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The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-09

Mainland business is feeling the eff
fects of the Presidential campaign,
which still has three months to run.
AS Judge Parker pointed out some time
ago, the day has come to limit these
auadrennia contests to a space of two
months or less. When American poll
tics began there were no fast mails nor
telegraph systems and few newspapers,
so it took about six months to carry
an issue from Boston to the Caro-
linas. Now every event is printed
simultaneously and at once in all parts
of the country and the case of party
or a candidate is made clear without
delay. With all evidence in so quickly
the jury of the American people does
not need six months in which to reach
a verdict
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-09
INCUBATED INCREASE.

The doctrine of the survival of the
fittest, with its Correlative of letting the
unfit die with unrestricted facility, is
getting hard knocks from the infant In
cubator industry. From New York un-
der date of August / this item comes:
Graduates OF the infant incubator
have held a reunion at the Infant In
cubator Institute at Coney Island
There We're about forty present, rang
ing in age from three months the usual
period allowed them in the incubator,
to three years. In the case of the lat
ter there We're three from Brooklyn,
triplets whose lives had been saved at
the incubator exhibit during the Pan
American Exposition in Buffalo in 1901,
and who are now as healthy as any
youngsters of their age. In the list of
incubator babes now at Coney Island
are three sets of twins and one of trip
lets, also girl that at birth, sixteen
days ago, weighed one pound eight
ounces, and measured twelve inches
With such exhibits the cold philosophy
that would treat all infants not of the
bouncing" standard as not worth their
nurturing should be sienced The story
was told in print many years ago of
babe that was born in the Eastern
States somewhere, whose first breath
ings seemed but its iiiCkering last ones
and whose bulk could have been con-
cealed in a quart measure. 1t was laid
aside as being already done with life,
but a kind-hearted old granny noticed
signs of vitality in the little form and
carefully cherished the mite of humans
ty. 1t was boy who was reared to
become the father of the Wonderfully
intellectual Beecher family. Future
Roosevelts and Parkers may be saved
to the nation and the world by the in
Cubator.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-09

In the very latest Associated Press
dispatches received by man, word
comes of a remarkable article that has
appeared in the Novoe Nremya from the
pen of the well-known writer, NJ. Men
chikoff, the substance of which is that
Russia has been utilized by President
Roosevelt for the purpose of his imperi-
alistic ambitions. Russia, the article
says, has been pictured to the American
people as n menace to them, thereby
emphasizing the necessity of having a
bellgerent President. Nj. Menchikoff is
the writer who formerly accused Jews
in America of responsibility for promot-
ing the present war. His article just
now issued, besides its insinuation
against President Roosevelt, charges
"the gigantic American trusts, anxious
to find new fields for exploitation in
Asia" with the main responsibility for
the war. When Russian publicists take
up the discussion of what Russia did to
prevent the war, If ever they do make
such an attempt, their literary ingenu-
ity will be even more severely taxed
than II is in trying to shift the response
bility around among the other Powers.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-09
BEFORE PORT ARTHUR.

II the Japanese have. as reported,
taken positions located less than
mile and three-fifths from the main de-
fences OF Port Arthur, they have gain
ed strong vantage ground for siege
runs These main defences are imme-
diately around the port on high hills,
Takushan the principal fortress, being
three and a half miles from the inner
harbor and some of the others as much
as eight miles. If we place the Jap
anese positions ten miles from the port
which would seem to be about right, the
city could be made untenable by. oya-
mas heavy artillery providing the be-
siegers were not themselves dislodged
by sorties or by the return fire of the
Russian forts. Modern Siege artillery
has a great range, a gun recently test
ed at Sandy Hook sending shell
tventy-one miles Mortars do not car
nv so far. but they could be used with
tremendous effect on the forts nearest
TO the Japanese lines and perhaps upon
those close to the city.
Having been the masters of Port Ar
thur for about eight months the Jap
anese know precisely where to plant
their missiles. The direction and dis
lance to the docks and anchorage from
where the besiegers are now, was
marked down years ago with a view to
the emergency which has now come.
There is no need of random firing. Fur
thermore the effect of shots may be OBJ
served from war balloons and reported
down the telephone. All this accounts
for the belief of the Japanese that they
can drive the Russian fleet out of port
and compel ii to do battle with Togo.
1t may be fairly assumed that the
Japanese will give Port Arthur heavy
and then will assault the
forts with an enormous force, line fol-
lowing line as was the case at Nanshan
Hill The japanese are given to grand
assaults, having captured Port Arthur
that way ten years ago. That they do
not spare themselves at such times is
shown by the story of Nanshan Hill,
a place as strongly fortified as the
ma jority of the elevations on the inner
lines of the Russian defensive system.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-09
ewORK NEEDED FOR THE FORTS.

