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"YANKEES
DECEIVING
THEMSELVES"
Marshal Rivera Says Our
Flag Will Never Wave
Over Manila.
Declares the Philippines Have Not
Adequate Defenses, but Thinks
the Islands Will Not Be
Taken,
MADRID, May 27.— 1n the Senate to- |
day Marshal Rivera, former captain- :
general of the Philippines, defended his ;
administration of the colony. He said ,
he could not believe his ears when he
was told of the disaster at Oavite, add
ing "that rag called the American flag
shall never float over the walls of Ma
nila."
The Philippines, he continued, had
not had adequate means of defense.
He applied to the Government to sup
ply them, but the Government replied
that the Pope had intervened and that
there was no fear of a rupture. The
naval committee at Manila examined
Into the position carefully and reached
the conclusion that it was quite impos
sible to offer battle to the Americana.
"The Yankees are deceiving them
selves," Marshal Rivera declared, "as
to the situation at the Philippines. It
is absolutely impossible that they
should become masters of the islands,
for the natives, to an immense major
ity, are determined to defend the ter
ritory to the last and to maintain Span
ish sovereignty."
Captain Aunon, Minister of Marine,
ANNEXATION
AS A RIDER
Amendments Made to
the War Revenue Bill.
MAY TIE UP THE MEASURE
SENATOR LODGE DECLARES HA
WAII IS NEEDED.
It Is Asserted That the Islands Are
Required as a Base of Military
and Naval Opera
tions.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House,
Washington, May 27.
The Hawaiian annexation question,
which has been the subject of no little
concern about the Senate for the past
few days, assumed definite slmpe to
day when Senators Lodge and Morgan
offered amendments to the war revenue
bill bearing directly upon the subject.
Senator Lodge's amendment is in the
words of the Newlands resolution, and
provides, in direct terms, for the an
nexation of the islands.
Senator Lodge was seen immediately
after he ba<! sent his amendment to the
desk, and announced it to be his pur
pose to press it to the end.
"Henceforth." said he, "the two
measures must travel together. Both
are equally important, and under the
circumstances it would be foolhardy to
forego our advantages in Hawaii."
Senator Lodge's action in presenting
the amendment was the result of mare
or less conference, though it was of an
informal character, among the stanch-
est advocates of annexation. They ex
press the opinion that the amendment
in the end will be accepted, but admit
that, in all probability. It will result in
delaying the passage of the revenue
bill. Incorporation of Hawaiian an
nexation in the revenue bill would, of
course, have the effect of forcing the
matter upon the attention of the House.
Advocates of annexation say all but
four Republican Senators and many
Democrats, Populists and Silver Repub
licans will vote for Lodge's amend
ment.
The assertion Is made by Senators in
favor of annexation that the adminis
tration Is more anxious than at any
previous time for legislation providing
for annexation. The condition of af
fairs in the Philippines and the neces
sity for a stopping place for our ships
on their way to those islands, they say,
is the reason for the present urgency.
It is asserted that to hold the Philip
pines without the possession of Hawaii
would be next to impossible.
Senator Jones of Arkansas, a Demo
cratic member of the Finance Com
mittee, expressed the opinion that the
Lodge amendment would not be ac
cepted.
"It would," he said, "certainly delay
the bill Indefinitely if pressed."
To Help the Bed Cross.
MAYFIELD, May 27.— The ladies of
Mayfleld held a meeting yesterday and
organized the Soldiers' Aid Society with
the following officers: President, Mrs.
J. W. Hogan; secretary, Mrs. J. M.
Johnson; treasurer, Mrs. M. R. Trace.
A committee was appointed to make
arrangements for an entertainment and
ball ,to be held next Wednesday even
ing, the proceeds to be donated to the
Red Cross Society. _
Mules in Great [Demand. .
STOCKTON, May 27.— The San Joaquin
Valley is being searched far and wide by
Government agrents looking for mules.
Two hundred and fifty have been obtained
in the last few days in this vidnity, and
contracts have been closed in mountain
counties for many more. The average
price is $80. The mules are to be shipped
to San Francisco and shipped on the
Manila expedition. Great care is being
exercised in Belecting them.
said it was inopportune to discuss the
war at present. He had neither ap
proval nor disapproval to express of
Marshal Rivera's administration, but
he considered it necessary to exercise
a certain reserve in the interest of the
country.
