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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-16

lust now, when the eyes OF all the
world are riveted on John Bull and
England, it may be pertinent TO in
uuire as to the origin OF the famous
nickname.
In the early part Of the eighteenth
century, when Pope and Swift steel
and Addison were in their glory, when
Grub street" was the supposed abode
and wills coffee house the famous re-
sort OF perhaps the most brilliant set
of wits that ever congregated in one
spot. when polish Of verse had reached
perfection, and satire had become
familiar mode of expression OF opin'
ion, there lived in this same company
of wits a kindly, large.hearted noble
and scholarly physician by the name
of Arbuthnot He had come from
Scotland as lad, and in few years
arose to be physician to Queen Anne
and intimate friend OF such men as
Pope and Swift. To him Pope wrote
the most fascinating Of his satirical
poems. the celebrated "Epistle to Dr..
Arbuthnot. in which occur these
lines:
Friend of my life, which did you not
prolong.
The world had wanted many an idle
song"
And Swift said Of him: "lf there
were a dozen Arbu.hnots in the world
/ would bum 'Gu'livers Travels
Now this courtly gentleman had the
strongest Tory principles, and in the
,1liGst of the stirring events OF the
.cr years war 07O3.l7l3D he produced
a satirical allegory describing the pc
iitical events OF the time. This BOOB
line first called Law Is a BOttOmles'
Pit" but later The History Of JOIN
Inun." II deals with the war between
France and Spain on the one side an'
England and Holland on the other Th'
iwar ig represented as a law suit, owe
III, trade OF my Lord Strut, in whicl
Jcnn Bull. a Clothier. stood for En-
gland; Nicholas Frog. a linen draper
her Holland Lewis BaboUn lBour
hurl for France. and Lord Strut 10
ISrall John Bull was 'ruddy an
plump with a pair OF cheeks like
trumpeter." an honest tradesman, sin
gle and straightforward than whor
there was no man in the world les
subj, Of TO rancour." He was ChOleI
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-16

From the far.off Marquesas in the
southern Pacific has come news OF the
death OF J. H. Humrill, Boston born
and bred. long a Yankee king OF canni-
balls. 4
Rumrin lived for more than fifty
years among the Marquesans, and for
many years was their ruler. He died
last year at the age of seventy, sur
rounded by his native wife and chill
Gren.
His last thoughts took him back TO
the home OF his boyhood and his kin
dred and, giving a missionary friend
the name and address Of a sister who
yet lives in the old New England
home. he expressed a desire that she
be informed OF his feeble condition and
that he died a Christian.
II was from this missionary that =
letter was received recently by Rum
rills sister, Mrs J. L. Mason, of RoX'
bury, giving some details OF RumrilIs
last days.
Rumril was born in Boston in the
early 3O's OF the last century. Love OF
the sea induced him in lSi7 to ship on
board a New Bedford whaler, which
disappeared after rounding Cape Horn,
Upward OF forty years had passed
since he sailed away, when one day a
naval officer called upon Mrs. Mason
with news of her brother. The officer
said that his ship had the year before
stopped for water OFF the town OF Tai
ohae, on Nukuhiva, one of the princi
and he had there met the king of the
islanders, who to his surprise address
ed him in rather awkward English.
The king was to all outward appear
ances one of the natives. One side o
his face from the center of the fore
head down was tattooed in native de
signs and characters, and he had tn
swarthy. copper color Of the islanders
He told the officer that he was not ;
native but New Highlander born, anl
that his name was J. II. Rumrill.
His story, as the naval officer re
heated It. was as follows: The whaj
ing ship on which he sailed was wreck
ed on one of the Marquesas. All Of
board were drowned save Rumrill an
four or five comrades.
The survivors were seized by tn
natives. who determined to serve then
up at a grand feast. The news wa
sent by courier to distant parts OF III
islands and the rest Of the inlabitant
were invited to the banquet.
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menD. John was easy.going aud in
dulgent. SO this naughty dame took
advantage of him, conulved with his
enemies, and plunged him constantly
deeper into debt. At last a perception
Of the true state of affairs penetrated
even Johns dullness and Carelessn
and terrific quarrel ensued. in the
course OF which John struck her
blow which later caused her death. Do.
nestle chaos resulted. and John could
not endure long his spouseless condi.
ton. This time he chose a woman OF
quiet, homely manners and helpful
ways IA new Tory parliamenU. This
lie soon brings him to his senses.
aud he proceeds to retrieve his char.
the hook honest John comes cut tri.
uupuari. He forces a compromise OF
tine Jaw suit THE treaty Of Utrecht
(which terminated the war;.
The y, ok takes up religious as well
as political factions and squaDbles ana
poor joan Bull has anything but a hap.
| by lome after taking his sister Peg
| (ScotlpudD to live with him (the union
| Of England and Scotland. 100. 10: she
w her lover Jack CPresbyterianism
and johns mother Ithe Church Il En-.
glandJ keep him constantly in h.
water.
Readers Of the book must wonder
what Or. Arbuthn0t intended to prog.
'nosticate regarding the future Of En-.
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- HE WAS A CANNIBAL KING =

