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ADVERTISER: IK X Lt
SEPTEMBER
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naked and decked with feathers and
yellow stiff cloth.
Orang Kaya Tamongong Lawai of the
Long Pata's is his full cognomen. A
year or more ago he "winked" at a raid
into an unoffending village of the tribe
when three people were murdered and
their heads taken as an evidence of
prowess. According to the custom, all
hands celebrated. The heads are In
sulted, pelted and fed by women, and
evenually smoked over the public fire,
where they hang as an expiation of
past wrongs and an example to the
young.
But the Resident of Baram demanded
the heads and the perpetrators of the
outrage. As the old man's son was
implicated, there was a row. The ap
pearance of a Government expedition
at Tamongon's Longhouse was almost
blood for blood. But they were kept
from fighting, the heads were given up
and the old man was sent to Kuching
as a state prisoner.
At daybreak, May 22d, we made out
Baram mouth and the Zohara. The
steam up-river was lovely. It was a
delight to see strange birds and mon
keys from your chair. We descried a
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MAP OF BORNEO.
1. Rajah's territory. 2. British North
Borneo Company. 3. Sultanate of
Brunei. 4. Dutch Possessions.
(Sketched by Jamie Wilder.)
gavil or alligator swimming along. As
many as five people have been nabbed
by these brutes this month.
Like the Sarawak, the water is mud
dy here and the banks ooze. We had
quite a stretch of river, as it turns and
writhes like a snake.
The first sight of Baram was like
finding a tennis court on Mauna Kea,
for here we saw a stretch of green lawn
and three very neat houses.
On May 23d we dined with the Rajah.
While at dinner on the bluff overlook
ing the river, divinely romantic, a
swarm of war canoes packed with na
tives took the occasion to celebrate
They had made frames of rattan and
bamboo over their boats, and upon
these they lighted candles. Gongs,
flutes, yells! It was a sight to stir the
blood. The Rajah sat unmoved, but I
could see he was pleased to have a show j
of loyalty.
We had some very funny deputations.
The savages worship Hose, and we
were scarcely in the house before the
veranda was packed with crowds of
Dyaks and Kayans. Their head dresses,
pierced ear-holes,etc, are now familiar.
They are the exact color of Hawall
ans. but they are shorter and not so
good looking. Some of the men are
beauties, with limbs and carriage that
would set an artist wild.
&t daylight the din of monkeys, tro
gans. hornbills and a thousand others
never fails to wake me. It is like a
big fire down town in Honolulu at night
when the murmur and babble comes
up to Eskbank on the wind.
The warriors danced for the Rajah,
a man in full war dress leaped into the
ring, a kind of bagpipe played a plaint
ive melody, and whoop! he went at it.
"Come here and chew dirt! Whoop!"
"There goes the head of the man who
killed my father!" Then came a roll in
the dirt. He recovers with a bound and
a wicked sweep of his "parong." a sav
age looking : hort sword, like a scim
iter. I was charmed. It was by all odds the
most savagely wild sight I have ever
seen.
One youth jumped in to dance, with a
yell, which owing to changing voice,
came out in a pathetic shriek. All the
Dyaks laughed. A Kenniah said. "He
barks like the deer." Another laugh,
but the look the boy cast on the would
be wit was so full of hatred that I half
expected to see the Kenniahs and Dy
aks get at it.
They hate each other, but there is a
peace-making arranged for tomorrow
morning.
May 24th. The peace-making. A de
putation of skinny Dyaks came up. It
seems they don't want the Kenniahs to
have their charms in their pockets,
and they don't want to look at the liver
of the pig because they are afraid of
the "more blood" spot. Hose talked
and jawed. He is as much versed as
any of them. "If the liver is bad we'll
scrape it."
Jamie has sent no. more leaves from !
his journal, for the thought of pig
probably made him so homesick that
he could do nothing, and sent along
w.hat he had. However, when he has
recovered it is very probable that he
will give some interesting details of
other places he has visited.
