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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-08-15


LOCAL AND GENERAL, NEWS.
The Mokoli arrived this morning.
The Hawaii Herald is out. 1t is a
hummer"
French Muslins and Chalys n the
latest partisan effects at Kerr's.
The Australia takes full passen-
ger list to-day, including many
tourists and old friends.
G. r. Collins will open harness
shop in Hilo as branch OF his
large Honolulu business.
Congratulations are being extend
ed to Judge Advocate w. A. Kinney
on the birth Of daughter.
The Band plays at Emma Square
at 4:30 this afternoon after playing
the Australia off at 4 o'clock.
The Kinau had heavy passenger
list yesterday afternoon. She re-
ports fine weather along the Maui
coast.
Tom Cook of the Customs depart
ment has been granted two month
vacation. He like his seniors is
talking coffee.
Buy your tickets early for the
Elsie Adair performance this even
ing. There are several interesting
changes in the program.
The Ascension of the Blessed Vir-
gin was celebrated to-day at the
Catholic Cathedral. A large num-
Der of the devout participated.
Henry James who recently shot
a Chinaman in Hilo has been COM
mitted for trial by the district
magistrate. He is out on bail Of
$500.
The brig j. D. Spreckels arrived
at Mahukona on the 18th inst,
twelve days from San Francisco.
She carried general cargo of mer-
chandise.
The Honolulus and Kamehameha g
will endeavor to put up good
game of ball this afternoon. The
Honolulus think they have a cinch
on the game.
The Star is issuing a Hawaiian
weekly newspaper. The name oil
the new paper is Ke Au Hou and
the policy is annexation. The sub
scribers aren't.
Genial Major John A. Hassingel
arrived by the Kinau yesterday after
his vacation in the States. He il
looking we'll and is in good spirits
His many friends greet him.
Hilo has not yet been permitted
to have Sunday concerts. The re-
quest Of the good people of the
Great Village has been referred tc
the Cabinet by the Attorney Gen
eral.
Having put on new dress the
pretty little Criterion is cleaner anc
uodIoE Uudu over, anu Iu6 SdpJdil
and Charley have always littl,
news to impart as we'll as the pinl
of refreshments to offer.
The officers OF the Hawaii Herald
Publishing Co. Ltd.) are: @. G
Campbell, president; @. S. Bradford
vice. president; @. E. Cawley, secre
tary; DR.. w. l.. Moore, treasurer
and j. S. Canario, auditor. G. S
Bradford is managing editor
The attendance at the Band con
cert at the Hawaiian Hotel las
evening was above the average, ant
the listeners thoroughly enjoyed tn
performance, especially the guest
of the Hotel who at the conclusion
Of the concert joined in nerr
dance.
FOREIGN NEWS NOTES
The British won the battle @
TTmluDulu and with 700 troops de
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MUSTERED OUT.
Veterans of the Country's Grandest Army
Who Have Answered the Last Call.

Who Have Answered the Last Call
SHAw-At Richburg ~ Y. Sept. "a Ed
ward w. Shaw Co.'S ID and H. 65th ILL.,, aged
about 20 years. Comrade Shaw was found
dead in bed, and it was only by papers discov-
cred in his trunk that his service in the army
became known to members of the GAR. who
took charge of the remains. The deceased was
a pensioner at $12 month. G. E. Bnrdick,
Coroner of Allegany County, Andover n. T.,
desires to hear from relatives.
MATLICK-At Lowell. Neb.. Sept. 49, Isaac
Matliek, Co. Z, 18th w. Va. aged A. The
eomrade enlisted in August, 1862, and was dis
charged, June. 1865. He was member of
Matthias Post 155 Kenesaw. Department OF Me-
braska He bad resided in Lowell. Neb., since.
1872 Funeral services were held at Kenesaw.
HUGHEs.-At Baltimore Nd. Sept. % Col.
VIM b Hughes u. ). A. Col. Hughes was a
native of Tennessee and graduated from the
Military Academy in July, 1886. After sery-
ing in the infantry for seven years he ap-
pointed Captain in the Quartermaster's Depart
ment in February, 1868, and served cOatinu-
ousIy in that branch of the Army up to the
time of his death He reached the grade Of
Colonel in August last. At the time of his
death Col. Hughes engaged in settling up
his accounts preparatory to going upon the Be-
tired List Oct. Is next.