While this paper has ventured the
opinion that no local pressure is called
for to induce the army and navy TO
carry out their plans for the defense
of Honolulu-that being a purely ma
tional matter-it concurs in the general
view that persuasion will be needed
to get the work of fertilization begun
here first.
The defence of the outlying CONNER
cial points of the United States-the
'insular defence system" as it is called
-embodies plans local to the Philip
pines Guam, Tutuila, Panama Porto
Rico and Hawaii There will be
strong pull to get the earlier appropria-
lions for the Philippines and, in view
of the canal and the Monroe doctrine
10 begin immediate work on "A fortified
base in Porto Rico. These two projects
might easily use up the bulk of the
appropriations for five years to come,
letting Hawaii and the other places
wait
To head off any such program Ha-
vail needs a strong and influential
Delegate or. failing that, lobby of
good workers while the military bill
is in committee. This Territory, in
such n matter, ought to get help from
California seeing how much IA secure
base for an American fleet here would
mean to the defence of the coast in
times of war BY rallying all the in
nuence possible. a large appropri. tion
TO begin work on the forts and naval
station might be had from the next
Congress. once begun, such eXpendi-
ture would not be likely to cease until
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-09
RussIA's neARrBeATs.

one OF the most evident results Of the
Russo-Japanese war. and which may
prove among the most momentous in
historical bearing, is the political stir
ring up 1t is producing in Russia. Gem
sorship would appear to be paralyzed
for the moment, as II the Cars gov
eminent were overawed with the heavy
throbbings OF the nations heart. a
St Petersburg dispatch of August
says:
"The suggestion of NJ. Souvorin, edi-
tor OF the Novoe Vremya, regarding the
establishment of a responsible cabinet
is creating much popular comment.
Great significance attaches to the free
dom with which the newspapers are
discussing the matter. The cry has
been taken up by the reactionary Prince
Mestcherslly editor Of the Grazhanin.
who argues that a cabinet has become
necessary.
M. Souvenir this morning returns to
the charge in signed article pointing
out the evils of the present system and
saying that the rivalry between the
ministers is causing chaos in the public
service. each pulling its own way, Sc
cure from CTltlClsHl uilueI tile Clodh VI
personal responsibility.
Continuing, NJ. Souvorin says: Pc
ter the Great opened the window to-
ward Europe, now we need to open the
door and let what is best of western
progress enter NJ. Souvorin also re-
calls the words of Alexander II: Re-
forms must come from above
The introduction of ministerial re-
sponsbility necessarily will involve the
greatest Importance being vested in the
Office of ministerial councillor, now an
empty honor to which NJ. White was
relegated. He would then become the
most influential man under the Emper-
or The creation of a responsible minis
try would also necessarily involve more
freedom of the press and more criti-
cism."
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-09
THE CHEERFUL SIDE

Sugar is steadily rising above four
cents having reached a quotation Of
4125 Every fractional point added
means tens of thousands of dollars TO
Hawaiian values. With sugar going up
and the prospect what 1t IL that the
Government will expend large sums up
on fortifications and naval station
here, the people Of Honolulu should take
heart for the future. AS the Advertiser
has said before, there are no actual
hard times here as the term is under
stood elsewhere. In san Francisco dur
ing the Cleveland depression, the streets
swarmed with beggars, five-cent eat
ing houses and free soup-kitchens
were established and a relief bureau,
opened by one of the newspapers with
branches in various parts of the city,
had 1900 applicants IN one day. 1t be-
came necessary to build unnecessary
public works like the Dewey boulevard,
to keep idle labor from turning itself
into a mob. Those We're times which
make the existing state of things in
Honolulu look like the high tide of pros
perity.
Hard times in Southern California,
after the boom, fell upon a country with
no assets but tourists and not many of
them. Little fruit was being raised and
the few ships that called with coal and
lumber at San Pedro and san Diego
went away with rock and sand ballast.
The surface view of things affected one
like "A nightmare. Foreclosures, fail
ures of banks, defalcations, suicides and
of property filled the news
papers. There is nothing here to sug-
gest such a calamity. Indeed we are
selling about s20, O0O.H of our products
this year and have lively expectations
of Federal aid in the form of OUTLAWS,
covering n period of years, for public
works. What we are enduring are the
vicissitudes of retrenchment We are
getting over the boom. our losses are
largely in paper values. BY a little
stern economy Honolulu ought to get
on a solid basis before long. She has
the capital. in her marketable values,
to come out all right.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-09
(From Mondays Advertiser)

