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The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19
BArrLEsnlps.

1t is not a fact that the prestige of
battleships has been destroyed or even
seriously lessened by the war in the
East. While the Russians have lost
some of their floating fortresses the
fault is in the personnel of the navy
and not in the ships themselves. Lack
OF vigilance and of professional skill
must bear the blame for the disaster
of February and of the subsequent
ones not defects of ship construction
or of type.
Many newspaper critics discuss the
battleship question only from the point
of view of Russian disasters. But why
overlook the point of view of Japanese
successes? 1t was the terrible delivery
of,Japanese battleships which sunk the
Variag and shattered the Korietz at
Chemulpo. which has put some of the
Russian battleships out of commission
at Port Arthur and has demoraized
the garrison at the latter place. Even
AleXieff confesses that the nerve of
the garrison has been sadly shaken by
Togo's bombardment, fact of gravest
significance in estimating the future
fighting value of the troops. Finally
1T is the presence of the Japanese bat-
tleships which keeps the Russian fleet
of over forty vessels from disputing the
command of the sea with Japan-a
command upon which the transporta-
ton of army supplies depends.
= Our own experience with battleships
at Santiago is valuable in the study
of this question, but it was made so
by the men behind the guns. 1t is the
manner in which any ship is fought
which chiefly determines it's utility; and
if battleship has men worthy of it,
surely the vessel will not be the worse
for its displacement. The Oregon was
not at disadvantage in the Spanish
war; nor are the japanese battleships
in the, present conflict. But no ship is
safe, the officers and men of which keep
faithless watch and put their trust in
the blessings of priests and the magic
of sacred images rather than in
sleepless vigilance and keen profess
sional sagacity.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19
LAVINA To GO
OUT AS WRECKER

Manned by a crew of two Chinese,
and commanded by her owner, Captain
Weisbarth, the forty-ton schooner La
vina was moved from Rotten Row yes
terday to the marine railway where
she will be overhauled and made ready
for a voyage to French Frigate Shoals
in search of the wealth hidden in the
gear of the wrecked French bark Con-
notable de Richmont. Weisbarth is an
elderly man, yet still vigorous, and is
to take the vessel off on rather dan
gerous voyage. He has made two at
temptS in the small schooner Ada to
rescue the French vessel and the re-
fusal of the owner of the Ada to per-
caused Weisbarth to purchase of Allen
& Robinson the Lavina.
Since 1878 the Lavina has been in
these waters, first as trader in Frank
Cooks fleet of schooners in the South
Sea Island trade and later as a sugar
carrier. But about five years ago
freights for carrying sugar in the in
ter-island trade became so low that 1t
was not profitable to longer run such
small vessel in the trade. Then the
Lavina was placed in the row and has
remained there for about five years.
Yet she is still sound craft, and when
brought in from the row yesterday her
hold was as dry as one would wish for.
The Lavina was originally called the
Waiaoli.
Captain Weisbarth has been sailing
around Hawaii for more than thirty
years In his time he has commanded
nearly every vessel of the Wilder fleet.
| The Lavina will likely get away for
the Shoals in about a week, Her COM
mander intends TO take the French
man OFF the shoals II possible and II not
feasible he viii take all OF the gear
| available from the vessel, A market
can be found Tor windlasses, anchors
chains, ropes, capstans ana other gear
which Is now on the vessel The LaVinn
has large enough carrying capacity
to take away a considerable quantity
Of this stun
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19
TOURISTS. FARES AND FARMS.