In the Chamber of Deputies, Senor
Romero Giron, the Minister for the Col
onies, replying to questions respecting
the authorization given the Governor
of the Philippines to concede adminis
trative reform, said Captain-General
August! had been authorized- to act in
the manner he deemed most desirable
to draw the natives to the Spanish
side.
General Blanco cables from Havana
that Admiral Cervera's squadron is still
at Santiago; that the bulk of Admiral
Sampson's squadron is blockading that
port; that Commodore Schley's squad
ron is watching the Yucatan Passage;
that the American vessels have left
Cienfuegos, and that thp American
fleet of blockaders are within sight of
Havana.
General Blanco, in his dispatch, says
that he opposed the departure of the
French steamer Lafayette with a
cargo of coal, as the coal was required
for Spanish ships.
EXTENDING
THE X RAY
Powerful Apparatus Has
Been Prepared.
PROF. TROWBRIDGE'S WORK
PRODUCES SPARKS VERY MUCH
LIKE LIGHTNING.
Experiments That Will Make Pos
sible Still Further Remark
able Attainments in
Surgery.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
BOSTON, May 27. — A new and power
ful apparatus has just been completed
by Professor John Trowbridge of Har
vard University for the experiments in
electrical force, his principal object be
ing to test further the penetrating pow
er of X-rays. The apparatus consists
of a series of 120 Franklin plates or
Leyden jars, mounted on a simple
wooden frame work and supplied with
power by a storage battery containing
10,000 Plante cells.
The voltage necessary for the experi
ments is 2,500,000. The apparatus is
capable of producing sparks in the air
closely resembling lightning flashes of
from six to seven feet in length. The
power is sufficient to draw sparks from
the brick walls of the room, and the
discharge creates somewhat the same
effect as a sudden cold breeze. Sparks
from thirty to forty feet in length can
be obtained by the use of glass tubes
in which the atmospheric pressure has
been reduced to about two and a half
pounds to the square inch.
Professor Trowbridge has already
made experiments which prove that
with the apparatus as powerful as this
the X-rays can be made to penetrate
not only human flesh, but also bones
and tendons, thus probably making
possible still more remarkable attain
ments in surgery by their aid.
FOUGHT WITH A PAIR
OF MONSTER GRIZZLIES.
British Columbia Prospector's Terri
ble Encounter With Two En
raged Beasts.
KASLO, B. C, May 27.— William Moir.
a well-known prospector living at the Pa
cific Hotel, was seriously injured in a
terrible encounter on Wednesday with
two grizzly bears weighing 750 and 600
pounds, respectively. Moir was on th><:
way alone to his claim and was three
miles from Sprowls Station of the Kaslo
and Slocan Railway, when he was at
tacked by the beasts. With nothing but
an ax as a weapon he fought dearly for
his life, and finally succeeded in dispatch
ing one of the animals, the other decamp
ing.
In the fight Moir was terribly lacerated
on the head, shoulders and limbs by the
claws and teeth of the animals. His
escape under the circumstances was all
but miraculous. Bleeding externally and
weak from loss of blood, he made his
way to Sprowls, where he was carefully
attended by friends, and he was brought
to Kaslo to-day for medical treatment.
It took Moir six hours to travel the three
miles, so nearly was he gone. Dr. G.
Harlin said that with care he would prob
ably recover.
Gaudar and Johnson Matched.
VANCOUVER, B. C, May 27.— An
agreement was signed here to-day by
Gaudaur's representative to row R. M.
Johnson for a purse of $2500 and the scull
ing championship of the world. The race
will be rowed in Vancouver harbor on
July L
TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.
LIVERPOOL— Arrived May 27— Stmr Cymric,
from New York.
GENOA— Arrived May 27— Stmr Ems, from
New York.
QUEENSTOWN— Arrived May 27— Stmr Cam
pania, from New York.
LI VERrOOL— SaiIed May 27— Stmr Taurto,
for New York.
NAPLES— Arrived May 27— Stmr Fulda* from
New York.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1898.
REGARDED AS
A WARSHIP
Alicante Cannot Now Be
Protected.
GENEVA FLAG IS BARRED
LOST BIGHTS BY SUPPLYING
COAL TO TEBBOB.
