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DAILY BULLETIN WEEKLY SUMMAEY: HONOLULU, II. I., OCTOBER 9, 18SS.
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my family to support; nml that a
Chinaman don't understand what
that means, is not surprising. Per
mit mc to say, that that single word
'Family," has been the cause of
many a bloody strugo'.- against op
pression in different 'tapes, and in
different countiies, it, has sated
inany a country fn.i being con
quered by a foe, it stirs the very
soul of every white man, oi what
ever nationality.
I said in my article: "There are
men and families enough here ready
to occupy your places." Yes, I ad
mit 1 wrote so, tind t mean it too.
The meaning is simply this: Mr.
Sing thinks the country will go to
the dogs if all Chinamen should leave
it, thoro would be nobody to occupy
the lands and till the ground. To
this 1 said, thcic sue them here
ready to illl their place. It is far
from me to say the Chinamen ought
to be driven out, and 1 did not say
it Look at what the Portuguese
can do 1 1 have seen many a piece
of land, so barren looking that even
a Chinaman looked at it with dis
dain, tilled by Portuguese, and
they hare succeeded splendidly.
Take a walk under Punchbowl hill,
and see what has been done there.
Mr. Sing thinks that he under
stands better what is "the substan
tial block" than the planters. Per
mit me to have my doubts about
that the planters have a little more
experience in that than Mr. Sing, I
presume. The last woids in Mr.
Sing's answer, I think ought to have
been as follows: "It would be a
very shorC sighted policy to get rid
of the sound foundation and trust
the welfare of Hawaii to the rice
alone. Jf my (Chinese) fellow citi
zens would think a little more about
the practical part of the matter, I
believe we should soon hear the last
of the loud talk."
Mr. Editor, rice is admitted free
of duty into the U. S. Suppose now
that America would drop the duty
entirely on rice, or would exclude it
from our treaty, what then about
the rice industry? Then Mr. Sing
would find that his solid foundation
for Hawaii rested on sand. Rice is
used to a greater extent in America
than in any European country or in
Canada, whereas the contiary is the
case with sugar.
In my reply J wrote: "They must
be a very corrupt set, which I, how
ever, hope or believe is not the
case." Mr. Sing seems to have
overlooked that expression of mine.
"What I meant, and what I mean is
simply this : I make a distinction
between Chinamen. I do not mean
those respectable residents here, that
are landowners or arc married and
have raised a family of their own, I
do not for a single moment wish
them out of the country, but 1 do
think that it is a bad thing for the
country to have the unmarried hor
des of Chinese coolies here, it is
against them I am willing, and I
have heard lespectable Chinamen
express themselves in the same way.
It is the thousands of unmarried
Chinese that are a curse to this
country, as well as to any other
were they are present in such large
numbers. I will repeat it: 1 do not
believe the respectable class of Chi
nese to be a con upt set, and where
I use the word Chinaman it lefers
solely and only to the lower classes,
to the coolies.
I can give many illustrations about
the moral influence of the Chinese,
about the dark ways and their cun
ning tricks, about their mode of liv
ing, but this article is already long
enough.
A few words more, Mr. Editor,
and 1 will be through. I think the
question about loligion better be
kept out, that only irritates, and I
did not mention it in my answer to
Mr. Sing. The language in Mr.
Sing's epistles are, to say the least,
very "glibly" and L firmly believe
that he has not written ins articles
himself, in fact, it strikes ine as ex
traordinary that Mr. Sing under
stands English so thoroughly that he
only has the risht understanding of
proceedings in the Legislature. With
his knowledge of English, the place
as interpreter ought to have been
given to him.