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Raas depart for
the coast on the steamer Nevadan to
remain for two or three months.
The friends of Mrs. Fred. A. Smith
will be glad to learn she has recovered
from her attack of nervous prostration,
though still suffering from weakness
caused by the same.
Work is progressing slowly but sure
ly on the Waikiki bridge, where an ex-
ceptionally strong culvert is being put
in. The Rapid Transit rails will cross
very substantial trestle.
Mr.. Turner returned to the city from
Waialua yesterday afternoon in his
Rambler Auto making the trip in one
hour and forty minutes. The trip TO
Waialua was made in one hour and
fifty minutes. Other passengers In the
ear We're DR.. High and Il. NJ. Boyd.
\ circular has been received by the
Honolulu Merchants Association from
the National Business League asking
cooperation In movement for an
amendment OF the Constitution OF the
United States to make Presidential
terms siN instead OF four years,
A party of Honolulans Including
Prince cupid W, w, Thayer, Allan
Dunn nr knudsen, Fred church aud
others, plan Go ascend at kaala, the
his table mountain ~ the Maianae
range sunday after next Pred
'hplfh has already hlassa uall "
no summit Many photographs Viii
~ laAfn.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-09

our Maui correspondent calls atten-
ton to the matter of registration of
voters, showing that there is barely
time for the boards of registration to
issue their notices If the work is TO be-
gin on time. That is even If the no
tees could be got out by Wednesday,
As the boards have not yet been gazet
ted this is impossible now, at least for
islands other than oahu, excepting per-
haps at a prodigious expense of wire
less telegraphing. There has been y
great number OF naturalizations since
the previous registering of voters, not
TO mention the citizens who have be-
come qualified, both 10y term of resi-
dence and coming of age, TO vote in the
meantime. Persons never before regis
tered take longer To- pass a board than
voters on the old lists. Therefore all
the time possible should be saved to the
boards OF registration this year
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-09

The Federal Government may inter-
vene in the Chicago strike without be-
ing called upon by the Governor, or in
spite of any objections he may have,
providing the strikers interrupt the
mails or hinder Interstate commerce
or threaten the destruction of Federal
property. Trolley mail cars as well as
railway mail cars must be free to travel
and commerce between the States must
not be delayed as would be the case if
beef shipments We're interfered with
Chicago strikers have peculiar anti
pathy to law and it would be like
them, in the present affair, to compel
Federal interference. .,..
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-09
(From Sundays Advertiser)


Governor Carter cabled his departure
for home in the China yesterday.
Mr.. L. Bern Levy, a well known
theatrical man of San Francisco, and
his wife and two daughters are paying
this city visit.
Stuart Webster, who left here for
China about a year ago, came back
again on Friday as a passenger on the
bark George Curtis.
John Moroni of kalaupapa has made
charges in writing to Acting Governor
Atkinson against Deputy Sheriff Will
mington of that place.
Miss Ethel Mossman, formerly of Ho-
nolulu, who went to the Philippines as
a school teacher, is now assistant edi-
tor of the Manila Gossip.
The road leading to the top of Paci-
fic Heights from Nuuanu Valley has
been greatly improved and is now in
good condition for carriages and auto
mobiles.
Several patches of Orientals We're
locked up at the station last night on
the usual che ia chargee. Jas. E. Ward
was arrested on a charge of assault
and battery.
Senator John r. Brown, at a public
meeting in Hilo, stated his reasons for
leaving the Home Rule party and talk
ing his stand as a Republican then and
thenceforward.
Mr.. Taylor, one of the popular Gus
toms inspectors, departed for the coast
yesterday on the transport Sheridan TO
spend two months vacation al his
old home in Kentucky.
The Rev. G. l.. Pearson will sail for
the coast on the Siberia due TO pass
Honolulu on next Friday, and conse-
quently this will be his last Sunday
with his congregation here.
Rev. Stephen l.. Desha has sent an
invitation to Delegate Kuhio and Sec
rotary Atkinson to go to Hiio, on either
the 18th or the Goth inst. as may be
arranged, and attend big luau at Olaa.
BY wireless telegraph it was learned
yesterday that mo bill" was found
against E. d. Baldwin in the public
lands cases. Attorney General An
drews Immediately entered a nolle
prosequi releasing Williams and Rags
dale, Hawaiians under Baldwin in the
sub-aSency, who we"e indicted for EN-
bezzlement at the previous term.
At the Methodist parsonage on Bere-
| tania street a farewell reception will
| be rendered the Rev. G. l.. Pearson
| next Tuesday evening, to which all
friends of whatever creed, or no creed
are cordially invited. Mr.. Pearson has
endeared himself to the community al
large during his stay in Honolulu, and
his departure will be regretted by
all classes of our citizens.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-09
LOCAL BREvITlES.
fFrom saturdav.s Advertiserl


