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The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-12
STREET MAKING

IT has long been plain that the hIsi-
ness of street-nianins as not understood
In Honolulu. Immense sums of money
have been put into pavements which
travel soon wears down and which a
heavy rainstorm half destroys. Other
places, particularly European cities,
build pavements which last. SO do
some American cities. In Sydney a
pavement, the principal material of
which is eucalyptus blocks, stood ten
years service under heavy draying
without need of repair. AT least II
United States Consul so reported to his
department and the facts were en-
bodied in public document.
In Honolulu a pavement begins to ex-
pose it's lining in n year. Already on
Bishop street, opposite the mauka end
of the Alexander Young Hotel, the
street surface has worn off enough to
show, In one spot, n considerable erup-
tion Of crushed rock. Perhaps, in two
years more the street will have to be
repaired. The newly macadamized
highways out Makiki way have suffered
much by the present rains and the
costly hill street up Manoa is a wreck.
$4,000 worth of damage had been done,
but the cost of mending will probably
exceed that without bringing the slight
est assurance that the next big storm
will leave the repairs intact.
What the trouble is with our methods
of street-building ought to be got at by
committee of experts. Is the rock
used too soft? Is matchmaking the
best method to employ? If 80, is Ho-
nolulu building streets by MacAdam's
rule? Are the streetbuilders sighting
their work? All these are problems
which ought to be solved to the end
that our city thoroughfares in future
may not show an endless repetition of
constructive errors and shans.
Would 1t not be we'll to experiment
also with various systems of pavement
on a block or two, as was done IN San
Francisco? For instance try four sys-
tens in a line on two blocks to see
which goes to pieces first under the
same travel; the system which lasts
longest having the preference in all
future street-construction here.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-12
THE SITUATION.

The news received at the local Jap
anese bank yesterday morning that two
Russian battleships were sunk and a
cruiser stranded at Port Arthur, was
not verified by the day or night SER
vice of the Associated Press. 1t may
be true. nevertheless, for the Yokohama
Specie Bank is close to the centers OF
information in Japan; but 1t Is always
well 20 make allowances for the excit-
ing rtimors which usually inspire prl-
yate dispatches from country at war.
The previous Russian news from Port
Arthur was that three ships were dam
aged but not seriously; and the report
has since come from St. Petersburg
that the Russians claim victory. AS
to the result of the fight at three-mile
range or beyond three-mile range
from the forts, no news has yet peeh
received from Japanese sources, fact
which is surprising In case the results
were Gcct rive.
The further news, via the bank, that
n Russian cruiser was captured ana
another sunk by the Japanese at
Chemulpo receives practical confirma-
tion. The Associated Press reports
tnat DOtn were huihi'S N'N
ag and Korietz. The latter Is not
down in the books; the former 1s
well-known cruiser of American build.
In the dispatches received during
the night from japan and published
this morning, the lack of official news
from Port Arthur Is conceded. Never
theless the japanese at Tokyo are cele-
brating q victory. Chefoo takes IL
for granted that the story of the Grip
pling of Russian ships is true and wires
that the prevailing gale will be bad FOR
them and that the Russian stronghold
Is demoralized. Chefoo is near by and
ought to know.
The cancellation of Russian coal
charters at Cardiff would seem to be
an acknowledgment that the car no
longer hopes for the command OF the
sea. 1t is also reported from London
that his army in Manchuria numbers
less than 100000 men. If that Is a
fact and If the railroad is crippled,
then the military position of the Rus
slams is desperate.
However, on all these points, official
news is very desirable.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-12
THE SITUATION TO DATE.

The news continues to be satisfactory
| to japan. though report IS current
that Russian cruisers bofn6rded Ha-
kodate on Tuesday. No indication ap-
pears that the firing, which must have
been vigorously replied to by the forts.
did the northern seaport any harm.
Undoubtedly Russia, by this demon
stration, is trying to draw ships away
from Port Arthur.
The japanese are still bombardng
Port Arthur and have lodged their
shells in the town, an easy thing to do
owing to the nearness of the shore
lines of that miniature port to the sea.
1t may be inferred from the dispatch
that the three Russian cruisers'' re-
ported sunk there are not the vessels
originally crippled but three more. 1t
ought to be easy for the Japanese
ships If they can keep within range
and secure proper elevation for their
guns, to rain missiles upon every part
of the town and anchorage of Port
Arthur.
The London dispatch about war risks
Is rather blind. In its skeletonized
form 1t reads Thirty per cent paid
today against war risk France England
within six months" Does this indicate
fear that France may go to the as
sistance of Russia and that, in such
event England will declare war upon
her?
The exhortation of the Russian Min
lister of Finance shows that the Rus
sian people, in their alarm, are losing
their heads and seeking to convert Sc
curities into cash before fall in val
ueS can occur,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-12
LOCAL BREvIrlEs.
tF'rom Wednesdays DailyJ

