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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1895, 1895-05-04
@. w. Ashford Before
the G.. A. r.

The encampment of the Grand
Army met at Sacramento, Ca
lefornia. on the Oath of April.
After the regular business was
disposed OF the courtesies of the
floor were rendered to Cla renee
Ashford, once Attorney General
Hawaii, brother of V. V. Ash
ford, past commander Of George
w. dc Long Post, G.. A. R. Mr..
Ashford made a very interesting
address on matters in the Ha-
waiian Islands.
In accordance wish his rem
arks resolutions were submitted
condemning the action of the Ha-
waiian Government inexpelling
American Grand Army m anden
imprisoning others, The matter
was referred to the authors post.
About one thosand people were
present.
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The Labor Question,

The most important question
for the government to solveat
present is to the one dealing
with labor for the plantations.
There is in certain classes a
uecIueu reeTIng against II fur rth-
er..importation of Asiatic labor,
but the conservative portion
Of the community cannot help
realizing that the plantations
are entitled to consideration
and that their demand for
labor must be weiged hand care
fully listened to. The govern
ment is doing it's best to solve
the problem and satisfy all
parties, but the scheme now
proposed will hardly meet the
issue or settle the difficulties
presented. If we are correct
ly informed it is the intention
of the government to stop all
Asiatic immigration as soon as
feasible and at the same time
do away with the contract sys-
tenn. The proposition is to
import american" laborers.
A loan for that purpose will
De negotiated and inducements
presented to a desirable class
of American settlers to come
mere and work for the planters.
The contract system will
not and cannot be totally
abandoned. But the most
evil feature in it, the impri-
sonment for breach on part of
the laborers, will be omitted.
A white laborer will be asked to
come here on a three years
agreement. His passage will
be paid by the planters engag-
ing him and it will be repaid
by q monthly deduction in
wages, the money to be de-
posited in the postal savings
tank. Should the laborer
leave his employer before his
contract expire and without
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1895, 1895-05-04
The proposition

The proposition OF our
morning contemporary to send
Mr.. Thurston to Washington
as commissioner of information
is a unique idea. The ex-
diplomat who through the
cruelty of Gresham has been
stripped of his yellow jacket
and taro leaves, has furnished
the States with so much in
formation about Hawaii that
it will be sufficient fer a few
years to come. He has "done'
the States as a first class
drummer and Snowman, and
he has made everybody sick of
the very word Hawaii But,
if he must have a salary let
the taxpayers pay it and make
the best of it. Call him vice.
roy, or commissioner, or grand
mogul, but send him away
from here.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1895, 1895-05-04
Hard to Please.

