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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-06-30

One outlook is satisfsc ory to us
and that is If we are annexed to the
United States, and wars break out
that country's threat OF "Noli me
tangere" will be compulsorily writ
ten in letters Of blood and not in
courtly diplomatic dispatches. Hav-
ing adopted one part Of the free
booter's creed that she shall take
who has the power" they must re-
member the other "and he shall
keep who can" Naval contractors
are excellent men to build up indi-
viduals and ruin taxpayers and we can
all compete in contracts for furnish
ing the gallant warriors OF land and
sea, and in constructing the Arsensls
and Notifications and making Ana
erican flags with An added Star, or
speculating in Hawaiian postage
stamps as our present Government
did with monarchical curios Yes.
Welcome annexation with the spoils
to the victors in the crashing roar
Of the battle Of the Pacific.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-06-30
Timely Topics.
Honolulu, J,tne 2S, 1897.
m THE TENTED FIELD


lies the only hope of peace
and cool comfort in this sultry
weather. Given the proper
conditions aud joy may halt
unconfined under one Of our
combination
LAWN UMBRELLA TENTS.
They are a necessity for all
well-to-do people who have
spacious and beautiful lawns
and grounds. Convenient,
portable and expansive with
a round table in the
centre large enough for a
quartet or seXtet to sip their
5 o'clock tea or for breakfast
or lunch, they make a very
handsome ornament for the
lawn. They are impervious to
the glare of sunshine or to
the downfall of rain. You
see them covering beautiful
girls in all the society illustra-
tons of the life of the haut
ton, while for scoring tents in
match games they are un-
rivalIed.
The Folding Lounge
is another of those cool con-
vcniences So necessary for
summer weather. Made of
wood, iron and cane you can
arrange it in almost any posi-
ton to suit the comfort of The
human anatomy. With a place
on the lanai near to the ham
mock it makes a handsome
piece of furniture, while if
you happen to have an un-
expected guest, in moment
or two you can arrange for
him, or her, a most cool and
comfortable bed.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-06-30

they may bs, aud trust to tho future
to viudicate our cause and to aIlot
to us the sweets OF revenge in the
utter disintegration of present poll
tical combinations which will ensue
here aud in the Upited States.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-06-30

But seriously enough we will wait
aud learn the facts, not tho "news"
before we cry or crow. We can wait
and others must. They believe we
are annexed, We don't, and there's
an end ont"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-06-30
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 80, 1897.
THE SITUATION

Once upon a time, as the story
books tell, there was a dog-and a
very hungry dog-and he went "a
hunting for bone. He found one,
and its tempting appearance made
him toothsomelSs shungrier still. He
did not eat it at once, for he thought
how much sweeter it will taste when
"l eat it at home in my little deD," for
being an adventuresome dog, he had
no kennel, he had no collar and ha
had no chain. To reach that home
he had to cross by a plank bridge
over a pellucid stream. He gazed
at the water and it mirrbred dog's
head and a bone. Enough, he lost
his bone, he lost the shadow and
he went home hungrier still.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-06-30

To morrow the friends OF annexa-
ton, the doomsters Of the Hawaiian
race with all it's traditions OF kindly
courtesy and hospitality outraged
by indecent and brutal adventures,
antici pate the news that the United
States has contaminated the politi-
cal crime Of the century by forcibly
annexing our country, in justifica-
tion Of the monstrous and illegal
acts Of lying Minister now roast
ing through eternal ages on the
Goals OF his own conscience together
with his coadjutors.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-06-30

We purposely use the word "pre-
liminary" for we scarcely credit the
wilder statements-issued for stock
jobbing purposes probably-that a
reference to the Senate Committee
on Foreign Affairs was promptly
followed by favorable report and
by immediate ratification by the
Senate. Hitherto our private ad-
vices from the seat OF war have been
80 reliable that we still have faith
in their reliability, and their tenor
is that two-thilds necessary major
ity for ratification cannot be obtain
ed, and further that the consider
alton of the proposition would be
deferred until the regular session.
But, as we have intimated, we shall
not be surprised at what the "un-
expected" may have decided. Like
our friends who favor them we must
also accept the conditions whatever
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-06-30

