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Arduou, and Noble Work for America
Ihe HM.nsionof Democracy
At celerating t Irowth of l Ihrlstianity
D.-.itn ..ft;.- irge Fdwsrd Beckwith
Anglican Weakness in Hawaii

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light of political liberty and of Gospel
redemption into every dark recess of
those lands.

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ThanksgivDay.

Devout American souls have found
unusual cause to rejoice and thank God
Peace
on this returning anniversary.
has practically come after a short and
decisively victorious war. That war
gives the victor no sense of injustice,
but of serious joy in the triumph of a
just cause, with most beneficent result.
America has had the noble office of administering the final and destructive
blow to the ancient and bitter tyranny
of Spain over the last of her colonies in
each hemisphere. We have gallantly
and generously completed the task
which the smiting blows of our British
forefathers began three hundred years
ago on the Spanish main and in the
English Channel. The decrepit but
still arrogant tyrant lies prostrate and
helpless. The world breathes more

freely.
We have also especially to thank God
for His mighty call to a grand career of
beneficent aid politically, morally, and
spiritually, to great island groups in the
Caribbean and the Pacific. There now
lie open to our unobstrncted influence,
the Spanish Antilles, the Philippines, the
Ladrones, and probably the Carolines.
Wt thank God for a great opportunity
to uplift and bless our fellow men, long
held down in bitter bondage. May

The United States have certainly be
fore them great duties to perform to
Cuba and Puerto Rico. It also seems
unavoidable fhat our nation shall undertake somewhat similar exacting duties
towards the Philippine group. The
work assumed is to secure to all those
islands the blessings of civilized order
anil good government. And that is an
enormous task, especially for our people
who have not yet accustomed themselves, like England, to rule over foreign
dependencies.
The events of the year, truly the
Providence of God, seem unmistakably
to have laid this onerous duty upon the
American nation. It is to be confidently
believed that they will take it up, and
not shirk it. Many may say, "We have
not yet learned well to guvern ourselves.
Our own political life abounds in corruption and fraud. Our people tyrannize
over negroes and Indians. How then
shall we teach justand righteous administration to weak and ignorant Filipinos?''
It is by leaching that the teacher learns
most. The instructed are to teach the
ignorant without waiting to become per
feet in doctrine or practice. Enough
true men can be found in America to
administer righteous government in
Luzon and Mindanao, and to train those
people in the same. Their employment
will be a noble school for high political
sentiment at home, and will tend to
purge our own cities and states of the
Crokers and Cjuays. We must not
delay to heal other sick until oui own
healing is complete. Give, and it shall
be given to us again.
The Extension of Democracy.

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blessings of Democratic liberty which
ourselves enjoy. This seems to us a
grave error, which grows out of a complacent ignorance of the enormous
mental and moral disabilities conspicuous in the depressed and weak races of
the tropics. They inherit that weakness
from unnumbered generations of debased
living. It is inwrought into their physical and moral fibre. They are "lesser
Their inherited feebleness
breeds."
must wisely be taken account of.
In their present undeveloped condition
such races are as incapable ol selfgovernment as so many young children.
What possibilities are in them of improvement and moral development by
means of patient training through long
centuries of Christian regimen, is not
ascertained. But to institute among the
Pilipinos and Tagals Democratic or even
a very limited Republican lule would
simply be to consign them to mutual
piracy and anarchy. We see something
of that in states like Colombia and Peru.
America should take up the arduous task
of political regeneration for those people
with no false ideas, or there will come a
most painful disillusioning.
Great Britain has great experience in
prosperousand beneficent administration
among weak races in India and Egypt.
It behoves Ameiica to begin her new
duties by profiting from that British
experience, laying aside vain pride in her
own Democracy.
Her only possible
success will be in the exercise of wise
paternal authority through trained, upright and skillful civil servants, supported
by the necessary military force. Much
of that force can be enlisted from Asiatic
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sources under American officers.
good time it will be practicable to employ
trained native officials. Gradually some
features of Representative government
may be introduced. What time and
education can accomplish for those
people remains to be tested.
The great effective agency making
political elevation possible must be the
spiritual redemption of the people by
conversion to the Lord Christ. Their
moral elevation and obedience to righteousness well speedily follow. Then
having been set free from the service of
Satan, of lust, and of sloth, they can
begin to assume the franchises of free
citizens of the Republic. The Christian
Missionary must be the chief political

It is a favorite idea of Expansionists,
that America can take in charge such
races as those in the Philippines and
speedily induct them into the practice of
Representative government, and the regenerator.

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Accelerating Growth of Christianity. was greater than the total of the first
thousand years; and that during the
From the Bibliotheca Sacra.
hundred years from 1700 to lr>oo it
THE GROWTH OF THE "KINGDOM OF GOD. gained nearly as much as during the
Since the beginning of
BY SIDNEY L. GULICK —PP. XV, 320. first 1000 years.
the present century, Christianity has
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more than doubled. In other words,
"The germ of this book consisted ofan Christianity has gained nearly three
address delivered to an audience of wide- times as many adherents during the
awake Japanese young men. The aim past ninety as it did during the first fif
of the address was to lead the hearers to teen hundred years
One chart gives the population of the
give the Christian religion an impar- world, and shows the religions, as foi
tial study, by telling them briefly of its lows :
468,000,000
growth and influence in the world and Protestant nations rule over
Confucian and Shinto
436,000,000
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the transformation it has wrought in the Roman Catholic
217,000,000
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life and thought of the western nations." Polytheistic
130,000,000
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Greek Catholic
120,000,000
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The problem discussed is stated as
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Mohammedan
"... 89,000,000
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follows "There are many who think Anothtr chart shows that in 1600 the
the world is growing worse and not bet- Christian powers ruled over seven per
ter. Many assert that Christianity is cent of the earth's surface, and in 1893
rapidly declining—that not only is the had increased their rule to eighty-two
influence of Christ's teachings growing per cent; and that "at the present time
less outside of the organized church, but the Protestant nations rule about twice
that even within it the Christ spirit is as much as all the non Christian nations
yearly losing its hold on individual lives; combintd."
that, therefore, missions are
A third chart shows the comparative
essentially a failure. Sweeping asser growth of population under the various
tions like these are made, not only by governments, in which is seen the re
non-Christians, but even by many who markable growth of Protestant nations
claim to be Christians. *
If during this century. It is shown that
true, then the religion of Christ is a the Roman Catholic peoples of Europe
failure."
have doubled themselves in one hundred
The method followed is to seek an an and thirty eight years, while the Protswer along four distinct lines of inquiry, estant once in sixty years.
Another chart shows the remarkable
namely :
1. Growth in Numbers.
growth of the English-speaking population of the world, and that it is rapidly
2. Growth in Understanding.
3. Growth in Practice.
outstripping all others. "Not only is
4. Growth in Influence.
English the dominant language of the
The purpose is to prove by facts "that world, but it is fitted to be so. The
the kingdom of God is growing, and that original Anglo-Saxon dialect has been
it is conferring inestimable blessings enriched from a great variety of sources.
on all its members, and even on those
* * Finally, in consequence of the
who, though not members of the King- spread of English exploration, com
dom, are more or less associated with merce, conquest, and colonization, it has
those who are."
come into contact with, and received
The second chapter gives the best more or less contribution from, nearly
available statistics regarding professed all the great languages of the world.
Christians and Christian adherents and English is to-day 'the most complete
Christian nations since the death of our language spoken by man.' * *
Lord. Mr. Gulick makes a distinction The English and German languages* are
between the " Kingdom " and the steeped in Christian Protestant thought.
" Church," showing that they are not These two languages have been poweridentical in members or numbers, yet fully influenced by the translations of the
says : "But, after all, it is the Church, Bible into the vernacular of the common
defective though it is, that is trying, people. *
* This is peculiarly
oftentimes with mistaken methods, to true of English. Yet this is the lan
increase the power and extend the rule guage that is spreading over the world,
of the King of Righteousness."
the one which, above all others, bids fair
In this chapter the author begins the to become the world language. * * *
use of those vivid charts which from English is today the language of dihere onward are liberally used, and plomacy. In the recent negotiations for
which give a peculiar value and attrac- peace between the Chinese and Japanese,
tion to the book. Dates and figures are the English language was chosen as the
set in parallel columns, and ingenious best means of communication."
Other of these remarkable diagrams
diagrams show comparative values and
growth. Thus a glance of the eye shows show how Protestant Christian nations
the development through the Christian lead all others in wealth, in trade, and
centuries—how the church doubled its in scholars.
membership between 1000 and 1500, and One chapter gives the growth of the
that the growth of the next two centuries Christian forces of England and Wales,