Before being dished up each one OF
the captives was bound securely and
subjected to the slow, tortuiing proc.
ess of being tattooed from head to
foot on one side of the body. the divid'
ing line being drawn straight down the
center of the forehead The rule was
that he who should survive shoua not
be killed.
Rumrill's comrades succumbed and
were eaten. but he survived and be-
came a favorite of the king and the
natives. In course of time he learned
the native language and customs, and
taught the natives many useful things.
Above all he sought to abolish their
cannibalistic practices, and in this he
was largely successful The old king
died leaving Rumrill as his successor.
At the time Of the American war.
ships visit Rumrill was nearly sixty.
He told the visitor that he had lived
so long in the islands and had been 50
thoroughly imbued whit the spirit OF
the life OF the islanders that he had NJ
desire to return to his old home. In
deed, in his tattOOed state 1t would be
! impossible for him to return to civil
cation and live in any comfort.
One wish he did have, and that was
that his visitor on returning TO the
United States should call at his oil
home in RoXbury, seek his sister, ant
II alive give her greetings from he
long lost brother He also desired
that she should write to him.
Mrs. Mason at once wrote long let
ter to her brother, and after man.
months it reached its destination. Rum
rill wrote back, giving more details o
his life on the islands, and for a tim
the correspondence was kept NJ
though the letters from Rumrill wer
few. In one letter he remarked tina
he would no doubt cause sensation
II he were suddenly to appear in Bo'
ton and walk up Washington street
and scare people with his half tattooe
face.
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POLITICAL POINTERS

The Prohibition party will hold its
State Convention in New York to nom
mate a Governor and other candidates
under the emblem of the Fountain at
on September ..
:: !: ::
There are three grades OF counties
in Georgia as to liquor selling. In TWEEN
ty.eight it is authorized, in twenty-five
the dispensary system is established
and in thirty.seyen there is prohibi'
ton.
:: p =
The two American States which
have the largest proportionate number
of CanadiGn.born inhabitants are Mas
saChusetts and Michigan. The total
population of these two States is the
same as that OF Canada.
= :: ::
Connecticut elects a Governor this
year. The present Republican Govern
or. Mclean, announces that he will not
be a candidate again. Frank Branda
gee of New London and Donald +.
Warner OF Salisbury are candidates
TOR the Republican nomination.
!: :: !:
The recent Populist convention IN
Indiana was more notable on account
OF the absence Of delegates than from
their presence. There were only TWEEN
ty.siX persons present, though Indiana
has ninety.two counties and the Popu'
list vote for Governor in 1900 was 1900,
!. :: =
The immigrants arriving now nave
low rate of illiteracy. Last year o.
per cent of the adult Syrians who land
ed at the port of New York could
neither read nor write. The rate Of
illteracy among southern Italians was
80 per cent. and among the Greek i'm
migrants 81 per cent. Among the Pol
ish immigrants II was 81.
e :: :;
An organized effort to resist the sui
frage provision of the new Nirgluit
Constitution is to be made by some O
the leading colored men OF Richmond
. W lb nave SlulNtN Il ~ 49,
the validity of the new instrument. a
fund has been raised for this object
Jordan Thompson, president of the Ne
gro Industrial and Agricultural Socte
ty, is a leader in the movement.
!. :. 1.
The Republican candidate for Coz
ernor, General Mccullough, is a res
dent of Bennington; the candidate ("
Lieutenant Governor comes from RoN
bury; the nominee for Secretary q
State from Morristownl and the canG
date for Auditor from Craftsbury. Nel
mont Republicans often choose thci
candidates for elective office frOr
small towns in preference to large 81
les.
!: n y
Section of the amended Virgin.
Constitution excludes from the suffrae
persons who, while citizens of I'M
State, after the adoption of this Coz
stitution, fought a duel with deadl
weapon, or sent or accepted a cha
lenge to fight such a duel either with
or without the bounds OF thls stat
or knowingly conveyed challenge {
aided or assisted in any way in Ii
fighting of such a duel"
!. :: :.
The new State Constitution in Al
bama has done away with August ale
lions in that State and by reducir
the opportunities for fraud has adde
many think, TO the prospects of the I!
publican minority. William Naugho
Of Birmingham, chairman of the r
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-16

