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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-11
Francisco woman'p ignorance and

Francisco woman's ignorance and
stupidity.
ga woman asked me that once"
said Kainlani, slipping down into
her chair more comfortably and
coming out after her laugh from be-
hind one Of the fans the alive Ha-
waian women make, with "Aloha"
woven into it,
and did you answer her in the
same wayp
II asked her what kind OF person
she thought | wasp
The tone was curt aud decidedly
naughty. | thought OF what the
Princess had told me OF Kalakaua's
kingly dignity, and decided that his
niece had inherited more than one
Of the dead kings good qualities.
"But listeup said the vivacious
young friend OF the Princess. 81
had belt-buckle made of boar's
tooth-an immense affair, curled
and hideous. That same woman
asked me what it was, and 1 told her
it was my grandfather's tooth"
"You didW laughed Kaiulani,
pressing her shapely long hands to-
gether
"Yes, l reminded her OF what she
bad read of caunibals' long teeth,
aud told her that whenever my
grandfather found that his tusk OF
his needed sharpening he killed a
white man or woman and cooked
aud ate m.
"But fancy-faucy! She sat next
to my father one night at dinner,
and, pointing to my belt, said some-
thing about what a strange thing il
was for me to wear my grandfather's
tooth as buckle Can you imagine
my fathers facet"
1t was delicious to listen to this
young woman's indignant scorn OF
American credulity and bad nan
ners.
"Shall you be- seasick2' | asked
Kaiulani.
eyes, am pretty sure to be. |
was coming across this last time.
But Pm anxious to get home, to he
home," she said with a sigh. "Of
course, I've taken house here and
there, the 81" sounded odd from
the young girl "but it wasn't like
being in ones own place. I'm tired
now. Pve been living in my boxes
for years past. / enjoy travelling
very, very much. But l want to get
unpacked now. l want to settle
down aud rest.
81 hope you'll come to the islands
again." she said very graciously,
giving me a slender hand in a rather
high hand. shake. 81 hope you'll
come while am there"
/ envy you your trip and the
prospect of seeing the beautiful
place again"
Il don't know that i am person
TO be envied," answered the Princess
Of Hawaii, smiling little sadly.
MIpIAM MrcurrsON
IS. f.. Call.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-11
Continued from 1st page.)

aud that helped The Russians are
The wonderful people, though, The
Russian women are fascinating IL
| were not myself, / should CHOOSE
to be Russian woman. They are
charming
"The Hawaiians are so musical.
Aren't YOUR
81 love music, | play-yes. And
used to sing. But | have been i'll
quite i'll. Even father didn't know
how i'll l was"
"You look perfectly WE'LL" l said.
She does. Though she ia so slight
there is that springy sort Of spirited
strength about Kaiulani that makes
one think OF steel watch-spring or
the tirelessness Of deer.
"Did you sec the Queen. Liliuo ka-
lani, before you came outY"
"Yes' | called to pay my respects
on my way out here"
There can be nothing in the talk
OF rupture between aunt and niece.
Liliuokalani has not-never has had
a more loyal subject than her proud,
beautiful niece. While we were
talking a friend OF the Princess, a
Hawaiian girl, came in, and we three
got to discussing the political situs-
ton in the islands, despite previous
paternal admonitions. 1t was pretty,
then, to ser the earnestness with
which Kaiulani said:
even the enemies of my aunt, OF
the Queen, will tell you that all
through her suffering, and through
her hard treatment, she conducted
herself with the utmost dignity
And she felt the indignities, she felt
the iusults-I know it, for / felt
them for her"
Between the Princess delicate
brows there appeared two tiny wrin-
kles. Her spirited face lost it's color
andshe closed her lips tightly.
Looking at her then l thought to
myself. If Kaiulani had been the
aunt instead of the niece there
would have been no Republic OF
Hawaii to ask for annexation.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-11
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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-11

