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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-25
A SHOT AT ENGLAND.

LONDON, April 25.-The Times
correspondent in Kobe says: "The
leave Of all of the officers of the
Russian warships, both here and
at Nagasaki, has been stopped, and
the crews are confined to their YES
sells. The Russian legation has in
structed the commanders to be
ready to sail at twelve hours no.
tice."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-25

ST. JOINS, April 25.-The New
foundland Legislature meets to-
day. The terms OF union between
the island and the dominion will
be submitted for ratification to
this Legislature,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-12-06
While the new brooms are swee

While the new brooms are sweep
ing out the old cobwebs they should
be applied to the school "holidays, u
or pretty soon the holidays will be
more numerous than the study
days. Every week they have one,
Saturday. Last week they had
three. This week the Institute will
use up the entire week, and there
is not a saints day or other holiday
in the calendar. that the scholars
are not turned out. A large part
of the time of the public schools is
absolutely wasted in these "holi.
days." to the deteriment of the
pupils and no advantage to any
body. This abuse ought to be
broken up and never should have
been permitted to creep into the
schools. How would farmers,
mechanics and other honest people,
who earn their bread by the sweat
of their brow get along if they ran
round calling the third of the time
holidays? This public school Holt
day fraud ought to be squelched.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-12-06
The Torture System.

In the good old days when "conserva-
tism"-which means let we'll enough
alone-was all-powerful they used to put
people on the rack to make them confess
crimes they were not guilty of, and pro
fess beliefs they did not believe, and tor
ture them to death if they did not
acknowledge everything they were told
to believe. The same practice is in vogue
to-pay, but the method is changed to suit
present conditions. The people are being
tortured in their business to make them
confess they believe in the single gold
standard; that they despise silver money;
that silver dollar is only fifty cents; that
the greenbacks are very dangerous kind
of money and ought to be changed to
bonds bearing interest; that the legal ten
der currency which was issued to pay
for silver bullion under the 1890 Sherman
act, must be, along with the greenbacks,
redeemed in gold; that Gem means gold
only; that the government must issue
bonds and go deeper in debt to save the
credit of the country. The people are
being tortured, worried and bankrupted
in their business, in order to make them
confess they believe these things.
They were tortured, panic stricken, in
1893 to make them believe the Sherman
act, or the silver purchasing clause of that
act, was the sole cause of low prices and
hard times, and if it was repealed the
hard times would disappear and season
of prosperity follow. President Cleve-
land, like the old kings, is at the head of
the Goldbug Inquisition, forcing the
thumb screws and stretching the victim
the people-on the rack. The same band
of prosecutors are racking and thumb
screwing the industrial and wealth pro-
ducing class in order to make them con-
sent to the destruction of the greenbacks,
the redemption of silver dollars in gold
and to placing the entire control of the
money and business of the country in the
hands of the bankers. President Cleve-
land is at the head of this Goldbug In
QUESTION and John Sherman boasts that
his treachery of 1873 is now endorsed by
the democrat party under Cleveland
And now we challenge any of the orators
who have been enlightening the "clubs"
with Cicero orat;ons in this county week
ly, to deny these things if they dare, and
let us hear their denial.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-12-06

The r1essage.

The President sent his Message to Con-
gress on Tuesday On Wednesday morn
ing all the daily papers published the
document in full, and all who desire to
read the platitudes which compose the
principal part of it, have already done so,
which supersedes the necessity of our
making extracts from this august state
paper.
The most important part of the Message
is made up of the platitudes and sophistry
which fill the subsidized daily press, and
is barren of single idea that is not on a
dead level with this goldbug slush that
has for years filled the hireling press of
the country.
The Presidents hobby is to convert the
greenbacks and other government cur
rency into bonds (about $486, 700, 900 he
thinks) and sell bonds in Europe for gold.
The same platitudes about silver are re
peated that the goldbug newspapers have
worn thread-bare; the fifty cents worth of
silver in dollar and the infantile weak
ness of the nation which would make it
impossible, in his opinion, " to establish
and successfully maintain free coinage.
The entire financial business should be
turned over to the banks, and nation and
people be placed under their tender
mercy, bound hand and foot.
Just what the English and Wall street
bankers have dictated Mr.. Cleveland has
put into the financial part of his Message,
and is innocent enough to tell the public
history establishes this nonsense. while all
history and the greatest authorities on
money affirm the exact reverse, and the
President can find no authority for his
ideas but the Rothschild gang. The mans
ignorance on finance is more pronounced
in this Message than ever before. Had
he spent the time studying the subject of
finance that he put in in fishing at Buzz
card Bay he might have avoided the
shame and reproach to the American
people that this President of ours is.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-12-06
Activity In the Slate Taking Business