A study of the tourist question In
California shows that more than half
the great invading army Of the past
two years were homeseekers. 1t is the
custom to call the incomer a tourist in
the general returns of the California
Promotion Committee, but in the segre-
gated returns we find that 100000 of
these tourists took up land. The
beauties Of California and the historic
romance of that old Spanish state were
secondary matters to them: they were
attracted by the chance offered by the
Golden State to get profitable homes in
region Of rich soil and practically
snowless climate.
The Advertiser has often pointed out
two ways to bring people here, one
simply by means of low fares. the
other by putting the public domain on
the market and getting homeseekers'
rates for excursions to it. Every other
way has been tried with the lamenta-
BILE result which the steamer lists at
test. There Is no stronger incentive
than cheap farms and low fares to fill
up new country; and there is no bet
ter basis of prosperity anywhere than
a producing middle class.
In Hawaii is room for 100000 people.
We have 153, 900. All over the group are
square miles upon square miles of pro-
ductive land either surrendered to Ian
tana or wasted on cattle at the rate of
one head of stock to many acres. This
land will produce pineapples tobacco,
sisal, coffee, vanilla, bananas, lines,
oranges, honey, dairy products, eggs,
poultry, vegetables and fine forage
grasses. No better chance was ever
offered small farmer in the drouth
smitten districts of California. Indeed
no better chance was ever offered him
elsewhere on the mainland. Hawaii has
precisely what he wants; but unfortu-
nately for itself it has not put him in
the way of getting it,
If by any MEANS the great back
country military reservation could be
got back, subdivided into farms and
offered to a colony like that of Wahi-
ava, there would be another fine add-
ton to the white census of Oahu.
Byron o.. Clark could organize a colony
on the coast in three months If public
land on all the islands could be segre-
would be no end of applications for it.
That has been the way of the West
and the correspondence of the Promo
ton Committee shows that, but for our
own backwardness of effort, it would
be the way of Hawaii.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19
THE WAR NEWS.

Takushan, where Shanghai dispatch
locates a Japanese landing force, is on
the Manchurian coast near Newchwang.
Shanghai war news is so unreliable
that this report of the debarkaton of
an army must be taken with reserve,
the more so because the alleged eXpedi-
ton against a Russian stronghold is
small.
The news that a Russian force is adj
vancing down the east coast of Korea
contradicts the statement of AleXieff
that Russia's campaign would be de-
fensive only. If the news is true col
lision cannot be far off; but there is
more than probability that it is false.
one has right to be suspicious of
the st. Petersburg telegram that sub
marine boat has been shipped to Port
Arthur. II the Russians had such II
boat they would naturally say nothing
about it so that 1t might catch the
Japanese blockading fleet unawaras;
but II they have none they would be
likely to claim the ownership of many
so as to keep Admiral Togo from COM
ing near enough to resume his Port
Arthur commandments.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19
A COLONIZATION scnEME.

Senator Hoar has introduced bill
in Congress, the provisions of which
might be put into effect by the Ter
ritorial legislature, with profit to the
Islands. The Hoar bill provides for a
Colonization Bureau in the Department
of the Interior, with an appropriation
to permit loans up to $1,000 to persons
settling on homestead lands.
Governor Carter some time ago was
considering the same sort Of scheme
for filling the now vacant lands OF the
Territory with desirable settlers,
though doubtful at the time of the
legality of such an act on the part
of the Territorial Legislature. His
idea Is that II the Territory can loan
to prospective settlers sufficient sum
to make their homesteads self-support-
ing. they will eventually be able to
repay the amount, and the govern
ment will benefit in the increase of
tax values While such a colonization
scheme would possibly bring in a large
number of American farmers anxious
to start life afresh it might also be
of benefit in making a large percentage
of the Hawaiians self-supporting.
The bill which has been introduced
in Congress Is fathered by Commander
Booth-Tucker of the Salvation Army,
who hopes thus to relieve the congest-
ed city populations. The bill authoriz-
es the proposed Bureau Colonization
Bureau to make loans not exceeding
81, 500 to any person duly qualified to
enter land under the homestead laws
and properly certified to. as to char
acter; the money to be- used in inns
proving and establishing a home and
farm on the land, and the loan to be
repaid by the settler with interest at
6 per cent, in annual or semi-annual
installments. The Commissioner Is
authorized to pay from any such loan
the expenses of transportation of the
settler family and his necessary house.
hold effects, and the loan is to be
lien on the property purchased and ac-
quired. A Colonization Fund for the
purpose is to be provided by the issue
of not more than s5O,0O0,O00 8 per cent
ffty-year bonds, not more than So
900, 900 of which are to be issued per
year. The lands acquired by settler
are not to exceed forty acres irrigated
and eighty acres non-irrigated.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19

1t is possible that the Nippon Maru
has met with some mishap, but in
formation on that point is very meagre.
She Is a weak ship for war purposes,
though strong enough for commercial
uses, and a single shell would put her
in grave peril. Perhaps she ventured
probable that she met a Russian vessel
at sea as the Cars cruisers are not
venturing far from home as the enemy
might prevent their getting back.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19
THE LAND OPERATIONS.