A young Englishman visiting
Corea was induced to paint the
portrait of the commauder-in- chief
OF the Corean land forces. Prince
Min Yomy Huan. Eleven O'Clock
in the morning was the hour fixed
for the sitting; at six thirty the
prince, having been unable to
sleep for excitement, arrived at
the place of appointment, and the
artist was forced to hop out of
bed and begin work. "As pos
sed him" says the artist, she did
not utter word nor wink an eye."
And during the whole of a sitting
OF nearly three hours he sat
motionless and speechless like a
statue. 1t is finished, finally
said, and he sprang up in child,
ish fashion and came over to look
at the work. His delight was un-
bounded, and he seized my hand
and shook it at intervals for near
ly half an hour; after which he
suddenly became grave. sstared
at the canvas, and then loo ked at
the back of it. He seemed hor-
rified. What is it?' L inquired.
You have not put in my jade or
nament,' he said, almost in des-
pair, l had painted his portrait
full-face, and as the Coreans have
the strange notion of wearing
their decorations in the shape, OF
small button of gold, silver,
jade, or amber behind the left
ear, this did not lappear thereon.
/ then tried to re monstrate, say
ing that it is impossible to show
both back and front at once; but
as he seemed distressed ut what
was, to him, a great defect, 1
compromised the matter by max
ing another large but rapid sketch
OF him from side point of view,
80 as to include the decoration and
the rest rather magnified in size,
You will find no fault with this
one,' remarked, with confidence
Alas My Corean sitter advanced
to the portrait, scrutinized il
carefully and turned to me aggri-
evedly. Yes he admitted, you
have painted may decoration wei
but, where is may other eyes?
S. F,Argomaut.
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Minister to Washington must now
be returned rs special commits
sioner of information2 All which
Capt. Palmer sent from hence last
year was printed in a volume Of
l38 pages Svo., and there are some
twenty copies OF the book in town
Further, his kilograms and letters
OF the present year have been
widely copied in the United States
and doubtless sundry copies of
those have been remailed to per-
sons interested at Honolulu. Yet,
the severest critics of last years.
work vera only able to discover
that he had accused certain
lawyer of being in some way re-
sponsible for an unfortunate in
vestment of the late queen, where
by the benevolence of that lady
missed its aim, that the aforesaid
lawyer denied his agency in the
matter. This year it was disco
vered that he had confused the
silver balance with the general
treasury balance, and by typo
graphical error had been made to
give the inference that the latter
was the sole balance. In both of
these cases Capt. Palmer made
the fullest and frankest of apollo
gies. Now why not go on in the
good work? To be sure, neither
good government, royalty nor
annexation suffered or gained SC
enormously by the above men,
toned errors or even by their cor.
rection, and now we happen to
think of it, perhaps this is the
reason why our contemporary has
not put its finger on any other
blunder. Capt. Palmer is a care
ful, painstaking writer, a cor
respondent who would neve
Intentionally give a false impress
sion, He is no m ore infallible than
the rest of us, but it is by reason
of his veracity that he is chosen
to represent journals which will
not admit sensational matter
much less pay high price for it,
and truth is q much more formid-
able opponent than m;srepresen
tation.
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to the grade, we would like to
know who is to guarantee il
and press the stamp of approv-
al on it. We have lately re-
ceived several hundred Jap
anese students" 1t is a
question if the "low" class will
not turn out the best in the
long run.
But what is the remedy and
what do you propose? is a very
natural question.
We believe that there is
right in Hawaii sufficient labor.
We believe that if the govern
ment would pass a registration
act for all classes, it would very
soon be shown that the "un-
employed" element, if employ
ed willingly or unwillingly,
would furnish all the labor
needed by the planters. 1t
may not be very cheap labor,
but it would be the means OF
solving that most vexed labor
question. Should then from
time to time fresh supplies be
needed let us go to Japan for
it. If there is danger to Ha-
wall from that side the turn
ing point has been passed, and
it makes very little difference
if we have one or five thous.
and more or less of the little
brown man within the islands
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1895, 1895-05-04
Detectives Dismissed.

Detectives McEvoy and Wagner
have bee n dismissed from the
secret service, and the staff is to
De reorganized, with perhaps an
imported man at the head.
MIR. McEvoy called at the
INDEPENDENT office to contradict q
statement in the Star, that he
talked too much" He said it
was the authorities themselves who
exposed the nature of his employ
ment. when they made him give
evidence against Bush, Nawahi
and Crick.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1895, 1895-05-04
Too Truthful for Crit
cism.

Captain Palmer's name must
have secret attraction for our
morning contemporary, for it is
nearly impossible for it to stagger
through its leading editorial with
out mention Of the correspondent
of the Post and Transcript. But
why does it not crafty its readers
by simply quotingthe long list of
errors, to refute which the late
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1895, 1895-05-04

d la intiffs, in j. T. Waterhouse
and others vs. w. W. Dimond
and others, heard by the Supreme
Court in vacation.
Annie Elizabeth Spencer, exc
cutrix of the will of @. N. ,Spen-
Ger, has filed her account and
petitioned for discharge. Receipts
have been $l1 600, and payments
$416.50, leaving balance of SILL
1880.
Antoine G.. Cunha administra-
tor of the estate of A. G.. Cunha,
has filed his account, showing re-
ceipts and expenditures balanced
at $526 10.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1895, 1895-05-04
Fined for Libel.

Hoshi, proprietor, and Arai,
editor of the Hochi, u japanese
newspaper, were each fined 800 in
the District Court for libel. The
cf1ense consisted in calling man
named Mori, who had served a
term in Jail fol vagraucy, "a va
gabond and loafer y Paul
Neumapn, who appeared for the
d sfendants, noted an appeal.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1895, 1895-05-04
National Band Leaving.

Professor Libornio, the leader
of the Hawaiian National Band,
returned by the Australia yester-
day. He made satisfactory ar
rangements to take the band to
the coast. They will leave by
the Australia, next Wednesday
They will open concerts at the
Metropolitan Hall in San Fran.
cisco.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1895, 1895-05-04
7FE INDEPENDENT.
SATURDAY, MAY A, 1895.

