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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-05
BY AUTHORITY.
Honolulu Posr OFFICE, I
November 4, 1897. (

Notice is hereby given that in
terest from January 1, 1898, will not
ae allowed in excess OF Five Hund
red Dollars, on the following pass
books OF the Postal Savings Bank,
representing deposits numbered as
below mentioned.
(Sd) JOS. M. OAT,
Postmaster General.
Approved,
(Sd) S. M. DAMON,
Minister of Finance
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-05
Another Texas Lynching.

MARLIN, Tex, Aug. 27-On Sun
day night Wesley johnson, a negro,
attempted to assault Mrs. Cumby, a
widow, living near Mooreville. John
son escaped, and the citizens OF
Mooreville started in pursuit. They
captured him yesterday and hanged
him. He was identified by his victim.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-05
Tantalizing.

at was downright contrariness,
said Senator Sorghum indignantly
"What was?'
"To keep that stock broker in Jail
all the time the sugar schedule was
being arranged and let him out just
as his business slackened."- Wash
inqton Star.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-05
Timely Topics.
Honolulu, NoU. i, 1897
@ HAD | BUT

Aladdin's Lamp, if only for
a day, I'd fill my house with
fairy lamps and make the
pixies pay. Not having that
especial lamp in view, the next
best thing to do is to bring
light out Of darkness by pur-
chasing from our stock which
is unexcelled for beauty of
design and variety.
We have just received a
new invoice of varieties in
this line and the prices, as
usual, are very moderate and
agreeable to all tastes and
purses. You can inspect
handsome hanging lamps in
brass, bronze, silver, nickle,
porcelain and that exquisite
black with Rochester burners
Plano lamps IN brass, silver
and nickle plated; Banquet
and Boudoir lamps of the SIM
plest or most recherche des-
criptions; Bracket and Hall
lamps; Chandeliers with two,
three or four burners and in
most graceful shapes; Nickel
plated and silver lamps of
various styles; the great
mammoth light that will
eclipse the moon if you are
near enough to it; pretty lit
tie hand chamber lamps con-
venient at all times and large
street lamps, very useful for
our suburbs. We have the m
all to perfection and cordially
invite you to inspect them.
Toe Hawaiian Hardware Co., 10
N
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-05

The Customs authorities have
wisely put an end to the abuse of
indiscriminate and unfair favors.
They will be endorsed by honest
mon.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-05

The Postal Savings Bank will not
pay interest on deposits larger than
$500 after January L, 1898. We
thought we were to be annexed by
that time.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-05

English Admirals. unlike Amer
lean Senators, don't go globe trot-
ting to curry favor for "public
demonstration or reception" or to
be used as cogwheels in political
machines,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-05

When we are annexed our taxes
will inevitably be raised up to the
American standard, even now they
are out of all proportion to the ne
cessities OF the State, for there will
be amongst other luxuries a stand.
ing army to maintain after Fitz.
gerald's hooboos have evicted the
Asiatics from the plantations and
commenced labor riots on par with
those continually breaking ont in
the United States and calling for
the Intervention of both Federal
and State troops. OF course our
present most estimable and highly
paid and fed army, just as they are
becoming highly proficient, will be
mustered out.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-05
FRIDAY, NOV. 5, 1897.
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

The spirit OF gambling has per-
vaded domestic economies and now
kerosene is bulled.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-05

The next Legislature had better
mako the laws even more stringent
than they are against the "Chicago
drummer" When annexation comes
he will be here by the myriad. Be
sure and collect his hotel bill in
advance.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-05

Occasionally our rulers complain
of The INDEPENDENTS political at
tacks upon them. Would they not
squirm If we dealt them equivalent
personal blows to the following
from one of their organs, the New
York Sun, which speaking of Queen
Liliuokalani says, "to restore to her
barbarous throne a n,onStrouS qveen."
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-05

As we are now in a glass case for
the admiration of the world, is it
not about time for Snowman Thurs
ton to prepare for Hawaiian Ex-
position wherein can be conformity
exhibited to the wondering gaze of
applauding mankind live Presi-
dent and the plundered spoils of
dead monarchs presented to them
byrillustrious personages
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-05