Now It Would Appear That the Tor
pedo Boat Destroyer Canaot
Long Escape Capture or
Destruction.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
NEW YORK, May 27.— A Washing
ton special to the Herald says: The
Spanish hospital ship, the Alicante, will
no longer be protected by the Congress
of Geneva flag. This has practically
been definitely decided by the authori
ties. The decision is the result of the
action of the Alicante's commander in
supplying the torpedo-boat destroyer
Terror with coal before the departure
of that vessel from Fort de France,
| Martinique. It is said in official cir
! cles that in taking such action the Ali
! cante has violated her neutrality, and
that in future she will be looked upon
as a ship of the Spanish nary.
Notwithstanding the activity of the
American Consuls and scouts cruising
in the Caribbean Sea the latest report re
ceived in regard to the vessel came
from the Consul at St. Pierre, who
cabled that the Terror was heading
west when seen last. The authorities
have no idea she will be able to escape
the American vessels cruising among
| Windward Islands, but now that she
i has apparently been lost sight of, they
: are wandering where she has gone.
It is to be presumed that her com
| manding officer, in speeding west, Bim-
I ply followed this course so as to de
i ceive the American Consul watching
! him from the island, and as soon as
I he got out of sight of land he changed
I his course.
Among naval officers the opinion
seems to be that the Terror went vo
i San Juan de Porto Rico, where she is
i now safely ensconced.
With Commodore Schley's squadron
before Santiago de Cuba, it would be
Impossible for her to enter that har
bor, and it Is not believed that she
would dare to attempt it, especially as
her supply of coal would not last longer
than to carry her from Martinique to
Santiago de Cuba.
BANCROFT PURSUES
A SPANISH CRAFT
She Is Believed to Be an Auxiliary
Cruiser on Secret
Duty.
KEY WEST, May 27.— The Bancroft
last night gave chase to a three-masted
steamer, apparently a merchantman of
large tonnage. She was first seen by
the Wilmington, which was on its way
for coal.
Shortly after sighting the supposed
Spanish craft the Wilmington spoke
the Bancroft, and notified her of the
presence of the vessel. As the ships
were lying to the stranger hove in
sight and the Bancroft Immediately
started in pursuit of her.
It is supposed that the Spaniards ob
serving the Wilmington's military top
mistook her for a battleship and
thought it safe to continue scouting in
the vicinity, trusting to superior speed
to escape. When the Bancroft ap
peared the stranger lost no time in
getting away and the race as seen from
the Wilmington was close and exciting.
GOVERNOR M'CORD TO
HEAD A REGIMENT.
Arizona's Executive to Go to the Front
at the Head of a Thousand
Volunteers.
PHOENIX, Ariz., May 27.— Governor
McCord has received authority to or
ganize an infantry regiment in Ari
zona, which he will lead in person. A
month ago he applied to the President
for permission to raise a regiment, but
was informed that the Arizona con
tingent of cowboy troops had exhausted
the Territory's quota. Under the new
call he renewed his application and
through the influence of the Secretary
of the Interior and others he was given
authority to proceed. He will be given
leave of absence. The President will
not accept his resignation.
SIX MEN DROWNED
IN A COAL MINE.
Drive a Tunnel Into a Drift Filled
With Water and Fail to
Escape.
POTTSVILLE, Pa_, May 27.— A fright
ful mining casualty occurred to-day at
the Kashu William colliery, near Middle
port, and six men were drowned by a
body of water breaking in from the "old
working." The victims were all Slavs.
A tunnel was being driven through an
abandoned vein. The men were working
in the tunnel. A large body of water had
backed up in the old '-working," which
the tunnel was designed to cut. The last
shot fired burst open the seams, and
through these the water suddenly poured.
All six were caught and drowned. The
bodies of none of the victims have been
recovered.
BENEFITS THE GRAIN.
Fall of Rain Reported at Central Cali-
fornia Points.
SACRAMENTO. May 27.— Rain fell here
most of the afternoon, but rather lightly.
Like the preceding storm, it will greatly
benefit late grain crops and small vege
tables. Ripe cherries will be injured, and
some hay, but the latter will be more
than offset by the benefit to alfalfa fields,
where several crops are cut during the
season.
STOCKTON, May 27.— The rainfall here
to-day was light, but it was good for the
country and did no harm in any direc
tion. With an occasional shower and
continued cool weather consfderable grain
is heading out well and crop prospects
have been greatly improved. The crop
will be light, but it has been increased by
favorable weather.