In the language of the street
there has been a boom in the
political slate business since the
election, and the bulls are sending
the market up in such style as
threatens to bankrupt the entire
bear family. The business pertain
ing to Cecil county is of course of
more interest than any other part
Of the state though it is reported
lively in every part. A clean sweep
of Magistrates and Notaries is to be
the first stock the operators will
attack it is thought when the ex-
change opens in the new year. For
this town heavy margins ON Taylor
have been put up we learn. Other
transactions have not sufficiently
developed to quote prices in these
minor stocks. The heaviest dealing
isexpected in the school board, when
the old management will go out, a
clean sweep being talked of on
change. Captain Crothers the one
armed plunger is said to be leading
the raid on the bears, and is re-
ported to have cornered the market
and general liquidation among
the beals is thought to be newt
able. The market in consequence
is reported very panicky.
The governor is considered to
WELD too much patronage power
which is subject to abuse and has
been abused and when the legisla-
ture meets he is to he relieved of a
part of it which will be given back
to the people. 1t is on the pro-
gram to make the school board an
elective body for, say six years, to
be chosen one member biennially,
and the superintendent of schools
elected for term of six years. Too
frequent changes in Office is not for
the hest interest of the public, nor
either is perpetual term.
The fee Offices will be changed to
salaried offices and all officers
elected by the people. The Clerk
Of the circuit court for instance is
a case in point where the fee system
ia a glaring abuse. The present
chief clerk of the Office is sick and
entirely unable to do any business
in the Office, but the deputies,
Green and Williams, find no diff
Guilty in keeping up the business of
the office. The entire fee business
should be torn up by the roots, a
fixed salary paid the officers and
recording and search of the records
made free to the public in place of a
toll gate service of fees exacted from
all who are compelled to transact
legal business through these offices.
The school book imposition is to be
abolished and free books to be fnr.
nished. The school book supply is
reported to be a sink of iniquity
and this Baltimore ring sewer is to
have thorough cleaning and ven
tilating. Oh, there are ''slews" of
reforms-in the air any how. The
proof Of the pudding however will
be in the eating still, as when this
infallible test was first discovered.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-12-06
Curses Coming Home to Roost.

N. A. Dunning is realizing the
truth of the old proverb in such
forcible manner as to compel him
to publish a personal card to the
readers in last weeks Waterman,
in the hope of misleading them.
Why didn't he enlighten them by
publishing his self s'intervlew"
which appeared in the Baltimore
ring organ. That would have put
him right with his "friends" out
side the state as well as in. The
baby act of pleading socialism" to
cover mp and justify his stabbing
the Peoples party of Maryland in
the fifth rib, which he found a
weak infant, to satisfy personal
pique, spleen and political hypo-
chOndra will deceive no one. Neither
will his tuning cuckoo for his own
invention about the Populist con-
vention. being .sspacked" for the
purpose of endorsing the socialist
ticket, and forming a "fusion"
with the Social Labor Party, fool
any body with five grains of sense.
These falsehoods have been too well
exposed. Asserting that the MID
LAND JOURNAL is socialist paper
doesn't rise to the dignity of a
common lie as the teller doesn't be-
lieve it himself and knows that no.
body else will. 1t would be dollars
in Mr.. Dunning's pocket and his
standing in the party be marked
much higher than it is if the
Waterman was as clear cut Populist
paper as the MIDLAND JOURNAL.
AS it is the decadence OF the
Waterman awakens sympathy in
brother Dunning's worst enemies
which he industriOusly adds to by
quarre ing with his best friends.
The Waterman made one of these
chronic socialistic attacks on the
leading and most staunch Populist
papers in the west and received
such rough handling that brother
Dunning's bruises are still sore.
He thought he saw a good oppor.
tunity to exercise this peculiar
type of political mania on the in.
FAINT party in Maryland, and now
boast of his prowess. The upshot
of it all is that n. A. Dunning has
lost standing every where in the
party, his fOggy idea of POpulism, I
Socialism, and any and every eco.
nOmic question has become so
manifest. No one can tell by the
Waterman where he stands even on
the money question which he claims
as his particular hobby. Brother
Dunning your name is Dennis and
Ichabod is written by your own
hand on the Waterman. We are
sorry, very sorry for the brothers.
but there is no known
remedy, but to fold his tent like
the Arabs and as quietly steal away.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-12-06
Winter Excursion Tickets on the
Pennsylvania Railroad.

