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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-03
IN LIGHTER VEIN

is. unfortunate FIR the state that both
candidates should indulge in so much
mud singing. The god peSple Of the
state will agree with the News up to
that point, but those who have been
knew that when it comes to exposing
Davis previous record there is no
other mate:ial that can be used save
mud. He has never had anything else
in his hands since he went into office.
The opposition to him came from the
intelligent class of people who were en-
deavoring tc. throw all the mud into
cne lump and have Jeff carry it Off to
the back woods whence he came.
Instead of that it onw looks like he
will carry it back to the state house.
only redeemiag f. ature about the
whcle busines IS is that jeff will not get
to take his muddy hands and feet into
the new state house.
The campaign cry of the Davis peo-
pie, "The king can do no wrong has
now been changed.tc Long live the
king!"
A sporting writer in Vicksburg
seems very much worried that the
fans in Pine Bluff should want to
name their own team and suggests that
"Blue Birds is the only name that
goes with him, He thinks he sould
be the only one to choose the name.
It is not stated just how much stock
the Vicksburg man has in the local as
sociation, but he presumes to own the
team. If he does, it will be
news to those who put up their good
money to help the base ball team.
The contests did not end with Sat
| urday's primary, and hot old times are
promised in the convention next
June.
DR.. Dowie, the prophet, has left
America for parts unknown, and his
followers are now asking with Ark
ansas, Where are we at?'
Missouri has a man with a beard II
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-03
COTTON BELT TIME TABLE.

kWWR'z- -
North, No. 2, Arrive Pine Blum az
1:10 p. M; arrive st. Louis 7:1S
q. m.
North, No. 4, Arrive Pine Bluff a.
1855 q, m.; arrive at St. Louis 6:56
p. m.
North, No. 80, Leave Pine Bluff at
$3.50 p. M; arrive at Little Rock $40
p. m.
South, No. /, Leave st. Louis at
9:45 p. M; leave Pine Bluff at 3:16
p. m.
South, No. 8, Leave st. Louis at
1856 a. M; leave Pine Bluff 2:o5 a. NJ.
South, Nc. 81, Leave Little ROCK
at sos a. NJ; arrive at Pine BLUM
1926 q. m.
S. M. DICkEY, Agent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-03

Missouri has a man with a beard IL
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-03

DR.. Dowie, the prophet, has left
America for parts unknown, and his
followers are now asking, with Ark
ansas, Where are we at?''
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-19
MEN TO EXPLAIN
CAUSE OF WAR

Mr.. Minekishi, Commissioner of FL
nance for Japan, to the st. Louis ex-
position. Sakurai, Collector Of Customs
at Kobe, and Shuglo, another st. Louis
Fair Commissioners, who are passengers
to the coast on the steam ship Doric.
were entertained by a number of Ho-
nolulu japanese at a club house on
Vineyard street last evening.
During the evening Mr.. Minekishi
was interviewed by an Advertiser re-
porter. Like the other officials he was
much elated over the reports the party
had received here of Japan's successes
in the war and stated that enthusiasm
ran high on the war question all over
Japan. Every man, woman, and child,
In Japan, he said, believes that Japan
Is doing the only proper thing in fight
ing the Russians and by this time
must be in great state of enthusiasm
over the early victories.
Mr.. Minekishi stated that in a few
weeks prominent japanese will be sent
out from their home countries to the
United States Great Britain. and 9TH
err powers that are friendly to the jap
anese to explain why Japan had en-
tered into the conflict and that these
men would clear up much of the mis-
understanding regarding the situation.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-19
NOTHING FOR A NICKEL.

