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Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08

THAT Cuban resolution of Ohio Re
|publicans can only peep through It's
Mark Hanna muzzle and bark at the
moon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08

Philip Rebman to-day brought to
the LEDGER office freak In the way
of q rose through the center OF which
the stem had grown to a considerable
length.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08

A METHODIST clergyman ofMilwau-
kee refused to marry two bicyclists
who came to him, the woman in
bloomers and the man in the usual
wheeling rig on Sunday. He said that
boomers and Sunday wheeling to-
gether were too much for him and he
could not perform the ceremony.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08
Heavy Rair at Vandalla, Mo.

yANDALIA,M Mo-, June 30.-The heav-
lest rain of the season In this vicinity
occurred this afternoon. The precipi-
tation was 4 inches. Streets and
bridges were covered.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08

GOLD In large quantities has been
found in Terra del Fuego, and Great
Britain is pretty certain to find some
body down there who needs pacifying.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08

WHEN Debs has secured deed on
the promised land he will take his
colonization party to it in air ships.
The air ships are likely to be ready
before Debs is,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08

The Moberly papers were probably
only joking when they said Bro. Sip
pie took to q cyclone cellar while in
that city recently during storm.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08

The proper way to build health is to
make the blood rich and pure by tax
ing Hoods Sarsaparilla, the one true
blood purifier.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08

PEOPLE living in Fulton and vicini-
ty, if they have their personal inter-
ests at heart, will stay in doors and
keep their stock safely housed this
week, as a report says the principal
feature of the First Regiments en-
campment there is for rifle practice.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08

N. r. White has returned from st.
Louis, where he sold Q car load Of hogs
the first Of the week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08

SOME of the Socialists are jealous of
Debs, doubtless because he got a salary
|for himself and they didn't.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08

GUS departments of wholesale hard
ware establishment. Later he became
identified with several foreign manu-
facturers as agent for the sale OF build
ers' supplies and materials. From 1S9o
to 1894 he was in the Post Office OF st.
Louis, as assistant cashier and super
intendent of the registry division.
Since 1894 he has devoted his time to
real estate enterprises.
GENERAL vELUTINI.
General Velutini is looked upon as
a "dark horse''in the Venezuela pres
dental campaign. Some leading poll
ticians think he will be brought out as
a candidate at the last moment in the
expectation that he will win. General
Andrade and Rojas Paul are now the
leading candidates. General Velutini
| is So years of age and q graduate OF
Venezuela's Military Academy. he
was President Crespo's minister Of
finance in 1898 and afterwards his pri-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-03-27
SALE OF LEASE OF GOVERNMENT
LAND AT MAKIKI, HO-
NOLULU, OAHU.

On Tuesday, April 27th, 1897, at
'12 o'clock noon, at the front entrance
of the Executive Building, will be
sold at Public Auction the lease of
that Government Lot at Makiki adj
joining the property of F. W. Macfar-
lane in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, con-
training an area of 5640 square feet, a
little more or less
Term: Lease for 10 years
Upset Rental: $500 per annum,
payable semi-annually in advance.
This lease is sold upon the condi-
ton that in case the said lot shall be
needed for Government purposes dur
ing the term of this Lease, the same
shall terminate upon sixty days notice
from the Minister of the Interior.
j. A. KING,
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office, March 81, 1897.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-03-27
THE POLICE MAGISTRATE.

The appointment of a magistrate for
ways difficult thing. The salary is
not sufficient to attract first class
man of long legal standing. However,
it is, on the other hand, possible,
though not a certain step to position
in the higher judiciary. Through this
door the late Judge Bickerton arrived
at the Supreme Bench, and Judge
Perry, through the same portal, ent-
cred the Circuit Court AS this is a
stepping stone to the higher judiciary
the appointing power should be very
careful as to the person who is APP
pointed. The Star has been unable to
ascertain what names are before the
Executive and can merely speak in
general terms.
The bar, like any other body, has its
black sheep, and in the case of APP
pointing magistrate to fill the inn
portant position of Police Judge in
Honolulu the appointing power should
carefully SCGulluIZe lle TtCOGu u lue
candidate and should satisfy itself that
there are no serious blemishes in that
record, that the past is as clear as
day. While not being at all straight
laced The Star feels it it's duty to the
public to especially urge this upon the
Executive. Again, if possible, the Po-
lice Judge should be some one who
belongs to the Islands. Such appoint
ments should go to our own people,
and not to those from abroad. One
who has lived here for years and
understands the idosyncracies of our
heterogeneous population is far more
likely to give them justice, tempered
with mercy, than one who does not
understand the inner mental workings
of the population.
The best man for the position, the
man who has perfect knowledge of
the Court and who would be satisfac-
tory to the bar and to the public is
Interpreter Wilcox, if he could be only
induced to take it. He would keep up
the dignity of the Court and prove
most efficient Judge. He is, moreover,
child of the soil.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-03-27