between tne Princess delicate
brows there appeared two tiny wrin-
kles. Her spirited face lost it's color
andshe closed her lips tightly.
Looking at her then l thought to
myself. If Kaiulani had been the
aunt instead of the niece there
would have been no Republic OF
Hawaii to ask for annexation,
Everything I had heard or seen at
the islands was of interest to Kaiu-
laui. She smiled brightly when the
story | could tell pleased her, and
once, when the narrative wasn't so
pleasing, her long fingers, about
which she coiled the slender gold
thread of her lorgnette- holder as
she talked, closed quickly, tightly.
"All that makes me very sal,
but"
Aud again the instructions Of A.
S Cleghorn were violated.
But self possessed Princess Kaiu-
lani is too clever to be ipdiscreet,
She is no puppet. or course she is
young and very girlisb, but she is
more than beautiful pretender to
an abdicated throne.
She has been made woman Of
the world early by the life she has
led. She is, or rather she will be, q
woman OF strong chascter. She
has been well fitted to play a lead
ing role, and the knowledge Of her
ability and Of her accomplishments
makes one wish that there might be
in store future worthy of her.
"People do not know Hawaii"
said the Princess latter. "Thsy do
not realize how beautiful the islands
are. You would be surprised at the
ignorance OF people | have met
about them. Why, they would
hardly believe me when | said that
we had electric lights there"
Hawaii ought to be the Monte
Carlo OF the Pacific"
"Not that" she answered "But
it would make delightful pleasure
place-a winter resort. But really,
they know nothing about Hawaii"
"The thing that makes me an
griest"-it was the friend of the
Princess who spoke-the thing
can't stand, is when people ask such
stupid questions about Hawaii. Do
you know a woman here in San
Fraucisco said to me:
"'Do they-do your wear clothes
| there2
"And | said, No; we go stark
naked. | was naked--hadn't a stitch
on-when l got on the boat, and
never wore clothes till | arrived in
San Francisco
"'Dreadfulr she exclaimed"
We all laughed, as much at the
Hawaiian girls wrath as at the San
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-03-06
wpI1INaroN 1TeMs

Emil Shredder spent Monday in Lex
ington.
Mr.. Chas. Glasscock, of Odessa, was in
our city Tuesday.
Geo. Charlton made a business trip to
Lexington, Tuesday.
B. C. Drummond spent a few hours in
Buckner, Monday evening.
Constable Charlton was in Greenton,
Tuesday, on legal business.
DIR. Mann and MI. Thos. Morris made a
flying trip to Lexington, Monday.
Mr.. VIM. Drummond, of Lexington, was
visiting relatives and friends here, Friday.
The post Office fight between Messrs.
Herman Willie and H. E. Duebbert goes
merrily on.
Mr.. Willie Grumke returned to Lexing-
business college.
Mr.. B. Mediation, of Odessa, was in the
city, Monday, delivering Bryan's book,
'The First Battle"
Mr.. Jim Kinkead, one OF the most ener-
getic business men of Wellington, was in
Lexington, Monday.
Mr.. Robert Linss and family left for st.
Charles county, Friday, where they will
visit relatives and friends. Mr.. Linss
returned, Monday, while Mrs. Linss and
daughter will remain some two weeks
longer.
Three cases were disposed of in Judge
Lockhart's court, last Friday, two being
state cases. MIR. Lyons, of Lexington,
represented the state in Mr.. Vivion's
absence. Mr.. Lyons ranks high in his
profession and he has an Illuminated
future before him.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-03-06
HOW SALT is MADE.

Working the OnOndags Reservation In
New York.
The state of New York owns about
600 acres of land known as the Onon-
dnga salt springs reservation, the rights
of the state being based on a treaty
made with the Onondaga Indians more
than a hundred years ago. The manu-
facturers who occupy these lands hold
them for the most part under grants
made by the commissioners of the land
office.
Salt manufacturers are of two classes
-"soiar salt and "fne salt" makers.
The first and larger class utilities the
rays of the sun for the purpose of evap-
Grating the salt water, and by this proc
ess the purest salt is made. Coal and
kettles take the place of the sun in the
manufacture of fine salt"
The salt land reservation is divided
into four districts, of which that known
as the Syracuse" is h most impor-
tant. A writer in a current magazine
describes his visit to this district as
most. interesting. A large stone pump
house is built into the side of a steeP
cliff at a short distance from the Erie
canal, whose waters are used to operate
two enormous pumps, large enough to
throw a barrel of brine at a single stroke
up into the large receiving vat just
under the roof of a high tower.
A pipe line conducts the brine from
the Lower to the salt fields. Some of
the pipes are made of iron, but many of
logs joined together by fitting the
sharpened end of one into the enlarged
hole of the next one. The preventative
quality of the brine, acting on wood as
1t does on the tissues of beef, causes
these logs to last much longer than
they would If used for any other Pur=
pose,
The salt fields. hundreds of acres in
extent, are filed with large watts, built
OIL posts and covered bY movable roofs.
Those which hold the brine at its first
stage are called 'pickling watts" When
the LIQUID reaches a certain degree OF
strength it is transferred to other watts.
where the evaporation is completed and
the salt crystals gathered up. In solar
evaporation the crystals always form
on the surface of the brine, like little
patches of film or scum. They grow by
the strength of the suns rays until
their weight becomes too great to be
supported by the brine, when they sink
to the bottom of the vat. This process
Is allowed to continue till there is sutli
eient sediment collected TO justify haF-
Sesting.
The harvesting is accomplished by
means of a large scraper, drawn by 4
horse n managed by one man This
is drawn back and forth through the
. \ - -l a L.. -, ,r..anT hon ms M he
front side of the watts, when 1t is taken
up by men with hand-scoops and placed
in tubs with perforated bottoms,
through which the brine drnips out.
leaving the salt to dry. When sutli-
ciently dried The salt is emptied into
carts and drawn TO the mills, to be
ground and graded for the market
Chicago Record.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-03-06
G -sHoRT-srops.