On November 1 the Pennsylva-
mia Railroad Company placed on
sale at its principal ticket offices
excursion tickets to all prominent
winter resorts in New Jersey,
Virginia, North and South Carolina,
Florida, and Cuba. The tickets
are sold at the usual low rates.
The magnificent facilities of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, with its
many connections, make this the
favorite line for winter travel.
An illustrated book, descriptive
of winter resorts, and giving routes
of travel andsrates for tickets will
be furnished free on application to
ticket agents.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-12-06
. . o . . . . . .

E. r. BURLINGTON.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-12-06

Major c. T. Picton is manager of the
State Hotel, at Denison, Texas, which
the travelling men say is one of the best
hotels in that section. In speaking o.
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy Major Picton says: 81
have usedit myself and in my family for
several years. and take pleasure in saying
that consider it an infallible cure for
diarrhoea and dysentery. always re-
commend it, and have frequently adj
ministered it to my guests in the hotel,
and in every case it has proven itself
worthy of unqualified endorsement. For
sale by E. T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-12-06

Gear" Reed was nominated by the
republican caucus on Saturday and elected
speaker of the House on Monday. By
the tone of his speech and the short in
terviews by press reporters of members
not much business is to be done by the
present congress it would appear The
republicans wish to conceal their hand on
the great question, finance, and load all
the sins of both parties onto Cleveland, Sc
that the party may not be Handicapped in
the next presidential campaign and party
leaders can play fast and loose with the
country as they have done in the past.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-12-06

Cleveland's popularity in Europe
among the gold banker Jews and
manufacturing corporations is made
more prominent by his advocacy
for third term by the New York
Herald. Bennett lives in Europe,
is an American snob imitator and
admirer of kings, courts and
nobility and very naturally admires
Cleveland.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-12-06
The wife of Mr.. D. Robinson, prom.

The wife of Mr.. D. Robinson, prom
inent luniberman of Hartwick, N. Y,
was sick with rheumatism for FIVE months.
In speaking of it, Mr.. Robinson says:
Chamberlain Pain Balm is the only
thing that gave her any rest from pain.
For the relief of pain it cannot be beat"
Many very bad cases of rheumatism have
been cured by it. For sale at so cents
per bottle by E. r. Reynolds.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-31

Now, this is most emarkable.
The Star editor usually assumes to
be a full-blown American citizen.
Has he ever read his own nations
constitution? BY that document
sail men are equally endowed, etc."
Is he, because he is an editor, possess
ed Of superior rights to Mr.. Durrell,
also an American citizen, who simply
kept soda water stand? Can the
government of this pinhead republic
imprison without cause soda water
vendors for seven weeks in cells by
s, for twenty hours out of the
twenty-four, and allow the editors
to go free with the privilege OF COM
ing over once in while to see the
Gagged animals fed7
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-31