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in which the degradation of the churches
in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries is shown. It is beyond dispute
that for more than a hundred years
there was common in all parts of England a degree of wickedness and immorality, of filthy speech and foul literature, which is almost inconceivable."
With a peifect wealth of statistical
tables, and striking diagrams of various
kinds, regarding almost every movement
begun and carried forward by Christian
people, it is shown that, notwithstanding the rapid growth of the population
of England and Wales, "the churches
as a whole are fairly holding their own,"
after a century of particularly scholarly
skepticism and agnosticism ; that "direct
moral and religious instruction is far
more general than ever before ;" that
"the principles of righteousness and
justice" prevail as never before; that
more auxiliaries, through which Christians labor without pay or profit, are
aiding to help the suffering and needy
and to rescue the erring than ever before
in the world's history ; and "that the
religious life of the churches is far more
spiritual and real than it has been for at
least two hundred years."
The growth of the Kingdom of God
in the United States is treated in the
same careful and thorough manner. "If
ever there has been a time when the
Protestant churches seemed doomed to
failure, it was toward the close of the
last century. At the beginning of the
present century, out of 5,300,000 inhabitants, the church-members numbered
only 364,000, i.e., about one out of each
hundred. * * * During the first
ninety years of this century, the total
population increased twelve times,while
the church membership increased thirtynine times. So that the evangelical
church-membership has grown more
than three times as fast as the population. * * * There is to-day a larger
proportion of men in the Protestant
churches of America than at any previous time during the present century."
"Although the nation has been making phenominal progress, the religious
forces have been growing so much faster
that the non-Christian population is not
only diminishing in proportion to the
nation, but seems to be diminishing
even in actual numbers."
Facts are given regarding rhe small
number of professed Christians in the
colleges and among educated men at
the opening of this century, and over
against them are set such facts as the
following : Out of fourteen hundred recent graduates of Harvard University,
only two declared themselves unbelievers." In non-Christian countries, and
even in non-Protestant countries, it is
doubtless true that religion has a more
powerful hold on the uneducated and
ignorant masses than on the educated ;
but it is not so in the United States ;
rather it is clearly the reverse.

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A chapter is given to "Growth in
Comprehension," in which a review is
made of the Christian centuries, and it
is shown how the church has gradually
grown in comprehensi in of the true
spirit of the gosp.l, and how remarkably
it has come to understand and try to
practice the spirit ol the Master in this

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Facts are stubborn things and sharp
weapons. Such facts as are contained
in this book, suitably used in public ministrations, strengthen the faith of the
young and tend to make them more confident in their belief and more joyous
and zealous Christians.

Death of George Edward Beckwith.
A following chapter is devoted to
Our beloved and honored brother, so
"Growth in Practice.'' and is a most impressive missing of facts There are long in our land, has at last passed over
mentioned the in-Teased sanctity of the the river. In early as well as in admarriage lelation, sacredness uf human
life, "the contribution of means as well vanced years, George Beckwith was one
as one's own labor for the care of the of the purest and saintliest Christians
sick and poor, thus leading to the estab we have known. Of the highest native
lishing of hospitals," and "giving free gifts and of rare scholarship, he sue
dom to slaves.'' Then these great influ- cumbed to overwork in college, and beences are named : Christian brotherly
a life-'ong sufferer from nervous
love, trained nurses, "asylums for vari came
invalids,"
re
prostration, which debarred him from
ous classes of permanent
formatories, shelters to give work for the pursuing his natural career as preacher
workless, rescue societies, those for the or missionary, in which he would have
suppression of vice, the temperance
gained the highest distinction. The
movement, summer outings for the poor,
student* who went from Punacollege
prison reform, the "Red Cross Society,"
the care many Christian manufacturers hou in the late fifties remember his margive their workmen, college and univer velous skill as instructor in Greek.
sity settlements, industrial and training
Mr. Beckwith was the first manager
schools, the endowment of Christian of Haiku plantation, in the early sixties,
"Three at which time he married Miss Harriet
schools of various grades.
-vangelical denominations in the United Goodale, who survives him. After an
States reported the endowments of their interval of extreme nervous prostration,
colleges and seminaries at $6-.631,1 3t he settled on a farm at Haiku, living
in 18 )3.' And then facts are piled up there in moderately good health until
to sho« what the Christian spirit has his death. Mr. Beckwith's wise judgdone in this country to promote higher ment and Christian saintliness made
education, and showing that almost all him a pillar in the local church and in
such higher education is the possession the Christian community of East Maui
of the Christians of the age.
The Maunaolu Seminary, and every
As might be expected from a foreign Christian work of the district, will deeply
missionary author, a great and convin- feel the loss of his counsel and active
cing array of facts is given regarding help. We especially condole with the
the missionary movements of this cen- pastor of the Foreign Church, Rev. Dr.
tury —city, national, and foreign. Con- E. G. Beckwith, whose most precious
cerning "practice" of Christianity, this fraternal companionship is thus sunis neatly given "So closely have wor- dered. The brothers were most closely
ship and moral life been identified by associated in life, especially during the
the Christian, and especially the Prot- past five years. Two accomplished
estant churches, that they are now felt daughters remain to cheer their widowed
to be inseparable. The immoral man mother.
who worships is pronounced a hypocrite. Immorality is irreligion."
Anglican Weakness in Hawaii.
Chapters follow on the "Growth of
Rev. John Usborne, who is at war
Influence," in which the subject is ably
treated, and it is shown that all the mar- with Bishop Willis, recently addressed
velous beneficent changes are to be a
committee of the Protestant Episcopal
traced to the teaching of Jesus Christ,
Convention,
in Washington, as follows
and not one to the tetching or religion
of the diocese, published
reports
"The
of Socrates, Confucius, Buddha, or Mohammed, or similar religious leaders. by the S. P. G., will neither bear the
The fact is noted that there is now most light of investigation nor comparison
unmistakably such a thing as "a public with the church records. The church is
conscience," which one may look for in weaker today in clergy and laity than
vain through antiquity, unless among she was fifteen years ago, although the
has doubled ; nor is any aggressive
the Hebrews. The closing chapter is p tpulation
being done now among
work
'gressive
of
on"The Significance of the Growth
Christianity and Christendom," and it is the Hawaiians, Japanese or Portuguese,
although these nationalities represent
well set forth.
This excellent book ought to be on three-fourths of the whole population of
every pastor's table. It is a storehouse the Hawaiian Islands."
and armory for constant practical use. With all allowance for animosity in
century.