Closing out sale in Iaces and embroider-
u at F. r. Bane & Co. ol4
Going like hot cakes-cabinet photos a
khares'. Only 81 per Dozen 1l-2stf
81 believe have the best watch this side
Kentucky. 1 had it repaired at Vena-
bIe's.o 2-l3t4
Mems, womens' and chi!drens' under
Iyvear at less than cost. F. X. Bane & Co.
,SsIling out. "ot4
Mr.. Chas. Loomis has had his drug
store repainted and otherwise greatly
improved in appearance.
IL will not be long before the farmers
xviii be seen turning mp the soil and pre-
pairing for other spring work.
II the system is fortified by Hoods Sar'
napariIIa, which makes rich, red BLOOD
pthsre is little danger of sickness.
Giles Y. Crenshaw has been appointed
aAd confirmed by the senate. U. g.. mar
- for this district, to I'LL. ont the term oil
kte Gen. Shelby.
sutifuI chocolate pots, vases. chacker
ars, after-coffee cups. cake plates, and
Pother novelties at marvellous reductions.
p. r. Bane's closing out sale. 3-6t4
Ash Wednesday ushered in the lenten
season, but it found the ground covered
4 with a thick coating of sleet, and flowers
4 were not much in evidence to Indicate the
approach of spring.
The length OF life may be increased by
Iessening its dangers. h majority OF
[ people die from lung troubles. These
may be averted by promptly using One
Minute Cough Cure. Crist q Day. 1-2oyl
To cure all old sores. to heal an indo-
lent ulcer, or to speedily cure piles, you
need simply apply DeWitt's Witch Hazel
J salye. according to directions. Its magic
like action Will surprise you. Crist q
Day. Idly
Il has beer decided in a Kansas City
court that the law in relation to capital
punishment for train robbers is not
unconstitutional, and the Blue Cut rob-
bers will be placed on trial for their lives
next week.
Absolutely pure, perfectly harmless
and Invariably reliable are the qualities OF
One Minute Cough Cure. It. never fails
in colds, Group and lung troubles. Chill
dreu like 1t because il is pleasant to a
and 1t helps them. Crist & Day. 1-25-1y
Congressman William D. OoWueEu On
last Saturday appointed Mr.. Isaac Nea'e,
Business manager of the INTELLIeENoER,
to be his private secretary. The appoint
meat il a recognition OF the democracy of
Lafayette county and a compliment to
Mr.. Meals which Is duly appreciated. The
IET-ELLIaENoER hopes that Mr.. Cowherd
will never regret the fact that he chose
Mr.. NeaIe for this confidential position
and the writer, who has been associated
with him In business, feels sure that he
will not. II Mr.. NeaIe performs his duties
as private secretary with half the zeal and
ability that he has performed those in
connection with this paper, he will make
our Congressman \ valuabl assistant. He
possesses The honor. snap and judgement
that makes q man, and In his new role,
swe are sure he will be of excellent report.
The position pays 81 400 per year. Mr..
Neale viii enter upon his new duties with
the called session OF congress-. Mr.. Neale
will continue to hold his interest In the
aNTELLIaEHCER-
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-03-06
MARRIAGES..