In an extra OF which 80 per cent. OF
the news space was taken UP with
stale matter including a dispatch head
ed Hanna Still Lives" the Bulletin of
yesterday printed these alleged "spe-
GALS"
SEOUL. Korea, Feb. 17.-Three Rus
sian warships have been trapped at
Yongampho, seaport in the northern
part of Korea.
The Russian ships caught are sup
posed to be a part of the Russian fleet
guarding the forts at this port.
Ships do not guard forts but forts
guard ships. The use of a fleet to
guard anything at such an insignificant
place as Yongampho, save the landing
of an army, would be a sheer waste
of fighting power AS yet no Russian
army has been landed there and there
Is no present reason why one should be.
SEOUL, Korea, Feb. 17.-Japan,
which is now landing thousands of
troops on Korea soil in preparat ton for
the struggle with the army of the Rus
slams in the northern part of the penin-
sula, has been granted by the Korean
government the right to traverse the
MS removes every
in the way of the japanese army and
assures their arrival near the scene of
expected hostilities in a short space of
time. The landing of the troops from
Japan is being effected at Chemulpo.
Thence they will advance to the Man
churian borders.
The news that Japan had landed
thousands of troops on Korean soil had
already been known here for days.
korea's permission to traverse the
country removed no obstacle, for both
Japan and Russia are acting in COM
plete disregard of korea's rights. The
statement that the troops at Chemulpo
Will advance to the Manchurian border
and arrive near the scene of expected
hostilities in a short space of time"
Is humbug. At this time OF year a Jap
anese army could not march from
Chemulpo or Seoul to the Manchurian
border and arrive in six weeks Nor
would II try when the sea route Is open
Tor transports to carry an army to it's
destination i'm two days. The army now
In the north travelled by sea and is
large enough for the work cut out.
The final special" states that refu-
gees from Manchuria say they were
cruelty treated by Russians.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-19
NEED OF MORE POLICE.

The list of articles stolen by the Jap
an auction house. That dray loads of
furniture could have been stolen from
thickly settled neighborhoods and ped
died in other centers of local popula-
ton, the business going on for months
and almost wholly in the daytime,
and the police knowing nothing about
1t, is most remarkable state of
things. Robbery after robbery occur
red, complaints were made, there was
the usual hue and cry, but the burglar,
with his wagon piled up with marble
topped tables and pier glasses. publicly
and cheerfully went on hawking the
plumber. Nobody asked him If he had
peddler's license; nobody inquired
how he could sell a set of silverware
or bedroom suite for couple of dol
lars: people bought right and left.
Some of them We're innocent purchas-
ers, no doubt, for the policy of keeping
the reports of robberies from the pa
pers made 1t impossible for the public
to know what was doing in burglary;
others We're little better than receivers
OF stolen goods; but all of them made
up large public which included al
most every variety of inhabitant ex-
cept policemen. Asa and his delivery
wagon might be running the streets yet
but for resident who called up the
police station TO notify it that the Jap
was making his accustomed rounds.
city organized like those of the
mainland, with interlocking police
beats in every part of it, each beat
occupied night and day by dependable
men could not be plundered as is the
case with Honolulu. Here, owing to
the limited police and the fiimsy trop-
ical architecture which invites the
prowler the conditions for burglary
are all that could be desired. And
what Is more, the criminal element,
from chicken thieves to tore-breakers.
are making the most OF them. The
only remedy is to put Honolulu under
such a police system as they have in
most American cities.
Money spent on purely ornamental
adjuncts of the Government might we'll
be put into larger and more depend
able police force
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-19
LOCAL CRIME.

| There is a great deal more thieving
in town than the public is aware OF.
AS a rule nothing is said about 1t by
the police until an arrest is made and
arrests, as compared with the whole
volume of crime. are few and far be-
tween. This Is not due TO any lack
partment, or Of cleverness among the
white detectives who really constitute
most of the thief-catching element;
but to the want of a large enough force
of efficient policemen and detectives to
cover this expansive city.
While some of the increase of petty
crime. the robbery of servants quar-
tiers, etc, Is probably due to the de-
sire of the criminal class Of Chinese
to get money for Konohi and of the
same class of japanese to secure pas
sage fare home, the tight times are
steadily adding to the number of peo-
pie who must live by their wits. There
is now large vagrant population here.
Kakaako Is full of 1t; and as negroes,
Porto Ricans and vicious Japs drift in
from the plantations the colony is add
ed to and its revenues must be pro-
men-not dummies in uniform, but po-
licemen-are needed to protect house
holders from harm. AS things are.
whole suburbs. yes whole districts
within the city, are left to take care
of themselves. Enough money is paid
out for defence to make this the best
policed town of its size in the world,
but unfortunately large part of 1t is
expended on ornamental militia.
Sam Johnson's company is militia
enough for Honolulu; and the money
spent on tie larger organization might,
If the Legislature willed, be profitably
diverted to the support of police. II
we get county government police mat
ters and militia matters will be d.
vorced; but even then 1t ought not to
be difficult to cut off enough superfiui-
ties of one kind and another to give
every part of Honolulu the oversight
of a night force.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-19
AGRICULTURE IN HAWAII.