80 Luso," one of the opponents Of
Portuguese opinion on these islands,
devotes a column and half of it's
space to a review of the Japanese ques-
ton. 1t is very temporarily put, and
evidently the various features of the
question have been very carefully
studied by the writer. An historical
recapitulation of many of the acts of
the japanese is made, in which the oc-
casional turbulence of that class of
laborers is brought out. Strikes at
Eva, Waianae and other places are
touched upon and also the murder of
the interpreter at Spreckelsville. No
set of people on the islands are more
interested in the Japanese immigra-
ton than the Portuguese, they will be
among the first who will feel the pinch
of the keen competition. 1t is salts
factory to see that the subject is laid
before them calmly and carefully. The
action of the Executive in rejecting
the unauthorized japanese emigrants
will meet with strong support from
the Portuguese COLONY
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-03-27
IfANiIE.

Should the CONFESS process of clean
ing ramie prove a success, there will
be quite a revolution in some branches
of trade. Ramie will never rival silk,
in spite of its glossy appearance, but it
will sweep away those various cheap
combinations of silk and wool which
are used in upholstery. Then again it
can be used for towels, dish cloths, etc.
One of the great advantages of the
fibre is that it will neither shrink nor
stretch. For sail cloth it is excellent,
and as much cloth can be made from
six pounds of ramie fiber as from ten
pounds of fax. 1t will be remembered
that the-Sails of the Defender were
made of ramie, and that Europe had
to be ransacked to get enough fiber,
which was woven in America.
Besides the gauzy fabrics of ramie,
and its use for sailcloth, fabrics can be
woven from it which resemble damask
linen, silk, plush and tapestry. The
only objection to it is that these fab
RIGS are somewhat harsh to the touch.
For damask, in use on the table, this
would be serious objection, but no
such objection could be made for its
use for covering chairs, sofas and other
furniture, the present fabrics being
far more harsh. 1t would also make
handsome curtains and portieres, for
it takes readily dyes of all shades.
The only thing wanted for ramie is
the process for getting rid of the gum.
If the solution of this problem has
been reached by the CONFESS process
there is a fine industry right ahead of
us. Countries which can grow cane
can grow ramie. On these islands
something like six crops a year can be
taken off, and the plant does not re-
quire the best of land. Stretches of
land which are of no use at the pres
ent time would readily produce ramie
In fact this plant is the tropical 'ignis
futuus," a veritable will-o'- the-wisp to
the countries and islands lying be
tween Capricorn and Cancer. 1t will
grow luxuriantly, that we know from
experience, but up to the present it
has been impo 7sible to turn it to prac-
teal use. Given method for proper
treatment of the fiber and not only
will it do good TO us, but it will prove
the saving of many tropical country
xxyhf oh af
under commercially. 1t will be inter-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-03-27
@imeRy @opicS.
t.HH H
MARCH 26, 1897.
A TALK ON CLEANLINESS.
MARCH 26, 1897.