A German cable company, with a
capital of $800,000. has been formed,
under the name of the Deutsche See
telegraphengesellschaft. to lay a cable
between Germany and Spain which ul
timately will be continued to the United
States.
Vi)l 1 1 1 K INS.WK.
What a Prominent Physician Says
About Accomodations in Honolulu.
Quiet Hospital What is Needed for Proper
Treatment Present Methods do Not
Improve Condition of People.
A prominent physician stopper a re-
! porter of this paper on the street yes
terday and began to talk about insane
' people and accommodations for the
I same in the following language:
, "'I am well aware that money is a
hard thing, to get now-a-days and that
improvements throughout the city and
islands are not as easily accomplished
as perhaps some of our legislators
think, but to tell you the truth I would
rather see some of our streets go for
years without repair and some of our
country roads remain in the brains of
those who are clamoring for them and
use the money necessary for such
things for the building of a kind of
a hospital in some place near the city
for people showing the first signs of
insanity. I will give you my reasons
for this.
"As you know I have had experience
with various forms of insanity and
should be able to know something of
what I am saying.
"What is done with a person in Ho
nolulu when first suspected of being
insane? Is he handled carefully and
taken to some quiet place with every
thing about calculated to soothe? Is
he given to understand that he is in
a place where kind hearts and hands
will minister to his wants? You know
that such is not the case. He is taken
to the police station with all its asso
ciations taken to a place where mur
derers and thieves are huddled togeth
er. Are any pains taken to conceal
from him the fact that he is in the
police station? He looks around him
and finds rough faces looking at him;
he is placed in a cell and locked in
like a criminal; an officer is placed as a
guard upon his movements. Is all
this calculated to do an insane person
any gpod? No. a thousand times. He
is simply made worse and any addition
al excitement of the kind at a stage
when insanity is just beginning goes
a very long way toward bringing on a
stronger degree.
"But that is not the worst of it.
Take it for granted that after an ex
amination of a suspect in the district
court and by the physician, he is sent
to the insane asylum, he must needs be
thrown together with other insane peo
ple and, if his case is not a very bad
one, might be set "stark starving mad"
just simply by the associations of the
place. Now. in the name of common
sense, is this right when you stop to
think of it?
"Here, we will say. are a lot of un
fortunates, just a little bit 'off.' They
are easily excited. Make them face
the above circumstances, winch by the
way is happening day after day, and
Is their condition improved? Manifest
ly not. I do not hesitate to say that
I believe many a poor life has been
simply ruined by the system in vogue
here. Perhaps people generally do not
think of these things and I hope for
that reason that you will publish my
remarks at your earliest convenience.
"Now then, what is wanted? Simply
a little quiet hospital where people
suspected of insanity can be taken
a place free from all constraint, com
fortable and like a private home. Here
they can remain where the physician
In charge can examine them from day
to day and learn all the circumstances
in their respective cases. If there is
any cure to be effected it can claim
better results here than in the atmos
phere of the insane asylum.
Alcohol's Work.
Kuula. a native, aged 45 years, died
at his home in Kikihale some time
during Tuesday night or early Wednes
day morning, the cause of death being
the indulgence in an undue amount of
alcoholic stimulants, preferably gin.
Ever since the birthday of ex-Queen
Liliuokalani on September 3rd, Kuula
had been on a continual drunk. On
Tuesday afternoon he purchased a
bottle of gin for fifty cents and set to
work, continuing the motion of his
week's spree. He went to bed drunk
and when his wife wakened yesterday
morning she found a corpse lying by
her side.
For two days the deceased ate no
thing whatever and fed up on cheap
liquor until he was a perfect wreck.
The funeral took place in the after
noon. From all accounts Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy is a Godsend to the
afflicted. There is no advertisement
about this; we feel just like saying it.
