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V 'Si ill mm inn 11-n THE PACIFIC "COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER: HONOLULU, MARCH 31, 1S9S. II THE PACIFIC Commercial Advertiser. W. N. ARMSTRONG EDITOR. THURSDAY : : MARCH 21. A I'OITLAU VOTE. The opponents of annexation will press Senator Bacon's amendment to the joint resolution of annexation, "which provides for a submission of the matter to a vote of the Hawaiian peo ple. The debate on this amendment may cause much delay. If defeated in the Senate, it will be renewed in the House, and will, it mint be candidly ad mitted, be regarded with much favor lay some of those who favor annexation. A submission to popular vote is in ac cordance with ' aocratic practice. But probably every member of the Senate and House now understands that the Government of "missionary thieves" was the best that ever existed here, and tttat the native vote would be cast against annexation, more for simple and Inoffensive racial reasons, than from convictions regarding good gov ernment. The better and intelligent men in all of the countries inhabited by the weak er races, Which are now dominated by Great Britain, freely admit the inesti mable blessing of British rule, in pre serving law and order, and. life and property. A few of our intelligent na tives see that through the rale of this stronger race lies their only security from destruction by the Asiatic faction. The argument for submitting the ques tion to popular vote loses the most of its force, and all of its sentiment, when it simply means giving the natives a chance to wipe themselves out by se curing ithe "independence" of the Isl ands. "Independence," so far as the na . tive is concerned means a friction of races here, and whatever comes of it, the native Hawaiian will, unfortunate ly, be driven to the wall. So Congress may see that submission of the matter to a vote really involves an injustice to the -natives .themselves. That they should irretrievably injure themselves by giving way to their racial senti ments in favor of independence is na tural enough. Senator Morgan affirmed the right to this sentiment. But he tried very briefly to show that safety was of more importance than senti ment. The intelligent Spaniards of California resented vigorously the an nexation of that territory by force to the United States, but some of them Jiave lived to see, and their children see the inestimable value to them of the change. It secured for them stability of government and protection by law. The native knows nothing about all this and in claiming an independent government only brings closer together the racial mill etones which will grind him to powder. One can not censure him, but pity him as he invites his own extermination. ' The white races are morally respon sible for many injuries inflicted on the native race. Captain Cook introduced Tile disease and no civilization. The traders brought them rum, and the whaleman from "Puritan" New Eng land almost submerged them with tidal waves of immorality, which the few moral brooms in the hands of the mis slonaries, could not sweep back. These w(m the crimes of civilization. But from the best forces, laws and insti tutions of that same civilization, the native can now find his only refuge from speedy destruction. It is a prob lem which he cannot grasp. ing piaco3, these public places are e.Iu ca tors of the people. A few men of New York City within 10 years, sfvured the openir g of s-mill breathing places in that city, but at an enormous cost. The land for 'one of them covering hardly two acres, and taken with its building for this purpose cost about $1,700,000. The iend could have been obtained 50 years ago for $100,000. It is an Impracticable scheme to ask the poor people to travel a distance every day for breathing places. Their circumstance-s require that these be placed at their doors. MURDER IXTOOTBALL GAME. SPAIN'S DIFFICULTY. Spain understands well enough that in the event of war with the United States, the Philippine Islands will be in great danger of finally throwing off Spanish rule. Those Islands would quickly be reached by the American vessels. American money would in stantly supply the people with means or the most vigorous aggressive war are. No doubt Japan would be glad enough to annex the Islands. Great Britain, in new relations with Japan, might assent to it, and aid in it, in spite of the protests of Russia and Germany. The Spanish leaders know the dan gers of the situation, and will not pro voke war. To do so, would be the close of Spanish colonial government. As the matter now stands, the Spanish lead ers, if it were not for the blind, almost insane bigotry of the Spanish people, would sell out Cuba to the Americans, or secure the guarantee of $300,000,000 of Cuban indebtedness. "War means the loss of Cuba and the Philippine Islands, and worse than all, the saddling on Spain alone of the