1t is not often that people
in our line Of business speak
about toilet soaps, but as the
handling Of hardware, plows
and other implements soil the
hands and face, it is natural
that we, as we'll as others, use
soap.
We have a large stock of
soaps of various kinds-too
large for our own consumption
for some time to cose-and
will allow our patrons to take
advantage of our stock to sup
ply themselves.
The name of Colgate & Co.
is known the world over as
the makers of fine toilet soaps,
and when we offer Cashmere
Boquet and Jockey Club at
35c per cake, Glycerine, Rosa
dore and Honey for zoe per
cake, Rico and CASTLE at 1Oc
per cake, there should be no
hesitancy about buying them.
The same make Of Demul-
cent shaving Soap is an assur-
ance of superior quality, even
when we sell it at 1Oc per
cake.
Everyone is familiar with
the healing properties of Cuti-
cura soap. 1t confers on con-
sumers the greatest of human
blessings-a skin without a
blemish. Twenty cents per
cake is too cheap.
Medicated tar soap makes
an excellent shampoo as well
as a bath soap. Many use it
exclusively. You will find it
impossible to buy this soap
anywhere for less than 25c
per cake, except of us, where it
goes for 15c per cake.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-03-27

King Oscar, of Sweden, who is al
ways sought as arbitrator in interna-
tional disputes, is a remarkable
instance of the rise of a family from
small beginnings. He is the grandson
of Bernadotte, one of Napoleon's mar
shals. Bernadottee was the sJn of a
wine seller and entered the army as
private, rose to the highest rank
and, through Napoleon's influence in
1910, was made heir to Charles XIII of
Sweden. In 1913 Bernadotte threw
over Napoleon and fought against him
in the battle of Leipsic. The descen /
ants of Bernadotte are the only sover-
eigns of the dozens that Napoleon Gre
ated, who have maintained their h Did
upon the people whom they were put
in charge of. The family stands high
in general estimation for integrity and
broad mindedness. These qualities
and the absence of entangling ALI
ances make Oscar desirable arbi-
traitor.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-03-27
GERMAN TRADE.

The commercial progress of Ger
many during the last fifty years has
been very marked. 1t is due to two
causes. First labor is cheaper in Ger
many than in most European coun-
tries. Secondly, it is due to the tech
nical schools which are scattered over
the whole country. The German intel
lect is given to scientific research and
this research is practically applied to
the progress and advancement of arts
and manufacturers. Then the Ger
mans are very active in pushing their
trade with foreign countries by send
ing competent agents who understand
the language of the country they are
sent to-
A case in point is the opening of the
Siberian railroad to Vladivostock.
There is a very strong movement in
Germany to prevent the appointment
of merchant living in that town as
German Consul. The German Press
urge that the merchant cannot give
the proper amount of time to studying
up the commercial conditions and re-
porting upon them to his government.
mersed is his own particular business.
The German Press forsee that Vladivo-
stock is going to be great commercial
port as soon as the railroad is finished,
and that it will be distributing point
for immense quantities of goods. They
therefore want an able Consul sent
there, who will devote the whole of his
time to the study of the commercial
situation and report fully and fire.
quently to the home Government. The
Germans are certainly wide awake to
their interests.
% The opening of the railroad will also
have its effect upon our trade. Trop-
ical products will be needed along the
line and would be eagerly bought. 1t
would be well for our Government, as
sisted by the Chamber of Commerce,
to thoroughly post itself upon the
We cannot afford to send Consul to
the country, but we can obtain all the
information and have it in such shape
as to be accessible to our merchants,
our cultivators and their agents. 1t is
the old proverb of the stitch in time.
Little or nothing is known as to the
chances of trade with Vladivostock
and care should certainly be taken to
supply that want of knowledge.
The trans-Siberian railway is des-
tined to make as great a change along
the Pacific coast of Asia as the trans
continental railroads have been on the
West Coast of America. 1t will not
only be of great military advantage to
Russia, but it will create a commercial
revolution and give an outlet for the
produce of lands, which, but for it,
would have remained mere wastes.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-03-27
THE MODERN WAY

Commends itself to the well informed,
to do pleasantly and effectually what
was formerly done in the crudest man
ner and disagreeably as well. To
cleanse the system and break up colds,
headaches, and fevers without I'M
pleasant after effects, use the delight
full liquid laxative remedy, Syrup of
Figs.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-03-27

esting to watch the progress that is
made under the new patent. A factory
is at work in London already which
turns out two tons of fiber week.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-03-27

Let your goods be known to all men
and women through the medium of a
good advertisement.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-03-27
BY AUTHORITY.
TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE.