the writer, there is too much reason to
believe in the truth of the above statements. The Bishop is now embarked
in an attempt to crush the Second Congregation and their minister, the greatly
esteemed Rev. Alexander Mackintosh.
Against this exercise of despotic power
the interposition of the secular courts
has been invoked. The Bishop's action
is directly in the face of all the leading
influential elements in his diocese. It
remains to be seen whether his official
position, even nominally, endows him
with authority to act as he is attempting
to do. Such despotic arrogance belongs
to the 13th and not to the 19th century—
to Spain and not to the United States.
In this age and part of the world such
characters cannot long abide.

Ex-Queen Goes to Washington.
The ex queen Liliuokalani again goes
to Washington, having sailed hence on
the 15th ult. Her present errand is
understood to be to press her claim for
a liberal pension from the United States,
on account of the loss of her Royal
State. We sincerely hope that her claim
may be favorably regarded. Her dethronement was absolutely necessary to
the civilized progress of the Islands.
Her behavior as Queen was in many
respects most reprehensible. Yet from
her peculiar point o( view as a Polynesian princess, she was justified in arrogating more or less absolute power. A
kindly toleration should be exercised
towards her wrong-mindedness. She
should receive some generous compensation for her losses and humiliations.
Her later years should be made comfortable. We trust that Congress will grant
her a reasonable pension for life. As
her remaining years are likely to be few,
the annual amount may well be large.

:

:

English Books for

Natives.

At a meeting on November 26th of the
Mission Children's Society, Theodore
Richards, Mrs. H. C. Coleman and F.
W. Damon were appointed a committee
to look into the matter of supplying suitable English books to the native and
other youth in the out districts. During the past few years the progress of

the natives in acquiring English has
been greatly accelerated. Most of the
youth have become capable of understanding books of simple language.
There is a large class of books to be had
which are quite available for their use.
They greatly need such literature for
moral and mental culture. It is desired
to make careful selection of suitable
books, and to establish small circulating
libraries in the various school districts.
A great and good work seems to be
opening in that direction. Youth of
other nationalities will share in the ben-

efits.

96

The Government and the Saloons.
The Executive have been endeavoring
to establish some new regulations for the
Liquor Saloons, attempting to render

them more orderly and less injurious toj
society. In their conference with the
liquor dealers two weeks since, if any
questionable expression was used in
efforts to conciliate, we would interpret
it in a charitable way. We are disinclined, however, to admit that, "in
licensing saloons, the Government be
comes practically partners with the
owners in the liquor traffic." What was
weighing upon the mind of the speaker
was, evidently, the responsibility incurred by the Government to see that the
traffic should be conducted with as much
outward decency and as little disturbance
as possible.
But that the government ought to
regard itself as a partner in this disreputable traffic we most earnestly deny.
Notwithstanding the fact that some men
are engaged in that occupation who are
honorable in their intentions, and otherwise estimable citizens, the whole busi
ness is an unworthy and dishonorable
one, in which a reputable Government
should not regard itself as participating,
although it may be necessary to permit
and regulate it. The liquor traffic is
dishonorable, because it directly panders
to a vicious propensity, because its chief
profits are derived from the moral and
physical ruin of its patrons, because it is
a perpetual source of disorder and menace to the public safety, and because it
is the chief agency in filling our prisons
and making necessary a costly police
system.
Such an occupation is necessarily dis
reputable in all well-enlightened com
munities.
It is disreputable in most
parts of Canada and the United States,
where no person can participate in it
without sensible loss of social standing.
It is the same in Honolulu, this being a
city where the "Non-Conformist Conscience" prevails.
We recognize the impossibility of
prohibiting this pernicious traffic in such
a "Cross-roads" as Honolulu. It must
therefore be restricted as far as possible
by heavily taxed licenses, and carefully
regulated, so as to limit its unavoidable
evils. This is immeasurably better than
unrestricted sale, which is the only
practicable alternative. Therefore such
licensing becomes the duty of the Gov
ernment. But let us not for a moment
admit that the Government is a partner
in the nefarious traffic. The heavy
license fee stamps the business as one
tolerated only from necessity, severely
restricted and heavily taxed as a penalty
for its mischief. Government tolerates,
but does not approve, and by no means
participates in it.

Decmbr, 1898.

THE FRIEND
Special attention is asked to an extended review of the new book by Rev.
Sidney L. Gulick, on"The Growth of
the Kingdom of God." The facts pro
ving the great and rapid progress of
Christianity in the world should be familiar to all earnest Christians, for their
own encouragement, and to arm them
to repel the disparagements of opposers.
Mr. Gulick's book seems to be a grand
arsenal of such weapons.
Council for Installation.
The Central Union Church have invited a meeting of a council of churches,
by pastors and delegates, and of other
ministers, to assemble on December
I 2th, with a view to the installation of
the Rev. William M. Kincaid as pastor
of the church.
The Union Thanksgiving Service was
held, as customary, in Central Union
Church. Rev. W. M. Kincaid preached
with his usual eloquence upon "The
New America," recognizing with sanguine hope, the new call of duty suddenly
laid upon America to impart of her own
political blessings to other nations now
down trodden and suffering. Hawaii is
far in the foreftont of the lines of conduction for the uplifting influences. Our
new Pastor is wide awake to the situation.