SAN JOSE, May 27.— There was a slight
fall of rain here this afternoon. It was
much heavier in the western foothills,
where the best orchards are located. The
effect, though slight, will be beneficial.
SANTA ROSA, May 27.— Heavy show
ers have fallen throughout Sonoma Coun
ty, and will benent the hay and graia
crop.
Youth Accidentally Shot.
PORTLAND, May 27.— While playing
soldier this evening Herbert Ward, aged
15, accidentally shot and killed Lloyd
Vaughan, age.- 11. with a 22-caliber rifle.
"Remember the Heroines" is the sub
ject of a strong article in to-day's Star.
Read it. Sample copies free. •
WOULD EXPEL
THE HERALD-CALL
CORRESPONDENTS.
Copyright, ttaS, b- .Tames Gordon Ben-
MADRID, May 27.— For the
third time the influential morn
ing paper, the Imparcial, pays
the Herald the compliment of
calling for the expulsion of its
correspondents from Spain. Its
appeal states that particularly
from Valencia and Cadiz the
movements of ships and troops
are telegraphed, which are bene
ficial to the United States,
From Madrid the same thing
occurs, and it declares the Gov
ernment should expel those
whose barbs are directed against
the country which gives them
her generous hospitality.
BRITISH CONSUL BADLY
BEATEN BY CHINESE.
British Consulate, Custom House
and Two Stores Burned by Riot
ers at Sha-Shi.
SEATTLE. Wash., May 27.— The steam
er Rio Jun Maru arrived here at 10
o'clock to-night, bringing meager news
of an anti-European riot at Sha Shi,
China, in which the British Consulate,
Custom House and the stores of Jar
ne, Mathieson & Co. and Butterfleld &
Swire were destroyed by fire. The British
Consul was severely beaten, and the Eu
ropean residents were forced to take ref
uge in the tea and silk hulks lying in the
river. No one was killed.
Sha Shi is a large city on the Yangtse
Kiang River, about 600 miles from its
mouth. It is one of the ports that was
opened to foreigners after the Chinese-
Japanese war. The feeling against for
eigners is said to be still very bitter. The
riot occurred on May S l , and the news of
it reached Kobe on May 10, just before
the Rio Jun Maru left.
Two British gunboats had been ordered
to Sha Shi from Hongkow, 100 miles down
the river, and Consul Harven at Shang
hai had sent a gunboat from that point.
They will restore order very quickly, as
the Chinese have great respect for them.
The Rio Jun also brought news that the
plague at Hongkong is making frightful
headway among the natives, large num
bers of them dying daily. Several Euro
peans have died from the scourge.
PERU MAY REGAIN THF
CAPTURED PROVINCES.
Colonel Durand of the Opinion That
Chile Will Soon Beturn Them.
Copyrighted, IS9S, by James Gordon Bennett.
PANAMA, May 27.— Colonel Augusto
• Durand, former President of the Chamber
; of Deputies of Peru and commander-in
' chief of the army which entered Lima in
i March, 1895, causing the overthrow of
President caceres and orin^'iiK General
i Nicolas de Pierola to power,, is in this
city, on his way to Europe via New Or
j leans and New York. In the latter city
he will remain for a few days. Colonel
, Durand is very popular in Peru, and is
, .spoken of as a candidate for next Presi
dential term.
Speaking of the question of the captured
provinces of Tacna and Arica, Colonel
inirand said that ihe protocol signed in
Chile by Vice-President Billingshurst fa
vors Peru and that the provinces will be
returned to Peru within a few months
after the plebiscite is taken. Colonel Du
rand assures me that $10,000,000 for ln
dt-mnity has been already secured. Ac
companying Colonel Durand is Colonel
Ravel Scamaroni, who goes as special
military commissioner to Europe on the
part ot the Peruvian Government.
THREE KECORDS BROKEN.
Feats of Intercollegiate Athletes at
Berkeley Oval.
NEW YORK, May 27.— Three new inter
collegiate records were established and
one equaled to-day at Berkeley Oval,
where the twenty-third annual meeting
was begun. The first record broken was
the hammer throw, McCracken of Penn
sylvania sending his sixteen-pound ham
i mer a distance of 149 feet 5 inches, which
I excels the previous record held by W. G.