Taxpayers are hereby notified that
in accordance with Section 80, Act 81,
Session Laws 1896, that all personal
taxes and dog taxes which shall re-
main unpaid on March 31st shall there
by and thereupon become delinquent,
and ten per cent of the amount there
of shall be added thereto and become
due as part thereof. .
IF any personal taxes or dog tax
shall remain unpaid after the 31st day
of March, ten per cent of such taxes
shall be added to the amount of such
taxes at said date by the Assessor, and
shall be collected as a part of such
taxes"
JONATHAN SHAW,
Assessor 1st Division.
Approved S. NJ. DAMON,
Minister of Finance.
The record-union., 1897-03-01

more than ten days having expired since
they have been presented to him.
But four more days remain Of the
Fifty-fourth Congress to wind up its
business and make way for it's sue
cessor. The close of the session prom
ises no sensational incidents, for only
routine business is possible. AS usual.
the House awaits the end with clean
slate. 1t has finished its work on the
big appropriation bills, with which the
Senate is now struggling.
In the upper house these four days
will be full of work Indeed, it is still
uncertain whether the Senate Will be
able to dispose of the bills by noon of
Thursday next There are four of the
big appropriation measures to be voted
on. OF these the naval bill and that
making appropriations for the District
of Columbia may cause prolonged de-
bate. The other two, the Notifications
and the general deficiency bills, will go
through without trouble.
Meanwhile the House will sit merely
to receive and act upon conference re
ports, with probably only sessions Tues
day and Wednesday. 1t will take skill
full generalship. but the Senate leaders
believe that they will have the slate
clear on Tuesday.
The record-union., 1897-03-01
BOUND FOR WASHINGTON.
Major. General r1erritt and Aids De-
part From Chicago.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-Major General
Merritt, commanding the Department
of the Missouri, U. S. A, with aides
Lieutenants Hale, Strother and Mott,
left this afternoon in a private car for
Washington. Accompanying the party
We're Captain Charles King, the author;
r. B. c. Bement of st. Paul and G. W.
Montgomery.
General Merritt goes East on orders
from the War Department. In the IN
augural parade and during all the cere-
monies he will be in command OF the
regular army contingent. On arriving
in Washington General Merritt will be
met by Colonel Babcock, Adjutant-
General OF the War Department, who
will be his Adjutant in the parade.
Governor Drake and staff of Iowa ar
rive from Des Moines Tuesday morning
and Immediately leave for Washington.
The Flambeau Club of Minneapolis,
also bound for the Nations Capital,
will arrive here tomorrow morning
and leave in the afternoon over the Big
Four
The great exodus for Washington will
occur on Tuesday.
The record-union., 1897-03-01
EMBARRASSING COMPLICATION.
A Large Number of Pensioners May
Have to Wait for Their Money.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-A very
embarrassing complication seems likely
to arise through the expected failure OF
the Senate to confirm the nomination of
Levi T. Griffin as pension agent at
Detroit, Mich. Mr.. Griffin was ap-
pointed during the last recess of Con-
gress, and in case the Senate fails to
act his term of office will expire on
March 4th at noon. On that date the
quarterly pensions of about $4,000
pensioners in Mr.. Griffin's district be-
come due and payable, and as he is the
only bonded officer who is authorized
to make these payments, it seems alto
gether probable that the old soldiers in
the Detroit district will be compelled
to wait for their money until another
appointment can be made and con-
firmed.
Mr. Murphy, the Pension Commits
sioner, who is In no way responsible
for this situation, is extremely anxious
that there shall be no delay in pension
payments, and hence hopes that the
Senate will take speedy action in the
matter.
The record-union., 1897-03-01
TWENTY-FIVE MILE ROAD RACE.
BOZion Finishes First and Davidson
Second

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2S.-The an
nual twenty-five-mile road race for
the Baker & Hamilton trophy occurred
over the San Leandro road course to-
day. There were eighty-three starters,
but owing to the poor condition of the
road only forty-five of the men fin
ished
Tony Delmas of San Jose won the
time prize, and incidentally lowered the
coast record for the distance in one
hour, nine minutes and 81 1-5 seconds.
Sixteen men finished under the pre-
vious record, which was 1:0:30 20,
which was made by C. S. Wells.
E. A. BoZion of the Imperial Club,
who had a handicap of five minutes,
finished first in 1:10:27 3-5. Davidson
of the Bay City Wheelmen, four min
utes' handicap, second, 1:09:49.
Of the six scratch men only two fin
ished. These We're Delmas and Wing,
who made desperate race from start
to finish, Delmas winning by margin
of four inches only. The finish was
intensely exciting, as twenty riders
came down the last stretch of road
punched together, and it was not until
they were within a few yards of the
tape that the two scratch men shot to
the front.
The record-union., 1897-03-01