The Democrat, Carrollton, Ky. Ben
son. Smith & Co., agents for the Ha
waiian Islands.
COMPILED FOB M'KINLEY
Some Dead Reckoning Done In San
Francisco Call.
Early in the Campaign the S. F. Call Published
the Following Review of the Possibilities of
the Electoral Vote of United States.
Early in the campaign the San Fran
cisco Call published the following re
view of the possibilities of the electoral
vote of the United States:
Consider the following tables, show
ing what is now to be fairly considered
the Republican and Democratic elec
toral vote:
REPUBLICAN.
California 9
Connecticut 6
Delaware 3
Illinois 24
Indiana 15
Iowa 13
Kansas 10
Maine 6
Maryland 8
Massachusetts 15
Michigan 14
Minnesota 9
Nebraska 8
New Hampshire 4
New Jersey 10
New York 30
Ohio 23
Oregon 4
Pennsylvania 32
Rhode Island 4
Vermont 4
Washington 4
Wisconsin 12
Total 273
Necessary to a choice 222
Majority for McKinley 51
The States which may now by any
stretch of probabilities be counted in
the Democratic or Populistic column
are the following,:
Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
11
8
4
4
13
O
o
13
8
4
17
PTorida
Georgia
Idaho
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
North Carolina.
North Dakota . .
11
3
9
4
12
15
3
12
6
il .,
South Carolina.
South Dakota. . .
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
West Virginia. .
Wyoming
Total 169
By a little figuring it will be seen
that there are many combined losses
from the Republican column which that
party could lose and still be victorious.
The Republicans could lose Califor
nia (9). Kansas (10). Delaware (3), Ne
braska (8). Washington (4). Maryland
(8) , Maine (0). and still win by 3 ma
jority. The Republicans could lose Illinois
(24). Indiana (15). Oregon (4), Washing
ton (4), Delaware (3), and still win by
1 majority.
The Republicans could lose: Indiana
(15), Maryland (8), Delaware (3), Kan
sas (10), Nebraska (S). Oregon (4), and
still win by 2 majority.
The Republicans could lose: New
York (36). Kansas (10), Delaware (3),
and still win by 3 majority.
The Republicans could lose; New
York (36), California (9), Oregon (4),
and still win by 3 majority.
The Republicans could lose: New
York (36). Rhode Island (4), Oregon
(4), Delaware (3), and still win by
1 majority.
The Republicans could lose: Kansas
(10), Nebraska (8), Delaware (3), Cali
fornia (9), Oregon (4), Washington
(4), Maryland (8), Rhode Island (4),
and still win by two majority.
The Republicans could lose: New
York (36), Indiana (15), and still win
by one majority.
The Republicans could lose: New
York (36). Nebraska (S), Maine (6).
and still win by two majority.
The Republicans could lose: Illinois
(24). California (9). Kansas (10), Ne
braska (8). and still win by one ma
jority. The Republicans could lose: Illinois
(24). Indiana (15). Kansas (10), and
still win by 3 majority.
The Republicans could lose: Illinois
(24). Indiana (15), Nebraska (8), De
laware (3). and still win by 2 majority.
If the Republicans carried Kentucky
(13). they could lose, for instance, In
diana (15). Illinois (24), California
(9) . Oregon (4), Washington (4).
Maryland (8), and still win by 1
majority.
These but are sample calculations,
which any one may make with certain
and with doubtful States to illustrate
the moral certainty of William Mc
Kinley 's election this fall.
PENGERIA
TCCI DEN
Are the Best,
EN THE ESSENTIAL. QUALITIES OF
Durability, Evenness 01
Point, and Workmanship.
The Leading Commercial and School
Pens in United States. Established 1860.
Sold by all Stationers in Hawaiian Is. j
Limited.
Have Just Received from New York
and England a fine lot of
New Goods
Among them you will find:
CUT and GALVANIZED NAILS and
SPIKES. WIRE NAILS.