LawToN-At Milford, Mass, Sept g. Of
heart disease, James Wood Lawton, aged 81.
Deceased was a member of Post D. He leaves
a widow and three children.
LIsDsAY.-At Learn, ILL.,. Sept. is. of cancer,
Marcus Lindsay. Corporal. CO. b, 30th ILL.,. aged
90 Deceased was member of Stephenson
Post, 80. He leaves widow aud two children.
YoUNGs-At Stanton. Mich, Sept. 10, Hosea
b. Youngs, Co. i, Sth Mich. Cav, aged 63.
HALI.-At Colfax. Wash. Sept. IL, Herman
ID. Hall. Co. ], 18th Wis. aged 81. Comrade
Hall enlisted Sept. 9, 1861, re- enlisted in 1864,
and was honorably discharged Sept. 4, 1866.
He was a member of Lyon Post, GA. widow
and one child survive him.
BoyER-At Claysville o.. Sept. 9. OF disease
contracted in the service, Levi Boyer, Go. A,
18th Ohio. Comrade Boyer enlisted Aug. .,
1861, aud was honorably discharged July 3,
1866.
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TRIBUN ETS.
Always FAKrR.


It develops that w. ". Harvey. the author
of Coin" was, as might have been expected,
a hnmbug and a shyster from birth. He was
one of those fellows that believe they are much
smarter" than common folks and designed
by nature to make their living of other people
who are not so smart. He made the common
mistake of believing that there is some letter
way OF getting dollar than by honestly earn
ing it. He was born near Buffalo. w. Va, OF
farmer parents. At school he was known as q
sharp trickster. always full OF schemes to get
money from somebody. Oae OF the most Ia
nous of these was q ventriloquist exhibition
which he gave, and was largely attended. lie
managed it by having a number Of confederates
concealed about the building. and the people
did not discover the trick until long after He
sympathized with the rebels, but was too
smart" to go into the army on either side-
After the war he organized Ku Klux klans-
He graduated in the law but was " too smart
to make successful lawyer. and drifted out
West. where he got up boom towns to fleece the
unwary. lie has never done an honest days
work in his life. He thinks life is a succession
of tricks, and naturally he "piays out" every
where as soon as his true character becomes
known,
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PERSONAL

There will be general rejoicing throughout
the Grand Army that Past Commander-in-
Chief Geo. s. Merrill is rallying rapidly from
the severe surgical operation performed last
month, and has now every prospect of speedy
and complete recovery, with many years Of
healthful, active life before him. No man in
the Grand Army of the Republic has done
more for it than Comrade Merrill. His faith
full service in his Department led to his cleo
ton as Commander-in- Chief His administers
ton of that high Office contributed greatly to
putting the Order on the strong. firm founds-
tions on which it now rests. He was Chair
man of the GAR. National Pension Commit
tee for several years. and distinguished him.
self by shrewd. able management. and earnest
devotion to the interest of the comrades. The
Disability Act of June 81, 1890, which has
benefited hundreds of thousands of comrades,
is the best testimonial to this. He has been
Insurance Commissioner of Massachusetts for
several years. and done exceptionally good
work in that capacity, which has given him .
National reputation.
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WE have raid the ring Of silver-mine
owners-not the men who mined the
silver, but the men who gambled and
speculated upon its production-s464,
100000 for what Will now sell for but
1928, 100000. That is, the people of
the United States have actually given
them bonus Of S136, 900, in order
to enhance the value Of their holdings
and purchases. Isn't this enough? Or
must they still have more? Suppose
we had paid the wheat spectators
$136,O00,000? Would not that have
been considered gross outrage on the
taxpayers? Suppose we had paid the
sugar-beet growers S136,000,000? That
would probably have put the sugar-beet
industry firmly on its feet, given our
farmers a new market, and saved this
country the s14O,000,000 a year that
we pay for foreign sugar.
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ARTICLES FORTHCOMING.

TIE VERMONT BRIGADE IN THE
WILDERNESS. By Breoet Mqj.-Gen.
L. H. Grant. commander of the brigade,
and tate Assistant Secretary of War.
sHE Battle OF FAIR OAKS, OR
SEVEN PINES. By Mcj.-Ge III. d.