Superintendent a. T. Atkinson and
Department. went to Lahaina yester-
day to inspect school grounds.
Funukoshi was sent to Hllo by High
Sheriff Brown at the request of Sheriff
Andrews. There Is new charge of
conspiracy at Hiio awaiting I'unu-
koshi.
William Morris, Lahaina police Of
ficer, and three other young Hawaiians
have been committed for trial, by the
outrage.
Gable messages were received by a
number of Japanese yesterday from
their relatives, saying: Come right
home; reserves called out" There are
many japanese army and navy reserve
men in Hawaii, some of whom came
here to work on the plantations.
A letter written by Adachi to a
fellow w-countryman was shown to Dis
trict Attorney Breckons yesterday.
1t makes similar statements to those
written direct to the District Attor-
ney by Adachi. There is a strong i'm
pression noW tndt Audchi was puHuieu
out Of Honolulu against his will. Mr..
Breckons promptly cabled Adachi's
given address in Yokohama to Mar
shal Hendry.
BY letter the Builders and Traders
Exchange calls the attention of the
Superintendent of Public Works to the
matter of time in advertising for ten
ders 1t is alleged that the Governor
promised the Exchange that he would
do all in his power to effect the de-
sired change. The time for receiving
bids for works and supplies, the Ex-
change contends, should be limited to
ten days for oahu and fifteen days for
the other islands.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-12
- FIRST BLOOD FOR JAPAN.

While particulars are meagre, 1t
seems certain that the Russians have
met a serious rebuff at Port Arthur.
! The earlier news, arriving via Chefoo
the nearest neutral telcgraphic port to
the scene of the fight, is confirmed by
Russian advices except as to the eX-
tent of the damage done the three war;
ships. Chefoo reported the RetviZan,
/ Cesarevitch and Pallada disabled"
term of serious meaning in naval par
lance, but Port Arthur says they are
not seriously damaged. There We're,
however, ten killed and fifty-two
wounded aboard. Toxic reports, though
not officially, that the japanese captur-
ed two cruisers. Taking the extent of
the Russian admissions into account,
Russia being a power which has culti-
waited the art of deception until its word
Is always in doubt in matters where its
prestige is concerned, and the world
may fairly assume that Russia has very
little to be proud of in the record made
in it's first sea battle.
Further confirmation of its bad luck
is to be found in the furry at Paris,
the capital of Russias ally, the place
sure to get a nervous shock from any
catastrophe 10 tllt SZqT > lpICeS.
suggests no doubt as to the truth of
the cabled story of Japanese success.
Instead it accuses Japan of bad faith
in attacking without a declaration of
war. But declarations, which are
means of showing ones hand to hos
tile player are no longer in vogue. AS
n usual thing wars begin without them.
1t is expected, when diplomatic negotia-
tions are broken in heat that hostilities
will follow Russia knew we'll enough
what to expect of the power which at
tackled China without a declaration,
and it was long ago reported that her
fleet at Port Arthur was ready. The
fleet certainly came out to fight and
having got the worst of the battle,
Russia can regain no prestige by whin-
ing that the blow was delivered while
she waS off her guard. on the brink OF
war vigilance is Il condition of military
power for the neglect of which there is
no excuse. One may be sure that Japan
would not have been caught mapping if
the Cars fleet had made Il dash at
Nagasaki.
Russian ineficiency by sea is pro-
verb. In this war ii has been shown,
not only at Port Arthur but in the
fact that no effort was made to prevent
the landing of japanese troops in Ko-
rea, especially at Chemupo. Tho eight
thousand japanese who went ashore
there yesterday, twenty-three miles
from Seoul, have by this time occupied
the Korean capital and either captured
the Russian envoy and his little gar
rison or put them to flight. Alasampho
and Fusan are held and before long we
shall see an advance in force towards
the Yalu where a Russian army has
been, for some days past, choosing it's
ground There will be a great land
battle soon in which those who know
Japan expect her to make a good ac-
count of herself.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-12
RAPID TRANSIT STABILITY.