I consider this my last answer to
Mr. Sing. I have no inclination to
keep on n controversy with him or
any other Pro-Chinese, my object in
answering Mr. Sing was only to
point out the fallacy of his expres
sions, the danger of his threats, his
int.di.'ng remarks about bribery by
haolcs, and his insults to the Legis
lature. A few general remarks, Mr. Edi
tor, I hope 3011 will allow mo space
for my remarks about Mr. Tom
Mow's threats lias drawn forth an
epistle from that gentleman, at least
one over his signature. lie men
tions my article, and that is a sure
p oof that my expressions were well
founded. He seems to havn a very
lo.v opinion rnout my knowledge
well, 1 can stand that. I know that
China has a largo army, I know that
Chinese has a large navy, I know
that China can and will protect htr
subjects wheiever they are. I know
that not because Mr. Torn Dow tells
mo so, but because it has been
taught mo in the school. I know
. also that tho Chinaman has driven
the natives out of their taro patches,
th-t he has assumed the manufac
ture of poi, that ho hm driven them
from many of their fishing grounds
that the natives have a sickness
called mai pake, that he has taught
natives tho art of smoking opium,
that he has spread immorality, just
because ho has no feeling for family
ties, that he don't assimilato with
other nationalities, that he is a state
in the state, that China is not open
for foreigners in the sense Urn and
other civilized couiurius arc to them,
that foreignei s travelling in Cbina
are not protected ("p ".' trave Icrs
murdered a few moirus ago), that
ho never would h:iA rai "fl tho
islands to the present level ; , nil
ization, that n pi.ke oov. ri t lent
(T. U.'s own expression would
have raised the native rnce. 1 ad
mit that the whites Lu '-ro.ight
sickness here, but wlituli i the
worst, the haole's or th pace's can
best be answeied b. pom'iiij., to
Molokai. The haolet hurt: hr 'iglit
liquors and the China . '1 n-aiioo,
the haoles have built lailmnds,
stcame.'s, sailingveS'-oN, electric
light, sugar mills erected good
schools, whero morality is taught,
made travel easy and safe (murder
by ? on Hawaii), easy communica
tions with the rest of the world
and so tul inilnilum.
I should like to ask Mr. Tom Dow
what China would do if a gieat
number of Ameiicans went there,
and settled all over the ion. -try?
They would not be tolerated. Very
few harbors are open to commerce,
and those that arc open, wete made
so by fo ce.
Nobot'y has talked about driving
the Chinamen out, and therefore
the threatening language is entirely
out of place. Those of them who
are here must have libeity to stay
and protection of the laws, but we
don't want any more to come.
If the Chinamen could aquire the
habits of the haolcs, live like a
haolc, dress like him, all would be
different. That is what the Japs
are doing, nml therefore never a
word is said against them.
Mr. Ming Ilyin and Mr. lorn
Dow ought to confine their writings
to facts as the- exist, and not sneer
at everybody and everything, and
the good elements of the Chinese
ought to impress their coolie coun
trymen with the necessity of keep
ing within bounds, and 10 do so, will
be to their own inteiest.
Thanking you Mr. Editor for
the space you have allowed me, I
remain yours, II. G. N.
Honolulu, October 0, 1888.
A NUISANCE.
Editok Bulletin: The Chinese
Theatre has become an intolerable
nuisance, and should be closed for
ever at once, for the beneut and
comfort of those living in the vicin
ity. Chun IIi:i:.
NATIVE AND FOREIGN JURY LISTS.
Editok Hui.li.tix: On calling
the native jur roll at the Supreme
Court yesterday, the presiding Jus
tice remaiked that the showing was
most creditable a. compared with
the record of imeign jurymen
every man lin-nig answered his
name, and none asking to he ex
cused. Such abstract state,iient3 are very
misleading. To mal;e the compara
tive statement tine, the Justice
should have .said s mietii.ng like
this: "The white ..ten diawn on
Honolulu juries arc generally res
pectable business men whose time
is very valuable, and whose service
011 a jury is a great loss to them.
On the other hand, the natives
drawn on the present jury are in
great part ex-goveinment ollicials,
who have been recently discharged
from their scveial positions, under
clouds, and being out of a job, the
82 per diem jury fee i a strong
argument for punctual at'ci.ii.mce."
Meantime, Mr. Editor, people
are all wondering by whit iaw of
chance or general aveiage 01 hocus
pocus, all the ditchargi d na ive of
ficeholders under the Reform" re
gime have managed to find their
way on the jury for the current
term. Obsluvkk.
FOR MR. CHUN HEE.
