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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-07-18

During the so-called rebellion in
Hawaii in 1896 a number of arrests
Of suspected persons were made.
Among them was one James Durrell,
an American citizen born in New
Orleans. Durrell is an octoroon and
had for some months resided in
Honolulu where he kept a small
soda-watsr stand. The informers
against him claimed that he had iu-
cited the Portuguese colony in Ho-
nolulu TO take up arms against the
Government, and he was consequent
ly arrested and locked up in Oahu
prison. No charge was ever brought
against him, and after being i'm
prisonsd for over forty days he was
released with an apology. 1t had
been case OF mistaken identity, and
the Government was sorry, etc.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-07-18

Aud again: "We can gauge the
capacity of the Chicago convention
by the fact that so shallow a rhetor-
ician as the boy orator OF the Platte
could intoIicate it with the e1uber-
ance of his .verbosity and send it
reeling off its feet"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-07-18

Had James Durrell had million
instead of a soda water stand Mr..
Olney would not have forgotten him
as he now has and Mr.. Willis would
probably have pushed the claim for
redress. But OF course Durrell is to
blame for not having the million.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-07-18

Can there be a society without
pins1 In speaking Of "foreign sun
dries" as imports, the English Con-
sui at Chungking observes that
"pins seem to be unknown" and the
remark applies to the whole of
China. Neither pins nor walking
sticks are desired by the Chinese.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-07-18
THE DEMOCRATIC soM1NAT1oN.

And so a young silver voiced
speaker, with a msgnetically pleas
ing presence, has won the Demo-
cratic nomination for President OF
the United States, over men who
fought and served in the ranks Of
their party almost before the silver
advocate was born.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-07-18

The Call probably strikes very
near the mark when it styles Mr..
William Jennings Bryan as not be-
ing either a Democrat or populist
but gravitating from one to the
other. HE might be called a poll
tical Don QuiIote, unattended by a
common sense, unimaginative San
cho Panza. He does not mean to
be ungrateful, but be does not think
it ingratitude when fsvors are be-
slowed upon him to turn and rend
the bestower of them, if to do other
wise would hinder him in satisfying
his ambition. He coquetted with
the Louisiana delegation, yet he
looks upon the payment of bounty
to the Sugar-growers of that State
as something rather worse than
highway robbery"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-07-18
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
"A the Stockholders of w. G. IRWIN &
Co., LTD held at its Office on WEDNES-
DAY, July Is, 1896. the following persons
were re elected to serve as officers during
the ensuing year:
President and Manager VIM G. Irwin,
Vice President. ...... Claus Spreckels,
Secretary and Treasurer. .......
................ w. NJ. Giffard,
Auditor. ...................C C. T. Porter.
H. NJ. WHITNEY, JR.,
Acting Sec VIM. G. Irwin & Co., Ltd.
Honolulu, July 15, 1896 a27 3t
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-07-18

The steamship City of Peking ar
rived this morning at O'Clock, 7
days from San Francisco. In the
cabin were 5 passengers for Homo
lulu and Is en- route to China and
Japan. She is booked to leave at 8
p. m. to-day.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-07-18

1t will probably be a barren honor
for him and the Section OF the dis
integrated party that may follow
him to the polls; for it is plainly to
be seen that the thoughtful and
conservative business communities
will stand up for Mckinley and
sound money as against a mere de-
msgogic aud socialistic popular wa
whoop.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-07-18

Stern is a rich German Jew who
has amassed his fortune through
moro or less shady transactions in
New York. He is, rs the following
story will show, as mean as it is
possible for Hebrew to bs-and
that means q good deal. He is rich,
however. and has consequently a
claim on Mr.. Olney's Grmness. We
reproduce the story from the Argo-
uaut, which says:
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-07-18
Timely Topics.
Honolulu, July 9, 1896.

