York Evening Post makes the
surprising statement that the Reed rules
have not done much to facilitate legisla-
ton in the House when the results of re-
cent years are compared with those OF
earlier sessions. Before the Reed rules
certain hours were assigned for consider
alton OF the reports of committees. IL no
action was taken during the hours as
signed the bill went to the foot of the cal
endar and could not be reached for long
time, If ever. Revenue and appropriation
bills were the only ones which had the
right of way. 1t took a two-thirds vote
to call up a bill out of its order on the
calendar Once before the House a bill
could be defeated by the various devices Of
hlibustering. In 1887 small minority, re-
sorting to dilatory tactics. so prolonged
consideration of the bill TO refund the d.
rect war tax paid by States that the ma
jority gave up the measure in disgust. I'm
der the rulings of speakers four years be-
fore Mr.. Reed was elected in 1889 a very
few men could force roll call after roll call
when the purpose of the small minority to
| defeat measure by such tactics was clear
| ly evident. Breaking a quorum by refusing
to answer when the roll was called was
often resorted to when the majority of the
| party in power was small. The Reed rules
put an end to that evil by counting a quo
rum. BY a report of the committee on
rules the majority could call up, discuss
and dispose of a bill, limiting the time
| for debate. The speaker is given power to
refuse to consider motions when, in his
| judgment, such motions are designed to
prevent action. The chief objection to the
Reed rules Is that they give too great
| power to the committee on rules. because
| 1t is very difficult to get a bill before the
| House without the consent of that commit
| tee. AS it is composed of but five mem
| bers one Of whom is the speaker, 1t fire.
quently gives cause for complaint.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-16

A dispatch says that notice has been
served by the United States on Great
Britain and Germany that 1t must not be
understood as giving its consent TO any
extension of the international right of a
peaceful blockade" This may mean that
the United States will not consent to the
right OF a peaceful blockade as a means of
enforcing payment of a debt being extend
ed to cover the Inauguration of actual war
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-16

Now President James ]. Hill, of the
Great Northern Railroad, declares that he
never said to a reporter that the country
had reached the summit of prosperity, but
his denial will not be seen by thousands
who saw the original story.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-16

One effect of the present Venezuelan
trouble may be to teach the Central and
South American states that the Monroe
doctrine does not pledge the United States
to protect them in any wrongdoing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-16
Second Lieut.. Fifth L. S. Artillery.
ARNOLD SAYS FALSE"

Never was a more base falsehood blazoned
to the world than that contained in the
above communication. His expressions are
similar in purport TO those written by the
commanding officer TO the War Depart
ment. proving that concert of action had
been agreed upon between them. Grenfell.
II is true. had not been punished In the in
human manner cited In his article pub
lished; he referred to others than himself.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-16
Professional Caution.

Electrical Review.
john said the retired lawyer to his coach
man, aren't the horses trying to run away?'
''They be. sirl'
"Then drive into something cheap"