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53 0 THE TAGIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER: HONOLULU, APRIL 26, 1S98. THE PACIFIC Commercial Advertiser, W. N. ARMSTRONG EDITOR. TUESDAY APRIL 26. LOCAL STUDY. Professor Huxley said that if the in crease of knowledge did not alleviate human suffering, the sooner a comet swept the earth out of existence, the lietter it would be. Students in social .science are finding out that while general knowledge has gr&a.t value, the clear and exact knowl edge of local conditions is even of greater value. "Men today write long articles about the school, the church, the saloon, as they conceive them to be, without giving any attention to the actual church in which .they worship, the schools in which their children are educated, or the saloon around the cor ner." They are like the English phy sician who wrote at great length on the existence of fbacilli in India, but aieglected the study of the bacilli of typhoid fever in. his own cesspool, which carried off his wife and children. If any community ever meeded a close, scientific study it is our own. Here is a singular mixture of races, a little Babel in its way, a rag-bag full of curiosities, odds and ends, a museum full of the queerest humanity, above all is a Government founded on v., political theory of the Anglo-Saxon type, of which 90 per cent, of the people who live urj,der it know nothing, either by racial instincts or education, and scat tered all about the premises is an xin comfortable amount of social dynamite. No one seems to be making a close study of this affair, that affects our prosperity and happiness. The-plan ters, the merchants, the mechanics, the professional men seem .to regard it as an interesting matter, "worth looking Snto if we had time for it." But all seem to aeree practically in ignoring the -study. It would be expected that a body of intelligent men, such as are the mem- lers of the Social Science Society here, should lead in the much needed inves ligation, and by a series of patient, continuous examinations, develop and ment, which demanded that it should be announced that slavery must go. At no time during the war were any large numbers of slaves set free. The proclamation was worthless, so far as the great majority of thern was con cerned. Mr. Lincoln and his associates knew ,'this well enough. They feared that if the war ended, the Supreme Court would declare the proclamation did not alter the legal status of the negro, and slavery would continue. They urged an amendment to the Constitution, by which slavery would be legally and finally abolished. The amendment was adopted only in the last year of the war, and became a part of the fundamental institution in De cember 1863. The American Constitution in many ways severely restricts the powers of the President, even in the event of -war. To some extent it weakens his power, when he could use it to great advan tage. The British Constitution, which is only a collection of laws and usages, permits the British Government to ex ercise powers that the American Execu tive is carefully restricted from using. That Government could declare war with Russia without specifically sub mitting the matter to the Lords and Commons. In the Spanish matter, President Mc Kinley having no power whatever eith er to intervene in Cuba or declare war, submits the case to Congress, where the power lies to authorize hostile action. The Dredging Muddle. A member of the House &aid yester day that a committee meeting would be held in the evening and that in a cou ple of days at most the Representatives would probably be advised that the dredging now in progress in the har bor should be stopped. This matter, so it was stated by the House mem ber, has no direct connection with the difference between the Oahu Railway Company and the Government. The arrangement which is mow questioned jj a. uuiiiuci ot tut; ia maimers is one in which the Government has made a trade with an estate in water front land. Those who protest believe that a poor bargain has been made by the Executive. Earnest Commendation. MR. EDITOR: As a member of the Kilohana Art League, .1 wish to ex press my thanks to the Musical Circle, for the charming and instructive en tertainment of Thursday evening. In so doing, I am iconscious of voicing thq sentiment of all who were fortunate enough to 'be present. The patriotic airs, no nicely arranged by Professor Berger, the 'biographicail sketch, the masterly rendered sonata by Mr, Yarndley and Miss Olymer, the songs, violin and piano numibers quite took me back to the old Boston days. I think it remarkable that in Islands of the Pacific, so separate from must oal and art centers, there should be so much talent energy and culture Good