To-day we have something to
say in regard to the De Laval
Cream Separators and Barber's
refrigerating machine.
As you all know, the purpose
of the Cream Separator is the
expeditions and complete separ-
alton of cream from milk in the
most practical manner possible.
The De Laval Separator is the
invention of DR.. Gustaf De Laval
of Sweden, one of the most
practical scientists and useful
inventors of any time, and dis
tinguished generally as the Edi-
son of Dairying."
Since its introduction in 1879
the De Laval Separator has
wholly revolutionized dairying
methods, and won the fight on
behalf of centrifugal separation.
1t has alone brought about the
broad development and univers-
ally demonstrated superiority of
the new system to all other
methods.
There are two general ele-
ments in the construction, pur-
chase and use of the De Laval
Cream Separators; complete sep
aration, which is naturally the
primary purpose of the machine,
and the equally important one
of accomplishing that separation
in the most practical and econo-
mical manner.
The "De Laval" Power or
Creamery and Factory sizes of
Cream Separators are made in
eight styles, in addition to
the six sizes of the smaller
" Baby" or Dairy De Laval
for house dairying
and cream gathering factory use.
They range in capacity from
100 lbs. to 1000 lbs. per hour,
while the smaller ones run from
$50 to 700 lbs.
For household and small dairy
use the Baby" or the Alpha
" Humming Bird" which can
be used by hand are recon-
mended. You will save at least
$40 year each COW by their
use, save time and trouble and
obtain the most perfect cream.
Barber's refrigerating machine
is another one of those marvels
Of the inventive genius of the
age and has been especially de-
signed for small plants such as
creameries, butter, cheese and
egg storage houses.
We shall be pleased to furnish
fuller information to all apply
ing for it.
Vhn III matsau uoudmovA NJ ia
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-07-18
CORRESPONDENCE.


opinions Of correspondents. Our columns are
open TO erery shade of opinion or party, or
grisrunce CorTesp0ndence must not be hbet-
lous or INDECENT and must be accompanied by
The name ofthe writer, not necessdrfty for pub
hcdtion. but as a guarantee Of good tnth')
Ed. The INDEPENDENT:-
In former issue OF the Adver-
tiser it said that Col. Mclean had
stated, that Captain Good had COM
mitted an act, (which il done in the
United States during war time he
would have been shot" Then again,
in Thursdays issue it quotes from
au officer as it says, "high in the
opinion of the Government" as fol-
lows: 81 have reasons for believing
that the public will enjoy 8 bis
laugh over the charges when they
are published" Hold there, Mr..
Blunderer, can the Government al
ford to arrest an officer that hereto
fore, as it appears, has stood high
in the confidence OF the Govern
ment, that the public may enjoy =
big laugh at that officers expensei
There seems to be something fishy
in this business in order, we sup
pose, that the truth may not go for
ward on the Australia. But which
ever way the case is decided, the
Government has received a nail in
its coffin that will stick; and the
people of the United States will get
an insight into the queer ways of
our queer little military oligarchy.
MALTA.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-07-18
ME-. oLuEY's FOREIGN POLICY

We hear q great deal about the
firm foreign policy OF the United
States during the Cleveland -Olney
administration. clustering and bluff
ing seem, however, to be the main
point in Mr. Olney's firm policy,
but hs certainly only exercises these
methods for the benefit Of the rich
citizens OF the great republic while
the poor American who claims pro-
lection is ignored and forgotten.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-07-18

BE laid the matter before Minis
ter Willis believing that tho firm
foreign policy" of Mr.. Olney would
como to his rescue, and that the
United States would demand re-
dress from the Hawaiian Govern
msAt. Not 80. Mr.. Olney had no
tine to look after q poor devil of an
American ootoroon aad although
President Cleveland in his message
to Congress referred to certain
claims for damages by American
citizens in Hawaii nothing was done.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-07-18

For all Mr.. Olney cares any poor
American citizen in foreign coun-
try can be ill-treated and unjustly
incarcerated. The noted lawyer for
the big trusts has no bluster and
bluff for the poor. All his lightning
is reserved for his rich fellow citi-
IONS for whose special benefit he
keeps his "frm" policy on tap. The
Stern incident furnishes an excellent
example Of Mr.. Olney's extraordin-
ary policy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-07-09
WEST AND sOUTH.