publican State Committee, announces
that the Republicans of Alabama will
nominate a complete list OF candidates
for State offices at the November cleo.
tiOns.
:: :: ::
The Republicans OF Nebraska nave
nominated for Governor ]. Fl. Mickey
of Polk county, in the eastern part OF
the State, which has heretofore been
carried by the FusiOnists. He is a
banker The nomination was more
vigorously sought this year than at any
previous time since the first rise OF
Populism took the State out Of the Re.
publican column. The material condi'
ton of Nebraska Is now better than Il
has been for dozen years.
81 !: !:
The House of Representatives in
Washington has two Congressman Al
len. two Congressman Ball, two Con
gressmen Butler, two Congressman
: Cooper two Congressman Foster. two
| Congressmen Gaines, three Congress
] men IlNnlNt wv Vim 'oSih'i JUN
son, two congressman Jones, two Con
gressmen Powers, two Congressman
Richardson. two Congressman Robin
son. six of the name Of Smith, two OF
stewart, two Of Taylor, two OF Temp
kins and two OF Williams.
!: :: ::
The increase in the number OF ltal
ian litigants in the minor courts OF
New York city has not been met by the
election OF Italians as Judges. One, al
least, of these Judges has learned ltal
ian. He Is George +. Roesch, who de
livered a lecture in Italian recently
Since ne assembled the bench in 1894
he has learned Italian, besides speak
ing German and English and acquiring
a colloquial understanding of Hebrew
jargon. A knowledge of four Ian
guages in unusual in a New iorl
Judge.
:. :. :.
Arkansas, with no disfranchisinl
provision of law against its large ne
gro population, is carried by the Dem
ocrats as regularly as Louisiana o
Mississippi, but with the same popula
ton as Louisiana and with 900 les
people than Mississippi, it casts NOR
votes than both OF those States tC
gether. The election laws OF Arkansa
. prescribe one years residence in tn
. State and six months in the county a
! qualifications for voting in New HOr
d. only three months residence in tn
/ county is required,
!. * I: e
p The newly elected Oregon Legisl
r ture will be even more strongly r.
n publican than the one it succeed
!. even though at the recent June ele
ton the Democrats elected one cand
date on the State ticket, their nOmin6
a for Governor. In the last Legislator
e there were twenty straight Republica
) members of the Senate and thirty-s
!. OF the House. In the next Legislatul
y there will be twenty-four in the Sc
|. ate and fOrty-eight in the House,
n gain on joint ballot for the Repub
2, cans of sixteen members.
r - q q
g The vicissitudes of New York eli
politics are sometimes surprising.
the election of 1891 Francis NJ. SEQ
l. was a candidate for Justice Of the S
C. preme Court and was defeated, polIi'
& 10000 votes. Six years later, when
/ candidate for the same office, he pollO
e. $4,000 votes and was elected for h
n present term, which does not exp
g. until January l, lY--. In 1895 All
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-16

