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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-10-05
GENEAU's CASE SET.

Territory VS.. Geneau. charged with
the murder Of U. s. Harris, is set for
the 2ith instant, for trial.
Il. A. Douthitt, Geneau's counsel,
this morning asked for months de.
lay. urging the importance of the case
and the necessity of careful prepare
ton. His request was denied.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-10-05

II forty straight votes can control a
precinct primary result, the man who
waits to register his objection after
the primary election is held, evidences
either laziness or a natural desire to
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-10-05

Mr.. and Mrs James Glib returned
In the Sonoma from a four months
visit to their former home In Scotland.
I'M. Glib is manager of the Paauhau
plantation, on Hawaii, where he goes
by the first boat.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-10-05

No argument has yet been offered
that will justify Republican voter in
splitting his ticket to help along Demo.
cratic and Home Rule opposition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-15

introduction of the Edison incandescent
light. Among the guests on the occasion
we're many distinguished electrical invent
ors and practical telegraph men. and they
all united in honoring Edison. In proposing
his health the POSTMASTER of the occasion
said:
As / am about to propose the health OF
our guest, let me say that there should be
encouragement I'm the founding OF TINS
medal tonight for every struggling, ambl-
tious youth in America. Let us let our sons
recall and applaud the CHEEKY little news
boy at Detroit; the half-shOd. haif-frozen
operator seeking bravely a job along the
icy pixies Of the Central States; the gaunt.
untuS-ed eXperimenter in Boston taking
eagerly nee-@ fees for lectures he was too
modest to deliver: the embryonic inventor
in New York grub-staked by a famous
Wall-street man for his first stock ticker;
the deaf investigator at Menlo Park VINO
wreaked novel retaliation on his affiictlon
by preserving human speech forever with
his monograph; the prolific p~atentee who
kept the pathway TO the Patent ONCE hot
with mis- footsteps for nearly forty years;
the genius, our cOmrade. who took this lit
tie crystal bulb in his PrOmethean hand and
with 1t helped to give the world a glorious
new light which never was before on lana
or sea-ThOmas Alva Edison.
Congratulatory messages were read from
President Roosevelt, Andrew Carnegie,
Marconi. President Ascoli. of the Italian
Society of Electrical Engineers; Mascart,
of France; Gilbert Knapp. the German cleo
trician: Lord Alverstone, lord chief justice
of England, Lord Kelvin and others. In
replying to the toast in his honor Mr.. Edi-
son adopted the unique idea of transmitting
it by a Geographic sending instrument such
as he used when he first became an OPP
orator. AS nearly every person in the room
could read by sound it was enjoyed by them
at first hand, and was afterwards read for
the benefit of the rest.
Mr.. Edison is not yet an old man, but
he has had a great career. 1t is a fine
tribute to American institutions that a boy
who at the beginning of the civil war was
selling newspapers should, by his own un-
aided efforts, have become one of the great
men of the scientific and business world.
Edison deserves all the honors that can be
bestowed on him, and it is to be hoped he
may live long to enjoy them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-15
old Men as Clerks.

The business efficiency of old men was dis
cussed to-day by Pension Commissioners Ware at
a hearing before the House committee on civil
service. In reply to a question about the aver
age efficiency of the older men in his depart
ment he said:
1.-THE average is not high. There are some
over seventy years of age who show considerable
efficiency. Up to s~ixty-ive years Of age there
are a good many capable. efficient men. The
rate of efficiency above sixty-ive is not high.
But they are, as a rule, men who are steady,
who come to their desks regularly and work as
best they can. Therelative efficiency would be in
creased il all above sixty were dropped and
their places filled with bright. young men,"
The commissioner said he had slated a man
over eighty years of age for dismissal on &C
count of his approximation, but while the
papers were still on his desk the old man
dropped dead. He realized that IL he had dis
charged the aged clerk he would have been
charged with his death and held up as a hard
hearted monster.
The commissioner added, however. that some
of the older men are the best in the bureau.
When old men retain their faculties and energy
their experience and judgment make them much
better clerks than younger men.-washington
Letter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-15
PLACING OF THE CUBAN LOAN.