A young son of Minister S. M. Damon
was most seriously injured on the '26th
inst. by the discharge of his shotgun,
which he dropped in climbing a tree.
The charge tore through the under mus
cles of the thigh, barely missing the artery. It is a strange coincidence that
the lad was shooting in company with
young Judds, as was his older brother
some years ago, when his gun was discharged through his hand. Much anxiety is still felt for the young sufferer.
"Missionaries" Scandalized.

A report of a recent theatrical per-

formance here represents the bald immorality of a certain female character
as distressing to the "missionaries"
present.
" Missionaries," of course,

means people of some moral squeamishness. In our younger days people of
missionary affiliations were not grieved
by anything they saw or heard at theaters, because they never went to such
places. Theaters invariably pander to
the tastes of the degraded majority of
mankind, therefore fail to uplift.

Immortality.
As widespread as Christianity is the
confident belief that righteous and redeemed souls will live again in a state
of felicity after their earthly bodies have
become dust. But many overlook the
fact that they owe this habit of belief to
the mighty assurance which the Church
of Christ derived from their Master's
bodily resurrection from the tomb. One
party of the Jews believed that the dead
would rise again to eternal life. Another section scouted the idea. The
disciples of Christ saw their risen Lord
come again in the living body which
they had laid dead in the tomb. The
resurrection became to them no more a
matter of opinion. It was a living re
ality attested by Him who had broken
the bars of death.
This grand assurance has come to us
down through the church, because Christ
rose bodily from the grave.
It is our
inheritance,
attested
precious
by the
great miracle of the ages. To tloubt or
disbelieve that miracle is to weaken the
assurance of our title to immortality. It
then becomes matter of speculative
opinion. Some minds, discarding the
authority of Divine revelation, still think
that they find evidence in man's higher
nature that he will be immortal. Others
find such evidence insufficient, and distrust a higher state. People of Christian
antecedents carry a strong prejudice in
favor of such belief. They are indebted
for it to their education The basis of
that belief is the personal, bodily resur
rection of our Lord, as witnessed by his
disciples and recorded by them.
To discard that clear and reliable testimony of the disciples is to cast away a
most precious ground of the Hope which
illumines the darkness of the grave, and
leave our souls open to gloomy doubts,
such as were dispelled from the mind of
Thomas after he had seen and handled
the risen body of his Master. It is
deeply to be regretted that any Christian
believers should permit themselves to
indulge in any such tampering with the
clear facts recorded in the New Testa
ment as to deny that Christ's body came
forth alive from the tomb and ascended
to heaven. What if the fact is a miracle transcending our understanding ?
We shall understand it better when we
are glorified.
Two hundred of the New York regiiment, under Major Sague, have had the
pleasure of spending several weeks at
Hilo and the Volcano. Unfortunately
quite a number of them are detained at
Hilo with typhoid, the germs of which
"
went with them.

Vol. 56, No. 12.]

p it ion of her freight was a company of
Sixteen
thirty three trained nurses.
During the month of November, the were forthe Honolulu military hospitals
following transports have called at Ho- and seventeen for Manila. We look for
nolulu with American soldiers on their a great accession of
cheer and brightness,
way to Manila:
as well as of priceless skilled ministraPennsylvania uitl1)
1,050
tion, to the suffering hundreds of sick
Indiana
780
soldiers.
"
Ohio
794
Reinforcements for Manila.

Zr.tl.mtlia
"
City of I'uehla "
Newport
"

.

...

"i'.HI

000
4:2

The Aritona also has carried hence to
Manila 1300 of the troops which had
been for some months encamped at Ka
piolani Park. Altogether about 6,800
men have gone to reinforce the American Army at Manila.
While regarding it as no doubt an
unavoidable necessity, we cannot but
deeply deplore the inevitable vvnste of
life and health among those man)
thousands of the choicest of American
youth, who have enthusiastically devoted
themselves to the military service of
their country.
May God mercifully
spare them amid the miasms and fevers
of the pestilential Philippines.
New York Regiment Goes Home.

{ews

came on the 23d which made
New York boys happy. They were
:red home, anil 800 of them sailed
he 29th in the Australia. The initing effect was marvelous on the
in the hospitals, scores of whom at
! began to get on their feet.
Up to a month ago there was much
complaint, apparently well founded, of
the soldiers being badly fed, both as to
quality and quantity Latterly the rations are reported to have been good.
Our information has been derived directly from individuals ofhigh character
among the men. They generally imputed the wrong doing tt> subordinates
under the commissary department, as
well as to the lack of skill and organization among the company stewards.
These are evils attendant upon an un
trained volunteer system, or lack of
system.

Major Langfitt's battalion of U. S.
Engineers are now quartered in com
fortable barracks, erected by themselves,
north of Kapiolani Park and west of
Diamond Head. Through their excellent sanitation, these 350 men have
been entirely exempt from the epidemics
that have ravaged the other camps.
The St. Paul and Trained Nurses.
The supply steamer ,S7. P'tiil arrived
on the 2uth, in transit tor Manila. She
carried supplies for the army, also 150
tons of Christmas gifts from friends of
the soldiers. But the most precious

97

THE FRIEND
tary precautions.

Nothing better was

to be expected of untrained

volunteer

officers. It is the height of folly to undertake military movements with any
but officers severely trained in the regular army.
Ship

Burned—SurvivorsLand

Here.