1t pays to build a railroad we'll.
When the Rapid Transit line was laid
down, a few stockholders thought that
needless care was being taken, involv-
ing too great cost. To them steel
rails of a pattern used on the trans
continental lines were too heavy; and
other details of equipment, such as
standard steel bridges, an extrava-
gance. They insisted that a much
cheaper road would answer.
But in building railroads a stitch in
time saves nine. 1t is more economical
to build so as to avoid costly future
repairs than to build in makeshift
way and take chances. With railroads
as with everything else, the best is the
cheapest in the long run. The repair
account. mile by mile, of the Southern
Pacific, n badly built line, would be
we'll worth having in dividends; while
that of the New York Central. a we'll
built line, would not annoy an ordinary
corporation as a debt.
The Kona storm, through which Ho-
nolulu has just passed. tested the con-
struction of the Rapid Transit In such
way that the least defect would have
been seen. But where highways We're
torn up, the railroad made a sound
path through the debris. Bridges built
by the Territory We're washed out but
no bridges built by the Rapid Transit
Went down or We're much hurt.
The showing made of honest construc-
tion is most gratifying, especially to
stockholders who. in these times, are
not eager 10 divert dividends into a
rebuilding fund
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-12

The story from Vladivostok that the
Japanese have been routed on the
Yalu, probably means that small scout
ing parties long ago sent there have
been dislodged. Since Monday there
has been no time for any considerable
Japanese force to reach the Yalu, as the
northernmost reported landing was At
Chemulpo, some hundreds of miles
away. When the japanese get ready TO
do business in the North they will land
a large army under the guns of thei
fleet and then Russia will have 4
chance to report something worth
while.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-12

on the 9Th of July the Republican
party will be half a century old. In
that time the party has named eight
candidates for the Presidency in twelve
elections and seated six of the nom
inees. carrying nine elections. The ex-
ceptions to the rule of success are
noted in the defeats of Fremont, Blaine
and Harrison, the latter when he ran
for a second term. During the fifty
years about to close, the Republicans
abolished slavery, gave the currency a
gold basis, added Alaska, the Philip
pines, Porto Rico, Hawaii and part of
Samoa to the national domain, settled
the West by generous land policy,
built up vast manufacturing industry
through protection, increased COM
merce and liberali2ed the constitution.
Such record Is worth commemorating
in some notable way and as the ami
versary will occur in the midst of the
Presidential campaign, no doubt the
Republicans will make much of it.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-12

But for the storm sewers large part
of this city would be navigablc.
Already the Russian bear begins to
have that skinned feeling.
Who could have bundled Adachi out
of town against his will?
From all accounts Viceroy Alexiefr Is
having a cold dayovitch.
How would submerged slopes" do for
n change OF ad?
Good morning, have YOU built your
ark?
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-12

Japans victorious Admiral, Togo, Is
sinking the Korean-bound transport
Kow Shing. He is we'll known in Ho-
nolulu as captain of the cruiser Naniwa
when she was here in 1898, Admiral
Irwin, who made his acquaintance,
said that Togo was the stcrnest naval
disciplinarian he had ever known.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-12

Russia was uppish about the neu-
tralization OF China a week ago and
would make no promises. Now she
hastens to file her aequiescence with
enough without wanting a diplomatic
row with England and America.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-12

The public is advised that the Adver-
tser's cable report does not reach IL
until IL p. m, and that 1t cannot an
swer inquiries by telephone before that
hour about the developments of the
worlds news.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-12

As there is a rise and fall OF the tide
at Chemulpo Of thirty-six feet, the
sunken Russian cruisers will have their
regular time for reappearing.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-12
RUSSIAN SUBSISTENCE THREATENED

