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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1895, 1895-06-11
Timely Copies
June s, 1895.

A question that VIII be OF
great Importance at the meet
ing of the coming Legislature
is the Liquor Question. The
party now in power is in many
ways affiliated with the prohib-
ition party in the country, and
there can be no doubt that
every effort will be made by
the different temperance So
cietieS to secure legislation
which will prevent or at least
diminish the liquor traffic.
Many theories in regard to this
matter have from time immem-
|orial been advanced and here
as elsewhere have people who
can only be termed fanatics
advocated measures which as
a rule have injured their case
through their intolerance and
harShneSS. These fanatics
class the moderate drinker with
the habitual drunkard, and they
assign him to the rather played
out drunkard's grave. The
liquor question is of vast i'm
portance, but it should be dis
cussed calmly and with due
consideration to the liberty and
rights Of the individual citizen.
We have now on hand some
of the finest cocktail shakers
ever introduced here.
We had some of the same
pattern but the demand was sc
: great that we soon had to order
another lot. A cocktail cam
help being excellent when mix
ed in these shakers. We car
also show you some pretty
shoppers for bottles in neat de-
sign, and of a very practica
construction.
; Do you know what a jigge
) is? The name indicates some.
; thing in the line of high jinks
but it is simply a very prett,
and very handy liquor measure
which should be used in al
first-class bar rooms. All tn,
goods are in excellent Britanni,
) ware and cannot be diStin
guished from solid silver. In tn,
same ware we have man,
things suitable for presents
: ornamental to the Sideboard
and useful in any household
We sell a very pretty orang
spoon and knife. They are
s delicate pattern and very use
: full. Our coffee and tea spoon
: in different patterns and ou
napkin rings are worthy of in
] spection. Many other orna
$ mental and useful things il
. > plated ware or in old coppe
are exhibited in our shov
cases. We have some fast,
smoking sets and match case
! which always will be welcome
: by any smoker, and other arti
cles too numerous to mention
The Hawaiian Hardware Go. Ltd
Onnoatta arro.,lraIa, tuorh.
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KAMEHAMEHA DAY,
Former and Present Horse
Racing Compared.

