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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-20
STRONG EFFORT TO EXPEDITE
THE PASSAGE OF TREATY.
Annexation viii Come Treaty or no
Treaty-The Mind of the Executive
Made Up-Senator Morgan's Views,
ANNEXATION.

NEW YORY, July 1O.-Strong inhu-
ences are at work to expedite the rati-
fication of the Hawaiian annexation
treaty. The additional protest of the
japanese Government. filed in the State
Department today, is being made the
most of by the advocates of the treaty.
They are bringing the strongest kind
of pressure upon the Senate to secure
the ratification of the treaty during
the present session.
One of the arguments being used to
urge the act is that Spain and Japan
are forming some secret coalition 70
,embarrass the United States in both
its Hawaiian and Cuban policy. A
well defined suspicion exists in the
minds of many Senators and diplo-
mats here that some understanding
has recently been reached between
Japan and Spain regarding these two
questions.
In other words they believe that
Spain and Japan have reached an un-
derstanding whereby the former will
maintain a bold front in regard to
Cuba while the latter will precipitate
some coup d etat in regard to Hawaii
with the ultimate object in view OF
delaying action by the United States
in regard to both questions.
Friends of Cuba and Hawaii insist
that the best way to prevent the exc
cution of the purposes of an alliance
would be a prompt ratification of the
Hawaiian treaty.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-20
THE PIONEER PLANTER TELLS OF
PUMA DISTRICT.
Says That an Immense Crop Was Com
ing On, But That the Hot Sun
Slightly Injured 1t.

''The great drawback to the coffee
industry in these islands right now
is our own Government" said Robert
Rycroft, a member of the Legislature
and large coffee grower in the Puma
district, this morning.
"The Government is exceedingly d'l-
atory in the opening of lands, and Yhis
is a serious mistake. \ son of Mr..
Roth, the tailor, came up in Puma near
ly year ago and applied for land
He waited six months in vain, and
then went home. Mr.. Callahan, a new
conner from California, is now there
in Puma waiting patiently for a bit of
land he applied for many wee';s ago.
Callahan has ain abundance of capital
behind him and he is anxious to go
into the coffee business extensively"
Speaking on the condition of the
coffee industry generally on Hawaii,
Mr.. Rycroft continued: ''Throughout
the entire district of Olaa the coffee
trees are looking beautiful, and are in
heavy blossom. There is fully three
months difference in the bearing of
the trees at level of 600 or 700 feet
and 1900 feet. This enables the
same workmen to walk up the district
and pick the whole crop.
"One thing that was quite noticeable
during my trip through Olaa was
ln xx-t+b hn 1nC - 4rxp
months. \ great deal of land clearing
has been done.
''The drought is visiting thePuna
district. One very singular part of the
| drought is that the trees are in the
pink of health / am afraid though,
that the crop will be interfered with
to some extent. The sun was so hot
at my plantation at Pohoil<i that the
half-grown berries on the top of the
trees were scorched. A similar occur
renee has never been known in the
district before"
'Is coffee cultivation in Hawaii an
experiment now?'
"No. sir. 1t has been proven within
the last two years that coffee will grow
on Hawaii as successfully as in any
other country. London today affords
| an excellent market for our product,
and San Francisco prices are quite sat-
isfactory The best coffee in the
world grows here. and ere long we
will have gained the name. too. Mark
what T say"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-20
ACTION OF JAPAN WILL BE NET
PROMPTLY.
United States Determined to Annex
neutrality-suspicious. Made to Pre-
vent Interference of Any Power.
L. S. S. OREGON.