COPPER RIVETS and BURRS,
HAY CUTTERS, HAY FORKS,
CYLINDER CHURNS,
SHOVELS and SPADES,
CAST STEEL, BAR IRON,
GALV'D SHEET IRON,
GALV'D BUCKETS and TUBS,
CART AXLES, DOOR LOCKS,
HANDLED AXES and HATCHETS,
IRON and BRASS SCREWS (2000
gross, assorted),
COFFEE MILLS. CORN MILLS,
BLACK RIVETS, HINGES,
LAWN MOWERS,
HORSE SHOES and HORSE NAILS,
MOPS, BROOMS, PADLOCKS, CROW
BARS, CARRIAGE SPRINGS,
SCALES, SAND PAPER,
WRAPPING PAPER,
WHEEL. BARROWS, TRUCKS,
3000 YDS. SAIL DUCK,
IRON WASHERS, IRON NUTS,
CASES BENZINE, TURPENTINE,
GALV'D PIPE, V2in. to 2in.,
MANILA and SISAL ROPE All sizes,
IRON and STEEL WIRE ROPE,
up to 2in.,
2000 lbs. COTTON FISH LINES,
CARD MATCHES, BLOCK MATCHES
SHIP CHANDLERY,
GUNS and AMMUNITION of all kinds.
Success Water Filters:
The best in the market, and a thou
sand other things that people
MUST HAVE.
All to be seen at
E. 0. HALL & SON'S,
Cor. King and Fort Sts.
The PASTEUR FILTER
STANDS ALONE IN THE WORLD
AS A GERM-PPOOF FILTER.
"The very best filter yet devised can
not rid the water of all micro-organism,
with the sole exception of the PAS
TEUR FILTER."
From report prepared for the Par
liamentary Bills Committee of the
British Medical Association, of Eng
land, in the "British Medical Journal,"
July 6th, 1895.
"In a report just issded, General
Zurlinden, the French Minister of War,
reviews the progress made in the army
since 1886, in point of prophylactic
measures. The most striking results
are still as they were in Mr. de Frey
cinet's reports from 1889 to 1892, those
relating to typhoid fever. In 1886 the
number of cases of this disease was
7.771, being over 14 per 1,000; in 1894
it was 3,060, being under 6 per 1,000; a
reduction obtained by an almost pro
gressive decrease in each year. This
result is shown by a detailed examina
tion of the circumstances of those
stations where the redxiction has oc
curred to have invariably followed on
the purification of the drinking water
supplies. The report instances twenty
nine of the garrisons most subject in
earlier years of typhoid fever, in each
of which the introduction of an un
contaminated water supply has been
followed by the disappearance of the
disease, except in isolated cases, the
majority of which were shown to have
been contracted outside the barracks.
In those cases where a new water sup
ply has been provided, and the water
was drunk ljy FILTERED, epidemics
followed from time to time on the conta
mination of the source, and disappeared
on the application of PASTEUR FIL
TERS. The Pasteur-Chamberland Filter Co.
J. A. HOPPER,
A'iKNT.
H. G. BIART,
Jeweler not liito,
Gives
- TIMELY NOTICE
That he's now at
503
Fort
Street
Souvenir Spoons and Hawaiian and
Gold Wire Jewelry to Order.
AT GAZETTE OFFICE.
A Model Plant Is not complete with
out Electric Power, thus dispensing
with small engines.
Why not generate your power from
one CENTRAL Station? One gener
ator can furnish power to your Pump.
Centrifugals, Elevators, Plows, Rail
ways and Hoists; also furnish light
and power for a radius of from 15 to 26
miles.
Electric power being used saves the
labor of hauling coal in your field, also
water, and does away with high-priced
engineers, and only have one engine to
look after in your mill.
Where water power is available it
costs nothing to generate Electric
Power.
THE HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COM
PANY is now ready to furnish Electric
Plants and Generators of all descrip
tions at short notice, and also has on
hand a large stock of Wire, Chandel
iers and Electrical Goods.