Cub is to be Congratulated on the sue
cessful placing of her Sc, OOo,OO loan in New
York. All first it was considered doubtful if
she would be able to place it at this time,
on account of disturbing conditions in the
financial world, but Notwithstanding these
ii has been done. The loan is made on the
basis of 3 per cent. gold bonds running for
forty years, and the entire amount of $780,
100000 was taken by a New York banking
house at 9OK cents on the dollar.
The bonds are secured by a specific pledge
of a sufficient percentage of Cuban customs
receipts to insure the payment of the inter-
est and the creation of a sinking fund to
retire the bonds at maturity. The main OBJ
ject of the issue is to pay the Cuban veter-
ans for services during the war for indie
pendence. and while it will not be sufficient
TO pay the full amount of the claims it is
believed the veterans will be content with
a portion of the face value of their claims.
and that the islands revenues will be suf-
hcient to meet all further obligations The
loan Is to meet a present emergency.
1t is said that in placing the loan the
NEW 1OIh HIm VIII nave dSSOCldleu Win
it it's branch houses in London and Paris
and certain trust companies in this coun-
try, and that the bonds will be offered
somewhat below par in the near future.
Considering their long life the rate of in
terest and the good security they ought to
be an attractive investment. AS the New
York house takes them at 9Oh per cent, if it
sells them at nearly par 1t will make a
handsome profit, while those who get them
at the latter price will have a good in
vestment. Both principal and interest are
payable in United States gold coin.
There is no better criterion of public con-
fdence in the stability of a government than
it's ability to borrow money, and the fact
that a leading banking house of New York
has undertaken to float this loan, even on
attractive terms for itself. shows that fnan-
ciers have confidence in the stability Of
| the new Republic founded by the United
States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-15
CHURCH AFFAIRS.
Woman Minister Has Come to Sta.

The woman minister has come TO stay in
Congregationslism. While other denominations
like the Methodists and Episcopalians refuse
TO ordain women. the Congregational denomina-
ton in most sections OF the country, at least.
seems willing 10 approve well-qualihed women
or to extend TO them the same opportunities in
the Congregations ministry that are offered TO
worthy and well-educated men. The divinity
schools of the denomination admit women TO
their courses, and some of them. like Hartford
Theological Seminary. make a specially of the
opportunities offered women.
And yet it is not likely that there will be
house into the ranks of the ministry as 10
crowd the men TO the wall. Here and there a
man Of moderate ability may be set aside for a
brilliant, attractive woman, but that would be
his fate when he came into competition with a
man possessing the same qualifications.
And at any rate. as in the case Of the law and
medicine. il will probably only be the occasional
woman in coming years who will choose the
ministry for her profession. But il seems GER
tain that. provided they possess the desirable
natural and acquired qualifications, women will
least. and find an important work to do for
their fellow-men and women. The ministry.
like every other profession. must be judged by
its fruits. and, subjected to this ancient but
still pertinent test. the women preachers
throughout the country are doing honor to their
sex and are scoring a success which might not
have been anticipated a quarter Of a century
~ago.-Bcston Transcript.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-15