Editok Bulletin: The Chinese
Theater may possibly be a nuisance,
but not to Mr. Chun Ilee, as he
lives on the Waikiki side of Fort
street. Nothing could better ex
hibit maliciousness than his contri
bution to the Bulletin ol Friday
evening. Ai tides ot this nature re
ferring to a matter pending before
the Courts intended to prejudice n
fair trial, work do harm where there
are fearless judges, as here, and
judged by an intelligent community,
but their sinister motives rather re
act upon the cause they attempt to
serve ; so I shall not attempt to re
fute the allegation of nuisance but
leave it to an impartial court. 1
suggest, however, that the nuisance
complained of by Mr. Chun Heo,
undoubtedly exists in the fact that
he may frequently havi debited to
obtain admission to the tin .ter for
half piice, which woulu ol course
bejfiefused. Wonu Duck.
Honolulu, Oct. 0, 1888.
NEWS ARTICLES.
SLAVERY.
frr.N:.'110X,L case.
Slavery in the United States was
almost cosvul with tho first settle
ments In tho tin u colonics, and it
existed in nil tin thirteen Colonies
at the time of the declaration of in
dependence, .Iniy Kb, 1770, not
withstanding the iit-f-ortion in that
immortal instiunient, that "all men
nro created equal, wild are endowed
by their Creator, with certain un
alienable riglitH, . d Iiat amongst
theso are life, liberty, and the pur
Btiil of happiness."
The slave had very few rights that
any person, especially his master,
was bound to respect.
Tho master had tho power, and
tho law gave htm the right to punish
his slave, which was sometimes,
though seldom, dono to a very cruel
extent.
Opnoially, the slave was not al
lowed to leave his master's planta
tion or pieiuises without wi'tiei
permission from hi master, and if
lie was caught abroad, especially in
the night time without such pcrmis
Mon, he was liable to be moderately
whipped. The slave was not allowed
to nlvc evidence, or make all'darlt
under any circumstances, wl c c a
white poison was concerned; not
even in icgard to an outrage upoi
his or her person, by a while per
son. The slave could not sue nor
be sued.
A person even suspected of hav
ing the millionth part of a drop of
negro blood in his or ho. veins was
not admitted into any genteel so
ciety. Even the suspicion of a drop
of negro blood amounted to social
ostracism of the person so suspect
ed; and it was slanderous and
libellous and actionable and punish
able as such, to say, of a person
that he or she had negro blood or
was akin to a negro.
'There was a "slave pen" in
Washington city, pait of the walls
of which stand there now in plain
view of tlr capitol, and not far from
it, as a mon ne it of injast'ec and
cruelty to a race now nuirocriag
four millions in the United States.
There wcie "slave pens" in
Richmond, Virginia, and one of
these was used as a prison for union
prisoners, during the war which re
sulted in the extinction of slavery
in the United States.
These pens were surrounded by
high brick or stone walls, and the
slaves for sale in them were securely
locked up every night in houses
within these walls ; and in day time,
when a person called to buy a slave,
these slaves promptly marched out
into the yard at a given signal, and
formed in line, ns regularly as drill
ed soldiers, all clean and suitably
diessed, all seemingly cheerful and
anxious to be sold, as they had been
U'Ught to do, in furtherance of the
nefarious tralllc. If one of them
failed to act as so instructed, or to
put the best foot forward in tin
direction of a sale he was punished
afterwaids. If the would-be buyer
saw one of the slaves who, and
whose answers seemed to suit him,
the slave, male or female, was forth
with taken into an adjacent, room
kept for the purpose, and stripped
naked, from head to foot, and thor
oughly examined before any sale
was made.
Slaves weie oiten handcuffed,
and chained together, and driven in
that condition on font, all the way
from Washington city and Balti
more and Richmond, Va., to Loui
siana and Missippi, a distance of
more than a thousand miles. Slaves
sometimes ran away and hid them
selves in woods and swamps, and
wcie harbored, and then they were
some limes pursued and overtaken
by blood hounds, kept mainly for
that purpose.