AL StTdHBerS anu many kuIilH-
ainas connect in their minds
horse races with the 11th of June.
Why that day is national, es-l
pecially celebrated, and cherished
day by the walians is now fire.
quently puzzle or forgotten
fact to the present generation.
The 18th of June and horse
races Yes. but there were horse
races here many years before Ka-
mchameha day was sanctioned as
a public holiday by the Legisla-
ture, In 1876 the assembled wis
dom decided that Kamehameha
L. was born on the 18th of June,
and the day was set aside as a
national holiday in commemora-
tion of the founder of the dynasty
which held its own against in
ward and outward foes alike,
against kahunas and foreign
plotters.
History doesn't tell us if Ka-
mehameha L. was great on horse
racing or sports. The newspapers
of that day are luckily matter
of oblivion. They are not sold in
the streets or forced upon your
unwilling house steps.
But later horse racing became
the fad or the pastime in Honolu-
lu and how they did race. There
were no blooded horses, no bet
ting, no family races. Imported
professional jockeys were un'
known. The island boys rode
their own horses and they rode tc
E win. Stop watches had never
been heard of and the time now
given by the oldest citizens
beats anything reported by the
l INDEPENDENT sporting editor.
: Who were the jockeys?
Billy Cornwell, at one time
Minister of Finance, elected No
BILE, colonel, planter, rancher anC
capitalist, sat his horse as well a
any other boy and he got ther
l every time. Fancy Chilly" as
jockey
5 Frank Brown, scdate and quie
. member of the Legislature TO
: years, was the boy who saw hats
canes, caps and leis going into th
air because he came in as No. ]
in that heavily disputed race
T.. Can you see Geo. w. Maciarlant
\ the leading financier, the courtie
t and chamberlain, flying along o
t the race track as boy trying t
. beat the others-and doing it.
Such were horse races in tn
coed old times. The track wa
= at first from jim Lemons hous
IS on the plains to a point at wher
: C. M. Cookies house now is OF
! posite Thomas Square. That
q what we now C III Beretania Stree
' and the course Was consid ],
ono mile loug more or less. |
the sixties we got more ciyilizc
. and halfmoon track was mad
9 where Hassinger's former les
d dence is, from Makiki to Penso
o cola Street. And didn't tn
n norses go around.
n The horses were mustangs, an
they could run. There was II
funny business Every man fo
. himself and the deuce take til
: hindmostl But things took to
2 free tone. 1t became necessar
to stop road-racing AID tho evi
spirit Of gambling beg N to GRO
It out. Then the track at Kapiolan
s Park was made and under tn
o genial patronage of Kalakau
n every wealthy horse fancier joine'
o the jockey club and for perio'
Q kept that association beyond re-
s proach. The professionals wer
9 kept out and only the sportsman
! who loved sport for the sake @
sport was admitted. Noble AM
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Queensland, will be laid before
the Legislature.
In this new departure by the
government, there is a CLEAN
of coming reform in our labor
system A little bird has
whispered in our ear that the
policy of the Government was
resisted in conference by a rep
resentative planter who claim
ed something like that the
Government had promised the
Planters Labor and Supply
Company several thousand
more Chinese besides as many
more japanese as they might
want. Mr.. Hatch is said to
have told him that no such
obligation existed, and that the
Government resolved to call a
halt on unlimited coolie i'm
portation from Asia as being
inimical to the fundamental
policy of annexation to the
United States. In the mean
time the planters are allowed,
under existing legislation, to
introduce 1900 Chinese exclu.
sively for agricultural labors
They must return home after
the expiration of their con
tracts. To this end the plant
er must deposit $1.5o month
of each labor's' wages with th'
government as a fund to pa,
his passage home if he do no
enter into a new contract.
In the case of the European
laborers the reform already in
dicated comes in. Instead O
the obnoxious penal clause ii
the contract, under whicl
ths existing system renders
deserting laborer liable to al
rest and prosecution like a Grim
inal, more humane provision
is to be adopted. The laborer j
to deposit certain percentag
3 of his wages for eightee
months, which is to be refund
: ed to him at the end of hi
|
contract. If he leave befor
his term is out, the fund is fol
.feited to his employer. 1t
to be hoped that the'Goverr
ment will be able to carry OF
= this reported intention wit
complete success. All ths
seems to be doubtful about
is the feasibility of getting
sufficient supply of Europea
; laborers. Its success ought
secure to the country cla'
of laborers suitable for permi
nent settlers and, even as Coz
tract laborers, class WI
would be consumers Of Ame
= lean and European goods. U
der present conditions the trao
: of the country is tendin
toward the Orient. ShoIl
the Orient get our commero
it will capture our civilizatio
and our government. The
the pear will at last be ripenec
: not for dropping into Uncl
Sans hat, but upon the ou'
spread banner Of the Risin
Sun.
U .---.-------.------@----
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Residents of Waikiki are

Residents of Waikiki are
complaining loudly because
horses are allowed to feed on
the road and obstruct public
travelling. It is of course very
convenient for people to starve
their plugs at home and let
them enjoy the "long" pasture,
but it is dangerous and annoy
ing to anybody who has to
pass that road in the night. II
the pound master is too lazy tc
look after the business, let the
mounted police take the job
They are doing nothing else.
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Observations.

The INDEPENDENT gives it's
employees a full holiday today
and will not issue tomorrow.
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ARLINGTON HOTEL.

June 8, 10.-C RI Tuch, H f
Hay zelden, Hama; d L Meyer, w
r Robinson Wailuku; A Hooking,
Makawao; e l. Kruss, Hawaii,
e e Richards, liilo; Thomas G
Forsyth, Lahaina.
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JUNE H. 1895
Official Programme.