The objections to the band play
ing on Sundays are frivolous and
idiotic. The public would enjoy a
Sunday immensely If it could go,
say to Independence Park, the largest
and prsttiest place near Honolulu,
and listen to the band and enjoy
light refreshments. Mr. Wright, the
affsbls proprietor of the Park men
toned, would be willing, we have no
doubt for = reasonable consideration
to throw open the gates to his
beautiful Park and allow people to
enjoy. themselves and take advau
tage Of the cool air and the pic
turesque surroundings. And we are
safe in saying that no neighbor
would interfere or object. We pro.
phesy that within a few years not
alone the band will play on Sundays
but that fullAedged, well-conducted
beer garden with its innocent amuse-
ments will be the favorite resort of
the truly Amerieanized citizens of
Hawaii. Gentlemen of the Legis-
lature, it is no use kicking against
the inevitable. We are going to
have Sunday concerts and beer
garden and we are probably going
to have it at independence Park.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-31

had been thrown into Jail for seven
weeks, his business, small as it was,
destroyed and no reason offered.
Would the Star then say that "a
couple Of hundred dollars would
put him on Easy street," Is that
the kind OF justice we are to have
under tn Stars regimg3 "The rich
ye have satisfied but the poor ye
have sent empty away"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-31
WEDNESDAY, JULY 81, 1894.
SUNDAY CONCERTS.

Representative Rycroft has made
q move to authorize Sunday con-
certs in Honolulu and he has met
the usual opposition from the Adver-
tiser and the Cabinet.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-31

Once on a time Mr.. P. 9. Jones,
now wsalthy-so wealthy as to have
to inquire about his income tax
came to these shores with probably
less capital than Mr.. Durrell had at
the time of the late "revolution"-
as it has been styled. Suppose he
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-31

Such statements Of the Star
should exhibit to every working
man and mechanic here-American
citizen or otherwise-what the Star
and it's hackers think the rights
OF poor man are against the rich.
If you can't accumulate more than
$13.65 worth of stock in your bust.
ness, you have no rights that the
government are bound to respect.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-31

and so does the Insurance company
with which he insures his life. The
private citizen who wishes to pro-
tect his insurance is not supposed
to place his life unnecessarily in
jeopardy by doing military or police
duty. We would like to see If the
Chief Justice or the Police Magis-
trate or other learned men would be
very numerous in helping the police
If shooting or knitting ARRAY was
taking place. We think, with due
respect-and we won't blame the
gentlemen-thst they would taGe to
the nearest tree or drop under the
nearest table. But then poor
kanaka Of 60 years should not be
compared with the legal creme de Ia
creme Of Hawaii.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-31
uARD OF THANKS.

,INHE MAN 4 @Al.ES SOCIETY HERE
L by ten thai tharks TO all those
persons who niered III ir sefvi es, and
also to the Government for The loan Of the
Band for the concert given at Kaumaka-
pill Church, on the evening of Jnly 30,
1895, for the benefit uf the de, titute fami-
lies OF the political prison RS.
JAS. X. KAULIA,
Secretary OF the Manawalea Society.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-31

OF pop guns and other deadly in
struments. The public has howled
against this nuisance, but the At
torney-General has never seen fit to
interfere and uphold the quiet of
the Sabbath.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-31

Is it any crime to be cook or a
soda water selleri So that without
compensation person following
either of those occupations may be
required to spend seven weeks in
Jail without information as to why
he is there, or without opportunity
to continue to carry GA his b. usines-,
or to see his friends or his govern
ment representativ-
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-31

An old native man was fined $40
and costs in the police court yester-
day for not assisting police officer
in combat with dangerous, knife
welding maniac. We are aware
that there is law on the statutes Of
all civilized countries making it a
misd-meanor for any citizen to rs-
fuse to assist a police officer in the
carrying out OF his duty. The law
is very seldom enforced and only
uuder very aggravating circumstan-
ces. The government has no right
in the eyes Of the people to demand
assistance for its paid officers when
such assistance may place the iv7s
and persons of the tax payers in
jeopardy. Raymond, an old Spani-
ard, who also was arrested and who
wasn't even released on bail was
discharged by the learned Judge
because he was asthmatic and un-
able to help the officer. The old
native Kapali, who apparently is
60 years OF age was 6ued. If the
rule laid down by the decision OF
Judge Perry is upheld it will mean
that every citizen walking the street
is in constant danger OF being called
upon TO help the paid and sup
posed deservedly capable servants
of the government. The man who
accepts the position of police officer
or soldier knows what he is about
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-31
POVERTY VS.. WEALTH.
Durrell and the Star.