Several years before slaver went
down in lire and blood, a sensational
case occurred in Washington city,
bciwceu McBlair and Dove, two
wealthy and respectable citizens,
who weie very inimical to each
other. McBlair was a man of very
fair complexion, and Dove was a
man of black curly hair, and his
taut en nimble was very suggestive
of the negro. McBlair said that
Dove had "a daik btripe on his
back, extending from his cerebellum
to his nelheimost positions," mean
ing thereby, that negro blood was
coursing through Dove's veins.
Dove brought an action against Mc
Blair for damage of defaming his
character, by the utterance of said
words. McBlair admitted the speak
ing the words, that he used them in
the sense attributed to him, and
nveired that the woids tiue, and
that he could prove them. Upon
the trial he put some experts
upon the witness stand, to prove
that Africans and persons of Afri
can decent, emitted an odor sui
(jenerin, and offensive to common ol
facjory nerves, and that Dove
emitted just such an odor, and that
buch odor was not emitted by per
sons who did not have negro blood
in their veins. Dove called experts
to prove that the whitest persons,
and those who had not a scintilla of
negro blood in their veins, and who
did not sufllcieutly use the cleansing
properties of soap and water to their
bedies, also emitted unpleasant
odois. McBlair offered testimony
tending to prove that the odor
emitted from tho unwashed white
persons, was different, and less of
fensive to the olfactories than that
emitted by the person with negro
blood in his veins.
McBlair mantu.'ed to procure some
of Dove's hair and brought that into
couit, and also the hair of a negro
man and the hair of a white man,
and called expert witnesses to ex
amine all these hairs microscopically
and otherwise, to say whether they
deferred or not. They testified that
the hair of the negro was structur
ally different from that ot the white
man, and that the hair of Dove was
more like that of the negro hair
struetiually than that of the white
man.
Upon the trial Dove was asked to
show his naked back to the jury m
order that they might see whether
ho had a dark stripe thete, but lie
refused.
The argument in support of a
motion to compel him to oxhibit his
bare back lo tho jury was, that the
plaintiff denied that he had a dark
stripe on his back, that that was
one of the issues in the case, that
according to tho rules of the evi
dence, tho plaintiff was bound to
offer the highest and best attainable
evidence in support of his conten
tion, and that the sight of his bare
back to the jury would be the most
convincing proof to them. But the
co.iri, refused to order Dove to show
his back, and verdict and judgment
for 810,000 weie rendered in favor
of Dove. McBlair pnid it, and tho
public do not yet know whether
Dove had a dark stripe on his back'
or not.
Dove was asked on cross examin
ation if lie hnd a dark stripe on his
back, and he said, no. He was
then asked if he over saw his back,
and lie said, no. He was then asked
how he knew he hnd no stripo on
his back if ho had never seen his
back, and this inextricably puzzled
him.
OSMOND DAY.
The trial of Osmond Day for lar
ceny of n diamond cross valued
8800 commenced in Judge Murphy's
Court, San Francisco, September
21st. The piisoner, who is well
known in Honolulu, caused the most
humorously grotesque scene that has
ever occurred in a San Francisco
courtroom. He convulsed the com t
and spectators with laughter, and
posed as witness, judge, jury, pro- (
scouting and defending counsel. The I
trial was not concluded when the
Mariposa left.
A LITTLE GIRL RUN OVER.
Early this morning a little girl
named Lilian, live years of age, was
wending her way to the Roman Ca
tholic Church, when on turning the
corner of Fort and Beretania streets
she was run over by an express
driven by a man named Charles
Turner. The little girl was picked
up, taken to her home on Fort
street, and there attended by a doc
tor. It was found that her leg was
broken, but at latest accounts she
was doing well. Turner was taken
to the Station house and there
charged with heedless and furious
driving. Oct. 2.
THE CHINESE THEATRE.
The Police Court room was crowd
ed with Chinese this morning mak
ing it apparent to passers by that
something unusual was happening.
It appears that one Ing Foon com
plained at the Station house of the
noise that, issued from the Chinese
theatre every night. The result was
that police olllcers arrested ten Chi
nese belonging to the theatre, and
they were charged in the Police
Court this morning with maintain
ing a common nuisance. While the
arrests weie being made three as
saults were committed, and these
will also have to be dealt with. The
hearing of these cases has gone
over to Thursday. Oct. 2.
