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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-20
An uIunfrnted Poem

Nathan's teacher believed in reduce
ing poetry to diagram and visible out
line. Therefore, according to the Bos-
ton Herald, she told the class to make
a rough illustration of the poem, The
Old Oaken Bucket
Nathan's illustration consisted Of a
large circle. three buckets and a
bunch of dots.
Nathan" said the teacher, II don't
understand this. What's the circleY'
That's the WELL" replied Nathan.
And why have you three buckets? ?"
"One is the old oaken bucket, one is
the iron-bOund bucket. and the other
IN the Well"
And what are all those little dotsqT
Those are the loved spots which my
infancy knew"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-20
one Way out.

Mrs. Fuddleston came home from her
club meeting yesterday afternoon in a
state of disgust, says the Brooklyn
Eagle.
Didn't you have a successful ses-
sion?" Fuddleston asked.
No, we didn't. Nobody could be in
duced to say word
Why how was that? l thought you
were going to discuss the situation in
the Far East"
I'VE were, but nobody knew how to
pronounce those horrid Russian and
japanese names, and everybody feared
everybody else did. and nobody want
ed to expose her ignorance, so every
body sat there like a stoughtonbottle
l was the only one that dared to
speak"
What did you say?"
Il moved to adjourn"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-20

The Almanach de Gotha, the blue
book of royalty. puts the Mikado of
Japan away over in the back pages,
along with the Shah of Persia and
the Sultan of Sulu. That is it treats
him as one Of the small fry, unworthy
of appearing even in print in company
with their majesties of Russia, Great
Britain, Italy, etc. But If the Mikado
maintains the gait he has struck he
may be able to fight his way up to a
front page.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-20
PORT ARTHUR BEsIEGED.

1t would be a serious blow to the
Russians if they were compelled TO
abandon Port Arthur, or if that strong
hold should be captured. 1t is the i'm
preston Of military critics that the
prospect that the Russians will con-
tinue to hold it isn't promising. In our
Paris dispatches yesterday it was
pointed out that the place was prac-
tically beseiged. A Japanese fleet is at
the entrance Of the harbor preventing
relief from reaching it by sea, the Rus
sian fleet not being strong enough to
cope with that of Japan, and the Jap
anese troops having taken possession
of New Chang and other points on the
Liao-Tuns peninsula are able to inter-
rupt the railroad forming the line of
communication and supplies between
Port Arthur and Hardin. Unless the
Russians act quickly the Japanese will
be in a position to carry out their pur-
pose of investing and reducing this
Russian stronghold of the Far East.
Hardin is about six hundred miles
from Port Arthur, and from the latter
place is about two-thirds of the
distance to the Siberian frontier.
1t is at the junction where the
Manchurian Railroad branches from
the main Siberian line. 1t is Of course
a very important point, but the re-
tirement from Port Arthur would mean
the abandonment of all of Southern
Manchuria and the entire Korean from
tier.
OF course that wouldn't mean that
Russia intended to give up her policy
in respect to Manchuria and Korea. 1t
would mean. however, that for the
present at least she isn't able to de-
fend her position in the Far East. In
fact, she now admits that she wasn't
ready for war and that she was sur
prised by Japan's sudden resort to hos
ti!ities.
In making the admission, however
that she was unprepared for war Rus
STA reveals no secret. The whole world
knows that she was seeking time to
make preparations in her diplomatic
negotiations with Japan. 1t was the
knowledge of that fact that induced
Japan to break off negotiations abb
ruptly and begin the war. She real
lied that Russia wasn't dealing frank
ly with her.
If Japan should get possession of
Port Arthur her ability to maintain
herself against Russia would be greatly
increased. She has the navy to COM
mand the harbor and Russia would
have to overcome many difficulties in
getting enough troops overland to re-
capture the place. 1t would certainly
be great victory for Japan, and might
contribute materially towards bringing
the war to an early close.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-20

Isn't a bit singular that the most
violent anti-Russian sentiment that is
being expressed in this country is COM
ing out OF the North, while most of the
sympathy for the Car and his people
Oittle enough, IL is true). is being ex-
pressed in the South? 1t seems that
just the reverse ought to be
the case II it be true that during
the Civil War Russia was the
friend Of the North and sent over
feet Of warships to give moral sup
port TO the Northern cause when Il
was thought that Great Britain might
DO something for the benefit Of the
South. The incident has been often
referred TO. accompanied by such ex-
pressions az 'our good friend Russia. -
BY persons IN authority at washington.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-20
FACTS ABOUT THE BOIL