Arkansas republicans In convention
at Little Rock nominated II. NJ. Remmel
for governor. The platform adopted
Endorsed the st. Louis platform.
The Minnesota republicans in conven-
ton at st. Paul renominated David NJ
Clough for governor and adopted a
platform indorsing the national candi-
dates and platform.
While temporarily insane Ten jamin
Huff, of Boot Jack, Ird., an old man,
shot and fatally wound~c. his daughter
in-law and then killed himself.
Congressional nominations were
made as follows: Iowa. Ninth district,
a. l. Hager (rep.) renominated; Ten
nessee. Sixth district, J. w. Gaines
free silver democrat)- West Virginia.
Fourth district. Welter Pendleton
(dem.l.
Prohibitionists of Minnesota in con-
vention at Minneapolis nominated a
state ticket headed by William j. Dean.
of that city, for governor. A broad
gauge platform was adopted.
The Michigan republicans will hold
their state convention st Grand Rapids
on August5.
Louie Davis. Rufus Buck. Lucky
Davis, Naoma July and Sam Sampson,
comprising what is known as the Buck
gang, were executed at Fort Smith
Ark, for assaulting and numbering the
wife of Henry Hassan. farmer.
Every iron mill in the Mahoning val
lev in Ohio Las closed, pending a settle
nent of the wages scale, throwing $500
men temporarily out of work.
Congressional nominations were
made as follows: Minnesota. First dis
trict, j. A. Tawney (rep) renominated;
Second. J. P. McCleary (rep.) renom-
mated; Third, ]. p. Heatwole (rep.) re-
nominated. Ohio, Fifth district. d.
Meekison (dem.); Eighth, NJ. Dunn
(dem1. Illinois, Nineteenth district,
A. j. Hunter (dem.); Twenty-first, L.
F. Ford (dem.l; Twenty-second, j. j.
Hall (pop). Kansas, Fifth district, w.
a. Calderhead (rep.) renominated. CAL
ifornia, First district, J. - Barhan,
/ (rep.) renominated.
Flames destroyed Ryan's packing
house at Dubuque. Ia, the loss being
, 100000
For the first time John D. Rockefel-
Ter, the founder of the University of
Chicago. visited that institution.
MIR. NewaIl. the assistant attorney
general of Illinois, rendered decision
/ in which be holds that greenbacks are
, taxable property.
Some 10000 veterans who followe ed
the fortunes of Lee. Longstreet and
jackson met in Richmond. Va. in
sixth annual reunion and to witness the
laying of the cornerstone of the
jefferson Davis monument.
I Reports as TO the condition Of the
/, crops throughout the country were
favorable.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-07-09

to-day. and tonight the several COM
mittees are in session with silver
everywhere in control.
The convention adjourned until 10
a. m. Wednesday.
There is little change in the situation
as to candidates tonight. Bland still
has n strong lead. but the possibilities
of all sorts of complications which may
blockade his way have made his fol-
lowers anxious, and the talk of abrogat-
ing the two-thirds rule in his interest
has been revived.
The committee on resolutions met at
the Palmer House. Senator White, of
California, was elected chairman of the
committee. Before he could take the
chair a committee from the committee
on permanent organization called up n
him and notified him of his SELECTION
for permanent chairman. Senator
White accepted the permanent chair
manship.
The subcommittee on resolutions
have decided on the following financial
plank:
We are unalterably opposed to the
single gold standard, which has locked
Adob bhC PAOoPOAAby Va Ahuhoht ituo
people in the paralysis of hard times.
Gold recommendation is a British policy
founded upon British greed for gain
and power, and its general adoption
has brought other nations into fnan-
cial servitude to London. 1t is not only
un-American, but anti-American, and
it can be fastened upon the United
States only by the sitting of that in
domitable spirit and love of liberty
which proclaimed our political indie
pendence in 1870 and won it in the war
of the revolution.
We demand the immediate restora-
ton of the free and unlimited coinage
of gold and silver at the present legal
ratio of 10 to l, without waiting for the
aid or consent of any other nation.
We demand that the standard silver
dollar shall be a full legal tender,
eqnally with gold, for all debts. public
and private. and we favor such organi-
cation as will prevent the demonetiza-
ton of any kind of legal tender money
by private contract
Chicago, June Sat 2:15 o'clock the
subcommittee on resolutions finished
its labors and the anti-silver men went
TO Senator Hills rooms to prepare a
minority report briefly as follows:
The financial plank leads the plat
form with a declaration against free
silver and denounces the issue of bonds
in times of peace; demands that the
power to issue notes be taken away
from national banks; declares for a
tariff for revenue only and that the re-
enactment of the Mckinley bill would
be menace to prosperity; asks for a
constitutional amendment for the en-
actment of income tax; expresses SYM
patty for Cuba: demands that pauper
emigrants DE kept out of the country;
favors liberal pension legislation; ex-
presses approval of Senator Hills bill
for regulating cases of contempt of
court in the United States courts, and
denounces the republican house for not
passing the bill; denounces the Pacific
railway funding bill now pending in
congress; opposes third terms for pres
idents as q cardinal principle OF de-
mocracy and denounces the ex trava-
gance o: the last republican congress.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-07-09
THE EAST.