All orders will be given prompt at
tention, and estimates furnished fo7
Lighting and Power Plants; also at
tention is given to House and Marine
Wiring.
THEO. HOFFMAN, Manager.
HONOLULU
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W. W. WRIGHT, Proprietor.
Carriage Builder
AND REPAIRER.
All orders from the other Islands in
the Carriage Building, Trimming and
Painting Line will meet with prom
attention.
P. O. BOX 321.
128 AND 130 FORT ST.
n
Queen Street, - Honolulu, II. I.
AGENTS FOR
Hawaiian Agricultural Company, One
mea Sugar Company, Honomu Sugai
Company, Wailuku Sugar Company,
Waihee Sugar Company, Makee Sugai
Company, Haleakala Ranch Company
Kapapala Ranch.
Planters' Line San Francisco Packet
Chas. Brewer & Co.'s Line of Bostoh
Packets.
Agents Boston Board of Underwriters
Agents for Philadelphia Board of Ud
derwriters.
LIST OF OFFICERS.
P. C. Jones, president,' Geo. H.
ertson, manager; E. F. Bishop, treasu ji
and secretary; Col. W. F.. Allen, audi
tor; C. M. Cooke, H. Waterhouse, A. W
Carter, directors.
CASTLE & COOKE
(Limited)
LIFE AND FIRE
Insurance Agents.
AGENTS FOR
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OF BOSTON.
Etna Fire Insurance Company
OF HARTFORD.
CENTRAL MARKET,
Xiuianu Street.
THE VERY FINEST OF
Refrigerated Meat
NEW CHICAGO REFRIGERATORS.
WESTBROOK, GARES & SCHLIEF,
Telephone 104. Proprietors.
Daily Advertiser 75 cents a
month, delivered by carrier.
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Gompan
Murine.
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COLD WATER PAINT
KsptH-lally IHftlruMl for 1 1 . l .
Work on :. i t.-. aiA
Public imtlrilnui.
It Is a dry powder which can he pre
pared for use hy simply stirring ta
COLD WATER, and can be applied by
anyone, and will always produce goo4
work.
It is VERY WHITE, extremely
flective and hardens on a wall U;
stone, and will take any tint.
It will last for years and is unaffected
by gases.
One coat covers better than two coat
of oil paint or whitewash.
It can be used on any surface and for
all classes of work, even for the flnei
decorating.
This Is for Outside Work.
Such as Fences, Outbuildings, Labor
ers' Quarters. It is a thick paste to b
diluted with cold water, stands rain
and exposure as well as oil paint, art
costs but a fraction as much.
Cold Water
Kalsomine
Adapted for Dwellings, Offices and Pub
lic Buildings or any other place where
KALSOMINE is used. It will not rub.
discolor or scale off.
LUCOL
A new Paint Oil. It comes raw and
boiled; is superior to linseed, and covin
with one-third less lead and pigment to
the gallon.
P. and B. Compounds and Papers.
FOR SALE BY
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Ajrents for the Hawaiian Ulaml-.
Take an Outing
Trains will leave at 9:16 a. id. and
1:45 p. m., arriving in Honolulu at 3:11
p. m. and 5:55 p. m.
Round Trip Tickets:
1st Class. 2d Class.
Pearl City $ 75 $ 60
Ewa Plantation 1 00 75
Waianae 1 60 1 25
You Can Get
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YANASE & CO.
Commission -: Merchants
AND DEALERS IN
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P. O. BOX 189.
Mutual Tel. 917
NUUANU AND QUEEN STS.
8-40-4
THIS IS THE TELEPHONE
NUMBER TO RING UP
If you want any Plumbing. Tin
Work done promptly and properly.
I am prepared to do all kinds of
work in my line ut the Lowest Pos
sible Rates. (
Jobbing a Specialty
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Tinsmith and Plumber.
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