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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-28
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Schafzen Masquerade.

If you want to have the best
time you ever had in your life,
get ready for the Schutzen
Club Masquerade Ball Monday
September 3rd, 1894.
127
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WATER NOTICE.


The S. S. Gaelic brought to HOLSTER
q Co. a large shipment of Manila cigars
from some of the most celebrated FAC
tories of that place, which they are now
offering for sale, either in bond or duty
paid, at their store, corner of Fort and
Merchant streets. 307-tf
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The best weekly newspaper published
in the Republic is the HAWAIIAN STAR
Keep your friends abroad posted. Send
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Board of Examiners.

The Board of Examiners for special
rights OF suffrage to be granted by the
Minister of Interior In conformity with
Article II of the Constitution, will be in
session at the old Legislative Hall, Judi
ciary Building, from Monday, August
eth, until further notice. Hours: 8 to
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EDWARD TOWSE,
CARL BUSCHJAST,
f. |. CUTTER.
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LOSING MS INFLUENCE WITH
LABOR. o.

The labor leaders and workingmen of
the recent announcement of Debs that
'The American Railway Union has shown
that strikes are repugnant TO public
oplnlon;" that he will never favor ANOTHER
strike; that he regards the strike as an
instrument OF attack as worthless. and in
sists that the workingman must find some
other weapon.
The mos. respectable OF the labor leaders
of New York city are not willing TO say
that strikes are never iustifabls and can
never be made ayailing. They all agree
that Debs' strike could not be justified.
aud therefore did not succeed. but they
point TO the strike OF the Brooklyn street
car drivers and conductors a few years ago,
which was successful because the CON-
munity felt that these men were justified
in making Sc: the stake Of the freight
handlers was another case Of success for
the same reason.
These representatives OF labor in New
York city are right in their criticism OF
Dehs. Strikes are not repugnant 10 pub
lie opinion. The right to strike Is a right
that belongs TO both employer and em-
ployed and is exercised by them. The
New York Sun on this point says;
"Evsry time an employs or employer in
sists on changing the arrangement with
his employer or employe he strikes; and
the right OF either party 20 express his
desires and to act accordingly within the
limits of the law is absolute and I'M
qualified in one case as much as in the
other. When two men. laborcrs or capital
lists, Join together and act in concert, We
kaye a iahorcrs union or capitalists
union. bnt the unton, or monopoly, 1t
such il T.. has TO = dot the precise privileges
oi the individual: and ~ say on general
principles that the assertion of = mans or
of meas rights is Tspugnant % public
sentiment is 20 deny foolishiy the funda4
mental principle Of democratic social
organization. % o 81
"That principle is altogethex sacred and
necessary 10 continued freedom. 4leDs Is
last as much OF fool or knave. IN express
ing mistrast Of IL. as he was in hrst sup
posing that the public would approve bis
attempt 10 drive his strike 70 success by
riot. murder. and abuse Of every othet
mans Fight which stood in his way. o
"Rvery man has the right - strike.
''Na man has the right 30 try to win q
strike by outrage or disorder.
These two rules cap Ghe great divide
between despotlsm and lawlsxsnesx Who.
ever undertakes 10 deny them Is . despoI
or FioGer.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-10

The Republicans of Jefferson county,
Missouri, Endorsed the president 'for his
the government TO at once suppress riot
and anarchy" The Republicans Of Dallas
county, Texas. Endorsed the action OF
President Cleveland in maintaining pub
lie order and UNFOLDING national authority
during the late disturbance in the city OF
Chicago" The Burlington Hawkeye, one
Of the most prominent Republican news
papers in Iowa, strongly urged the adop-
zion of such plank in the platform Of Its
party 81 the recent state convention.
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rnE srook OF FREE SILVER.