THE LATE CHARLES BRENIC.
Charles Brcnig, an old resident of
the islands, died in San Francisco,
September 12th, aged CI years. The
remains were brought on the Mari
posa, Monday, the widow occompany
ing them. About ten years ago the
deceased had a stroke of paralysis,
and he has never been well since.
He went to California thinking to
benefit by the climate. Bicnig wn
a native of Germany and came to
the Islands sometime in tho fifties.
He was first employed .is head baker
by a man named Fox, who kept a
bakery on Hotel street near Mauna
kea. After remaining with Fox
some time he opened a bakery on
his own account, which he kept run
ning for several years. After that
lie opened a dry goods fatoro on
Nuuanu street, and supplied sea
men on whalers with clothing. It
was while lie was engaged in this
business that he bought real estate.
He owned the block on Nuuanu
street fiom Maiine to Queen streets.
He married several years ago Kc
naliu, a native of Molokai, who sur
vives him. The funeral will take
place Wednesday afternoon at four
o'clock from his late residence,
Nuuanu avenue. Oct. 2.
ODD
FELLOW'S ASSEMBLY IN LOS
ANCELES.
The Californian City of the Angels
has enjoyed the honor of entertain
ing the Sovereign Grand Lodge of
the Independent Order of Odd Fel
lows. The proceedings commenced
011 Monday, September 17th, and
on tho following day there was a
piocession of 5,000 members of the
Order. At least 150,000 persons
were in the city, including repre
sentatives from every state and ter
ritory in the Union, fiom the domin
ion of Canada, from the Hawaiian
kingdom and from Australia. In
eluding the numerous vehicles the
procession was two miles in length.
The grand olllcers appeared in
splendid uniforms, and many of
them were mounted on handsome
and spirited horses. Escort duty
was performed by the Seventh Cali
fornia Regiment of the National
Guard, which presented a fine mili
tary bearing. Next came several
cantons of the Patriarchs Militant,
or highest rank of the Odd Fellows,
under command of Lieutenant-Gcn-eral
John C. Underwood. The uni
form and banners of the Cantons
were superb, and the Chevaliers
marched like veteran soldiers. Tho
costly standard of Los Angeles Can
ton was adorned with pearls and
precious stones. A number of en
campments and subordinate lodges
came next in their appropriate or
der; and the remainder of the pro
cession consisted of carriages for
the daughters of Rcbckah, delegates
from other states, members of the
Grand Lodge and other distinguish
ed visitors.
At vnrious points nlong tho line
of march, beautifully decorated
arches were elected, and all tho
principal buildings were tastily trim
med with flags, bunting, inscrip
tions and devices pertaining to the
order. At headquarters the visitors
were freely supplied witli all tho
fruits produced in Southern Califor
nia. Citizens not belonging to the
order vied with Odd Fellows in lav
ish hospitality. Many of tho visi
tors were supplied with cheap ex
cursion tickets to neighboring towns
and cities, where fraternal greetings
awaited them.
The services of General Under
wood in organizing the soldierly
rnnk of Patriarch Militant were duly
appreciated, and with unanimous
consent the General was elected
Grand Sire the highest honor con
ferred by the Sovereign Lodge. I
do not know whether a Canton has
yet been organized in Honolulu. If
not, this select degree should be in
troduced without delay. It stands
at the summit of Independent Odd
Fellowship, and is a distinction to
which members of subordinate
may properly aspire.
Never in the past has Los An
geles witnessed such a magnificent
display, and the enthusiasm thus
aroused will tend to increase the
prosperity of this favored munici
pality. In closing, allow me to in
form your readers that through
tickets are now sold for a first-class
passage between Los Angeles and
Honolulu. A. B. W.
REAR-ADMIRAL KIMBERLY.