Races to Commence at
10 AM. sharp
1st-BICYCLE RACE.
Prize, Gold Medal, valued at 500 En-
trance fee 81 So / mile dash free for all.
2nd-BICYCLE RACE.
Prize, Gold Medal, valued at $50. EN-
trance fee 81 so; mile dash, free for all
3rd-HONoLULU PURSE, $780,
Running race; lmile dash, free for all.
4th NERO HANTS PURSE 5000.
Trotting and pacing to harness. 2:40 class.
Mile heats, best in 5, free for ALL
5th-OCEANIC S. S. CO.'S CUP $3.50 added.
Running race, mile DASH Hawaiian
6th-RoSlTA CHALLENGE CUP, $3.50 added.
Running race; 1 mile dash free for all
Winner ofCup to beat record of ngie
(l.45D and receive $50 extra.
7th KAP1OLANI PARK PURSE, $3.50
.frotting and pacing to Harness. Mile
heats. best in 5, free for all
8th-PONY RACE PUSE, $780,
/ mile dash, for all Ponies Ia hands or
under (Wl be run between heats of
No. 4)
9th-KALAKAUA CUP PURSE, $3.50
Running race mile dash for Hawaiian
bred horses owned by members of the Club
Winner OF Cup to receive $l00 in lieu of
same.
Cup becomes the property of person winning
it twice. Should the person who has it
once and again this meeting, he will receive in
lieu of Cup 500, together with $3.50 added.
Winner of Cup first time will receive $15) and
credit for 4. ~-e.
\ HAWAIIAN JOCKEY CLUB PURSE,
$3.50
j $3.50 class, mile heats best in 3, free for all.
! PRESIDENT WIDEMANN'S CUP, $3.50
added
Running race, IA mile dash, free for ALL
All entries TO be made with the Secretary
H before Thursday, June 9th, 1895 Entrance fees
to be 10 per cent of Purse, unless otherwise
\ specified.
] All races to bs trotted under the rules
of the Hawaiian Jockey Club,
II All horses expected to start unless with
drawn by 9 o'clock A, NJ. on June 10th, 1895.
General Admission ............... so cents
Grand Stand (Extra) so cents aud dollar
II Carriages (inside of course) each .. $3.50
Quarter Stretch badges. ............... 500
S. G. WILDER,
l Secretary Hawaiian Jockey Club
zw vs.
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Colonel Mclean, formerly
of the United States navy and
now commanding the National
Guard of Hawaii, under Mr..
Dole, the commander-in-chief,
intruded himself on the ex-
Queen yesterday morning, ac-
companied by DIR. Cooper to
ascertain the condition of that
lady's health. 1t will take
more explanations than the
official organs probably are
able to offer to justify this
most remarkable step Is Col.
Mclean in charge of the gov
ernment? Is the ex-Queen
not, according to orders from
headquarters, in charge of the
Attorney-G General ? The people
will like to know. it, because
to the ordinary mind the ap-
pearance in her presence o.
Col. Mclean seems based or
mere curiosity and nothing
else.
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Hotel Arrivals.
HAWAIIAN HOTEL.

HAWAIIAN HOTEL.
June 9, 10.-C III Willis, Kauai
Mrs e H McBryde, ADMcBryde
Berk eley, Calf; w Y Horner
Lahaina,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-29

turned the four tens no had quietly
distracted from his mothers purse just
before leaving home the evening before.
But flushed with success, dizzy with wine,
and afraid of appearing small before the
other fellows, he sat down for 'just one
more hand, you know" and then he began
to lose. Losing, always losing. The nifty
went closely, followed by the four tens.
This game was stopped by garish day
light breaking into the smoking room.
1t showed white, young faces, shaky
hands empty glasses and bottles, cigarette
ashes and stubs galore. The boys had
only been having a little fun. But next
day in Jack IS home. Rose, the sec
ond girl, was discharged without a
character. Forty dollars was missing
from her mistress purse; and Rose was
the only domestic who had had access to
the room
1t isn't manly to look or act concerned
when losing money, betting or gambling;
it is not manly to be treated, and not TO
treat; it isn't manly to let another gilded
youth get ahead OF you sending flowers to
Dolly Heighkicker; but it is manly, isn't
it, to let poor, ignorant girl be turned
out of doors, without character or friends,
to pay for your having one nights fun?
FAN ID. SEKYLL.
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simple reason that tho owners OF
the PIP suits have decided TO wear suits
made OF heavy blue colored cloth, n cap OF
the same color, the same to be trimmed
with buttons OF white metal bearing the
letters p. +. D., the translation of which
Is Providence Fire Department.
The 2i2 men did not really decide on
this matter themselves, but three old time
firemen who were recently elected by the
city government, TO occupy room
in the city hall, and Incl
dentally TO look after the interests
Of the mon who form what is known the
world overas the best fire department in
existence, decided for them, and, OF
course, the men fell into line, some with q
slight murmer, some with q sigh and
sore with a smile
Should there be no sale for this lot OF
goods they will be made over TO III the
children In the families where one OF such
suits are found hanging in the best
clothes press Of tho house.
Some will be handed out OF
the back door by the good
natured wife or mother ola fireman. to
some seedy tramp; others will be given TO
needy male relations. some will be ex-
changed for household articles that viii
be useful. The goods must be
disposed Of. The sale il now
in order and for full particulars
call al any engine station IN the city from
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-29
w1Mx ..,s Of Kitchen Goods.
Housefurnishings.
'-QN Sales SMALL PROFITS PROMPT Delivery Houssunbhing andCohin