There seems 10 be 3 disposition on the
part OF certain All-adyised Republicans on
this Coast 10 try and make the ghost Of
free SILVER walk again. Nothing could be
more foolish for the future welfare Of the
Republican party than 70 try to pat il in
the attitude OF silver party and cheap
money party just at a time when even the
Democrats are beginning 10 see light on
this subject whore once they were in total
darkness
The lows Democratic platform Is for BIZ
metallism, but IL insists that ''ths dollar
unit OF coinage Of both metals must be of
equasintrlnsie and interchangeable value"
THIS Is = long step forward, for the Iowa
Democrats were hot for free coinage OF
silver at ISto /. In 1891 they reiterated
their demand Tor it" In lSs2 ''reaflrmed
their sdhersnee' 10 Il and repeated the
same in lSssA The minority resolution
rejected BY the Iowa Democratic conven-
ton BY = vote Of moro shan two 10 one
contained the old casehw about d.s-
eliminating between Tire two metals ave
favor hs-zaeIalliSn. il said, "the use OF
both gold and silver as a standard money
OF the country. and the coinage Of both
gold and silver without discriminating
against either metal"
The IoxA Republicans at their state Goa
ventloa adopted the fol1oSing money
plank:
we adhsre 10 the declaration Of the
n&tioEal Republican party in Iss2 upon its
moHeiafy policy. We resfhrm our belief
that the Interests Of The cS11trv, IT'S farm
ers and sofElngmOn. demRns that every
dollar, pApsr or coin, lssaed by the govern
nsent shall - IS Esod a. any other dollar
We favor the largest possible use OF SILVER
IS money thai - c1asistsct With the peg
taAuent maintenAnce Of egsai values OF al
dollars ID circulation. We do not want
mono unetAilism, either Of gold or silver,
and ne pledge ourselves ~ continue 10
work for bi-me8Aslisn 20 ee brought shoat
BY ali means wilma the poser Of tie
government"
IL is clear. tbsrsfors. BAT IA ToxAnslsAsr
the Democrats Eor the Republicans are
w.alng & raise Ars@a tire spoog OF free
silver. Tie IlIlaass Repositories and tlss
wlseonsln Republicans ksld iissir eonsen-
! sions On tie came dag. Tbs WisSoassn
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anarchist: nor woaid he merely irTprts5a
hlm: he would say 70 the professei
anarchist. without waiting for hiss 70 COM
NIT hiss nnurder: You have abandoned
the right to stay among Us We have No
desire TO aaks your lie: Bat Ns wiz not.
have you among US. 60 elsewnere. and
use whatever thsnoes goa ufav have. You
prove yourself not &c for huEngn society,
sad we shall. ~ matter Of deceaty. notify
al organized soclsties Of the faes. II you
come back here re sh5ll kill yop- II you
90 there they, If tray are wissf vii do the
same, Your ouIv possible borse is your
oniy &c home-shs wild and desert places
Of the earth. with the other beasts OF prey
that man has nos yet exserminAts1. /"
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Why the Party should Be Held Respon.
sible for Gioystein's Taking on.


sible for Gloystein's Taking on.
oakesdaIe Sun.
The kidnapping and probable murder of
Charles F. GIoystein, at Mica, Spokane
county, is laid at the door of the Silver
Federation. because some Of its members
hung G.oystein in effigy and threatened
his life. In One respect We suppose the
accusation Ia just, and that the deed was
performed by some of the cranks of the
federation, because Gloystein was bitterly
opposed to that organization and openly
worked against it. If Gloystein has been
murdered, the Silver Federation will have
to be held responsible for it, not because
the organization is composed of murder
ers, thugs, etc, for We believe there are
just as many upright and honest men in
the federation as in the Republican or
Democratic parties. but because the feder-
alton has by resolutions endorsed lawiess
acts such as stealing trains and blocking
railroad traffic, and thus encouraged fam
atics and emboldened them to do acts of
violence.
No party is free from lawless members
and no party can be held responsible for
outrages committed unless It gives en-
couragement TO the perpetrators. This
the silver federation has undoubtedly
done, through their organs, and now the
effect recoi.s upon them. The average
member did not know that he was doing
wrong. when he was UNFOLDING the strik-
ers when they were trying to prevent the
trains from running, or when he was urg-
ing the Coxeyites on to Washington City.
And he attributed the rawlings of bis party
organ, when it was advocating hemp
neckties for the rich, as seriousness to the
party cause. But il was wrong, neverthe-
less. for II encouraged the lawiess fanatics
within the federation and the result is
murder and bloodshed. No other con-
struction can be put upon il. and the YER
diet of the fair-minded will always be that
the death of Gloystein was caused in
directly by the Endorsements of the 4. P.
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rsx rovE OF xoronIErr.