The tall, grizzled form of Rcar
Admiral L. A. Kimberly was seen at
the Occidental the other day. The
Admiral came from Honolulu in the
Dolphin, and has asked to be reliev
ed from further service in the Paci
cific Squadron on the ground of ill
health. He will undoubtedly soon
be retired. Kimberly has had a no
table career. He is a bachelor and
very eccentric. He is also very
rich, for he belongs to that Kimber
ley family which settled m Chicago
in the thirties, bought land and
grew up with the city. The Admi
ral is thought to be wot th consi
derably more than a million.
Kimberley won his greatest re
nown, however, as the First Lieu
tenant of Admiral Farragut's flag
ship, the Hartford, in whicli he
served from December, 18G0, until
the old, battle-scarred ship went out
of commission, in 18G5. In all the
actions in which the Hartford was
engaged Kimberly commanded her
crew and battery, and nobly were
they handled. Ho was a very ec
centric man, a perfect recluse in his
daily life, larely speaking even to
his associates. He was a stem dis
ciplinarian almost a martinet, in
fact but his subordinates admired
his good qualities notwithstanding.
At the time when officers of Kim
berley's rank were seeking to com
mand small ships and gunboat3, he
was repeatedly offered independent
command, but invariably declined.
He regarded it a higher honor to be
First Lieutenant of the Hartford
than to be Captain of a frigate.
fS, F. Examiner.
FIGHTING THE TRUSTS.
A New York evening paper of
September 22nd has the following:
I lie report of a meeting of repre
sentatives of the Sugar Trust and
of the Wholesale Grocers' Associa
tion whicli appeared in the papers
la3t evening, can be supplemented
to-day by some highly important in
formation regarding the Wholesale
Grocers" Association. While this
organization goes under the name of
an association, it is practically a
combination made to meet monopoly,
and is a peculiar illustration of the
operation of the natural laws of
trade. The association was formed
for the expressed purpose of fight
ing the sugar trust, but subsequent
ly it was determined to control
other branches of the grocery trade.
A prominent merchant informed a
reporter that the meeting yestciday
was the second step to form a
powerful combination, both to con
trol the sugar trust and the retail
grocery trade. The first step was
taken at a mcoting some weeks ago,
and tho purpose was, by organizing,
to compel the trust to sell sugar
to members of the asso
ciation, exclusively, at a rebate of
one-half cent a pound. F. W. In
busch of Milwaukee was elected
Secretary, and has just sent out a
circular in which it is stated that
they must fight the sugar trust by
similar organization.
THE KIKIHALE ROW.
Tho disturbance at Kikiliale,
briefly mentioned in yesterday's
issue, resulted in the arrest of four
native soldiers of the Household
Guards and a South Sea Islander.
There was a big Itiau at that place
yesterday, and as usual when sol
diers get their liberty for a short
time they make tho most of it, and
frequently pull up at tho Station
House. As the luau progressed and
some of the invited guests began to
get well primed, there was too much
noise to suit the owner of the pre
mises. He insisted upon a little
more quietness, but no notice being
taken of his demand, ho called in a
policeman who resided near by to
interfere. The officer found ho had
a tough job before him, for he had
scarcely opened his mouth when ho
was pounced upon by a number of
the ruffians. Ho blew his whistle,
which attracted the attention of
other officers, and after a hard
struggle they finally landed the un
ruly soldiers at the' Station House.
One policeman received a bad cut
over tho eye. This morning two of
tho soldiers Palakiko and Kanuwni
were charged with assault and
battery on each other, Kunole was
charged with assault and battery on
a police officer, while Moikc and
Aknkaui, the South Sea Islander,
had charges of obstructing nnd per
verting justice against thorn. The
cases are not yet concluded. Oct.JJ.
CAL. LEOilARbj THeToCKEY.
Caleb Leonard, a jockey well
known in Honolulu, is in trouble.
He was riding a horse named Lida
Ferguson at Stockton, September
23rd, in a half mile nnd repeat run
ning race, when he got left at the
post. The judges seeing "the job"
put a new jockey on the horse and
suspended Leonard for one year.
With a change of jockey Lida Fer
guson won the race.
BISHOP WILLIS IN ENGLAND.