The current number OF the Independ-
ent has a very comprehensive and de-
cidedly valuable article on the boil wee
vii. 1t is illustrated, so that one can
see just what sort of an insect the Wee
vii is. 1t seems from this article that
it first invaded Mexico in 1S4s, and
reached the Rio Grande in 1894. 1t in
tested the entire cotton area of Mex
leo except the Laguna district, which
escaped, owing to it's altitude, it being
$500 above the level of the sea. The
section of Mexico infested has been
practically abandoned, so far as the
cultivation OF cotton is concerned. No
fight against the weevil was made, as
there were no known means with
which it could be successfully COM
batted.
When the weeviI reached the Rio
Grande ten years ago Mr.. Townsend,
of the Division of Entomology, recon-
mended that in belt ten miles wide
along the Rio Grande no cotton should
be grown. and that across that belt
no agricultural products likely to con-
ceal the weevil should be allowed to
pass. If his recommendation had been
acted upon promptly by the Texas Leg
islature the state might not now be
afflicted with the weevil.
Practically no remedy for the evil
has been discovered. but the scientists
of the agricultural Department have
gone at the problem with the determi-
nation of solving lit, If its solution is
within the bounds of possibility.
The experts have no doubt that the
weevil will spread over the entire cot
ton area if it's progress isn't arrested
AS it travis about sixty miles a year
it will take it considera bic time to
cover the entire territory. In the
meantime science may succeed in find
ing the means of exterminating it, or
of so limiting its ravages that it will
not be so feared as 1t is at present.
1t is admitted that winter tempara-
lures and parasites limit the spread of
the weevil. The parasites have not yet
been found, and only occasionally are
winter temperatures of sufficient Sc.
verify to destroy the weevl to be ex-
pected, and then only in portions of
the cotton belt. The EXPERTS have
given the planters in the infested dis
trict some good advice as to time of
planting, method of planting and the
seed to be used. The purDort of this
advice is that the plant must be push
ed ahead so far that it can't
be harmed much at the per-
iod when the weevil is most
destructive. BY following this course
it is said that about two-thirds of a
crop can be grown in a weevil infested
district. But if crop should be cut
off a third, especially in a season when
the price was low. there wouldn't be
much profit in cotton. In fact. the
growing of the staple would be prac-
tically abandoned in most of the in
Tested territory.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-20

Rev. DR.. Cortlandt Myers of New
York. who says he hopes to carry with
him into eternal life the blessed MEM
Ory of the fact that he shook hands
with Roosevelt, is standing in the way
of his own supreme happiness. Why
doesnthe remove to Washington,
where he might get the job of cleaning
the Presidents shoes? And then the
President might transport him into
the seventh heaven of delight by Civ
ing him a pair of his old shoes, or a
cast-off shirt.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-20
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-20

returns that gave Representative Shat
roth of Colorado his certificate of cleo
ton, which he has given up because
of fraud at the polls, elected men,
bers Of the Legislature who voted for
Senator Teller. and thus gave him a
seat in the Senate. Now there are
those who are raising the query. If
the vote was too rank for Represen-
tative Shafroth, how can Senator Teller
stand it?
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-20

District Attorney Jerome of New
York city told a legislative committee
at Albany the other day, in urging
the passing of an anti-gambling law,
that he knew of one case in which. in
five nights play in gambling house
"a certain half-drunken kid" had lost
s405. 900. He declined to give the name
Of the kid or TO say in which house
he lost this tremendous sum. but as
serted that he had in his possession
conclusive evidence to prove his asser-
ton.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-20

There is a dangerous ice jam in the
Susquehanna river at Bloomsbury,
Pa, and various efforts have been
made to break it. They are now talk
ing of pouring a lot of petroleum on
the ice and setting it afre. If that
fails. we respectfully suggest that the
Bloomsbury poet laureate be called out
and invited to attack the ice with a
few of his songs of passion.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-20

that don't pinch the nosel No skin
abraslOns. No black and blue indenta'
lions. No sore noses of any SORT
from eyeglasses. And yet--no slipplng
or tipping or shaking or falling OF tie
glasses-this Is the kind we will ..
TO you and at the same time give tha,
perfect sight yOu have often wisie"
for.
HINES OPTICAL CO.,
DIR. LEWIs A. HINES, Refraetioniet'
l4s Whitaker ST., Near oRlethorpe ~
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-20

1.-TWO Princeton students, dismissed
for cheating, have been given fine posi-
tons in a Wall street brokers office"
says the Washington Post. Well, every
body cannot go to the Missouri Legis-
lature
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-20

Marconi's name is associated in the
public mind with wireless telegraphy to
such an extent that most persons,
doubtless, are of the opinion that Mar
coni's is the only system of wireless
transmission of electric signals. But
such is not the cases There are several
such systems of proved efficiency, and
the United States government is now
about to engage in competitive tests of
four of them with view to the adop-
ton of one for naval purposes. Several
of the ships of the navy are already
provided with wireless apparatus, but
the government has not yet adopted a
uniform system.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-20
The weather.