The theory Of the new French anti
anarchist law Is thai the love Of notoFisiy
Is = strong element In The motive Of all
anarchist crimes. This love Of netoristy
vas shown by 6uitssa At his trial II vas
shown BY valiant Henry and SAnto.
The French lawmakers seek 20 diminish
the inaaeement 20 crime % these notori-
EMPLOYING anarchists BY denying the pub
LEFTY sought by these miscruAnts.
There is doubtless good dsal Of foundA-
ton Tor thlsvies. foF We al know psrsoas
OF tAis sort, Of whom II has been said that
they ''woaid 10 wiling 10 die tonight if
they eosld he marshal OF tass funeral >, ;,
Nevertheless this love OF notOriegy is prob
ably enc Of the symptoms Of al umar-
ranged, Il not dsssuged mind. and
We are not disposed TO believe that the
notice served BY the French law upon the
anarchist that he ali Re trlea without
publicity q Any sort viii diminish the
number OF these sssAsxins. 81
Henry Holt, ia ths FerWse, would mot
walt soE &esaas s.o.saSs "a tie part VI a.
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HE WAS HERE.

when the man who has been 10 the Pair,
Meets the man who has never been there.
lie begins 80 pour his vocal lefs,
lis speech increases more and more,
through crowded streets OF silent vaIs
keysrherstes his sounding tsie
Aud loud aad loaS talks as:
lie holds hia victims button hole
And fortunes bis immortal soul
Nirh dfswn-ouf agouy.
Al, deep despair sad dreadful dole
Docs the ussn who has been 20 the Fair
Ina;ct apon the suffering soul
OF the maa who has never been there.
When the nan who has been 20 the Fair
Meets the man who aas never been there,
Al dawn OF day be Il blaze away.
And thea tili SUNSET VIII be stay
And inros bis vocal ncodgstes vida
And delGge al the country side
With ais eteFuaI tAie.
The man who hears n beats his breast.
And giaaly woaid be fes for rest
Inside The ceUaty jail.
Al, deep despair and dreadful pain
nexs The maa " no sAs been 10 The Fair
iaalet upna the heart aud brain
OF tas man who has never been there.
The man 10 has been 90 TIE Fair
fll1s tie man w 10 has never been Tiara
Although he Zee into the sea
or 10 here PolsF snesaratis be;
OF The forest deep profound,
Or tie hsack miues underground;
Ear from the sephyr's breath;
Hsi sad hts victim anywhere
"a earth, % sea, or - tue ar,
AID tax the Stretch 10 Death.
o., t0rmeE$ dire All grief ankind
Dies tae msn who has oee1 TO the Fair
EsEsct upon TIE scli And mind
oi tie aaa Nao hAs asyer been there.
Ard tAa m&a Who hss nean g fha Fair
Nests thousands " hove never heea taere:
Aad eosts s0dAy fasy tall his prey
Aaa sit liKs wessis beside the way
y hen tais dsseri pAys sen9 they Iaees
Nsssu tae crps9si city street
Or IA the county lAnes
&na ihey write Ike Fnea al The st2ks
Aad become an incorporate aeae
A1d - asrg1 IA nnsesakahRe pam
A. torture strong and dreadful smart
Rass ths ntan who hss a~ea 10 tka Fair
AA1tct 0pon tb- s3ag ard hsxrf
~ tss E-Aa vac aGs nessr been shsre
- S4As y aAssr 1oss.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-10