NEW YORK, July 12.-Recognizing
the gravity of Japan's attitude to Ha-
waiian annexation, the Administration
has decided to send the big battle ship
Oregon to Honolulu to relieve the
cruiser Philadelphia and the old cor
vette Marion, now stationed there,
both of which need renovation. The
orders were issued by the Navy De-
partment today.
The Marion returns home at once,
and her instructions will go to Homo
lulu by the steamer leaving San Fran
cisco on July 18th. The Philadelphia
will remain at Honolulu until the Ore
gon reaches there, and perhaps longer.
1t has been intended by the Navy
Department to send the cruiser Balti-
more to Hawaii, but it will take lon
ger TO make her repairs than was ex-
pected. The probabilities are that
she will not be ready for sea until
some time in October.
But this unexpected postponement
of her assignment to the islands has
served a good purpose in allowing the
Navy Department to send the Oregon
one of the most formidable ships in
the service, without giving Japan an
opportunity of constituting this action
as a display of unfriendliness on the
mart pf tho TTnita1 Stotac
The Oregon is capable of combating
any vessel in the Japanese navy. She
is so far superior to the japanese
cruiser Naniwa, now at Honolulu. that
comparison is out of the question.
The Administration is taking Japlr
seriously in her stand concerning Ha
waiian annexation.
How Japan will view the assign
mem of the Oregon 70 Hawaiiar
waters remains to be seen. but it j:
certain that-if other vessels are sen
States will respond in a vigorous man
ner that will leave no doubt as to tn,
policy of the Administration that for
eign countries must keep hands of
| Hawaii.
The Oregon was waiting for Goa
and would leave Port Angeles July !
or IS.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-20
SOMETHING ABOUT THE WILDER
NEW STEAMER.
\ Sister Ship of the Helene, With
Many Improvements - President
WightsPlaces the Order.

President c. l.. Wight of the Wilder
Steamship Company returned home
on the Australia this morning from a
siX-weeks stay in San Francisco,
whittier he went to order a steamer
to take the place of the Likelke. He
accomplished his mission and he
Union Iron Works is now building a
steel vessel that is destined 10 be the
finest and fastest of the steamers that
ply between the islands.
After a careful study of drawings
and models President Wight conclld
ed that the Helene is the model vessel
for trade between the islands, and ac-
cordingly placed an order for q vessel
to be built on almost exactly the same
lines, with the same tonnage. The
new steamer is to be 175 feet in
length, 20 feet II inches beam and II
feet 1912 inches draught. There will
be some marked improvements, how
ever. that will add to her speed and
comfort of crew and passengers.
Through forced draught in the
boilers it is expected that the vessel
will attain a speed of IL inots-fully
~ knots greater than the Helene.
The upper deck cabin will be longer,
and the main saloon lighted by sky
! light. similar to those found on the
fine ocean steamers. The other i'm
provements over the Helene's molcl
are of minor importance. The steamer
I will have accommodations for about
twenty-seven first class passengers.
BY the terms of the contract the
new vessel is TO be ready for sea by
the latter part of next January, in
| time for the opening Of the sugar sea
son. The fact that the vessel is TO be
constructed by the Union Iron Works
is sufficient to guarantee, that Il viii
be ofthe best materials. put together
by the most skilled mechanics.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-20
SENATE COMMITTEE,

WASHINGTON, July s.-The Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations will
take up the Hawaiian annexation
treaty tomorrow, and will make fa-
vorable report on the matter in few
days, There will be, however, no ef-
fort to press the treaty to consdera-
ton this summer. IT is the intention to
make the report on the treaty most
extensive, and to print it for the in
formation of Senators, who wish to
see on what grounds the Administra-
ton wishes to press annexation at
this time. 1t is understood that the
report will be full, setting forth the
views Of Secretary Sherman and the
Cabinet, and will be used as a basis
for annexation speeches during the
next session.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-20
SLOW ON TARIFF.
Deadlock Overcome-Minor Matters
Agree To.

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 12.-
There is general disappointment at the
Capitol today at the failure of the
tariff bill conferees to reach even :
tentative agreement. The Sunday ses-
sion of the committee adjourned with
an understanding that basis for
agreement could be reached this
morning.
Later in the day however, there was
change in the situation and some
thing like a deadlock ensued. This,
however, was broken at tonight's ses-
sion, and satisfactory progress toward
preliminary report is being made.
The Democratic members may be
called into the conference tomorrow
and a report to the two houses may
follow on Wednesday. Although the
disputed items of sugar, lumber, 20
bacco, cotton and wool have not beer
reached in the regular consideration
of the Senate amendments, they are
are the questions which are chiefly re
sponsible for the postponing of ir
agreement. The Senate is holding out
for it's amendments. and will probably
obtain at least compromise between
the Senate and House rates.
IF the controversy over the sugal
! schedule were settled a report to the
Senate and House would quickly fol
low. The indications at the close o.
tonight's session are that this will bC
accomplished within day or two.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-20
MORGAN'S LETTER.