RUSSIA, France, and Germ
any object to the territorial
acquisitions japan gets in the
treaty of peace with China.
Their objection puts Japan ina
difficult position. If her gov
ernment give way there is Ii
able to be internal disorder.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1895, 1895-05-04
Accident on the Australia.

The many friends OF Mr.. Han
nigan, the assistant steward of
the S. S. Australia, will be sorry
to learn that lie met with a pain
full accident the day before the
steamer reached San Franc isco.
The gentleman fell over chair
and broke one of his ribs near
the region of the heart, and is
now confined in the hospital in
San Francisco.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1895, 1895-05-04
SPORTS.
The Baseball Season Opens
To-day.
BASEBALL.

BASEBALL.
The game to day between the
Star and the Unknown promises
to be fair game, although the
first named club will be ina much
better position whom its new bat
terry arrives. The following will
play for this afternoon, and the
public will find many familiar
faces and few new ones. Lionel
Hart will pitch and Harry Wilder
will catch. When the new "bat-
terry" arrives Lionel will 60 into
the feld-where he belongs. John
Camel, the 1st B, is new man in
Honolulu, but it is understood
that he is an old hand on the
diamond and will show some ex-
cellent playing, AS I'd B we find
10. Carter Jr. Joe" has got
bravely over his grippe and it will
be amusing to see him doing some
hard work for once and stretch
his long legs over the ground.
Sam Woods, the Sd b, is also a
new man. He is an excellent
tennis player and it is to be de.
vouty hoped that he won't get
the two games mixed and play
tennis with the bat.-Willie and
Chan Wilder as s. S. and r.. Il.
respectively are old stagers and
can be depended on to do their
duty. Geo. Angus, who for
merly pitched for the Crescents,
will be center and Duke McNicolls
will be most ornamental l.. f.
Ernest Wodehouse will join the
Star later on and probably take
a hand in the next game. The
Unknowns-well, they are un-
known, but we shouldn't be bit
surprised il the kids will give us
II surprise party and make their
opponents see Stars.
THE RACES.
There is quite breeze in re-
gard to the 2:20 race which
somebody wants and which the
Jockey Club seems unwilling to
include in it's programme, we
cannot see any reason why a 2:20
race should not be arranged. The
more the merrier and Honolulu
can now boast of fair Damber
of trotters, which the owners
would be willing to get in train
ing and enter in amicable races.
We suggest to the Club to make
purse for professional trotters.
All the doctors In town would be
happy, we are sure, to enter their
fancy horses and prove to the
public who can get the fastest to
his patients. There are DR..
Miner, DR.. Brodie, DR.. Cooper,
DR.. Rowat, DR.. Anderson. DR..
Herbert and DR.. Emmeluth, Each
has got fancy trotter and all are
keen horsemen. If due notice is
given we should notbe surprised If
the array of medical men were
completed with further entries and
Drs. Emerson, Rodgers and Whit
ney joined the race and made their
steeds appear on the turf.
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COURT RECORD.
IMPORTANT lDEcIsIoN BY
JUDGE COOPER ON THE
LIEN LAW.
Probate Matters In The
Circuit Court.