J 1t Is an encouraging sign throughout
Hawaii that people are going to work
and are producing for export an in
creased tonnage of fruit, particularly
bananas and pines. The increase in
the banana and pineapple area is
marked. Fears are expressed that the
pineapple business may be overdone.
but this Is a matter which will regu-
late itself. Certainly II Hawaii could
get the pineapple business controlled
in the United States by Singapore. 1t
would have no reason to be appre-
hensive.
For ordinary products, not special to
the soil, cut-worms are the bane, but
that is the usual experience of new
agricultural countries, less so in places
where song birds prevail. 1t is i'm
possible for any one but scientist to
discuss the introduction of birds into
Hawaii from a broadly economic stand
point; but the subject is one worth
expert inquiry. Certain it Is that
but for the varieties and numbers OF
birds that flock into the New England
and Middle States during the planting
and growing seasons, those rich To-
calities would be failure agricultural
". The birds eat worms by the mil
lion. Here but few varieties OF birds
exist the robin not at all; though it
Is probable that the red-breasted worm
hunter would domesticate here as cas-
lily as the mynah did. Though a mi
gratory bird 1t is not accustomed to
sea flights, and, lacking the autumnal
incentive Of cold weather, it would
probably stay put. 1t remains for
the scientific men to say whether the
robin would do any harm to counter
balance it's good work.
In all forms of small farming here,
patience. study and scientific skill
must prepare the way to success.
Sugar did not do very well at first:
but resolute group of men determined
to make it a success and they did so,
calling upon the resources of science
for aid. A 1.-THE of the effort made
to render large farming profitable
would do as much for small farming
1t is all a matter. in the final analysis,
of attention to detail.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-19
ELIGIBILITY TO OFFICE,

The comments upon Hawaii made
In our columns by Thomas Fitch are
expressed with such delightful humor
and in such inimitable style that it
seems ungracious to criticize our genial
critic. According to him, Arizona is
better place for Office seekers than
Hawaii True, no sooner there does
the office seek the man, than affidavits
promptly go forward to Washington.
showing that the penitentiary is the
place for that man. But far worse is
the lot of Hawaii where every one
fit to hold office, fought either for or
against annexation. To entrust public
offices either to men who made annex
alton possible or who would have made
1t impossible, Is not to be thought OF,
even by the patriot who rejoices in
Hawaii being annexation territory.
The only way left, it is clear, is to
select officials from recent arrivals,
and If possible from those who dis
approve the way in which the Queen
was deposed Those who have grown
up with Hawaii and sought to accom-
plish its civic reform ought not to
take part in administration Of the re-
forms they helped to make.
Is 1t not yet possible that the quail
ties of integrity and efficiency may be
regarded, whether held by old timers
or new. and that familiarity with past
conditions and needs will not suffice to
disqualify from holding office?
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-19
THE WAR CONDITIONS.