Senator Morgan, in a letter to Capt.
of Commerce, says:
81 have worked assiduously for
years in the effort to promote the an
neXation of Hawaii, and presented a
bill in the Senate yesterday which will
annex Hawaii, whether or not the
treaty is ratified. My reasons for this
course are same that you suggest, with
some additional ones, not so import
ant, perhaps, but still very convincing
to me. This is the final act in this
drama so far as we are concerned.
eff we now reject Hawaii, we can
claim no right to prevent her absorp-
tion by Japan, or her acquisition by
Great Britain, Russia or Germany.
Such a situation would be immoral. as
breach of plighted faith to our peo-
pie in Hawaii, which has been pledged
to them i'm all our history since they
went there, and is expressly declared
in the resolutions of the Senate at a
recent date. 1t would put us under a
shadow of national irresolution that
would scarcely be less than poltroonry
"If were opposed to annexation
would never consent to withdraw from
the attitude in which we are placed by
the treaty. We cannot honorably re,
fuse the offer that we have invited by
our course of dealing with Hawaii"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-20
FOR ANNEXATION.

NEW YORK, July IA few years
ago Hawaiian annexation had no more
vigorous opponent than the New York
Herald. In this connection the follow
ing excerpts from the editorial col
umns of the Herald will be of interest:
"If Japan persists in her presump-
tuous attitude toward the United
States. Hawaii must be annexed with
out delay in order to take it out of the
realm of dispute. The policy of the
United States has always been that
no foreign power shall control the
Sandwich Islands, and every Govern
ment of Europe recognizes the justice
Of this policy. Does Japan mean TO
claim the islands for Mongolian civili-
zation?
"The Sandwich Islands were won for
Western civilization bv Americans,
and should be held for American com
mercial interests in the Pacific"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-20
SUSPENDED FOR TWO YEARS.

The Association Review has made
its appearance again in neat form
after a discontinuance of two years.
The first number contains principally
the reports of the different officers
and committees for the year that is
lust past. II. f. Coleman is the editor
and Edwin Farmer and b. F. Beard
more are the associate editors, and E.
Benner is business manager.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-20
WILL ACT PROMPTLY.
or 10.

NEW YORK, July 12.-The State
and Navy Department officials have
issued instructions which contem-
plate the landing of marines and the
hoisting of the American flag over the
Government buildings in Honolulu on
the first signs of interference by any
foreign nation.
The authorities have thought it pru-
dent TO have the American authorities
in Hawaii clothed with all necessary
authority to act promptly and forci-
IDLY if occasion should arise. They do
not now believe that Japan, knowing
the positive purpose of the United
States to annex the islands, will go
beyond little diplomatic bluster to
prevent the consummation of that pol
icy. Rear Admiral Beardslee will be
given sufficient force to carry out any
programme events may force upon
him.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-20
EX-OUEEN LEAVES.

WASHINGTON, July 1O.-Ex-Queen
Liliuokalani of Hawaii, who has been
stopping in Washington during the
past winter and spring, left this morn
ing with her secretary for New York.
No information was vouchsafed to the
people at the hotel where she stopped,
as they know nothing about her flu
ture movements.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-20
SIrGAR HAS ADVANCED.

Sugar has advanced to 3B cents:
Sales were made on July 18th at 3H
cents and on July 18th at 35s cents.
Sugar stock has been very firm, but
suddenly took a jump to $135 for com
mon and $109 for preferred.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-20
LOG CABIN CANDY.

The Bon Ton on Hotel street is
now open and has in stock a very large
line of new sweets, such as Log Cabin,
cocoanut candy, ice cream, ice cream
soda, all flavors, and Hires root beer
G. Miller, manager.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-20
"WHEELER & WILSON. "

The name "Wheeler * Wilson" is
household word and the machine
necessity. 1t is the same as every
thing else handled by L. b. Kerr. The
best to be had.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-20
NET WITH AN ACCIDENT.

Robert Rycroft, the well known
coffee planter from Puma district, fell
and sprained his ankle. He viii
necessarily be laid up for several
weeks. Mr.. Rycroft returned by the
Kinua this morning.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-20
Fine Repair Work.