Judge Cooper has rendered a
decision in Hawaiian Hardware
Co., Limited, VS.. ID. l.. Naone and
w. @. Peacock. This is an ac-
tion for the recovery of 1884. 25 for
materials furnished by the plain
tiff to defendant Naone, and used
by him in painting the house and
outbuildings of the defendant
Peacock, and also to establish a
lien upon the buildings and land
upon which they are situated.
The court decides that so far as
defendant Naone is concerned the
plaintiff is entitled to recover
against him for the amount sued
for.
1.-THE denfendant Peacock
claims" says the court, that the
material was furnished to a sub
contractor, and he having been
paid nearly his full contract price
before the notice OF lien was fled
that the lien cannot be effectual
in any case beyond the balance
due the snb- contractor at the
time of filing; and also that he
is net liable above the contract
price of the buildings upon which
the material was used. Several
other points wera raised by the
defendant, but ! consider the
aforementioned to be decisive
of the case.'
On February 10, 1898, Peacock
entered into contract with Ct.
w. Lincoln for the erection and
full completion of two-story
frame residence and outbuildlngs
at Waikiki for the sum OF 1886 )
which was to be paid upon the
certificate of the architect in four
teen payments. Liucoen was to
furnish all. materials and labor.
The defendant Naone agreed
with Lincoln to furnish all ma
terials and labor for painting the
house for the sum of $779, and
the debt now sued for was incur
red by him in purchasing materi-
ais which were all used in the
performance of his con tract with
Lincoln, At the time the lien
was filed Naone had received from
Lincoln $653.7 20, and was shortly
afterward paid in full. Several
liens were filed upon the premises
before that of tho plaintiff in this
case.
/ The Court is convinced that the
owners cannot in any case be
compelled to pay more than the
contract price, 1t is of the opin-
ion that the plaintiff is limited in
his lien to the balance due from
Lincoln to Naone at the date of
filing, and that the lien does not
attach for that amount if Peacock
had paid Lincoln IN full or only
owed him balance which is not
sufficient to satisfy the liens fled
prior to that Of the plaintiff.
Judgment is given against Naone
for $304.25 with interest and costs
but judgment is rendered in favor
of Peacock. Carter and Kinney
for plaintiff; Hatch for defendants.
|
Mr.. Kinney has filed exceptions
to the decision and motion for a
new trial.
Judge Cooper has admitted the
will Of the late Paul p. Kanoa tc
probate, and ordered letters OF
administration with the will,
annexed to the widow, Kaleipua
Kanoa, and Cecil Brown under
$4,000 bond. Brown for petition
none to contest.
An agreement of counsel has
'been filed to have the appeal o
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1895, 1895-05-04

j. S. WALKER,
GsrERAL Agent FOR THE HAwA"NN lsLArDs
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIVERPOOL.
ALLIANCE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF LONDON,
ALLIANCE MARINE & GEN ASSURANCE CO. OF LONDON.
SUN INSURANCE COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO.
WILHELMA OF MADGEBURG GENERAL INSURANCE co.
NORTHW ESTERN M. LIFE INS. CO., MILWAUKEE,
SUN LIFE ms. 90. OF CANADA
LIFE, FIRE MARINE RISKS,
TAKEN AT REASONABLE RATES.
Rooms IL SPRECKELS BLOCK Honolulu ii. I.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1895, 1895-05-04
DR.. P0TTIE'S CELEBRATED
AUSTRIA LIAM REMEDY.

The only medicine for Horses Cattle Sheep, Pigs Dogs
try necessary thing for Plantations and Ranches without any
veterinary within reach Remedy that is easily and readily ad
minstered and with plain instructions each bottle
comprehensive and neat pamphlet explaining symptoms of
diseases and the treatment through these
application One remedy will not all diseases other patent
medicines claim to do
For particulars in regard the virtues Poers
brated Australian Remedy,
Apply to r.
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the bank deposited out of hisl
wages will be paid to the en-
ployer. Should the latter give
good cause to the laborer to
cancil his agreement the money
will be paid to the laborer, and
the employer out and injured
to the amount of the passage
money. 1t will be seen that
there is very little difference
between this arrangement and
the old contract system.
Who is to decide the rights
or wrongs of the employee and
the employers? The courts
of course. And where would
there be q chance for the poor
laborer against the rich plant
or who holds in his pocket the
appointment of the magistrates
and other officials ? If q man
did not suit the planter cause
would soon be found to dispense
with his services and the
country would shortly be over
run with q class which so
far has not reached the Para
disc of the Pacific, that genus
known as the white tramp.
Chinese and japanese vagrants
are numerous enough here but
they are angels in comparison
with the original and fullb!ood-
ed American tramp.
/ Until the loan has been
negotiated, and the neces-
sary arrangements carried
out the planters are to be
allowed to import Chinese
laborers. An order for 1900
has been sent, and special laws
will be made to register them,
and make them purely and
simply agricultural laborers.
The memory of the govern
ment must be poor. Else it
would roNonber that the Jap
anese government has en-
phatically protested against
further importation of Chinese
in Hawaii in considerable num-
bers. The japanese govern
ment claims that there is a
verbal agreement between Ha-
waii and Japan which bars the
Chinese coolies from Hawaii.
Mr.. Fujii made the present
government understand his
unequivocal position in the
matter, and there are no
reasons to believe that his sue
cessor has adopted a different
view.
In regard to the white la
Dor to be imported, it would
be interesting to know how
they are expected to compete
with the Asiatics and Portu.
guese now in the country-we
mean in regard to wages and
cheap living. The planter is a
little too much inclined to
make cheapness the main cry
in his labor songs. He doesn't
care much for the quality, color
nationality of his labor
ers as long as they don't cost
too much, One plantation,
we are told, has started dis
charging it's Portuguese labor
ers, not to make room for the
prospective American settlers.
Not much. But for the pur-
pose of replacing them with
200 Chinese gentlemen now er
route for Hawaii.
A proposition has been made
to import higher grade o
| IL III l.
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st. Andrews Cathedral.