This bright sally broke the ice, and
the two leaders of Ohio politics talked
on commonplace subjects.
To-day Mr.. Hanna paid visit to in
augural headquarters. saw Mr.. Bell,
the Chairman of the Inaugural Com
mittee, and later, in company with
Hon. Benjamin Butterworth, went on
a tour of inspection of the reviewing
stands.
Mr. Alger, in company with Mrs. AL
ger, attended the Presbyterian Church
at the morning service. The sermon
was preached by Rev. DR.. Radcliffe,
who was the minister at Alger's De-
troit church for some time.
The Secretary OF Agriculture, James
w. Wilson, spent the day quietly at the
Ebbitt House, going out but little. Mr..
Wilson is alone, but a daughter is ex-
pected to join him soon.
The Ohio delegation in the House of
Representatives of the Fifty-fourth
and Fifty-fifth Congress will give a
complimentary dinner to Senator Sher-
man tomorrow night at the Cochrane.
Governor Bushnell and Mr.. Hanna will
be among the guests. Governor Fora
grets that he may be unavoidably de-
tanned in the trial of an important
case at Cincinnati.
Governor Tanner of Illinois and his
staff reached the city about 6 o'clock
this evening. A portion of the party
included Mr.. and Mrs. Tanner, James
T. B. Van Cleave and wife and John t.
Peters and wife,who are staying at the
Shoreham, while the remainder are
making their home in the cars at the
station. Tuesday afternoon, ex-Rep-
resentative Abner Taylor is to give
them a reception, and the night of the
some day the Illinois delegation in
Congress will tender the party recep-
ton at the Masonic Temple.
Others who have arrived in the city
include J. w. Gates of Chicago, Hon.
David T. Littler of Springfield, ILL.,, and
Senator-elect Fairbanks of Indiana and
family.
Hon. w J. Bryan returned to the city
during the day. With Mrs. Bryan and
his daughter he attended services at
the New York avenue Presbyterian
Church, and in the afternoon received
a number of politicians at the home of
T. C. Bride, on Capitol Hill, with whom
he is stopping. Tuesday Mr.. Bryan
leaves for Lincoln, but will stop in
Pittsburg on Wednesday,, where, in the
evening, he is to speak under the aus
pices of the Bimetallic League. 1t has
not yet been decided whether he will
lecture in Carnegie Hall or in the old
City Hall in Allegheny City.
The National League of Republican
Clubs has opened headquarters at 1919
+ street, and a committee of reception
and information has been organized.
President D. D. Wodmansee will di-
vide his time between these headquar-
ters and his personal headquarters at
the Ebbitt House, just opposite. All
members of the Republican clubs are
desired to report and register at the
headquarters on their arrival here,
leave their Washington addresses, and
make full use of the committee head
quarters in whatever way it can be OF
service to them.
The record-union., 1897-03-01
NEW YORK BANKS.
Have Millions of Dollars for Which
No Use Can be Found.

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-The "Finan-
cier' says: The cash in the New York
Clearing House banks is now $500
963, 300, an amount that has not been
exceeded since 1894. OF this sum S143,-
Az, $50 is required as a reserve against
deposits, leaving $J1, ,5209 cash. for
which no present use can be found.
This explains the remarkable ease in
local money rates, and the current
statement favors a continuance on the
part of the plan.
The causes which are affecting the
loan total are not quite clear. but it
is evident that maturing obligations in
Cured during several large financial
operations of late are being liquidated
The inference is that unless the pro-
posed tariff shall influence heavy i'm
ports. money will continue cheap. On
the other hand, it is certain that the
opening of spring trade will require
more money than ever, and that the
local demand will have a great deal to
do with making the average rate for
six months to come.