If, after annexation comes,"
10000 Japanese decide to become
American citizens, in name and
form only, how will that assist the
United States ia defending Hawaii
in the event OF war with Japan in
the future; more especially if, as
the jingoes claim, many Of these
men are veteran warriorss' III as the
Washington Star suggests they can
become citizens they will probably
like to have a voice in the direction
OF their affairs, aud il they become
inclined TO be rebellious it will re-
quiye good many U. S. troops to
put the quietus upon them, with
their own fleet in the offing.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-05

President Dole's beard would not
look badly on western United
States Senator, one from as far west,
sAy, as Hawaii Washington Star.
How would you like it worn,
bushy or forked9 Our President
nurses it both ways, aud the know
ing ones take their political pointers
from that very expressive facial
barometer.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-05

The slingshot fends are around
again. At the concert at Thomas
Square last evening tho audience
was annoyed by the young hood
lums who think it is "fun" to use
the faces and necks of the people
listening to Berger's dulcet tones as
targets for the vicious contrivances
known as slingshots. We desire re-
spectfully to attract the attention
OF the Marshal to this public nui-
sance. An officer for the prevention
OF cruelty to Berger's audiences
would be boon to the community
and should be appointed at once.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-05

In connection with the notice
published in to-dsy's issue, in refer
snce to the Postal Savings Bank, it
may not be generally known that
the amounts OF those deposits in ex-
cess of $500, the numbers OF which
are published, may, after withdraw
al, be invested in Government bonds
by application to the Minister ,of
Finance through the Postal Savings
Bank authorities, Such an invest
ment would be highly compliment
ary to the Government AS evncing
confidence in its stability and fnan-
cial ability.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-05

The following words from an edi-
torial in the Eveaing Star of Wash
ington, D. c., one OF the organs Of
the annexationists, are we'll worthy
OF being remembered by those who
like to have a vote in the manage
ment of public affairs. They some
what support the oligarchy's views
of muzzling the franchise:
II annexation is accomplished the
United States will take Hawaii as it
stands. All dwellers in the islands
will be regarded as possibilities for
future citizenship. When in the
course of gears ii IS dScided to eatend
the rights of suffrage to the inhabitants
of the islands certain citizenship condi-
tions ,OiH be imposed. Those iOho hare
previousiy been japanese subjects aUill
be confronted aOith the alternative of ac-
cepting the american franchise or re-
tanning that of Japan They cannot
enjoy both.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-05

The small handful of local Am
erican annexationists yell their
lungs hosrse with prophecies OF the
future greatness of this country
owing to its admirable position as
the key Of Pacific Surely that is
an argument in favor of retaining
its autonomy and independence
for our children. Postpone an
nexation fer another dozen years
until they grow up, and until our
population is increased by Morkan's
millions, and our mountain tops and
marsh lands are turned into fruitful
coffee lands, vineyards and fields Of
waving corn, to say nothing about
gilt,edged sugar plantations with
with romantic visagsd Italians sing
ing 0 Dolce NapoH or Sal mare htcica
to the accompaniment OF the taro-
patch guitar, Oar destiny should
be to be- the Switzerland Of the seas"
with our integrity guaranteed by all
the Powers interested in the Pacific,
and not to be dragged at the coat
tails Of one nation, powerful though
| she may be,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-05

Ths Hawaiian Hardware Co., 10
26S FORT STeEET,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-12
HARVARD'S ENGLISH COACH.
II. G. Lehman Expected to Arrive Her
Next Tuesday or Wednesday.