The indications for Georgia for to-
day are for fair weather, except rain
on coast, with brisk north winds. East
ern Florida rain, with variable winds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-20

Senator Qusy's friends are much con-
cerned with respect to the condition of
his health. He is in Florida, where
he went for the benefit OF his nerves.
Usually the Florida atmosphere and
diversions tend TO his speedy improve
ment, but this time according 10 re-
ports, he continues 10 be quite a sick
man Notwithstanding his several days
Of rest.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-20

The most popular alderman in
Wilkesbarre, Pa. is James F. Dono-
hue, who has just been reelected to a
term that win make him a quarter of
century in the Council. The reason
Donohue is so popular is that the
women in his district regard him as
their especial champion. Some years
ago, as a magistrate, he soundly
thrashed man who had been brought
before him for beating his wife. The
punishment had such good effect that
Donohue has repeated it on several
occasions. The wife beaten who comes
before him is practically certain to go
away with a black eye and sore bones.
For this reason the women all swear
by him. The man who will not per-
nit them to. be abused, they say is
the sorttof man to represent the dis
triet; and they see to it that he does.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-20

A New York actress who has been
doing stunts IN minor parts with lit
tie hope Of acknowledgment. is now on the
high road TO .staFaopa, thanks to. the
-acumen Of her prsss repreae tiVe
She is the owner ora dog. as many
actresses are. The dog. according to
the press agents story, developed can
Ger. The actress had been reading
about the radium cure for that disease
She carried her caacerous dog to a ia
nous specialist. and he treated it with
radium. Now the, dog is declared to
be perfectly cured. Wherefore the lady
is entitled to be starred in a New York
theater and have her name on the bill
boards In letters two feet high.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-20

every day in the year, and served to
subscribers in the city, or sent by mail;
one week Is cents: one month, 40
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-12-10

taxes In time is the ten per cent
which is fixed once for all. After
the ten per cent is assessed, q man
can let his taxes run on without fear
of any penalty or interest on the
money due outside of the ten per
cent assessed once for all" The
Governor has hit it right. But the
Government, by the Assessor, in
stituted proceedings, got judgment
and levied executions, with the High
Sheriff's assistance. enforcing them
by forced sales for delinquencey.
As pointed out by the Governor, and
there being no law, what is to be-
come of the sales enforced and who
are to suffer, the dsliDqpents, the
purch asers or the GovernmentiSuch
being the case, it is up to the Gov
eminent to make Immediate resti-
tuition or else suffer the consequences
TO follow. A bad break has evident
ly been made by somebody in these
forced tax sales.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-12-10
SATURDAY, DEC. 10. 1904.
soHE BACK HISTORY.

Az many OF the cases of embezzle-
meat OF public funds discovered
rscsntly, since those in power began
the attempt of dissrediting Hawaii
ans and have fairly succeeded, were
Tor shortages checked and passed
over during the incumbsncy OF the
fornsr Auditor, and quite few
since, the question naturally
arisss--why were not these shortages
discovered earlier and before much
harm had bsen seriously done !
Take, for an instance, the Land
OtIics shortages, covered up from
month to month for years and wore
only discovered lately. although,
their, existence were previously
known by the other heads Of that
bureau and as testified to rssently
before tho Circuit Court in case
sincs become notorious on account
OF the Governors refusal to obey
writs issued therefrom.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-12-10
TOPICS OF lHE DAY.

The habeas corpus case now being
tested in behalf of an alleged lsper
is probably tho first of its kind ever
known to have been brought up here,
1t is very important test case and
the result is awaited with much son.
Germ. Judge Dole says that he does
not know Of any case of the kind be.
ing brought up hero in the past.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-12-10
NOTICE

Is hereby given that WONG HEN
has this day withdrawn from the
firm of SUN KWONG SING WAL
COMPANY OF Hanamsulu, Kauai,
and that CHANG YOUNG HUI
has this day been admitted into the
said firm, as one of the members
therein.
SUN KwoNa SING Wal COMPANY
By CHANG CHIP, Manager.
Dated at Hsnamsulu, Kauai,
December 8, 1904.
239l-2t
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-12-10

Soldiers guarded the prescribed
district and were paid for their ser-
vices. They were not the only ones,
but thsir immediate company of.
ficers ard their superiors. Many Of
those in the latter category were
employed as office. holders, receiving
monthly sslaries, still these men
received extra pay under the mill
tary, and at ths same time were pull
ing the Government cows tit, draw
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-12-10

Taking the sls'sion contest to
Washington may not have the effect
of uu-seating Delegate Kuhio,bus it
will bring the rottenusss of Rspub-
lican management OF the last cleo
tion before the lime lights of the
whole ration. 1t will show to the
American people the species of
tricksry, coercion and fraud prac-
ticsd by the Republicans here to
carry their ends, and will result in,
at least, setting the Democratic
party right befors the nation.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-12-10