The Win. H. Starhuck, bound to DeThanksgiving Feasts for the Soldiers. lagoa bay with lumber from Port Blakeley, was burned November sth, 2000
Over one hundred ladies of Honolulu
miles east of this. On the 26th Capt.
were busy on Thanksgiving day serving
McDonald, wife, three children, and
sumptuous dinners to the New York
eleven others of the ship's company,
regiment at Waialae, 800 strong, seven landed safely at Hookena, Hawaii, and
miles from town, and to the 350 engi- are now in Honolulu. They were twenneers at their new barracks near Dia- ty-one days at sea in an open boat, but
mond Head. Over $1200 in coin had happily suffered no extreme hardships.
Similar companies have repeatedly
been contributed, besides large amounts
landed here, but with much severer
of turkeys, pies, jellies, cake, etc. hardship. The cook of the Starbuck
Special dinners were also provided for was drowned on the way here. The
the hundreds of men in the military hos- second mate and five men in another
pitals. Some sixteen ladies waited on boat are missing.
This was a far worse disaster than
those at Independence Park, and others that of the Kenilworth, whose
burning
at Buena Vista Hospital in Nuuanu
sugar was extinguished and which finally
fed,
where
125
were
60
Valley,
patients
her destination with Mr. Ernest
of whom had a good menu, the others reached
Thrum, who was so nearly suffocated
diet,
more
restiicted
in
Twentybeing
with the captain and mate.
five were unable to leave their beds and
got only chicken broth. Fifty-seven
Lord Salisbury says, "No one can deconvalescents also were dined at their
ny that the appearance of the American
camp near the Punch Bowl reservoir.
We trust that after all their depressing Republic among factors, Asiatic at all
circumstances, the New York boys, now events, and possibly in European diploleaving us, will carry away some pleasmacy, is a grave and serious event which
ant recollections ot Honolulu.
may not conduce to the interests of
peace, though I think in any event it is
Honolulu a Healthy City.
likely to conduce to the interests of
Great Britain."
of
York
The Medical Record,
New
It is very satisfactory to Americans to
City, thinks Hawaii an unhealthy coun- know that Englishmen believe that their
try, and that the U. S. Government has interests coincide.
"the task of supervising the sanitary
Chinese Exclusion Enforced.
arrangements of the island." As we
have an efficient Board of Health, and
United States Chinese exclusion laws
never had an epidemic of typhoid except have suddenly gone into active operation
in camps under the supervision of U. S. in Hawaii. Mr.
Joshua K. Brown has
officials, it would seem that the less arrived and established himself in the
supervision we get from that source the Custom House to execute those laws.
All Chinese seeking to return to their
better.
stringent rules
Among native Hawaiians in Honolulu nativea land are subject to
hither. There is
the death rate is heavy—32.7B per thou- as to possible return
sand. Among all other nationalities it likely to be much hardship felt. All
is only 16.10 per thousand. In 1896 further immigration of Chinese laborers
there were only nine cases of typhoid is of course at an end in this territory of
fever, and in 1897 there were twelve. the U. S.
This was in a population of over 30,000.
The Hawaiians are a weak race and die
easily. The ravages of leprosy, syphilis, measles, smallpox and cholera have
been mainly confined to the native HaNov. Ist.—Bids for the new road to
waiians. Foreigners of all races are the Pali, to begin at about the electric
usually healthy in Honolulu and Hawaii. light station, ranging from $29,975 to
The severe ravages of typhoid during
the past two months, at Camps McKin- $48,760, have been filed. The lowest
ley and Otis, have been solely the result bid was subsequently accepted and work
ot the neglect of the most obvious sani- entered upon.

RECORD OF EVENTS.

Decmbr, 1898.

THE FRIEND

98

2d.—Two steamer departures for San
Francisco make a lively day of it, the
Australia taking many passengers.
3d.—Japtnese Emperor's birthday is
observed by a general reception at the
Consulate, which was largely attended.
4th. Fire alarm; two houses on Emma street badly damaged from children
playing with matches.—Word received
that the steimship City of Columbia
had put back to Hilo, bidly damaged
through stress of weather.
sth. -Trans.nuts Ohio and Indiana
arrive from Sin Francisco with troops
en route for Manila.
7th —A falling scaffold, in the erection of machinery at th« Honolulu Iron
Works, severely injures three workmen.
—Transport Zcalandia arrives with ihe
First Tennessee regiment, en route to
Manila.—Dealh of Capt. F. W. Fehlber,
an early kam iain-I.—Gen. King, staff
and men board tht Arizona, ready for
departure for M <nila. —Reception and
ball
by H. E Co iper, Esq , Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Mrs. Cooper, at their new Manna mansion, in
honor ol Miss Anna Rose, the recently
returned Quern of the Topeki. Kan.,
Carnival ; a brilliant social event.
Bth.—Two companies of New York
regiment leave by the Kiiiau for Hiio.—
Successful conceit at Progress hall for
the benefit of the kindergartens.
9th. -Death of Kepoolele Apau, said
to be 12/ yens old ; a native of Puna,
Hawaii.
lOth —T. W. Hobron's new style
yacht, Gladys, arrives by the Andrew
Welch, and promises to enliven yachting
circles —At the suggestion of Mrs. D tie
some filly ladies got together to plan a
Thanksgiving dinner for the troops stationed here.
I Ith —First New York regiment move
to Camp Waialae, affording them a delightful change.
13th.—More troops, en route for Manila, arrive per transports City of Pucbla
and Pennsylvania.
I Ith. Ex CJueen Liliuokalani leaves
per Coptic, on another mission to Washington.
16th.—Ship C. F. Sargent arrives,
reporting first officer Wm. Norinn as
having fallen overboard and lost off Makapuu point.—B irkentine Planter arrives with the body of Capt. F. A. Dow
on board, who died on the passage from
Laysan Island.
17th.—The tax office turns into the
Treasury nearly $167,000 for collections
of this month up to the 15th inst.
18th.—The Cabinet and liquor dealers
have a meeting at the Executive Build
ing to discuss saloon regulations, etc.
21st. The Kilohana Art League has
its fall opening night ; a much larger
exhibit than usual delights a large gath-