Mr.. swanzy and family are on their
way home from Europe.
S. NJ. Damon states that b. F. Dill
lingham has recovered his health. has
resumed BUSINESS and will be back here
in a month.
Superintendent Holloway has re-
ceived the plans of the pavilion to be
erected in Mooheau park, Hilo. II will
have a dancing floor and be suitable
for public meetings.
Henry Waterhouse Trust Co.. Ltd.
received a cable from POLITE & Co,
San Francisco, that Hawaiian stocks
sold on their boards as follows: Ha-
waiian Commercial d Sugar, $780,
Honokaa, $3.50.
Concerning the death of Pupuahea,
the native who was killed a few even
ings since by falling from Kukui
street house veranda, a coroner's jury
rendered a verdict yesterday to the
effect that death ensued from injuries
received by fall from the second
story. due to a defective railing.
r. p. Schwerin, vice-president and
general manager of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Co., in a letter to Z. VI.
Boyd, secretary of the Hawaii Promo
ton Committee, states that the COM
pany has a round trip rate, San Fran
cisco to Honolulu and return for par
ties of fifteen and over, of $40. Mr..
Schwerin regrets ito say that this rate
is so very low that it will be impos-
sible to make a further reduction
The case of Philip Naone, employed
in the L. S. quarantine service as a
guard, who is charged with gross cheat
for allegedly swindling Japanese in the
purchase of tickets for San Francisco
by the Oceanic line, was on trial in
the Police Court yesterday. 1t is
claimed that Naone got S25 from Jap
anese which he said was interest on
a deposit of 5000 that he had to make
with the steamship company. Takeishi,
prosecuting witness, said he had paid
over certain sums on account to Ma
one. The case was continued until to-
day.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-09

Dr. Monsarrat's statement that cat
tie on the Dix did not have Texas fever
but did have ticks, is not convincing
to people who know anything about the
matter. The ticks are the things that
spread tie fever and the use of tons
of disinfectants among the transports
cattle-all of which livestock came from
infected districts-shows how the
veterinarians aboard looked at the tick
question. 1t strikes the Advertiser that
the island had a narrow escape in this
affair from an epidemic that would have
soon put our people on a condensed
milk ration.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-09
PHOTOGRAPH
THE BAND

Acting Governor Atkinson has receiv-
ed formal request from the Hawaii
Promotion Committee to have the Gov
eminent Band play at the Hotel An
mex Sunday afternoon in order to bring
a crowd at that point and to the
Young Hotel Annex, the Moana Hotel,
beach, so that Photographer Rice of
Rice & Perkins may obtain-a picture
of Waikiki Beach with plenty of life
in it.
While the photograph taken two
weeks ago was a success in that it
showed the beautiful Photographic
possibilities of the beach and vicinity,
yet there We're not enough people in
view in proportion to the long sweep
of the beach from the Annex to Dia-
mond Head to make it really typical
of a festive seashore scene in Homo
lulu.
With the band playing on the beach
there should be a large crowd of people
present at the various resorts men,
toned and if the day is fine it is hoped
also that as many persons as possible
will avail themselves of the opportun-
| ity to go in bathing. 1t is such pic
ture that the Promotion Committee is
DESTROYS of taking, for the demand in
eastern cities for advertising matter on
Hawaii is for a seaside picture show
ing plenty of life
| The Promotion Committee has also
appealed to yachtsmen and owners of
canoes to make an aquatic demonstra-
ton at the same time. Pictures of
Waikiki beach showing Hawaiian
canoes racing on the crest of waves
toward the beach are always attractive
to mainlanders and has always proven
SO to tourists.
The committee has met with some
success in this respect and the pros
poets are good for an aquatic exhibit
ton which will show up well in the
photograph. on this occasion a num-
Der of young Hawaiians and haoles
who are adept at riding standing OF
surf boards, will be taken in this dar.
ing act
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-09