II the Government could go back
some years and resurrect shortages
already passed over, l. O., ostsnsibly
aked into, checked and virtually
approved by the responsible officials.
ws would suggest 10 the Territorial
E'and jury to do likewise in other
matters, Why could not su invssti-
ration he ordersd made by that
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-12-10

II cases against Hawaiians could
be trumped up on what had already
gone by, matters practically closed
and officially vised, why couldn't
the same be instituted against those
who helped pilisr the public vaults
during the days referred tot Let's
be consistent, il we mean to be just,
for what is good towards one set
should also be good for another set,
the only difference being probably
that one is native set aud the other
. haole crew, considered more in.
telligent ard better in every way.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-12-10

It is not the purpose of this article
to laud the work of the Commission
nor to dsory the duty imposed upon
it by law, and it's failures, is any, as
they have no bearing whatever with
its subject mattsr.-that OF iustitut.
ing an investigation against those
who got their fingers into the
Treasury surplus pie, even though il
is only FIVE years old, and deemed
"aneisnt history" In the case
against ] q Boyd, the Government
went back further, if our recoileo-
ton serves us right, than 1900, be-
cause an accusation had to be made
against him, which ultimately aud
finally failed in sticking him.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-12-10
so we understand. This, then,i the
point we are aiming at.

Was it right that they should re.
ceive double psyf We think not.
During the time they were doing
military duty, they we're doing moth
ing for their civil salaries, yet they
drew down two salaries, for q time
at least, as long as tho "fun" lasted
and were making all kinds of
money"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-12-10

We feel that this matter should
merit some Investigation. Fire
claims business are virtually closed
ana settled. But if it is good policy
in other matters to stir up what has
gone by, why isn't it good policy in
this AFFAIR." "What is sauce for the
goose is sauce for the gaudsr." A
grand jury investigation should be
courted, if it is desired to rake up
old rottenness.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-12-10

Gov Carter is quoted, 10 Bulls-
tin interview OF the other day, with
regard to the "nssd OF new law in
land matters" tbs words quoted
being the caption, as saying sin re-
latiou to the collecting Of taxes"
wherein aad whereby "the Govern
msut is constantly losing thousands
OF dollars in interest on money due
IL The only nanAlty for not paving
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-12-10

Because the New York Herald hss
seen fit to publish something per-
tsiuing to our election from eorre-
spondent here, the Advertiser humps
and goes iato Mysteries because the
truth is told OF how things were
done. 1t must be suffering with in
digestion. The "idiot" who wrote
that correspondence is no doubt its
own correspondent here on the
ground, who has been such for some
years, who is Q known newspaper
man, and not a"weird fakir" as claim
ed. Had he written the other way,
il ould have been oil right, you
bet.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-12-10

This scheme OF drawing two or
more salaries is illegal, or was at
that time, If we mistake not, and
still they were allowed to draw and
we're virtually overlooked, as note
the quiescent attitude OF the powers
that were and are. But as nothing
has been heretofore done in rsview
ing and investigating the plague
expenditures, sinos being approved
by our present Governor, we think
that something must be done now
to show up few OF thesa plague
hawks, who may be said to be now
living somewhere in the vicinity OF
or on Easy Street, on either side Of
Shady Avenue.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-12-10
A. Fernandez Il Son
Importers and .Dea!erssln
Agricultural implements

Hardware, .Catieiy; st6ves, Leather
Skins, Shce. Findings Fish Nets,
Linen end Cotton TYNE, Rope,
Steel and Galvanized Wire Cloth,
Poultry Netting, Rubber Hose,
Paints, Oils, Colors, Varnishss,
Brushes aud General .MerOhan-
disc.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-12-10


The Fire Claims Commission, ap-
pointed under an act passed by the
first Territorial Legislature of 1901,
did its duty faithfully between the
Govern ment and the sufferers, but
it had hard task before 1t, be-
cause the alleged Official data ss
incomplete, lacking and insufficient,
in some cases irrelevant and moo
hesive, and, in many others. iu-
etfsctual, as there was nothing to 60
by. What the Commission did was
the best that could have been done.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-12-10

When the first reported case of
the plague was discovered and
quarantine declared on December
IL, 1899, and further declared on the
9th following, the latter being the
second quarantine, which latter
quarantine was not declared raised
till April 30, 1900, they had over
$500, 900 promisouously squandersd
in its suppression. On January 20,
1900, the great health fire, claimed
to be accidental, but it was really q
part of the plans mapped out, vir-
tually destroyed nearly the whole
of what is known as ths native
quarter, including Chinatown, west
of Nuuanu street, and from Kukui
street to the waterfront.