r. G. Lehman Expected to Arrive Here
Next Tuesday Wednesday.
Cambridge, Mass, March 11-R. G.
Lehman sailed from Liverpool on We'd
nesday on the Teutonic, and is expect
ed in New York next Tuesday or We'd
nesday.
The date of the Harvard university
of Pennsylvania dual track games has
been definitely fixed for May s. This
has caused a change in the date of the
baseball game with Cornell to May z.
Both games are to be held on Holmes
field, Cambridge
The officers Of the Yale-Harvard de-
bate have been chosen. The presiding
officer will be Governor Roger Wolcott.
The judges will be Professor d. r.
Dewey Of Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Professor F. III. Giddings
of Columbia and probably Judge E. A.
Aldrich of the United States court.
The debate will be held in Sanders
theater, March 26.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-12

too many commissioners. The question
will arise which of the commissioners
shall be retired. He suggested that the
operations Of the law be suspended.
He believed in leaving the matter of
building roads with the towns, the
same as everything else is left to the
towns. Under the present law the
roads are made in piecemeal, and 1t VIII
be ten years under it before a continu-
Gus road twenty miles from Hartford
will be built.
Town Counsel Goodhart Of this city
made an eloquent address in favor OF
the law as it now stands on the statute
books.
Judge Cowell said: ~ am in favor OF
retaining this commission. 1t has set
in motion great work. Let 1t go on.
Some say that it Is expensive. why,
gentlemen, the most expensive things
are the best. You probably could get
men to build roads at 50 per day, but
would the roads be good for anything
after they were built?
''Then, gentlemen, this commission
consists of three members, and for this
alone, if for nothing else, it should be
retained, for the combined opinion of
three men is much more satisfactory
than the opinion of one man. The
board says thus and so" is Of much
more weight to the public than the
commissioner says thus and so."' 1t
has been demonstrated that these men
are experts in their line. Let them
continue" +"
Judge Cowell was followed by large
number of selectmen who favored the
retention of the commission and the
$4,000 appropriation.
Chairman Macdonald of the highway
commission was the last speaker. He
reviewed the work done by the COM
mission. He recounted the difficulties
that beset them in their work and
showed that the work of road building,
while yet in its infancy, was in the
very best condition to make healthy
growth. There were selectmen and Sc
lectmen, the chairman said, and he had
met them. He would say that by far
the majority of them were men of more
than ordinary intelligence and worth,
while many others did not come up to
the high mark that was desired
Mr. Macdonald quoted some interest
ing figures and statistics that seemed
new to many of his auditors.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-12
Cha RTER COMJIITTEE MEET.
Some Amendments and Changes Made in
the Proposed Bill.

The committee of ten appointed by
slider the proposed charter amendments
drafted by the committee of fifty met
last evening in the mayors office. In
addition to the mayor and corporation
counsel, the committee is composed of
Aldermen Pickett, Bromley and Root,
Councilmen White, Fisher and Wrinn
An organization was effected by Sc
lecting Mayor Farnsworth for chair
man and Councilman Wrinn clerk.
A letter was received from Attorney
George d. Watrous stating that the
subcommittee Of nine would be pleased
to give any assistance the committee
desired.
Councilman White asked for the
reading of the proposed charter by sec
tions.
The Office of superintendent of chari-
ties and corrections was the first to be
discussed.
Alderman Pickett moved to amend
the section by an amendment, which
prohibits the superintendent from en-
gaging in any other business.
The salary was fixed at $1,000, the
sum provided for by the original sec
tion. There was some discussion as to
this amount being sufficient, but no
action was taken and the salary was
allowed to stand.
1t was also provided in the section
relating to the superintendent of
Springside that he should have no
other business. The salary was not
determined.
Councilman White called attention to
the fact that no provision had been
made for the bonding of the superin-
tendent of charities and corrections.
1t was agreed that $250OO would be a
sufficient sum.
The salary of the town clerk was
fixed at $4,000 per year and expenses of
his office, including salaries of such a
number Of clerks as the board of
finance shall determine upon. The term
will begin June l and that day in 1893
is fixed for the first clerk elected under
the new charter to take the oath of Of
flee.
The registrar of vital statistics will
begin office June /, 1898, and will re-
ceive $1,000 and clerk hire.
1t was determined to constitute a
board of relief, consisting of three
members.
The city engineer will be instructed
to furnish boundaries for the Thir-
teenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
wards.
Section 10 was amended so as to ad-
NIT of the election of two aldermen and
three councilmen, as at present. The
draft submitted calls for one alderman
and two councilmen.
The committee will have another
meeting next week
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-12
GREECE WILE YIELD.
VIII Abide by Decision of the Powers II
Certain Things Are Agreed to.