That was an interesting dispatch in the
Sunday Journal from Copenhagen giving
Denmark's reply TO a query from the Brit
ish government. 1t said the latter had in
CURED if the Danish government was pre-
pared to defend Denmark's neutrality. espe-
cially the important sea routes. Denmark
replied in effect: I'VE will defend our
selves"
1t was stated that the construction placed
on Great Britain's inquiry was that she APP
preciates the danger of Russia occupying
Danish fortresses in the event of compIi-
cations between Great Britain and Rus
STA over the far Eastern question. Finally
il was added that in consequence Of the
possibility of such an outcome the Danish
War Department had ordered the army re-
serves to be ready for mobilization through
out Denmark on twelve hours notice.
Great Britain's inquiry was significant.
Denmark lies at the western end of the
Baltic sea and commands its outlet to the
North sea and the ocean. The Battles only
other connection with the North sea is by
the Kaiser Wilhelm canal. constructed and
OAAN ~ - 1AAAO1 ~ NUS
sian warships are now in the Baltic, and
it is of great Importance that they be got
out into the open sea. A recent dispatch
said they had passed out through the ca
nal, but this was promptly denied.
Great Britain's inquiry was evidently in
tended to ascertain If Denmark could and
would prevent their passing out through
the narrow channel along her shores. The
maintenance of strict neutrality would re-
quire her to do this. as the channel Is
virtually Danish water as much as the Kali
ser Wilhelm canal is German. To allow
Russian warships to pass out by either Of
these ways in time OF war would be as
much a violation Of neutrality as to allow
an army TO march across their borders.
Denmark is one of the smallest powers
in Europe. Her navy is very small. but
the channel from the Baltic to the North
sea is commanded by strong Notifications
and she could probably prevent the Russian
ships from passing out If she chose TO do
so. The correspondence between the Brit
ish and Danish governments indicates her
probable line of action. If she should need
assistance Great Britain might help her.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-15
SECRETARY HAYS NOTE To THE
POWERS.

The prompt acceptance by nearly all the
European powers OF Secretary Hays prop
osition for restricting the operations of the
war and preserving the integrity of China
is a remarkable instance Of consensus of in
ternational action. 1t is a great triumph
for American diplomacy, but it is also a
triumph for the powers. because it has
brought them TO a friendly understanding
regarding points which. without such an
understanding. might have developed a
controversy that would nave led to war.
The general acquiescence in the PROPOSE
ton is also a tribute 10 Secretary Hays
sagacity in submitting it. His motive was
partly humane and partly commercial. He
wished to minimize the horrors of war by
restricting the field of its operations. and
he also wished to prevent the d:smember-
ment of China and preserve the empire in
tact for the purposes of trade Both of
these are conmendable objects. and the
prompt acceptance of Mr.. Hays suggestion
shows that the powers regarded it as
timely.
AS yet the plan is only a tentative one.
1t commits the powers to a principle, but
not 10 any particular line of action. and
least of all to the use of force to make the
plan operative. The moral effect of the
assent of all the powers to Mr.. Hays note
will be very great. without any resort TO
force. If the war can be kept out of China
and China out of the wal the whole world
will gain by it, and this is the real object
OF Mr.. HAYS note.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-15

Few American inventors have lived to en-
joy the complete success and generous rec
ognition of their labors as fully as Thomas
A. Edison. the electrical inventor. Morse.
another exception in that line. for after his
invention was perfected he lived to receive
gold medals and honorary distinctions from
every civilized government in the world and
to witness the erection of a bronze statue
to himself in Central Park. New York.
The American Institute of Electrical En-
gineers rendered Mr.. Edison a banquet in
New York a few nights ago In honor Of his
hfty-seventh birthday. which happened also
TO be the twenty-ffth anniversary Of the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-15
Woman Held In Train.

A Frisco passenger train stopped for a short
time while entering Joplin the other day and
"a woman started 70 get off. She was almost to
the door, when she suddenly turned and
screamed, I've lost 81" The conductor. after
waiting about a minute for the woman to find
her money, told her to hurry if she wanted to
get of. Just you dare pull that rope!" the
woman yelled. The conductor made a threaten
ing movement toward the signal rope, when the
woman headed him OF again. Il dare you to
pull that roper she screamed at the top of
her voice. The conductor was completely cowed
and waited patiently as the minutes few. Fin
ally the woman suddenly stood up and said
oh, I've found IT," As she moved out of the
car the conductor, having recovered his nerve,
asked sweetly: Have you any further objec-
lions to make to my going ahead?'-Kansa
City Journal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-15

A bill has been introduced in the House
calling for the establishment of a Depart
ment of Public Laundries." The man who
introduced it did it with no hope of having
it passed. but solely for the purpose Of
bringing himself before the public eye. He
belongs to the class of people generally
known as smart Alexis" who despair Of
gaining fame in a legitimate way and who
therefore perform ridiculous antics before
high heaven and look to gods and men for
applause. Such men cannot distinguish be-
tween fame and notoriety, and if they cam
not be Shakspeares they figure that they
can at least be Elmores.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-15
The Terrors of Childhood.