Woodruff, of the same university, by 13
feet 2 inches.
Myers Prinztein of Syracuse and A. C.
Kraenzlin of Pennsylvania both beat the
former record In the trials at the broad
i U The absence of W. J. Wefers of George
town University was very much regret
ted. Wefers broke down in his training.
In the half-mile bicycle trial heats E. S.
! Strong of Yale covered the distance in
! 1:06 2-5, equaling the intercollegiate rec-
I ord; but the time of the final, which was
; made by Ray Dawson of Columbia, was
A bicycle record was broken and a new
one established in the quarter-mile race
by L. B. Dannemiller of Georgetown, who
covered the distance in 31 2-o seconds,
which was 4-oths of a second better than
the existing record.
FATAL CONFLAGRATION.
One Man Killed and Damage Aggre
gating $400,000 Done.
DALLAS, Tex., Mai' 27.— Fire broke out
this afternoon in the two-story brick
building lately occupied by J. F. Zangs as
a furniture store and quickly spread to
the back end of Deprey's printing estab
lishment and Scott's furniture house By
4 o'clock the fire had gutted the building
where it originated, together with Dor
sev's establishment, Jehmans wholesale
saddlery house. Shield's paints and wall
paper house, Mistrol's mammoth dry
goods house and the New Home Sewing
Machine Company's building. The Texas
and Pacific general offices and freight
sheds across the Texas and Pacific tracks
were threatened with destruction, having
caught fire several times, but by hard
work were saved. The total loss is about
$350,000 to $400,000, partially covered by In
surance. _ _„. „ „
J. W. Cowan, a salesman for Shield &
Co., lost his life in an effort to save the
boo^P of his firm. The walls of the
Dorse"y building fell on him and crushed
him to death. He was 25 years of age
and married. _
Edward Smith rushed to Cowan s rescue
and was knocked senseless. Fireman
Burns was severely injured, and City
Electrician W. A. Fras*r, who was hand
ling a hose, had both wrists broken and
his head badly cut.
Killed by Falling Ore.
JAMESTOWN, May 27.— Charles Scott,
a miner, aged 45 years, and a brother of
Sheriff Jay Scott of Fresno County, was
killed yesterday while at work at the
Kanaka mine near Groveland, Tuolumne
County. lie was a mill man and was
standing near the -wood chute when a
piece of ore fell on him. It struck the
side of his head and took the entire top
of it away.
♦ —
Killed by the Oregon Express.
AUBURN, May 27.— William B. Hunter,
aged about 45, was killed by the Oregon
express last night at Roseville Junction.
He is believed to have been a harness
maker working at Marysville. A letter
showed he had a brother at Thompson
ville, Conn.
Tor an Extradition Treaty.
Copyrighted, 1898, by Jamea Gordon Bennett.
BUENOS AYRES, May 27.— Tho Her
ald's correspondent in Rio Janeiro sends
word that negotiations for an extradi
tion treaty between the United States and
Brazil are practically ended. The pros
pects for early arrangements are good.
Casualty on a Napa Farm.
NAPA, May 27.— Robert Hedley. a na
tive of Canada 53 years old, living on
farm two miles west of Napa. was ru.i
over by a mowing machine yesterday,
sustaining injuries from which death re
sulted early this morning.
Bernabe Goes to Vienna.
LONDON,, May 28. — The Vienna corre
spondent of the Daily Telegraph cays:
Marquis de Hoyos, the Spanish Minister
to Austro-Hungary, will be succeeded
here by Senor Polo de Bernabe, late Span
ish Minister to the United States.
TROOPS TO BE
PAID IN GOLD
Will Get Their Stipend
Each Month.
COIN IS ALREADY SHIPPED
PAYMASTERS TO GO WITH THE
VOLUNTEERS.
Responsible Financial Agency Will
Be Established at Manila
as Soon as Pos
sible.
Special Dispatch tc The Call.
NEW YORK, May 27.— A Washing
ton special to the Herald says: The
War Department has been negotiating
with the Pacific Mail and Oriental
Steamship Companies relative to the
transportation of money for our troops
from San Francisco to Manila via
Hongkong and these companies have
offered to transmit it at I*4 per cent,
giving ainpje assurances of indemnity
from loss.