London, March 12-The Athens cor
respondent of the Times telegraphs
that he has obtained from the highest
authority the outlines of the scheme
which Greece is willing to accept pend
ing a final solution of the Cretan ques-
ton. The first part of the scheme is
that the Turkish troops be Immediately
withdrawn from the island, second, that
the restoration of order be entrusted
to part of the European fleet, cooper
ating with the Greek army, which will
act under commander of the joint
forces senior of Colonel Vassos; third,
that the insurgents submit to the pow
ers; fourth, that after three months a
plebiscite be held to decide whether
autonomy be established or the island
be annexed to Greece and, fifth, that
the powers Immediately induce Turkey
to withdraw part of her troops on the
Greek frontier, Greece to withdraw her
troops in the same proportion.
The Times says that the government
regards the chief danger as being on
the frontier. Both the Greek army and
the Thessalian peasantry are SO ex-
cited that any outbreak may occur at
any moment
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-12
VOOE SCHEDULE ADOPTED.
Mckinley Rates Approved by Ways and
Means Committee.

Washington, March 1.-THE McKin-
lev schedule on woods and wooleDs was
substantially adopted by the republi-
can majority of the ways and means
committee Some important changes
were made in classification with a
view to meeting the objections of the
wool growers to the use of cheap wools,
imported at carpet rates under the Nc
Kinley law, for clothing purposes.
Other than these little change was
made.
The new classification takes out of
the definition of woods of class three
China lambs wool, Egyptian and Mo-
rocco woods and one or two other
classes which are declared by the grow
ers to be available for clothing pur-
poses. The rates on three classes are
the same as those of the Mckinley law
eleven cents on wool of class one,
which includes the merino grades;
twelve cents on woods of class 2, which
includes the English and Canada woods,
camers hair and alapaca hair; and
III
class three costing thirteen cents or
less per pound and so per cent. ad
vaIorem on such woods costing more
than thirteen cents per pound.
The paragraphs of the Mckinley law
imposing double duties on washed wool
and three times the unwashed duty on
secured wool, imposing thirty cents per
pound on noils and waste and the rates
for manufactures of wool upon wool
advanced beyond the condition of
securing We're all re-adopted.
The schedule of yarns, cloths and
other manufactures was not quite COM
pleted, but it will follow strictly the
Mckinley schedule. No serious change
in the relations of these duties can be
made without disturbing the symmetry
of the woolen schedule now that the
Mckinley duties on all classes of raw
wool have been adopted without
change.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-12
DIR. W. l.. PHILLIPS LECTURE
In the University Extension Course Last
Fyeniny-"The Polish Novel"

III inc SutNeTSity EANtbE1ob touise AAttSe
Eyenng-"The Polish Novel;
A large audience greeted Yale's popu-
lar professor of English literature, DIR.
William Lyon Phelps, last evening, at
the chapel of the United church. Uni
versity extension is deservedly popular
when it presents as valuable course
as that now being given on the modern
novel.
Last night the subject was "The Po-
lish Novel" In part, DR.. Phelps said:
THE first question which confronts
us is, how shall we pronounce our he
ro's name? After presenting several
variations that defied all repetition, a
word of three syllables was decided
upon, Lew-ay-witsch. Among the elect
this man is considered to stand at the
head of living novelists. He was born
in Poland. his native land, in 1S45, and
studied at Warsaw. When quite a
young man he came with Modjeska to
California to organize some kind of a
social settlement similar to Brook
Farm. Like most institutions of the
hluu, IL vas IL ldlluIC. II WAS lOIlu-
nate, for Modieska went back to the
stage and Lienkiewicz was forced to go
to Poland to earn his daily bread.
Like Turgenen, he is cosmopolitan
AS a writer he is an historical realist,
Pan (Mr) Michael" with Fire and
Sword" "Deluge'' and without
Dogma" are his chief and most inter
esting works.
"As an historical novelist he is won-
derfully correct, presenting even to the
minutest details Poland's golden age.
Doubtless his works will have a Won
derful influence upon that hidden but
intensive stream of patriotism still
thrilling the breast of every true Pole
"SienkiewicZ has great power of de-
scription, especially if he has a large
canvas to work upon. He has great
facility in presenting a grand objective
panorama. For some reason he has a
great fondness for the extremely horri-
BILE, which becomes a weakness. He is
not content with killing a man nor in
having him cut up into pieces, but he
has his enemy take out the victim s
entrails and wear them as a necklace -
DR.. Phelps most happily closed his
lecture by some realistic pictures of the
great Polish novelist as a Christian
moralist.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-12
rODN DIvISIoN DEFEIrED.
Orange Voters Turn Out En- Masse and De-
feat the Proposal.

