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EDMUND NORBIE Editor
W HORACE WRIGHT Assistant
Editor
Kesldlnc in Honolulu
FRIDAY AUG 5 1898
THE SOLDIERS RATIONS
A great deal has been said and
written lntoly about tbo bad treat
ment to which the soldiers bound
for Manila havo been subjected on
the transports There is no doubt
that the soldiors wore justified in
complaining but we do not think
that the blamo for the treatment
can bo laid at tho door of the na
tional Government which certainly
has done all that could be expected
in making proper provisions for tho
men
To go to war is not tho same as
going to a pionic and wo believe
that all the men wearing the uni
form of the United States under
stood that fact It is natural that
the volunteers cannot becomo ac
customed to army grub in one week
or feel at home in overcrowded ves
sels on the ocean an element for
eign to most of them It is to be
expected that complaints would be
heard and it is to be hoped that a
thorough investigation will be made
and tho blame for the unhealthy
and outrageous conditions existing
on the transports placed whore they
belong
In tho last part of June a bill was
presented in tho U S Oongross pro
viding for an addition to the army
rations of one quarter of a pound of
American cheese to the daily rations
A debate lasting more than a day
took place and tho subject of tho
army rations was thoroughly investi
gated The following are the ra
tions allowed by Congress for the
subsistence of soldiers ia quantities
computed for 100 rations
MEAT COMPONENTS
Fresh beef 1251bs or
Fresh mutton when tho
cost does not exceed
that of beef 1251bs or
Pork 761ba or
Bacon 751bs or
Salt beef 1371bs or
when moat cannot be
furnished
Dried fish 871bs or
Pickled fish 1121bs or
Fresh fish 112lus
DREAD COMPONENTS
Flour 112lbs or
Soft bread 112lbs or
Hard bread lOOlbs or
Gorn meal 125lbs
Baking powder for troops in tho
field when necessary to enable them
to bake their own broad -1 pounds
VEGETABLE COMPONENTS
Beans 151bs or
Peas lGlbs or
Rice lOlbs or
Hominy lOlbs
Potatoes lOOlbs or
Potatoes 12 d 5 ozs and
onions 315 ozs lOOlbs or
Potatoes 111 0 ozs anu
canned tomatoes 1 d 5
ozs or dd 5 ozs of
other freBh vegetables
not canned when thoy
can be obtained in the
vicinity of tho post or
transported in a whole
some condition from a
distance lOOlbs
COrFEU AND 3UOAH COMPONENTS
Coffoe green lOlbs or
Coffee roasted 81bs or
Tea groon or black 2lbs
Sugar lOlbs or
Molasses - 2 gals or
Cano eyrup 2 gals
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SEASONINO COMPONENTS
Vinegar 1 gallon
Salt dibs
Peppor blaok dozs
SOAP AND CANDLE COMPONENTS
Soap dibs
Candles when illuminating
oil is not furnished by
Quartormastors De
partment lib 8ozb
Reading carefully over tho abovo
bill of fare wo dout think that any
bouso keopor will claim that the
Boys in Blue are faring very badly
if they got tho rations provided as
abovo It is very possiblo that the
greatost government of tho world as
our friends across the ocean aro in
the habit of calling themselves in in
fested with army contractors and
dishonest officials who frustrate the
good intentions of the national gov
ernment for the benefit of their own
pockots The addition to tbo daily
rations of one quarter pound cheese
was sat on as were an amendment
to add two ounces of smoking and
two ounces of chowing tobacco and
an amendment to furnish chowing
gum to tho heroes who aro fighting
Spain
Soldiers in time of war must not
be too particular as to food and ac
commodations We believe that all
possible efforts should be mado for
furnishing wholesome food and pro
moting the matorial comfort of tbo
soldiers but they cannot expect to
go to Cuba or Manila in Pullman
cars or in tho staterooms of the
Greyhounds
Senator Allen of Mississippi in
referring to the fact that the addi
tion to tho daily rations of ooo
quarter pound cheese would mean
an increase of expenditures at the
present time of nearly 18000 a
woek and dwelling upon the present
provisions mado for the soldiers
said
Why Mr Speaker when I was a
soldier this ration cooked as we
knew how to cook would havo fur
nished a feast more tempting than
any that could be set before me now
by Dolmouico There may be some
complaint with some of the volun
teers who have never been accus
tomed to army life but I under
stand that the regular soldiers are
well satisfied with their rationp and
it is admitted that tho Commissary