If it is true that the Democrats have
committed themselves to Iaukea they
have chosen a man who could do no
more at Washington for Hawaii than
Kuhio. At his best Iaukea is a poseur,
while what is needed in Congress is a
hard-headed, Industrious attorney who
can meet the white men with whom he
has to do business on equal terms and
who knows and sympathizes with
American political conditions. 1t would
be vastly better for the natives who
want work on Government buildings
and forts to send a man to Congress
who can get such improvements started
here than one of their own race who
does not know the ways of legislation
and must learn, if at all, under diff
culties,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-09

Judge Parker has chosen to resign
his judicial position, though he was en-
titled to keep il If he wished to- just as
General Hancock. the Democratic nom
Nnee for President in 1880, retained his
Aommission in the Army. Good taste,
however, reminded him that judicial
and partisan duties could not be min
sled with advantage to either. Judge
Parker is now free to give his whole
time 10 the prosecution of the canvass
He is an expert politician, who, as
chairman of the Democratic state Com
nittee won two gubernatoral cam
paigns for David b. Hill.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-09

The estimate of 100000 japanese be-
fore Port Arthur and 100000 before Ku-
ropatkin, Is not much out of the way.
In the war of ten years ago the Jap
lnese sent 10000 men TO the continent
ana 10000 to Formosa, the task in hand
being small one compared with this
one. Since February troops have been
constantly leaving Japan and It is not
unlikely that as many as $4,000 VIII
eventually hud their way TO the held
And there are plenty more ON hand II
needed
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-09

II the Republicans have their atlhya-
ton meeting after the sailing of the
siberia on tho l2th they win losc %
chance tn hear lhr best speaker ON
their program. Colonel Furh the silr
rr-tunguri orator leaves thht day.
nu the Invitation NJ che Republican Sac
liuUhl Committee tp take pant lu 'hp
mainland ruuNlss An rarller dHtr fol
thr luHal rails would ult q swat WNm
fHrTa phu NIfH ln brar lul nth ION
ruulu' ihHt lraN6 'H bls ryri lUN-
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The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-09

Latest mail advices, alleged from Pa
ris to be trustworthy, state that the
Japanese seriously fear an uprising in
Korea, where the announcement that
Japan intends TO distribute the lands
not actually cultivated among Japan-
ese colonists has greatly iuCensed the
natives. The japanese garrison, it is
added, was consequently strengthened
by thousands in the last few days of
July.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-09

From Hilo word comes of the starting
of a cacao plantation, the product of
that plant being the raw material for
the manufacture of cocoa and chocolate.
A Hilo man declares that Hawaii ought
TO raise its own forage, backing his the
DRY with an exhibit of plants of his own
raising at the rooms of the Board OF
Trade. Thus the cause of diversified in
dustries makes progress step by step, in
spite of all the decrying that greets
mention of it among the talking frater-
nifty.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-09

or course Hilo ought to raise its own
forage. There are people keeping cows
In the suburbs of Honolulu who do that.
raising balanced ration for their stock
OF sorghum, alfalfa. panlcum grass and
pasture grass, with kiawe beans thrown
IN, The COWS are tat and healthy and
give fine milk No store feed Is bought
except during periods OF unusual
drought,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-09

According to Christiana dispatch of
August l, it was reported there that a
Norwegian whaler had found north of
Spitzbergen letter from Prof. Andre,
dated in 1898. The text of the letter
was not disclosed. Should the report
prove true, the letter would be the
first and only definite intelligence re-
ceived from the intrepid explorer since
he rose in his balloon at Spitzbergen
and sailed by the sky route for the
North Pole on July IL, 1897.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-09

since ihu discovery lhal mosquitoes
pFopagate deusuu rNrr has been HUr
nounrrd b there nlhndy Ia iluHniWu
Nhp VIII hpla mIk nWm lbf Was4UIlu
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The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-09

Wasn't large sum raised for a Nc
Kinley memorial park which might be
USED to help out present park projects?
What about that money?