mhhhlhu6Ds
Married, at the residence of the brides
parents in Coffeeville, Kan, March 3. 1897,
Nh. K. W. Whitmore, of Eufaula, Indian
Territory, and Miss Mary Katharine,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Robinson,
formerly of this city.
Married, in this city, March 2, 1897, at
the residence OF Mr.. E.. Phetzing, Mr..
Edward H. Oehlslaegger and Miss Louise
Gable, both of AullviIle.
BIRTHS.
Born, at Leaveuworth, Kan, February
25, 1897, to the wife of Mr.. Albert Wulfe-
kuhler, nee Fannie Baehr, a boy.
DEATHS.
Died, at Kansas City, February %, 1897,
OF spinal meningitis, Nina, daughter OF
Luther and Fannie Saunders, aged two
years.
The remains were brought here and
inferred in Machpelah cemetery. The
funeral services were conducted at the
residence of the little ones grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. P. Hall, last Tuesday
morning, by Elder G. NJ. Goode, of the
Christian church.
Died, near Alma, February %, 1897, of
general debility, Mr.. A. 2. Lewis, aged Sc
years.
Mr.. Lewis had long been a resident of
this county and was widely known and
highly respected for his many sterling
qualities of character. The funeral was
largely attended by citizens in that part
of the county who had known and hon
ored the deceased during his long resi-
dence in their midst.
membraneous Group, Florence, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcdowell, aged 13
years.
The little girl was aiken suddenly ill
late Monday night and a messenger was
hastily sent to summon a physician.
Before he returned with the doctor she
was beyond human aid, and died in a
violent spasm in less than an hour after
her illnesss was discovered by the family.
The parents have the sincere sympathy of
the community in their bereavement.
Died, at the residence of his son, Omar,
near G~reeuton, February 2S, 1897, of par
aIysis, Mr.. James Hook, aged about 20
years.
The deceased had long been a resident
OF this city and county and was univer-
sally respected for his unfaltering devo-
ton to his friends, his Christian piety
and noble impulses. He was stricken
with paralysis some months ago and it
was Their stated that he could not recover,
yet his death was not so soon expected by
his friends. The funeral occurred at
Greenton and his remains were inferred
in the little cemetery there beside those of
his wife who passed away several years
before the hand OF death struck him
down. He had friends in every part of
the county who were deeply touched over
the announcement of his demise.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-03-06
A NEW AND VALUABLE PLAT BOOK.

n HbW AMI tAAOAohh fbAI bOUA.
The most complete, best arranged and
altogether most valuable plat book Of
Lafayette county ever made is the one
just issued by the North West Publishing
Co., of Philadelphia. for 1897. 1t ia of
large size, elegantly bound and printed in
the best style of the art. The plats are all
drawn from actual surveys and county
records, and it is invaluable as a book Of
reference. 1t contains information Of
every description regarding the town
ships, sections, ranges, water courses,
public roads, ownership of lands, town
lots, location OF public buildings, bridges,
and in fact everything necessary to know
concerning the county in which we live.
There is a separate map of every town
ship, town and village In the county AND
a large folder of the city of Lexington.
The plats show the bends Of the Missouri
river, Its various islands and every stream
emptying into it from the Lafayette
county side. The section lines, farm
lines, wagon roads, railroads, streams and
springs, churches, school houses, resi-
dences, private roads, post offices, coal
mines, ETC., are all plainly marked. The
names of all owners of farming lands are
printed on the sections or parts of sections
owned by them in each township, all
plats being drawn on a scale of two inche
to the mile. 1t seems that nothing has
been omitted in this splendid work to
make it the most complete plat book Of
his county ever before offered to the
public. The list OF patrons includes
many of the most prominent people of
the county, including business and pro-
fessional men, farmers, stock dealers and
others. 1t certainly Is a book well suited
for the purpose of supplying ready infor-
nation upon all matters above alluded to
and is a treasure that all must regard
very highly.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-03-06