sneed to the Kilohana Art League. May it grow and prosper, The Cuban Situation. MR. EDITOR: No fair minded per son can blame the Spanish for their hatred of the Americans. The Cuban rebellion would have been crushed long ago had dt not been for the support of American sympa thizers. m i t t n i i me u. o. government maue a pre tense of preventing filibustering expe ditions and the shipment of arms and ammunition from their shores. But what a farce it was: As facts will prove. The New York m'oneyed Cuban Syn dicate has :had its influence and what is the result? Our nation is on the verge of war and is adopting a new and dangerous foreign policy, and all for what? Let the reader answer. Put yourself in the place of a loyal Spanish subject. Look on his side. You may argue that on the grounds of humanity, the United States are rig'ht. Pacts show that the atrocities have been nearly as great on the side of the insurgents as on that of the Span ish. AN HONEST AMERICAN. Honolulu, April 20, 1S98. Hood's Sarsaparilla ures Permanently Cures Scrofula, which is one of the worst af flictions of the human race, and comes from impure blood. .czema, a most offensive and uncomfort able aSection of the ekin, also due to impure blood. Salt Rheum, a torment to the flesh, a dis figurement to the body, and a drain on the system, also due to vitiated blood. Pimples, which bo disfigure the skin, and make the human face divine anything but a thing of beauty, but which are Nature's adver tisement of foul blood. Catarrh, Rea E Telechone 678. state and Financial Agents which very often compn frnm a cnronic affection of the circula tion, is a constant offense to one s sen and all his friends. Rheumatism, Which all authorit.i pq nrtrv ortrl bute to various acidities in the Diooa, which this great blood purmer 01 tne age, Hood's Sar saparilla, corrects. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is sold by all druesrists. i : six fnr : t, yaieu umy uy u. i. JIOOQ 61 (JO., L.Ovell, MaS3. 3U FORT STREET. HONOLULU. We are ready to purchase Largo Estates near Honolulu and Hllo, &b3 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 Hile on the installment plan. Houses built for investors. No trouble to hrw property to intending purchasers. 0 0 0 Hood'; Pill? are the best after-dinner ( 11UUU 0 rII2 Dills, aid fiiPMtirm or V r 0VU MV 1 A 0 HOBRON DRUG COMPANY, X . . I v vvnoiesaie Agents. OoO' O000000000000000 e JJoJJlg'jQJ' OO 'mport 'ars direct frm Havana. Hollister & Co.,mTLfories.can Cigars dircct from th" Ch Ann TIMELY TOPICS AND until it is obliged to move into iarger perfect a knowledge of our social con- and imore comfortable quarters. ditions. It is rather singular that it A MEMBER. has not done so. President Hosmer tells the public, through the society, about the latest discoveries on the Euphrates. It is interesting of course, and if the society exists for recreation only, or the consumption of literary cock-tails, which give a temporary feel ing of balminess, it is perhaps proper enough. There seems to be an environ ment of this well educated and serious body of men.which prevents or discour ages the greatest of all social studies, that of the locality in which the society exists. It seems to urge those, like April 22, 189S. 1819 1898 0 0 0 0 0 0 April 2C, 1898. 0 We have before spoken of 6 our Boiler Covering, but o at that time had only the plaster itself. Now we have J the Sectional Pipe Cov- J ering in four sizes i, i 1-2, 2 and 2 1-2. We have also spoken of the favor in which Hollister & CoJmpfactori?s!a Ciars direct from tha TrTol 1 lStPT k Of) 'mport Smoking Tobaccos direct from tha 0 Hollister & CoJmpop1H:rIngTobaccosdirectfromt yQ llSter (fe (JO P m factories. I. O. O. F. Anniversary. THE MEMBERS OP EXCELSIOR Lodge No. 1, Harmony. Lodge, iNo. 3, Pacific iRebekah Lodge'iNo. 1, Polyne sia Encampment No. 1, and all so journing Brethren and .families of tilie above Order are invited to attend the 79th anniversary meeting to be held 5 CENTS at (Harmony Lodge, No. 1, on King President Hosmer, who are capable of street, THIS EVENING, at 8 o'clock. making original investigation, to seek Borne distant "Parphar or Abana" for study, instead of exploring and argu ing the facts that exist here, and have everything to do with our social and political existence. It is local, and not foreign study that is the impressive need of the hour. The society may reply it is not the business of the press, or of the public to criticise its methods. But the teach ings of its theological members are always to the effect that responsibility to God and mankind never cease, un- H. H. WILLIAMS, D. D. G. Sire. A walk through most any section or thi3 city at night when all is still will cause anyone to won- this Composition is held by der