Paassted, formerly Lieutemamt-COionei Of the
11h DE, and aJterwGrd Major General Of
Volunteers.
FIRING ON FORT SUMTER. Il thrilling
story Of a young Ohio mechanic suho ras
ia Charleston at the time, and soas compelled
10 join The rebels, but soto afterwards escaped
and s5Ued three years in Union regiment
sRE BATTLE OF POISON SPRING. By
Wiley Britlon, late of The Var Department,
and author Of "7he CiSii Var on the Bor-
der" etc.
IN AND OUT OF CHARLESTON. B,
II. o. b., young Connecticut man, uht
@as caught in Charleston at the opening OF
hosfiIittcs.
TIE GREAT MORGAN RAID. 4 7ru
History Of the Capture Of Gen. Join H. Dior.
gan, by the Captor HimseLf-Ny. Geo. W,
Rue, 9th Ky. CdU.
PRESIDENT LINC0LNS VISIT TI
RICHN0ND. By Lieut.. Geo. T. Dudley
50h n. T. Engineers
COL. FORSY7R,S INDIAN FIGHT o.
THE ARTCK4REE. By d. Bailey. Mam
kdtO Kan.
COON;S VzJPY RPTG4DFzT WASH
VILE. By Birney Mclean, I'd Iow,
toU., Hampton, Va.
"REMINISCENCES OF GETTYSBURG
By jas. Fulton, Dr.. d., Neg London, Pa.
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THERE ought to be no need of adjur-
ing the comrades of Kansas to stand fast
for Comrades Morrill, and Blue, who are
candidates respectively for Governor
and Congressman Large. Both have
been conspicuous for their services to the
veterans. Gov. Morrill, had long service
on the House Committee on Invalid Pen
sions. During that time no man could
have been more earnest and faithful than
he, both for individual comrades who
had private bills and for them as mass,
in the promotion of general pension legis-
lation. He was Chairman of the Com
mittee when the Disability Act of June
81, 1890, was passed, and the result was
largely due to his splendid management.
The act has distributed millions Of dol
lars among the comrades of Kansas and
their widows and orphans. Comrade
Blue was member Of the GAR. Com
mittee on Pensions, and did very great
deal toward securing the passage of the
Disability Act. He has had one term
in Congress, during which he made an
unusual mark for himself as a man Of
high ability. He is a credit to the vet
Grams of Kansas, and State pride should
be added to the other reasons why he
should receive an exceptionally large
majority.
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How far Bryan comes from represent
ing the plain, Woodworking, thrifty peo-
pie who are the real back bone, the brain,
muscles, and sinews of the country, Is
shown by studying the savings-banks
statistics. In 1895 these institutions
had 4,S75,519 depositors, who had ON
deposit the enormous sum of $780,
597,O23, or several hundred million dol
lars more than the entire amount of cir
culating medium-gold, silver, and
bank-notes- the country. Besides
this, there were 33,760,775 deposits
subject to check, which were not in
Guided in the report, and which would
raise the aggregate amount held up
to over s2,5OO,O00,000. The average
amount to the credit of each depositor
was S371.36. This represents, in many
instances at least, the labor, the econ
omy, the self-denial, of years-perhaps
lifetime 1t is the provision which
plain, Woodworking, sober people have
made for sickness and death. Yet Mr..
Bryan would rob this most meritorious
class of our people of hundreds of mil
lions of dollars by his wild financial
schemes. IF he should cut the dollar
in two it would defraud these people
of over s1,OO0,OOO,OOO. Can such a
monstrous crime be considered with
complacency?
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DEBs has some shrewdness, after all.
He has issued circular to the Ameri-
can Railway Union asking them to sup
port Bryan. This is not on account of
getting a cheaper dollar--Debs is too
smart for that. He knows that labor
ers want the dollars that they get to buy
the most possible. So he puts his plea
on Opposition to Government by in
functions" That is, he wants any set of
men, whenever they feel that they are
aggrieved, to go to work burning and
destroying anything that may be near
at hand, no matter whether the property
may belong to those they consider their
enemies or not. That kind of thing
won't 90 in this country. Where the
people make the laws and administer
the laws they must obey the laws. Ii
they do not like the laws let them
change them. But they must obey them
while they are laws.