during their meal hours delight in being
seen in the uniform and may hail the
order as blessing.
But the older members OF the de-
partment, who are in the service for
livelihood, do not look upon the order
with any favor, and it is this class that
is the most desirous of getting rid of their
street wearing apparel for, as they say:
"We have practically lost our three days
a month of, and, as one OF the oldest and
best foreman says, we canot get off
day unless the wife of member should
die, and then we could hire q suit for the
day, which would be much cheaper than
to own one"
One young man, who is to be married
soon, Is in something of a quandary, as he
| and the young lady who is soon to be
| the wife OF fire laddie, are of very
! retiring and modest disposition, and
| he, as well as the young
lady, co not like the idea of his march
ing down the broad aisle of the church in
which they are to be married to the air
of some wedding march, in the uniform
of the tiremen, and there is some talk of
having the wedding private on this ac-
| count.
There is something else that is sort
| OF worrying the minds of some OF the
men, and that is that nothing shall be
done by the men for hire and some of the
men who have no desire to lose
their positions will not even or
der the groceries for their fam
lilies as they are afraid that il will be
| called "business." The next order that is
looked for is one that will prevent the men
from talking to each other on the street.
This is done IN Boston, and it is not likely
that Providence will allow any other city
to outdo them in making the fire depart
ment as near like prison life as possible.
OF course the men in the city can
get excused from station duty now and
then, but they must at all times be clad in
uniform, and can, on special occasions,
such as funerals and weddings, get a day
off without pay, and for this mite they
are thankful.
1t has been suggested by well-knoyn
tailor that suits, similar to those worp by
those artists on the variety stage known
as change artists can be made for the men
These suits are made with O slit running
from the collar at the sides OF the neck tc
the bottom OF the coat, and from the
waistband of the pantaloons to the bot.
tom of each leg, and are fastened with q
cord, so that all the wearer has to do IL tC
take bold Of the cords al the neck, give
long and a strong pull, and the dress suit
is "out of sight" and the uniform viii
show up in all of its glory.
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OF the family go with them, nor the
children, and now the heads of the
families who are doomed to wear
the regulation rig for the rest of their
natural lives wants to know who is re-
sponsible for the spiritual welfare of their
offsprings.
The women folks do not caro- to go to
ride in what is known as the fam
lily carriage with their loving
husband or other male relative
as driver, as their friends might
think that they are "new women" who
have taken up fire fighting as properly
belonging to their sphere, or that they
were being given a free ride by some one
from the State institutions. There are a
few OF the younger members Of
the department who are in
high glee over the matter, and would wear
the suit anywhere and at all times, and it
is whispered that they are having their
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order issued by the three old-time firemen
who have come to the conclusion that the
good looking firemen are even better look
ing In the uniform of the department
than in the garb of an ordinary citizen.
Some OF the men are OF the same
opinion aud some are not, but most of the
female members of the family of fire.
man object to their husbands, fathers,
sons, brothers and even their uncles wear
ing the suits at all times, and
some of the members say that
they will not attend church in the garb OF
firemen, neither will the lady members
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o'clock in the morning until the hour of
retiring or of the members of the depart
ment while working at a fire.
With some of the suits will be sold or
given away pew in one or more OF the
churches, seats in the opera houses,
horses and carriages, bicycles and articles
of value, for the owners have no more
use for the above named articles than for
the suits.
This sale has been brought about by an
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-29
GilhuIv Hearing Begun.

NEW HAVEN, March 29.-The hearing
on the charges OF malfeasance in office
preferred against Police Commissioner
Gilhuly opened last night The testi.
mony was generally in Gilhuly's favor.
Late at night the hearing was adjourned
until next Wednesday,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-29
On the Rieht Track.