We think it quite possible that
the preliminary steps for annexation
have been taken, and we also think
it quite probable that events, un'
known or unanticipated to us here,
have happened which have practic-
ally compelled the United States,
for fear of some underlined future
contingencies, to act with apparent
indecent haste; for We should
hardly wish to re-echo the state
ments OF certain section OF the
American press imputing bribery
and corruption to one of the high
est aud wealthiest Legislative bodies
Of the world; and we further hesi-
tate from alleging that purely parti-
san necessities in the face OF the an
ticipated overwhelming victory OF
the Bryanites at the next presiden-
tial election would control action
on so important a deviation from
the strict rules of American princi-
pie, honor and conscience.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-06-30

Let those who have studied the
Hawaiian problem find a solution
for it between the lines of that ex-
tremely aged chestnut of the fable
stories Of our childhood.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-06-30

This for the sake alone Of politi
cal pre- eminence Of party aud per
sonal ambitions, for none have
scored the possibility OF the perpe-
tration OF such a heinous crime and
outrage in stronger and nobler Ian
guage than Ex-President Grover
Cleveland, whose name will linger
longer as a statesman of the higher
and honorable school of Americans
than those OF any OF his contempor,
aries.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-06-30

The Philadelphia aud Marion
boat race with new crews, takes
place al 10 a. m. on Saturday, AL
though the crews have been changed
since the prediction of yesterday it
is still thought that the Marons
will have the winning crew.
The true Democrat., 1897-11-20
Seedless Fruits.

More j important probably than elimi.
mating the thorns on trees and bushes
Is the determination of Objectionable
seeds. The seeds of oranges, grapes,
pears and similar fruits are no LONGER
absolutely necessary for the production
OF plants and trees. Nature SLOWLY
ana grudgingly relinquishes her right
TO mature seeds-the secret that She
mas guarded so carefully for perpetu.
atlng many of her choicest species
Before horticulture was reduced to a
science most plants depended upon
the seeds for their existence. but in
these modern days, when budded and
grated stock gives more satisfaction
than seedlings, they are superfluous
TO q degree. We might not be able to
get along without any seeds, for seed.
ing stock must continue to be raised
20 long as fruit trees are in demand
out, as all choice stock is budded or
grated. the seeds of our lending
Of oranges, lemons, grapes
ma "a apples could be easily dispensed
vlth.-Lippincott's.
The true Democrat., 1897-11-20
A Homely Bit of Gallantrv.

A man who gives up his seat in .
street-car to a pretty girl, and the1
goes home and "kicks" because dinner
is not ready, is not gallant. With new
ways OF living for both men and wo.
men, gallantry must take new forms,
adapting itself to conditions, but il
Will ever exist in the hearts and be
shown in the actions of generous men
and noble women.
A homely bit of gallantry was enacted
IN this city few days ago by a driver
OF an ordinary, everyday watering.
cart. A woman had fall from he,
bicycle, just in front of the street.
sprinkler, and although not at all
hurt, her hands were considerably the
worse TOR contact with the dirt of the
road: The driver watched her from
MS high seat, and then called out
cheeriiy: "Want to wash yer hands.
mlss?" She admitted that it would
oe desirable thing, so the man turned
on small stream from his cart and
neld MS horses still while the woman
washed her dirt-covered hands. Then.
acknowledging her ''Thank you" with
q smile and bow, he drove on, and
me woman resumed her ride. The
action was as true gal]antry
rs ever knight performed in olden
lme-and such as Parisians would |
n never think IT, of.-Springfeld Mass |
Republican.
The true Democrat., 1897-11-20
Lightning Disproves q Proverb

Lightning may never strike twice in
the same place, but there is consider.
eole evidence to the contrary. Mr.
Querry and his hired man were haul
ing hay on farm near Wellington.
when a thunder storm came up. A
stroke OF lightning dropped in tho
vicinity and nearly knocked the men
ana norses down. Mr.. Query said to
the hired man: ''That came mighty
aear knocking you and one of the
aorses over" 'Itwould take a harder
!lck than that to knock me and old
bailey down, responded the man. and
.ne next instant o bolt struck him ON
top OF the head, dashing his brains
'ut.-Kansas City Journal.
The true Democrat., 1897-11-20
cRoP.DEsTRoYINc CARP,
4 Two-Acre Field Of Buckwheat Eaten
by Fish,