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Am bktn S N Castle. Hubbard, from San Francisco.
ering.—The medical fraternity meet to 67 UJ.
Transport Zcalaudia, Dowdell, from San Fran.
consider typhoid ; the testimony and 8-Am Infill J D Sin--, kels, Christiansen, from San Kran,
f> Hr ss Moana, Carey, from the Colonies.
records prove the fever to have been 10 Am %i M.ni|ios.i, II ayward, from San Francisco.
ll.iw lik Andiew Wrlrli, Drew, from San Francisco.
very rare here till the arrival of the
Am sh >< itlciital, l.t-nmtt, from Departure Bay.
11 U S Transport IVnnsy'vania, Doxrud, from San Kran.
troops.
Am hi Rob) I.i'mis, Coodman. fm Port I owns nd.
*2-d.—The New York regiment receives
Am sloop Volant*, [phnate. fro*, S.m Fran.
v kr Allen A., Schage, from Kureka.
welcome "return home" orders.-- Arrival 13 Am
t' S Transport City of Puehla, 'I'homas, frm .San Kran.
of Chinese Inspector J. K. Hrown forthe
Am si In C S Hi'htit-s, Jt.hnson, from Seattle.
bktn Xi ho, Woodstde, from Newcastle.
enforcement of the exclusion laws of the 14 Am
Br ss iptli S-aalb) from Yokohama.
I.'
Am
hr hndeavuT, McAllep, from Port Townsend.
States
at
this
point.
United
Am sh St.!■ ram is, Winn, from Norfolk.
_'-lth.—Thanksgiving day ; services in
S I
Newport, maunders, from San Fran.
U
sh C F Sargent, Haskell, Irom Tacoma.
nearly all the churches ; a largecongre Ir( Am
\ni bktn Planter, Perry, fhsm I.aysan Island.
gation enjoys Rev. W. M. Kincaid*a
N..r bk Carrisel. Peterson, from Newcastle.
Kio Janeiro, Ward, from San Fran.
discourse at the union service at Central !l17 Am
\m
In Yosernita, Anderson, from Tacoma.
\l-l Am hrgtU IVG Irwin Williams. frMwKrU.
on"The
New
America."
Church,
Union
\n-tialia. Hottdtctta. from San Francisco.
Vni
-The ladies of Honolulu give a boun- 15 Hr
as Miowera, Hemming, from the Colonies.
Mr bit < i'y of Ad.- aid*, Williamson, from Newcastle.
tiful Thanksgiving dinner to the troops •N
20 Br ss Ao angi, Hepworth, from Victoria.
stationed at Waikiki and Waialae, as
Am lik Albert, Griffith*., Iron San Francisco.
Belgic Kinder, from San Fran.
M I.
also to those at the military hospitals
ranspon St, Paul, Hays, from San Kran.
Ii
a
'IS
Dillingham
gives
ThanksMr Unpen, Quail, from Hongkong.
Manager
SD Am bk Fresno, Underwood, from Port Townsend.
giving dinner to the employees of the
Oahu K. R. Co.
DEPARTURES,
26th. Henry, the younger son ol l U S 1 ran»porl Valencia, Lane, for Manila.
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Damon, receives
Patte'son, for Manila.
I\mS TrampVrago,
'ii Senator,
Perry, for Puxet Sound.
! Kin
accidental serious gunshot wounds while
Belgic, kinder, for San Fran.
Hi
out hunting at Koolauloa. Manager
\m Australia, II udk'ite, lor San Francisco.
sh Henry Villard, Murphy, for Port Townsend.
Lowrie gives a farewell party at Ewa AmHaw
hit Diamond Head, Ward, for Paget Sound.
Am
with
B
iik Am) turner, V\'ail.md. for San Kran
presented
at
which
he
is
plantation,
Br u iioin Smith, foi Yokohama.
an address and album of views by the ■ i \n\ In |essie Minor, Whitney, for Kureka.
li.in-poii Ohio, Bogga. for Manila.
employees.—Arrival of "Santa Claus" 9 IIsS Transport
Indiana, MaUll, for Manila.
Francisco,
San
Vtoana, Carey, for San Iran.
Ih
transport St. Paul from
\U
bk
Grenada,
KorlT, for Royal Roads.
en route for Manila.
Am schr < rkanogon, Rencb, for Port Townsend.
Am ss Mariposa, Hayward, for Sydney.
Hi
27th.—Word received of the death, at
US Transport Ariiooa, Ames, for Manila.
C S Transport Zcalandia, Dowdell, for Manila.
Haiku, on the 2*ld inst.. of Mr. Geo. E.
Bj bk Buteshire, Swinion, for I'oitland
most
Beckwith, one of Maui's
highly
\m hk VI aitha Davis, I'tiis, for Sau Francisco.
\m bktn W, H. Dimond, Nltson, for San Francisco.
esteemed early residents.
,m tv hr Repeat, Olsen, for Port Townsend.
bkl Irmgurd, Schmidt, for San Francisco.
28th.—Hawaiian Independence day; II \tn
Am l>k- sylon, alhoun, for Tacuma.
i
I
but partially observed as a holiday.
li Br t Coptic, sealby, for San 1-ian.
C S rransport, Pennsylvania, Doxrud, for Manila.
Annual meeting ofPlanters' Association
Am
l.mniaiSi Louisa, Harris, for Seattle.
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—Am bkin Omega. Harrington, for Hotjuiam.
17 US rransport Sty of Puebla. 'I'homas, for Manila.
*29th. -Captain McDonald, wife, three I- ,m ss Rio ile Janeiro, Ward, for China and Japan.
Am bktn Amelia, Wilier, for Port Townsend.
children and the mate and nine ol the
Am schr A M I'.axter, Marshall, for Port Townsend.
crew of the Am. ship II*;//. H. Starbuck, 10 l S Iransport Newport, S .tinders, for Manila.
r
'J"' Am
Allen A., Schage, fo. Aberdeen.
which was burned at sea Nov. >th, is .;. Hi s-si In
Miowera, Hemming, for Victoria,
-in bk S C Allen, lohiisun. for San Fran.
brought to port from Hawaii, having *J4
10 Hr ss Aorangi, Hepworth, for the Colonies.
arrived at Hookena in an open boat on —Am bk Sea ki-g, Wallace, for Port Townsend.
Rtnder, for Yokohama,
the 25th inst., after a twenty days voy- !!fl -lb- ss Belgic,
Am bk (has. B. Kenny, Anderson, for Puget Sound.
age of some 'JOOO miles. One boat was : ■!» \m s> Australia, Hottdlette, for S n Fran.
ss Hupeh, Quail, tor San Fran.
capsized and one man lost. The second :io Br
for the Sound.
Am iln C S Holmes,
mate's boat parted company on the
I S Transport si. Paul, Quad, for Manila.
fourth day and was not seen since.
BIRTHS.
The Australia departs with a portion of

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the New York regiment. -Annual meet RICHARDSON—In Honolulu. Oahu. Nov. Ist. Wm.
Richardson, a native of Shoreham, County Kent, fcnging of the Historical Society.
land, ftged W years,
at
of
Fred
Waikiki
II.NMA \t ( rotuari.in. Florid:,, Nov. 6th, Lucien
SUth.—Death
lenney, suddenly of heart failure, aged 73
Wardell, of Co. X, New York volunteers, Pomeroy
\ in
Tenney
Mi.
case
of
suicide
from
leaves ■ widow, Mrs. 1,. P. Tennev, of
taking
a supposed
Brooklyn, N. V., and children Mrs. Q. P. Castle and K.
carbolic acid.
I) T. ii im \, ol Honolulu. The deceased was aboa brother
of Mr, s. N. Castle, of this city,
BcXKWI 111 .1 Haiku, Maui. Geo. K. Beckwith, aged

Marine

Journal.