KANSAS CITY, March 29-The Non-Par.
tisan Woman's Christian Temperance
union has made a decided stand on the
Hatch.removal proposition by adopting
resolutions against women wearing head
gear in churches and at all indoor meet
inQs
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-29

BosToN, March 29.-The legislature yes
terday welcomed a delegation of 30 Of
the Maine legislature In the senate Act
ing President Lawrence gave the address
of welcome, and in the house Representa-
tive Roe delivered an address. The guests
were afterward dined at Young's hotel.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-29
International Games.

PHILADELPHIA, March 29. - President
Hendricks of the intercollegiate Athletic
association has sent "a challenge to Oxford
and Cambridge to a field and track meet
ing between the winners Of the meeting of
those two colleges and the following
mectlnp at Mott Haven.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-29

A suspicion OF white, and glance OF
dainty laces is always fascinating when a
gown Is raised-even TO a woman's eye,
80 one ingenious dsmosol has ordered her
modiste TO sew a double rufiie OF lawn,
edged with Valenclennes, into all her
spring gowns. She expressed herself as
being tired OF the silk rufiles that so soon
lost their fresh crispncss. "But your
white runies, won't they soil quickly?" l
asked. "lexpeet that" was the answer,
"but they are to be lightly sesed in, can
be easily Numbered, and o. quickly caught
in the skirts again" Why ISN'T this a
hint that Others might profit by7
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NOT DAMAGED By FIRE.
But the Firemen Will Sell or Give
Away Their Sunday Clothes.

For sale-Two hundred and twelve suits
of citizens Clothes, all OF which are nearly
new, we'll made and Of the best material.
This is no assignee or fire sale, no misfit
or slop made lot, but goods made to order
by the leading tailors Of the city,
and are for sale for the pure and
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every two or three weeksy And
after last rinse make n very strong
soIution of common salt and water and
rinse the hair thoroughly in this.
1t will cause the hair TO dry
quickly, and the scalp as
we'll as the hair will be benefited by the
salt. Ishould like to know why women
have to fail back on hairdressers for
shampoos. Even il your hair is very thick
and long, home cleansing is preferable,
and good brisk rubbing with towels will
dry your hair quickly, or better still, IL
you can inveigle some unfortunate
into tanning your hair till dry. While
our Eng lish sisters are not blessed with
such an abundance OF hair as their Amer
lean sisters, still they certainly take more
care OF their crowning glory and would be
horrifed at their lazier sisters did they
but know.
To preserve naturally good complex
ion, or to improve poor one, battle the
face thoroughly before retiring with warm
water and pure Castillo soap, rinse and dry
thoroughly, and can vouch for its icing
beneficial. Sallowness, black heads and
any little roughness of the skin, so COM
mon In March, will disappear like magic
under this simple treatment. A gentle
massaging of the face is always good, and
arouses circulation. II gives one
healthy pink tint, so much
more desirable than the interesting pale
ness that, thank goodness, is not now
considered the thing. To my mind,
gently rubbing or lightly pinching the
face is much better than the steam
ing process, hot towels and hot water,
for this latter sometimes brings out
cruptions on faces they have hitherto
been strangers. Sewing-silk wells are the
best protection for the complexion dur
ing this month and next, though don't
forget to cultivate few freckles.
"rrilbyv is to be at the Park Theater in
Boston for only three weeks more and is
then going back to New York. This is
Pslmer's original cast. The resemblance
OF those taking the parts to Du Maurier's
original drawings is absolutely startling.
Tsen, too, ii is a company where even
the smaller parts are well filed by cap
able, high salaried actors, and the tout
ensemble is altogether gratifying to the
jaded palate of the regular theatergoer.
Seats are spoken for days and weeks in
advance, and from our box we could see
well dressed feminines oheerfully occupy
ing seats in the second balcony, and
Back Bay exquisites amiably beaming
on the audience from the back row OF the
parquet. Even standing room is hard TO
get. The orchestra has been stationed
under the stage TO help the seating ca
pscity OF the house. My eyes in rowing
over the goodly audience failed to find an
Objectionable hat. Many of the ladies
had discarded their chspeaus, and leaned
somfortsbly back in the proud conscious
ness Of their elsborately- dressed hair. /
wondered what the Sunday papers would
do without the proverbisl big theater hat
20 complain Of. / could suggest very
interesting topic concerning something
that 10 as annoying TO ladies as
the much talked OF big hats
have been to gentlemen; and
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Are you contented?
Perhaps you want too much. Perhaps
you have the desire to obtain more, but
not the ability. Then again perhaps you
have the oility and lack the desire.