by Fish.
Some years since Farmer Woodward
OF Great Bend Township, Pennsyl
vania, secured quantity of carp from
the Pennsylvania Fish Commissioners,
Making pond in his pasture, he
placed the carp in it and waited
patiently for the grand fishing days to
come.
He had not long to wait. In three
years he was catching three or four
pound specimens. He supplied the
neighborhood and gave to the poor,
Visiting fishermen carried six-pound
carp back to the city, and Farmer
Woodward's carp pond became famous
throughout all this section.
The fish multiplied wonderfully, and
1t was not long before starvation faced
them. They found the natural supply
OF animal and vegetable life in the
pond inadequate. To supply their
needs they gradually commenced to
make lncursions into Farmer Wood.
wards '. garden, near by. They ruined
1t IN week. The farmer boys killed
scores of the fish with clubs, but TO,
every carp killed ten came to the
funeral !, and remained long enough to
dine.
Last week Farmer Woodward and
his family took advantage of cheau
excursion to New York, during which |
time the carp made general exodus,
tens OF thousands strong, and, work.
ing their way gradually through an
acre OF stubble, invaded two-acre
field OF buckwheat, and in two days and
nights removed every vestige of the
crop, leaving the ground as clean as il
company of Graders had passed over
t. A hard rain followed, and the
5orged carp remained in the field ia
enjoy it.
When Farmer Woodward returned
lome on Saturday and beheld the ruin
le set the farmhands at work with
lubs and axes upon the black, moving
lorde OF fish and slaughtered wagon
Dads OF them. Woodward says that
10 will secure enough fertilizer in
I he deal to recoup him for the loss of
ne buckwheat orop.-New York -
'ress. =
The true Democrat., 1897-11-20
Large Eggs to Order.

A unique salad was invented some
n'ears ago by an ingenious woman. It
consisted OF slices of hard boiled egg
" least four inches in diameter
Herved on lettuce leaves. No egg
Hut an ostrich egg was ever so large.
nut the secret lay in the fact that it
8'as composite egg. Two bags of
annel were made, one round and the
Rther oval, the round one being much
Eae smaller. Into the round one were
#ropped at once the yolks of eight
esgs, nearly filling the bag. After
aale yolks were boiled hard they were
sdt until cool, and then the flannel
Sas cut off. The whites of the eggs
Aere put into the oval bag and the bail
Il yolks carefully slipped into them.
a'hen the whites had cooked and
Il HH'oled the second bag was cut away,
| Experimenting was necessary to
Hld the right size Of bags for the
lumber Of eggs and the proportionate
3se Tor the yolk alone and the entire
Sg. 1t was another nice point to al |
aw for the second boiling of the yolks |
/ thout getting them too hard, and to |
cate the yolk in the middle of the
ntes. This was most satisfactorily
,omplished by putting half of the
lltes into the bag, then dropping in
D yolk and finishing with the rest Of
i. whites. The buoyancy of the
|,ltes 4 maintained the position of the
Elk. Afterward the inventor of the
'mmoth egg had two light tin cases
|Ide OF the proper shape and dimen-
ms, but there is no record of her
ping obtained patent on her de-
le.-Galveston News.
The true Democrat., 1897-11-20
Irrigation Wells a Great Succ...

Inc official report of the irrigation
by artesian wells in the Bourke dis.
trlct' Now South Wales, shows the
"ofk TO havo been great success, and
10 have given an immense stimulus to
agriculture. Apparently 1000 square
mics m of the interior of New South
wales are irrigable by the same means
The true Democrat., 1897-11-20
Homeless Londonera

yer one hundred homeless nersona
? nightly on the Thames Embank-
y seats. One man, on being
|sed the other night by a police.
waved goodby to his fellow
Pers, and springing over the para
into the Thames was drowned,
plant is made of the number Of
le who spend night and day in
p Park, rendering it a dangerous
|. after dark.
The true Democrat., 1897-11-20
A PrObahla Wreck

Capt. Lambert, lighthouse keeper a,
Cnantry Island, reports at Southamn.
ton, Ont, that quantity of wreckaee
consisting of the upper works of q
,' steamer' also a board and life preserve.
with the name "steamer E. B. Hale"
on them, came ashore on the west side
OF Chantry Island on Friday night.
The true Democrat., 1897-11-20
CURIOUS FACTS.