News reports and common sense
agree that the first efforts of the Jap
anese on the mainland will be to de-
stroy the bridges and as much as pos
sible of the track of the Manchurian
branch of the Trans Siberian railroad.
The easiest way for Japan to get the
best of an enemy of 100000 men is to
cut off his supplies of food. Mancnuria
is too poor to support an army; it can
barely sustain its population. So both
the Russians and japanese will be COM
PEELED to rely on supplies imported from
home The problem is an easy one Tor
the Japanese, but the Russians, thou
sands of miles from their base, and
subject to all manner of interterenceS
and delays in transportation, are likely
to find it troublesome indeed.
Months ago it was said that throngs
of Japanese, disguised as Chinese,
Buddhist monks and the like, We're
at work in ManChuria getting renIy
for war They had, for instance,
cached dynamite at convenient places
along the railroad line; and ii would he
their duty, on hearing Of war, to at
tack the bridges and roadbed. Enough
men We're detailed for this service so
that If four-fifths of them We're headed
off, the remaining nth would be able
to put the line out OF commission. 1t
is a poor line anyway, often in bad re-
pair and subject To the vicissitudes of
climate as we'll as war. Significant of
the character of the road as Il trans
portation agency is the fact that two
Russian divisions, reported 4 fortnigh,
pnIniDp If into Mnnpll
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-12

the Japanese torpedo boats. the worlds
stock OF battleships will depreciate.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-12

The two local Russians who bit
Portuguese must have been looking up
Gears decision on mayhem as a pas
time.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-12

Noah would feel right at home in Ho-
nolulu but there wouldn't be much show
for the dove.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-12
TIDES, SUN AND MOON.

New moon on the 18th at 0:3S a. IN.
Times of the tide are taken from the
United States Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey tables.
The tides at Kahului and Hilo occur
about one hour earlier than at Homo
lulu.
Hawaiian standard time Is 10 hours
W minutes slower than Greenwich time,
oeihs that OF meridian OF 157 de-
srees 20 minutes. The time whistle
e'ows at 1880 p. m. which is the same
as Greenwich. hours o minutes. Sun
1nd moon are for local time for the
whole group.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-12

Governor Carter will hear something
more on the road question when he
comes back.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-12
Pain in Stomach

II has been said that a healthy
person doesn't know he has
stomach.
How unhealthy tho dyspeptic
must be!
lie feels as If he were all stom-
ach, and one thing that makes him
feel so is that pain at the pit of the
stomach : sometimes an "all-gone
feeling; sometimes a "burning
sensation" -.f..
~ suffered from pains IN my stomach
and could not eat. An old gentleman told
me to take Hoods SarsaparillG, which
did. and after the use OF four bottleoI
gained my appetite, and was soon COM
pleteiy cured, so that now feel like new
man. On no account would be without
Hoods Sarsaparilla In my house." HENRY
CALLAs. II Commercial St., Portland, Me.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-12

The Gar doesn't seem to have work
ed up much new business for his peace
tribunal
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-12

Perhaps IL is just as we'll that those
tourists didn't come on the Alameda.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-12

GSince the above was put in type
news has come of the blowing up of a
bridge on the Manchuran railway; and
London dispatch declares that Rus
\sia, instead Of having 100000 men In the
Orient, has less than lO0,OOO-Ed. Adv.l
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-12
PHYSICIAN.

DIR. MILAN SOULE7Office removed
to 121 Geary street. Residence, Palace
Hotel. San Francisco, Cal.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-12

The Chinese court needn't run Just
yet
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-03-10
VICTORY IS COMPLETE
Oskaloosa Wins the Miners by an
Overwhelming Vote.

Des Moines, March 5.-The United
Mine Workers assembled in executive
session this morning, endorsed by the
overwhelming vote of 202 to 60 to
accept the recommendation of the
committee as made yesterday and re
tain the headquarters and Offices of
District No. 10 at Oskaloosa,
When the question came up for fl
nal determination this morning there
was quite a lengthy discussion OF
questions in connection with the loca.
ton and the advantages Of several
places were considered. Des MONIES
and Abba were the most formidable
rivals of Oskaloosa for the location
of the Offices. Des Moines would
like the location of the offices on ac-
count of the handling Of the funds OF
the association, but the city has few
supporters. The town OF Abba, where
the offices were located prior to the
past year, made determined stand
and solicited the removal of the head
quarters back to that place. The
town offered high rate of interest
for the handling of the funds to the
amount of 100000 and the removal
of the property and the effects OF the
headquarters from Oskaloosa and the
establishing in rooms in Abba at no
cost to the organization. The advan-
tages and conveniences of having the
Offices retained in Oskaloosa were a
greater argument, however, and the
vote to have the headquarters perma-
nently located in that city was by a
decisive vote and Oskaloosa won a
majority that left no doubt as to the
wish of the convention.
important Communication.
President White received a tele-
gram from indianapolis this after
noon, the contents of which could NOT
be learned, but it was ascertained
that it was in reference to the Indian
apolis wage conference. The con-
vention Immediately went into eXecu-
tive session behind closed doors and
all reporters were excluded. 1t is
the opinion of the leading miners and
those best informed that the desire OF
the Iowa miners is for peace and
work and that some agreement be
tween the Iowa operators and the
mine workers will be arrived at and
there will be no strike.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-03-10
At BOONE
A Prominent Women Accused of
Poisoning Her Rival.