While it is probable that this method
would be economical in comparison
with the expense entailed by sending
money by paymasters the latter meth
od is favored by the department and
will in all probability be adopted, the
officers being sufficiently guarded. Pay
masters accompanied the first troops
for Manila, and the money then dis
patched is believed to be sufficient to
cover a period of three months. Tin;
Government favors transmission by
paymasters because it will enable this
country to keep in confidential com
munication with Manila.
The Bank of California has offered to
serve the Government as financial
agent at Manila, but as that city is
not in our possession nothing 1 can be
done in the matter at this time. It is
stated that as soon as possible a re
sponsible financial agency will be es
tablished at Manila, but until abso
lutely safe all money will remain on
board ship.
Paymaster General Stanton said to
day that all payments would be made
In gold, with silver as subsidiary coin,
and soldiers can secure postal money
orders and checks when they desire to
send money home. Payments will be
made by paymasters in person to every
man in the army and General Stanton
has urged the President to appoint a
sufficient force to enable him to pay
soldiers at the end of every month.
GENERAL CLEANING
UP AT SKAGUAY
All Dead Horses Have Been Buried —
A Pure Water Supply Will
Soon Be Had.
SEATTLE. Wash., May 26.— A week
ago last Thursday the citizens of Skaguay
closed up their places of business and
went to work on the streets and gave the
town a gf-neral cleaning up. All of the
dead horses which have been in the bot
tom of the river for the past year and
were a menace to the health of the com
munity were taken out and buried.
Work has been commenced on the pack
road from the summit of White Pass to
Lake Bennett, the citizens contributing
$3000 for that purpose.
The Skaguay Water Company is laying
pipes throughout the town and water will
be turned in on June 10.
AN EXOFFICIAL IS IN
TROUBLE AT SKAGUAY
John IT. Smith's Conduct While
United States Commissioner
is Being Investigated.
SEATTLE, Wash., May 26.— The officers
on the steamer Cottage City, which ar
rived in port this afternoon, report that
two serious charges have been placed be
fore the Grand Jury at Sitka against John
I". Smith. ex-United States Commissioner
at Skaguay, for official acts. It is ex
pected that true bills will be returned on
the representations.
CALIFORNIA RAISIN GROWERS.
A State Association to Be Organized
With Seven Trustees to Handle
the Entire Crop.
FRESNO, May 26.— The convention of
raisin growers of Fresno, Kings, Madera
and Tulare counties was held here to-day.
It was decided to form the California
Raisin Growers' Association, with seven
trustees, who will handle the entire crop.
Growers will pool their product, none of
the raisins to be sold for less than 2%
cents in sweatbox. Thompson seedless
or seedless Sultanas are not to be sold
for less than SVS cents per pound in the
sweatbox. After considerable discussion,
a form of contract was adopted, which
growers will sign. A flnf of $20 an acre
will be imposed for violation of the con
tract by growers. A mass-meeting of
raisin men will be held on Saturday to
ratify the action of the convention.
Dawson Rate War.
SEATTLE, May 27.— The Alaska Traffic
Association, formed by the principal
transportation companies engaged in
northern business for the purpose of es
tablishing a $300 rate from Seattle to
Dawson and to prevent rate-cutting, will
soon be a thing of the past. To-day the
rate was cut as low as $125 by a number
of local companies.
Brigham Young's Son Bankrupt.
LONDON, May 26.— 1n the bankruptcy
court to-day a receiving order was Issued
against J. W. Young, a son of the late
Brigham Young. His liabilities are
$1,669,400.
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NEUTRALITY
IS IGNORED
BY HAWAII
Dewey's Glorious Victory
Vigorously Celebrated
at Honolulu.
Committees Selected to Welcome
the Boys in Blue While En
Route to the Philippines.
HONOLULU, May 21.— The war spirit
has captured Hawaii. Honolulu has
seldom seen such an enthusiastic gath
ering as that assembled in the Drill
Shed on the evening of the 18th. Amer
ican patriotism was rampant, and the
eagle of America screamed in harmony
with the bold bird of Germany and the
roar of the British lion, all in honor of
brave Dewey and the boys in blue who
are expected to touch at our port on
their way to the Philippines.