Last week Congressman Boutells, OF
Maine, introduced . resolution urging
the recognition Of the republic Of Hawaii.
and when some disposition was evinced
Of desire on part Of certain Democrats
to turn it down." Congress sman Geary, OF
California, warned his fellow Democrats
that he should vote for the BouteIle reso-
luton and advised the rest Of them to
follow his example. because the Demo-
cratic party II congress- has thas far made
O fool Of itself 10 the matter Of Hawaii Is
no reason Why IL should continue to DO
30.
This debate was not lost upon the adj
ministration, and the republic Of Hawaii
has at last been formally recognized By
the United States. The administration
could not do otherwise. The government
OF President Dole. set up July 4, exists
and there Is and can be no other. Minister
Willis saw this and found himself con-
strained to recognize IL. and nos the ad-
mInissration has done the same thing, the
president extending the hearty good
wishes Of the United States to the new
republic that at some not far distant day
Is sure to come under our dag.
Ii is but just to say that no man ever
better deserved to be president Of his
country than Dole; ne may be said to have
created this republic: his prudence. ssgac-
ity and courage during all this Hawaiian
business have been most remarkable and
are deserving of all praise WitSout Presi-
dent Dole the provisional government Of
Hawaii instead Of ripening into the solid
ably have been overthrow by civil war.
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A Populist j udge.
-


The last lot of convicts sentenced at
Spokane included Frank o'Malley, bur-
glary, two years; John Erickson. stealing
beer faucets. four years; Daniel Steen,
cattle stealing. ten months. If some man
had swiped pie he would probably have
gone up for life. Carried Enterprise.
Yes. and We would add Charles Nc
Donald, for stealing saddle. convicted al
Coifax only last week. three years At hard
labor. All these sentences were rendered
By Democratic or Republican judges
Colfax Advocate.
Hold on, Brother Bovine; you may mean
all right, bot ron are mistaken this time.
The prisoners at Spokane were sentenced
By Judge Jesse A. Arthur. who Is Popn-
list judge. Two years ago he WAS nomi-
mated BY the Popuhst party and later he
wss Endorsed BY the Democratic party, so
you see be IS your man. And b. the way,
be Is making the most unenviable record
for himself ever made By Spokane county
Official. The old parties have enough rot
ten officials TO account for st present, SO
don't try 10 play of sny corrupt Populisss
on them
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GEMS FROM PoPULIsT PAPERS

"Rsep off the grass" Is the order now.
but il will soon will be: Get off the earth
TO make room for Grover the drunk, Pull
man the sutocrat and their pimp deputies.
--Ellensblsrg Darn, Pop.
This shocking sight aroused the just in
dignation Of all who were acquainted with
the attempt of the Northern Pacific to run
its trains with incompetent men. and had
the rsmorseless puppes OF the railroad who
was responsible tor putting this man in
charge Of the train been present he would
no doubt have been lett on the spot sus-
pended from a telegraph pole.-Sprague
Hal F0p
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

The public is hereby warned not TO pay
arr money 10 parties representing TO %
agent. Of the Seattle Posr-IsrKLLzarscxA.
except the following. who are the only
authorized travelling agents OF tbs fosr-
1rrrr1rsxrcxa, viz: J. A. Mcclellan. 4.
4. Daviss, and ). I. Hasiey. 7Afs dossao'
ersly 10 resident agents Of this paper who
are located in various cities and towns OF
the Northwest. nor to postmsster4 VINO
are I'm ali cases authorised TO take suoscrtp-
fions for The Daily. Sunday and Weekly
PosT-fKrTILfsErcKE
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1t Is 70
LIZ Ranea So.

It Is 10 be hopes ne aopeo SS
ing the abducticR IA ualnn' kap-
Charles F. Gloyst inst the report con Germ :
Ct the hands Of n and prooaoie nnsae1 O
true. wa.hiu xtdsIn. Of Spokane county.
as q peaceable ssa lpulists. may prove IN
that any portion a has good reputation
sorted 10 the gaylis and we cannot think
still, assumed thel lf its citizens have re-
ali it may be proly OF the South. or, worse
disappearance walrole of anarchists Alter
stead OF one of foden that Mr.. GloysteID' 5
- ) result Of voIition in
P0ET9-EeA
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Desperate Populists OF Spokane County.
Tacoma Ledger.