Much of the delay in Russian land
operations, assuming that the Cars
forces mean to do anything agrees
sive, may be attributed to the state of
the weather and the trails. April in
Manchuria Is the same as in New En-
giand-a timd, of thawing snow, fire.
quent showers and bad travel. There
are few roads-perhaps one rough main
thoroughfare wandering around the re-
gion between Seoul and Picking and
here and there "a short military high
way as between Port Arthur and
Dalny; but there are no lateral roads.
tie paths, which look like rabbit, runs;
though in winter the beds of frozen wa
tercourses are used. The country IS one
vast checkerboard of small farms sep
arated by narrow causeways, the area
and structure being like taro patches
here. Villages, where the farmers cum
gregate at night, are practically iso-
lated from each other by the narrow
ness of the connecting trails. In such
land military operations are most
difficult especially those with cavalry
and artillery. Infantry can pick their
way but they cannot move in the mass
they must string out in single files
Guerrillas and bandits find the topog-
raphy suitable and an irregular force
could be effectively used in Manchuria
on either side.
The Russians have done Well to in
trench their lines and probably the Jap
anese, of whose preparations less is
known, have done the same in Korea
which, in many respects, is a similar
country to Manchuria. One reaschl,Sehy
many suppose that the Japahese will
stay where they are is that any mill
tary force in the present theater of
war prefers the defensive to the often
sive and Japan, having got, in Korea,
all it started out to get, might adopt
this policy without loss of prestige.
Should the Japanese actually enter
Manchuria their manner of dealing
with the Typographical hindrances will
be watched, with the keenest interest,
by military experts everywhere. 1t goes
without saying that they would have
to contrive, in some way, to carry
heavy field guns. Light artillery, trans
ported on the backs of mules, answered
for. the Japan-China campaigns ten
years ago, but it could not be depended
upon now, for the Russians, whose de-
fences are supplied with guns by the
railroad, would have the advantage.
God" as Napoleon said with fine
cynicism, lis on the side of the heaviest
artillery" This means that the men
who have the big guns can begin fight
ing sooner and do the most damage
with their fire.
We do not recall any first-class cam
paigning in such country as that
which lies between the Yalu and Muk-
den. The Philippines present a similar
surface aspect, but all the fighting
there, save in the neighborhood, of
Manila, was done by small columns, fly |
ing light. When the allies marched |
from Taku to Picking they had cleared |
route. The military problems present |
ed beyond the Yalu and in Korea are |
therefore new. Europe never saw any
thing like them in modern times.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19

Those who are interested in questions
of forestry should read the Hall report
which is printed in full in the current
number of the Forester and Agrcultur-
list. The reasons why forests should be
cared for are not so we'll understood as
they ought to he, nor are the proper
methods of protecting them. Mr.. Halls
excellent paper tells the whole story
and gives, incidentally, a great amount
of useful island data.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19

Small farming In Hawaii awaits an
impetus from the local government
such as would be given by an enter
prising land policy, but at the same
time much is being done by land-own-
ers on this and the other islands 10
diversity crops and create exports, The
pineapple people are doing 30 well that
thvy say little about II, 50 as not TO
tempt competition, Banana growers,
having "a lar Wider market lut the Facts
about hrir progress be- known, ana
lheHs are most encouraging pn hAr
Nlil ana Maui tho afan nf banana rulr
luW b. BlradllS increasing iigr to-
February npulu raNaspl towg uf ihe
mNaua Huu hu1 urN pHWlUs en.s m
aWr WN}rarur iNp ihe hAnapa ga
mls ni lhp unpp Shouts aWlVui ~ H
.hlHN suw lhn WlVNf fNm HNI1h nll
l# nl rU m0anH WWTNlHIH iN lh.
lHUlH M Inr WN
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19
LOCAL BREvlTiES.
Trom saturda vs. Advertiserl