The American Minister and his Con
sul-General let flow the floods of im
passioned patriotic oratory, untram
meled with diplomatic discretion, while
Hawaii's Attorney-General forgot for
the nonce that he was the law adviser
of the Government. It was throughout
the meeting the ardor of the heart on
fire and not the cool thought of the
head, that had full sway and control
But in place of "Semper Eadem, the
banner of our pride," it was the glori
ous stars and stripes that was waved
over victorious Dewey and the sunken
Maine. It was "Old Glory" and a "Holy
War." Who cared for neutrality laws
on that evening? We shared the bene
fits and gifts of the United States in
time of peace and prosperity, and weak
and defenseless as we are, it was our
duty and right to cling all the closer
to- her in her hour of trial. The mouse
once saved the lion. All we had was
hers, and we would proclaim it in the
face of the world, with or without the
Government's permission. It required
but little persuasion for the hot-heads
to rally forth and hoist the flag, but
Harold Sewall and W. O. Smith only
smiled grimly at the suggestion.
Oratorical torpedoes and dynamite
phrases having been exploded to the
ear's content, the meeting got down to
business, and a committee of nearly
150 prominent men — Americans, Brit
ishers, Germans and hybrids were ap
pointed to make all necessary arrange
ments to meet the troop ships and our
well-beloved Charleston, and to give
them such a reception and entertain
ment as will cause them to remember
Hawaii through the weary watches of
the battle-field and long after the Angel
of Peace has wafted her wings over
their victorious arms.
This general committee has been di
vided into sub-committees, with the
following chairmen: George W. Smith,
general chairman, with J. Walter Jones
as secretary-; Colonel J. H. Fisher, Sen
ator Baldwin, Major George A. Ash
ley, Dr. Grossman, J. B. Atherton, Dr.
W. J. Maxwell and W. H. Hoogs. If the
men are allowed to land, the executive
grounds, the barracks and the Drill
Shed, the public parks, the boat club
houses and other places will he placed
at their disposal. They will be feasted
and feted and the ladies' committee will
act as their hostesses and waitresses, i
If they are condemned to shipboard
all their wants will be attended to, and
a regatta arranged in their honor.
The English-speaking races will com
bine in the demonstration, and our
purses will be as open as our hearts.
We will forget politics, and for once
be united in a bond of harmony, for
getful of the fact that we have a gov
ernment which may be embarrassed by
our hearty hospitality. We shall ignore
all laws but those of affection. We will
hold the fort in loving civil rebellion
and down the oligarchs by popular
tyranny.
The address of welcome is to be pre
pared by a committee consisting of i
Hon. Albert Francis Judd, LL D., the
Chief Justice and Chancellor; Hon.
Paul Neumann, Senator Cecil Brown,
Captain W. A. Klnney and W. U. Arm
strong, ex-Minister and editor of the
ADVERTISEMENTS^ _^_^_
IECORATIONDAYT
We expect to close our place of business on Monday, May 30. Our many
patrons are asked to place their orders as early to-day as is convenient. We
have large shipping orders for Alaska. Japan and China to get out to-day,
but will be pleased to serve all who come with the best the world has in It
and at the right price. A few special bargains for quick sales.
25 Cents Will Buy
2 ir-s No. 1 Fresh Cocoanut, bulk.
1 large bar Flannel White Soap, home made.
5 bottles French Mustard In oil.
S cans fine Baltimore Oysters, 1 rb.
1 rb of very good Tea. family use.
1 rb superior Ground Chocolate.
5 lbs best mixed Bird Seed.
1 box choice fresh Macaroni.
7 Iba Tapioca or Sago.
2 IT)S good sound Green Coffee.
8 rbs bulk Laundry Starch.
1 pair Girl's Low Shoes. 2»4, 3. 34.
1 pair Infant's Fancy Shoes.
5 pairs Little Gray Stockings.
5 Vndershirts for infants. 1 year.
5 elegant Harmonicas, 15c kind.
50 Cents Will Buy
55 Candles, 10-ounce, Electrio or Standard.
1 Tb whole Nutmeg.
4V, Tbs Tea Siftings. uncolored or green Japan.
5 fancy Table Dishes, filled with Mustard.
1-gallon tin Rock Candy Drips.
1 Bicycle Carrier, reduced from J2 50.
1 Army Knapsack and Haversack.
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Advertiser. It will be drafted by Mr.
Neumann.