Ii appears that the Oregon election made
the Populists of Spokane county desperate.
They declare. as reported. that they will
win in local politics even II they have 10
lay down their lives IN the attempt But
Il viii be great surprise II this early IN
masking OF their GEsssonahse designs does
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URNEp TREES.

10 THE EpITohi -
poet laureate afts MONROE July .. 1894
(2) Who is the mi Cd Who was appointed
Ioet3 l3l A perir the death Of Iennyson
Ing this summers noted living American
fell across the cog,on here burned his slash
it TO remove the and @ tree burned of and
Eln The Office tsnty road; whose duty is
foa n,;v.r wsnslbstruotion A RAIDER
living Americanh poet laureate Is sacan I.
burning the tree Ell Holmes 10 the greatest
struction and mt poet. 81 The person
- is responsible for the OBJ
OUEsTIoN.st remove it.
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ute THE Isw-sbiding and
ole II the county 10 such
ie pestilsnt aEstators are
ae poliS
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not arouse and a
liberty-lovlng PEG
q degree that the
oyersh elmsd AZ Z
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SEATTLE, Aug. 4. 1894
or: Please inform me
Iumns if the bill requiring
WORK on mining claims
has become q law, and
y, A. c. LINCOLN.
both houses.
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until October l
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QUEsTIoN,st remove il.
BLAcK AND ANSWERS.

TO IHE IUtlUHI
collegef (2l Do DIAMOND, Aug. 1, 1894.
mometer rise anc: Oh Where is Columbia
ny New York the barometer and Their
.r,v J., a.. ,harnl fall together? G. W.
in the barometer city. 10 40. ice met-
pheric pressure liometer Is IN vacuum
- it is exposed TO atmos-
The advocate., 1894-09-26
MORRILL, and BLUE
OUGHT TO FORM A PARTNERSHIP
AND HANG OUT A SIGN
Redeemers and Dealers in Fraudulent IT.
ties and Mortgages Conduct a Gen.
eral Skinning Business Custom
ers Robbed on Short Notice,

In this the most important political
campaign Of Kansas history tho Peoples
party papers have made no attempt at
sensations, and no attempt to ipjuEe per.
sonBl character without cause. The
republican state convention, in order to
keep up it's reputation Of standing by
the interests Of the money power nomi,
mated nine state candidates, seven Of
which are either bankers or corporation
lawyers or both. The most notorious Of
these are r. W. Blue for Congressman
at large and q. N. Morrill, for Governor.
These two men have business records 30
foul that they are even denounced by
members Of their own party while their
leaders undertake to beFRte the official
character of Populist officials. Most Of
our readers have some knowledge Of the
swindling operations Of E. N. Morrill,
and they will find something in this arti-
Gle to add to their knowledge. We wish
first to say q word about that other COM
binstion Of fraud an sgotiam, r. W.
Blue
This r. w. Blue is q stockholder in
the Citizens Bank Of Mound City, Kan.
sas, an institution which recently failed
with liabilities far exceeding it's assets.
The bank was a swindle from start tn
finish. Blue paid $500 for stock in this
bank and thereby, it seems, established
q credit Of twelve times that amount,
something he never had in his life
before. But this credit was used to the
dire detriment Of the dspo9itors Of the
concern, for Blue drew out over $1,000
Of the banks funds and the receiver
now holds his worthless notes for that
amount. The depositors will receive
little or nothing for their hard earned
money.
This accounts for all this standing up
for the credit OF Kansas" which fellows
Of the Blue stripe talk so much about
They believe in credit and confidence,
for it may enable them to repeat their
confidence games in the future. There
is still more to Blues record. He was
Vice-president Of the Kansas Land, Loan
and Trust Co., organized in Mound City
in 1886, and here is q sample Of their
manner Of doing business, as published
by the Mound City Torch of Liberty:
They had q mortgage given by r. @.
Casida for 800, which they sold to an
eastern party named Louisa Millar.
CasidA paid the amount Of tbis mort