The imaginary terroIs that affiict children in
the darkness are very real. for the time being.
and cause an amount of suffering that only wise
and sympathetic parents can fully appreciate.
Going home recently, in the evening. through a
quiet side street. a little boy trotting close upon
the writer's heels asked the time. The time was
given him-6 o'clock-but still he followed
closely. Then he said, timidly: II am afraid to
go in my backyard" Why my boy, what are
YOU afraid OFF, There's something behind a
bush there he said, now coming alongside and
taking a friendly hand. The backyard was near
at hand, and. a joint investigation proving that
there was nothing whatever behind the bush,
the little chap thanked his chance acquaintance
and ran cheerfully into his house, in the rear.
He had been walking up and down the street
for some time, peering into that dark passage
and waiting for Com
merciaI
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-15
PRESIDENTIAL APPETITES.
Most of Them Grow Fat While I'm
Omce.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
A President of the United States works
hard for his $4,000 a year. He can find
a dozen things TO do for every minute he
is not asleep, and then will have much
business undisposed of at the end Of the
week. II is business. too, that keeps him
at his desk and in his office. He must be
sedentary If he does the work of his office.
The mere signing OF his name 10 commits
sions and all sorts of executive papers. to
say nothing of his mail. occupies fully half
his time, and obviously a President cannot
sign his name and take exercise at the same
time. The result is that Presidents grow
fat. President Roosevelt is the great excep-
ton TO the stick-to-your-desk rule. but
President Roosevelt is getting fat, too. Mr..
Roosevelt breaks away. He goes horseback
riding and takes long walks. He boxes.
fences, plays single stick and tennis. and
does all sorts of athletic feats. If mere
exercise would keep him down he would be
thin as a rail. He is a voracious eater. He
has been an athlete all his life, and, now
that he is in the forties. is taking on flesh.
as all athletes do when they get along in
wears. The Presidents struggle with fat
keeps him reasonably within bounds. He
has gained My twenty pounds since he
went into the White House, and now an
nounces his weight al $50; II ne old not
with rood prospects for another twenty
pounds In the next two years
President Arthur did not exercise. Presi-
dent Cleveland rarely went out, President
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-15
Her Identification Mark.

A eharmingly dressed young lady with a GER
tam knowing air about her was seen To enter
a Chestnut-street bank the other day. The
writer was just behind, and. having business at
the same financial institution, followed this at
tractive daughter Of Eve. She hurried to the
first window. only to be told TO take her place
in line. AS she had entered the building first
the writer allowed her TO take his position.
The lady showed a certain amount Of impa-
thence. owing to the delay in getting to the head
of the lire. but once she had the paying teller's
attention she offered him a check.
.Hut." said the oiii,lal. you must get some
one TO identify you"
The lady looked at him a moment, but a So
luton soon presented itself to her, and she re-
Piled:
oh. certainly. you can identify me by this
mole under my lip"
And when she left that window after Eve
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-15