Cuban debt. The great financial houses of Europe are probably doing some effective, but quiet work in the matter. They will prevent war if possible, so as to secure something out of the Cuban wreck. THE PARK AT A ALA. "Why is it not possible or expedient to establish the little park at Aala? We do not have enough breathing places as it is. The business part of the town is an eye sore, so far as attractions are concerned. The streets are narrow. The fine buildings already erected do not show to any advantage. The tourist, at first, on landing sees a town, decid ed untropical in its arrangements, and quite suggestive of a mining town in the Rockies. A little forethough used some years ago, would have given a de- cidely tropical air ao the business parts. The best we can do now is to make as many breathing spots as possible. The Government now owns the land for one of them at Aala. If the Govern ment says the Republic cannot afford it, the reply is, that it will afford any thing, when it has the disposition to do so. Philadelphia could not "afford" for many years to open a way from the city to the Schulkill park. Then one man took hold of the matter, wrote it up, aroused public attention to the ar tistic, not the commercial va!ue of it. A straight boulevard was soon con structed at an expense of $1,500,000 and the city is made more attractive. Such improvements are always opposed by a class of intelligent, but conservative men. "Boss" Shepard made the city of TTashington the most attractive spot in the States. But good citizens fought f his project bitterly. Aside from the im- l portant sanitary advantages of breath- Given Their Mail. There were many of the officers and passengers of the Alameda who thank ed Louis Kenake yesterday afternoon. He was commg in on the Alameda and the Moana was just going out. Many etters were aboard for that steamer. Mr. Kenake gathered them up hurried- y, got into the pilot boat and caught the Moana which had stopped to await . . . . i i him. me letters w-ere saiejy aenvereu aboard and then came the weary pull to shore. The watch presented by the Japanese through Minister Shimamura, to the sailor of the bark Rithet, for his heroic act in risking his own life to save that of a Japanese, who fell into the flood last week, is an instance of the real kinship of the world, as well as an ex ample of the quick appreciation by the Japanese of a daring and humane act. The conduct of the sailor and its quick recognition by the countrymen of the lost man of its nobility, only shows that behind all religions and creeds lies a vast amount of charity and sym pathy in the human heart. The relig ion of Buddha and the religion of Christ extend towards each other in the hand of fellowship. Having Made Arrangements With the celebrated firm of Estes & Lau riet, of Boston, to suDDiv us witn a limited number of the editions de luxe of the French, Eng lish and American Classics, and also all the Standard Histo ries of the world, we now offer the Only Opportunity of the season to sub scribe for these and a number of other rare books. ; All desired infor mation cheerfully furnished by Hawaiian News Co.. Id. MERCHANT STREET, HONOLULU. The Advertiser, delivered to any part of the city for 73 cents a month. An Eotjll--h .Justice Holds Lat Exces sive Violence Is Publlshablo. A ase which has been heard by Jus- ti n . lawk ins is of interest to football I players all over the world. A man was r charged with manslaughter and was convicted. Justice Hawkins laid down his view of the law with unmistakable clearness. He said that if a man caue,l violence, whether wilfully or by negli gence, to another in such a way as to produce death he was guilty of murder, and therefore "rough players of this dangerous game" must beware or ge: into serious trouble. The Judge added: "As, however, the prisoner has exhib-. ited sincere sorrow and bears a good character, I will discharge him on his own recognizance in too oaai. Lon don Letter to New York Tribune. SCROFULA It is Foul Blood's' Advertisement UCE 0, In order to test the loyalty of ants to each other, Sir John Lubbock once made 50 of them drunk and incapable and then drew the attention of 25 sober ones to their condition. The 25 buckled to it and carried the 50 home to bed. But it Is Soon Cured by Herd's Sarsaparilta. Yes, Scrofal3, if anything, may bees lied t he advertisement of foul blood. It is tha ecourge of the world offensive, paiafal, I debilitating, stubborn and well nigh unendurable. Outward applications do not cure, they only drive the difficulty to new quarters. Emollients may palliate, they cannot abolish the evil. There is but one sure way out, and that is to eliminate the taint from the blood. There is one remedy that can effect this, and it is the only one that, bo far as we know, has almost invariably succeeded even where the system has been poisoned by long years of taint, and the ravages to be repaired are