The services of the second con
gregation of st. Andrews Cath
edral tomorrow, Sunday, will
be as follow; 9,45 a. m. Holy
G ommunion with sermon, Sanctus
and Kyrie, Hart in D. Nune
Dimittis, Beethoven in b fat,
Hymns 127 and 1922. $50 pm.
Evensong with sermon. Magnifi-
cat Barnby is ID, Nunc Dinittls,
Taylor is Il flat. Anthem, "The
radiant mern hath passed away"
by Woodward. Hymns 1876 and %.
S. Kimura, dealer in japanese
provisions, has q card in 8
issue. His store is is the sam.
building with the INDEpEN DENT
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@. w. Macfarlane.
Sole Agent for the Hawaiian Islam os
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-10
PRODUCE MARKET.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

1WHEAT-Another wheat Egrowing, section I'M
known as yet as an exporting country, is already
foreshadowed in the nearing completion of the ST
berian railroad. Dornbusch refers to this matter
as follows: According to a consular report the
Siberian railroad is likely to have a depressing
effect upon the price of grain throughout the world
No reliable estimates can be formed of the prob
able export of Siberian grain Europe by this line
and one rough estimate, placing it at 5000, 900
bushels Tor the West Siberian side, is regarded as
decidedly too low Moreover, the completion of the
road is expected to greatly stimulate the planting
OF grain in the black soil belt famous for its fer
tility. In 1889 the Siberian Government produced
a surplus Of 3O,00O,0O0 bushels of grain To les
sen the depressing eject upon the st. Petersburg
market OF the expected thrush of Siberian wheat
a new outlet is being provided by line from PERM
already eonheGIed WIN western siberia to kotlas
on the DwInn River, Offering an easy way to Arch
angel, on the White Sea, whence the wheat can be
exported to other European countries"
The London Miller says: at is reported by n
st. Petersburg correspondent that attempts will be
made next year TO export Siberian grain TO England
by means of the Kara Sea route and that offers
have already been made to an English steamboat
company by Tobolsk steamboat owner to deliver
grain at the mouth OF the Obi in exchange for Eng
lish manufactured goods"
Futures rose 1c yesterday in sympathy with a
corresponding advance at Chicago. The spot mar
ket was hrmer but unchanged. No. l, S2110
1890; choice, S5@S6t4c; lower grades, 7211s@8Gc
extra choice for milling, s71a@95c e ctl; Walla
82129 S712c for blue stem and 75G771ac q cti
for damp.
CALL BOARD SALES.
INFORMAL SEssIoN-10 oclock-May-lOO tons
911ac; $500, &c; 1880: 81 Tsc 1000, 9134. Deem
ber-200, 97Tsc; 400, CSC.
REeULAE MoRSINe SEssIoN-May-1SO 800 TONS
S73se; 800, $3.50; 500, csc 'S'' -O'--' -&'0
BARLEY-Spot Feed is held for more money
but futures are off. Feed, 73$4075c p ctl for
ordinary, and 7614@7712c z cti for choice bright
Brewing, 10000 p ctl.
CALL BOARD SALES.
INFORMAL SEssIoN-1O oclock-No sales
REGULAR MORNING sEssIoN-May-l0O tons,
773sc: 700, 771yac.
OATS Firm at the advance, but quiet Milling
81 0712G1 171a; fancy Feed, 81 0212(1l 071& good
to choice 9212c@s1; common TO fair, s5@90c: Red,
81 1901 20 = cIl; Black, 81 l0G1 %; Gray, 95c@
81 O212; Surprise, 81 0712(11 171a p ctl.
CORN-Dull and unchanged. Large Yellow quot
able at 81 l712@I 221a 2 CT; Small round Yellow,
81 2591 271l2; White, 81 1712@1 % 2 ctl.
RYE-Quoted at 10000 p ctl.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. p ctI.