No person in Norway can spend NOR,
than SIX cents at one visit to publ,
house.
The largest known flower is said K
be the Raffiesia, Of Sumatra. It has 6
diameter Of nine feet.
"A storekeeper in Bath, Me-, keeps
his grain in hemlock chests, because
rats never gnaw hemlock.
1t is claimed that Lake Erie pro.
duces more fish to the square mile than
any other body of water in the world.
The origin Of the phrase Ito give the
cold shoulder is thus explained. In
France it was the custom to serve a
cold shoulder instead of hot roast to
guests whose visits had lasted too
long.
The longest stretch of straight rail.
road line in America is on the Lake
Shore Railway, beginning at a point
three miles west Of Toledo, O., and
running sixty-nine miles without
curve.
1t is shown by the annual report Of
one OF the largest mining companies in
Colorado that since the organization of
the company the average cost of pro.
ducing 81 in gold has been thirty.
seven cents.
The postal authorities in Berlin are
preparing to place at the railway and
other stations 200 penny-in -the-slot
machines for the sale of stamps and
postal cards; also for pencils to write
on the cards.
Hair dressers and butchers in Paris.
according to statistics, are the most
sober classes of workingmen. Next |
rank tailors, precious stone cutters,
electricians, upholsterers, laundry.
men and the police.
The following bodies of water are
about the same size: German Ocean,
Black Sea, Yellow Sea, Hudson Bay
Is rather large; the Baltic, Adriatic,
Persian Gulf, Egean Sea, half as large,
snd somewhat larger than Lake Su-
perior.
Mark Twain's trip on the glacier has
been beaten by five Swiss tourists,
who recently went down the Gwach-
thorn, in the Dammastock district, on
On avalanche. They got to the foot of
the mountain alive, but considerably
bruised.
The population Of London is now
estimated to include 25O,OOO persons
of Irish and 100000 of Scotch parent.
sge; $4,000 Asiatics, Africans and
Americans: with some 10000 Ger
mans, 10000 French: $4,000 Dutch, ,
", 600 Poles, 1900 Italians and 5000 :
Swiss.
The greatest traveller in the world is
probably one of the employees of the il
Great Western Railway, of England. o
ne has been servant of that corpora G.
tion forty years, during which time he b
has gone over four million miles. Tn 81
recognition of this the company has lust b
presented him with 100 guineas. W
A peculiar feature of recent storm re
IT Fort Collins, in Colorado, was the NJ
trong odor of onions. In the vicinity cf
II La Porte, where hail fell for two m
lours, there ore large tracts of grow bt
ag onions, and these were mown to OF
ne ground by the driving storm of he
all and filled the air with an almost WI
empowering aroma. &C
The true Democrat., 1897-11-20
Making Loans to Farmers.

Victoria, Australia, has inaugurated
an official loan office. Small loans nm
to maximum Of $4,000 are to be
granted to. farmers and deothers to en-
e0le them to improve their holdings.
The loans will bear interest at five nor
cent. The money will be proyidad
from tho savings banks.
The true Democrat., 1897-11-20
Method For Discovering Foro.r,

''A"" TOE discovering Forgery.
his new method has been devised
Professor NJ. Bruylauts, professor
chemistry in the University Of
lvaln. The portion of a document
|,ch is suspected of having been
|fed IS first moistened, and then,
n being dried, is exposed to the
ion OF vapor of iodide. The Dor
1 thus moistened, if it has been
red, assumes a violet tint, while
aother portion appears a brownish
gow' This action is evidently due
Pie removal of a portion Of the
Ich contained in the size of the
Ier: The same process will even
gal the existence of pencil marks
Fed by rubbing.-Public Opinion.
The true Democrat., 1897-11-20

Some Swiss convicts recently es.
capped from prison, and an advertise.
ment announcing the fact says that
with the close-cropped hair, knick.
erbockers and stripped jackets, the
fugitive murderers may easily be mis-.
taken for American or ENGLISH tonr;sto
in the Valaisan Alps"
The true Democrat., 1897-11-20
Chimes RunE by Electricity.

Electricity now supplies the power
Tor m ringing the chimes in Grace
Church, New York, and the curfew
hymn is played by an automatic ar
!.angement breaking the current to
huge magnets connected with the bio
bells, the largest weighing 5000
pounds. WV
The true Democrat., 1897-11-20
RRZOra In thA Air.