I There have been some crushing de
| feats by the Government in the Legis
j latur^. The most important was on tha
j Seymour cable bill. This was a rout
; and brought forth such heated lan
! guage on both sides that the papers
| have not published the discussion. Tha
i bill, amended out of all recognition by%
! its framers, passed by a vote of 10 to 4. r
I The Government's five Senators went
j over to the opposition in a body. It
I was elicited that the President, with
| out the cognizance of the Cabinet, had
! informed certain Senators that he now
favored the bill as arm-nded. It was in.
vain that Ministers Damon and Smith
| pleaded for the honor of the country
: and the Ministry, and threatened resig
; nation and invited a direct vote of cen
sure instead of these constant defeats.
They merely appealed to bitterly pre
judiced ears and the vote came with
even more crushing effect than they
had anticipated.
The Carter memorial fountain vote
I was another one which was obtained
| merely to strike another blow at the
i Cabinet, and still more curious is the
| defeats of the President's own land bill,
! drawn by himself and promised a pas
| sage on its introduction. Apparently it
i now only requires that a measure shall
be known as being favored by the ad
' ministration to cause its annihilation.
! We are now asking ourselves what will
|be the end of all this bickering? Will
\ the worn-out Cabinet some day sullenly
! and suddenly resign? If so wan will be
| their successors? Men of position are
! reluctant to join in governing a State
■ unsettled politically as ours is almost
!on the eve (should annexation not
I promptly ensue) of an election the re
sults of which it is impossible for any
! living man to predict. 11l health, too,
causes us to lose one of our most capa
ble and honest legislators in the per
| son of Henry Waterhouse, who leaves
our shores for yours in the hope of
recovering his health, shattered by leg
islative duties.
Strange is the whirligig of time. Here
we have the very men who overthrew
the monarchy for licensing the sale of
I opium boldly passing an act themselves j
■to license its sale. Our climate makes f
■us inconsistent. We shall evidently get
I the best of the bargain in annexation
for we shall have all the profits of the
partnership and you all the expenses.
As has been anticipated in this cor
respondence the bill repealing the in
iquitous labor contract law is quietly
I dying in a committee of the House only
j to be brought forth at the very close
lof the session to be slaughtered. It has
i been used for all that it was worth aa
j an argument in the United States on
! behalf of annexation and is now dis
! carded, like many others of the tricky
i artifices that have been brought into
' play. The probability is that there will
i be an extra session of the Legislature
, called to complete unfinished business.
The Legislature has "generously"
raised Princess Kaiulani's allowance by f
$1000 a year without any apparent op
position, but has declined to raise the
salaries of the President or his Cabinet.
Among interesting domestic legisla
tion are acts prohibiting the Chinese
from sprinkling clothes with the mouth,
to establish steam laundries and for
rapid transit street railroads.
The Call correspondent ascertained,
from the Minister of Foreign Affairs
this morning that he had not yet re
plied to the Japanese Government in
reference to the arbitration convention
and he added, "No one appears to ba
extremely anxious to reopen the mat
ter " He absolutely declined to state
whether or not President Dole had
made any communication to the Gov
ernment of the United States in regard
to these islands, but felt certain that
If any communication had been sent it
had been sent with the consent of the
Cabinet— a diplomatic statement that
can be vouched for at Washington.
$1.00 Will Buy
6 lbs Sample Tea, good grades, mixed.
6-ID tin guaranteed Baking Powder.
22 bars Babbitts Soap.
100-rb bag our fancy Snowdrop bait.
9 lbs Lion brand Roast Coffee.
15 lt>s Cocoa Shells, make a good dri
1 box good 10-ounce Candles. -
1 kit Sardines. Anchovies or Salmon
21 packages goo' "ornstarch.
40 Tbs fine Laundry Starch.
7 2-bit Jara Jam or Jelly.
6 cans of Oysters, 2-bit kin#
25 yards fine style Calico.
20 yards fine Scotch Plaid.
10 large Turkish Towels.
1 pair Men's or Boys' Button Shoes.
1 pair Ladies' fine Button Shoes.
1 pair Ladles' fine Chocolate Oxfords.
10 pairs Ladies' Hose, assorted.
14 pairs Child's Hose, assorted.
10 Ladles' Undervests, assorted.
7 Library Books, bound.
30 Ladies' and Children's Handkerchief!.
$1 goes a long way for cash.