George. Prince of Wales, heir appar.
Cnt to the English throne, holds a
warm spot in the heart of John Bull.
For the first eighteen years OF his lie
he was the inseparable companion OF
his elder brother the late Prince Al.
bert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Az
Ondale. whose demise on the eve of his
marriage with the Princess NAY of
Teck. the present Princess OF Wales
formed such a sad incident in the his.
tory of England's royal house. The
two brothers seemed each to find in
the other the complement of his own
individual characteristics. The quick
livellness of Prince George acted as q
constant and welcome stimulus both IN
work and play hours to the more lynn
| phatic temperament OF his brother,
while the brothers staidness often
served as a counterpoise to the youn'
gers impulsive decisiveness. Were
they following the hounds together as
boys. 1t was Prince George whose pony
had to take the fence or hedge irs-,
and give Prince Eddy the lead, were
they bathing together in the sea, 1t
was Prince George who was the first
to leap off the ship or yacht into the
water. and not till he was swimming
around and encouraging his brother &c
follow him did the elder take the inevt
table plunge. In many ways the eldel
constantly leaned upon the youngo'
brother and the younger reciprocateI
the confidence with warm-hearte.
manliness and devotion.
Prince George is full of vivacitv
spirit and go; he has always been re-
garded from childhood as the entan
terrible of the royal family, and innu
merable are the stories related OF hi
, jokes and everlasting scrapes. He 4
as noted for his facility of getting int
mischief as his brother was for keer
ing out OF it; and 1t is possibly thi
e which has endowed him with his poln,
!. larity among the masses, popularit
/ that was withheld from the Duke O
= Clarence, called Collars and Cuffs,
, until the last few weeks previous I
. his death.
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the ONCE oil secretat! 10 the GOV
ernor OF Ne" forh was eStau''s"eu III
1877. Governor Cleveland private
secretary, Daniel . Lamont is now
vice president OF the Northern racine
Railway. Governor rlo"er secretary
Col. Williams Is one OF the oh.cers ol
the Brooklyn Rapid transit company
Governor Morton secretary, Col ASH
ley W. Cole, Is one o' I"G 9,a'e nui'.
road Commissioners. Col Lamont 5
immediate predecessor as private sec
rotary was Henry r. Aue"' one Oh the
-four Van Wyck Ponce commissioners
I The predecessor OF Abel as private
/ secretary was DAVID u HoOI"sou' HoN
ernof Robinson son
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( There Is some friendly coh'roNe'7>
among the Republicans oil Massarh,l
sets over the question as 10 VINO sh'l
preside at the state convention 'h''
year. EX'secretary OF tue Nav! Ions
was hrst CHOSEN 10 pressure cho'S'
which II was expected the hepup'' ,al
state Committee Would ra'lIE' MIN
ael j. murray according 10 soH1e u "''
friends, is not disposed 10 retire as
candidate FOR chairman OF the stat
convention. Before Mt, Long ielI 'h
Cabihet majority o' tue 'ie'lDe's y
the state CommIttee mao pleus''
themselves to support MI Murray 10
chairman senator Louse Is uhlg'
stood TO FAVOR the seieCloh oi vi
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are numerically very H"eH st'o"Se
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-16