At Lincoln Cathedral, England,
August 22nd, there was a gathering
of bishops, at which several Colo
nial and American bishops wcro
present. Bishop "Willis was among
the number, and the "Church
Times" says, "The Bishop of Hono
lulu described the difficulties whicli
had to be contended with nnd sur
mounted in his diocese." Tho bishops
of Moosonce, Duucdin, Maritzberg
and Kaffraria also spoke, referring to
the good work that had been accom
plished in their dioceses, and how
the Church had grown and strength
ened during their administration.
THE BEST ADVICE.
Soon after Felix Grundy was ad
mitted to the bar, he opened an
office for practice in a Kentucky vil
lage, and was sitting briefless in a
court room when a man was brought
up to be tried for murder, and the
judge asked him if he had a lawyer.
The man said ho had none, and had
no money to pay a lawyer. The
judge said to Mr. Grundy, "Will
you please take this man's case, and
take him outside of the court room,
and talk with him, and give him the
best advice you can?" Grundy
gladly took this, Ids first case, and
took the accused out of the couit
room, and to a window that over
looked a hill at a distance, and said
to the accused, "Now, I am your
lawyer, and it is my duty to make
the best defence 1 can for you to
enable me to do that, you must tell
me all about this matter. Now, did
you kill the man?"
The accused man said, "Yes, Sir
ree, and what is worse they can
prove it."
Mr. Grundy said, "You heard the
judge tell mc to give you the best
advice I could, and the best advice
I can give you is, to take yourself
over and beyond the top of that hill
(pointing to it) as fast as your feet
and legs can carry you, and I will
stand here until you are fairly out
of sight, and then I will return into
the court room and take my seat,
and very soon nfter that, there will
be a hue and cry and men after you,
and if you do not save yourself you
cannot blame me, and cannot say I
did not give you the best advice."
The accused unhesitatingly did as
Grundy advised, and after the man
was fairly out of sight Grundv re
turned lo his scat in the court mom.
The judge said to him, "Where is
your client?" Grundy said, "Your
Honor, the last I saw of him he was
going very rapidly over the brow of
that hill," (pointing to it). The
judge said, very excitingly, "Why
did you not bring him back?"
Grundy calmly said, "Your Hon
or told me to give him the best ad
vice I could, and I did bo and he
very wisely followed it."
Whereupon the judge reprimand
ed Grundy severely and immedi
ately erased his name from the roll
of attorneys ; and Grundy quickly
decamped, went to Tennessee and
practised law, became a distinguish
ed lawyer there, and was judge of
tho Supreme Court of Tennessee
and Senator in Congress from that
State, and a candidate for the presi
dency of the United Slates and made
a good run.
FIRE COMPANY MEETINGS.
At the regular meeting of Engine
Company No. 2 last evening a chal
lenge was sent to Honolulu Engine
Co. No. 1 for a friendly drill con
test. Following is a copy of the chal
lenge :
Honolulu, Oct. 3, 1888.
To the OKKior.its and Mejiheus ok
Honolulu Engine Co. No. 1.
Gentlemen: The olllcers and
members of Mechanic Engine Co.
No. 2 hereby challenge your com
pany to a fiiendly competitive drill,
on Saturday next, at 5 o'clock p.
m., the details of which to bo arrang
ed by the executive olllcers of both
companies. The purpose of said com
petition will be to see who gets first
water on, using suction hose from
the Inter-Island S. S. wharf, after
running 300 feet of hose. Further
details to bo arranged as above
stated. J. Lucas.
W. II. Greig, Secretary.
The challenge has been ac
cepted. It will no doubt cause
considerable excitement. Two new
members were elected.
Company No. 1 hud under consi
deration the challenge of No, 2,
Other business was of the usual
routine character.
At tho meeting of Protection
Hook & Ladder Co. a brief session
was held, nothing of interest being
brought up.
MALIETOA.
The deposed King of Samoa re
cently wrote n letter lo;n friend from
Camcroons, Africa, of which the
following is a translation :
"In the good providence of God
I am well, and the young men also
who have come here with me. There
arc three of them. Alesann and
Aisake of Apia and Tali, tho son of
Poniarc, who was with us in old
times at Malua. This country is
very hot like Samoa. Cocoanuts
are plentiful and also brendfruits
and bananas. Here, however, fever
is prevalent and it does not agree
with us. Tho governor is kind to
us in the way of food. We have
bread and tea and rice and bananas
also as our food. Nothing has been
said to me ns lo the tune we arc to
remain here or as to when we may
return to our own laud in Samoa.