Boone, Ia, March 5.-A tremendous
sensation was caused here today
when it became known that Mrs.Sher-
man Dye, wife of a popular Chicago
& Northwestern operator, was the
woman accused of sending poisoned
candy to Miss Rena Nelson, Of Pierre,
South Dakota, said to be her rival IN
her husbands affections. Mr.. Dye is
known to have correspondent with the
girl and it is said his domestic rela-
tions as consequence were not al
together tranquil. Sheriff Foster, OF
Boone county, will not arrest Mrs.
Dye until the arrival of a warrant
from Dakota, which is now on the
way. Mrs. Dye has one child. She
refuses to discuss the matter.
The Dakota Story.
The story from Dakota is to the et-
feet that Miss Rena Nelson, who lives
with her parents on a farm six miles
north of Pierre, is very i'll and there
is no hope of her recovery. The
poisoned candy was received and eat
en- early in the week but the matter
was kept quiet until the fact that the
sweets contained poison had been es-
tablished.
The box. containing the candy was
mailed at Boone, Iowa, and according
to the state chemist at the agricultur-
al college at Brookings, who analysed
what remained of the candy, the poi
son used was corrosive sublimate.
Miss Nelson accuses Mrs. Dye OF
being the sender of the candy, and
gives as reason for the act, Jealousy,
because of a friendship which existed
between herself and the husband or
the woman accused. Sheriff Laughlln
wired the authorities here to arrest
the woman accused, but they refused
to do so without warrant. The Da-
kota sheriff will arrive with the neces-
sary papers tomorrow and an arrest
will follow. 1t is expected that a
strong fight will be made to prevent
the extradition of the woman from
this state.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-03-10
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
ms and Outs Of the Local Colony
and Its Friends.

Frank Bush is home for a short
visit with his family this week.
Mrs. Henry Taylor is lying critI-
cally i'll at her home on North G
street.
All of those reported sick last week
have recovered sufficiently to attend
to their social engagements.
The New Century Club held its reg
ular weekly meeting at the home or
Mrs. Cora Jones Thursday evening
Miss Jessie Jones came home from
washington this week for visit at
the home of her parents on North
Fifth street.
Mrs. w. J. Jones, of Muchakinock,
is reported seriously i'll with pneumo-
MIA and some doubts are entertained
as to her recovery.
Mrs. Henrietta Underwood, Of AL
bia, arrived in the city Friday for a
few days visit and Is the guest or
Mrs. Robert Franklin, on North Fifth
street.
Mrs. Ed E. Jones and Mrs. A. G.
Clark went to Muchakinock Friday
morning to be the guests of Miss Lal-
lay Sheffey for the day and to attend
the lecture of Mrs. H. S. Graves be-
fore the woman's club.
The executive board of the Iowa
Federation of Colored Women's Clubs
will meet in Ottumwa next Tuesday
to arrange the program and complete
the arrangements for the annual
meeting of the Federation, which
convenes in Cedar Rapids the last
week in May.
Mrs. H. S. Graves, of Des Moines,
state organizer of the Iowa State Fed
GRAFTON of Colored Women's Clubs,
passed through the city Friday morn
ing en- route for Muchakinock where
she lectured before the womanS club
of that place in the afternoon. She
goes from there to Buxton and thence
to Ottumwa, where she will attend a
meeting of the executive committee
next week.
Roscoe Jones, assisted by Andrew
Gains, Jesse Holmes and Arthur
Jones, entertained a number of his
young friends at a party at the home
Of mis- parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed E.
Jones, on North Fifth street, Tues
day evening. Music, games and re-
freshments served to make the even
ing pass off pleasantly and Roscoe
proved himself a real prince in the
art of entertaining. The guests were
Misses Ada Fields, Ada Hart, Annie
Jones, Jessie Franklin, Leah Barquet
S5GyaASHart and Luella Franklin, and
Messfs. Willles-Ringoy Arthur ,.Iohes
Clarence Allen, Grant Price, Roscoe
Dyer, Ran Smith, Andrew Gains,
Jesse Holmes and Roscoe Jones.