PORT OF HONOLULU, NOVEMBER.
ARRIVALS

1—Am bk Ceylon, Calhoun, from Nanaimo.
—Am schr Repeat, Olescli, from Port Blakeley.
2—Hr ss Belgic, Rinder, from China ami Japan.
3 Am schr A M Baxter, Marshall, from Seattle.
—Am bk Chas Ii Kinney, Anderson, from Nan.um■>.
—Am bktn Amelia, Wilier, from Seattle.
4—Am bk C l> Bryant, Colly, from San Fran, via Hilo
—Br ss Doric, Smith, from San Franciaco.
O—US Transport Ohio, Hoggs, from San Fi.nx is.,,
—U S Transport Indiana, Maull, from San Fran.
—Am bktn S Wilder, Ml, el mm .an rat

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MARRIAGES.
VI I 1.1.51 \ HAYSELDEN -At Lahaina, Maui, Nov.
7l h, by the Rev. Alexander Mackintosh, assisted by Rev.
Win. \ult, L M. Vitlesen to T. L. G Hayselden, eldest daughter of Hon. F. H. Hayselden of Lanai.
CHARLOCK GORNEY In Honolulu, Nov. :13rd. by
the Rev. Win. Kincaid, Clifford Charlock to Miss Abbie
M., eldest daughter of Mrs. J. K. (iurney, of this city.
WATERHOUSE DICKEY—At Haiku, Maui, at the
I the bride's parents, Nov. 23d, by the Rev.

E. <■■ Beckwith, Henry Wate house, Jr., to Miss Grace
l .i.iviloll I 'it key.
KANE BRADDISH—At St. Andrews Cathedral, this
,i\ N,n. .Win, by the Rev. Y. H. Kitcat. W. J. Kane
itoMtssEUinbethM
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THE FRIEND.

HAWAIIAN BOAHD.
HONOLULU, il. I.
This page is devoted to the interests of the Hiw.oi.it,
Board of Missions, and the Editor, appointed by the
Board, is responsible fur its contents.

Rev. 0. P. Emerson.

- Editor.

Books and Reading Rooms.
The establishing of libraries in various
parts of the islencls, which we have already urged, is being energetically
pressed by Rev. Richards, our new asso
ciate. He is in correspondence with
many Kamehameha men antl others
who are in the field with reference to
collecting books and opening reading
rooms.
The beginnings of a library are already
to be found in several places. The
problem is to get them into the hands ol
the young people. Intelligent leader
ship is required. Good books are needed, such as will interest and help them.
Nothing will mare quickly kill such an
enterprise than dull, uninteresting
books. There must he some intelligent
plan for getting the right ones to read
them, and here lies the advantage of a
reading room with a librarian.
The members of the Portuguese Literary Club are to open then reading
room Thursday evening, Dec. Ist. The
day is celebrated as that on which Portugal finally won its independence of
Spain. Appropriate exercises are to be
held on the occasion. Speeches areexpected from Mr.Carnavarro, Dr. Alvarez.
Mr. Vivas and Rev. Mr. Soares. The
reading room is to be open to the public,
and papers, magazines and books, both
Portuguese and English, will be found
there for consultation.

Mr.

James Davis, pastor of the church
Waikaue, Oahu, has a reading room
the church lot, which is the pride of
the parish, but a dearth of books is
lorted. This active young pastoi
juld have a good supply of reading
matter at his disposal before this enthu
siasm for reading dies out.
Maui Notes.

Judge Kalua has taken in hand the
matter of seeing that the repair! on the
parsonage of the worthy pastor at VVai

hee are completed before the rainy
weather sets in, and Mrs. Tom Pa,
teacher of the school at Peahi, Makawao,
has a subscription paper out for the repair of the church building at Huelo.
Rev. S. K. Kaailua, pastor of the
church at Keanae, is in need of a par-

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$'M)() will secure it. Of are quite certain of advantages in LV
this sum Mr. Napihaa, the leading man hoina which ihey could mil find elseof Keanae, thinks he can raise $100. where—an abundant supply uf breadPastor llanuna. of liana, pioposes to fruit and cocoanuls and a warm climate.
try and raise a part. Some of the money They have their own quarters by the sea,
is already in hand, and but $7o more is where lheii houses are built and where
asked from outside friends. Few men the women braid mats, hals and fans
could be made more happy by the re- out of coctianul, l.iiih.il.t and iwa leaves,
ceipt of this sum than the energetic while the men seek work on plantations
pastor at Keanae. The Secretary will and elsewhtre. They have a church
gladly act as agent in forwarding con- and their own paslur, Mr. Lutcra, late
missionary to the islanders nn Apaiang,
tributions.
one of the Gilbert islands.
The church
The Hana church has been most sucin the center of the lot where these
cessfully remodeled. From without the is
islanders live. By the favor of Mr.
appearance is massive and strong ; once
n, manager of Lahaina plantation,
Ahlboi
within and the attractiveness is apparent.
of land just back ot ihe church,
It is an easy church to speak in, and the a piece
between
it and the sea, has been secured
pews, the pulpit and singers' seats are
a site for a parsonage for Mr. Latter*.
as
well placed. The letting down of the
A contribution has br-en received toward
ceiling at each side, after the manner of
this parsonage, one hundred dollars
of
Kawaiahao church, is a great gain.
Much credit is due to pastor llanuna more being required. Any one who
and Mr. Gjerdrum in what they have wishes to aid a good cause is invited to
done. But there is a debt which still help toward raising this sum.
remains to be paid, and Judge losepa is
Missions and Sugar Dividends.
trying to raise the money to cancel it.
Mr. Kaluna has shown commendable
The problem of the communal life of
zeal in caring for the Kipahulu church. labor, is
on plantations has been a diffiThough not ordained, he has for several
from the first, and there is no
cult
one
years been in charge of this field. The
church building and yard are kept in prospect that in the coming clays it will
giiod order and meetings are held regu be easier. Much wisdom has been
larly, and yet the people give their pastor shown by many managers and stockvery little support—not enough, as has
been said, for the maintenance of one's holders in the encouragement they have
self respect. Here is a case where out- given to religious and educational work.
side aid is needed. Perhaps the stock- By their aid parsonages, chapels and
holders of the plantation might help school houses have been built and salaKaluna out a little.
ries paid for the support of evengelists
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Garnet are helping
among Japanese laborers. Many a
to "hold the fort" at Kaupo. Mrs. Garnative community has had reason to
net has a class of young people in the
School
and
Mr. Garnet is setting thank plantation men for generous conSunday
a good example in enterprise and indus- tributions toward the living of its pastor,
try. He is picking some first-class coffee or towards the repairing of some ancient
on his son's plantation. Mr. Garnet's church which stands out in the landscape
coffee is quoted at eighteen cents a a familiar landmark—a relic of the past
pound in San Francisco. That is the and a prophecy of hope for the future.
outcome of careful cultivation and proper For such kindly help hearty thanks are
curing. It was a pleasure to discover due, not only to individuals, but also to
this busy household on the slopes of corporations who have voted funds for
Kaupo, perched on the rim of a gulch the support of religious and educational
and commanding an extended view of work among the laborers on their resea and shore, of table land and mounspective plantations. We are told that
tain top.
no less than four large corporations have
The church building at Kaupo, Maui, done this, and that others are contemis in great need of repairs. A new roof plating such action. Such facts are
will have to be put on it, and the win encouraging to all who are interested in
dows and walls will have to be repaired. missionary work, and it is a question if
It is very important that this workshould yet more substantial aid might not well
be done before the rainy season begins. be given to the cause of missions
Kaupo is also in great need of a pastor. among us.
Sheriff Kawaiaea and Rev. Inaina and
their families have been faithful in keepThe Hilo battalion of the New York
ing up the services. These men have
coffee lands on the eastern slopes of regiment were nobly feasted on ThanksHaleakala which are under cultivation. giving day at Waiakea mill by Mr. and
Lahaina seems to be the place of Mrs. C. C. Kennedy. Many of them
places, on the island of Maui at least, are down with typhoid fever, which
where the Gilbert Islanders prefer to they carried from the infected Camp
live. Very nearly 150 are gathered McKinley. The battalion will soon folthere, men, women and children. They low their comrades home to the East.
sonage, and