Beautiful line OF white goods, dimities,
and Iinons at very low prices. Closing
out. f. r. Bane & q. 3-6t4
The earth quaked when Aunt Dinah
touched her heel on the icy steps at the
court house Tuesday morning.
Don't bother your neighbors asking
what time 1t is. Take your clock or
watch down to Venable's and rave it put
in good order. 2-13t4
The river has been full of floating ice
this week, but none of 1t stopped long
enough to allow the ice men to attach
their pothooks to it.
The governor of South Carolina said to
governor of North Carolina, at is time"
"where did you get the timer" eat
yeuabIe,s.n 2-13t4
II all the houses are built that are now
said to be contemplated by different peo'
pie, there will be a great building boom
in Lexington early in the spring.
For SALE.-An imported Spanish Jack,
15h hands high; coal black; guaranteed
in first class condition in every respect.
Will sell cheap or trade for stock. Geo.
Ia AaCAA N
The Odessa Democrat published the
names of seventy-one persons who are
over seventy years of age, all of whom
reside not far from that Toe much
cannot be said of the glorious climate of
Lafayette.
The old lady was right when she said,
the child might die if they waited for the
doctor. She saved the little ones life
with a few doses of One Minute Cough
Cure. She had used It for Group before.
Crist Il DAY. 1-25-1y
ScaIy eruptions on the head, chapped
hands and lips, cuts, bruises, scalds and
burns are quickly cured by DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. 1t is at present the
article most used for piles, and it always
cures them. Crist & Day. 25-1y
Watson Reed, of Platte City, the man
who killed Jas. Winn in a court room
during the trial of a case, and who volun-
tarily went to Jefferson City and surrend-
cred himself after hearing that the
supreme court had affirmed the finding Of
the trial court in his case, died suddenly
in his cell last Monday.
Chas. GoodgelI, of Independence, is
charged with having set fire to his wooden
mill to secure the insurance of 5000
which he turned over to Chrisman & Saw
yer's bank to settle an account. The
insurance men claim to have evidence OF
his guilt. Goodgell is known to a num-
Der of people in this city.
Ferry boats are not the best property In
the world. Insurance companies refuse
to take risks on them, as they are liabl
to burn, blow up or sink at any time.
Two have been lost at this point since
Christmas and another will o be here
to brave the dangers from which there
seems to be no escape.
At s:45 O'Clock, Monday, the whistles OF
thirty EIGHT manufacturing establish
ments, in Kansas City, were blown loud
and long to the driving OF the
last spike on the Kansas City, Pittsburg
q Gulf railroad. The road is 1O7 miles
shorter than any other route from Kansas
City to the sea and $50 miles shorter than
the distance by rail from Kansas City to
New York. The road runs directly south
from Kansas City to Port Arthur, on the
Gulf of Mexico, and from there through
to Maury, La.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-03-06
A FATAL SHOOTING.
Cashier Filing, of the Citi-
zens' Bank of Higgins
vile, Shot by Irwin
Seeber.
BOTH MEN HIGHLY Connected.
A Personal Quarrel Led to the Hor-
rible Result-Seeber in Jail.

David w. Filings body now lies in the
silent tomb. The late popular, efficient
and exemplary young cashier OF the Citi-
zens Ban of Higginsville, was buried
yesterday at Concordia. Irwin Seeber, the
assistant cashier OF the same bank, is now
in Jail to await trial on the charge of
homicide.
On Wednesday afternoon at three
o'clock, the city of Higginsville was
thrown into excitement and sorrow. Irvin
Seeber shot and killed Cashier Filing and
the sad news spread over the city and
county like wild fire, provoking sorrow
at every side for the unfortunate parties
and their relatives and friends.
The shooting was the result of a misun-
Outstanding between Filing and Seeber.
They had differed over some personal
matters and anger and passion dethroned
judgement and discretion.
There were two eye witnesses to the
shooting. They were L. L. Beach, the
jeweIer whose office is in the bank, and
Postmaster Frank Threlkeld who was in
the bank t~ransactirg business. 1t seems
that about fifteen inutes before the
shooting the two men had a quarrel which
resulted in a personal encounter. Beach,
who was in the building, separated them.
A few moments later Seeber fired the shot
that landed Filing into Eternity. Filing
was leaving the bank and just as he was
passing through the door into the direc-
tors room the shot was fired. The bullet
entered the back of his head and lodged
in the brain. Filing fell face forward and
never uttured a word afterward. He was
dead.
Seeber was brought here ana lodged in
jail. An inquest was held by the coroner
and the verdict, that the cashier had come
to his death as a result of a shot fired by
Seeber, was found by the jury. Filings
body was taken In charge by the Knights
of Pythias, of which organization he was
a member.
Filing was the son of Judge H. H. ELL
ing, of Concordia, was 26 years old and
considered by everyone as an exemplary
young man. Seeber is the son of DR.. c.
w. Seeber and also enjoyed q good repu-
tation. He is % years of age.
No authentic statement has yet been
made as to the causes that led to the shoot
ing, nor has the preliminary examination
beer had. AS is usual the air is full of
rumors. The INTELLIaENCER does not
feel that 1t is justice to the parties to rush
into print with sensational rumors in a
case like this. The facts in the case will
be brought out in due time and published
in the INTELLIGENoER. Until the facts
are made known and authentic statements
made public, public sentiment should be
suspended. The preliminary examina-
ton has been docketed in Squire Rag
lands court for g Tuesday. Seeber has
retained William AuIl, Blackwell & Son
and John Welborn as attorneys.