Harrison took long walks. but not the kind
Of walks that keep OF fat. President Nc
Kinley went driving frequently, but there
is no physical exertion in riding in a vic
toria. He strOlled slowly around the White
House grounds a few times a week. The
result was hat Arthur, Cleveland. Harrison
and Mckinley took on flesh. Mr.. Cleveland
was large when he was elected president.
Arthur was a well-nourished man. Har-
rison was small and Mckinley was not fat.
Arthur became larger in girth. Cleveland
put on pound after pound. Harrison devel-
oped a paunch and Mckinley became fatter-
Presidents live well. They have good food
and plenty OF IL. Usually they have good
appetites. They cannot help getting fat.
Any man who sits at his desk all day and
eats three meals OF rich food VIII expand
physically II he Is healthy.
W. T. Sinclair. steward OF the White
House. who has catered for four Presi-
dents. saws: The individual tastes OF the
Presidents i'm the way OF food vary mate
rally. Mr.. Mckinley was the easiest TO
please OF all and Mr.. Harrison the most
difficult. while Mr.. Cleveland, with more
of the tastes of the epicure. preferred the
richest food. President Harrison had "A
delicate. dainty appetite, ate little. but was
particular about the quality and prepare
finely favored but not oversauced menu.
Tie liked a salad. a small portion OF the best
meats. served simply but in endless variety
and his desserts had 10 be simple and with
out the slightest suspicion Of Over-havOr-
SPresident Cleveland was a dificult man
10 please IN some respects, but once YOU
understood his tastes everything was easy.
He liked game, FISH. good meats and was
"A hearty lover Of well-selected and lastly
prepared dishes. He was particularly fond
of canvasback duck and liked Holsters
broiled or boiled. President Mckinley de-
ighte in turkey and roast beef and en-
joyed them most when permitted 10 DO the
carving himself. He rarely took more than
a sip OF wine. but would order Il freely for
his guests. President Cleveland used to
keep a good stock Of wine and 50 did NJ.
Harrison.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-15
Religious Notes.

The recent death of DIR. II. Clay Trumbull, of
Philadelphia. leaves but one remaining of the
group of notable men who pioneered the modern
Sunday-school movement. That one is Bishop
Vincent.
Professionalism in Peru is gaining a foothold
through industrial missionary work. Two mis-
sionaries who endeavored to establish a mis-
sion there were expelled twice, but are now
allowed to remain unmolested.
In the Baptist denomination there are 2,179
ministers who are total abstainers and 1S9 theo-
logical students in the colleges. The Congrega-
tional ministers in England and Wales who are
total abstainers number approximately 2,573 out
of a total of s,912. In the eleven colleges prac-
tically all the students are now pledged alb
stainers.
LAS a business man speaking to business
men," says Sir w. Mackworth Young, late
lieutenant governor of Punjab, II am prepared
TO say that the work which has been done by
missionary agency in India exceeds in impor-
lance all that has been done land much has
been done) by the British government in India
since its commencement"
1T is still less than a score of years since
Bishop Harrington, OF the Uganda Mission, in
Africa. was murdered. But the one house of
Christian worship in 1854 has increased to zoo.
the 800 Christians to 10000 and 1000 natives are
working as Christian evangelists. while a
cathedral seating 5000 is nearly completed at
the capital city. Mengo."
During the past year seven Congregational
ministers have left the denomination to enter
other communions. OF this number one each has
Joined the Wesleyan Methodist, Baptist and
Unitarian churches. the United Free Church
and the Church of Scotland. Two ministers,
the Revs. John Hutchinson. of st. Ives, and
David Morgan. of Goole. have taken orders
in the Established Church.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-15

A fat woman moved down the aisle Of the
sleeping car just as the porter gave the First
call for breakfast in the dining car and poked
with her umbrella at upper berth No. 10.
Kitty she shouted. Where are you? Is
that you I'D there?'
There was no response
The fat woman beat a tattoo on the brass cur
tain rod and shouted again: kitty, Kitty
Why don't you answer me? Kitty, breakfast is
ready, Kitty! / say, Kitty Are you there?'
A large. red face. with long. flowing black
whiskers on the lower half appeared at the open
ing between the curtains of upper No. 10, and a
deep, husky vaice said:
my nam is George
The fat woman hed.-Baltimore Sun.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-15

Remember the Maine!" The cry does
not have the same significance it possessed
six years ago. but II will never be forgotten
for all that. Six years ago to-day the mag
nihcent battleship was sunk in Havana
harbor with all on board. and the midnight
explosion that wrought the awful tragedy
echoed across the Atlantic and changed
the map of the world. The mystery Of the
ably never will be solved; and yet. if 1t
was not done by the hand of the Spaniard.
It seems as If it must have been done by
the purposeful hand Of fate.