tremendous. That remedy is Hood's Sarsaparilla. Read this : "My daughter wa3 afflicted with im pure blood. There were running eores j all over her body and they caused her much suffering. V e tried medicines that were recommended as blood purifiers, but could not see that they did any good. A friend told me about Hood's Sarsapa rilla and I began giving the girl this med icine. The result was that she was per fectly cured after taking a few bottles. She has had no symptoms of scrofula sores since that time." Marietta M. Smith, South Middleboro, Mass. Sarsaparilla Is the best in fact the One True Blood Purifier. Insist upon Hood's; take no substitute. AND Powerful. A walk through most anyt section of this city at night when all is still will cause anyone to won der why more sickness does not exist. The ob noxious orders from defec tive sewerage and many other causes ought to be. overcome and that at once. 5 CENTS A GALLON. Look after your cess pools, water closets and garbage barrels. They are fever producers. Keep them free from offensive odors. It saves doctor's bills. II I Much simpler and more convenient than Chloride of Lime, Carbolic Acid and many other disinfec tants. Used in all the prominent Hospitals and Public Buildings through out the United States. PUB THE STUFF Sold In any from 25 cents Give it a trial. quantity upwards Hood's HnnH'c ri11c act harmoniously with HOBRON DRUG COMPANY, Wholesale Agents. TIMELY TOPICS ft Pec DEALERS IN Real Estate and Financial Agents, Telechone 678 314 FORT STREET, HONOLULU. We are ready to purchase Large Estates near Honolulu and Hllo, &af Coffee Lands on Hawaii. Loans placed and negotiated; Estates taken charge of and managed. Choice Lots for sale at Kewalo, at Punahou and the growing City of Hil on the Installment plan. Houses built for Investors. No trouble to iaw property to Intending purchasers. OeOO00000C0000C0C00000 0 0 JJolliStI OO Import igars direct from Havana. 0 0 0 o 0 March 24, 1898. If of the "TRIBUNE" J BICYCLES is that they are weather wheels. During all this inclement weather we have been con stantly beseiged by buyers and prospective buyers of Tribunes. Another peculiarity of the wheel is that they are the most honest wheel built, and in this respect are the envy of all competitors. It is a peculiarity that all - makers would like to imitate, if they could afford to do so. The trouble with most of these same makers is that they cannot afford to put material n that is made to wear. They have to pay too much. Hollister & Go.lmJtSm Cigars direct from th5 2 o Hollister & Co.ImM2!a Ciars dircct from the A Hollister & CoJmTartories!ngTobaccosdirectfro'n,iie Hollister ScVo.1!a'Temanat"mth'. 5 Hollister & Co. Import Snuff direct from the Factories. 2 Hollister & Oo.tajStSSr d,rect from the Fac- a JJolliStGI (& CO HaV9 Havana anJ an51a Cigars in Bond. Hollister & Co.Are tobacconists. Hollister & Co.Are Located at Corner of Fort & Merchant Sts. 0 o 0 0 o 0 0 0 o 0 A V II 1 Vbb mi Sole Agents. Ladies' or Gentlemen's wheels in three models, at $6j.oo, $85.00 and $100.00, are the cheapest on the mar ket. We also have these same . wheels, finished in black striped with gold. Perhaps a "Columbus " wheel, ladies' model or a men's model "Zimmy," will do you. If so, we can sell you these at such a price that you will consider it too low; but they are good stock just the same, and worth a great deal more money. i iiii iiie a Limited. t Cures while you Sleep Whooping Cough, Asthma, Group, Catarrii, Colds. CfOGOlone wbea nporioed to the nek roo wiU giwt iauMrfiaU rrHif. IU cvrmthre powers arc woodxfU at tlx hum time pmrtatiag tke sn il cootagiiMta diwcaTi bj actiac powerful dtaintfft. WmI f I rovsfcst cMld. Sold bjtmspxtM. Vaia&k booklet free HOLLI3TER DRUG CO., Honolulu, h. l Pearl s in the iOiti tPREPAREO O Honolulu- HAWAIIAN ISLANDS) CLEANSES AND PRESERVES the Teeth and leaves thena White and Beautiful. Hardens the Gums and Imparts ee A DELICIOUS sweetness; ' J. TO THE BREATH. Prepared Only By Benson, Smith & Co LIMITED- Fire The balance of the goods having arrived on the Zealandia they will be offered at the fol lowing Low Prices: Additioflftl .BftFj&iiis! Brown Cottons, 25 yards, $1. White Cottons, 20 yards, $1. New Organdies, 10 yards, ?1. Prints, new patterns, 30 yards, ?1. - Printed Dimities, 15 yards, $1. I White Dimities, 20 yards, $1. j Brown Sheeting, 10-4, per yard, ISc. i Brown Sheeting, 9-4, per yard, 16c. Fine English Lawns, 10c. per yard, former price, 15c. Brown Sheeting, S-4, per yard, 14c. Bleached Sheeting, 10-4 per yard, 20c. Bleached Sheeting, 9-4 Bleached Sheeting, 8-4 Handkerchiefs, 20, 25, 2 per dozen. per yard, 18c. per yard, 16c. 5 and 50 cents Complete Suits, 4.50 to $15.00. Pants, $1.50 to $5.00. Call Early and Have First Pick. Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, and Neckties, at half price. Straw Hats, 25 cents to $1.50. L. E 5 I- - 1 .i (Hi 1 9 i! 1 i, hi T . -1 Iv If) S't