Most of the defendants indicted by
the Federal grand jury will be arraign-
ed before Judge Dole this morning.
Reports brought on the Mauna Loa
yesterday were to the effect that Ha-
wall was receiving a general downpour
! of rain.
A number of proxies from the Hawaii
delegates to the Republican convention
were received by Honolulu politicians
yesterday.
Louis Meyers, an engineer, has brought
suit against Julia Kuakina Meyers for
divorce. 1nfidelity is charged, and the
complainant asks for the custody of
his two years old son.
Sheriff Nahale, the Kona political
boss, who is a delegate to the Terri
torial convention, and a candidate for
the Republican National convention
delegation, arrived on the Mauna Loa
yesterday.
Robert Lindsay, formerly engineer for
the Pahala plantation railroad, and one
or the best known engineers on Hawaii,
suffered a stroke of paralysis about
three weeks ago. He has been taken
to Hamakua.
Judge Kepoikai has referred the mat
ter of the Maui court clerkship to the
Republican committee on Maui. The
judge will take office as soon as he
hears from Washington that his COM
mission has been signed.
Ned" Gehr, superintendent of con-
struction for the new Voicano road on
the kau side of Hawaii, while trying
to mount fractions horse during the
week, was thrown and sustained frac-
ture of one of his ankles. The same
bones were broken once before
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19

A good thing for the Board of Agr-
culture to undertake would be the eN-
termination of the mongoose, providing
always that the little animal is not
needed to kill rats in the cane. The
mongoose as the foe of poultry and of
ground-nesting birds is hindranee to
farming and to the life of game. If
it could be killed off by the incubation
of living animals with some commune
cable disease, good many local in
terests would be well-served at no no
ticeable cost.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19

The London Times believes that $780,
900 men are the maximum number of
troops in Manchuria that Russia can
feed The trans-Siberian railroad will
DE strained TO carry supplies for these,
should the road be interrupted, even
for a week, the effeet would be seen In
the rations, Manchurla and Korea are
limited IN food supply ana II the Rus
SLAMS forage there they viii run the
risk OF a native uprising,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19

The legislators VIII receive pay at
the rate OF a hundred dollars per week
for the ten days they are In session,
The salary Is probably more than
double the amount the majority OF the
members ever earned IN private life,
but the taxpayers are quite willing that
they should be- paid az the same rate
~ salary at he regular session II 1hey
noon MllhIn lhn lnnr MnIAa lImIL
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19

Maui FroHers have plfp npgu lhp
ApoU ul bananas iu Ibr california
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Nlir possibilities nr lhf WluN pf liur
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NVIh Nll FllIr ihy lUWlHi Question
f1f lnr fIHHlH M iNr HnT M Wmpi
lNH iHtHNHNI mls
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19
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very dangerous disease unless properly
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more deaths nom u lhan flnm SCARLET
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The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19
TIDES. SUN AND MOON.

Firsl quarter at the moon, Aprll asd,
Times Of the tide are taken from The
United states Coast and aeoielio sur
Hey lahlssl
The tlass AZ hahalul and lilo aeeuT
about ans hour sarlisr lhag a lienes
lula
liaNsllan slsnlefa Inns 10 ~ heufs
a. mlAuifs slaRff llsan nlesAnlpA
llMr helHH ihai ~ ~ msNlalan u ~
lfHlfa ihlllI mlhuifs IL lAna
nnlsile iianE lFQ u o. nhlsn Il
- sslhF e lllssnHlHh : haAls mln7
nlfH fHlI HH7 mean ~ ~ lH#l lllls
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The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19

Hearst wasn't even mentioned in the
New York State Democratic conven-
ton, the Parker men winning by a
large majority.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19

The friends of Mr.. Desky-and they
are not few-will share his pleasure in
the fact that his Pacific Heights case
Is to be tried on it's merits
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19