While an excursion of negroes were
on their wsy from Covington to New,
burn, Gs., Sunday, a row occurred
during the trip IN which half dozen
took part. Pistols and razors were
drawn. One man WAS killed.
The true Democrat., 1897-11-20
Jumped Into the Firehox

John A. Williams, fireman of tho
Northern Pacific Transcontinental rail-
road, committed suicide by jumping
into 'he hre'box of bis engine at Man.
dan, N. d., Saturday. Before The en-
glneer could pull him out Williams
bead and shoulders we're consumed.
The true Democrat., 1897-11-20
Ihe Greek Torpedo Scandal

The disciplinary court at Atbei.
monday ! Investigated the torpedo scan
d, oal' 1t cashiered Capt. Rastopolou. on
'ne charge OF cu]pable negligence. and
oloefed that Capt. Anastacia, the con.
structlng engineer, be courtmartialed
The true Democrat., 1897-11-20
Kelly Gets Thirty Year,.

=, Joseph 3. Kelley, one of the Grea,
Falls bank robbers and self.confea.ea
murderer OF Cashier Stickney, was Fri
uay sen enced at Dover, N. H.. to
thlrty years imprisonment.
The true Democrat., 1897-11-20
a Grcat Athlera Dond

oohn Purcell, tho champion heavy
weight and hammer.thrower. dad a.
DIS 1l home III Florence, Mass, MONDAY,
u ne won the worlds championship st
the Worlds Fair contest
The true Democrat., 1897-11-20

hooo IS common word among the
o1oux or Dakota Indians. They use
the word in referring to young men
who have nothing to do.
The true Democrat., 1897-11-20
German and GOff Nfatchoa

f'ddy German, Of Australia, ha,
o oeen matched to meet Charley Golf. Of
C Oallfornla, before the Waverly Athletic
vi U1uo OF Yonkers, N. Y, on November
zznd, IN twenty-round bout,
The true Democrat., 1897-11-20
1t is computed that 10000 tons Of
canned salmon are consumed annually
in this country.

Since 1900 only twelve Americans
have married English peers, and of
these four were second or third wives
There are about 700 peers.
The true Democrat., 1897-11-20
Gen. HOllenes IN u..

zen; Ho''enes, who bru:a1lv mnr.
f arrea his wife in Clay county, Florida
was was Saturday sentenced by Gov. Blor'
nam, to be hanged at Green Cove Ia
cember 10th. oo'e' Oe'
The true Democrat., 1897-11-20

1t IS claimed that at present the
English language is spoken by no.
100000 people.
The true Democrat., 1897-11-20
Ahother Polar Expedition r einu plorns

Alng Oscar and number of person,
ct Stockholm, Sweden, have contrib.
9ted sufficient money to insure the
alspa'ch {: ded OF a Swedish polar OK peditlon
IN II 1873, which will be led by Prof.
fathorst; the geologist. The cost Of
the expedition is estimated at 10000
The true Democrat., 1897-11-20
ROUMAIN BROS
JEWELRY STORE

| wv ~ Nbk AIN p NOS.
JEWELRY STORE
is APOEM.
Now in this hustlirg little city,
1nero are many things that are pretty,
put OF all things that are complete
Is houmaln.s store-tidy, clean and noat,
The latest st yIes can th6-e be found.
-; Ihey lead the other fellows" round:
| Iney !"ad IN ]ewelry through and through.
Id prices STYLES, ATTRACTIONS too.
Their clocks not only tick and beat.
5ut makes their rivals quick retreat.
Low prices, beauty not surpassed.
Iae11 quality is What makes them last.
Watches that look 50 fine ana nice
Can suit you in both looks and nrice
They are gold, silver, and some inlaid
The best Of E!Cin nnI Ma!lham made
Speaking about engagement rings,
me ml ooys on the corner have just the things,
Ihey'll lIx you up so neat, 80 clever
The Girl you love will prize # ever.
Side comb, belt pins, watch pockets-ior
who? AVA
inc ladies. Why these mako them fair.
Make attractive their form and hair.
II your watch gets muIish ana Will notpo
Or II it goes too fast or even too slow,
Why take it the Eouman Bros:
IseY'A fix it sil:ht better than others.
1he Je'eelers is the name they bear.
AHd by honest dealingthat name they']l wa.n
Il, III the!r goods are not just as they saw.
4hey II return you the monoy nnv day'
Il reading this your eyes should Tire
Tray tell the boys that you desire
J.! 10 nave your eyes made fresh and new
WIN a me- pair of glasses, which tho,
ROOhAlN Bros, The jewelers.
Cor. Lafayette and Main,
BATON ROUGE, la,