II one will measure the track from
Moscow to Port Arthur he Will find
that the route is as long as from To-
ronto to Cape Horn.
To adequately guard such a railroad
as that from the attacks of Japanese
or of men in Japanese pay, would re-
quire an army as large as the one
Russia is said to have in Manchuria
now.
Much is urged about Russias numer-
ical superiority to Japan. But 1t is
only the part of her strength which
a slender railroad line, over 1000 miles
long, can bring to bear In Manchuria
that counts: that is assuming Russia
cannot regain the mastery of the sea.
II the moderate efficiency of the rail-
road system should be impaired by acts
OF war, Japan would have distinct
numerical advantage where she needed
II, one to be maintained as long as the
railroad could be kept from repair.
What will probably be known as
Japan's First Army, Is already on its
way to attack the railroad at Hardin,
where the Vladivostok branch con-
meets with the main line. The force
is estimated at $4,000. Much is being
said about this army in the dispatches,
evidently to divert the minds of the
Russians from the movements of the
Second Army which may, at any time,
land somewhere near Port Arthur.
That things are going wrong for
Russia all along the horizon accounts
for the talk at st. Petersburg of re-
calling Alexeff and dividing land and
sea command between Kuropatkin and
Skrydloff.
Korea, for the possession Of which
the war began appears to be almost
wholly in japanese hands. Russians
are out of it save in the neighborhood
OF the northern boundary and no great
force is known to be there. Undoubt-
eddy Japan will build earthworks and
heavy guns at all the ports, in
trenching themselves while the fate
OF Port Arthur and the railroad is be-
ing decided. So far the Japanese
plans have worked with precision while
tine Russian plans show every sign Of
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-19
OUR TREATY WITH KOREA.

Editor Advertiser: VIII you kindly
inform an admirer of your valuable
paper II the American Government Is
compelled through her treaty with
Korea to protect her, II she is to be
annexed to either Russia or Japan?
Yours truly,
A CONSTANT READER.
Honolulu, February 10, 1904.
The American Korean treaty was
made to secure certain benefits FOR
American traders and missionaries and
still remains in legal shape to be en-
forced. if the United States should
find an advantage in doing so, other
wise to be let alone. 1t is like the
long forgotten treaty between the Uni
ted States and the republic of New
Granada, which the United States I'M
earthed when II needed an excuse TO
interfere between Panama and Colom-
bia, but which 1t might have neglected
III IL had been pleased to do so, In
the present case the United States is
apparently satisfied with japanese as
cendancy i'm Korea and even in case OF
Russian ascendancy would not be like
1y to interfere
A treaty, unless 1t contains a nom
abrogative stipulation, as the Clayton
Bulwer treaty did, Is not binding in
case either party wishes to drop II. 1t
win be locally remembered that France
and England made treaties with the
Kingdom of Hawaii guaranteeing the
latter's autonomy; but when that au-
tonomy was lost in annexation the high
contracting powers did not even pro-
test and probably would not have done
no II Hawaii had appealed to them.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-19

The Star assumes that it's informa-
ton of Feb. II, that n japanese army
had landed in the north OF Korea to
begin the investment of Port Arthur
and that an engagement: would occur
in few hours" with the Russians, has
been borne out by subsequent news
Six days have passed without the bat
tie being reported, although the
specials had 10000 Russians on the
Yalu ready to fight; and as for an
investment of Port Arthur via the va
lu II is not yet even limited at. The
sole achievement of the specials has
been To guess at the landing of large
force TO operate beyond the Yaiu, al
though they had predicted that the
troops would march there, first from
Masampho and then from Seoul.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-19
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