Governor Carter and Secretary At
kinson attended the convention last
night.
Mrs. Heinrich Renjes (nee Coney) is
expected to arrive from Germany on
Friday.
Russian sailors have too many
Names to remember to get them all
into one shout.
Mrs. NJ. L. Fleming of San Fran
cisco, who has been visiting her son,
Assistant Attorney General Fleming,
for month past, returns home on the
Sierra today.
The following names We're omitted
from the list of members of the Ladies
Committee for the Chinese Hospital;
Miss Nellie Judd, Mrs. Krauss, Mrs. f.
NJ, swanzy, Mrs, Walter Frear.
Asa, the Japanese sneak thief who
confessed To "A score of robberles, was
| ilned 81 900 and given years smprison-
menl by Judge Lindsay la the Police
Court yesterday,
Manuel Paresn ana Mary santos
| were married saturday evening ~ tho
/ home Of lhe brides parents, ON HAWAII
uhap street About forty guests were
present az lhe wedding
Tho vote ~ apnrge chalmers Wal
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llopss Nas nittlfi lHsi nlHhl ~ me
convention hfauHr lhp rnifniial hHd
] Wi BOON presented in ane FORM
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The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19

MT Hearst may never be- President
but ho has sueogeded In geltiug hm-
self advertised aH the leadng pvmor
rWiir urWspalrI man.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19

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The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19

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The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19
(From Mondays Advertiser)

Today will be the last day of the
Legislative session. The House meets
at nine o'clock this morning, and the
Senate in the afternoon
The steamship Gaelic was due to ar
rive yesterday at San Francisco with
Prince Pu Lun, in whose honor big
welcome was to be made.
Sheriff Chillingworth, Detective Nc
Duffie and Officer A On arrested two
more Chinese last night for alleged
completely with the Moanalua rob-
berries.
A special memorial mass for the late
Midshipman Edouard Neumann will be
held this morning at st. Augustine
chapel, Waikiki, at $3.50 o'clock.
Friends are invited to be present.
An effort will be made to pass a
new county resolution in the Legis-
lature today, the present one being
deemed illegal because it takes the ap-
pointing power from the Governor.
Fourteen young Japanese women are
aboard the America Maru en- route TO
the st. Louis Exposition to assist in
the serving of tea at the Japanese tea
house. One is young actress and two
are geisha girls.
Detective Renear raided a house in
Waikiki last night and arrested there
in H. McCallun who was charged with
selling liquor without a license. The
place is opposite Camp Mckinley and
the police claim that McCallun has
been doing a big business with the
soldiers for some time.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19

HONOLULU IRON WORKS Co.-Ma.
chinery Of every descrition made to
order.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19
BONDS

Haw. Govt, 5p. Co..
Haw. Ter, 4p. c. (Fire
Claims)-.
Hilo r. R. Co., 8 p. c.
Hon. X. 4. 81 L. Co.,
Bp. C. ......- Il
Eva Plant, 8p. c.
o. r. & l.. Co. --l
Oahu Sugar Co., 6p. c.. /
Olaa Sugar Co., 8 p. C.
Waialua Ag. Co., 6.p.c.
Kahuku 8 Pc ....----I
Pioneer Mill Co. 6 pc
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

Haw. Electric Co...
b, X. I. & L. Co., Pd
II. X. Z. & l.. Co., G ".
Mutual = Ell. Co.
o. r. & l., Co. ....--.
Hilo X. X. Co..
The daily tribune., 1904-01-28
Birthday Party.

Tuesday night merry crowd OF
little folks gathered at the home of III
Shank to celebrate his twelfth birth.
day. After INDUCING in numerous
games, an appetizlng lunch was served
after which they went to their homes
the happier for the oveut.
Those present were; Frank Robin
son, Madge Harris, Olive Harris,
Silver Estus, John Arthur, Nellie
Tatum. Avis Tatum. Frank Meyers,
Clarence O'Brien. Mona Pastorious,
Sadie Smith. John Lewis, Jennie
Pastorious. Mortie Hyde, Blanche
Rich, Beatrice Roberts, Benuie Smith
Beatrice Hyde, Bertha Shank.