Orange, March 1.-THE scheme to
divide this town so that the first voting
district, which includes all that
section lying from oyster river to the
Yale field would be Incorporated into
one town to be known as West Haven,
was defeated tonight at a largely at
tended meeting of the citizens of the
town. The committee appointed at a
meeting held two weeks ago presented
a favorable report in the matter, The
citizens who We're opposed to the re-
districting of the town We're out in force
at the meeting tonight and they sue
ceeded in carrying a vote to lay the
matter over until the next session of
the general assembly. This is practi-
cally a defeat for the entire scheme, for
it is believed that the matter has now
been put on the shelf or an indefinite
period. 1t is extremely doubtful if the
measure will ever be brought up again
in view of the strong opposition eX-
pressed to the plan at the meeting to-
night.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-12

Wins All But One Event in Boston Ath-
Ietic Association Games.

Ietic Association Games.
Boston, March 1.-THE first annual
indoor meeting of the Boston College
Athletic association was held in Mech
anics' hall tonight and proved one of
the most successful athletic meetings
ever held in this city. There was a
crowd of fully five thousand in attend
ance. and the list of entries for the va
rious events numbered over three hun
dred. including the leading athletes
from the schools and colleges of New
England and some from more distant
points.
Tom Burke. the famous sprinter. at
tempted to lower his 500 yards record.
but failed his time being minutes and
22-5 seconds. 3. J. Wefers. the George
town university runner. Won the forty
yards invitation race after close con-
test. A new worlds indoor record was
established by Hollander of the Knick-
erbocker y. c. of New York in the 900
yards dash, who made the remarkably
fast time of minutes and 24I-5 sec
onds.
Harvard made fine showing in her
team races, winning three out of four
and losing only to Amherst.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-12
FITzSIIIuONS OBJECYS.


RuleS-COfDett satisfied.
Carson, New, March 11.-Bob Fitz-
simmons has baked on Referee Silers
Interpretation of the Queensberry rules
His specific objections are not stated,
but he emphatically declares that he
will not stand for any such a concep-
ton of the rules as that outlined by
the referee Corbett, on the contrary,
is perfectly satisfied with Siler's de-
cison.
The referee should have the final
say in all contests" was the way Jim
put it this evening. when two men
are sparring they Invariably forget
their promise not to hit on break-aWays,
and one or the other usually gets the
worst of it. Sullivan nearly reached
my jaw with a right swing as we part
ed from the first clinch in our battle at
New Orleans. 1t never occurred to me
at the time that he had committed a
foul, and l smashed right back at him
in the next break-aWay regardless of
my promise to the referee.
when I fought Jackson we both
agreed to hit after a clinch, and L
never heard an objection from anybody.
If Fitzsimmons is such a marvel at
short range blows he should be thank
full for a ruling which might give him
an advantage According to my no.
tions Siler's ultimatum should be ac-
cepted by both of US, and there is no
necessity for further talk on the sub
iect However, if Fitzsimmons can
show any flaws in the ruling which he
thinks might hurt his chances of win
ming I will gladly meet him half way
on a reasonable compromise"
The whole matter of rules was laid
before Dan Stuart and he invited Mar
tin Julian, representaing Fitzsimmons,
and w. A. Brady, Corbett's manager,
to meet George Siler and himself in
his office tomorrow and talk it over