When your Bicycle, Gun, Type
writer or any article of fine me-
chanicsm needs repairing and you
wish a job which is certain to
prove satisfactory, bring it to us
and we will fix it for you and
guarantee it fully.
We take pride in turning out
only the very best of work and
will call for and deliver it to any
part Of the city.
HaWaIIRN CYCLE & mfg. co.
3l2 Fort street. Telephone No. 565.
Opposite Levers & Cookies.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-20
MRS. MAXWELL'S BADGE.

Mrs. Walter Maxwell has been given
a special police badge by Marshal
Brown, she being interested in the
god treatment of dumb animals. Miss
Helen Wilder has the distinction of
being the first lady on the islands to
receive a similar badge. 1t is quite
certain that the Humane Society will
have two active workers in these ladies
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-20
The Japanese and Chinese pa

The japanese and Chinese papers
are full of accounts of the Jubilee
celebration. Hongkong seems to have
been especially brilliant on this occa-
sion and a private letter describes the
and unique in beauty. Honglong is
intensely loyal and very wealthy.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-20
STEEL
PL0WS
oliver Bros
PlOW Works.

These, through good service and
effective work on SUGAR and
RICE PLANTATIONS, and else
where, have made for themselves,
a good reputation.
Reports from our customers show
perfect satisfaction given in SCOUT
ing, light draft and in every respect.
We now present to the public a
full line, as follows:
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-20

The better thing is the better it
pays to advertise it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13
RACE WITH A WATERsPoUT.
Passengers on Mexican Train Have a
Thrilling Experience.

Recently there was race run between
passenger train of the Inter-oceanio and
waterspout, says the Mexican Herald.
1.-The race was declared a draw, as the
train escaped from the immediate effects
of the water spout, which burst against
the crest of mountain, but the immense
volume of water poured down the noun
tain side, along the roadbed, and finally
caught up with the train and inundated
off in handcars.
1.-The particulars of this unique race are
highly interesting. 1t was the daily pas
senger train from Puebla to this city,
and large number of passengers were
aboard. About 4.30 o'clock the sky be-
came summenly covered with masses of
black clouds. An inly waterspout Guile
bra, as it is called by reason of it's resem-
blance to writhing serpent, hung from
the heavens and advanced rapidly in the
track of the moving train. There was
great excitemment among the passengers.
The people in the third class coach, who
had the best view of the phenomenon,
went down on their knees in prayers for
deliverance.
"One lady had nervous attack and
tainted. When the engineer learned of
the panic aboard his train, he decided to
show the cuIebra his heels. Then began
the pfettiest race on record, with the
lives OF load of passengers as the stakes.
Up grade, down grade, around sharp
curves, across bridges and over the leyees
flew that passenger train, with the wa En-
spout just behind and gaining just a
little.
The train entered canyon. turned a
| curve, and at the same moment the chas-
ing culelra came to grief high up the
mountain side. The water poured down
the slope in raging torrents, and as the
train emerged from the other side Of the
gorge a vast shect of water, bearing trees,
rocks and all kinds of debris on its
bosom, threatened to engulf it. Wider the
engineer threw the throttle, endeavoring
to escape this new danger, and all would
have been safe, but another sharp curve
interviewed and the engine jumped the
track. The engineer saw the danger and
reversed TIE lever and applied the brakes.
The engine rolled down the embankment,
but tire rest Of the train, including the
tender, remained on the track.
The next moment the mass of water
STRUCK the now stationary train and
Hooded it TO the level of the platforms.
AiiS passengers uilu crew W6f6 AoIplOoS w
do more than look out to see what ha
become of the engineer and fireman, sup
posing them killed. But they both scram
bed, or rather swan, out of the window
of the overturned cab and clam bered back
on the train.
This happened in the vicinity of San
Antonio Capulalpan, State of Tlaxcala.
A relief train was despatched to point
as near as it could get, and the passengers
and crew of the shipWrecked train were
transported in hand cars and brought on
to Mexico, arriving here only four and
| one-half hours late, and with an expert
ence which none of them will ever live
long enough to forget, and which, had
it not been for the presence of mind of a
nervy engineer, none of Them would, in
all probability, have lived to remember. -
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13
M'DUFFIE HURT.