why more sickness Uu cfoomokin An-.noninr does not exist The ob- L ... .. . noxious orders from defec- nere, Dut since tMen we nave tive sewerage and many been able to make another 1 other causes ought to be Upct pupti mnro rrmvinrinfr One of the most prominent sugar plantation engineers in these Islands furnished us with a diagram of a compar ative trial which he had given Asbestos, Scotch Com- Hollister & Co.lnSsrAlnst1nmfhtFaem -j fiter & OO HaV9 Havana and ManiIa Cigars in Bond. Hollister & Co.Are tobacconists. Hollister & Co.AreLocatedat- Corner of Fort & Merchant Sts. 0 0 0 o 0 ooooooo oooeoooooooooooi o: overcome and that at once. A pjiiha UnLLUli J HOUSEHOLD AT AUCTION. FORNTDRE Look after your cess pools, water closets and garbage barrels. , They are fever them odors. . It saves doctor's bills. producers. Keep pound and OUr free from offensive is -iMC On Thursday, April 28th AT 10 O'CLOCK A. M At the Residence of 'Mrs. W. H. Smith. No. 773 Fort street. I will sell at public auction, Housefhold Furni ture, comprising i I 11. li-Hori Sir hpii 1 WHOOPING COUGH, CROUP, ASTHMA, CATARRH, COLDS. C RESOLE NE being administered by inhalation, gives ths safest and most effectual means of treat ing the throat and bronchial tubes. Its efficiency im Whooping Cough ana Croup is wonderful. Its anti septic virtues render it invaluable in contsgiou diseases, as Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever, etc. Des criptive booklet with testimonials free. Sold by druggists. HOLLISTER DRUG CO., Honolulu, H. I., Jge.its. der any conditions. Even if the society SOFA AND CEiNTER RUGS exists for pleasure only, and it surely does not, it must adjust itself to the nee-da of the times. The very best Oak Rockers, B. W. Tables, 1 Spanish Mahogany Table, B. W. Book Case, Oil Painting?, method of advancing society is to be gin at home, with a thorough under standing of local conditions, unless ev erything is to he left to blind chance. One IM l cull Piano A RESTRICTED PRESIDENT. There seems to be an opinion among men here, especially Americans, who ought to know better, that, in the event of war between Spain and the- United States, President McKiin.ley can deal with these Islands as he pleases simply as a "war measure." Whether he can or cannot, raise the American Hag here as a wrar measure with the consent of our Government and without the con sent of Congress, is a novel question, and the lawyers would not easily agree on it. War does not release the Presi dent from his constitutional obliga tions. As commander-in-chief he has discretion and extended power in de stroying an enemy. But he cannot, at any time, exceed his constitutional powrers. When President Lincoln issued his emancipation proclamation, he knew, and said, that it had no legal effect in, freeing the slave. He could, as a war measure, give physical freedom rto the slave, while his master was in rebel lion, and so cripple him for the time being. But he could not, under the Constitution, take away either prop erty in slaves, or in anything else, without "due process of law" in the Courts. The proclamation was issued mainly in response to Northern, senti- 3Iaple Bedroom Set, Wardrobes, Mattresses, Oak Bedroom Set, B. W. BEDROOM SET B. W. Dining Table, China Closet, Meat Safe, Refrigerator, Stove, Utensils Builder's Material, Lawn Mower, Garden Tools, Etc., Etc. Much simpler and more convenient than Chloride of Lime, carbouc Acid These were all Dut on one and many other disinfec- . . . . . . I rn rfo r a rf avorthr rnQ coma tants. Used In all the I oul 1Ci W1 "l41 prominent Hospitals and thickneSS and the results i Public Buildings through- Wgre 35 foIIOWS: out the United States. Asbestos 1 1 F Scotch Compound. . . ic8 F Anti-Caloric Boiler Compound, 101F PDRIFII THE STUFF. For Sunburn, Rough Ski -USE- PRLPARLD Sold In any from 25 cents Give It a trial. quantity upwards. t-VTIT All Jas. F. Morgan, 'AUCTIONEER. 1111 Mm HONOLULU. H. I HIE Hi: SOFT, WHITE J5KIN Is within the reach of every woman. All that is needed to make the complexion faultless ij Mail Cream. Iienioves every facial blemish, takes away redness and oiliness, preserves and beautifies the skin. Sou. Limited. 307 FORT ST. Sole Agents. Prepared Only By enson, Smith & Co. LIMITED- FOR ONE WEEK or ILY! The balance of the goods saved from the big fire in London must be cleared this week, and in order to do this we will offer them at the following prices New, Up-To-Date Shirt Waists, 35c; former price, 75c. New, Up-To-Date Sailor Hats, 1.00; former price, 3 150. French Organdies. New Patterns, lOc a yd; former price, 25c. All Other Dress Goods in proportion. jf?""An effort will be made to clear these goods by the end of the month. Now is the time to secure bargains. 3 E3 3 m c c c 0 0 A 0