The Star has the following re-
markably lively editorial on the case
of one Durrell, an American citizen,
imprisoned for seven weeks during
the late "unpleasantness," and re-
leased without any charge having
been made against him, or any OK
planation of his arrest and detention
being given him. The U. S. Govern.
ment has endorsed his claim for
damages and made de mand for pay
ment on the same. So the Star
states:
"Supposing, for the sake OF an
argument, that there was not sufi-
cient evidence against the man Dur
rell to warrant his arrest and deten-
ton. There was, and it will be pro-
dueed and properly placed. But
suppose. What is called on his side Of
the case "lucrative business" was a
little child's refreshment stand in
Chinatown, with stock that would
inventory at retail figures about
$l3.65. When not engaged in a
''lucrative business" Mr.. Durrell
worked as a cook, and we are re-
liably informed was rather indiffer-
ent mechanic. A couple OF hundred
dollars would in all likelihood patch
his mental anguish, and that sum
would certainly put him on "easy
street." The $25, 900, then, must be
for the alleged outrage on an Am
erican citizen. If that is really the
case, then the figures should be
multiplied several times. No tribunal
would enter so low charge for
pulling tail feathers from the Am
erican eagle"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-31

rica's greatest power Now, we
shall hear less about the RESPONSE
BILE men and papers of Hawaii, ac-
cording to the Advertisers stand
point. Sauce for the goose is sauce
for the gander.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-31

The Advertiser says it waits an
nexation to the United States, and
yet holds up the President of that
nation to the most frightful obloquy.
Judge Hart exposes the inconsis-
tency in scathing terms.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-31
TOPICS Of lHE DAY.

The Advertiser, the Star, the Mar
shal and the Sharpshooters, with
Colonel Mclean, U. S. Marines, in
the background, have not settled
the "pretty. clothes" question yet.
Nor have they recovered their usu.
ally equable tempers. Suppose the
soldiers and officers drop wearing
"pretty Clothes" and dress unbe-
comingly, then the Sharpshooters
would have an equal show when
courting the fair sex.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-31

The Low Grade Kerosene With
drawal Bill still menaces the safety
of the town. Will the owners of the
low grade oil put up bonds to COM
pensate sufferers from fire produced
by it?
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-31

l. b. Kerr has still large assort-
ment of ladies goods on hand. 1t
will pay to inspect his store on
Queen street.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-31

The official organ indulges in some
OF the most blatant rot that has
been seen, even in that badly-con-
Quoted journal. We are told that
if Honolulu is to indulge in public
musical entertainments on Sunday,
the moral standard of the country
will be lowered. Ye gods and little
fshesl Have we not been told day
in and day out that the moral condi-
tion of this country, according to
the missionaries and their organs,
was something frightfuli Has it
not become necessary for the imma-
culate meA who were placed in
power by Mr.. Stevens to defend
their steal of government by point
ing out the immortality, heathenism
and barbarism of the Hawaiian ma
tioni And now when M. Ryeroft, a
Britisher by birth and a staunch
supporter of the Republic, proposes
TO have the band, for which every
taxpayer puts up share, play music
on Sunday, we are told officially that
our moral standard as described
above will be lowered.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-31

The Advertiser claims "the ire
sponsible men and papers consti-
tute the patriotic backbone Of Anne
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-31


Does the interesting specimen of
humanity who ostsnsibly edits the
Advertiser means to say that San
Francisco, Chicago and New York,
where bands play on Sundays, and
high jinks and jollifoation are the
order of that day, are of lower
moral standard than the semi-bar-
barian Honolulu II SO, for heavens
sake, let us smother the resolutions
favoring annexation to the "vile'
republic in which such inequities are
tolerated in the principal cities.