Chicago, November t2.-Eddie McDuffie
the crack eastern cyclist, was badly hurt
in his match race with Jimmy Michael at
the Coliseum tonight. The men were in
the sixth lap of the fifth mile and going
at hair raising pace, when he Boston
boy wobbled. His wheel struck the rear
of his pacing triplet and falling heavily
he slid fifty feet along the track and
rolled off into the enclosure. He could
not stand when picked up, but after q
vigorous rubbing and the administering
of stimulants he pluckily remounted
his wheel, it was evident. however. tina t
he could not continue the race and in tn e
eighth mile he retired. Michael then cut
out some warm work for his pacers, and
entertained the crowd until the finish,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13
GALL RIGHTS REsERvED.)

because he's got gold mine and-a
moustachep'
''She takes his money all the same,
said Miss Sally.
''She don't-her mother does. She says
if she was a man she'd have blood for
bio od!''
My said Miss Sally, in affected con- !.
sternation. "It's wonder she don't
apply to you to act for her.
fIf it was my brother he killed, I'd
challenge him quick enough" said Chet,
flushing through his thin pink skin and
light hair.
7'Marry her, then, and that'll make you
one OF the family I reckon Miss Hllda
can bear it, rejoined the young lady.
pertly.
"Look here, Miss Sally" said the
young fellow, with boyish despair that
was not without a certain pathos in It's
implied inferiority. II amt gifted Ike
pass yo' on the road, and SO reckon l
must take yo' dust as yo' made 1t. But
there's one thing Miss Sally, [ want to
tell YOU. You know what's going on in
this country-you heard your father
say what the opinion of the best men is,
and what's likely to happen if those
Yanks force that niger worshipper, Lin
coin on the South. You know that
we're drawing the line closer every day,
and spottin' the men that amt sound.
Take care, Miss Sally, you amt sellin'
ms cheap to some Northern Abolition1st
who'd like to set NJ arm Judy's little mig
gers TO something worse than eavesdrop-
| ping down there, and lnebbee teach 'em
| to kindle fire Underneath yo' own flo. :"
| He had become quite dlalectic in his
appeal as if youthfully revertlng TO some
accent of the nursery, or as IL ne We're ex-
| hortinsr her in some recognized sh1bboleth
of q section. Miss Sally rose and shut
down the piano. Then leaning over it on
her elbows. her rounded little chin
| sliahtIy elevated with languid imperti-
nence. and one sauoy foot kicked back
wards beyond the hem of her white.cotton
frook, she said, 'And let me tell you,
Mister Chester Brooks that it's just such
| God forsaken, infant phenomenons as you
who want to run the whole country that
make all this fuss when you amt no
more fit to be treated with matches than
Judy's children. What do you know of
Mr.. 10 Corbin, when you don't even
know that he's from Shelbyville, and as
good 1. Suth ner as you, and II he hash t
got niggers its because they don't use
| them in his parts. Yo'r for all the world
| like one o. Mrs Johnson's fancy Ban
tams that amt quit of the shell afore
they square off at their own mother. Ny
goodness! Shot Sho-o-or' And suitlng
| the action to the word the young lady
still indolently, even i'll her stimulation,
swirled around, caught her skirts at the
side with each hand, and lazily shaking
them before her in the acceped feminine
method of frightening chickens as she
reiterated backwards, dropped them sud
denly in profound courtesy and swept
out of the parlor.
(To be continued.)
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13
Messengers Notice.

Office of the Sheriff of Cumberland County.
State of Maine, Cumberland. IS, November
10th, A. ID. 1897
TIyHlS is to give notice that on the Sth day
Il of November, ID. 1897, warrant in lnso-
vency was issued out of the Court of insolvency
for said County OF Cumberland, against the
estate of
BENJAMIN l.. HIGGINS. JR., of Portland,
adjudged to be. an Insolvent Debtor.
on petition of said Debtor. which
petition was filed on the 8th
day of November, A. D. 1897. TO which
date interest on claims is to be computed.
That the payment of any debls to OF by said
Debtor and the transfer and delivery of any
property by him are forbidden by law.
That a meeting of the creditors OF said
Debtor to prove their debts and in case there
are SUFFICIENT assets to choose :, one Or
at a Court of Insolvency to be holden
at Probate Court Room. in said Portland. in
said County of Cumberland. on the 9Th day of
December, A. D. 1897, at 10 O'Clock in the
Given under my hand the date first above
written. ,,,,
Deputy Sheriff as Messenger of the Court OF
insolvency for said County of Cumberland.
nov1 1918