At Scranton. Pa, Crczenzo Merola,
who shot and killed Emanuel Loro. q
barber at Old Forge. was hanged.
William KIuse, for more than 20
years trusted employee of the import
ing firm of C. A. AuffmOrdt & Co., of
New York, was said to have sailed for
Glasgow with 100000 belonging to his
employers.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe. the gift
ed authoress of 'UnclC Toms Cabin"
and other works of worldwide reputa-
ton, died at her home in Hartford,
Conn.,. aged 81 years.
At Niagara Falls ]. F Hardy, a high
wire performer from Toronto, made
two trips across the gorge on a three
quarter inch wire rope which was leo
feet above the water.
At Atlantic City, n. j.. Charles Will
liams (colored) cut his 'vife's throat
with a razor and then served himself in
the same manner.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stoves funeral
was held at her late home in Hartford,
Conn, and the remains were taken to
AndOver, Mass. for burial.
On a bicycle Arthur Z. Smith rode
from Chicago TO New York IN 142 hours
and IS minutes, breaking the record by
hours and 81 minutes.
At Rochester. n. Y, Lena Bissig, IL
years old, and Jacob and John Lee. aged
6 and years respectively, were drowned
by the upsetting of boat.
Percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on ihe 5th were as follows:
Cleveland. .672; Baltimore, .667; Gin
Cinnati, .642; Boston, .6O7; Pittsburgh.
81; Chicago, 500; Philadelphia, SIG;
Washington, 500; Brooklyn, .492; New
York, 40; St. Louis, .23l; Louisville,
100.
The death of Gen. Pierce NJ. p. Young,
United States minister TO Guatemala
and Honduras, occurred in New York.
Fire destroyed the opera house at Au-
gusta, Me-. owned by J. NJ. Haynes, the
loss being 100000.
An explosion of natural gas at the
Evergreen hotel. seven miles north Of
Allegheny, Pa, injured six persons
three fatally.
Scores of glass factories throughout
New Jersey have closed down for the
summer. giving 5000 workmen a two
months vacation.
At Fall River. Mass. John Connolly
spinner. cut his two-year-old child's
throat and then killed himself. Hc was
out of work and respondent.
Work will soon be begun on fortifi-
cations for the defense of New York. TO
cost $4,000 900.
Fire among lumber yards and iron
works in Brooklyn, n. Y, caused loss
of 100000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-07-09
ALL ABOUT PATENTS.

In case of mistake arising from a
too liberal claim made by a pateDtee
to more than he was entitled to, there
may sometimes be a reissue of a pat
emit, when no fraudulent design or in
tention is discovered.
Inventions that have been patented in
the United States fer not more than one
year may also be patented in Canada.
A patent will be refused in Canada IL
the United States patent is more than
one year old.
In Great Britain tax of $25 is levied
upon a patent at the end of the fourth
year, and a similar tax every year after.
hich Is somewhat increased toward
the end of the term for which the pat
ent is issued.
Any citizen of the Uniicd States may
file in the patent office q claim 10 a
partial invention, stating that he has
not yet completed it, and praying pro-
lection until he shall have had time
to bring it TO perfection.
The German patent Office makes a
careful examination of all applications
for PATENTS and rejects such as appear
TO lack novelty or have been introt need
to public use or placed on sale before
patent was applied for.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-07-09
POPULAR SCIENCE.

Exposure to sunlight is one Of the
best disinfectants for clothing known.
The light passing through glass will
not do il.
1t Is recommended that every lifeboat
carried by ships should be provided
with bottle OF citric acid, which pre-
cipitates chloride of sodium, and, il Is
now claimed. converts sea water into a
palatable drink.
The mountains of the moon are inn
mensely larger in proportion than
those of the earth. The moon is but
one-forty-ninth the size of the earth,
but its mountain peaks are nearly as
high; % are higher than Mount Blanc.
which is within q few feet of three
miles high. The highest is little
more than four miles and helf.
DIR. Flick has shown that winking is
more frequent as the Tstin3 becomes
more fatigued. end il has been found
that in reading at 5istarce of 80 cent?
meters the number of winks per minute
is Is with electrical illumination. 2.s
with gsslight. while with weak slam
inatlon which only permits reading at
IS ccntilneters the number 10 e.s per
minute,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-07-09
TIE BANK OF FRANCE.
A Discussion Tha. VIII Arise on the Ques-
ton of Renewing the Charter.