Department is opposed to this
change When tho volunteers be
come inured to camp life I think
thoy will bo well satisfied too
I am willing to do everything
necessary for tho good and comfort
of our soldiers But if you want
good soldiers you do not want to
coddle them too much You hear a
great deal of talk about hard tack
and sow belly but 1 have not been
real hungry since the war that I did
not crave hard tack and bacon
Why Mr Speaker a man with a
good appetite who is really hungry
who can get some hard tack or
bakors bread and a piece of bacon
put a stick through it hold it over
the fire and broil it and drip tho
grease on his bread and eat it has
what is to me a very good repast if
he can get onough of it When I
get hungry as I have many a time
I think much more about broil or
fried bacon and broad than I do
about terrapin and champagne or
lobster a la Nowberger or punch a
la Romani
Why sir last year I bought a
few boxes of hard tack and took
them down to some of my old Con
federate friends just as a reminder
of old times I do not want our
soldiers confined to hard tack and
baaon but you see by this bill of
faro thoy aro not confined to it You
do not want to overdo this thing
and get your ration too big Our
Army is not going out just for tho
purpose of eating They have other
business in hand to which thoy will
properly attoud if you will givo
them a reasonable amount of food
and a chance to fight
Look at the Regular Army who
have beon furnished with tho rations
uow prescribed by law You will
not seo a finer hoalthier or hardier
sot of men auywhero Thoy havo
plenty of such things as oxporionco
has demonstrated was best for thorn
Let tho Government see that the
contractors do not swindle them in
tho quality of tho food furnished
Walter G Butlor of Co D N G
11 was buried this forenoon with
military honorB by tho company to
which ho was attached for nearly
five years Ho was a native of North
Carolina aged 46 and at tho timo of
his demise was employed ia tho
Government Stables
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Tho Y H I
At tho monthly meeting of tho
Young HawaiianB Instituto last
ovoning tho roports of tho oDicors
showed that this interesting society
is in a flourishing condition Tho
shares of tho Loan Branoh aro
quoted at 171 for 1 shares
Tho following were placed in
nomination to act as officers for the
ensuing yoar For president Goo
H Huddy vice president Geo L
Desha treaBUror Charles Wilcox
financial secretary James L Holt
recording secretary I H Sherwood
marshal Thos P Cummins Exec
utive Committee N Fernandez D
H Kahaulelio S L KekumanoJ
H Jones and J N K Keola
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Naturalized Ohlnoso
Tho records of the Chinese Bureau
show that sinco April 1845 there
have been filed in the Interior Offico
7u8 applications for naturalization
by Chinese of which number 36
have been forfeited rejected or con
fiscated and probably one half of
the men aro doad or returned to
China Since 1893 there have been
1593 Chinese children registered in
tho same Bureau as having been
born in the Hawaiian Islands a
largo number by Hawaiian mothers
and tho number of women having
arrived on special permits sinco
that year is placed at 378
Mouna Ioa Arrivos
At noon to day the S S Mauna
Loa arrived in port after a smart
run from Lahaina with the follow
ing passengers and cargo
Passengers J FEokardt wife and
children Mrs Bertelmann Litia Hoa
A Rodriques Mrs Lindley and child
A Fernandez Mrs W F Roy Capt
LeClair Capt J Smythe R D Mead
and wife W R Eckardt E D Bald
win A B Baumao L B Nutteg D E
Kahaulolio Judge Kahaulelio D
McCorrispton and wife E J Sedon
holm and wife and 83 deck
Cargo 9163 bags sugar 30 head
cattle 2 cows 22 bundles bides and
1D0 packages sundries
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Lace Curtains at reduced prices at
Sachs to morrow
IMMENSE
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Timely Topics
Honolulu Aug 1 1898
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For the next thirty days
we will sell
Masons Self Sealing Glass
Prnit Jars
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PORCELAIN LINED TOPS
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One Pint Size 75 Cents per
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One Quart Size 1 per dozen
Two Quart Size 150 per
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