! The story of the presence Of $4,000
japanese in the extreme north of Korea
is again discounted by the news that
the Russian troops have peacefully oc-
cupied VIII on the Korean side of the
Yalu river, a city also in the extreme
north. If any large Japanese army
was there, such a move by AleXieff's
forces would naturally have brought
on a battle. 1t is still possible that
the japanese, as a means of getting
to the railroad and turning the flank
of the Yalu positions, have landed west
of the river in Manchuria and at the
same time it is well to remember that
all the talk of great military move
ments there may be merely designed
to attract the Russians from the real
point of invasion. Despite the attes-
and the self-evident value to Japan of
striking the railroad between Hardin
and Port Arthur, the published census
of japanese troops in Korea seems I'M
real Fewer men than 10000 could do
the northern job. Then again. if $4,000
troops are in the north with an enemy
close by, why don't they fight? More
over why should total force of 100. 600
men be wasted on Korea at this time
of year?-a place where, except on the
Manchurian border, there is no enemy;
and where no enemy could reach the
japanese overland through a roadless,
mountainous country, alternately sub
ject to billiards. and floods, or reach
them by sea in the presence of a vic
torious japanese fleet Finally. have
the japanese such a superhuity of
trained men that they can put more
troops in garrison in peaceful Korea
and leave them there idle, than they
sent TO China for war-malling purposes
In 1S9i-95 and have enough left to deal
with the tremendous and vital military
problems of the LiaotonG peninsula?
The official news received at the Jap
anese Consulate from Minister Taxa
hlra at, Washington. quotes Alexieff
on the subject of Russian losses during
the naval engagements, inclusive,
probably, of the one on the 14th. The
disabled list is as follows:
Retvizan, 1900 tons
Tsarevitch. 1900 tons
Petropolovsk. 10,96O tons.
Sebastopol, 1O,960 tons.
Pallada, $3.50 tons.
Askold, 6,10O tons.
Novik, 5000 tons.
Boyarin (slightly), $500 tons.
Alexieff solaced himself. in making
this report. with the statement that
fifteen japanese ships were disabled
According to Minister Takahra no
japanese ship was harmed. 1t was as
easily won victory as that of Dewey
at Manila bay.
Another fiction is also officially dis
posed Of On Sunday the Russians
claimed victory at Pigeon-or Dove
bay, over a landing force of 10000
japanese. Now Alexieff speaks of de-
stroying Japanese surveying party
at Pigeon Bay. The Japanese deny.
through Minister Takahira, that any
landing has been attempted.
At present there Is a lull in fresh
war unexpectedly the lull before the
storm.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-19

Berrey's Report says that Uncle
sam should, by rights, be expendlng
enormous sums of money in improving
Pearl Harbor, building Notifications.
ETC. Events in the Far East give
point to this comment, II the United
states is going TO cut a figure in the
control Of the North Pacific, it must
establish fortified bases here and in
two or three other places and do 1t
soon. Hawaii, as a strategic point,
Increases in value and importance with
every event OF the present war.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-19

The Dominicans must want to he an
nexed. Not satisfied with firing on an
American ship and tearing up an Amer
lean railroad they have now violated
the sanctity of an American consulate.
1t Is getting near the time to benevo-
lently assimilate them.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-19

Set 1t down as an ordinary PROPOSE
tion OF common sense that when Japan
lets anybody use the cable to announce
that she is sending an army east, The
force is probably going west.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-19

The cable shut on the news OF the
Baltimore fire before the fremen had
finished their work. Files due today
Will bring full particulars.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-19

The London Times of January Is
says the confusion on the Manchurian
railway is great, There will be more
soon.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-19
PHYSICIAN.

DIR. MILAN SOULE-Ofice removed
to 121 Geary street. Residence, Palace
Hotel. San Francisco, Cal.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-19
Rheumatism

Is a rack on which you need not
suffer long.
1t depends on an acid condition
of the blood, which affects the
muscles and Joints, causes intlam-
nation and pain, and results from
defective digestion and a torpid
action of the liver, kidneys and skin.
Sciatica, lumbago and stiff neck
are forms of it.
Hoods sarsaparilla has cured me OF
rheumatism. | was so could not lift any
thing and my knees we're SO stiff I could
hardly get up or down stairs. Since taking
three bottles OF Hoods SarSaparilla have
never felt symptom OF rheumatism, and
/ gladly recommend Hoods for this dis
ease" Mrs. HATTIE TURNER, Bolivar. Mo.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-19
TIDES, SUN AND MOON.

New moon on the 10th at 0:33 a. m.
Times of the tide are taken from the
United States Coast and Geodetic Sur
yey tables.
The tides at Kahului and Hilo occur
about one hour earlier than at Homo
'ulu.
Hawaiian standard time Is 10 hours
70 minutes slower than Greenwich time.
being that OF meridian OF 1877 de-
srees 70 minutes. The time whistle
blows at 1880 p. m, which is the same
Is Greenwich. o hours 0 minutes. Sun
end moon are for local time for the
~hols srsup.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-19

*lO-4-10. ~ SSE-ESE.
Barometer corrected to 80 F. and sea
level, and for standard gravity OF Lat.
IS. This correction is---O6 for Honolulu.