The of Mackav ihe famous American millionaire w'
in the United
chief
who old Will
commercial interests With this end IN view
sold predicted he Will
of his noted father
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The latter, after receiving one or two
good shakings, suddenly opened hiS
eyes, swure a big oath, and let dri'e
his first at his fcllow-middy' rigdt
eye. The young fellow made no r".
Spouse, but returned to his post aul
thus did duty for the Prince.
But on the following day he stated
his case and showed his eye to his
comrades. The midshipmen held a
drumhead court. martial, found the
Prince guilty, and sentenced him to be
spanked by the lad whose eye he had
blankened.
Accordingly the royal culprit was
seized by four of the seniors and held
face downward on table while tho
midshipman with the dishgured optic
his sleeves rolled up to his elbows,
carried oct the sentence Of the mid.
shipments court until his hands smart.
ed.
When the Prince was released he
was furious with rage. and threatened
VENGEANCE but in day or two he
, thought better OF it, and went to his
messmate who had spanked him and
apologized for the blow he had gEcn
him. The midshipman accepted his
apology and rendered his own In re.
turn for the spanking which he had
administered.
During the remainder of the cruise
7 the Prince put on no airs, but he was
as agreeable and charming a young
fellow as could be. There can be no
doubt that he was beneSted by the
spanking.
The crown Of England descends to
the nearest heir Of the last wearer. be
that heir male or >aughters
being, Of course, postponed to sons.
Had the Prince Of Wales had no Chill.
dren the curious sight would be Wit.
messed of a Marquis of Macdu stap.
ping direct from the Guards, or the
benches Of the House of Commons, to
the throne.
In that case the junior partner in
the great London banking house al
Scott & Co. would find himself in 20
sitiOn more anomalous than that Il
Queen NiCtoria's husband Prince Al
bert--a position, in fact, to find a par
, allel for which it would be nee ,sary
to go back to the days Of Mary Queer
Of Scots and the Earl of Darnley.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-16

Mrs. Howard Kingscote, the English
says that American audiences
are anxious to hear facts, while En-
glish audiences demand to be amused.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-16

The shah OF Persia, who Is visiting
Emperor William. will not travel on
railroad faster than eight or ten miles
an hour. and his suite consists largely
Of detectiTes.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-16

Moreover, England being essentially
a maritime power sailors hold n
strong place in the regard and affec'
tons of their countymen, who are
ready to extend to seafaring men an
indulgence withheld from every other
profession. This no doubt accounts
for much of the public favor which has
been accorded Prince George. 1t Is
true that, for a considerable period he
has been forced TO give up all active
service in the navy and settle down on
dry land. There were grave consider
atoms of a dynastic and political EG'
ture which rendered 1t imperative that
he should be prevented from mourning
any risk before he married and provo
ed one or two heirs TO the crown. Fo",
should he have died unmarried it
would be his sister, the Duchess of
Fife, who would assume his place IN
the line Of succession to the crown,
and the British people would now be
| brought within measurable distance
Of seeing a COmmOner. in the person al
the Duchess Of Flies daughter styled
Lady Alexandra merely by courtesy
seated on the throne Of England.
As it Is, the marriage of the Prince
with his deceased brothers intended
Princess Victoria Mary of Teck lJu!l
6, 1899, has been productive Of the
! following issue:
Prince Albert Edward, born June %
1894.
Prince bert Frederick George
born December II, 1895.
Prince Henry William Frederick Al
bert. born March 81, 1900.
Princess Victoria Alexandria, borr
April %, 1891
It will be seen that the royal line c
England is in little danger Of e%tInc
ton,
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When the Prince of Wales ascends
the throne as George V his subjects
will have the satisfaction of knowing
that he has a practical knowledge-to
his cost. 1t may be added-of the good,
old.fashioned word spanking" When
serving as a mldshipman he decline !
one night to turn, as he should nave
done, to go on watch. His fellow-mid'
dy. whom he was designated to relieve,
and who wanted to turn in, endeay0r.
ed to arouse the Prince.
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first cousin and most popular member
Of the English royal family.
The Princess and her mother Che
Duchess of Teck, had their sitting
room in the wing once occupied by the
King when Prince of Wales, when lie
was first allowed by his parents the
dignity OF n bachelor establishment.
This business room and boudoir
combined clearly showed how the
Princess and her mother spent their
time. The list Of their good and char
, table works cannot be given within d
limited space. Suffice 1t to say that
both took the keenest interest in all
sorts of good works.
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Princess May, as she was thea
known. had a plainly furnished sitting
room of her own close to the little
study used by her three brothers
when they were at home. There, after
the death of her affianced husband. the
Duke of Clarence, she would sit tor
hours together, gazing listlessly
through the large windows at the
beautiful landscape beyond. The once
so gay and joyful princess had be-
come an entirely different being. He"
sunny smile had disappeared, and her
light-neartec, merry laugh ceased 10
echo as of yore through the halls and
passages of the White Lodge.
Today the Princess is characterized
by most charming and gracious man.
ner. which, more than her beauty, has
endeared her to the people of England.