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AT its recent session at Milwaukee
the National Prison Association took up
the important question Is Homicide
on the Increase The decision was
that, in spite of the sensational news
papers, the proportion of crimes against
the person showed a strong decrease.
Every elderly, observing man knows
this to be true. There is much greater
respect paid to life now than ever in the
history Of the world. That murders are
more numerous is no truer than the
other falsehood, assiduously propagated,
that The Rich are Growing Richer,
and the Poor Poorer" The property
of the world is more generally and
evenly distributed than ever before
since history began. i
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''Many tourists" says Mr.. TrumbuIl
White, 'go across the. river at FL Paso and
have one or two suits made by Mexican
tailors, saving so or SIS on a suit and get
ting the finest English, Scotch or French
woolens into the bargain" This object
lesson from Mexico is becoming quite inter
esting Give us some more of these free
silver facts. Hestcrn kprat
AS the main expense of suit OF
clothes is the cost of the labor in max
ing it up, the Mexican tailors must work
for a fraction of the wages paid in the
sweatshops of England.
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A DIsCLAIM ER.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: We notice
in Q recent number of your widely-circuiated
paper that You quote an editorial from the
Omaha World Herald of Nov. Is, 1892, on the
subject Of pensions, and charge by your head
lines az follows:
Bryan on Pensions"
AN Utterance Of Four Years Ago.
"From the Omaha World-Heraid Mr.
Bryan's paper, Nov Is, 1892"
beg to inform you rs follows: 1st That
Mr. Bryan did not become connected with
the World Herald until Sept. ], 1894. 3D.
That he had nothing whatever to do with
the World Herald upon the 18th OF No
vember. 1892, when the editorial in ques-
ton appeared. Sd. That therefore it is a
Misrepresentation to call the Omaha World
Herald Mr.. Bryan's paper Nov IL, 1897.
4ill That Mr.. Bryan never wrote an edito-
rial on the subject Of pensions while he was
editor of the World Herald, or at any other
time.
assume that you have been misled, and
that in the interest Of truth you Will be
willing 10 give prominence to the above cor
rection.-WoRLD PUBLISHING Co; q. NJ.
Hitchcock, President.
We found the quotation in several OF
our exchanges and reproduced it. We
are glad that the Uortd-Heratd has
made the disclaimer, for Mr.. Bryan GER
tainly has enough to bear without this
Also, we want to think as well as posi-
BILE of any man who is the candidate OF
a great party of American citizens. MIR.
Bryan's friends will do him great and
needed service if they will produce
something written by him showing a
warm friendship for the veterans and an
approval of the pension system. Also
if he ever said anything during his term
in Congress in favor of the veterans, OF
voted for justice to them, it ought be
shown up with all haste.
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THE undeniable historical fact Is that
never has a Nation, by any sort Of leg.
islation and with free coinage, compelled
gold and silver to circulate together
The bullion value of tie metals has con
tinually changed, and The cheaper meta
has invariably driven out the dearer.
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Right there begins the depreciation OF
the silver dollar afd the certificate
based upon it. THY may be good
enough to pay taxes and judgments of
the court but theyG6l not be so good
for a thousand otheIa8Sd daily-occurring
purposes, and 50 q will rapidly fall
in value.
The farmers ofNebraska are not
being feeced by the money power IN
the matter of the price Of wheat.
Russian peasants and Italian immigrants
to the Argentine Confederation are
fleeing" them, by selling Englishmen
wheat at lower prices than the Nebraska
farmers want and ought to have Tor
theirs. Big steamships are aiding IN
this fleeing" by carrying enormous
cargoes of wheat at low rates from all
parts of the world to the English mar
kets.
1t is not for moment true that the
"gold dollar grows fatter" every day
The gold dollar grows cheaper every
day, on account of the great increase III
the production of gold. This is shown
by the constant lowering of interest all
over the world and the rise in wages.
There never can be any such thing as
ga unit of value" but tie nearest APP
proach to it is tie worth Of days
work of unskilled labor. Measured by
this, the value of gold has gone down
greatly in the past quarter of a century.
The Mexican dollar is ali honest
dollar" 1t goes for its actual worth.
If we made our silver dollars twice as
heavy as they are they would be honest
dollars too--that is, as long as silver
bullion commanded present prices.