ton of Renewing the Charter.
The subject of renewing the priv
ileges of the Bank of France viii shorts
ly come up for discussion in the chars
Der. after having been in abeyarce
since 1892. when the senate approved a
bill for the purpose.
That bill. says the Edinburgh Scots
man, has not since been modified. and
the provisions included in it will, it is
thought, be adopted without material
alteration. One of them, which was
TO empower the bank TO increase Its
note issue from $500. oo0, 00of. TO A.
GOO. 900. O0Of.. was passed as far bacle
as 1893. The charter expires on De-
cember 81, 1925. and the proposal Is to
extend IL for a further period of 90
years from that date, in consideration
OF the bank making certain concessions
TO the state.
Among these concessions is by
which the bank Is TO forego al :uro
interest on the government debt.
amounting to 10000, o00f., and not
to demand repayment of the capital SO
long as the charter is in force. Tho
bank Is TO undertake the service OF the
national debt and transact other bust
ness for the treasury. both at the head
Office and branches. free of charge. and
make an annual payment to the alter
of 100000. during the first year
of the currency OF the new charter.
and 2.500,0O0f. per annum subsequent
ly. 1t Is TO open several new branches.
and make advances TO agricultural Coz
operative societies.
1t is not improbable that an effort
will be made 10 convert the bank into
a state institution. but such a project
does not command support either in
financial or ministerial circles, and is
not In the least degree likely 70 meet
with success.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-07-09
WILD YAK.
Has Some Spirit, But Not Enough De-
cision aud Energy.

ctsion apd energy
The yak, or wild OK of Tibet, has
sufficient spirit 70 turn and attack
hunter. If it had more perseverance
1t would prove dangerous enemy.
Col. PrejevalslIi. in his account of his
travels in the Tibetan mountains, IaI-
rates an adventure which illus Ites
the yak's dispositions:
l was returning to camp when ] saw
several old yalSs grazing on q htle
plateau. i fired on them. and one fell
and slipped down the snowy slopc.
Stunned by his fall. he lay motionless
at the bottom of the ravine. / ran to
him. AS soon as he saw me, some hun
dred feet away, he rose and tried to
flee. / fired, but the ball did not touch
him.
Then he turned and rushed at me.
/ had only two cartridges; fired one
at a distance of 20 feet, and one at a
distance of so feet. He stopped when
he was quite near me. holding his head
down and flashing his sides with his
tail.
/ was near enough to see his little
eyes and the blood which ran from his
nostrils. If he had had a little more
decision and energy. l should have
been lost. l could not get away, and
had no weapon but my empty gun.
We stood looking al each other.
Presently he raised his head and
stopped flashing HE sides. Evidently
he was getting over his anger. Threw
myself on the ground, and without TAX
ing my eyes from him, crawled back
ward some 60 feet. Then / jumped up
and walked away as fast as possible.
j did not breathe freely until some
200 feet lay between us.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-07-09
The DEMOCRATS.
The Fight Between Gold and Silver
Begins at Once.
David Ii niil Is Named by the Committee
as Temporary Chairman. but the Coti-
vention Decides Otherwise
Daniels Was Elected.

Chicago, July I'm the capacious
Coliseum, in jackson park, the demo
cratic convention met today.
After brief but decisive battle the
silver men indicated their supremacy.
They wrested from the hands of the
gold phalanx the control of the conven-
ton and gathered the reins of power
into their own hands
The invocation of the boyish chap
lain, DIR. Stires, an Episcopal divine,
with its appeal of peace, had hardly
assembled to the throne of grace before
the hosts had met in battle. The gold
men carried out their program of pre-
senting Senator Hin for temporary
chairman, but the silver leaders antag-
onized him with Senator Daniel. For
two hours the oratorical gladiators of
the opposing forces fought it out on the
platform.
The result of the roll call showed $50
votes for Daniel and $40 votes for Hill,
practically the strength of the two
sides.
Senator Daniel, who assumed the
duties of presiding officer, sounded the
keynote for silver in ringing speech.
The silver leaders in control carried
through the remain Ter of the program