Total Lepers in Hawaii.

as an officer on the famous Alabama.
It speedily appeared that the Alabama
was then in the Caribbean and never
entered the Pacific at all. We are
somewhat experienced in impostors, and
rather shy of them, after doings like
those of Hammond and Hayne. This
Frenchman got no start at all in his operations before exposure. But such can
always find susceptible persons to be
duped. Sharpers will always find dupes
to be gulled. Motor Keeley was a
marked success.

Horace Wright publishes a statement
of the entire number of lepers sent to
Molokai, up to October last, as being
from 1866 to that date, 6362, of whom
4126 have died there. Only 67 were
sent there last year.
Of the 1 100 at the settlement, there
were Hawaiians, 914 ; half-castes, 62 ;
Chinese, 32 ; Americans, 5 ; British, 4 ;
Germans, 4; Portuguese. 6 ; Russians,
1 ; South Sea Islanders, 2.
Of the white population, only oneHawaii's sugar crop of 1898 netted
twelfth of one per cent are lepers ; of 229,000 tons against 251,000 tons in
Hawaiians, over three per cent, or thir- 1897.
ty-six times as large a proportion ; of
half-castes, about ten times as large.
The wonderful progress of Ewa planThe annual expenses of the settlement
tation under Manager Lowrie is evinced
are about $110,000.
in the steadily increasing yield per acre
Census of the Leper Settlement.
from plant cane. In 18. 5 it was (1.4
tons; in 1896, 8.4 tons; in 1897, 9.2 tons,
Precise statistics of the number of and in 1898 it reached the enormous
lepers at Molokai appear to be given yield of 1 1.25 tons average of sugar per
herewith. There is often error in giving acre. To what improvements in culti
vating, irrigating, fertilizing, etc., as
the number of people at the Settlement. well as improved milling,
to
this measure
This is the census made on Saturday, is due, we are not informed. Kwa is
Nov. 12, 1898, by Dr. Alvarez:
the Banner plantation of the globe. Now
Lepers—Males, 634 ; females, 439. To- what will Mr. Lowrie make of Spreck
elsville ? An enormous development of
tal lepers, 1073.
those broad lands may be expected.
Here is some detail on the 1073 :
Baldwin Horne —141 boys.
Bishop Home—l 30 girls.
Kahuku Railway Extension.
Non-leprous children of lepers—Male,
43; female, ,8. Total, 61.
But five miles remain to complete the
Helpers (non-leprous persons espe- line as far as projected to its terminus
cially permitted by the Board of Health
to live on Molokai and care for relatives) at Kahuku mill. The track is already
—Males, 37 ; females, 36. Total, 73. laid live miles beyond Waimea gulch.
That formidable stream is crossed by a
Non-leprous priests, Sisters, Brothers, wooden
bridge 550 feet long, high up in
teachers, etc., 61.
the
mouth
of the canyon. The last
at
Grand total of all persons
Settletwenty miles of the whole seventy two
ment, including 1073 lepers, 1207.
Apparently the 61 "non-leprous chil of the line promise to be not less profit
dren of lepers" given above are counted able in traffic than the other sections
in to make up the 10,3 lepers, so that have been.
the whole number of actual lepers is
Failure of Seattle Steamship Line.
only 1012. The distance of Kalaupapa
from Honolulu is 53 miles, or five or six
It is much to be regretted that the athours' run on a small steamer.
tempt to create a line of monthly steam
Friend
is indebted to the Wo- ships running to Hilo,
The
via Honolulu,
man's Exchange for a handsomely illus- should have proved a failure through
d calendar. This institution has gross mismanagement. A couple of old
i excellent work during the past worn-out boats were employed, instead
Its restaurant is a favorite resort of starting with first rate ships, as
should have been done. The Seattle
mr business men.
people are enterprising, but seem to lack
thorough business capacity. Hawaii is
Romancing Frenchmen.
bound to have in the near future a flourmarvelous adventures of one Dc ishing trade with Washington and Ore
gon. Hilo, with its immense capacity
ugemont among Australian blacks, for
producing bananas and oranges, is
■c lately the sensation of the day in
certain to have a line of refrigerating
gland. The book sold well. His fruit steamers running to Puget Sound.
But such a business must be built up
I name is Grin.
Not yet has transpired the real name with care and forethought. It is not of
of Gaspard dc Coligny, who has been the nature of makeshift Alaska trans
exciting the mirth of Honolulu people portation, where "any old thing" will
by professing to have been here in 1862 do.

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Honolulu Rapid Transit.
At last advices Manager Ballentyne
and W. R. Castle were on their way to
New York in the interest of the Honolulu Rapid Transit Co. Chicago and
other cities had been visited. The use
of compressed air will be investigated.
Present indications point to the use of
the electric current and overhead trolley.
More live wires to endanger life !
Hawaiian Labor System.
The Committee on Labor of the Planters' Association report the number of
laborers employed on sugar plantations
on October 1, 189*. as follows

:

CONTRACT.

DAY.

9.245 5.152

Japanese

5.609
40
258
158

Chinese

Portuguese

Hawaiian
German or Austrian

Others

93

1,992
1,972
1,125

237

.15.403 10,478

Total

25,881
Mr. H. P. Baldwin, whose words
carry weight, declared the statement to
be "entirely false" that the planters are
working to retain our contract system.
The}- do not expect to retain it, or any
feature of it. The}' have only asked
"that the transition be not made too
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