The governor, however, has said
that my brother and I arc to remain
here at Camcroons, but Aisakc and
Tali are soon to return to Samoa.
I keep at a distance from
all spirit-drinking. We do not go
about at night. When it gets dnrk
we go into our house and sit there.
We are afraid to go about this place
at night."
NAVAL NOTES.
II. B. M. S. Swiftsure, Admiral
Hcneage, the flagship of the North
Pacific squadron, may be looked for
here the last week in this month.
The Hyacinth will return here in
about two months.
It is doubtful whether the Con
quest and Caroline touch at this
port this year.
A FOOLHARDY TRIP.
Captain Andrews, who, in Juno
started from Boston, Mass., in tho
dory Dark Secret to cross the Atlan
tic was compelled to abandon the
voyage, and arrived in New York,
Sept. 11.
lie said he had been two months
and one day alone in the little boat,
nnd had not tasted a morsel of warm
food all that time because the alco
hol stove was filled with water. The
distilled water which he took along
to drink was exhausted, so was the
poik, and nothing was left but
canned goods, of which he had
tired. The bottom of the boat waB
covered with sea grass and barna
cles, and he had lost his drag, had
trouble with the sharks and alto
gether was tpiite ready to abandon
thetiip in midoccan. When tho
Swedish bail; Nor came along,
Aug. 19th, he was picked up in lat.
10 18' and Ion. 30 50', which
was about 55 miles more than half
way across the ocean. Andrews is
confident lhathad he not been delay
ed so long by adverse winds in Massa
chusetts Bay he would have suc
ceeded. He says he will try it
again next year. His boat was 14
feet 9 inches long, 5 feet wide and
2 feet deep. During his venture
some voyage he spoke 22 vessels,
but saw only four in the past four
weeks. Andrews' foolhardy adven
ture is even worse than pictured by
himself. The master of the vessel
who rescued Andrews says that he
was too weak to climb aboard with
out assistance and unable to stand
when he reached the deck. He was
very net, his body was much ema
ciated, his clothes hanging in
strings, and his boots eaten full of
holes by salt water. The Dark
Secret was brought back to New
York.
HONOLULU IRON WORKS.
A representative of the Bulletin
dropped into tiio Honolulu Iron
"Works this morning, and asked one
of tho employees if there was much
work on hand. Said he, "we aro
ns busy as bees and likely to be."
A stroll through the different shops
at once proved the asseition. The
lion Works is without doubt the
most valuable institution of its
kind in the country. An accident
happens, say to machinery in a mill
on one of the other islands. Steam
communication is so frequent be
tween the islands that all the man
ager has to do is to send the broken
part to the Iron Works and it is
sent back repaired by return of
steamer. This means a great sav
ing of time and expense. Instances
could be mentioned without number
where the Iron Works have proved
of immense value to the planters.
At Ihu present time the Honolulu
Iron Works is busy making repairs
and alterations to machinery pre
paratory to the new crop of sugar,
which all over the islands is looking
well. They have just completed
two vacuum puns 8 by 10 feet, one
for Kckahn, the other for Ilannma
ulu, on the island of Kauai. A
double effect with cast iron staying
is ready for shipment to Ookala,
Hawaii. A vacuum cleaner and
iron stage for Pcpeokeo plantation,
Hawaii, capable of cleaning 30,000
gallons of juice in nine hours, is
about ready. Tho works has just
shipped two Maceration mills 80 by
GO, one to Ileeia on this island, the
other to liana, Maui. Two broken
rollers from Spreckelsville are await
ing new steel shafts to bo fitted to
them, alfo a roller from Hanamaulu,
Kauai. The W. G. Hall on hr
next trip will take a largo roller for
Naalehu plantation, which has just
been fitted with a steel shaft.
Walking through the boiler shop
was noticed two pairs of steel
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